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The Course of Life of Bn James Naylor widowr.
who departed happily April 30th 1770
He was born October 23d 1692 at Scholes in the Parish of Birstal Yorkshire
and came when a child to live with his grand Father Sam? Hillas? at Bankhouse,
He serv'd an apprenticeship with his Uncle Sam Hillas? in the clothing Business who liv'd
in Oaker Lane in this Neighbourhood. In the yr 1728. He was married to Martha Naylor
by whom He had one son & two Daughters, of whom 1 Son our Br John Naylor in
the Choir House, & a Daughters are yet living. They liv'd 14 years in Oaker Lane after
their Marriage & then came to live at Bankhouse.
When W: Ingham preach'd here about in the Churches, he us'd to attend constantly
& became concern'd for his Salvation, & when the Brn came here & Socieities were settled
he became a member thereof in the year 1741, prosper'd in our Savr grace, Octobr 6th
1744. He was Recd into the Congn & Decr 20th the Same year, was partaker of the
H: Comunion. He show'd that his Election of grace was weighty to Him by a faithful
concern for what belong'd to our Savrs Kingdom & a readiness to be usefull in his degree
to promote it, He Boarded the S Bn at Lane and for some years. Afterwd He & his late
wife liv'd at the Hall for some time, & then ^was employd in the Manufactory & other matters suitable
for him, in all which He has Legitimated himself as afaithful Bn in the Congn belov'd
& Respected by the Brn & Srs & esteem'd by his acquaintance.
Novr 13th 1759 He was made Aestuth?. May 9th He became a widower, in wch
State he has spent his time in a Sabbatic enjoyment of his Choir grace, willingly employ
ing his Time in a useful manner according to his active disposition in wch he continued
till last February, untill it was insisted upon that he declined every thing & Suffer'd himself
to be attended & cared for according as the Circumstances shod require, wch his son our Br
Ing Naylor Dutifully engag'd in, & going in to see him one Day, he found him on his
knees leaning on his Chair wch struck him with Fo? particular impression. His Disorder was
an extraordinary heat in his Blood wch bar'd him much & depriv'd him of Rest else had
no particular Sickness yet grew gradually weaker from Day to Day. at ? In the beginning
He had thoughts of Recovery as he as but he soon became sensible that his Days of