Ellen Inskipp

From Chapter 10 - Fulford's Emigrants THE INSKEEP FAMILY:-

Just three hundred years ago two members of a family from Fulford emigrated to America. That family was the Inskeeps.

John was the eldest of 8 children, the others being Ann, Isabel, Jonathan, Catherine, Margaret and James. Although no record of who John’s parents were have been found, it does seem likely that the Thomas Inskipp and his wife Ellen shown in the records below were John Inskeep’s parents:

It is recorded that on 22nd October 1659, and again in 1667, 1673 and 1686, a Thomas Inskipp performed jury duty for Fulford Manor.

In 1666 a Thomas Inskipp of Fulford paid tax on one hearth.

On 1st October 1668 a Thomas Inskipp, yeoman, is mentioned in a property transaction which described the property as being “of Fulford and Saverley”.

In another property transaction a Thomas Inskipp is mentioned with his wife Ellen, and on 30th March 1699 the same Thomas Inskipp leased land in Fulford after the death of his wife Ellen. The land is described as being in “Fulford and Saverley”.

On 29th September 1669 Thomas Inskipp, yeoman of Fulford, William Ford of Eccleshall, and Robert Launder of Fulford sold land for “five shillings of lawful money”. The document states that the land in question is where “…Robert Launder and Thomas Inskipp do now inhabit and dwell and all the dwellings and appurtances situated in Saverley in the County of Staffordshire…”