Peter was baptised in February 1712 in St Paternus church in North Petherwin and is thought to have been born at Pattacott, North Petherwin, (then Devon, now Cornwall), a son of
Michael and Ruth Winter
and a grandson of
Michael and his wife Elizabeth, whose maiden surname is as yet unknown.
Although no further records of him have been found until 1740, we can make deductions about his life before then. His oldest brother William was in line to take over the family farm so Peter would have to earn his living by other means. The income he could earn from working as an unskilled farmhand was insufficient to maintain the lifestyle of a yeoman farmer to which he was accustomed so it made sense for him to learn a trade. That way he could earn a good income and be an attractive marriage prospect for a yeoman's daughter. The parish accounts for St Gennys record payments made to Peter for building work done in 1740, 1747, and 1749 and there may be more. It is therefore thought that Peter became a mason (or, in current language, "a builder"). To learn this trade he would have served an apprenticeship for a term of probably about seven years, possibly with a mason in St Gennys parish which is about ten mies miles away from the family farm at Pattacott. Peter's father had married very late in life and died when Peter was only twelve, so the apprenticeship would probably have been after that and his mother may have used income from the farm to fund it. It is likely to have finished when Peter was 21 and Peter would then have taken time to establish himself before embarking on marriage.
On the 28th October 1740, Peter, then aged 28, married Joan Short in
St Gennys Parish Church. His wife, Joan, had been baptised in the same church 20 years earlier on the 13th May 1720, the daughter of John Short and Margaret nee Hooper.
Peter's mother-in-law, Margaret Hooper, was one of the daughters of Barnabas Hooper, a yeoman from a well established St. Gennys family and had married John Short in St Gennys in February 1717. Her sister Elizabeth married Stephen Jolliffe in the same church in December 1717 and the two families became even more intertwined when Elizabeth's granddaughter Mary married sister Margaret's grandson Michael Trease.
So far we have been unable to identify with any certainty the parents of Peter's father-in-law. John Short. One Roger Short, who may have been John's brother, married in St Gennys in 1726 and named his first two children, Henry and Joan. For this reason it is thought Roger may have been the son of Henry and Joan Short who married in North Petherwin in 1690. In later life, John Short became a yeoman farmer in North Petherwin where he lived with his unmarried daughter Margaret. In addition to the farm in North Petherwin he had Berry, a property in St Gennys.
After they got married, Peter and Joan made their home in St Gennys but we are not sure where as Peter does not appear in the list of St Gennys ratepayers made in 1750. Over the next 14 years the family steadily grew with the birth of 8 children, six sons and two daughters. The parish accounts give us occasional glimpses of Peter doing building work at the church and you get the impression that their life had settled into a steady routine. However that routine was to come to an abrupt halt in September 1755 when Joan died in her mid thirties shortly before their fifteenth wedding anniversary. Complications arising during childbirth were a common reason for the death of such young mothers but we don't really know what happened to Joan.
Not only would Joan's early death have been extremely distressing for the family, it would also have presented practical difficulties for Peter in looking after all the seven children who were then alive. Three of them were aged from around 8 to 14 years. Daughter Grace, who would have been about 12 years old had she survived, is thought to have died in her infancy. The four other children were aged 5 and under. Son Michael and daughter Mary appear to have been no more than 3 and 2 years old respectively. Clearly the three older children could help their father to some extent but Peter would have needed more support. His mother and father were no longer alive and only his older brother William, who appears to have been single and unable to offer much help, appears to be in the area. Fortunately Peter's father-in-law, John Short, and his family were around to help. The two youngest children, Michael and Mary, would probably have been taken in by close relatives. It is thought that Michael went to live with his grandfather, John, possibly together with his sister Mary. John had no sons and may well have welcomed the arrival of Michael in his home. It would explain why Michael had become so close to John that when John died, he made Michael the major beneficiary and executor of his Will, just as he would have done if Michael had been his own son.
