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The Family Tree of Father Benjamin Standish

(order of St. Benedict)

descendant of the Standish of Standish Family of the Burgh at Duxbury?

 

 

 

                                      1. Henry Standish (b.1743-Ince Wigan Lancashire)

   sp: Elizabeth Birchall (b.1755-Wallgate Wigan;m.27 Feb 1781)

a. Ralph Standish (b.11th Dec 1782-Ince Wigan Lancashire)

b. William Standish (b.2nd June 1787-Ince Wigan Lancashire)

C. Henry Standish (b.26th August 1791-Ince Wigan Lancashire)

   sp: Margaret Valentine (b.14th Sept 1789;m.7th Jan 1814)

C1. Thomas Standish (b.1 Jan 1815-Wigan Lancashire;d.1 Jan 1884)

   sp: Mary Withnell (b.7th Sept 1821-Whittle le Woods Lancashire;m.21st Jan 1845;d.1 Jan 1871)

4. Margaret Standish (b.1849-Kirkdale Lancashire;d.1923)

C2. Henry Withnell Standish (b.1853-West Derby Lancashire;d.1911)

   sp: Helen Westhead (b.Jun 1855-Great Crosby;m.Sep 1884;d.1929)

5. Ursula Standish (b.1885-New Brighton Cheshire)

5. Helen Standish (b.1887;d.1888)

5. Dorothy Standish (b.1888;d.1889)

C3. John Standish (b.25 Jan 1890-Liverpool Lancashire;d.5 Jan 1943)

   sp: UNKNOWN

C4. Anthony Wilfred Standish (b.15 Oct 1924-Wirral Cheshire)

   sp: Mary Millicent Tierney (b.25 Nov 1923-Wirral Cheshire)

C5. Father Benjamin Standish (b.16 Oct 1958-Liverpool Lancashire)

5. Charles Westhead Standish (b.1891;d.1970)

4. Charles Withnell Standish (b.1854-West Derby Lancashire)

4. Alfred George Standish (b.1856-Liverpool Lancashire;d.1924)

4. Marie Agnes Standish (b.1858-West Derby Lancashire)

4. Alice Jane Standish (b.1860-Everton Lancashire)

4. Frederick Richard Standish (b.1865-Everton Lancashire;d.7 Jun 1902)

3. Ann Standish (b.1816-Ince Wigan Lancashire;d.Mar 1872)

3. Elizabeth Standish (b.1819-Ince Wigan Lancashire)

3. Jane Standish (b.1821-Ince Wigan Lancashire;d.Sep 1895)

C+1. James Standish (b.1827-Ince Wigan Lancashire)

   sp: Elizabeth Worsley (m.1858)

C+1a. John Vincent Standish (b.21 Dec 1860-Preston ;d.23rd March 1941 Workington Cumberland)

3. Alice Standish (b.1829-Ince Wigan Lancashire)

3. Margaret Standish (b.1832-Ince Wigan Lancashire)

2. John Standish (b.10 May 1793-Ince Wigan Lancashire)

2. Thomas Standish (b.26th April 1798-Ince Wigan Lancashire)

2. Elizabeth Standish (b.14th May 1795-Ince Wigan Lancashire)

 

Over many generations the ancestors of Father Benjamin Standish stated their claim to be descended from the Standish Family of Duxbury. Their claim of descent from the Standish Family of Duxbury is identical to the claims made by the descendants of Myles Standish in America and equally both claims are unproven by a lack of official documentation. John Vincent Standish born 21st of December 1860 in Preston Lancashire is a cousin of Father Benjamin Standish and in common with Benjamin was a Roman Catholic priest whose Church name was Father Clement Standish. On the death of John Vincent Standish (Father Clement Standish) 23rd March 1941 his obituary clearly stated that on his father's side he was related to the Standish family of Duxbury Hall, Chorley.

 

Obituary John Vincent Standish 23rd March 1941 (Fr Clement Standish).

