Hi Gordon, I Googled William CRABB and Elizabeth BUNT and found some leads for you. There is a family tree online which is definitely the family you're researching. See http://www.jeanajin.webspace.virginmedia.com/pages/Petherick%20Bunt%201707.rtf According to that, William CRABB was born in Braddock on February 10, 1737 or 1738. The same tree states that Elizabeth 'met' William on March 21, 1762. That was actually the marriage date (you can find it on the opc database, and also the banns which were called in Dec 1761 and Jan 1762). Their first child was William (BUNT or CRABB) who was christened in Cardinham on February 10, 1761. The dates, plus the alternate surnames, suggest that at least this child was born out of wedlock. There are records on Ancestry for this family as well which show a 2nd son: Gershom CRABB (1763 to 1839) and give William's birthplace as Bradoc and his parents as John CRABB (born 1713) and Sarah SOUTHEN (born 1715). Cornwall OPC database shows the marriage of John CRABB and Sarah SOUTHEN on July 14, 1734 in the parish of Landrake. Also on there is the christening of several children with the surname CRAPP (which has a similar sound to "CRABB") with parents John & Sarah: Sybella (1738), Sarah (1740), Sybella (1741) and Robert (1744), all christened in St Germans which is one of the next-door parishes to Landrake. Keeping in mind that these 'records' may only be clues, or family trees submitted by Ancestry members, other records on Ancestry show that John CRABB was born in Linkinhorne in 1713, parents John CRABB and Mary CROCKFORD. The family also features on Ancestry's "WorldConnect Project" which also have William's birthdate as February 10, 1738 in Linkinhorne. There are 6 "records" featured, and several of the database holders have links to trees. One says John CRABB (father of William) was born c.1713 in Linkinhorne, married Sarah Southen in Landrake in 1734, and died in Landrake. His father was another John (born May 25, 1688 in Saint Ive), married Mary CROCKFORD on October 25, 1708 in Linkinhorne. And that John CRABB's father was Edward CRABB (born Tywardreath May 6, 1666) married Joann about 1687 in Callington. There are some obvious errors and guesses (such as Eliabeth HUNT), so tread cautiously and try and confirm information from actual records. For example, OPC database, transcribed from the BT's, has the baptism of John CRABB, son of Edward and Johan, on May 25, 1688 in Saint Ive, and the baptism of Edward CRAB, son of William, in Tywardreath on May 6, 1666. This is a shortened URL to the World Connect Project page from which I got the above information. http://tinyurl.com/pohk2uw In the left hand column beneath the name is an icon which takes you to the pedigree which has been filled in by the submitter. At the bottom of the page, you can enter other information and see what turns up. You also may be able to contact the submitters. If that requires an Ancestry subscription, many libraries have one. Hope this helps, Joanne Toronto, Canada ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gordon via" <cornish-gen@rootsweb.com> To: <CORNISH-GEN@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, February 08, 2015 2:01 PM Subject: [CORNISH-GEN] Fw: Can someone help please > > > Dear List: > I sent out the below request for help quite some time ago but > unfortunately had no response. I thought I might try it one more time > before I discard it. Possibly someone researching the Bunt family might > have some helpful data. Again, I would like to thank the OPC’s for their > help in getting this far. > > Kindest regards, > > Gordon > > > > > > Dear List > After several years of chasing my CRABB tree, I arrive at the doorstep of > William Crabb who married Elizabeth Bunt in Cardinham in 1762. Their son > John who married ( I believe) Mary Kelly in St Austell circa 1792 is my > direct line. > > The problem now is William. There were no Crabb families in > Braddock/Cardinham in 1762. There are no deaths of an adult William Crabb > to be found in Braddock/Cardinham. But William and Elizabeth were married > in Cardinham and raised their family in Braddock. Where did he come from? > Where did he go? What was his age? Who were his parents? > > The marriage entry lists no parents for William and indicates he was > living in the area at the time. I have no conclusive evidence of anything. > None > > I am leaning to him being William Crabb of Lanlivery the son of John Crabb > and Elizabeth Berry who were married in Fowey. They raised their family in > Lanlivery then they too disappeared. > > William Crabb of Lanlivery was born in 1724 which would have made him 15 > years older than Elizabeth Bunt. That concerns me a little. The only clues > I have ( based on my limited genealogy experience) are two items. but I > have no proof. > > 1. Lanlivery is a lot closer to Cardinham than other William Crabb’s who > would be in the appropriate age bracket at that time. > 2. When I examine the names of the children of William and Elizabeth, I > find them to be the same names as the siblings of William of Lanlivery. > > Obviously that is not proof and gives me little satisfaction. The OPC’s > have been very helpful with their efforts and I would like to thank them > for their support but I still have no proof. > > My hope is that there may be someone on the list who has researched this > family and can take me a step further. > > I would appreciate any help. > > Kindest regards, > > Gordon Crabb, USA > ------------------------------- > Listmom: ybowers@gmail.com or CORNISH-GEN-admin@rootsweb.com > > Visit the OPC (Online Parish Clerk) web page for transcription information > http://www.cornwall-opc.org/ > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > CORNISH-GEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message