John X Done (son of John IX Done and Elena Done) was born 1575 in Utkinton, Cheshire, England, and died 13 Apr 1629 in Utkinton, Cheshire, England. He married (1) Mary Bleaze. He married (2) Dorothy Wilbraham.
Notes for John X Done: Utkinton, a small rural village on the southern edge of the Delamere Forest, was the site of some excitement in 1600 when one John Greenway claimed to have discovered a healing spring there. A pamphlet entitled Newes out of Cheshire concerning the New found Well was published, and Utkinton found itself swamped with tourists and invalids. John X, probably realizing the prosperity the visitors brought to the village economy, at first allowed free access to the spring. After three years of tourists tromping through the Royal Forest, he decided the Queen’s deer were suffering “great disturbance”, and he closed the well to the public.
John X. Doan is traditionally assumed to be the father of the Pilgrim, Deacon John Doan. John X Done was the last Sir John Done. The young John and his wife, following their parents' wishes, went to live and study in the home of John Bruen, a well known Presbyterian. Despite having been knighted by James I of England, John X supported the English Parliament in its disputes with King James I. His somber Presbyterian values were much at odds with those of the flamboyant Catholic king. In 1644, the family being supporters of the Parliament, Utkinton Hall was plundered by the royalist supporters of King James under the command of a Colonel Marrow. This booty was later restored by order of the House of Commons.
The daughters of John X Done are memorialized in Tarporley Church, Utkinton, by beautiful marble monuments said to be of excellent workmanship and artistic skill.
Children of John X Done and Mary Bleaze are:
+John Doane, b. Oct 1590, Utkington, Cheshire, England, d. 21 Feb 1685, Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA42.
Children of John X Done and Dorothy Wilbraham are:
Jane Done, b., Utkinton, Cheshire, England, d. 1662, Utkinton, Cheshire, England.
Sir Knight John X Done (b. 1575, d. 13 Apr 1629)
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