Isaac DARKIN

[John Johnston]

Hi,

Isaac DARKIN, born 2 Apr 1740, Eastcheap, London, to parents Isaac Darkin, cork-cutter and Elizabeth Darkin, was a notorious highwayman and died 23 Mar 1761 on the gallows in Oxford.

In 1758 he joined the 48th Regiment of Foot and served briefly in Antigua. On his return to England he joined the navy aboard HMS Royal George in the position of midshipman.

I would be grateful for any assistance in determining the ancestry of this Isaac DARKIN.

Thanks,
Tinto

[whiteout7]

There is this record on paysites
ISAAC DARKIN
Prerogative Court of Canterbury Wills Index 1750-1800
Collections from Great Britain
Year 1753

When this Isacc Darkin died your Isacc Darkin would have been 13 years old.

Wikipeda said his father died in 1754 and that your man had a sister and that they took over running the fathers business, this suggests that there may have been something to inherit

[John Johnston]

Thanks. I have a copy of father Isaac Darkin's will.
Tinto

[jomcd967]

Fleet marriages - 4 June 1736, Isaac Darkin, bachelor of St Saviour Southwark, distiller, married Mary  Noke, spinster.

25 Jan 1740 - St Gregory by St Paul, Isaac Darking, widower of St Saviour Southward, married Elizabeth Wright, of St Andrew Hubbard.

22 Feb 1738 - St Saviour Southwark, baptism of Isaac s/o Isaac Darkin, merchant and Mary.

Jo 

[jomcd967]

Also of interest....

An earlier brother....St Saviour Southwark, 15 Aug 1735, burial of Isaac s/o Isaac Darkin, brandy dealer.

And a burial for Mary, wife of Isaac Darker, 13 Nov 1738 St Saviour Southwark.
And a burial for Thos, son of Isaac Darkin, a dealer in brandy, 22 Nov 1734, ditto.
And a burial for Mary Darkin of Isaac, 11 Sept 1736.
Jo

[John Johnston]

Thank you Jo, for your interest and the further information.
Much appreciated.
Kind Regards,
Tinto