Eliza Churchwill
Sex: F
Individual Information
Birth Date: Bef 30 Jan 1748/49 - Dartmouth, Devon, England 806 Christening: 30 Jan 1748/49 - Dartmouth, Devon, England 806 Death: Burial: Cause of Death:
Parents
Father: John Churchwill 109,168 Mother: Grace Bray 109
Notes
General:
230221:
From Family Search Indexing Project C05079-1 Film 917192
Elizabeth Churchwill
Sex: F
Individual Information
Birth Date: Bef 20 Aug 1729 - Dartmouth, Devon, England 109 Christening: 20 Aug 1729 - Dartmouth, Devon, England 109 Death: Burial: Cause of Death:
Parents
Father: John Churchwill 78,109,168,454,458,459 Mother: Christian Buck 78,168,454
Notes
General:
230221:
From Family Search Indexing Project C05079-1 Film 917192
Elizabeth Churchwill
Sex: F
Individual Information
Birth Date: Devonshire, England 1806 Christening: Death: in Kingsbridge, Devon, England 1806 Burial: Cause of Death:
Parents
Father: Nicholas Churchwill 2226,3418 Mother:Living
Sex: M
Parents
Father: John Churchwill 109,168 Mother: Grace Bray 109James Churchwill
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth Date: Bef 18 Dec 1689 - Dartmouth, Devon, England 109,456 Christening: 18 Dec 1689 - Dartmouth, Devon, England 109,456,3425 Death: Burial: Cause of Death:
Parents
Father: Richard Churchwill 78,109,454,455 Mother: Elizabeth 168Living
Sex: M
Parents
Father: John Churchwill 109,168 Mother: Grace Bray 109John Churchwill
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth Date: Bef 3 Apr 1698 - Dartmouth, Devon, England 109,457,458,3427 Christening: 3 Apr 1698 - Dartmouth, Devon, England 109,457,718,3427 Death: Bef 14 Mar 1769 - Dartmouth, Devon, England 3428 Burial: 14 Mar 1769 - Dartmouth, Devon, England 3428 Cause of Death:Events
• Alt. Birth: 3 Apr 1698, Dartmouth, Devon, England.
Parents
Father: Richard Churchwill 78,109,454,455 Mother: Elizabeth 168
Spouses and Children
1. *Christian Buck 78,168,454 Marriage: 15 Apr 1718 - Dartmouth, Devon, England 2606,2607,2608John ChurchwillMarriage Events
• Alt. Marriage: 18 Apr 1718, Dartmouth, Devon, England. 250417 from FindMyPast:
First name(s) John
Last name Churchwill
Name note -
Marriage year 1718
Marriage date 15 Apr 1718
Marriage place Dartmouth
Spouse's first name(s) Christian
Spouse's last name Buck
County Devon
Country England
Record set England Marriages 1538-1973
Category Birth, Marriage & Death (Parish Registers)
Subcategory Marriages & divorces
Collections from United Kingdom
Index (c) IRI. Used by permission of FamilySearch Intl
. Marriage Notes
190619Children: 1. Samuel Churchwill 2. Richard Churchwill 3. John Churchwill 4. Mary Churchwill 5. Rebecca Churchwill 6. Elizabeth Churchwill
None of the transcripts below give the actual parish but I am assuming St. Gabriel since that is where their children were christened.
England Marriages 1538-1973 Transcription
First name(s)John
Last nameChurchwill
Name note-
Marriage year1718
Marriage date15 Apr 1718
Marriage placeDartmouth
Spouse's first name(s)Christian
Spouse's last nameBuck
CountyDevon
CountryEngland
Record setEngland Marriages 1538-1973
CategoryBirth, Marriage & Death (Parish Registers)
SubcategoryParish Marriages
Collections fromEngland, United Kingdom
Index (c) IRI. Used by permission of FamilySearch Intl
and
England, Boyd's marriage indexes, 1538-1850 Transcription
First name(s)Christian
Last nameBuck
Birth year-
Marriage year1718
Spouse's first name(s)John
Spouse's last nameChurchwil
PlaceDartmouth St Saviour
CountyDevon
CountryEngland
SourceBoyd's marriage index, 1538-1850
Record setEngland, Boyd's Marriage Indexes, 1538-1850
CategoryBirth, Marriage & Death (Parish Registers)
SubcategoryParish Marriages
Collections fromEngland, United Kingdom
Society of Genealogists
Transcriptions © Society of Genealogists
and
England Marriages 1538-1973 Transcription
First name(s)Christian
Last nameBuck
Name note-
Marriage year1718
Marriage date15 Apr 1718
Marriage placeDartmouth
Spouse's first name(s)John
Spouse's last nameChurchwill
CountyDevon
CountryEngland
Record setEngland Marriages 1538-1973
CategoryBirth, Marriage & Death (Parish Registers)
SubcategoryParish Marriages
Collections fromEngland, United Kingdom
Index (c) IRI. Used by permission of FamilySearch Intl
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth Date: Bef 15 Mar 1722/23 - Dartmouth, Devon, England 109 Christening: 15 Mar 1722/23 - Dartmouth, Devon, England 109,806 Death: Cir 1805 - Ochre Pit Cove, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada 766 Burial: Cause of Death:
Parents
Father: John Churchwill 78,109,168,454,458,459 Mother: Christian Buck 78,168,454
Spouses and Children
1. *Grace Bray 109 Marriage: 27 May 1745 - Dartmouth, Devon, England Children: 1. Living 2. Living 3. Living 4. Living 5. Christian Churchwill 6. Eliza Churchwill 7. Richard Churchwill
Notes
General:
230221:
From Family Search Indexing Project C05079-1 Film 917192
Living
Sex: F
Parents
Father: John Churchwill 109,168 Mother: Grace Bray 109Mary Churchwill
Sex: F
Individual Information
Birth Date: Bef 26 Jan 1724/25 - Dartmouth, Devon, England 454,459,743,3429 Christening: 26 Jan 1724/25 - Dartmouth, Devon, England 109,459,3430 Death: Bef 3 May 1817 - Dartmouth, Devon, England 161,3431 Burial: 3 May 1817 - St. Saviour's, Dartmouth, Devon, England 161,743,3431,3432 Cause of Death:Events
• Alt. Birth: 1725, Dartmouth, Devon, England.
