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The Herlingshaw family

Generation 2

Jethro Shaw born in Beeley on 16th February 1686, died 5th February 1767 married Silence Godbehere, born 17th September 1680, died 29th April 1726. Silence was first married to George Godbehere, a mine owner from Cromford but he died within a year of the marriage. Jethro and Silence married on 24th July 1707 at All Saints church in Bakewell. Her maiden name was Anable, parents were John Anable and Elizabeth Sellars and she was born in South Wingfield or Cromford. They had at least eleven children of which several died at an early age. As was the custom then, the children's names were reused for later births so there seem to have been two named Jethro, two named John and three named Hannah.

Jervase and John, born 23rd June 1708, twins. John probably died early.

William, born 1709, probably in Cromford

Jethro, born 1711, probably in Cromford, died 1713

Jethro, baptised 14th October 1713 in Darley Dale, died 3rd June 1770, married Ruth Robinson, born 1717, in 1734

Philip, baptised 8th March 1715 in Darley Dale

Hannah, baptised 18th December 1717 in Darley Dale, died 31st December 1718

Hannah, baptised 20th January 1719, in Darley Dale

John, born 1720, married Elizabeth Goodwin of Rowsley, born 1722, in 1741

Jervase, born 16th January 1723 in Wensley

Hannah, born 1726 in Darley Dale

Six months after Silence's death Jethro married a second time to Ann Potter on 23rd December 1726 at St Helens in Darley Dale. Ann died 10th April 1747.

William was baptised on 30th November 1709 in Wirksworth. At the time his father was described as "of Cromford".

The first Jethro child was baptised on 31st October 1711 in Wirksworth. His father was described then as "of Cromford".

Silence's gravestone at St Helens in Darley Dale reads: "Here lieth the body of Silence Shaw the wife of Jethro Shaw of Wensley who departed this life on the 26th April 1726 who was one of the best of women. Aged 46 years".

Philip became a farrier in the army and was noted as a "heavy imbiber of ale'". He did not marry.

Jervase married Jane Wright, daughter of John Wright of Matlock, they had no children.

John (b. 1720) became keeper of the Red Lion Inn, Rowsley which eventually closed in about 1828. He was also a farmer. He and Elizabeth had a son Matthias b. c. 1744, d. 7th May 1817 (buried in Bakewell) who took over the inn and married Eunice Smith in 1772 (also in Bakewell). Other children of John and Elizabeth were Elizabeth, Hannah and Thomas.

Hannah Shaw (b.1726) married Robert Frost of Bolehill, a miner who died on 14th Sep 1759 aged 33 and they had a child. She subsequently re-married to Thomas Higton.

George Godbehere was a mine owner who also owned Fishpool Flats (Duffield) in Wirksworth which passed to his wife Silence after his death. Jethro Shaw was administrator of the will. George was almost certainly related to Thomas Godbehere after whom the "Godbehere Vein" of ore in Cromford was named, one of the richest.

According to T.N. Ince, James Shaw (1751-1837) said to him on 28th April 1829 that Ruth Robinson's father was called Clarke and he was from Winster. However, there seems to be no other evidence to support this and her name was recorded as Robinson at her marriage and elsewhere. However, there was a Francis Clarke using the alias "Robinson" in Winster in 1671, a John Robinson using the alias "Clarke" in 1664 and a William Barker using the alias "Clark" in 1660 - but that was much earlier than Ruth or her father.

Elizabeth Goodwin was a daughter of Anthony Goodwyn.

After the first Jethro was born in 1713 his parents Jethro and Silence seem to have changed their church to St Helen's in Darley. They probably moved home.

Jethro Shaw sr. was listed in the 1734 Electoral Register for the Wirksworth Wapentake Hundred. His address was Okerside. His qualification to vote was given as having land in Wensley.