| Life Story | Early Life | 1st Wife | Their family | 2nd Wife | 2nd Marriage | Later Years | His Son |
Revised 10Mar2019: Addition of wife's grandparents, aunts, uncles + Clovelly Land Tax records
Early Life
Michael was almost certainly born in St Gennys , Cornwall in 1753 or 1754 the son of Peter and Joan Sharp and a grandson of Michael and Ruth Winter, but his baptismal record has not been located. The name Michael had been used in this line of the Trease family for many generations and this Michael was the last to bear the name. Like the others before him, he became a yeoman. Michael's signature on a 1778 legal document His mother died in St Gennys when he was at most 3 years old and his father is thought to have died in Otterham two years later so he would barely have remembered them. After his parents' early deaths, he most likely stayed in the same area with relatives. It is unclear with whom but whoever it was appears to have taken great care of him. Unusual for the time, he acquired literacy and numeracy skills to a level that enabled him to hold the post of churchwarden in later life and it is thought these skills were acquired during his childhood; certainly, when he was in his mid twenties, he could sign his name in the marriage register.
First Wife
In October 1778, when he was about 25, Michael was married at St Gennys parish church by the charismatic vicar George Thomson, to Mary Jollow of St Gennys, the only child of Thomas and Margaret Jollow. Mary's father was a yeoman who farmed in St Gennys and unusually for the time, he appears to have paid for his daughter's education as she could sign her name in the parish register. Normally only sons were taught reading and writing skills as they were more likely to need these for their work. It may be that Thomas was very attentive to his daughter especially if she was an only child. If that was the case, then Michael probably would also have been carefully scrutinised as a prospective suitor to his daughter. Whilst Michael looks a good fit on personal grounds, as far as we know at present he did not have any wealth. However if Mary was an only child then her children would receive the benefit of her father's property and Michael's lack of property would not present a problem.
Michael's parents had been the first Treases to live in St Gennys. Unlike the Treases, Michael's father-in-law, Thomas Jollow, came from one of the well established families in the area. Thomas's father Stephen had married Elizabeth Hooper whose family were similarly well established in the area. Thomas had one sibling, a sister Mary, who was a year older than him and married into another family well established in the area. Shortly after Thomas was born his father died and his widowed mother remarried to widower John Tinny of St Gennys, whose wife Mary Heard had similarly died young. John and Elizabeth Tinny had children so Thomas Jollow had several step brothers with the surname Tinny. The Tinny family was not well established locally and appear to have their roots in St Minver but the Heard family was well established in the St Gennys area. So Michael Trease, by his marriage to Mary Jollow, established connections with many of the prominent St Gennys families. Michael's grandchildren became the last of the Trease family to live in St Gennys.Their family
In July 1779, Mary gave birth to a son who was named Thomas presumably after her father Thomas. Six months later Mary died and thus Michael and Mary's marriage was brought to a sudden end after only fifteen months and Michael was left with a six month old baby to bring up without his mother. It seems that Mary's parents provided some level of support to Michael. Mary appears to have been their only surviving child and baby Thomas would have meant a lot to them as he was now the only grandchild they would ever have. Certainly in later life they were happy for Thomas to live with them. As a result Michael would have felt under no pressure to remarry. Also, if, as is thought, he had no property of his own, it would have been preferable for him to wait until he could find a future wife with property and they were not so numerous.
Michael continued living in St Gennys where in 1781 he shared St Gennys Churchwarden duties with William Stacy for one year. These duties were onerous as churchwardens performed many of the services for the parish that are now undertaken by Local Government Offices. The last record found of Michael in St Gennys prior to his 1793 marriage in Clovelly is in the 1784 Church Accounts which record a payment of one shilling made to him in respect of "one gray" (grave). The register entry for his second marriage records both he and his wife were "of Clovelly" so it appears he moved to Clovelly some time before 1793 but no earlier record of him at Clovelly has been found so far. Before moving to Clovelly, Michael may have been living on a 22 acre farm at South Berry in St Gennys. An 1806 record shows that Michael, then stated to be aged 50, had a life interest in this property, and that Nicholas Herd, then aged 53, was the next in succession to the property.Second Wife
In August 1793 when Michael eventually re-married in Clovelly, he was about 40. His new wife was Ann Spettigue, the 45 year old widow of Thomas Spettigue and the daughter of Roger Maine and Ann Whitfield of Clovelly. Both Ann and Susannah Maine (thought to be her younger sister) married on the same day. Her brother John, who was a licensed victualler running the "New Inn" at Clovelly, signed the marriage register as witness to both weddings. This must have been a significant family occasion for the Maine family and Michael would no doubt have received a good welcome. Possibly celebrations would have been hosted by John at the New Inn.
In 1779 Ann had previously married to a Thomas Spettigue and had a son Thomas but both husband and son had died within three years. Her first husband, Thomas, had been a widower living in Clovelly from 1774 and possibly before then, but nothing is known of his earlier life . Thomas is recorded as the occupier of two substantial properties in Clovelly in 1780. After his death, Ann does not appear in the land tax records for the period 1781 - 1785 so she may not have had a property of her own. The records for 1786-88 have not been examined but in 1789 she is recorded as an owner/occupier of a small property in Slarah, a village on high ground above Clovelly and now known as 'Higher Clovelly'. She therefore appears to have been financially comfortable. Possibly she was being supported by the father of her base daughter. Unlike many unmarried mothers of the time, she was not in a hurry to marry after her daughter was born nor after her first husband died.
When Michael and Ann married in 1793, Ann was still living in her house at Slarah, and Michael is not recorded with any property of his own in the area. The marriage register states Michael was 'of Clovelly' so it is surmised that he may have been staying with Ann prior to their marriage. Although Clovelly was 25 miles from St. Gennys, it was relatively easy in those days to get there via the small port at Crackington Haven in St. Gennys parish. Ships delivering Welsh coal and limestone regularly arrived at Crackington haven. So residents of St Gennys and Clovelly could intermingle without difficulty but there is still the question of how Michael came to get to know a widow living in Clovelly. The answer possibly lies with Ann's daughter.
In 1770, before her first marriage to Thomas Spettigue, Ann had christened an illegitimate daughter Ann. In April 1791, two years before her remarriage to Michael, this daughter, Ann, had married George Sharp in Clovelly. George Sharp was about 25 years old and came from a seafaring family. His father appears to be William Sharp who married his wife Priscilla in Clovelly in 1746 and his grandfather is thought to be William Sharp of Clovelly, who had captained coastal ships carrying coal and other goods between South Wales and the North coast ports of Devon and Cornwall. George's father, William, may have been brother to Michael's mother Joan - the precise relationship is currently unknown - but it seems almost certain that there was a relationship (see tentative Sharp family tree). In which case George's marriage to Ann Spettigue's daughter may have been the event that brought Michael and Ann together.
However, there are other possible "Jollow" connections. The marriage of a Thomas Jollow to Catherine Lee is recorded at Clovelly in 1760. In 1799 Ann's property at Slarah was occupied by James Jewell and in 1805 by William Heard who may be related to Mary Heard the first wife of Elizabeth Jollow nee Hooper's second husband John Tinny.Second Marriage
Ann Spettigue was past child bearing age when she married Michael so they had no children. In November 1793, a few months after their marriage, Michael witnessed another marriage in Clovelly so it looks as though he and Ann stayed in Clovelly, probably in Ann's house in Slarah. In May 1795, Michael became joint executor in trust of the will of his father in law, Thomas Jollow, who had died in March 1793/4. Michael must have felt reassured by the terms of the will under which his son inherited property that set him up for life. In 1797 Michael acted as surety for Richard Prince, another licensed victualler, who ran the Red Lion (which is on the quayside at Clovelly) and who 10 years earlier had married Susan Sharp, thought to be sister of the George Sharp who had married Ann Trease's illegitimate daughter.
