On 26 Jan 2014 at 11:36, Joy Langdon wrote: > Contents: > Legacy, furniture and household goods to wife Mary and the cott house known as > Plain Dealing leased from the Earl of Lisburne for Mary's life, then to be > held by Mary Smaldridge, daughter of Ann Ellis Legacies to James Stooke, Mary > Howard and Elizabeth Rowe, son, daughter and grand-daughter of brother-in-law > Thomas Stooke, and to Andrew Ellis son of sister Ann Ellis Furniture and > household goods to brother Richard Atwill, £200 is to be invested by Richard > Atwill for the use of Mary Atwill and after her death for the use of Mary > Smaldridge Administration granted to Richard Atwill And a very quick check in my records allows me to utter a modest Bingo! I think I have found the John Atwill (I had him as John Atwell) and Mary his wife, and Thomas the brother-in-law in the following families: Family History System 26 Jan 2014 Merged Group Reports NAME: STOOKE, Mary, Born Jul 1733 in Ashton, DEV, ENG, Died ???; FATHER: STOOKE, Thomas, Born ??? 1700, Died Dec 1789 at age 89; MOTHER: LUSCOMBE, Elizabeth, Born Jun 1707, Died Feb 1753 at age 45 MARRIED 18 Feb 1760, to ATWELL, John; Yeoman of Mamhead * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * NAME: STOOKE, Thomas, Born ??? 1700 in Trusham, Devon, Died Dec 1789 in Ashton, Devon at age 89; FATHER: STOOKE, Edward, Born ??? 1656, Died ??? 1727 at age 71; MOTHER: Mary, Died 10 Oct 1729 MARRIED 29 Apr 1758, to GREY, Joan MARRIED 23 Dec 1754, to GREMLETT, Elizabeth MARRIED 18 Aug 1732 in Exeter, Devon, ENG, to LUSCOMBE, Elizabeth, Born Jun 1707, Died Feb 1753 at age 45; FATHER: LUSCOMBE, John; MOTHER: GRIFFIN, Joan CHILDREN: 1. F STOOKE, Mary, born Jul 1733 in Ashton, DEV, ENG, died ???; Married 18 Feb 1760 to ATWELL, John 2. M STOOKE, Thomas, born 23 Dec 1734 in Ashton, DEV, ENG, died ??? 3. F STOOKE, James, born Sep 1736 in Ashton, died ??? 1768 4. F STOOKE, Elizabeth, born Mar 1738, died ??? 1761 5. M STOOKE, John, born Jan 1739, died 13 Jun 1760 6. M STOOKE, Thomas, born Oct 1742 in Ashton, died Dec 1784; Married 6 Jul 1767 to MARDON, Elizabeth; 6 children 7. M STOOKE, George, born Jan 1744 in Ashton, died 10 Dec 1814; Married 20 Aug 1780 to HOLE, Mary; 8 children 8. F STOOKE, Martha, born Dec 1746, died ??? 9. M STOOKE, Francis, born ??? 1748 in Ashton, Devon, died ???; Married 6 Aug 1775 to SMALLRIDGE, Ann; 11 children 10. F STOOKE, Grace, born Jun 1750 in Ashton, died ??? There's more, too, as I have ROWE and ELLIS links, and must just sort them out a bit more. But once again, many thanks, as that can help to clarify quite a lot of relationships. -- Steve Hayes E-mail: shayes@dunelm.org.uk Blog: http://khanya.wordpress.com Web: http://www.khanya.org.za/stevesig.htm Phone: 083-342-3563 or 012-333-6727 Fax: 086-548-2525