Hi Debbie,
It sounds very much like your Punchaby's and mine belong together! My 7 x great grandfather was Christopher Punchaby, and was born circa 1692 in Bakewell. He married Jane Hancock in 1714, in Bakewell, and they had a son also called Christopher in 1725 - I presume that there were others before him, although I haven't found them yet!
Christopher Jnr. married Mary Longden in Hope in 1746 - they had at least 2 children, Ann & John in 1748 and 1749 respectively, both in Bakewell.
I have followed John's descendants as far as I can using the IGI - he married Rebecca in 1770, produced Samuel who married Elizabeth Harrison in 1814. I have only found 1 child of theirs, Mary b. 1829 d. 1834.
Of course, there are probably a few more Christophers along the line too, so I can't yet see where our link will be.
All the Punchabys, and the family Ann married into, worked as gamekeepers on the Chatsworth Estate.
Hope to hear from you soon - e mail me direct on
l.kirby@virgin.net.
Cheers,
Linda