• Alt. Birth: 26 Jan 1724/25, Dartmouth, Devon, England.
• Property: Various pieces of property rented to Walter Prideaux, Bef 1817, Tiverton, Devon, England.
• Will: Probate record, 1817, Dartmouth, Devon, England. Devon Wills Index, 1163-1999 Transcription
First name(s) Mary
Last name Graham
Sex Female
Occupation Widow
Probate year 1817
Place Dartmouth
Original place Dartmouth
County Devon
Country England
Court Prerogative Court of Canterbury
Source (see list) PROB11
Document type Will
Document form Copy
Document references 1593
Record set Devon Wills Index, 1163-1999
Category Birth, Marriage & Death (Parish Registers)
Subcategory Wills & probate
Collections from England, United Kingdom
Devon Wills Project and Findmypast
From the National Archives (UK) website:
Will of Mary Graham, Widow of Dartmouth , Devon
Prerogative Court of Canterbury and related Probate Jurisdictions: Will Registers. Will of Mary Graham, Widow of Dartmouth , Devon.Collection: Records of the Prerogative Court of Canterbury Date range:25 June 1817 Reference:PROB 11/1593/385 Subjects:Wills and probate
The Last Will and Testament
of me Mary Graham of Dartmouth in the County of Devon Widow
made this twenty third day of September in the year of our Lord One
thousand eight hundred and nine in manner following (that is to say) ~~
ffirst I will and direct that all my just Debts and ffuneral expenses shall in
the first place be fully paid and discharged. Also I give and bequeath onto
my Son ffrancis Graham an Annuity or yearly sum of thirty pounds
of lawful Money of Great Britain during the term of his natural life
to be paid him by my Executrixes hereafter named by four quarterly
payments on the four most usual days of payment of debts in the year (that
is to say) the twenty fifth day of March the twenty fourth day of June
the twenty ninth day of September and the twenty fifth day of December
yearly the first payment thereof to be made and begin on such of the said
days as shall happen next after my decease. Also I give onto my ~~
Daughter Jannet Graham a silver Tankard a silver Pint and ffifty
Pounds out on a poll Deed of the Dartmouth Turnpike. Also all the
rest and residue of my Money Goods Chattels Estate and Effects whatsoever
and wheresoever subject and chargeable to and with the said Annuity I do
hereby give and bequeath unto my Daughters Jannet Graham Sarah
Clift and Elizabeth Ellis share and share alike equally to be divided
between them. And I do hereby nominate constitute and appoint them
my said Daughters joint Executrixes of this my last Will and Testament.
In Witnefs whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal the day and
year first above written /--/ Mary Graham (LS) Signed Sealed Published ~~
and declared by the said Testatrix as and for her last Will and Testament
(after interlining a bequest to her Daughter Jannett (sic) Graham of a silver
Tankard and a silver Pint and fifty pounds out on a poll Deed of the Dartmouth
Turnpike) in the presence of us /--/ Waltr Prideaux /--/ Wm Wogan
Proved at London 25th of June 1817 before the Judge by the Oaths
of Jannet Graham Spinster Sarah Clift Widow and Elizabeth Ellis Widow
the Daughters and Executrixes to whom Admon was granted having been
first sworn by Comon duly to administer
End.• Minister/Priest: Thomas Tanner, St. Saviour's, 3 May 1817, St. Saviour's, Dartmouth, Devon, England.
• Court: King's Bench case against Walter Prideaux filed by her Executrixes, 1820, Dartmouth, Devon, England.