Only two years later, the children suffered another devastating blow when Peter himself died. He was buried in Otterham churchyard on the 2nd October 1757. He was only in his mid forties and we don't know why he died so young. It may have have been a fatal accident while at work but there may have been some genetic weakness in the family as sons John and Peter died in their mid-thirties and grandson Thomas died aged 41. With Peter's death the children now became orphans with no income to support them. Despite this, none of them fell upon really hard times and most did exceptionally well, marrying into well established and prosperous families. Peter's father-in-law, John Short and his relatives are thought to have played a big hand in making sure the children were well cared for. Other Trease family members such as Peter's eldest brother, William, who appears to have been a bachelor living locally in Poundstock may also have assisted in some way.
Mary, the only daughter, who may have been as young as two, was probably already being looked after by her grandfather's family. The easiest way of ensuring her future was to find a good husband. So as soon as was appropriate, she was married off to Thomas Marshall, a local farmer who came from a long established St Gennys family. She was under age, possibly as young as 15, so her marriage had to be made with the consent of her guardian, grandfather John, who probably played a big part in arranging it.
Michael, the youngest son, was probably, like Mary, already being looked after by his grandfather. Unlike his older brothers, he was too young to be apprenticed. It seems likely that Michael stayed living with his grandfather and as he got older helped him run his farm.
The best solution for Michael's older brothers would be to arrange apprenticeships for them as soon as appropriate. Apprenticeships would both provide them with board and lodging and enable them to learn skills that would help them earn a living in later life. We know that Samuel, the youngest brother was apprenticed to a farmer, Edward Harris of Otterham, when he was seven, which would have been very shortly after his father's death. We have no precise information about the other sons. John and Peter married locally so they appeared to stay in the area and, probably like Samuel, were apprenticed to local farmers. Richard does not appear to have stayed living in the area and possibly had a different sort of apprenticeship. William appears to have moved out of the area and possibly stayed with some more distant Trease relatives.
When John Short died he left the bulk of his estate to Michael, his youngest Trease grandson, and a shilling each to the other Trease children. The reason the other children were named beneficiaries with a token legacy of only one shilling was to minimise the risk of them challenging his Will and was customary practice at that time in such circumstances. John omits to mention Grace, so she almost certainly was no longer alive (unless he simply forgot about her - possible but unlikely) but he does mention son Richard indicating that he thought that Richard was still alive. So far we have been unable to clearly establish where Richard went.
Although Peter died young, he left six surviving sons. We know that five of them had families from which different branches of the Trease family became established. Many of these branches have flourished until this very day (2024). A brief summary of the lives of Peter and Joan's children is given below : -
- son John was born around 1741 in St Gennys so was about 14 when he became an orphan. In 1765, when he was about 23, he married Ann Smeeth, who was about three years his junior, in St Gennys Church. His wife came from one of the most important families in St. Gennys. Unusual for a woman of that time, Ann could sign the register whereas John couldn't. For this reason it seems likely that prior to his marriage, John would have been apprenticed to a local farmer and have done farm work which would not need literacy and numeracy skills. During their short married life, John and Ann had three sons and a daughter but lost one son when he was an infant. John died young, like his father, aged only 35 and was buried in St Gennys in February 1775. Ann re-married just over a year later in the adjacent parish of Poundstock to John Saunders of Lanlivery near Lostwithiel, Cornwall.
- daughter Grace was baptised in 1743 but no other record of her has been found. Her grandfather, John Short, makes no reference to her in his Will of 1775 so she had almost certainly died before then, possibly as an infant.
- son William was baptised in 1745 and about 10 years old when his father died. In later life he became an Excise Officer. To do this he needed someone to put up a substantial sum of money as surety and he himself had to pass a test to ensure that he met the high standards of literacy and numeracy demanded. He must have been well looked after after when orphaned but so far we are not sure who took on this role. In 1778 he married Grace Govett in Wiveliscombe and they had a large family.
William died in 1823 and was buried in Wiveliscombe. His wife Grace died in 1833 and was buried in St Mary's, Redcliffe, Bristol.
- son Peter was baptised in 1747 and would have been about 8 when orphaned.
In 1771 when he was about 24 he married Ann Matthew of Jacobstow in Jacobstow Parish Church. At the time he himself was living in Otterham and working as a farmer, according to his son Peter's description of his father's occupation on his marriage certificate of 1850. Peter and Ann had 3 sons and a daughter before Peter died in Otterham in 1783. So like his father and brother John, Peter also died young in his mid thirties.
