Six north country diaries - The MAN & Other Families

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1758. Jan. (i. Mrs. Frances JUirton,'*'* widinv of Richard Burton,
late of Elhunore Hall, was hurled at St. Oswald's church in Durham.
She was the hist of the Midfords of Pespool.
1758. Jan. 21. Captain Hargrave of Lord Charles Manners'
re-rinient of foot, carried away in a post chaise from Newcastle,
without her father's consent, Miss Nanny Cuthbertson,!^^ youngest
daughter of Mr. Ueorge CutJibert-son, attorney, and formerly townclerk
of Newcastle. The cajitain was a married man and his wife
was then at Newcastle.
1758. Jan. 28. My friend, David Hilton, i^'' ^y.i,; struck with a tit
of the palsy : after projier evacuations had a good night, but grew
worse the next day and afterwards grew better.
1758. Feb. 10. My old friend, Thomas Garrard, i^' esq., Common
Serjeant of the city of London, died at his house in Hattoii Garden.
I have been much oblidged to him.
1758. March 16. Died Dr. Thomas Sharp, prebendaiy of Durham
and was buried in the Abbey on the 23rd. (Will dated 1 March,
1758, proved at York in April following. )i^*^
1758. April 11. Rev. Thomas Drake, rector of Bow church,
married to Jenny Clark. Sed priitx irfuni dedis.se ferturA^'^
'" She was baptized at Easington, on the 9th of January 16S2 3, as
daughter of Mr. Thomas Midford, and was married at Pittington, on the 21st
April, 1729.
"' 1738. Nov. 21. Ann, daughter of Mr. George Cuthbertson, baptized.
Jhgiaters of St. John's, Nen-castle. She subsequently married Mr. Ralph Heron
of Newcastle, solicitor.
"* Mr. David Hilton of Middle Temple and of Durham, barrister-at-law,
youngest son of Robert Hilton of Stockton, attorney, was baptized on the 2Sth
April, 1698. He was seneschal to Crew, Talbot, Chandler, Butler, Trevor
and Egerton, successive bishops of Durham, and was also Recorder of Hartlepool.
He married twice and left issue. Cf. Hilton pedigree No. 4, in Longstafle's
DarliiKjIon.
"• Thomas Garrard, son of Sir Samuel Garrard, bart., was of Queen's
College, Oxford, where he matriculated 21st October, 1715 ; he was a member
both of the Middle and Inner Temple, and died s.p.
"-
He was a son of Dr. Sharp, archbishop of York, was baptizetl at St.
Martin's in the Fields, on the 1st January, 1693 4, was educated at Trinity
College, Cambridge: H.A., 1712 ; M.A., 171