Monthly Archives: July 2018

A clue as to the origins of the Judkin family of Virginia was perhaps given in the ‘Northamptonshire notes & queries’ of 1886, a precis of which is: Judkin of Heyford. — In 1618 Thomas Judkins, of Heyford, recorded his … Continue reading →

1. 1.1. Sir John Browne, m. (2) Anne Belwood; her nephew Thomas Belwood, son of her brother Thomas, was apprentice with John HosIer Jr. John Hosier Jr., born c. 1450, was the father of Isabel Hosier, who m. John Pyke. … Continue reading →

1. … 1.1. Francis Hobbs, born c. 1600. (Tanners v Hobbs. Plaintiffs: William Tanners. Defendants: Francis Hobbs, Mary Hobbs his wife, Edward Knight, Robert Webb, Walter Tanners and Edward Tanners. Subject: property in Tetbury, Gloucestershire. 1661. (C 6/48/118). (Joseph Bridger’s … Continue reading →

As a young boy I sat with my grandmother, Ada, awaiting the arrival of her brother-in-law, wife, and children. The contents of the walk-in pantry were theirs. This was not recorded in ink in any deed housed in the British … Continue reading →

1. Robert Braswell, m. Rebecca … Sept. 24, 1652: Deposition by William Chapple, mariner, James Vawer, pilot, and John Fisher Carpenter, all of the ship Mary of Accomac in Virginia: They were at Accomac last July, bound for Bristol, when … Continue reading →