Born: 21 Dec 1860 –  died: 23 Mar 1941
Clothed - 3 Sep 1880
Solemn Vows- 22 Feb 1885
Priest - 6 Aug 1887

Fr Clement Standish was born at Preston on December 21st, 1860 and received in Baptism the names of John Vincent. On his father's side he was related to the Standish family of Duxbury Hall, Chorley, and on his mother's side to the Worsleys of Salmesbury and Brindle. He was in the School from 1872 to 1880 and his name appears in the Prize Lists for Drawing and Music. On leaving the School he entered the novitiate at Belmont and took the name Clement at his clothing out of respect for his relative Fr Clement Worsley, an old Amplefordian and the builder of St John's Priory, Bath. In 1884 he returned to Ampleforth and in the following year Fr Anselm Burge became Prior and almost at once began a new policy with regard to the school which gave it a new charter by which it could free itself from various out of date customs and assert its right to fall into line with the Public Schools. After his Ordination in 1887 Fr Clement was appointed Prefect of Studies and held that position throughout Prior Burge's administration. The task was no easy one for many changes had to be made but with his superior's support and full confidence and with all his own manly vigour and determination he set to work to carry out Prior Burge's wishes and for eleven years he held the position more like a modern headmaster than the old time Prefect. In later years he was wont to admit that milder treatment would have been more advisable in many cases.

As Choir Master and Organist he was very successful in pleasing everybody and gained a reputation both in and outside his monastery. Some of his compositions are still very popular and his arrangement of the Prayer of Jeremias for Tenebrae is by now an old and popular tradition.

When Prior Smith succeeded Prior Burge all the officials were changed. Everyone admired the humility of Fr Clement in relinquishing his place of honour and the zealous way in which he entered into pastoral work at St Peter's, Liverpool. He showed at once the line he would take to promote the religious life of the Parish. In his district visiting, at the Altar, in the Sacristy, in the Choir he attracted the youth by seeing that everything was well prepared and well executed. There was no resisting his energy and commanding personality.

In 1900 he was transferred to Workington where he succeeded Fr Elphege Duggan as head priest in 1905. The ceremonial and music and all to do with the reverent and dignified carrying out of the Liturgy were his first care. Equally important for him was the education of the children. His labours in this respect saw their reward in the erection of St Joseph's Schools. Another way in which he gained the affection of his people was by bringing to their parish many well known Catholic leaders. Cardinal Bourne preached at the Jubilee of the Church and was given a civic reception by the Municipality.

Fr Clement's kindness and care for his assistants and his hospitality to all the priests of West Cumberland, his appreciation and gratitude to anyone in the town and parish who did anything for him, won for him a devotion and affection that was fully demonstrated at the celebration of his Golden Jubilee in 1937. His superiors had already shown their appreciation of his worth and work by granting him the titular dignity of Cathedral Prior of Worcester.

In 1938 failing health forced him to resign the responsible position of head priest. From that date onwards he bore his sufferings patiently and cheerfully until his death on Sunday, March 23rd, 1941, in the eighty-first year of his age and the fifty-fourth of his Priesthood. Nearly all the town of Workington attended his funeral and the parish jealously saw to it that his body should remain with them. May he rest in the peace of God after his many labours for God

 

 

 

As a consequence of the above letter in October 2003 Father Benjamin Standish had his Dna tested over 25 Markers with known male descendants of Myles Standish in America. Family Tree DNA of Huston Texas USA carried out the Dna test. A 23 out of 25 Marker match was achieved between Father Benjamin Standish and the descendants of Myles Standish in America. In 2004 Family Tree DNA stated the results as -:

2

Probably Related

You share the same surname (or a variant) with another male and you mismatch by two 'points' among the 25 markers we tested. For most closely related and same surnamed individuals, the mismatch markers are usually either DYS 439 or DYS 385 A, 385 B,389-1 and 389-2 from our first panel of 12 markers, and on the following from the second panel: DYS #'s 458 459 a 459b 449, 464 a-d, which have shown themselves to move most rapidly. The probability of a close relationship is good, however your results show mutations, and therefore more time between you and the other same surnamed person.

