I am struggling to find the marriage of Francis ROTTENBURY or RATTENBURY. His has married Sarah .......... their first child seems to be Jane bapt 28 Aug 1748 at Temple, followed by Mary 1750, Sarah 1751, Betty 1754, Betty 1755, John .... all at Temple. Francis is a 'Weaver' He is on the Burgess CD, as Francis RATTENBURY, weaver, 26 June 1747 Ref 10-65-198, an apprentice of William NORWIL, also a Weaver. Francis in turn makes his son John a Burgess in 1780, he is a labourer. I can find no marriage for Francis and Sarah. Francis's father could be another Francis, also a Grandfather Francis. Grandfather could be Francis ROTTENBURY a 'Hot Presser' he could have been born abt 1650 married before 1674 when he became a Burgess, his father is also another Frances ROTTENBURY. Think he marries Anne JEFFE who was bapt 1635 Ilmington, Glos according to IGI. d/o Wm JEFFE (JEPHES)and Catherine. I have 6 children for them Anne b 1678 in Temple, Elizabeth 1676 Temple, Elizabeth 1679 Temple, Francis no date, Rachel no date but could have married in 1712 to Morris GRIFFIN, and another Frances or Francis 1674 again Temple. Francis ROTTENBURY, a Hot Presser' was made a Burgess in 1700 by his father. He was a Presser or Hot Presser 1674 - 1727 at Christchurch, St Nicolas and at the Cathedral. He was a Bondsman for John REVELL in 1695, and John SERJEANT in 1696. I would welcome any sightings of the above, or information. I am getting confused with all these Francis's, I think a Hot Presser could work with either parchment or cloth. He seems to have reached quite a high position. My line is Sarah RATTENBURY b 1751 Temple and d/o Francis and Sarah, she marries William TOVEY in 1773 St James. My 6 x Great Grandparents. Pat in Grimsby, Lincs