Descendants of Anthony MILNER
Notes
The Milner family had lived for many years in the Swaledale area as quoted in Edmund Cooper's book "Men of Swaledale" page 72.
From the minutes of the Richmondshire Quarter Sessions comes this item:-
1606- Richard Milner, of Rashe, yeoman, being accused of sorcerie, witchcraft, inchantment, and telling of fortunes, shall make his submission at Mewkarr (Muker) Church upon Sunday next in the tyme of Divine Service and confess that he hath heighlie offended God and deluded men, and is heartille sorrie and will offend no more.Grinton is the capital town of Swaledale, the next Dale north of Wensleydale. It is about 6 miles north west of Leyburn, and about 9 miles west of Richmond. Grinton's parish was originally huge, stretching west to the Westmorland border.
The Harkers, Milners, Aldersons, Metcalfes, Peacocks, Keartons etc. were all members of the 12 big clans of Upper Swaledale.
There were two Anthony Milner marriages close together:
21/6/1740, Anthony Milner and Isabel Blenkiron; and
1/5/1744, Anthony Milner and Ruth Alderson
It is not clear which children belonged to which Anthony.
Burial: 1793, she was recorded as age 75 and dau of Thomas Blenkhorne, farmer, of Low Row.