 

* It should be noted that in 2008 DNA tests are carried out over 67 Markers.

http://www.familytreedna.com/

 

Distance

Relatedness

Explanation

0

Related

Your perfect 25/25 match means you share a common male ancestor with a person who shares your surname (or variant). These two facts demonstrate your relatedness.

1

Related

You share the same surname (or a variant) with another male and you mismatch by only one 'point' on only one marker. For most closely related and same surnamed individuals, the mismatch markers are usually either DYS 439 or DYS 385 A, 385 B,389-1 and 389-2 from our first panel of 12 markers, and on the following from the second panel: DYS #'s 458 459 a 459b 449, 464 a-d, which have shown themselves to move most rapidly. The probability of a close relationship is very high.

2

Probably Related

You share the same surname (or a variant) with another male and you mismatch by two 'points' among the 25 markers we tested. For most closely related and same surnamed individuals, the mismatch markers are usually either DYS 439 or DYS 385 A, 385 B,389-1 and 389-2 from our first panel of 12 markers, and on the following from the second panel: DYS #'s 458 459 a 459b 449, 464 a-d, which have shown themselves to move most rapidly. The probability of a close relationship is good, however your results show mutations, and therefore more time between you and the other same surnamed person.

3

Probably Not Related

You share the same surname (or a variant) but are off by 3 'points' or 3 locations on the 25 markers tested. If enough time has passed it is possible that you and another distantly related family members' line each have had a mutation, or perhaps 2. The only way to prove that is to test additional family lines and find where the mutation took place. Only by further testing can you find the person in between each of you... this in 'betweener' becomes essential for you to find, and in their absence the possibility of a match exists, but further evidence should be pursued.

4

Not Related

21/25 is too far off to be considered related. Unlikely but vaguely possible that the rule for ONLY “Probably Not Related” applies. It is important to determine what set of results (or haplotype) most typifies 'most' members of the group you are close to matching. You may be 21/25 with an individual, but 23/25 with the center (most common) of the group, and your potential relatedness to him is through the center of the group.

5

Not Related

20/25 You are not related and the odds greatly favor that you have not shared a common male ancestor with this person in excess of 2,000 years.

6

Not Related

19/25 You are not related and the odds greatly favor that you have not shared a common male ancestor with this person in excess of 5,000 years.

>6

Not Related

You are totally unrelated to this person

 

Norman Weston Standish of the USA.

Norman's Dna was tested against Father Benjamin's Dna with a 23/25 Marker result.

 

 

Standish Family of the Pele Duxbury, Lancashire.

Family Connections in London - Dublin - Wigan?

The Reverend William Ball – Wright of Dublin Ireland conclude in his research (1890) into the Standish Family of Ireland (descended from the Standish Family of the Pele at Duxbury Lancashire England) that a possible family connection existed between the Irish Standish Family and Jonathan Standish who married Margaret Wood of Wigan Lancashire England in1685.

The Reverend William Ball-Wright of Dublin concluded that the Jonathan Standish recorded marrying Margaret Wood of Wigan on January 1st 1685 (entry in the parish registers of the Church of All Saints Wigan Lancashire) was the son of John Standish (of Greyfriars London) a descendant of the Standish Family of the Pele at Duxbury. This conclusion by the Reverend William Ball-Wright opens up the possibility of a connection (as a result of the marriage in 1685 between Jonathan Standish and Margaret Wood) with Henry Standish born 1743 in Ince the parish of Wigan being the earliest known ancestor of Father Benjamin Standish and thus could establish Benjamin’s family connection with the Standish Family of the Pele at Duxbury?

The parish registers of the Church of All Saints Wigan Lancashire England relate to the appropriate period of time and the place of residence for the Jonathan Standish referred to in the research of Reverend William Ball-Wright of Dublin and also the ancestors of Father Benjamin Standish.

The parish registers of the Church of All Saints Wigan 1580 to 1710.

