1633 John Scholey married Elizabeth Fletcher, daughter of Richard and Alice Ellice Fletcher, all of Rotherham, on 13 April in Rotherham parish [1]. John Scholey married Elizabeth Fletcher on 23 April, 1633 in Rotherham Parish [2]. John Scoley, yeoman, Treeton, and Elizabeth Fletcher, spinster, [married] 1633 in Rotherham, either place [3].
1661 Elizabeth Scholey died in South Kirkby, Yorkshire, England. Elizabeth Scholey was buried on April 4 in South Kirkby, Yorkshire, England. [4] [5] [6] [7]
Research Notes:
The records cited above differ in terms of geography. They might refer to different persons, despite having the same names.
We are researching Thomas Schooley [8], who married Sarah Parker in New Jersey. Some researchers have concluded that this John Schooley and Elizabeth Fletcher were the parents of Thomas Schooley. We have seen no records indicating that John Schooley and Elizabeth Fletcher had children. We seek evidence about the descendants of John Schooley and Elizabeth Fletcher.
Some researchers have named Richard Scholey [9] father of Anthony Schooley and sister of Alice Hodgson, as the father of this John Schooley. We have found no evidence that Richard Schooley had a son named John. We seek evidence about the parents of this John Scholey.
[1] May Schooley Ivey, A Pioneer Schooley Family (1941), 2.
[2] Thomas M Blagg and C S James, ed, Yorkshire Marriage Registers, West Riding, Vol. 1, [Phillimore Vol. CCI] (1914), 69, [InternetArchive].
[3] John Wm Clay, Paver's Marriage Licenses 1, The Yorkshire Archaeological Society Record Series 40 (1908), 25, [HathiTrust].
[4] West Yorkshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1512-1812, West Yorkshire Archive Service, [AncestryImage], [AncestryRecord].
[5] England, Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991, [FamilySearchRecord].
[6] England, Yorkshire, Bishop's Transcripts, 1547-1957, [FamilySearchRecord].
[7] England, Select Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991, [AncestryRecord].
[8] Janet and Robert Wolfe, Genealogy Page for Thomas Schooley, [JRWolfeGenealogy].
[9] Janet and Robert Wolfe, Genealogy Page for Richard Scholey, [JRWolfeGenealogy].
[10] FamilySearch Family Tree Person, John Scholey, [FamilySearch TreePerson].
[11] FamilySearch Family Tree Person, Elizabeth Fletcher, [FamilySearch TreePerson].