Records of Huby Preparative Meeting of the Society of Friends 1775-1911
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The first Quakers in this area of the North Riding were Valentine Johnson and Thomas Wedall of Crayke, who were convinced by the preaching of William Dewsbury around 1652. Two years later, Jane Wilkinson was imprisoned for preaching in the church at Crayke, and William Dewsbury was also arrested at a meeting of Friends in the hamlet. Alexander Hebblethwaite and Richard Vause of Huby were imprisoned for non-payment of tithes in 1662. There was a burial ground in Crayke by 1661, which was in use u...
