16. Thomas BURNETT
In 1647 Thomas BURNETT of Otley purchased land in Newall [sic], Otley from John LYNDLEY for the sum of £72. In 1648 Thomas conveyed the same land to his mother Joan BURNETT. Also in 1648, shortly before Thomas married, he conveyed two closes of land in Newall to his brother George - the surrender would only come into effect if Thomas had no heirs.
Thomas married Jane CORKE in 1648 at Skipton. This is presumed to have been where Jane lived - there is no other apparent reason for the marriage to have taken place there though it may not be simple coincidence that Thomas' brother George married at Kirkby Malham near Skipton.
Thomas BURNETT of Otley was listed as a "freeholder" in a court roll for the Manor of Otley dated 6 Dec 1651. Thomas was also listed as a "customary tenant", along with his mother Joan BURNETT, and was a member of the 'jury' of the court at which the roll was compiled.
At the manor court of 24 Jul 1652 George KNOWLES complained against Thomas BURNETT of Otley for repayment of a loan of one shilling.
In 1653 Thomas, having had a child with his wife Jane, 'nullified' the surrender of 1648 to his brother George [see above] and surrendered the same land to himself and his wife and after their decease to their heirs.
In a court roll taken on 1 May 1654 Thomas BURNETT of Otley was again listed as a freeholder. He was also listed as the owner of one "burgage" in Otley paying rent of 5/- to the Lord of the Manor.
In a surrender [conveyance] of land in the Manor of Otley dated 2 Apr 1660 "Thomas BURNETT of Otley and Ann BURNETT now his wife ..." conveyed land in Newall cum Clifton to Joan BURNETT of Otley, widow [mother of Thomas]. This document provides conclusive evidence that Thomas BURNETT married twice. His first wife Jane, nee CORKE, must have died during or shortly after the birth of their son William, who was baptised at Otley on 31 Dec 1659. Thomas had at least two more children with second wife Ann; George [1664] and John [1666].
Unfortunately both first wife Jane's death and Thomas' marriage to second wife Ann occured during the Commonwealth period and were not recorded in the Otley parish register.The surrender of 2 Apr 1660 [above] would only come into effect if an existing tenant died or moved on before the end of his lease on the land, which would expire in 1664. Presumably this did not happen because on 24 Feb 1665/66 the same land was surrendered/conveyed by Thomas BURNETT and Anne his wife to John BURNETT of Rowley, clerk [Thomas' brother] who immediately, on the same day, leased it to George BURNETT of Newall, gent [their cousin] for a term of 9yrs.
Thomas conveyed further land to his brother John in surrenders of 27 Nov 1667, 4 Jun 1668 and 4 Jan 1669/70. He also extended the 9yr lease mentioned above for the term of his own life, but in February 1670 his brother John conveyed the land to two trustees for the use of Thomas and Ann BURNETT for the term of the life of the longest liver of them.
Thomas was a named beneficiary of his mother's will in 1671, as was his daughter Margaret - his eldest surviving child. Then in a surrender dated 14 Jan 1673/74 Thomas conveyed a number of closes of land in Otley, including those leased to his brother John, and two shops in Otley, plus land in Newall, to John BURNETT for ever. Two weeks later he surrendered another close of land to Edmund BARKER of Otley, gent. By these surrenders Thomas appears to have been 'putting his house in order' for he died in November 1674. He was buried at Otley on 17 Nov 1674 and six days later Thomas BURNETT of Otley, son and heir of Thomas BURNETT late of Otley, deceased, surrendered land in Newall to George BURNETT of Otley [his uncle - brother of his deceased father Thomas BURNETT].
31. Thomas BURNETT
Thomas BURNETT of Otley, son & heir of Thomas BURNETT late of Otley, deceased, surrendered land in the Manor of Otley to George BURNETT of Otley on 23 Nov 1674, four days after his father was buried. The surrender was to take effect "after the death of Ann BURNETT, mother of the said Thomas BURNETT". In fact Ann BURNETT was Thomas' step-mother, his deceased father's second wife. The George BURNETT to whom the land was surrendered was Thomas' cousin; son of his uncle George BURNETT of Otley.
Thomas was involved in one more surrender, dated 28 Jan 1675/76, but his name does not appear in these records after that date - consistent with him being the Thomas BURNETT who died at Otley in 1679.
32. Margaret BURNETT
Margaret was a beneficiary of her grandmother Joan BURNETT's will in 1671. She married George SMITH in 1677 and they had four known children: Thomas SMITH [1678] born in Hawksworth and George [1678], John [1679] and Grace [1682] SMITH all born in Guiseley.
