• Born: Abt 1630, Gorran, Cornwall
• Married:
• Buried: 31 May 1687, St. Austell, Cornwall ¹

  Research Notes:

Grant, lands in St Ewe and Gorran, 29 Sep 1651. ²

Parties:

1) John Dinham of Nancallan, esquire
2) Samuel Hext of St Austell, gentleman.

Property: Nancallan in Gorran and Kessel [Kestle] in St Ewe.

Consideration: an annuity of £10.

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Lease and release, Nancallan, Gorran, 30-31 Oct 1661. ³

Parties:

1) John Dinham of Gorran, gentleman; Susan Dinham, of Gorran, widow, John's mother
2) Nathaniell Trevanion of Tregarthen, esquire.

Property: Nancallan.

Consideration: £375.

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Lease and release, part of Nancallan, Gorran, 26-27 Mar 1671. ⁴

Parties:

1) John Dinham of Nancallan, Gorran, gentleman; John Dinham the Younger*, his son and heir
2) Arthur Fortescue of Penwarne, esquire.

Property: New Closes, part of Nancallan.

Consideration: £160.

* John Dinham, jun^r. died in August of the following year.

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Fine, Nancallan, Gorran, 30 Jan 1678. ⁵

Parties:

1) Thomas Hancock
2) John Dinham, and Mary Dinham, his wife.

Nancallan.

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Abstract of the Will of John Dinham of the Parish of St. Austell in the County of Cornwall, Gentleman, written 9 May 1687, proved 2 Aug 1687. ⁶

Gives and bequeaths 20 shillings to his son Otwell Dinham.

Gives and bequeaths 20 shillings each to his son Oliver Dinham, and to Oliver's daughter, Agnes.

Gives and bequeaths 20 shillings to his son William Dinham.

Gives and bequeaths 20 shillings to his daughter Mary Meddon as well as 20 shillings each to her children.

Gives and bequeaths 10 shillings to his maid servant Elizabeth Reynels.

Makes his son Richard Dinham residuary legatee and sole executor of his last will and testament.

(Signed)

Witnesses: Charles Tremayne, Tho: Cloke and others

An inventory of the goods and chattels of John Dinham, gent., of St. Austell, was taken by Thomas Cocke and Amos Lugger on 7 Jun 1687 and valued to £332 4s. 6d.