Powys-Lybbe Forbears - Person Sheet
Powys-Lybbe Forbears - Person Sheet
NameMary Greenwood 
Birthca 1742
DeathDec 1796
Burial3 Jan 1797, ST PETER’S BRADFORD, W YORKS
Spouses
Marriage5 Apr 1769, St John’s church, Halifax, N Yorks [48, Licence for marriage issued by ABP of York’s surrogate on 2 Apr 1769]
Notes for Mary Greenwood
As she was not mentioned in her husband's will, I presume she died before her husband.
On 16th August 1798 in a parish somewhere, possibly Bradford and solemnised by a William Atkinson (a Wm Atkinson was Lecturer in Bradford parish at this time) there was a marriage by licence between John Robert Ogden and Sarah Priestley. Among the witnesses there was definitely a Greenwood and a G Paley. I wonder if this Sarah was a daughter of Joseph and Mary?
This is confirmed in Joseph Priestley's will of 1817 in which he left £100 to each child of his deceased daughter, the wife of John Robert Ogden. As usual, no names were given, save that of J R Ogden...
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Her burial index:
First name(s) MARY
Last name PRIESTLEY
Birth year -
Death year 1797
Burial year 1797
Burial day 3
Burial month 1
Place BRADFORD
Church description ST PETER
Church denomination ANGLICAN
County Yorkshire, Yorkshire (West Riding)
Country England
Record set National Burial Index for England & Wales
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July, 2016, TFPL: Her marriage licence and marriage records have been found and show that a guarantor for her marriage bond was a William Greenwood and that she was of the parish of Halifax.
There is this baptism record on FamilySearch which could, just, be hers:
Name Mary Greenwood
Gender Female
Christening Date 08 May 1739
Christening Place HALIFAX,YORK,ENGLAND
Father's Name William Greenwood
Indexing Project (Batch) Number C00749-3
System Origin England-ODM
GS Film number 990597
But the marriage licence says she was 27 in April 1769 which gives a birth year of 1742. Might she have subtracted three years from her slightly advanced age?
FindMyPast also has this:
First name(s) Mary
Last name Greenwood
Birth year -
Baptism year 1739
Baptism date 06 Jan 1739
Baptism place Halifax
Father's first name(s) William
Mother's first name(s) -
County Yorkshire (West Riding)
Country England
Event type Baptisms, marriages & burials
Source year range 1602-1803
Archive Borthwick Institute for Archives
Record set Yorkshire, bishop's transcripts of baptisms
From the image for the above, the baptism date was in fact 6 Jan 1739/40, in orther words 1740 in modern write. After the father’s name is ‘Rans’ or ’Stans’, short for ????.
and the same baptism as Family Search, but with an image:
First name(s) Mary
Last name Greenwood
Birth year -
Baptism year 1739
Baptism date 08 May 1739
Baptism place Halifax
Father's first name(s) William
Mother's first name(s) -
County Yorkshire (West Riding)
Country England
Event type Baptisms, marriages & burials
Source year range 1600-1846
Archive Borthwick Institute for Archives
Record set Yorkshire, bishop's transcripts of baptisms
The image, faint, appears to add that the father was from South [Halifax] and that he was a Draper.
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On 16th August 1798 in a parish somewhere, possibly Bradford and solemnised by a William Atkinson (a Wm Atkinson was Lecturer in Bradford parish at this time) there was a marriage by licence between John Robert Ogden and Sarah Priestley. Among the witnesses there was definitely a Greenwood and a G Paley. I wonder if this Sarah was a daughter of Joseph and Mary?
This is confirmed in Joseph Priestley's will of 1817 in which he left £100 to each child of his deceased daughter, the wife of John Robert Ogden. As usual, no names were given, save that of J R Ogden...
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Her burial index:
First name(s) MARY
Last name PRIESTLEY
Birth year -
Death year 1797
Burial year 1797
Burial day 3
Burial month 1
Place BRADFORD
Church description ST PETER
Church denomination ANGLICAN
County Yorkshire, Yorkshire (West Riding)
Country England
Record set National Burial Index for England & Wales
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July, 2016, TFPL: Her marriage licence and marriage records have been found and show that a guarantor for her marriage bond was a William Greenwood and that she was of the parish of Halifax.