Parents
Father: John Churchwill 78,109,168,454,458,459 Mother: Christian Buck 78,168,454
Spouses and Children
1. *Capt. Christopher Graham 78,109,168,454 Marriage:Marriage Events
• Alt. Marriage: 1 Dec 1749, Dartmouth, Devon, England. 250818:
I have shown that they were married on December 1 1749. I place no credence whatsoever in this marriage information, which I apparently obtained from another researcher named Pete Gilbert, but which cannot be verified against any primary sources or even on any websites that I have subsequently found. I have available access on Find My Past to the registers of all three Anglican churches in Dartmouth as well as the Presbyterian church where most of their children were baptised and there is no marriage for this couple in any of those church registers.
I am personally of the belief now that this couple never did get formally married.
Therefore I am removing this date and place of marriage today.
121025:
An additional note as to where this information originated. It turns out that on April 29, 2012, Aunt Jean entered the information WITHOUT A SOURCE REFERENCE, on FamilySearch and on the same day it was added to the FamilYSearch world family tree indicated to have taken place at St. Petrox. No such record has ever been found at St. Petrox. I have asked Karen to try and figure out how her mother came up with this information. Marriage Notes
Event Description: Unknown. It is possible they never married.Children: 1. Capt. Christopher Graham Jr. 2. Mary Graham 3. Capt. Francis Graham 4. Captain John Graham 5. Jennett Graham 6. James Graham 7. Thomas Graham 8. Esther Graham 9. Eliza Graham 10. Sarah Graham 11. Elizabeth Graham
250818:
I have shown that they were married on December 1m 1749. I place no credence whatsoever in this marriage information, which I apparently obtained from another researcher named Pete Gilbert, but which cannot be verified against any primary sources or even on any websites that I have subsequently found. I have available access on find my pass to the registers of all three Anglican churches in Dartmouth as well as the Presbyterian church where most of their children were baptised and there is no marriage for this couple in any of those church registers.
I am personally of the belief now that this couple never did get formally married.
Therefore I am removing this date and place of marriage today.
Notes
General:
211009: From The Deanery of Totnes CD GRAHAM MARY 93 03 05 1817
230221:
From Family Search Indexing Project C05079-1 Film 917192
100114:
From the National Archives (UK) website:
Will of Mary Graham, Widow of Dartmouth , Devon
Prerogative Court of Canterbury and related Probate Jurisdictions: Will Registers. Will of Mary Graham, Widow of Dartmouth , Devon.Collection: Records of the Prerogative Court of Canterbury Date range:25 June 1817 Reference:PROB 11/1593/385 Subjects:Wills and probate
The Last Will and Testament
of me Mary Graham of Dartmouth in the County of Devon Widow
made this twenty third day of September in the year of our Lord One
thousand eight hundred and nine in manner following (that is to say) ~~
ffirst I will and direct that all my just Debts and ffuneral expenses shall in
the first place be fully paid and discharged. Also I give and bequeath onto
my Son ffrancis Graham an Annuity or yearly sum of thirty pounds
of lawful Money of Great Britain during the term of his natural life
to be paid him by my Executrixes hereafter named by four quarterly
payments on the four most usual days of payment of debts in the year (that
is to say) the twenty fifth day of March the twenty fourth day of June
the twenty ninth day of September and the twenty fifth day of December
yearly the first payment thereof to be made and begin on such of the said
days as shall happen next after my decease. Also I give onto my ~~
Daughter Jannet Graham a silver Tankard a silver Pint and ffifty
Pounds out on a poll Deed of the Dartmouth Turnpike. Also all the
rest and residue of my Money Goods Chattels Estate and Effects whatsoever
and wheresoever subject and chargeable to and with the said Annuity I do
hereby give and bequeath unto my Daughters Jannet Graham Sarah
Clift and Elizabeth Ellis share and share alike equally to be divided
between them. And I do hereby nominate constitute and appoint them
my said Daughters joint Executrixes of this my last Will and Testament.
In Witnefs whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal the day and
year first above written /--/ Mary Graham (LS) Signed Sealed Published ~~
and declared by the said Testatrix as and for her last Will and Testament
(after interlining a bequest to her Daughter Jannett (sic) Graham of a silver
Tankard and a silver Pint and fifty pounds out on a poll Deed of the Dartmouth
Turnpike) in the presence of us /--/ Waltr Prideaux /--/ Wm Wogan
Proved at London 25th of June 1817 before the Judge by the Oaths
of Jannet Graham Spinster Sarah Clift Widow and Elizabeth Ellis Widow
the Daughters and Executrixes to whom Admon was granted having been
first sworn by Comon duly to administer
End
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14 May 2017
A case against Walter Prideaux for defaulting on money owed to Mary Graham was taken out by her three daughters, as Executrixes. A copy is included in the Media folder. The outcome of the case is not known. But it is interesting to note that she was living in Tiverton and renting property there to Prideaux before she died and that she ran a shop there.
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