I've not been following this line of thought too closely. So have no idea of the dates involved. However I did come across this while looking for something else with regard to the name of Bennet(t). I never did find what I was looking for. last name: Bennett first names: Elisha Burial date : 19 December 1865 Authority London: Borough of Camden Location: St Pancras Cemetery (Camden) -----Original Message----- From: Diana Stevens Sent: Saturday, January 25, 2014 2:20 AM To: devon@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [DEV] Thomas Ackland of Cullum DEV Hi Elizabeth Yes definitely a grocer, I assumed they were both fellow servants … Cullompton sounds best but I can't find a likely candidate in any of the places. Another Thomas Ackland mystery! Diana On 23/01/2014, at 9:49 PM, elizabeth howard <elizgh@btinternet.com> wrote: > Hi, I think Elisha Bennet is a grocer not a groom , > and Cullum is possibly Cullompton , more so than the others. I think Pot > in > Surr-Pot may mean elect but not yet appointed. Nice will though. > > life is hard . soften it with a cat \\\=^..^=/// > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Diana Stevens" <diagramdiana@iinet.net.au> > To: <devon@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Thursday, January 23, 2014 8:33 AM > Subject: [DEV] Thomas Ackland of Cullum DEV > > > Being able to read the PCC wills on Ancestry led me to find the will > below. > On Discovery it says 'of Richmond Surrey' but Ancestry did not nominate a > place. > > Any opinions about where Cullum is? Could be Cullompton, Culmstock, Culm > Davie in Hemyock or Columb John in Broadclyst. Maybe I have interpreted it > incorrectly, apart from the 'C' it is just a line of squiggles! > > Charles Price, to whom probate was granted, was an MP and Lord Mayor of > London at this time. It seems he paid well if a footman could accumulate > £140. > > Can someone tell me what 'Pot' is please (or have I interpreted that > incorrectly, the second letter is unclear)? > J Sewell Surrogate – 'Pot' Wm Moore Notary Public ~ > > Diana ------------------------------------------ The DEVON-L mailing list is co-sponsored by GENUKI/Devon ( http://genuki.cs.ncl.ac.uk/DEV/ ) and the Devon FHS (http://www.devonfhs.org.uk/ ) List archive for Devon can be found at http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/index/DEVON/ ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to DEVON-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message