The Farndale 4 Line

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	Simon the Miller of Farndale c 1255 to c 1334 Perhaps the first significant person we can identify who bore the Farndale name He paid the highest rent of 7s 9d in Farndale in the 1301 Subsidy, suggesting as miller, he was the wealthiest inhabitant Simon had a servant, John, in 1301 We know of four sons, two of whom left the dale to seek their fortunes elsewhere, and two of whom became regular poachers, for which they were fined and outlawed FAR00021
Adam de Farndale * c 1274 to c 1350 Adam was accused of murder by the victim’s wife Agnes, and found himself in court on many poaching charges FAR00025	John de Farndale * c 1278 to 1372 John left Farndale and settled in Egton for a while, before returning via Farndale to live in Rosedale for many years, where he farmed 6 acres In 1336 he took a loan of £8 and perhaps shortly afterwards set up a business as a saddler in York, of which city he later became a freeman FAR00030 The York Line	Robert Farndale * c 1282 to c 1345 A regular poacher, eventually outlawed FAR00031	De Willelmo de Farndale c 1279 to c 1340 A tenant in Danby in 1301 FAR00013