Sometime before 1799 Michael and Ann must have returned to St Gennys, possibly to look after Michael's ageing mother-in-law as they do not appear in the 1799 Clovelly land tax records and Ann's property at Slara is then occupied by James Jewell. Similarly in 1800 there is no property record of them in Clovelly and the house at Slara is occupied by another person. The next Clovelly property record examined is for 1805 and shows that the house at Slarah is then occupied by William Heard.
In April 1806 Michael would almost certainly have attended his son Thomas's marriage to Mary Elson at Lesnewth, which is about 4 miles south of St Gennys. In May 1806 a farm at South Berry in St Gennys, then occupied by Michael is put up for auction. In 1808, Michael's mother-in-law, Margaret Jollow died and it is thought that after Michael had cleared up her estate, he and Ann were then free to return to Slarah. In 1810 Ann's property at Slarah is occupied by Ann Sharp, her daughter, but the 1815 land tax record shows that by then Michael and Ann had returned to Ann's house at Slarah where they remained to live out their retirement years.
No doubt Michael would subsequently have made frequent return visits to his son's family in St Gennys and later to Egloskerry after his son had moved there.
Later Years
In January 1814 Michael attended the marriage of his wife's granddaughter Priscilla Sharp in Clovelly church to James Lee, a mariner, and signed the marriage register as witness. Interestingly, there may be another family link here as a Thomas Jollow had married Catherine Lee of Clovelly in 1760. Ann's daughter had two other children - Thomas Sharp born in 1795 and William Sharp born in 1797. Thomas Sharp, like his father George, became a mariner. The other son, William Sharp, died at Slara in November 1819, aged 23. The fact that he died in Slara may indicate that he was living with his mother at his grandparents' house. It is possible that George Sharp, whose burial has not been located, had earlier died elsewhere, possibly at sea, and that Ann's daughter had taken her family to live with Michael and Anne.
On the 8th of August 1820 Michael's only son Thomas died in Egloskerry aged only forty one. Michael would have made every effort to attend the the burial service which was held at St Gennys Church three days later on 11th August. Thomas left no Will so it is thought his death was sudden and unexpected. Michael acted very quickly with regard to his own Will which was completed on 23rd August 1820. One of the executors was to be Edward Smeeth a yeoman of St. Gennys from the same family as his late brother John's wife and the other was William Ashton a schoolmaster of Clovelly who appears to be a close friend. By the provisions of his will, Michael appears to take scrupulous care to fairly provide for the less fortunate of his close family members in accordance with their needs such as his unmarried niece Loveday Marshall and his brother Samuel and Samuel's children. For these reasons, it is thought that Michael was a caring and considerate person and that view seems to be confirmed by the comment on his gravestone: -"In him was exemplified the veracity of the assertion 'The righteous have hope in his death'."
Michael outlived his son by two years, dying in Slara in July 1822 aged 68 or 69. After his death Ann continued living in Slara, possibly with her daughter, for a further 13 years until she died there in 1835 aged 88 years. The record of her burial was signed by Charles Kingsley Senior, father of the author Charles Kingsley. She was buried in a joint grave with Michael in Clovelly Churchyard.
Her daughter Ann Sharp continued living in Clovelly until she died in 1861 aged 91. Like her mother she was comfortably off with an independent income which enabled her to employ a personal servant. Her remaining son, Thomas, married his wife Ann in Ireland probably around 1828 where his first child Thomas was born and about 1832 set up home in Clovelly where he had three further children recorded in the 1841 census - Ann Jane, Priscilla, and Eleanor.
His Son
Michael had only one child : -
- Thomas who had two sons and a daughter, one son dying before he was a year old. After Thomas died in 1820, aged 41, his wife Mary continued living in St Gennys for over 41 years until she died there in 1862, age 81. His surviving son had a childless marriage and his daughter married and had a large family.
The records are incomplete. The tree below is an attempt to unravel the information available. William and Priscilla's family seem more or less intact but all the other families have (substantial) missing elements. It is known that William Sharp who is at the head of the tree was a ship's captain of the boats that carried goods, mainly coal, between ports on the North coast of Devon and Cornwall and South coast of Wales. The other Sharps may also have been seafarers whose missing records are in other ports. The early Clovelly references are from BTS which are often incomplete and inaccurate. Two of the wives recorded were Joans viz. Joan wife of William d. 1749 and Joan wife of Charles d. 1734 so the chance that they had daughters also called Joan is high.
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John= (1)?Mary = (2) Eliz. Willm = Prisc. Jane Mary Susan Andrew Frances Joan = Willm ..ethia
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Eliz. John Grace= John Willm Willm = Emlyn John Philip Eliz Andrew Sus'na= Richd Prisc. George = Ann
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Michael Trease
1st Wife - Mary Jollow
Son - Thomas
2nd Wife - Ann Spettigue
Ann's illegitimate daughter - Ann Main
Ann's first husband - Thomas Spettigue
Also a list of records extracted from Parish Transcripts, possibly useful for further research.
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Michael TREASE 1752-54 His burial register record and tombstone indicate he was born between July 1752 and July 1754. NOTE: St Gennys Baptismal Register shows: -
1751 - 11 entries 28Apr1751 - 29Dec1751
1752 - 09 entries 26Mar1752 - 08Oct1752
1753 - 10 entries 28Jan1753 - 20Dec1753
1754 - 10 entries 30Mar1754 - 15Nov1754
1755 - entries are present
These entries appear correct as the Julian Calendar was implemented in 1752 so the comment "the 1753-1755 gap years" in St. Gennys baptismal records has been removed. However in the Cornwall OPC database the years 1752/3/4 are missing implying a problem with the register. It may be that the missing entries were found in the wrong place or that these entries appear on a different copy of the St Gennys Register from that used by the Cornwall OPCs.
1778 m. 28Oct1778 St Gennys. Banns of marriage between Michael Trease and Mary Jollow both of this parish were duly published in this church on three several Sundays with or without denial by G.T. Michael Trease of this parish and Mary Jollow (Jolliff written first and crossed out) were married in this Church by Banns this twenty eighth day of October in the year one thousand seven hundred and seventy eight by me Geo Thomson
This marriage was solemnised between Us Michal Treaes Mary Jollow
In the presence of Thomas Jollow William Tucker (transcribed from microfilm copy of register)
NOTE: The relationship of the witnesses to Michael and Mary is unknown. Fathers were not supposed to sign the register and Mary does not appear to have a brother. Exactly one year later on the 28Oct1779 at St Gennys, William TUCKER was witness with John BROAD to the marriage of John ELSON and John Broad's sister, Dorothy BROAD. (COD)1779 Paid Michael Treays for an old fox 6s. 8d. (St Gennys Church Accounts) 1781 St. Ginnys Parish. The Account of William Stacy and Michael Trease Church Wardens for the year 1781 (St Gennys Church Accounts) 1784 Paid Michael Trease 1 Gray (grave) £0 1s 0d (St Gennys Church Accounts) 1793 16Aug1793. Marriage licence - the record refers to "Robert Trease of Clovelly and Ann Spettigue of same." (ER) 1793 m. 24Aug1793 Clovelly. Michael Trease married Ann Spetigue, both of Clovelly, by license on Aug 24th 1793. He signed name; she made mark. Witnesses Gerrard Hussey and John Main. (Wickes transcript on GENUKI) 1793 m. 24Aug1793 Clovelly. John Brag married Susannah Main, both of Clovelly, by banns on Aug 24th 1793. Both made mark.
