Olive Croft

1684 - 1761  (~ 77 years)

• Name	Olive Croft  [1, 2]
  Christened	12 Feb. 1683/84	St. Helen's, York, Yorkshire, England   [2, 3]
  Gender	Female
  Will	25 April 1761  [1]
  	It is noted that the Testatrix must have died between 25 April and 19 November, 1761. Since the parish register of Welton records the burial of Mrs. Olive Huntington on 28 April, 1761, in the chancel of Welton church, the Testatrix must have died between 25 and 28 April, 1761. [1]
  Buried	28 April 1761	Chancel, Welton Church, Welton, Yorkshire, England   [4]
  Probate	19 Nov. 1761  [1]
  Person ID	I1992	British Peerage & Gentry
  Last Modified	11 Aug. 2019

  
  

  Father	Thomas Croft,   bur. 11 April 1711, Stillington, Yorkshire, England
  Mother	Frances Thompson,   bapt. 29 July 1664, St. John's, Micklegate, York, Yorkshire, England ,   bur. 23 Nov. 1738, Stillington, Yorkshire, England  (Age ~ 74 years)
  Married	11 May 1681	St. John's, Micklegate, York, Yorkshire, England   [2, 5]
  Family ID	F1050	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	John Huntington,   b. 21 April 1688, Hull, Yorkshire, England ,   bur. 1732, Chancel, Welton Church, Welton, Yorkshire, England  (Age ~ 43 years)
  Marriage Licence	31 Dec. 1711  [6]
  Married	10 Jan. 1711/12	St. Oswald's, Fulford, Yorkshire, England   [7]
  Children	1. George Huntington,   bur. 2 April 1732, Chancel, Welton Church, Welton, Yorkshire, England + 2. Mary Huntington,   bur. 13 Oct. 1789, Kirk Ella, Yorkshire, England + 3. Esther Huntington,   bapt. 12 Nov. 1714, Welton, Yorkshire, England ,   d. After 1759  (Age ~ 45 years)   4. William Huntington,   bapt. 8 May 1716, Welton, Yorkshire, England ,   bur. 15 Nov. 1793, Elloughton, Yorkshire, England  (Age ~ 77 years)   5. Christopher Huntington,   bapt. 14 July 1723, Welton, Yorkshire, England ,   d. Before 1741  (Age ~ 17 years)
  Last Modified	29 May 2023
  Family ID	F1049	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  She was granted Administration of the estate of her husband on 30 October 1732. [8]

  
  

• Sources

  [S65] Will of Olive Huntington, Widow, of the Town of Kingston-upon-Hull (25 April 1761), Borthwick Institute for Archives, microfilm 1018, folio 158. "Huntington: In the name of God Amen I Olive Huntington Widow of the Town of Kingston upon Hull knowing that all mortals are subject to many sudden perils diseases & sickness therefore I do constitute appoint & ordain this my last Will & Testamennt in manner & form following first I give my soul into the hands of Almighty God my Creator hoping for and expecting Salvation in and through the Death Merits and Satisfaction of the Lord Jesus Christ my Redeemer and Saviour and no other way and my body to the Ground to be privately Interred with Christian burial by my Executors hereinafter named first I give to my Son William Huntington for and during his natural life five pounds a year due to him after the first half year of my Brother John Crofts Legacy to be paid him quarterly and I leave to my Daughter Esther Labourn and my Grandaughter [sic] Mary Huntington three hundred pounds to be equally divided between them they paying jointly the five pounds a year left to my Son William Huntington and all my other Debts and funeral expences [sic] I join my Daughter Mary Huntington Executrix in Trust for my Grand-Daughter Mary Huntington along with my Daughter Esther Labourn whom I appoint my other Executrix & declare this my last Will and Testament & do hereunto set my hand and seal this twenty fifth of April in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and sixty one, Olive Huntington, Signed Sealed and delivered in the presence of the three following Witnesses, Elizabeth Langdon, Thomas Smith, William Grant. This Will passed the Seal 19th November 1761. Exd." [S46] Pedigrees of the County Families of Yorkshire, Joseph Foster, (London, 1874), volume 1, Pedigree of Croft, of Stillington Park. [S40] College of Arms MS. Norfolk 2, page 74. "Olivia bapt: at St: Helen's York 12 Feb: 1684 married John Huntington of Melton near Hull Gent." [S59] Parish registers for Welton, 1713–1993, 28 April 1761. [S40] College of Arms MS. Norfolk 2, page 74. [S42] The Northern Genealogist, volume 5, A. Gibbons (ed.), (Birmingham, 1902), page 86. MARRIAGE BONDS OF THE DEAN AND CHAPTER OF YORK. [Transcribed] By T. B. Whytehead, Esq., Chapter Clerk, and Captain Sandwith, 8th Hussars. "1711. Dec. 31. John Huntington of Melton, gen. and Olive Crofts." [S160] Parish registers for St. Oswald's, Fulfords-Ambo, Yorkshire, 1653–1947, Borthwick Institute for Archives, Refs. PR/FUL 1-13, 77-79, 83-86, 90., Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, 1700–1800, Ref. PR/FUL/2, page 8, 10 Jan. 1711/12. "[1711/12] January 10th. Mr. John Huntington of Melton & Mrs Oliva Croftes married." [S43] Act Books of the Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of York, microfilm 1209, Administration of the Estate of John Huntington late of Melton, 30 Oct. 1732. "Huntington: tricesimo die mensis pr[e]d[icto] Ad[ministrati]o bonor[um] e[t]c[etera] John[n]is Huntington nuper de Melton p[ar]o[ec]ia de Welton provinc[ia] Ebor[aci] (h[ab]entis e[t]c[etera]) abint[estat]o (ut Asseritur) def[unc]ti Com[m]essa (sic) fuit Oliva[e] Huntington vid[uae] ejus rel[ictae] prius Cora[m] Ven[erabi]li Viro Marco Brathwait Legum D[o]c[t]ore Sur[roga]to e[t]c[etera] Iur[at] (Salvo etc.) Ex[hibi]tum fuit Inven[tarium] ul[tra] 40l. et pr[ae]stita est Cautio." TRANSLATION: On the thirtieth day of the month aforesaid [October] Administration of the goods etc. of John Huntington late of Melton in the parish of Welton in the province of York (possessing etc.) who died intestate (as it is alleged) was granted to Olive Huntington his widow and relict having first been sworn in the presence of the worshipful Marcus Brathwait surrogate etc. (saving etc.*). An Inventory was submitted above 40 pounds and security was offered. [* = saving the rights of anyone else who might claim]