36. John BURNETT
Probably the John BURNETT who surrendered two and a half acres of land in Otley on 30 Sep 1692
17. George BURNETT
George BURNETT of Otley was involved in a number of surrenders [conveyances] of land and property in the Manor of Otley and always signed the document. Many of these surrenders also involved a Joan BURNETT who was already a widow in 1660. This was George's mother. In a surrender dated 26 Feb 1663/64 Joan BURNETT of Otley, widow, George BURNETT and Isabel his wife surrendered land in Otley. This is the only record so far found of the name of George's wife. IGI lists the marriage of George BURNETT and Isabell HARGREAVES on 17 Jul 1652 at Kirkby Malham which 'fits' with the date of baptism of the first known child of this George BURNETT - son George on 11 Apr 1664. Otley parish register also has the burial of William & Elizabeth, children of George BURNETT of Otley, on the same day, 15 May 1653. It seems very likely that these were children of the George BURNETT = Isabell HARGREAVES marriage of 1652 - they were possibly twins who died during or shortly after birth before they could be baptised.
George was a named beneficiary of his father's will in 1643, when he was c17yrs old and continued to be named in surrenders up to but not after one dated 5 Jan 1664/65. He was not named as a beneficiary of his mother Joan's will in 1671, suggesting that he had died between those dates. A George BURNETT was named as a witness to the will but this is thought to have been George BURNETT of Newall, a nephew of Joan BURNETT. The burial of her own son, this George BURNETT, was at Otley on 4 Jan 1664/65**
[**This was the day *before* the date of the final surrender which involved George BURNETT of Otley, as above. The burial date quoted comes from a transcript of Otley parish register which has not been checked against the original record]Note:
Details of surrenders for the Manor of Otley are in "OtleyManor.doc"
42. John BURNETT
A named beneficiary of the will of his eldest brother George BURNETT in 1685 - he was bequeathed a half share, with his brother-in-law Miles Flesher, of George's "wearing apparell". John to have the "better part" namely the "best suit, hat, boots and riding coat".
43. Magdalen BURNETT
A named beneficiary of the will of her eldest brother George BURNETT in 1685 - she was bequeathed a legacy of twenty shillings [£1]
18. Richard BURNETT
In 1654 Richard was involved in a dispute with his older brother George BURNETT over ownership of some land in Otley. Court records for the Manor of Otley include a 'surrender' of two closes of land called "Stakefield Closes" by a William BAINTON to George BURNETT on 20 Dec 1654. George was granted seisin and was admitted as 'tenant' paying a 'fine' of 2/6d. At the same court Richard BURNETT a "customary tenant of the Manor complained against George BURNETT of Otley of a plea of land ... that is ... the two closes called Stakefield Closes" by means of a writ. Richard argued that he had a prior claim to the land by "copy of court roll" and that George therefore had no right of entry to the land.
Paver's Index to Marriage Licence Bonds for the Diocese of York includes the following:
1665 - Richard HOGG, fellmonger, age 28yrs and Ann BURNETT, widow, age 27yrs, of Otley. For marriage in Otley.
This was the former Ann CAVE who married William BURNETT at Otley in 1655. They had two children before William died in 1659.Records for the Manor of Otley show that Anne BURNETT, widow, surrendered [conveyed] land in Otley to Christopher WHITEHEAD on 23 Mar 1660/61. A later surrender dated 23 Sep 1664 shows that George BURNETT of Otley, Ann's brother-in-law, conveyed property in Otley, formerly her deceased husband's shop, to Ann BURNETT, widow. Ann's second husband Richard HOGG is mentioned as a tenant of land involved in various surrenders by members of the BURNETT family up to but not after 12 Apr 1675. By a surrender dated 17 Jun 1782 and another dated 29 May 1684 William BURNETT of Otley, fellmonger, conveyed land and property in Otley to Ann HOGG, widow [Ann's second husband Richard HOGG therefore died between 12 Apr 1675 and 17 Jun 1782]. William BURNETT was described in these surrenders as "son and heir of William BURNETT late of Otley deceased" he was in fact Ann's son.
49. William BURNETT
On 17 Jun 1682 William BURNETT, felmonger, surrendered [conyeyed] part of a 'shambles' [butcher's shop] in Market Place, Otley, which had a sitting tenant, to the use of Ann HOGG of Otley, widow [his mother - she having married Richrad HOGG after William's father died]. Further surrenders were made in 1683 and 1684 - both of which also involved Ann HOGG. In the surrender of 1684 William was described as son & heir of William BURNETT late of Otley, deceased. This was presumably to distinguish between him and another William BURNETT who was living in Otley at the same time. This second individual named William BURNETT was described as "son & heir of Thomas BURNETT late of Otley", in a surrender dated 14 may 1687.
20. John BURNETT