Witnesses George Crocker and John Main. (Wickes transcript on GENUKI)
NOTE: Susannah may be sister or otherwise related to Ann Spettigue nee Mayne 1793 16Nov1793. Joseph Westlake of Hartland married Susannah Buckingham of Clovelly by banns on Nov 16th 1793. He made mark; she signed name. Witnesses Michael Trease and Anne Wade. 1795 18May1795 Made joint executor in trust of will of father in law Thomas Jollow 1797 Richard Prince Sureties: Michael Trace and John Bridgman (DRO Devon Quarter Session Records - Alehouses 62/1/49-67) 1798 Land Tax Redemption Records, St Gennys 1799 25Mar1799. Land Tax Redemption. Contractor: Sir James Hamlyn. Occupier: Trays's Redeemable: 2s 8 3/4d. (NAI IR 22/30) 1799 Proprietor: Sir James Hamlyn. Late Trens:? Occupier: James Jewell Estate: Farm Sum Assessed: 2s 8 3/4d (Land Tax Record) 1800 C279 Sir James Hamlyn. Occupier: Dennis. Property: Mr Treas, Slarah. 2s 8 1/2d 1800 Mr Freas? Occupier: Dennis. Loc: Slarah Rate: 2s 8 1/2d (Land Tax Record) 1805 C279 Proprietor: Mr Trays. Occupier: William Heard Property: Slarah 2s 8 1/2d 1806 See Royal Cornwall Gazette Auction 1810 C279 Proprietor: Michael Trays. Occupier: Ann Sharp Property: Slerrah 2s 8 1/2d 1814 John Lee mariner married Priscilla Sharp spinster, both of Clovelly, by banns on Jan 31st 1814. Both signed names. Witnesses Michael Trase and Mary Lee.(Web transcript) Priscilla Sharp was the daughter of Ann Trease's illegitimate daughter Ann Main who married George Sharp in 1791 1815 C279 Proprietor: Michael Treas. Occupier: Himself Property: Slerra 2s 8 1/2d 1820 C279 Proprietor: Michael Trays. Occupier: Himself Property: House 2s 8 1/2d 1822 i. 24Jul1822 Clovelly. "Michael Trees, Slara, aged 68" (ER) 1822-35 Michael and Ann's combined gravestone in the Clovelly churchyard bears the inscription:- Sacred to the memory of Michael Trease of this parish.
He was called into eternity
on the 20th day of July 1822, aged 69 years.
In him was exemplified the veracity of the assertion
The righteous hath hope in his death'.
Also to the memory of Ann
wife of the above named Michael
Trease, who was called into eternity
the 19th day of March in the year of our
Lord 1835 Aged 88 years.
1823 Probate of Will of Michael Trease of Clovelly (ER)
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Wife Mary JOLLOW 1780 i. 01Feb1780 St Gennys. Mary Trease (ER)
Her father Thomas JOLLOW's family Her grandparents 1697 c. 25Mar1697 Jacobstow. Stephen JOLIFE s/o Christopher & Elnore (COD - BTs) 1717 m. 05Dec1717 St Gennys. Stephen JOLLIFE & Elizabeth HOOPER by banns (COD) 1742 i. 28Apr1742 Jacobstow. Christopher JOLLIFE (COD - BT) 1743 i. 15Sep1743 Jacobstow. Elliner JOLLIFE (COD - BT) ?1721 i. 30Mar1721 St Gennys. Stephen JOLLIFE (COD) 1727 Will of Stephen JOLLOW of St. Gennys (CRO AP/J/1331) Her father's sister Mary 1718 c. 20Oct1718 St Gennys. Mary JOLLIFE d/o Stephen & Elizabeth (COD) 1806 i. 03Jun1806 St Gennys. Mary MILL age 87 widow (COD) Will of Mary Mill widow of St Gennys made 15Aug1804. Probate 20Jun1806 In Thomas JOLLOW's 1792 Will, he mentions sister, Mary MILL. The only marriage of a Mary with a surname similar to JOLLOW found in the area is shown below, but it does not appear to be our Mary : - m. 25Apr1744 Jacobstow. Richard BLEWETT of Jacobstow & Mary JOLIFFE of Jacobstow (COD) NOTE: Groom's surname is BLENNALAND in BTs. (COD). c. 01Feb1746 Tremaine. Richard BLEWETT s/o Richard & Mary (COD) c. 27Jun1756 Tremaine. Margaret BLEWET d/o Richard & Mary (COD) i. 05May1783 Tremaine. Richard BLEWETT (COD) i. 14Jul1783 Tremaine. Mary BLUETT (COD)It seems likely that Mary married into the following MILL family : - - m. 05Jan1709 St Gennys. Edward MILL & Elizabeth WATTS (COD) c. 30Dec1714 St Gennys. John s/o Edward & Elizabeth (COD BTs) i. 25Jan1714 St Gennys. John MILL, infant (COD) i. 06Oct1718 St Gennys. Elizabeth MILL (COD) m. 23Jul1719 St Gennys Edward MILL & Elizabeth COBLEDICK by Banns (COD) c. 02Jan1720 St Gennys. David MILL s/o Edward & Elizabeth (COD BTs) ?m. 10Sep1749 Stratton. David MILL & Mary BALHATCHET (COD BTs) c. 01Jul1724 St Gennys. William MILL s/o Edward & Elizabeth (COD BTs) i. 24Jun1726 St Gennys. William MILL, Infant. (COD) c. 16Mar1726 St Gennys. John MILL s/o Edwd & Elizabeth (COD BTs) m. 17Sep1758 St Gennys. John MILL of St Gennys (marks) & Ann MARSHELL of St Gennys (marks) by banns (COD) Witnesses: R. HALLIDAY, Samuel MILSHAM c. 14Mar1760 St Gennys. Edwd. MILL s/o John & Ann (COD BTs) m. 23Apr1793 St Gennys. Edward MILL bachelor of St Gennys (signs) & Mary BRAY spinster of St Gennys (marks) by banns (COD) Witnesses: John BRAY, William BRAY c. 15Mar1796 Anne MILL d/o Edward & Mary (COD) c. 04Jan1728 St Gennys. Thomas MILL s/o Edward & Elizabeth (COD BTs) m. 17Nov1752 St Gennys. Thomas MILL & Chasten TRIMBATH (COD) i. 20Jun1753 St Gennys. Chaston MILL (COD) i. 03May1791 St Gennys. Thomas MILL of Dezard (COD) 1791 Will of Thomas MILL, yeoman of St Gennys (CRO AP/M/2986) On 13Jan1792, Thomas JOLLOW makes a new Will, possibly prompted by settlement of Thomas MILL's estate. c. 16Jun1731 St Gennys. Nathanael MILL s/o Edward & Elizabeth (COD BTs) i. 08Aug1820 St Gennys. Nathaniel MILL of Dizzard St Gennys age 90. (COD) 1759 i. 14Jul1759 St Gennys. Edward MILL (COD) 1760 Will of Edward MILL, yeoman, of St Gennys. (CRO AP/M/2569)The place name "Dezzard" is home to Edward MILL in 1799 : - Proprietor Occupier Sum Assessed Lord Eliott Dezzard, Edward MILL £1.0s.0d. (ANC - 1799 Land Tax Redemption record - St Gennys)William BRAY, witness to Edward's 1793 marriage, also witnesses the marriage of a BRAY alongside MILL family members : - m. 26Dec1792 St Gennys. John MARK of St Gennys, bachelor, (signs) & Mary TINNY of St Gennys, spinster, (marks) by banns Witnesses: Edward MILL, Nathaniel MILL, William BRAYMary MILL's Will of 15th August 1804, refers to family members who match the profile of the MILL family shown above : - "Cousin Edward MILL whom I live with" appears to be Edward son of John & Ann baptised 1760. "Anne MILL who is under 21 years of age" appears to be Edward's daughter baptised in 1796. "Nathaniel MILL, my brother-in-law" appears to be Nathaniel MILL of Dizzard who dies in 1820 age 90.It is thought that the Thomas MILL referenced below belongs to a different MILL family : - m. 13Jul1756 St Gennys. Thomas MILL alias DYER, sojourner (marks) and Mary HARRIS of St Gennys (marks) by Banns Witnesses: Thomas POTTER ., Elizabeth UPTON (COD) i. 07May1793 St Gennys. Thomas MILL age 73 (COD)Her father 1719 c. 24Nov1719 St Gennys. Thomas JOLLIFE s/o Stephen & Elizabeth (COD) 1755 m. 07Nov1755 St Gennys. Thomas JOLLER (signs JOLLOW) & Margaret ROGERS (signs) Witnesses: Henry ROGERS, Roger SOUTHWOOD 1792 13Jan1792. Draws up a new will 1795 i. 28Mar1795 St Gennys. Thomas Jollow, aged 75 (COD) 1795 18May1795. Probate granted. After grandfather Stephen's death, Elizabeth, her widowed grandmother remarries to widower, John TINNEY 1718 m. 05Apr1718 St Gennys. John TINNEY & Mary HEARD by banns (COD) 1719 c. 07Apr1719 St Gennys. Jane TINNEY d/o John & Mary (COD BTs) 1721 i. 08Mar1721 St Gennys. Mary TINNEY (COD) 1728 m. 20May1728 St Gennys. John TINNY & Elizabeth JOLLER by banns (COD) ?1774 i. 01Jan1774 St Gennys. Elizabeth TINNY (COD) Her father's 1st step brother 1729 c. 15Jun1729 St Gennys. Jacob TINNY s/o John & Elizabeth (COD) 1752 m. 27Nov1752 St Gennys. Jacob TINNE & Joan SHORT (COD) 1806 i. 11Oct1806 St Gennys. Jacob TENNEY age 77 NOTE: No will found. Her father's 2nd step brother 1731 c. 03Nov1731 St Gennys. John TINNY s/o John & Elizabeth (COD) 1759 m. 16Apr1759 St Gennys. John TINNY (signs) & Mary SMEETH (marks) by Banns (COD) Witnesses: Thos POTTER, Thomas STACY 1810 i. 24May1810 St Gennys. John TENNEY age 79 (COD) NOTE: No will found.
