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John Dyneley, Esquire ( - 1712 or 1714)

There is a letter from Thoresby dated 21 March 1706 from John Dyneley regarding, he says, his "pedigree ... a thing I am very defective in" (Lancaster, 137). Lancaster glosses thus: "Mr. John Dyneley of Bramhope. His ancestor purchased that manor temp. Hen. VIII, and it continued in the Dyneley family until last century. John Dyneley married a daughter of the celebrated Dr. George Walker, the hero of Londonderry. He died 1714" (137, n. 2). Thoresby identifies Walker's daughter as Charity and has 1712 as Dyneley's year of death and identifes him as Justice of the Peace (Ducatus, 34). This is probably the John Dyneley identified by Thoresby among the benefactors of his museum (551).

In a diary entry for 31 August 1702, Thoresby describes a long day of rambling through the villages and estates northwest of Leeds, including "Bramhope, [home] of John Dyneley, Esq. whose famous grandfather built and endowed the chapel there" (Hunter, 1: 382). Here Thoresby misidentifies John Dyneley's grandfather as John, when it was in fact John's brother Robert (d. 11 Nov. 1688) (See Ducatus, 34). Relevant locations: Lived at or near Bramhope, West Yorkshire
 Relationships: John Dyneley was a son of Dorcas Dyneley (-15 May 1709)
John Dyneley was a nephew of Olive Dyneley (-17 Jun 1671)

John Dyneley (-1691) was a great-uncle of John Dyneley
George Walker (1645/6-1690) was a father-in-law of John Dyneley
Linked print sources: as Mentions or references - Ducatus Leodiensis; or the topography of the town and parish of Leedes and parts adjacent ...
as Mentions or references - Letters Addressed to Ralph Thoresby, F.R.S.: Printed from the Originals in the Possession of the Yorkshire Archaeological Society .
as Mentions or references - The Diary of Ralph Thoresby, F.R.S. author of the topography of Leeds. (1677-1724).
 References in Documents:
Thoresby, Musaeum Thoresbyanum (1713)

Gratitude to my Benefactors obligeth me to acknowledge to whose Kindess I am obliged for some of the most valuable of the said Originals, viz. to the most Rev. his Grace the late Lord Archbishop of Yorke, the Right Reverend Bishops of Sarum, Carlisle, and Man; the Rev. Mr. Atkinson, Banks, Boyse, Calamy, Chorley, Clarke, Coningham, Cooke, Cressey; Daubuz, Deering, Drake, Dwyer; Fall; Gale (Dean of Yorke, to whom, and to Dr. Hudson the greatest Number of the Learned Foreigners are directed) Gibson; Hardy, Hickes, Hill, Hough, Hudson, Humfrey; Milner; Nalson, Noble; Pearson, Plaxton, Priestley; Smith, Stretton, Strype (for some very valuable temp. Reg. Eliz.) Talbot, Tallents; Wasse, and Wilkinson. And of the Laity, Mr. Bayns, Blythman, Brenand, Sir Walter Calverley, John Chamberlayn Esq; Mr. Churchill; Rob. Dale, Jo. Dyneley, and John Evelyn Esquires, the Executors of the Lord Evers; Tho. Lord Fairfax, Barwick, Tho. Robert, and Bryan Fairfax Esqrs; Roger Gale, and Will. Gilpin Esqrs; Sir Andr. Fountaine; Jo. Hare, and Rob. Hitch Esqrs; Mr. Holmes, and Houghton; Tho. Kirk Esq; Dr. Lister, Mr. Lhwyd, Sir Will. Lowther, Sir John Middleton, Robert Molesworth Esq; Robert Nelson Esq; Peter le Neve Esq; Norroy; Hen. Newman Esq; the Right Honourable Sir Tho. Parker, Lord Chief-Justice; Will. Petyt Esq; Mr. Petiver, Dr. Richardson, Tho. Rymer Esq; Dr. Sampson, Theo. Shelton Esq; Sir Phil. Sydenham, Robert Stephens Esq; the Hon. Mr. Wentworth; Sir Geo. Wheeler, and Dr. Woodward.