- son Richard was baptised in 1750. We know he was alive in September 1775 when his grandfather John Short drafted his Will but we do not know his whereabouts. The 1759 reference to Richard Treise being apprenticed to a tinplate worker, Will Forest of Plymouth, may refer to him.
- son Samuel was baptised in 1751 and aged about 6 when his father died. When he was 7 years old he was apprenticed to Edward Harris of Otterham to learn the skills of husbandry. After his apprenticeship finished, he stayed with the same employer for a couple of years before moving to work for Digory Rogers of Davidstow for a few years. Digory's sister Margaret had married Thomas Jollow in 1755 and her daughter Mary married Samuel's younger brother Michael. Samuel married Mary Souther in Quethiock in 1784 and they had 3 sons and 3 daughters. Samuel died in Stoke Damerel in Plymouth in 1832 and his wife died in East Stonehouse in 1845.
- son Michael was born about 1753.
During 1778, when he was about 25, he married Mary Jollow of St Gennys, the only child of Thomas Jollow and Margaret nee Rogers. Thomas Jollow's mother, Elizabeth Hooper, was the sister of Margaret Hooper, Michael's grandmother. The
following year Mary gave birth to a son but she died a few months afterwards. Michael continued
living in St Gennys until at least 1784 when he was about 30 years old. In 1793, aged about 40, he re-married in Clovelly, Devon to Ann Spettigue, widow of a Thomas Spettigue.
They had no children. Michael died during 1822 aged about 69 and Ann died 1835 aged 88. Both Michael and Ann are buried in Clovelly Churchyard.
- daughter Mary appears to be the youngest child and it is possible that problems during her birth caused her mother's death.
In 1770 when she may have been as young as 15 years old she married in St Gennys Parish Church Thomas Marshall of St Gennys. As yet no details of
Thomas Marshall's date of birth and parentage have been sought but the Marshall family were another old St Gennys family.
Thomas and Mary had at least one daughter. Records of the death or burial of Thomas or Mary have not yet been obtained.
| Peter TREASE
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| 1711 | c. 01Feb1711/12 North Petherwin.Peter s/o Michel Trease and Ruth baptised (IGI C022011 and ER)
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| 1711 | c. 07Feb1711 North Petherwin. Peter TREASE s/o Michel & Ruth (COD Bodmin BT)
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| 1740 | m. 28Oct1740 St Gennys. Peter TREISE and Joan SHARP (COD, ER)
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| 1740 | m. 28Oct1740 St Gennys. Peter TRAYS and Joan SHORT (COD, Exeter BT)
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| Until 2023 all versions of the family tree showed Joan's surname as SHARP
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| In 2023 the Exeter BT version of her baptism was noticed to record her father's surname as SHORT
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| Investigation proved that SHORT was the correct surname - see the relevant data
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| 1740 | Extract from St Gennys Church Wardens' accounts:-
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paid to Honory Rogers for 10 days work att 1s.2d. per day 0 11 8
paid to pitter Trays for 11 days work att 1s.2d. per day 0 12 10
pd for a pors and cramp for ye bridge & fetch 0 1 2
spent when Roding out ye foundations of ye wall 0 1 0
for attendance on masons 8 days att 10d per day 0 6 8
paid for carig of 50 Rooms of stone for ye wall 0 6 3
for rising (?) of stones one day 0 0 10
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| 1747 | Payment to Peter mentioned in St Gennys Churchwarden accounts
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| 1749 | Payment to Peter mentioned in St Gennys Churchwarden accounts
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| 1757 | i. 02Oct1757 Otterham. Peter TREAS (COD)
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RETURN to START of DATA for PETER TREASE
Joan SHORT
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| 1717 | m. 23Feb1717 St. Gennys. John Short & Margaret Hooper by Banns (Bodmin BTs - COD)
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| Father - John SHORT
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| 1775 | 12Sep1775 Falls ill and makes his Will. Summary: -
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| Yeoman of North Petherwin being sick and weak ... Bequests -
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| daur. Margaret Short while alive, 20s. a qtr. out of Berry estate St. Gennys plus a bed
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| daur. Mary Jose £20, grandaurs Elizabeth Jose & Ann Jose £5 each when & if they reach age 15
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| daur. Elizabeth Rogers 40s., son-in-law John Mark 20s, grandaur. Prudence Bray 20s
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| kinswoman Elizabeth Auger 5s
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| servant maid 5s.
