John Fothergill (1676 - 1745)

Born 2 Jan 1676 in Wensleydale, Yorkshire, England

Husband of Margaret (Hough) Fothergill — married 5 May 1709 in Cheshire, England

Descendants

Died 13 Jan 1745 at age 69 in England

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Biography

John was a Friend (Quaker)

John was the son of Alexander Fothergill and Ann(e) Langton of Carr End near Bainbridge, Wensleydale. He was born on 2 January (Quaker 11th month) 1675/6 - 1676 in modern reckoning.^[1]

He was a farmer and a Quaker preacher.^[2][3] His Quaker death record describes him as having been a Quaker minister for "near 50 years".^[4] From 1721 to 1724 his Quaker ministry took him in America and to Barbados. Soon after his return, he went to Ireland, returning to England in 1726.^[5]

John married Margaret Hough on 5 May (Quaker 3rd month) 1709 in Cheshire. His residence is given as Carr End, Wensleydale, Yorkshire in the marriage record.^[6] Their children included:

• Alexander Fothergill,^[7] 1709-1788^[2]
• Thomas, b. 1711^[2]
• John Fothergill, Quaker physician,^[8] 171201780^[2]
• Joseph, 1713-1761^[2]
• William, born 1714^[2]
• Samuel, 1715-1772^[2]
• Ann, 1718-1802^[2]

On 31 January 1726/7 (1727 in modern reckoning) John married Elizabeth Buck.^[9] She died in 1745^[2]

John died on 13 January (Quaker 11th month) 1744/5 - 1745 in modern reckoning - and was buried at Scotton Quaker burial ground, Yorkshire.^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ England & Wales, Society Of Friends (Quaker) Births 1578-1841, YORKSHIRE: Monthly Meetings of Richmond, Coverdale, Masham, Swaledale: Wensleydale, RG6/1403, FindMyPast: note that the transcription gives the year as 1675 - the image makes clear it was 1675/6
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8} Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, entry for 'Fothergill, John', print and online 2004, revised online 2007
3. ↑ J M S Pearce. Quakers in Medicine, William Sessions, 2009, p. 33
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} England & Wales, Society Of Friends (Quaker) Burials 1578-1841, YORKSHIRE: Monthly Meeting of Knaresborough: Knaresborough Monthly Meeting, RG6/1091, FindMyPast and accompanying image: note that the transcript gives the year as 1744 - the image makes clear it was 1744/5
5. ↑ George Crosfield. Memoirs of the Life and Gospel Labours of Samuel Fothergill with Selections from His Correspondence: Also an Account of the Life and Travels of His Father, John Fothergill; and Notices of Some of His Descendants, Liverpool and London, 1843, p. 14-22, Internet Archive
6. ↑ England & Wales, Society Of Friends (Quaker) Marriages 1578-1841, CHESHIRE AND STAFFORDSHIRE: Quarterly Meeting of Cheshire and Staffordshire: Cheshire: Marriages, RG6/1256, FindMyPast and accompanying image
7. ↑ Birth record of Alexander, England & Wales, Society Of Friends (Quaker) Births 1578-1841, YORKSHIRE: Monthly Meetings of Richmond, Coverdale, Masham, Swaledale: Wensleydale, RG6/1403, FindMyPast and accompanying image
8. ↑ Wikipedia: John Fothergill (physician)
9. ↑ England & Wales, Society Of Friends (Quaker) Marriages 1578-1841, YORKSHIRE: Monthly Meeting of Knaresborough: Knaresborough Monthly Meeting, RG6/1091, FindMyPast and accompanying image

• Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, entry for 'Fothergill, John' (his son John), print and online 2004, revised online 2007, available online on subscription and via some libraries
• Wikipedia: John Fothergill (physician), his son