 The parish registers of the Church of All Saints record the baptism of a Jonathan Standish 29th February 1651 the son of John Standish of Whitley Wigan Lancashire. This is the first entry for the name Jonathan Standish. The next entry for the name Jonathan Standish is recorded on the 1st of January 1685 when Jonathan Standish marries Margaret Wood. There are four entries for the baptisms of the children of Jonathan Standish 1687 Mary – 1688 Frances – 1692 Margaret and on the 6th of June 1696 John a son to Jonathan Standish but sadly immediately after this entry the next entry records the death of Margaret wife of Jonathan Standish.

The balance of probability would suggest that the Jonathan Standish baptised 29th February 1651 the son of John Standish of Whitley Wigan Lancashire was also the same Jonathan Standish that married Margaret Wood on the 1st of January 1685.The above entries in the name Jonathan Standish recorded in the parish registers of the Church of All Saints Wigan Lancashire are the only entries made in the name “Jonathan Standish” between the years 1580 – 1710.The conclusion of a family connection between the Jonathan Standish who married Margaret Wood in 1685 and the John Standish of Greyfriars London / Standish Family of the Pele at Duxbury is not confirmed by the entries in the parish registers of the Church of All Saints.

Documentary evidence for John Standish of Whitley Wigan Lancashire - father of Jonathan - 1651.

Wigan Archives Service FILE  [no title] - ref.  D/D Lei Add/1/3  - date: 4-5-1653.       

John Standish of Whitley settlement of part of Whitley Estate.

Wigan Archives Service FILE  [no title] - ref.  D/D Lei Add/1/4  - date: 8-5-1668.         

Draft of John Standish - houses in Wigan.

Documentary evidence for Jonathan Standish of Whitley Wigan Lancashire - son of John Standish - 1651.

Wigan Archives Service FILE  [no title] - ref.  D/D Lei Add/1/10  - date: 1678.

Draft bond performance of conveyance of Whitley premises. Jonathan Standish,Robert Johnson and wife, Robert Bolton and wife all of Wiga,Anne Standish & John Standish of Whitley Woodhouses, deceased, discharge of lands as to John Standish and heirs.

Wigan Archives Service  FILE  [no title] - ref.  D/D Lei Add/1/11  - date: 16-3-1679.
Counterpart of lease between Edward Herle,John Standish Jnr, Jonathan Standish, Francse Standish, widow and Lawrence Anderton of a close called The Hill in Wigan, in consideration of £90 demised to Laurence Anderton a close called The Hill, part of the premises (No 3) rent 11/- payable to Mr. Herle.

The Parish Churchof All Saints Wigan Lancashire England.

The Parish Church of All Saints is the oldest church in Wigan, but the actual date of its establishment is uncertain. It is possible that the earliest church was built in the time of Edward the Confessor but it was certainly in existence before 1199 when Ranulf is recorded as being the first known Rector.

The Parish of Wigan, for many years, covered a large area, including Pemberton, Billinge, Winstanley, Orrell, Upholland, Dalton, Ince, Hindley, Abram, Haigh and Aspull. It covered and area of 29,033 acres, and until the foundation of a chapel at Upholland by Sir Robert de Holland in 1307, Wigan parish Church was the only church in the area.

Since 1880, Wigan has been in the Diocese of Liverpool, but in previous years it has been part of the dioceses of York, Lichfield and Chester.

The present building dates from 1845, when the church was rebuilt, very much in the same style as the building it replaced. The work was completed in 1850.

 

Additional evidence for a Standish Family London - Wigan Link?

The Will of John Standish of London 1612- TNA ref PROB11/121

The Will of John Standish, 1612/3 TNA ref PROB11/121 (part shown above) is an extensive and interesting family account from the year 1612. A possible family business connection is made between the London and Wigan branches of the Standish family by the statement in the Will - I, John Standishe, Citizen and Stac[i]oner of London.

 

Below is the transcription of the Will of John Standish, his words on the second day of February in the year 1612.