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| 1s. to Ann Treas, Mary Marshall wife of Thomas, William Treas grandson, Richard Treas, Peter Treas, Samuel Treas
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| everything else to Michael Treas my grandson who is to be executor
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| Winesses; Stephen Marshall, Margaret Jollow
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| 1776 | i. 23Jan1776 St Gennys. John SHORT (COD)
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| Mother - Margaret HOOPER
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| The HOOPER family are recorded in St Gennys as far back as 1603. Margaret's baptism and burial have not been found.
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| 1730 | 15Apr1730. Barnabas HOOPER's Will states he had a daughter Margaret Short with children, a daughter Elizabeth, and grandchildren Thomas and Mary Jollow.
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| 1775 | Margaret was omitted from John's Will of 1775 and it is assumed that she had died before then.
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| 1718 | c. 14Jan1718 Ann SHORT (m. 25Apr1743 St Gennys. John MARK)
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| 1723 | c. 14Aug1723 John SHORT (i. 28Apr1725 St Gennys. John SHORT infant (COD)
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| 1725 | c. 18May1725 Margaret SHORT (probably the unmarried daughter in John's Will)
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| 1728 | c. 12Dec1728 Mary SHORT (m. 16Dec1751 Otterham. John JOSE)
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| 1730 | c. 09Mar1730 Barnabas SHORT (no burial found - died infant?)
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| 1730 | c. 28Mar1731 Barnabas SHORT (? i. 05Sep1755 St Gennys. Barnabas SHORT (COD)
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| 1734 | c. 02Feb1734 John SHORT Burial not found but he died before his father made his will in 1775.
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| ? | Baptism of Elizabeth SHORT not found. Roger Short, John's brother, mentions son in law Joseph Bray in his Will so following marriage appears to be Roger Short's daughter
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| 1753 | m. 10Oct1753 St Gennys. Joseph BRAY & Elizabeth SHORT
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| ? | Baptism of granddaughter Prudence BRAY mentioned in Will not found.
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| The following record appears to refer to John's daughter Elizabeth.
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| 1756 | m. 16Feb1756 St Gennys. John ROGERS otp & Elizabeth SHORT otp (both mark)
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| Wit: Thos POTTER, John SHORT
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| Joan herself
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| 1720 | c. 13May1720 St Gennys. Joan SHORT, d/o John & Margaret (COD - Bodmin BTs)
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| 1740 | m. 28Oct1740 St Gennys. Peter TRAYS and Joan SHORT (COD, Exeter BTs)
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| 1755 | i. 09Sep1755 St Gennys. Joan TREAS, wife of Petter (COD)
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RETURN to START of DATA for Joan TREASE
| John TREASE
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| 1741 | c. 29Aug1741 St Gennys. John son of Peter and Jone TREISE (IGI C020971 and ER)
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| 1741 | c. 29Aug1741 St Gennys. John s/o Peter & Joan TRAYS (COD Bodmin BT)
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| 1765 | m. 10Apr1765 St Gennys. Jno Treise and Ann Smeath (COD - BTs)
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| 1765 | Bannns of Marriage between Jno. Trease and Ann Smeeth both of this Parish were duly published on three several Sundays
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| viz. the Twenty fourth of March, the 31st & the 7th of April.
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| Jon. Trease of this Parish and Ann Smeeth of this Parish were Married in this Church by Banns this Tenth Day of April in the Year One Thousand
Seven Hundred and 65 by me Geo. Thomson, Vicar of St Gennys.
This Marriage was Solemnized between Us - The Mark of Jno. Trease. - Ann Smeeth
In the Presence of - Thomas Stacy - John Smeeth (ER)
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| Grace TREASE
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| 1743 | c. 12Jun1743 St Gennys. Grace TRAY d/o Peter (COD Bodmin BT)
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| 1775 | Not mentioned in grandfather John SHORT's will written on 12th September 1775 so assumed dead by then.
