John Bancroft

John Bancroft and his wife Mary Janney never came to the colonies; he died 12mo (December) 25, 1699 (1700) and was buried on the 28th at Mobberley, Cheshire, ENG; Mary (Janney) Bancroft died 1mo (March) 5, 1707 at was buried on the 9th at Stockport, Cheshire, ENG. England and her colonies used the Julian calendar (as did most of the Christian world) wherein March was the 1st month of the year, the 11th and 12th months were Jan and Feb of the following year. The change from the Julian calendar to our current Gregorian calendar took place in Sept 1752 by Act of Parliament in England. Quakers opposed the use of the names (considered them pagan) of the months and continued to use the numerical dates for many years following. The death/burial records can be found: John Bancroft: England & Wales, Quaker Birth, Marriage, and Death Registers, 1578-1837, Cheshire, Staffordshire, image 50 of 125 images and for Mary (Janney) Bancroft: England & Wales, Quaker Birth, Marriage, and Death Registers, 1578-1837 for Cheshire, Staffordshire Piece 1037: Quarterly Meeting of Cheshire and Staffordshire: Cheshire (1655-1794), image 61 of 230 images.

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Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 20 April 2021), memorial page for John Bancroft (1643–25 Feb 1699), Find a Grave Memorial no. 128068110, citing Quaker Burying Ground, Mobberley, Cheshire East Unitary Authority, Cheshire, England ; Maintained by Mary Ann Bumgarner (contributor 47200592) .