Will of John Standish, 1612/3 TNA ref PROB11/121

T[estamentum] Johannis Standish

[Will of John Standish]

In the name of God, Amen,

The second daye of February In the yeare of our Lord God one Thowsand six hundred and Twelve, and in the yeares of the Raigne of our soveraigne Lord James, by the grace of God, Kinge of England, Fraunce and Ireland, Defender of the faith etc, the Tenth, and of Scotland the six and Fortieth,

I, John Standishe, Citizen and Stac[i]oner of London, being sick in my body but of sound and p[er]fect memory thankes be given unto God, doe ordeine and make this my Testament, conteyning herein my last will, in manner and fourme followinge (that is to saye),

First I bequeath my soule to Allmightie God, my maker and Redeemer,

And my body to the earth, to be buried in Christian buriall according to the discrec[i]on of my Executors and Overseers.

And as touching my worldly goodes and estate, I give and dispose of it in manner and fourme followinge.

Item I give and bequeath to the poore people of the p[ar]ish of St. Dunstan in the West, London, the some of Five poundes of Currant English money to be distributed in manner and forme followinge, (vizt), £4 to be given and distributed in bread and money on the daye of my Funerall, And 40s residue of the saide £5 to be delivered to the Churchwardens and Overseers of the poore of the said p[ar]ishe, to be distributed to the poore people of the said p[ar]ishe at their discretions.

Item whereas S[i]r Christopher Hoddesdon of Leighton Bussard in the Countie of Bedd., knight, deceassed, by the name of Xpofer Hoddesdon, Cittizen and haberdasher of London, by one Indenture bearinge date the 28th daye of January in the 26th yeare of the Raigne of our late soveraigne Lady Queene Elizabeth, did demise, grant and to ferme lett unto John Tubman of Leighton aforesaid, Inholder, All that tithe or Tenth p[ar]te of Corne, Hey, grasse, wood, wooll and lambe co[m]minge, arisinge and groweinge w[i]thin the Feildes, Townes and hamlettes of Eggenden and Clipston in the p[ar]ishe of Leighton Bussard aforesaid, or w[i]thin any of them, in the said Countie of Bedd.,

To have and to holde the said premisses, w[i]th th’appurten[au]nces, by the said Indenture demised, unto the said John Tubman, his Executors and Assignes, from the Feast of th’ann[un]ciac[i]on of our lady next co[m]myng after the date of the said Indenture, unto th’end and tearme of 36 yeares from thence next ensuing, fully to be compleat and ended, under a certeine yearely Rent in the said Indenture specified, As by the said Indenture more at large maye appeare,

Which said Indenture and all the number of yeares therein conteyned and yett to come of and in the premisses are by good Conveyances and assurances in the lawe come unto the handes and possession of me, the saide John Standish, As by the same Conveyances maye more playnely and at large appeare,

Which said Indenture above specified, and all such Conveyances, assurances and number of yeares yet to come of and in the premisses, and every p[ar]te and p[ar]cell thereof, and all the yearely p[ro]fittes thereof, I wholly give and bequeath unto my Brother Richard Standish, Cittizen and Carpenter of London, upon this provisoe and Condic[i]on following, (vizt),

That he, the said Richard, his Executors or Administrators, shall paye or cause to be paid the so[m]me of £110 of Currant English money to such of my kinsfolkes and [?]akyes, as I shall nominate, sett downe and appoynt by a certayne note or writing Indented bearinge date w[i]th these p[rese]ntes, sealed and subscribed with my own hande, at such tymes as in the said writing is expressed,

The one p[ar]te of w[hi]ch writinge or note Indented to remayne w[i]th my said Brother Richard Standish, Th’other w[i]th my lovinge freind Mr. Andrewe Feild of London, grocer.