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| William TREASE
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| 1745 | c. 21May1745 St Gennys. William s/o Peter TREASE (COD Bodmin BT)
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| 1775 | Mentioned in grandfather John SHORT's will written on 12th September 1775
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LINK TO MORE INFORMATION ABOUT WILLIAM
| Peter TREASE
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| 1746 | c. 02Mar1746 St Gennys. Peter s/o Peter TREASE (COD Bodmin Bt)
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| 1747 | c. 29Mar1747 St Gennys. Peter s/o Peter & Jone TREISE (IGI C020971, ER)
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| 1747 | c. 29Mar1747 St Gennys. Betsey TREASE d/o Peter & Joan (COD Bodmin BT)
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| 1775 | Mentioned in grandfather John SHORT's will written on 12th September 1775
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LINK TO MORE INFORMATION ABOUT PETER
| Richard TREASE
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| 1749 | c. 07May1749 St Gennys. Richard s/o Peter and Jone TREISE (COD Bodmin BT)
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| 1749 | c. 07May1749 Otterham. Richard s/o Peter TRAIS (COD)
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| 1759 | Apprenticeship dated 12Jul1759 to Will FOREST of Plymouth, Tinplate worker. Richard TREISE (ANC img)
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| 1775 | Mentioned in grandfather John SHORT's will written on 12th September 1775
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| 1751 | c. 18Aug1751 St Gennys. Samuel s/o Peter TREISE (IGI C020971, ER)
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| 1751 | c. 18Aug1751 St Gennys. Sam s/o Peter TREASE (COD Bodmin BT)
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| 1775 | Mentioned in grandfather John SHORT's will written on 12th September 1775
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| Michael TREASE
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| Earlier versions of this website state that baptisms for 1753 & 1754 are missing from the St Gennys parish register.
This is incorrect. Baptisms for those years can be seen on image 24 of film no. 004564297 on the Family Search website.
His baptism cannot be found but his age is given on 3 records :-
17May1806 Cornwall Gazette Age 50 so born 18May1755 - 17May1756
20Jul1822 Date died on Gravestone Age 69 so born 21Jul1752 - 20Jul1753
Age per burial register Age 68 so born 21Jul1753 - 20Jul1754
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| 1775 | Major beneficiary and executor of grandfather John SHORT's will written on 12th September 1775
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| Mary TREASE
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| Like Michael, her baptism cannot be found. She could be Michael's twin.
She is under age when she gets married on 17Apr1770 so born after 17Apr1749.
Her burial record has not been identified for sure but the record that best fits is : -
06Jul1824 Otterham. Mary Marshall of Warbstow age 70
which would make her born 07Jul1753 - 06Jul1754 and a possible twin of Michael if age 68 on his burial record is correct.
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| 1775 | Mary Marshall wife of Thomas mentioned in grandfather John SHORT's will written on 12th September 1775
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References: CRO AP/S/3564, Film no: 2220983, Image range: 1546-1672
St Gennys 4th June 1776
Will of John Short lately deced
and Admon granted to executors therein named
In the name of God Amen I John Short of the parish of North Petherwin in the County of Cornwall yeoman being sick and weak but of a perfect mind and memory etc.
to Margaret Short my daughter £4 p.a. (20s per qtr.) during her natural life to be paid out of an estate called Berry in the parish of St Gennies, also one bed performed.
to my daughter Mary Jose £20 to be paid one year after my death
to my two granddaughters Elizabeth Jose and Ann Jose £5 each when they are 15 if living
to my daughter Elizabeth Rogers 40s one year after my death
to John Mark my son in law 20s one year after my death
to my granddaughter Prudence Bray 20s one year after my death
to my kinswoman Elizabeth Auger 5s one year after my death
to my servant maid 5s immediately after I die
to Ann Treas 1s immediately after I die
to Mary Marshall wife of Thomas 1s immediately after I die
to my grandson William Treas 1s immediately after I die
to my grandson Richard Treas 1s immediately after I die
to my grandson Petter Treas 1s immediately after I die
to my grandson Samuel Treas 1s immediately after I die
everything else to my grandson Michael Treas whom I make executor
Signed 12 September 1775
in presence of Stephen Marshall and Margaret Jollow (both sign)
John Short (signs)
Witnesses:
Margaret JOLLOW was the wife of Thomas JOLLOW whose father Stephen JOLLIFE had married Elizabeth HOOPER on 05Dec1717 in St Gennys. It is thought that Elizabeth HOOPER was the sister of the Margaret HOOPER who had married John SHORT on 23Feb1717 in St Gennys. Margaret Jollow's daughter Mary married Michael Trease in 1778.