Her mother Margaret ROGERS' family
1732 m. 25Jan1732 St Gennys. Henry ROGERS & Mary BROAD (COD BTs) 1733 c. 10Nov1733 St Gennys. . . . ROGERS d/o Henry ROGERS (COD BTs) 1798/9 Land Tax Redemption Records, St Gennys 1806 20thJun1806 St Gennys. Margaret Jollow receives bequest from her sister-in-law Mary MILL 1808 i. 19Feb1808 St Gennys. Margaret Jollow, widow, aged 74 (COD) Her mother's siblings: - A brother, Henry, is the only other recorded child of Henry & Mary (nee BROAD) c. 03Aug1735 St Gennys. Henry ROGERS s/o Henry & Mary (COD-BT) i. 03Mar1795 St Gennys. Henry ROGERS age 59 (COD)but the following may also be children of the same Henry ROGERS from an earlier marriage m. 27Jun1710 St Gennys. Henery ROGERS & Mary MARKE (COD) ?i. 11Jun1715 St Gennys. William ROGERS infant (COD) c. 21Oct1715 St Gennys. John RODGERS s/o Henry & Mary (COD BTs) i. 23Oct1716 St Gennys. John ROGERS infant (COD) c. 21Mar1717 St Gennys. William ROGERS s/o Henery & Mary (COD Bto) c. 27May1718 St Gennys. Joan ROGERS d/o Henery & Mary (COD BTs) c. 16Jan1720 St Gennys. Jane ROGERS d/o Henery & Mary (COD BTs) i. 21May1721 St Gennys. Jane ROGERS infant (COD) c. 23Aug1725 St Gennys. John ROGERS s/o Henery & Mary (COD BT) c. 29Dec1728 St Gennys. Elizabeth ROGERS d/o Henry & Mary (COD - BTs) ?i. 27Apr1729 St Gennys. Henry ROGERS (COD) NOTE: No mention of infant, so could be the father but no remarriage nor death of wife found.and the following may also be children of the same Henry ROGERS from a later marriage m. 04Sep1739 Jacobstow. Henry ROGERS & Elizabeth SMITH (COD Phil) c. 16Aug1741 Otterham. Digory ROGERS s/o Henry & Elizabeth (COD) c. 25Aug1745 Otterham. William ROGERS s/o Henry & Elizabeth (COD) i. 12Aug1748 St Gennys. William ROGERS s/o Henry (COD)Her mother's relationship to Digory ROGERS In 1755 a Henry ROGERS witnessed Thomas JOLLOW's marriage. In 1768 Thomas JOLLOW witnessed Digory ROGERS' marriage - as per entry shown below. It seems likely that Digory and Henry ROGERS are related to Thomas's wife Margaret ROGERS : - m. 22Mar1768 St Gennys. Digory ROGERS otp (signs) and Philippa SHORT otp (marks) by banns with consent of parents Witnesses: Thomas JOLLOW, John TREMBATHBride Philippa SHORT appears to be : - m. 22Dec1726 St Gennys. Roger SHORT & Philippa HEARD (COD) c. 27Mar1748 St Gennys. Philippa SHORT d/o Rog. & Phil. (COD) i. 23May1809 St Gennys. Phillipia ROGERS age 61 (COD)Groom Digory ROGERS appears to be: - c. 16Aug1741 Otterham. Digory ROGERS s/o Henry & Elizabeth (COD) i. 03Sep1811 St Gennys. Digory ROGERS age 70 (COD) w. 1811 Will of Digory ROGERS, yeoman of St GennysHis father appears to be: - m. 04Sep1739 Jacobstow. Henry ROGERS & Elizabeth SMITH (COD) i. 16Feb1763 St Gennys. Henry ROGERS of Pengould w. 1763 Will of Henry ROGERS, yeoman, of St Gennys (CRO AP/R/1714)because Digory's oldest son appears to be the Henry ROGERS of Pengould who died in 1829: - c. 26Dec1768 St Gennys. Henry ROGERS s/o Digory & Philippe (COD) i. 27Jun1829 St Gennys. Henry ROGERS age 60 of Pengoold, St Gennysand a Digory ROGERS, thought to be our Digory, is also recorded there in 1799 : - Proprietor Occupier Sum Assessed Mr ALLEN Pengold, Digory ROGERS £1. 0s. 0d. (ANC - 1799 Land Tax Redemption record - St Gennys)Degory & Phillippa had many children: - Baptisms at St Gennys: Henry - 1768, Digory - 1770, George - 1789, Loveday - 1792 Baptism at Otterham: Philippa - 1772 Baptisms at Davidstow: Margaret - 1777, John - 1778, Joan - 1780, Mary - 1783, William - 1785, Ann - 1787Digory's brother William appears to have died in infancy c. 25Aug1745 Otterham. William ROGERS s/o Henry & Elizabeth (COD-BT) i. 12Aug1748 St Gennys. William ROGERS s/o Henry (COD - BT)Other records of Digory Rogers in the area are thought to relate to a different person : - m. 14Apr1762 St Gennys. Digory ROGERS otp & Mary MILL otp both mark by Banns (COD) Witnesses: Stephen MARSHALL, John COCK i. 18Nov1795 St Gennys. Digory ROGERS age 73 (COD) {c. 30Oct1763 St Gennys. Mary ROGERS d/o Digory and Mary (COD -BT) {i. 20Apr1814 St Gennys. Mary ROGERS of Sparret Posts age 58 (COD) c. 30Jul1732 Lesnewth. Mary MILL d/o John & Anne (COD) i. 29May1820 St Gennys. Mary ROGERS age 87 of Pencuke (COD)An interpretation of the above events is that the same Henry ROGERS is father to Margaret JOLLOW and Digory ROGERS through his first and his second marriage. Margaret's brother Henry, as the oldest male, inherits Pengould, when their father dies in 1763. When her brother Henry dies in 1795, her sole surviving brother Digory inherits Pengould, having returned from Davidstow around 1789, possibly to help his ailing brother, Henry. From about 1774 until 1782, while Digory was in Davidstow, Michael Trease's brother Samuel worked for the same Digory ROGERS.