And whereas also John Crosman of Totternehoe in the Countie of Bedd., yeoman, and Ellen his wife, by one Indenture Bearinge date the 16th daye of March in the 43rd yeare of the Raigne of our said late soveraigne Lady Queene Elizabeth, did demise, graunt and to Ferme lett unto Mathewe Swetezer of Staynes in the Countye of Midd., gent.,

All that Messuage or Tenement wherein one Margrett Spede and John Purryar did them dwell, on the back side of the middle rowe in Leighton Bussard in the Countie of Bedd. aforesaid, w[i]th all the howses, edifices, buildinges, barnes, stables, foreyardes, backsides, orchardes, gardens, and all other Co[m]modities whatsoever to the said Messuage or Tenement belonging,

And also Twentie acres of arrable land, be it more or lesse, to the said Messuage or Tenement lately layd, lyinge and beinge within the Feildes of Leighton Bussard aforesaid in the said Countie of Bedd.,

To have and to hold the said premisses, w[i]th th’appurten[au]nces, before by the said Indenture lastly demised, unto the said Mathew Swetizer, his heires, Executors, Administrators and assignes, from the Feast of St. Michaell Th’archangell next ensuinge the Date of the said Indenture, unto th’end and terme of 21 yeares from thence next followinge, fully to be compleate and Ended, under a certayne yearely Rent in the said Indenture specified, As by the said Indenture more at large maye appeare,

Which said Indenture and all the number of yeares therein conteyned and yetto come of and in the said premisses are by good conveyances and assurances in the law come unto the handes and possession of me, the said John Standish, As by the same Assurances maye likewyse more playnely appeare,

Which said Indenture last above spe[ci]fied, and all such conveyances, assurances and number of yeares yetto come of and in the premisses last above specified, and every p[ar]te and p[ar]cell thereof, w[i]th the yerely proffittes thereof, I likewise wholly give and bequeath to my said Brother Richard Standish,

Provided allwayes, and my will and meaning is, that my said brother Richard Standish shall yearely paye unto my uncle James Woodcock, of Kinges Cliffe in the Countie of Northt., Tanner, the so[m]me of 33s 4d of Currant English money duringe the continuance of the said tearme yetto come in the saide Indenture at the tyme of my decease, yf he, the said James, shall fortune so longe to live, at two severall paymentes (vizt), at the Feast of St. Michaell th’archangell and th’ann[un]ciac[i]on of our Lady St. Mary the Virgin, by even and equall porc[i]ons.

Item I give and bequeath to my loving freindes, Mr. Andrewe Feild and Mr. Humphrey Hopp[er], £5 apeece to buy each of them a peece of plate what they like best.

Item I likewise give and bequeath to my loving freind and good Landlord, Mr Henry Best, the so[m]me of Five poundes to buy him a peece of plate what he liketh best.

Item I give and bequeath to my faithfull and loving frende Mr Thomas Manne, Cittizen and Stac[i]oner of London, £10 of like lawfull money of England.

Item I give and bequeath to Henry Feild, Anne Feild and Sara Feild, sonne and daughters of Andrew Feild, the so[m]me of Twentie poundes, to be equally devided amongest them.

Item I give and bequeath to my lovinge freind Mr. Henry Cooke of this p[ar]ish, Stac[i]oner, the so[m]me of Fortie shillinges to make him a Ringe w[i]thall.

Whereas I have remayninge in the Hall or among the Company of Stac[i]oners a Stocke of £300, my will and meaninge is that my wife Anne Standish shall have and enioye the Co[m]moditie thereof according to the Custom there,

And when it shall fortune her estate to cease, either by death, marriage or otherwise, my will and meaninge further is, And by this my will I give and bequeath the so[m]me of Fiftie poundes, p[ar]cell of the said £300, to the M[aste]r, wardens and assistantes of the Company of the Stacioners, by them to be ymployed and bestowed to the use of the said Company at their discretions.

Item I give unto my freind William Clifford 40s of Currant English money.

Item  the Rest of all my goodes and Chattells, my Debtes paid, my legacies and Funerall expences p[er]fourmed, I wholly give and bequeath to my welbeloved wife Ann Standish, whome I ordeyne and make the whole Executrix of this my last will and Testament,

And for the better p[er]fourmance thereof I doe request my foresaid lovinge freind Mr, Andrew Feild to be Overseer of this my said will.