References: CRO AP/S/3542, Film no: 2220983, Image: 1496
St Gennys 31st May 1775
The Will of one Roger Short lately deced . . .
and Admon of the goods of the said Deced . . .
was granted to Henry & George Short the sons of two of the executors named . . .
A power being reserved of granting the like Admon to Phillipa Short the widow of other executor . . . whenever she should think proper to take the same upon herself . . .
In the name of God Amen I Roger Short of the parish of St Gennys in the County of Cornwall husband man being sick and weak but of a perfect mind and memory etc.
to my wife Phillipa Short all that tenement called Woulbridg in Hill while alive and thereafter to my son George Short who if the right remains after 5 years shall give his sister Phillipa 5 pounds
to my son Roger Short and his wife 4 pounds to be paid one year after my death
to my son in law Joseph Bray and his wife 4 pounds to be paid one year after my death
to my son in law Jacob Tinney and his wife 4 pounds to be paid one year after my death
to my daughter Phillipa Short ten pounds one year after my death
to my daughter (in) law Susan Short one shilling
to my gran(d)son John Short son of John Short dec'd 4 pounds one year after my death
to Ann Short daughter of John Short dec'd 5 shillings
everything else to Henry & George Short my sons and Phillipa my wife whom I make whole and sole executor and Henry Short to be half executor against George Short & Phillipa Short my wife
Signed 21 April 1773
in presence of Stephen Marshall and William Cowling (both sign)
Roger Short makes his mark
References to the family: -
m. 22Dec1726 St Gennys. Roger Short & Philip HEARD (see Note)
c. 15Dec1727 St Gennys. Joan Short d/o Roger & Phillipa
m. 27Nov1752 St Gennys. Jacob TINNE & Joan Short
c. 29Dec1728 St Gennys. Henry Short s/o Roger & Philippa
m. 08May1764 St. Gennys Henry Short & Ann CLIFTON
c. 01Aug1731 Otterham. Elizabeth Short d/o Roger & Philippa
m. 10Oct1753 Joseph BRAY & Elizabeth Short
c. 07Mar1738 St Gennys. Roger Short s/o Roger
m. 14Jun1761 St Clether Roger Short of St Gennys & Elizabeth HARRIS of St Clether
c. 28Dec1742 St Gennys. John Short s/o Roger
m. 05Nov1755 St Gennys. Joh Short & Susanna HALLET
c. 27Mar1748 St Gennys. Philippa d/o Rog. & Phil.
m. 22Mar1768 Philippa Short & Digory ROGERS
Banns consent of parents
wit: John Trembath, Thomas Jollow
c. 27Dec1750 St Gennys. George Short s/o Roger
m. 23Apr1771 George Short & Loveday BROWN
NOTE 1: Roger's wife is the daughter of John HEARD, yeoman of St Gennys.
Summary of Will of John HEARD yeoman of St Gennys (AP/H/4775 film 2220835): -
leaves estate to daughters Joan & Dorothy. with special proviso if Dorothy marries John Slatten son of John,
Mentions granddaughter Jane Tenny, son in law John Tom, eldest daughter Katherine wife of John Tom,
James Stacey, second daughter Mary wife of James Stacey, third daughter Phillippa wife of Roger Short
friends Thomas Jewell yeoman , and Thomas Potter miller.
NOTE 2: Roger names his first two children Henry and Joan possibly after : -.
b. 09Feb1696 St Gennys. Elizabeth SHORT d/o Henry & Joan (earliest reference to name SHORT in St Gennys)
Parents match the following marriage (but the bride's surname is incorrect in one of the references)
m. 29May1690 North Petherwin Henry SHORT & Joan OLVER (COD CFHS Transcript)
m. 29May1690 North Petherwin Henry SHORT & Joan MILL (COD Bodmin BTs)
They may also have named one son Roger who died L: -
i. 27Dec1700 St Gennys. Roger SHORT (COD Bodmin BTs)
Henry and Joan appear to have died in St Gennys : -
i. 26Jul1724 St Gennys. Henerey SHORT (COD)
i. 17Jun1729 St Gennys. Joan SHORT (COD)
NOTE 3: There may have been another brother : -
m. 04Dec1731 St Gennys. Richard SHORT of Egloskerry and Elizabeth MARSHALL top (COD)
References: CRO AP/H/4511, Film no: 2220834, Image: 1358
A copy Will made on 30Aug1730 has survived.
