Rev John Myers
JOHN MYERS was born 1739, and died April 11, 1821. He married:
1) ANNE THOMPSON, daughter of ABRAHAM THOMPSON and ANNE, and widow of JAMES WALTON, 1763 in Gosforth
2) CATHERINA FOX January 25, 1786 in Cambridge.
3) HANNAH GILLIAT 1797 in Whitehaven, Cumberland.
4) ALICE THOROLD May 21, 1803 in Bradford, Yorkshire, daughter of JESSOP THOROLD and widow of ANTHONY WRIGHTSON. She died April 1821.
Notes for JOHN MYERS:
A man who, from a low beginning, amassed a large fortune. After 3 years at St Bees school, he taught at Gosforth, and later said prayers at Haile and Ponsonby. He was ordained to the curacy of the two parishes in 1763, and on Oct 8, 1770 he entered himself at St Johns College, Cambridge as "a ten year man". He went to Lincolnshire, PC of Edenham c1780. Vicar of Swinstead 1771-1820 and was also rector of Somerby with Humby 1771-1789 until he presented himself to the living of Wyberton, (1789-1821) which was bought for him by Stanley Marshall of Calderbridge and later of Friestone Lincs.
He was of Dunningwell and acquired Shipley Hall, Yorkshire by his marriage to his fourth wife Alice , widow of Anthony Wrightson of Shipley Hall.
He became D.L and J.P for Yorkshire. In his convivial hours, when the number of his wives were mentioned, he used to jocularly say "If I survive I will have five". Death, however, prevented his fulfilling his wish as he survived his fourth wife by only a few days. He was living in Cumberland when his fourth wife died and went to Yorkshire for the funeral. He was taken ill on the way and died as soon as he reached Shipley Hall.
Source; C. Roy Huddleston, Millom Families Part II, Transactions of the Cumberland and Westmorland Antiquarian and Archaeological Society.
Vol XCIII 1993.
Children of JOHN MYERS and ANNE THOMPSON are:
ANNE MYERS, m. REV MASON
ELIZABETH MYERS, m. WALTON
JOHN MYERS b. November 08, 1764; d. December 28, 1831; m. MARIA CHENEY, December 08, 1803; She d. April 23, 1851.
CHARLES MYERS
Notes for JOHN MYERS (the son):
School Grantham, Lincs
BA 1787, MA 1790
Ordained deacon (Lincoln) June 3, 1787, priest Dec 21, 1788
Curate of Ingoldsby, Lincs 1787
Succeeded his father as Rector of Somerby with Humby in 1789-1831 and in 1794-1831 was granted the dispensation to hold the livings with the rectory of Ruskington (1st mediety)
Chaplain to Henry, Earl of Exeter
Rector of Bucknall 1804
Chaplain to the "Atlas", man-of-war 1795 and later to the "Dragon"
Buried at Somerby, monumental inscription there.
The Myers Family History -Rev John Myers
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Last updated 4 Sep 2003