Thomas JOLLOW of Clovelly 1760 m. 09Apr1760 Clovelly. Thomas JOLLOW of Clovelly married Catherine LEE, spinster of Morwenstow [in Cornwall] by banns. other made mark. Witnesses: Mary SNOW & George CROCKER. 1789 m. 16Feb1789 Clovelly. Thomas JOLLIFF married Mary YEO spinster, both of Clovelly, by banns. Both signed names. Witnesses: Charles BRENT & William LOWTHER 1810 m. 07Feb1810 Clovelly. Richard SHEARSEL [signed as SHARSELL] junior of Clovelly married Elizabeth JOLLOW sojourner, by banns. Both signed names. Witnesses: Richard SHARSELL senior and Charles WHITEFIELD
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St Gennis
20(?) June 1806
Will of Mary Mill wid
decsd proved in common
form before John
Pomeroy Clerk Bachelor
of Arts ... ...
And admion of all &
singular the Goods ...
of the sd decsd .. any
way concerning the said
Will was granted to Edward Mill the cousin
of the deceased and Executor
named in the said
Will
... ...
Will
In the name of God Amen
I Mary Mill Widow of the parish of Saint Ginnys in the County of Cornwall being in a weak estate in body and health but of a perfect and
sound mind and memory thanks be given unto God for the same; and knowing the mortality of my body that it is appointed for all once to die,
do make and ordain this my Last Will and Testament; (that is to say) first and principally of all I give and recommend my dear and precious
soul that can never die into the hands of Almighty God which gave it me at first; and mu body I do give and recommend to the earth to be
buried in decent and christian burial at the discretion and expense of my executor hereinafter mentioned, nothing doubting but at the
general resurrection I shall receive the same again in and by the mighty power and merits death and and resurrection of my dear and blessed
Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ and as touching such wordly effects as the Lord has blessed me with in this life I give and dispose of the same
in the following manner and form.
First item I give unto Margaret Jollow twenty shillings
Item I give unto Jacob Tinney twenty shillings
Item I give unto John Tinney twenty shillings to be paid them (sic)six months after my decease
Item I give unto Nathaniel Mill my brother-in-law twenty shillings to be paid him six months after my decease
Item I give unto Honour Tinney the wife of Jacob Tinney the younger five pounds to be paid her six months after my decease
Item I give unto Anne Mill the daughter of Edward Mill twenty pounds and from my decease to be keep (sic) to interest till she shall
arrive at the age of twenty one years old, by my executor and she shall have no power to receive neither interest nor principal till she shall
be that age
And as for what I have not before given and bequeathed and now give and bequeath unto my cousin Edward Mill whom I live with to be my whole
and sole executor of this my last will and testament seeing he pay my debts and legacies and also my funeral expenses of all and every thing I
am possessed of and in this life do own and this I do confirm to be my last will and testament revoking all and every other will or wills and
testaments before by me made and this to be my last will and testament. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this fifteenth
day of August 1804.
Signed sealed published pronounced and declared by the said Mary Mill Widower the testator as her last will and testament who in her presence
at her request have hereunto subscribed our names as witnesses hereto.
Edward Stacy
William Bray
The sign of Mary X Mill widow
Mary MILL was Thomas JOLLOW's sister. Her mother, Elizabeth nee HOOPER, remarried to John TINNY after her father Stephen JOLLIFE died : -
- 1728 m. 20May1728 St Gennys. Elizabeth JOLLOW & John TENNEY (s/o Jacob & Joanna TENNEY)
Accordingly the Jacob and John TINNEY mentioned in the will are thought to be her step brothers.
The Nathaniel MILL appears to have been born in 1731 and have died in 1820 age 90.
Mary must have married one of Nathaniel's brothers. We know of three surviving brothers, David (c. 1720), John (c. 1726), Thomas (c.1728).
We know from a TINNEY family tree on the Internet the following: -
- 1605 c. 25Dec1605 St Minver. Emmanual TENNY
- 1626 m. 24Jul1626 St Minver. Emmannual TENNY & Katherine HICKS
--- -- i. 27Jan1682 St Minver. Emmanual TENNY.
- 1632 c. 09Sep1632 St Minver. RIchard TENNY s/o Emmanual & Katherine
- 1655 m. 19Jul1655 St Minver. Richard TENNY & Grace MARSHAYLE (b. Poundstock)
--- -- i. 08Mar1719 St Gennys. Richard TENNY
- 1662 c. 01Apr1662 St Minver. Jacob TENNY s/o Richard & Grace
- ???? Jacob TENNY married Joan ---
- 1704 w. 23Aug1704 St Gennys. Jacob TENNEY, miller of St Gennys makes his will
- 1704 i. 26Nov1704 St Gennys. Jacob TENNY
- 1704 Probate of Jacob TENNY's will which refers to: -
Son William TENNEY
Son John TENNEY to whom he leaves estate at Crackinton Mill when 21
Daughter Johan TENNEY when she is 21
Wife Johan executrix
Witnesses: Beershob, a shepherd (marks), Mary KEAT (marks) John MARSHALL (signs)
Inventory done by William SMEETH and John MARSHALL
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Son Thomas TREASE 1779 c. 06Jul1779 St Gennys. Thomas, son of Michael and Mary TREASE (ER) 1792 13Jan1792. Named executor of his father-in-law Thomas JOLLOW's will 1803 (per 'Wreckers and Wrestlers' by Parnall) Thomas Trease, Stephen Bray and Thomas Hooper were the three names drawn by ballot from the total of 63 men of St. Gennys aged between 18 and 45 and eligible to become part of the Additional Army of England (like the Home Guard).
