Miles Oddy (abt. 1635 - 1691)

Born about 1635 in Yorkshire, England

Descendants

Died 30 Apr 1691 at about age 56 in Dacre, Yorkshire, England

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Biography

Miles was a Friend (Quaker)

Given the fact that Miles had children born before 1660, he was born about 1635. ^{[citation needed]}

According to the Burial records of the Knaresborough Monthly Meeting, Miles was married to Alice [unknown birth surname].^[1]

Miles Oddy, and Alice, his wife, aligned their religious beliefs with that of the persecuted people called Quakers. According to Volume II of A Collection of the Sufferings of the People Called Quakers, Miles Oddy was among the list of 229 persons in 1660 within the West Riding who were committed to prison. The author stated: "In the West-riding of this County [Yorkshire], the Numbers committed to Prison in the Eleventh and Twelfth months, for refusing to take the Oath, was also very great, being taken, many from their peaceable Meetings, some on the Highway, others from their own Houses and lawful Employments, and some out of their Beds."^[2]

He was also recorded in the records of the Knaresborough Monthly Meeting as early as 1660 as a witness to the marriage of John Spence and Mary Freeman. A marriage in 1671 was recorded at the house of Miles Oddy in Netherdale. The children of Miles Oddy appear to have been born before he joined the Friends since the birth records of Knaresborough were recorded as early as 1653, and no children are recorded for Miles.

Map showing Ripon, Netherdale, and "Knaresburgh"

The Hearth Tax for Yorkshire, West Riding on the 25th of the third month 1672 charged:

• Miles Oddy for 1 hearth in Dacre
• Peter Oddy & Robert Myers for 2 hearths in Dacre
• John Oddy for 1 hearth in Dacre
• Francis Oddy for 1 hearth in Dacre
• Thomas Oddy for 2 hearths in Dacre^[3]

Dacre is a township in the parish of Ripon, west riding of Yorkshire, 5-1/2 miles west of Ripley, and bounded on the east by the river Nidd.

Miles was one of the many Friends who was committed to prison at ye Quarter Sessions held ye 9th of ye 11th month 1682 for refusing to Swear contrary to ye coman [commandment] of Christ Matthew ye 5th.^[4][5] The Accounts for the Meeting on the 27th of the 8th month 1684 recorded that money was given to Miles:

To Myles Oddy for poore [poor] friends of Knarsbroug Mon: Meeting while they were at Yorke at the Goale - 12 shillings and 6d.^[6]

A marriage was held at ye house of Miles Oddy for William Oddy of Benthouse in ye pish of Rippon & Mary Peel on the 1st of ye 1st month 1685.^[7] One of the witnesses was Mary Readshaw who married the younger Miles Oddy on the 7th of the 5th month 1685.

Alice Oddy, wife of Miles Oddy, of Dakre pasture in y pish of Rippon Died ye 17th of 8th mo: 1688 and was buried in Frds buring ground in Dakre [Dacre] aforsd.^[1]

After the Toleration Act in 1689 was signed, the Quakers registered places for meetings to be held. On the 8th of October 1689 one was registered at Miles Oddy Senr.^[8]

Miles Oddy of Benthouse in ye parish of Rippen Died ye 30th of 2d mo: 1691 and was Buryed at Dakre [Dacre.]^[9]

Children

• William Oddy^[7]
• Miles Oddy^{[citation needed]}

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} The National Archives, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, England. General Register Office: Society of Friends' Registers, Notes and Certificates of Births, Marriages and Burials. Records of the General Register Office, Government Social Survey Department, and Office of Population Censuses and Surveys, RG 6. Yorkshire, Piece 1091: Monthly Meeting of Knaresborough (1653-1785, 1654-1775), Page 318, citing entry 6, Alice Oddy wife of Miles Oddy. Digital images: Ancestry.com, England & Wales, Quaker Birth, Marriage, and Death Registers, 1578-1837, [database on-line], image 297 of 397. Accessed 5 June 2022.
2. ↑ Besse, Joseph. A Collection of the Sufferings of The People Called Quakers, Volume II, London England. Luke Hinde, at the Bible in George-Yard, Lombard-Street, M,DCC,LIII [1753]. Page 102, citing Miles Oddy. Accessed 7 June 2022.
3. ↑ England Tax, Hearth Tax Digital. 1672, citing West Riding, Dacre, Oddy. Digital images: Hearth Tax Digital. Accessed 5 June 2022.
4. ↑ Society of Friends. Miscellaneous records of the Yorkshire Quarterly Meeting. Minutes of quarterly meetings 1669-1698, Part IV, Page 43, citing Miles Oddy, Willm Oddy, Willm Oddy. Digital images: Familysearch.org [database with images] Film #008099279, image 253 of 799. Accessed 5 June 2022.
5. ↑ West Yorkshire Archive Service. West Riding Quarter Sessions, Order Books, Wakefield, England, Order Book, 1681-1686, Page 71, citing Myles Oddy Weathersby Digital images: Ancestry.com Yorkshire, England, Quarter Session Records, 1637-1914 [database on-line], image 82 of 237. Accessed 5 June 2022.
6. ↑ Society of Friends. Miscellaneous records of the Yorkshire Quarterly Meeting. Minutes of quarterly meetings 1669-1698, Page 33, citing Myles Oddy. Digital images: Familysearch.org [database with images] Film #008099279, image 163 of 304
7. ↑ ^{7.0 7.1} The National Archives; Kew, England; General Register Office: Society of Friends' Registers, Notes and Certificates of Births, Marriages and Burials; Class: RG 6; Piece: 1091, Yorkshire, Monthly Meeting of Knaresorough (1653-1785, 1654-1775), Page 32, citing marriage of William Oddy and Mary Peel, and marriage of Miles Oddy and Mary Readshaw, Digital images: Ancestry.com. England & Wales, Quaker Birth, Marriage, and Death Registers, 1578-1837 [database on-line], image 38 of 397. Accessed 5 June 2022.
8. ↑ Heywood, Oliver. The nonconformist register, of baptisms, marriages, and deaths : 1644-1702, 1702-1752, generally known as the Northowram of Coley register, but comprehending numerous notices of Puritans and Anti-Puritans in Yorkshire, Lancashire, Cheshire, London, &c., with lists of Popish recusants, Quakers, &c. Brighouse England. J. S. Jowett, printer. 1881. Page 146, citing Miles Oddy Senr. Digital images: Internet Archive. Accessed 5 June 2022.
9. ↑ The National Archives; Kew, England; General Register Office: Society of Friends' Registers, Notes and Certificates of Births, Marriages and Burials; Class: RG 6; Piece: 1091, Yorkshire, Piece 1091: Monthly Meeting of Knaresborough (1653-1785, 1654-1775), Page 321, citine entry 4, Miles Oddy of Benthouse. Digital images: Ancestry.com England & Wales, Quaker Birth, Marriage, and Death Registers, 1578-1837, [database online], image 300 of 397. Accessed 5 June 2021.