The date of Probate is not known but was probably around the same time.
Barnabas was buried at St Gennys on 27Apr1730.
In the name of God etc. I Barnabas Hooper yeoman of St Gennys being weak of body ...
to daughter Margaret Short tenements called Lower Rounds and part of Long Stone moor Crackington ... lives Margaret, John my son and Thamsin my daughter
2 pounds each to Margaret's children when they reach age of 21
to daughter Elizabeth one shilling
to Thomas Jollow my grandson one pound at age 21
to Mary Jollow my granddaughter one pound at age 21
to John Hooper my son 30 pounds in 3 years
to George Heard my grandson 10 pounds in 4 years
to Elizabeth Heard my granddaughter in 3 years
to Richard Heard my grandson 3 pounds in 3 years
residue of estate to my daughter Thamsin Hooper who is to be executor
Signed 15Apr1730
In presence of Mary Jewell (marks) & John Evans (signs)
Inventory done by John Cock & Charles Luxon on 2May1730
Total value of goods 93 pounds 10 shillings
NOTE1: Barnabas's Will indicates that it was his daughter Margaret who married John Short in 1717 and it was his daughter Elizabeth who married Stephen Jollow the same year. Although Elizabeth's surname is not given her bequest is followed by bequests to grandchildren Thomas and Mary Jollow.
NOTE2:The references to other grandchildren named Heard without constraints about their age indicates there is another earlier marriage of one of his daughters into the Heard family with children who have reached the age of 21. This appears to be Mary HOOPER.
1702 m. 14Apr1702 St Gennys. Nicholas HEARD & Mary HOOPER (COD)
1707 i. 07Aug1707 St Gennys Nicholas HEARD (COD)
1721 i. 16Apr1721 St Gennys Mary HEARD (COD)
1703 c. 23Feb1703 St Gennys Richard HEARD s/o Nicholas & Mary (COD)
1705 c. 10Aug1705 St Gennys George HEARD s/o Nicholas & Mary (COD)
NOTE 3: Daughter Tamsin HOOPER married a John COCK possibly the one who did the inventory : -
1731 m. 18Sep1731 Lesnewth. John COCK & Thomazin HOOPER by Banns (COD)
NOTE:4 The Administration and Inventory of Margaret HOOPER of St Gennys in 1721 refers to Barnabas's sister: -
1720/21 Admon & Inventory for Margaret HOOPER of St Gennys (CRO AP/H/4234 Film 2220834)
Granted to Barnabas HOOPER brother of the deceased, & John HOOPER, both yeomen of St Gennys & John KNIGHT yeoman of North Petherwin
Inventory for £14 2s 0d. includes all money upon bands (bonds?) £11 0s 0d.
NOTE 5: The following register entry is thought to be Barnabas's marriage:-
m. 27Feb1678 St Juliot. Barnabas HOOPER groom servant to Mr Francis RAWLE & Margerie JOLIE s/o John (COD Phil)
His employer, Francis Rawle is almost certainly related to the Francis Rawle who was a Quaker and with his son was imprisoned in Exeter in 1683 before going to Philadelphia to avoid persecution.
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| 05Dec2010 | | Peter's death added
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| 05Dec2010 | | Son Peter's children added
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| 05Dec2010 | | Son William's marriage added
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| 07Sep2023 | All | Wife's name corrected from SHARP to SHORT
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| 08Sep2023 | All | Data Sources appended to narrative
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| 16Nov2023 | All | Peter's wife's surname corrected from SHARP to SHORT - details of her father John and uncle Roger added
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| 16Nov2023 | All | Details of Peter's wife's mother Margaret Hooper and sister Elizabeth and grandfather Barnabas added
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