All were replaced by substitutes, Thomas by James Cornelius.1803 Thomas Trease and Thomas Hicks were the two churchwardens of St. Gennys. 1804 His signature occurs on the accounts of the Overseers of the Poor for 1804. 1806 m. 02Apr1806 Lesnewth. Thomas TREASE of St Gennys (signs) and Mary ELSON (signs) by Banns (COD) Later Go To SOURCE DATA after his marriage RETURN to START of DATA for THOMAS TREASE
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Wife - Ann SPETTIGUE nee MAIN Her parents:- 1736 m. 21Oct1736 Clovelly. Roger Mayne and Ann Whitfield (sic) (Genogold db) 1782 i. 31May1782 Clovelly. Ann Mayne (Genogold db) 1787 i. 1787 Clovelly. Roger Mayne (Genogold db) Her parents children:- 1737 c. 29Jan1737 Clovelly. William Mayne son of Roger (Genogold DB PR2) 1740 c. 10Aug1740 Clovelly. John Mayne son of Roger (Genogold DB PR2) 1744 c. 29Jan1744 Clovelly. Philip Mayne son of Roger (Genogold DB PR2) 1748 c. 18Feb1748 Clovelly. Ann Mayne (sic) daur of Roger (Genogold DB PR2) NOTE: date matches burial age of Ann Trease of Slara ?1748 Roger Maine aged 70 died in Clovelly in 1818 but no baptismal record found yet 1754 c. 24Nov1754 Clovelly. Mary Mayne daur of Roger (Genogold DB PR2) 1758 c. 25Aug1758 Clovelly. Susanna Mayne (sic) daur of Roger (Genogold DB PR2) Her oldest brother William:- ?His son:- 1787 m. 10Mar1787 Tremaine. William Mayne mariner of Barnstaple, Devon and Sarah Bone (Devon Strays - GENUKI) Her older brother John:- 1770 John Mayne first appears on a licensed victuallers' list 1771 - 1823 Remains on licensed victuallers lists with various sureties 1775 17Apr1775 Advert. John Mayne New Inn Clovelly (Sherborne Mercury index on web) 1787 Alehouse Licences. John Maine, Catherine Warmington, Jane Hodge , Richard Prince 1792 m. 15Mar1792 John Maine married Maria Westcott, both of Clovelly, by licence, he signed name; she made her mark Witnesses: Gerald Hussey, William Ching 1798 1798 Alehouse Licences. John Main - Red Lion. Richard Prince - Red Lion (a second one?) Henry Jewell - Black Horse
John Main :- (Web page on Richard Prince) At various times Richard Prince' sureties were stood by:-
Michael Trace, John Bridgman, Charles Smith, John Bate, John Dyer, Richard Curtice, George Lance, John Hutchings, James Elson,
Nicholas Jeffery, William Nicholls, John Ashton, Thomas Short, Richard Hamlyn, James Bailey, Jonathan Jewell (Yeoman), and John Seldon.MY NOTE: James Elson must surely be related to Michael's son's wife Mary Elson? John Ashton presumably is related to William Ashton Schoolmaster, executor of Michael's will 1797/8 1797/8 Richard Prince, Mr Main and Mrs Jewell paid 16s for ale for men working in Church (Church Accounts) 1800 1800 Black Horse John Main (Property Reference) 1815 1815 6. Mr Main New Inn (lives Thomas Burnard, Ann Harris, after death of Ann? North Devon Record Office 1815 Plan of Clovelly Town 1021M/E37) 1823 i. 1823 Clovelly. John Maine age 84 (Genogold DB) 1824 Maria Main appears on licensed victuallers list. John Main no longer appears. 1826 Alice Main appears on licensed victuallers' list in place of Maria. 1828 Maria main reappears on list. ?Her brother Roger:- 1785 m. 10May1785 Roger Maine and Grace Hopgood She signed He made his mark Witnesses: Christopher Jennings, James Buckingham 1818 i. 1818 Roger Maine age 70 (Genogold DB) Her younger sister Mary:- 1774 m. 1774 (Banns) James Buckingham and Mary Maine 16/23/30 Oct 1774 1774 m. 02Nov1774 James Buckingham sojourner married Mary Mayne spinster of Clovelly by banns. He signed name; she made mark 1774 Witnesses: Christopher Jennings & George Crocker Her youngest sister Susanna:- 1793 John Brag married Susannah Main, both of Clovelly, by banns on August 24th 1793. Both made their mark. Witnesses: George Crocker and John Main Ann herself:- 1748 c. 18Feb1748 Clovelly. Ann Mayne (sic) daur of Roger (Genogold DB PR2) NOTE: date matches burial age of Ann Trease of Slara 1779 Thomas Spettigue widower married Ann Mayne spinster, both of Clovelly, by license on May 15th 1779. Both signed names. Witnesses: William Matthews and George Crocker. (Web transcript) 1789 Mrs Spedegue. (Proprietor) Herself (Occupier). 2s 8 3/4d (Land Tax Record) 1790 James Hamlyn esq. Occupier: Herself Property: Mrs Spedegue (sic) 2s 8 1/2d (Land Tax Record) 1793 C279 Mrs Spetegue. (Proprietor) Herself (Occupier). 2s 8 3/4d (Land Tax Record) 1795 C279 Mrs Spetgues. (Proprietor) Herself (Occupier). 2s 8 1/2d (Land Tax Record) 1825 C279 Proprietor: Ann Trays. Occupier: Himself (sic) Property: House 2s 8 1/2d 1830 C279 Rent: £1. 10s. Proprietor: Ann Trease. Occupier: Ann Sharpe Property: House 2s 8d 1835 i. 25Mar1835 Clovelly. "Ann Trease, Slara, aged 88" (ER)
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Ann Spettigue's illegitimate daughter Ann MAIN 1770 c. 09Sep1770 Ann Mayn (sic) daur of Ann father not given Ann a base child (Genogold DB PR2) 1790 Banns. George Sharp & Ann Maine 28Nov,05Dec, 12Dec 1791 m. 18Apr1791. George Sharp and Ann Maine both of Clovelly by banns. Both signed (she Main) Witnesses: James Buckingham, George Crocker 1841 Census 786 Slerra (HO107/223/2) Ann Sharp 70 Independent
Elizabeth Britten 18 Female servant (both born in County)
1851 Census Slerra (HO107 f532 p11 entry 32) Ann Sharp 79 Head Widow Independent means b. Clovelly, Devon
Thomas Lee 36 Visitor Unmarried Mariner b. Clovelly, Devon
Elizabeth Britten 25 House Servant b. Clovelly, Devon
NOTE: Census form actually shows Thomas SEE but clearly he is Thomas LEE of Lundy Island exor. of her Will
and son of Thomas Lee who married her daughter Priscilla Sharp.1861 Census Slerra (RG/1505 f103 p7)
Wm Jewell 38 Farmer
Eliz Jewell 36
Ann Jewell 3
John Jewell 1
Ann Sharp 91 Boarder Widow
1861 i. 14Nov1861 Clovelly. Ann Sharp of Clovelly aged 91 (Genogold DB PR7) 1861 30Nov1861 Probate Ann Sharp Effects under £800 The Will of Ann Sharp late of Clovelly in the County of Devon Widow deceased who died 7 November 1861 at Clovelly aforesaid was proved at the Principal Registry by the oaths of Samuel Vine the Elder of Clovelly aforesaid Master Mariner William Jewell of the same place and Thomas Sharp Lee of the Island of Lundy in the said County Master Mariner the grandson the executors. Her daughter's children:- Priscilla SHARP 1792 c. 02Sep1792 Priscilla Sharp daur of Geo. (sic) and Ann (Genogold DB PR5) m. 31Jan1814. John Lee mariner married Priscilla Sharp spinster, both of Clovelly, by banns on Jan 31st 1814. Both signed names. Witnesses Michael Trase and Mary Lee. (Wickes Clovelly transcripts on Genuki)
NOTE: Thomas LEE, their son, is exor. of the will of his grandmother Ann SHARP nee MAIN in 1861 (see above)
