Group C8 (Swimbridge)

From 1709 to 1725 two Roberts were having families in Swimbridge, one by Charitie and the other by Mary. The parish register does not give the mother’s name of children baptised in this period. Consequently, Edward, Margaret, Mary and Grace could have been the children of either marriage.

The Robert who married Mary Kinning may also have married Mary Courtis. There is no evidence of the existence of any other eligible Robert. See Group C12

One of these Roberts was a cooper (BMSI)

• ROBERT married CHARITIE RENDELL 1705. For other children of this marriage see Group B2. Edward, Margaret, Mary and Grace were baptised as children of Robert without the mother’s name being given: it is therefore impossible to tell whether their mother was Charitie or Mary.
• EDWARD: Baptised Swimbridge 27 Jul 1710; married MARY TOMMAS, Northam 23 Jan 1735/6. Edward buried Goodleigh
  25 Apr 1742 (‘of Landkey’). Mary buried Northam 27 Aug 1783 (‘a poor widow’)
• RICHARD: Baptised Northam 4 Nov 1736; buried Northam 2 Aug 1744
• MARGARET: Baptised Swimbridge 24 Dec 1712; married Nicholas Gill, Barnstaple 30 May 1735
• MARY: Baptised Swimbridge 19 Jan 1715/6. Various possible marriages: see Unused Information. See sister Grace for possible later marriage.
• GRACE: Baptised Swimbridge 18 Jan 1718/9. Possible marriage 27 Mar 1749 to Thomas Quick (see also Grace, daughter of John born 1704). Thomas Quick (widower) married Mary Summerwill (widow), Swimbridge, 16 Jun 1766. Was this Grace's sister? Otherwise could be the one who was buried Swimbridge 23 Jan 1794, age 73, ‘of Barum’

• ROBERT: Baptised Swimbridge, son of William and Mary (nee Godfrey). See Group C1. Married (1) MARY KINNING, Swimbridge 25 Apr 1709. Mary buried Swimbridge 17 Apr 1736. Robert died early 1759
• ROBERT: Baptised Swimbridge 8 Feb 1720/1; buried Swimbridge 19 Feb 1720/1
• WILLIAM: Baptised Swimbridge 13 Feb 1721/2. Probably married ELIZABETH THOMAS, Heanton Punchardon 1752 (Boyd) and buried Heanton Punchardon 13 Jan 1772.
• WILLIAM (Somerwille/Somerfield): Baptised Heanton Punchardon 24 Nov 1752; William('of Barnstaple') married ELIZABETH SYMONS PHILLIPS, Pilton 28 Apr 1776 (Copy reg.) or Elizabeth Symons 24 Mar 1776 (IGI) (Elizabeth Symons in BT). Elizabeth born c.1752. William buried Pilton 29 Feb 1803. Elizabeth buried Heanton Punchardon 14 Mar 1827 aged 75. For possible issue, see Group C9
• JOSEPH: Born c.1753; baptised Heanton Punchardon 28 Jul 1754. Joseph buried (Somerfield) Heanton Punchardon 30 Mar 1826 aged 73. Almost certainly the Joseph who fathered William in Carmarthen in 1800, since there is no other eligible Joseph known, and no evidence of a marriage in Devon. The Summerfield spelling used by the descendants in Swansea had already begun in Heanton Punchardon. See Group C9a
• JOHN (Somerville): Born c.1759; baptised Heanton Punchardon 1 Nov 1761; married GRACE FRIEND, Heanton Punchardon 27 Jun 1784. Grace born c.1858. John (Somerfield) buried Heanton Punchardon 7 Dec 1822 aged 63. Grace (Somerfield) buried Heanton Punchardon 20 May 1841 aged 83
  • BETTY (Somerfield): Baptised Heanton Punchardon 18 Feb 1787. Probably, as Elizabeth, spinster, married James Cothey, bachelor, by licence at Barnstaple St Peter's 30 Jul 1834. James probably son of Henry & Thomas Cothay, baptised Chittlehampton 30 Sep 1792 (IGI), or son of John & Grace Cothay, baptised Chittlehampton 26 Dec 1793 (IGI). Although this would have been a late marriage for both, their ages would fit and there is no other eligible Elizabeth or James (unless born after 1813)
  • JOHN (Somerfield): Baptised Heanton Punchardon 29 Nov 1789; buried Heanton Punchardon 1 Mar 1802
  • SARAH: Baptised Heanton Punchardon 23 Dec 1792
  • WILLIAM (Somerfield): Baptised Heanton Punchardon 25 Sep 1796; married MARY CROCOMBE, Ashford 20 Sep 1814. See Group C11 for details of children
  • GRACE (Somerfield): Baptised Heanton Punchardon 5 Feb 1804. Married John Edwards, bachelor, sojourner, by banns, Heanton Punchardon 18 Jul 1824 (Elizabeth Somerfield witnessed)
• ROBERT: Baptised Swimbridge 27 Mar 1728; married MARY BENDLE, Swimbridge 23 Apr 1753 See Group C12
• Children of possible second marriage to Mary Courtis, Landkey, 22 Apr 1739:
• WILLIAM: Baptised Swimbridge 28 May 1740. Possibly married Mary Henry, Stoke Damerel 1761. See Group F
• EDWARD: Baptised Swimbridge 4 Dec 1743. Buried Swimbridge 23 Sep 1744

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