Heather -- I think you might well be right about variant spellings arising from F being pronounced as V. I recently posted that in the mid-1400s the Anglo-Norman surname BEAUFITZ was once recorded as BEVYCE "because that represents the Devonshire pronunciation" before the spelling morphed into BEAFICE and BEVYS. So the spelling of your ancestor's surname may well have changed from FOUND to VONE to VAUGHAN, depending on who heard it, while his own North Cornish pronunciation of it did not. Paul was evidently right about the Richard FOUND, baptised Morwenstow 1/11/1719, being a foundling. The Cornwall OPC Database has two duplicate records of his baptism, one of which states "Transcriber Notes: BTs. He was a foundling hence the surname and lack of parents". Searching more widely, it looks like he was the progenitor of the FOUND family of Morwenstow. That Richard is probably the father of the John that you mention, and grandfather of Richard FOUND/VONE. http://www.cornwall-opc-database.org/search-database/baptisms/ Martin Beavis --------------------------------------------- -----Original Message----- From: Paul Hockie Sent: Sunday, January 22, 2017 5:52 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [DEV] North Devon/Cornwall pronunciation Heather, There is something that does not ring quite true. . The navy recruited using shore patrols for both pressed men and volunteers. These men were then taken to a port where they were assigned to a ship. At this point their details were taken, including name, age and place of birth and they were entered on the musters. The musters were sent to the Admiralty on a regular basis and were summarised on to a service record (TNA ADM29) until 1855. A sailor could also authorise a deduction to be paid to family at home. He may also be awarded prize money from time to time. There was no real check on identity but once signed up A pressed man served for 7 years and a volunteer 21. Volunteers qualified for a pension and other benefits so pressed men often suddenly became volunteers. From time to time ships went in for refit, were decommissioned or were lost. When a man changed ship he was given a certificate of discharge to present to his next ship and the discharge was noted in the muster. This way his total service was built up and was a record to show his qualification for a pension. It is unlikely that a man served under 3 names. . In the musters of one of his navy ships my ancestor Richard VAUGHAN gave his origin as Morwenstow in Cornwall . He used his mother's maiden name ELLIOT in the navy . The navy heard and recorded him under the surname HALLET throughout his career to pension days Ancestry has an index and images for ADM29, but I cannot find a record for any of the above. You can search by ship. The name Found often means just that - a child of unknown parentage who was abandoned in the parish. This could be Richard Found chr 1/11/1719 with no parents given in Familysearch. I would check the actual registers for Found in Morwenstow for comments. Cheers Paul -----Original Message----- From: DEVON [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Heather Stootman Sent: 22 January 2017 11:48 To: [email protected] Subject: [DEV] North Devon/Cornwall pronunciation In the musters of one of his navy ships my ancestor Richard VAUGHAN gave his origin as Morwenstow in Cornwall. He married in Northam parish in Devon on 28 Dec1800, the register entry is VONE. He used his mother's maiden name ELLIOT in the navy (I have a copy of a letter to his son where he requests the answer to be sent to Richard ELLIOT). The navy heard and recorded him under the surname HALLET throughout his career to pension days. This I have proof of, after years of work. The only entry in Morwenstow baptisms which fits the correct age and mother's maiden surname is for a Richard FOUND, baptised 4 Jan 1778, son of John FOUND and Elizabeth. There is a marriage of John FOUND to Elizabeth ELLIOT on 23 Jan 1768, also in Morwenstow. My question is whether FOUND is a close pronunciation of VAUGHAN in Cornwall/North Devon. Any ideas? Heather Stootman, Sydney