1815 Clovelly Town Plan. House No. 80. John Lee (lessee; Elizabeth his wife; Priscilla their daughter) (North DRO 1021M/E37) Thomas SHARP 1795 c. 24Jan1795 Clovelly. Thomas Sharp son of George and Ann (Genogold DB PR5) 1833 c. 30Nov1833 Clovelly. William Sharp son of Thomas, Mariner, and Ann living in Town (Genogold DB) 1833 i. 08Dec1833 Clovelly. William Sharp infant (Genogold DB PR5) 1836 c. 01Feb1836 Clovelly. Ann Jane Sharp daur of Thomas, Mariner, and Ann living in Town (Genogold DB) 1841 Census. 238 Quay (HO107/223/1) Ann Sharp 38 Mariner's wife b. Ireland
Thomas Sharp 12 b. Ireland
Ann Sharp 5
Priscilla 3
Eleanor 1William SHARP 1797 c. 16Apr1797 William Sharp son of George and Ann (Genogold DB PR5) 1819 i. 20Nov1819 William Sharp of Slara aged 23 (Genogold DB)
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Ann Main's first husband Thomas SPETTIGUE Spettigue is an uncommon name and the only other Thomases found in the area so far are :- c. 01Dec1713 Boyton. Thomas Spettigue son of John and Elizabeth (IGI P00620-1) m. 08Feb1743 Boyton. Thomas Spettigue & Anne BARKEWELL (COD) BACKEWILL (Phillimores)
NOTE: This entry does not appear in the Launceston Then! website which combines BTs and parish register entries.c. 02Aug1747 Boyton. Elizabeth Spettigue daur of Thomas and Anne. Nicholas Cory, minister(COD-BT) c. 10Oct1749 Boyton. Mary Spettigue daur of Thomas and Anne, Yeoman. Nicholas Cory, minister(COD-BT) w. 1736. St. Giles on the Heath. Thomas Spettigue. Money to poor labourers to be added to parish stock
(Return of Charitable Donations to the Poor pub. 1829 p 34)
Boyton references to parents John & Elizabeth include: - m. 13Jun1710 Boyton. John SPETTIGUE & Elizabeth HATCH (Launceston website) c. 18Sep1711 Boyton. John SPETTIGUE s/o John & Elizabeth (COD) c. 01Dec1713 Boyton. Thomas Spettigue son of John and Elizabeth c. 27Dec1715 Boyton. Elizabeth SPETTIGUE d/o John & Eliza (COD) c. 20Jan1718 Boyton. Samuel SPETTIGUE s/o John & Elizabeth. Charles Hawke, curate (COD-BT) i. 14Apr1719 Boyton. Samuel SPETTIGUE s/o John (COD-BT) c. 20Mar1720 Boyton. Timothy SPETTIGUE s/o John & Elizabeth. Nic. Hoskins (COD-BT) c. 06Feb1721 Boyton. Timothy SPETTIGUE s/o John & Elizabeth. (COD) c. 02Mar1722 Boyton. Samuel SPETTIGUE s/o John & Elizabeth. (COD) c. 02Mar1724 Boyton. Samuel SPETTIGUE s/o John & Elizabeth. Nic. Hoskins, curate(COD-BT) c. 06Sep1727 Boyton. Stephen SPETTIGUE s/o John & Elizabeth. Nic. Hoskins, curate(COD-BT) ?i. 02Dec1728 Boyton Elizabeth Spettigue (COD)The following may also be connected : - w. 1676 Will of Thomas SPETIGUE senior of Boyton (CRO AP/S/1447) w. 1684 Will of John SPETTIGUE, yeoman, of Boyton (CRO AP/S/1657) w. 1685 Will of Thomas SPETTIGUE, yeoman, of Boyton (CRO AP/S/1674) w. 1689 Will of John SPETIGUE, yeoman, of Boyton (CRO AP/S/1772) ?i. 06May1713 Boyton John Spettigue Residence: Northcott Hamelet(COD) w. 1713 Will of John SPETTIGUE, gentleman of Norcut, Devon and of Boyton (CRO CF/1/4318) ?i. 20May1713 Boyton. Tho: SPETTIGUE Northcott Hamlett. Charles Hawke, curate of Boyton (COD-BT) w. 1721 Admon of Thomas SPETTIGUE of Boyton A le (listed) EPRE (Exeter) FRYA (Fry's index 1908) A. (Devon Wills Index) w. 1739/40 Will of John SPETTIQUE, yeoman, of Boyton (CRO AP/S/2918)1774 Moses Green married Elizabeth Adams spinster, both of Clovelly, by banns on May 25th 1774. Both signed names.
Witnesses Thomas Spettigue and James Brown.1774 James Whitfeld married Lydia Perkins spinster, both of Clovelly, by banns on Nov 11th - 1774. He signed name; she made mark.
Witnesses Thomas Spettigue and George Crocker.1775 William Warmington widower married Catharine Jewel widow, both of Clovelly, by banns on Oct 1st 1775. Both signed names.
Witnesses Thomas Spettigue and William Cooke.NOTE: m. 09Apr1760 Clovelly. Thomas JOLLOW of Clovelly & Catharine LEE spinster of Morwenstow, Cornwall. By Banns, both mark. Witnesses: Mary SNOW, George CROCKER NOTE: m. 16Feb1789. Thomas JOLIFF & Mary YEO spinster, other of Clovelly. By Banns, both sign Wit: Charles BRENT & William LOWTHER NOTE: Dec 1756. Banns only John JOLLER of Clovelly & Margaret RICHARDS of Woolfardisworthy NOTE: JEWELL appears many times in Clovelly parish registers. 1780 C122 James Hamlyn esq. Late Tregethin, East Dick (Dyke) Wm Bealley 19s 6 1/2d(Property Tax Reference) 1780 C123 James Hamlyn esq Late Guys, East Dick (Dyke) Thomas Spedegue 19s 6 1/2d(Property Tax Reference) 1780 C124 James Hamlyn esq Late Tregethin, East Dick (Dyke) Thomas Spedegue 19s 6 1/2d(Property Tax Reference) 1781 The properties Late Gays (sic) & Late Tregethin are both occupied by Richard Bartholomew 1781-2 i. 04Mar1781 Clovelly. Thomas Spettigue ... OR ... i. 03Mar1782 Clovelly. Thomas Spettigue (Genogold DB PR5) 1782 Administration 1782 of Thomas Spettigue (spelt Spettigne) (Wills & Administrations proved in the Bishop of Exeter 1559 on) Ann Spettigue's son Thomas SPETTIGUE 1780 c. 13Feb1780 Clovelly. Thomas Spettigue son of Thomas and Ann (Genogold DB PR5) 1781-2 i. 04Mar1781 Clovelly. Thomas Spettigue ... OR ... i. 03Mar1782 Clovelly. Thomas Spettigue (Genogold DB PR5)
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c. 03Jun1687 SHARP, John son of William. c. 10Aug1689 SHARP, ------ son of Will. m. 01May1717 John SHARP married Susannah POLLARD. c. 27Feb1717 SHARP, John son of John. c. 24Aug1719 SHARP, Michaell son of Mary, base child. m. 08Sep1719 Henry MUMFORD married Mary SHARP. i. 03Dec1719 SHARP, Frances. c. 03Jul1720 william son of John c. 07May1723 SHARP, Jane daughter of John. c. 22Feb1725 SHARP, Mary daughter of John. (i. 22Nov1730 SHARP, Mary daughter of John) c. 30Jan1728 SHARP, Susanna daughter of Joh n. c. 26Jul1732 Andrew Sharp son of John (Genogold) i. 04May1734 Joan Sharp w/o Charles Sharp (Genogold) - the only reference to Charles (and Joan) in Clovelly records. m. 22Nov1734 Elizabeth Sharp, widow and James Madge c. 02Feb1743 Sharp *iethia (sic) (female) daur of Charles (Genogold) m. 11Feb1744 Joan Sharp and William Rowe (Could this be Jane c 1723? d of John?) c. 26Oct1744 Mary Sharp daur of John (Genogold) m. 20Nov1746 William Sharp and Priscilla Gliddon (Genogold) c. 08Jun1747 Elizabeth Sharp daur of John (Genogold) c. 16Oct1747 William Sharp son of William (Genogold db PR2) + more children of William - 1749 John, 1751 Phillip, 1754 Elizabeth, 1756 Andrew + 1760/62/66 baptisms listed below i. 10Jul1749 Joan Sharp w/o William Sharp (Genogold) c. 12Nov1752 John Sharp son of John (Genogold) c. 10Mar1756 Thomas Sharp son of John (Genogold) c. 15Aug1760 Susanna Sharp daur of William (Genogold db PR2) c. 13Aug1762 Priscilla Sharp daur of William (Genogold db PR2) m. 24Jun1765 John Heard married Mary Sharp spinster, both of Clovelly, by banns on June 24th 1765. He signed name; she made mark. Witnesses: George Crocker and Moses Green. c. 04Sep1765 Grace Sharp daur of John (Genogold) c. 07Mar1766 George Sharp son of William (Genogold db PR2) m. 27Nov1763 John Sharp widower and Elizabeth Waters widow both of Clovelly Witneses: "John Bond, George Crocker""both signed (she, Wattess)" NOTE: John seems to be brother to William and possibly to Peter Trease's wife Joan c. 28Jun1768 William Sharp son of John (Genogold) 1780 Banns William Sharp and Emlyn Lysle spinster 6/13/20 Feb m. 24Feb1780 William SHARP & Emlyn LYLE spinster both of Clovelly by Banns. Both signed. Witnesses William MADGE & George CROCKER m. 26Nov1783 Daniel Pilgrim married Elizabeth Sharp spinster, both of Clovelly, by banns, on Nov 26th 1783. He made mark; she signed name. Witnesses Christopher Jennings and George Crocker. m. 11Jun1787 George Crocker of Clovelly married Ann Darke, sojourner and spinster, by banns, on June 11th 1787. Both made mark. Witnesses: Jonathan Jewill and John Vening. m. 15Sep1787 Richard Prince married Susan Sharp, both of Clovelly, by banns on Sep 15th 1787. Both signed names. Witnesses James Hamlyn junior and Gerrard Hussey. m. 21May1795 John Lowther and Grace Sharp Witnesses william Lowther , Richard Prince i. 10Oct1802 Priscilla Sharp i. 1842 Maria Aharp 79 i. 1852? Grace Sharp 72
Certificates - Clovelly Admiralty Protection Lists 23Sep1756 William Sharp LOYALTY 70/5 04Dec1756 " 25Mar1757 " 24may1757 " 18May1758 " 21Feb1777 William Sharp BETSY 40/4 09May1777 " Jun1780 William Sharp INDUSTRY 6 tons 4 men (Coasting) 19Oct1793 " INDUSTRY 6/3 (Fishing and Piloting) Clovelly Ships recorded in Padstow Records 21Jun1692 William Sharp Master of Catherine from Neath 18 chalders of cole 18Jul1692 William Sharp Master of Catherine from Neath 18 chalders of cole 08May1693 William Sharp Master of Catherine from Neath 08Jul1693 William Sharp Master of Catherine from Neath 20Jul1693 Giles HEARD Master of Catherine from Neith William SHARPE Ind. 18 chalders of coles, London 03May1694 William Sharp Master of William and Anne from Tenby 14 chalders of cole 26Jun1694 William Sharp Master of William and Anne from Tenby 03Aug1694 William Sharpe Master of William and Anne from Neath 10 chaldlers of coles, London 28Jun1704 William Sharp Master of Mary Gold from Neath 13Apr1706 William Sharp Master of Mayflower from Neath 13Apr1706 William Sharp Master of Mayflower from Tenby 31Mar1707 William Sharp Master of Mary Gold from Neath Clovelly Ships recorded in Cardiff Records 1695 William Sharp William and Mary 24May1698 William Sharp Prosperity 03Aug1704 William Sharp Mary Gold from St Ives 03Jul1704 William Sharp Mary Gold from Bideford 14Aug1706 William Sharp Mary Gold from Padstow 06sep1706 William Sharp Mary Gold from Bideford 30Apr1706 William Sharp Mayflower from Padstow 10Jul1706 William Sharp Mayflower from Padstow 12Mar1707 William Sharp Mary Gold from Padstow 21Oct1707 William Sharp Mary Gold from Bideford 1678 return for the rebuilding of St Pauls Clovelly. William Sharp 4d.
Nearby:- William Sharp m Elizabeth Bidder @ Northam 4/12/1717 (Could this be Elizabeth Sharp widow married Clovelly 1734?) John Sharp m Mary Warmington @ Northam 27/8/1742 Thomas Sharp s Henry & Grace Sharp c 15/12/1734 Barnstaple Plymouth: - Robert Sharp m Joan Rawling 7/12/1701 Plymouth St Andrew Joan Sharp m Richard Maker 26/3/1715 Plymouth St Andrew William Sharpe m Thomasin Cloake 5/1/1741 Plymouth St Andrew (A Cloake is mentioned in Clovelly) William Sharp m Elizabeth Mastow 13/7/1704 Stoke Damerel Elizabeth Sharp m William Leach 2/6/1726 Stoke Damerel
NOTE The names Saunders, Jollow, & Jewel often appear in the register and are not all listed. Samuell Pris married Jane Pollard on Feb 7th 1674. (highly unlikely long shot – Samuel = Rebecca Pris relative? – later in register name Prouse appears – could be a name change ) Thomas Jollow of Clovelly married Catharine Lee, spinster of Morwenstow [in Cornwall], by banns on April 9th 1760. Both made mark. Witnesses: Mary Snow and George Crocker. (c. 20Feb1761 Grace Jollowe daur of Thomas i. 20Apr1806 Thomas Joller age 78 (b. 1728) Also many children of John Jollow baptised: - 13Aug1757 John, 11Feb1759 Thomas (i. 24Jan1760), 09Mar1760 Margaret (i. 14Jun1762), 13Aug1762 Margaret, 05Feb1764 Thomas John Venning married Agnes Crocker, both of Clovelly, by banns on April 23rd 1764. He signed name; she made mark. Witnesses George Crocker and Ezekiel Finch. Robert Moore married Elizabeth Mugridge spinster, both of Clovelly, by banns on Nov 7th 1771. Both made mark. Witnesses Richard Bryant and John Sharp. William Pickard [Peckard in BTs] married Elizabeth Hocking, both of Clovelly, by banns on Oct 9th 1791. Both made mark. Witnesses James Jewill and John Vening. Joseph Westlake of Hartland married Susannah Buckingham of Clovelly by banns on Nov 16th 1793. He made mark; she signed name. Witnesses: Michael Trease and Anne Wade. John Lowther married Grace Sharp, both of Clovelly, by banns on May 21st 1795. Both signed names. Witnesses William Lowther and Richard Prince. William Buckler mariner married Elizabeth Coull [signed as Cowl] spinster, both of Clovelly, by banns on Nov 20th 1806. Both signed names. Witnesses Richard Crocker and George Bryant. (Longshot – related to Nicholas Buckler of Jacobstow?) Richard Shearsell married Elizabeth Jollow (sojourner) he signed she made her mark Witnesses: Richard Shearsell senr, Charles Whitfield James Bate sojourner married Elizabeth Seldon, spinster of Clovelly, by banns on Feb 22nd 1816. Both signed names. Witnesses William Sharp and Ann Jervis. James Beer married Eliza Finch, both of Clovelly, by banns on Nov 3rd 1834. Both signed names. Charles Kingsley officiated at wedding. Witnesses: John Mill and Margaret Buckler. (see earlier Buckler comment)
For example: - c. 02Jan1755 Clovelly. Anne Mathews Father: Thomas (Genogold DB PR2) m. 18Jan1753 Clovelly James Briant and Ann Matthews i. 24Aug1832 John Matthews Slarah age 71 (Genogold DB PR7)
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| Date | Section | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 04Aug2011 | Thomas Spettigue | Date of Administration of his estate. |
| 04Aug2011 | Ann Sharp nee Main | 1851 & 1861 census and Probate of her Will. |
| 09Jan2012 | Margaret Jollow | Bequest from Will of Mary Mill, Thomas Jollow's sister added. |
| 21Jan2012 | Michael Trease | Reference to 1753/54 gap years in St Gennys christening records removed. |
| 01May2012 | Michael Trease | Transcript of 1st marriage register entry added. |
| 10Mar2019 | Thomas Jollow | Register entries for his parents marriage, his baptism, his sister's baptism, his mother's remarriage, his stepfather's first marriage & their children |
| 10Mar2019 | Ann Spettigue | Land Tax records for Clovelly |
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