*Arch * -Webster/Parsons/Westwood/Priest connections

[mumbles]

Just inserted connection between Hannah Webster born 1748 who married Isaac Westwood and her father Thomas Webster who married Sarah Parsons born 1716 RR.
Also inserted details Hannah's sister Mary Webster born 1746 who married Samuel Warton. Following this when I inserted children of Samuel & Mary Warton I found son John Warton who married an Ann Smith and they had a daughter Jemima Wharton who was christened Cradley 24th June 1804 . Linell has a Jemima Whorton born about 1800 Cradley and this is probably same person ?

[linell]

Hi Mumbles Issac Westwood and Hannah Webster are another set of my GtX6 Grandparents, we shall have to stop meeting like this There were a couple of Jemima Wortons born in Cradley in that time frame, need to check my Worton notes will get back to you, best wishes from Linell.

[mumbles]

Hi Linell,
I thought I had tied you up in knots( or String) with the Stringers and here we are again.
I have filled in a lot of your gaps on Westwoods ( i.e. marriages you had not inserted and have more to do)
Will have to leave now as visitors at weekend from Ireland
Regards, Alan

[linell]

Ok Alan, thanks what would I do without you, so glad you have visitors for a few days Give me time to catch up with you. Jemima Worton bap Cradley 24.6.1804 to John and Ann, but who is the Jemima who Married James Priest? Be careful though there were about 3 John and Ann Wortons having children in Cradley in this time frame, one of them are my Gt x 4 Grandparents, I have John born about 1796, haven't a clue who his parents were? If you want a real challenge. Will find what I have on the John and Ann Whortons of Cradley and post the details. Best Wishes from Linell.

[linell]

Here are some notes sent to me by another Cradley Whorton researcher, trying to make sense of the John and Ann situation:-

There are a number of non-verifiable entries relating to a marriage in 1777
between John Worton and Ann Smith. An LDS membr has also put up all those baptisms at Old Swinford
as being children to this couple rather than John and Ann Badnage but
since the marriage itself isnt proven i discount those entries.

Here is a list of definite baptisms to John and Ann (whoever that Ann may be)

at Old Swinford

25/12/1778 Samuel
19/9/1784 John
12/8/1787 Sarah
25/12/1788 Nancy (d 12/2/1792)
26/12/1790 William
31/1/1792 John
15/2/1795 Thomas
22/2/1796 William
5/6/1796 William (d 1/2/1799)

then at Halesowen

3/4/1796 John
3/6/1798 Ann
10/10/1802 Israel
22/4/1804 Frederick (but b Dec 1803)

then at Cradley

24/6/1804 Jemima (but b 14/12/1800)
24/6/1804 Samuel
13/6/1806 Ann
13/8/1809 Samuel

I doubt these 3 sets are all for the same couple so I must consider only the 3
others at Halesowen to be definite siblings of Israel until further evidence is
forthcoming.

You said that Jemima shows as witness to Israel's wedding so must be a sister. The above entries suggest that as a possibility BUT

Why was Jemima baptised out of sequence? Later children get baptised before her.

Frederick's baptism shows a birthdate in december then Jemima is baptised same day as Samuel but that is less than 9 months after Frederick's birth date (assuming Samuel was an infant)

Why baptise in 1 church in April then a different one in June?

[linell]

Hi mumbles, just to update you on our Parsons/Webster/Westwood links. Had a good look at it all over the weekend. I found that Samuel Worton 1746 Married 1) Mary Webster as you had found, then 2) Mary Wells 5.12.1773. Mary Webster's sister Catherine Married Thomas Griffiths the day after 6.12.1773 St Giles, the witnesses were the same for both Marriages, Issac Fellows and Mary James.

I also added the Newby and Oliver families to the wife of Alfred Westwood son of Samuel 1845 and Mary Ann Cox. Best Wishes from Linell.

[Northern Lass]

where are we up to with this guys?

Do we need more info?
Can it be archived?

So unless otherwise advised will move to archived section within 24 hrs