112 TRANSCRIPT OF THE EARLIEST REGISTER OF DALE ABBEY. 



Joseph the 5 Sun of Samul Hancock and Ann his 



wife were born July the 19 1702 

 Hana Osborn the wife of Joseph osbo . . . departed this 



life July the 7. 1702 

 The Wright honouerabl Anshontell Gra Esq"' departed this 

 . life July 8"' 1702 (The previous entry has been erased, 



but only differed from this in that the surname was omitted 



and afterwards written above the line " Graye.") 

 Isak Haruey and Ann Truman were mared Octobr the 1702 

 Richerd Sheperson and prudence his wi . . were mared 



nouember 4"^ 1702 

 Ann Cook the ferst born doute . . of Willam Cook and Ann 



his wife were born august the 9"* 1702 [Cook — the 



second word of the entry — is written above a deleted word 



somewhat like Winfield] . 

 Catherine Smith wife of Will Smith departed this life nouember 



ye. 15. 1702 



Smith doughter of John Smith departed this life 



nouembr ye 21 — 1702 

 Rich Bouthers departed this life febru . . . the the 6"' 170! 

 Ann Hawood departed this life feb 22 . . . 

 Rich Potter [? Portter] and Catherine Elson we . . . mared 



Jenuary the i"": 1702 

 Sara'i Vallans ye Daughter of Edward .... was born 



ye 4 day of February in ye year 17 if 

 Sarah Sheperson ye daughter of Richard Sheperson was born ye 



14 day of June 1707 

 Joseph Hucker the [Sun] of John and Elizebth Huker His Wif 



Was born agust the 27 in the year 17 10 

 Samul Portter Sun of Rich Portter and Catherine his wife were 



born in September . 1705 

 John Binge of Chaddesden and Ann Taler were mareyed at Dal 



Abby by M' fletcher of Sponndo . . . June: 29 : 17 13 

 [The above entries succeeding that of Joseph Roper, son 



of Joseph and Mary, are on a leaf near the end of the book 