In witnesse whereof I, the said John Standish, have sett my hand and seale to this my will the daye and yeare first above written, in the p[rese]nce of these witnesses, (vizt), John Standish, Andrew Feild, William Clifford, William Bacon.

And for the better p[er]fourmance thereof I doe requestmy foresaid lovinge freind Mr, Andrew Feild to be Overseer of this my said will.

In witnesse whereof I, the said John Standish, have sett my hand and seale to this my will the daye and yeare first above written, in the p[rese]nce of these witnesses, (vizt), John Standish, Andrew Feild, William Clifford, William Bacon.

Probatum fuit Testamentum suprascriptum apud London

Coram venerabili viro Mag[ist]ro Edmundo Pope, legum Doctore Surrogato venerabilis viri Domini Johannis Benet milit[is] legum etiam Doctoris Curie prerogative Cantuariens[is] domino Mag[ist]ri Custodis sive Co[m]missarii legitime constituti

Octavo die Martii Anno Domini iuxta cursum et Computac[i]o[n]em Eccl[es]iæ Anglicanæ millesimo sexcentesimo Duodecimo

Juramento Anne Standish, Relicte dicti defuncti et Executricis in eodem Testamento nominat[e]

Cui com[m]issa fuit Administrac[i]o bonorum Jurium et Creditorum dicti defuncti de bene et fideliter Administrando etc ad sancta dei Evangelia jurat[e]

Examinatur

The above written will was proved at London, Before the worshipful Master Edmund Pope, Doctor of Laws, Surrogate of the worshipful Sir John Bent, Knight, also Doctor of Laws, Master, Keeper or Commissary of the Prerogative Court of Canterbury, lawfully constituted,On the eighth day of March in the year of our Lord, according to the computation of the English Church, one thousand six hundred and twelve,By the oath of Anne Standish, the relict of the said deceased, and the executrix named in the same will,To whom was granted administration of the goods, rights and credits of the said deceased, she having been sworn, on God's Holy Evangelists, well and faithfully to administer etc.

 

Lancashire Archives DDKE/958/31 16th February 1683.

In the year 1683 William Standish of Wigan writes a letter to secure business for the Standish family stationary business in Preston Lancashire.

 

 

James Standish was born in Wigan Lancashire in 1827 he is the father of John Vincent Standish born 21st of December 1860 in Preston Lancashire they are cousins of Father BenjaminStandish.

John Vincent Standish in common with Benjamin was a Roman Catholic priest.

The birth certificate of John Vincent Standish in 1860 shows his father to be a Law Stationer in Preston Lancashire.

 

 

Father Benjamin Standish a descendant of the Standish Family of thePele or Burgh at Duxbury Lancashire?

 

Father Benjamin Standish is a descendant of the Standish family of Ince in the Parish of Wigan Lancashire and his family tree is absolute from Henry Standish of Ince in 1743. The William Standish of Wigan who wrote a letter in 1683 regarding the family stationary business in Preston Lancashire could most probably be an ancestor of Benjamin.

The ancestors of Father Benjamin Standish are prominent Catholics.

The Standish family of the Burgh at Duxbury were also prominent Catholics.

The Standish family of the Pele at Duxbury were Church of England – Puritan.

The Standish family of the Burgh at Duxbury were the owners of land and property in Ince parish of Wigan Lancashire they also had close connections with the Ince family.

Documentary evidence for the ownership of Land and property in Ince in the Parish of Wigan by the Standish family of the Burgh at Duxbury Lancashire.

 Lancashire Archives - ref.  D/D An/Bundle 26/97  - date: 5 Mar. 1629.         

 Parties: John Ince of Ince, Gentleman, one part, Richard Ashton of Bamfurlong, Gentleman, Thomas Ince, son and heir of Thomas Ince, late citizen and haberdasher of London, Thurston Standish of the Burghe, within Chorley, Gentleman, and Thomas Ince of Ince, Yeoman, of the other part.