There is this baptism record on FamilySearch which could, just, be hers:
Name Mary Greenwood
Gender Female
Christening Date 08 May 1739
Christening Place HALIFAX,YORK,ENGLAND
Father's Name William Greenwood
Indexing Project (Batch) Number C00749-3
System Origin England-ODM
GS Film number 990597
But the marriage licence says she was 27 in April 1769 which gives a birth year of 1742. Might she have subtracted three years from her slightly advanced age?
FindMyPast also has this:
First name(s) Mary
Last name Greenwood
Birth year -
Baptism year 1739
Baptism date 06 Jan 1739
Baptism place Halifax
Father's first name(s) William
Mother's first name(s) -
County Yorkshire (West Riding)
Country England
Event type Baptisms, marriages & burials
Source year range 1602-1803
Archive Borthwick Institute for Archives
Record set Yorkshire, bishop's transcripts of baptisms
From the image for the above, the baptism date was in fact 6 Jan 1739/40, in orther words 1740 in modern write. After the father’s name is ‘Rans’ or ’Stans’, short for ????.
and the same baptism as Family Search, but with an image:
First name(s) Mary
Last name Greenwood
Birth year -
Baptism year 1739
Baptism date 08 May 1739
Baptism place Halifax
Father's first name(s) William
Mother's first name(s) -
County Yorkshire (West Riding)
Country England
Event type Baptisms, marriages & burials
Source year range 1600-1846
Archive Borthwick Institute for Archives
Record set Yorkshire, bishop's transcripts of baptisms
The image, faint, appears to add that the father was from South [Halifax] and that he was a Draper.
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Notes for Joseph & Mary (Family)
Their licence to get married in Halifax:
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Priestley
Age 27
Birth year 1742
Residence parish Halifax
Residence county Yorkshire
Licence year 1769
Licence date 02 Apr 1769
Intended marriage place Halifax PC
Spouse's first name(s) Mary
Spouse's last name Greenwood
Spouse's age 27
Spouse's parish Halifax
Spouse's county Yorkshire
Notes -
Document ordering http://www.york.ac.uk/borthwick/remote-services/copying/order-form
Record sequence number 28
Page number 243
Record set Yorkshire, Archbishop of York Marriage licences index, 1613-1839
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And the church record:
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Priestley
Marriage year 1769
Marriage date 05 Apr 1769
Marriage place Halifax, St John
Church St John
County Yorkshire West Riding
Country England
Spouse's first name(s) Mary
Spouse's last name Greenwood
Groom's occupation Merchant
Groom's residence Halifax
Groom's parish OTP
Bride's residence Halifax
Bride's parish OTP
By licence or by banns Licence
Register number 1186
Record set Yorkshire Marriages
Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records
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The photocopy of the Licence and Bobn has been obtained and it shows that the bond was guaranteed by Joseph Priestley himself and a William Greenwood, probably the father of the bride. An image of the marriage record should show the bride’s father.
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First name(s) Joseph
Last name Priestley
Age 27
Birth year 1742
Residence parish Halifax
Residence county Yorkshire
Licence year 1769
Licence date 02 Apr 1769
Intended marriage place Halifax PC
Spouse's first name(s) Mary
Spouse's last name Greenwood
Spouse's age 27
Spouse's parish Halifax
Spouse's county Yorkshire
Notes -
Document ordering http://www.york.ac.uk/borthwick/remote-services/copying/order-form
Record sequence number 28
Page number 243
Record set Yorkshire, Archbishop of York Marriage licences index, 1613-1839
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And the church record:
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Priestley
Marriage year 1769
Marriage date 05 Apr 1769
Marriage place Halifax, St John
Church St John
County Yorkshire West Riding
Country England
Spouse's first name(s) Mary
Spouse's last name Greenwood
Groom's occupation Merchant
Groom's residence Halifax
Groom's parish OTP
Bride's residence Halifax
Bride's parish OTP
By licence or by banns Licence
Register number 1186
Record set Yorkshire Marriages
Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records
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The photocopy of the Licence and Bobn has been obtained and it shows that the bond was guaranteed by Joseph Priestley himself and a William Greenwood, probably the father of the bride. An image of the marriage record should show the bride’s father.
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