 

Lancashire Archives - FILE  [no title] - ref.  D/D An/Bundle 35/247  - date: 1650.
 17th April 1650. Indenture. Parties, Thomas Ince of Ince gent. and John Ince son & heir apparent of Thomas Ince, Marie daughter of the said Thomas Ince, Joseph Rigbie maior of Wigan, John Maudisley of Wigan gent. one part and Richard Ashton of Bamfurlong in Abram gent. Thurstan Standish of the Burgh in Chorley gent, Richard Ashton of the Platt Bridge in Abram yeoman and John Rigbie of Ince yeoman, other part witnesseth that the said Thomas Marie & John Ince, Joseph Rigbie and John Maudisley in consideration that the said Richard Ashton gent Thurstan Standish, Richard Ashton yeoman and John Rigbie stand bound with the said Thomas and John Ince for their proper debts to the severall persons in a schedule thereto annexed and for the better kepping harmless of them (the sureties) the said Thomas Ince, Elizabeth his wife, Marie Ince, John Ince, Joseph Rigbie & John Maudisley have demised to farm-let to the said Richard Ashton gent. Thurston Standish, Richard Ashton yeoman, and John Rigbie all those closes of land lying in Ince called the Three Mosse Heyes and the Meadow Boethome containing 18 acres, and being parcel of the demesne of the said Thomas Ince with all ways etc, etc, to hold to the said Richard Ashton gent. Thurstan Standish, Richard Ashton yeoman, John Rigbie, for the term of 31 years at the yearly rent of one peppercorn Proviso that for so long as the said John Ince shall keep indemnified the said Richard Ashton gent Thurstan Standish, Richard Ashton yeoman and John Rigbie from the debts mentioned in the said schedule the said Richard Ashton gent. Thurstan Standish, Richard Ashton yeoman and John Rigbie it shall be lawful for the said John Ince to have and enjoy the said closes of land without lett or interruption of them (the said sureties)

 

Lancashire Archives - ref.  D/D An/Bundle 47/488  - date: 1654.

Civil War - Sequestration Proceedings 1654.
This document which is contained on five sheets of foolscap concerns the allowance of a lease of several lands to Richard Ashton,
Thurston Standish and others in Sequestration Proceedings against Thomas Ince. At the commencement is a recital of an order of the Court dated 27th May 1651, and the body of the document contains a record of the depositions of a number of witnesses who were called before the Court to substantiate the claim for the allowance. It is alleged that the lands were conveyed as security for monies due from the said Thomas Ince and remained owing at the date of his death which according to the evidence of one William Glover, took place a month or so prior to the 28th of March 1654.

 Lancashire Archives - ref.  FILE - ref.  D/D An/Bundle 61/44  - date: 1657
 
Endorsed "showed and deposed unto us on a Comon executed att Wigan in the County of Lancaster the fifteenth day of June in the yeare of our Lord 1657 before us Robert Mawdsley, James Scrowld (?) and signed Thomas Ince (of Ince) Richard Ashton (of Bamfurlong in Abram) Thurstan Standish of the Burgh in Chorley, Richard Ashton (of Abram), John Ricley of Ince yeoman.

 

Henry Standish born1743 in Ince Parish of Wigan Lancashire is the earliest recorded ancestor of Father Benjamin Standish. The Standish family of the Burgh at Duxbury Lancashire were the principle branch of the Standish family owning Land and property in Ince. The claim made by many generations of ancestors of Father Benjamin Standish that their line of descent was from the Standish family of Duxbury Lancashire ( the same claim made by many generations of descendants of Myles Standish) is on the balance of probability correct if the line of descent is from the Standish family of the Burgh in Duxbury Lancashire. Thus the male DNA of Father Benjamin Standish would be that of the House of Standish of Standish direct from Sir Alexander Standish Lord of the Manor of Standish 1468 to 1507.

Thurston Standish of the Burgh in Duxbury is said to be the second son of Sir Alexander Standish  Lord of the Manor of Standish  1468 - 1507  and younger brother of Ralph Standish Lord of the Manor of Standish 1507 - 1538.