Samuel WORDEN was baptised 05 Jun 1796 at Kelly near Tavistock, son of John WORDEN and Elizabeth COLLEN (a name which can also be spelt as COLLING).  He was buried at Lamerton 22 Dec 1823 aged 26.  He is my 3 x great uncle.  As Grace was a young widow she possibly remarried but I haven't found a marriage or death.   I also have a YEO connection but not to this particular William.  However, I can tell you that he and Grace emigrated to Canada in 1846: http://www.yeosociety.com/familypages/Richardsoperyeo.htm   I think Soper may be Grace's mother's surname.  There is a marriage indexed on FreeBMD Holsworthy Dec 1837 John ROCKEY and Betsy SOPER.  Holsworthy is the district for Broadwoodwidger.   Joy ________________________________ From: David L. Langenberg <gallienus@mac.com> To: devon@rootsweb.com Sent: Monday, 3 February 2014, 19:49 Subject: [DEV] ROCKEY - SOPER - DAVEY of Broadwoodwidger - COLLING - ARSCOTT - ACKFORD - WORDEN - YEO - BAILEY My Deanery of Tavistock CD from the DFHS arrived today and I have been trying to find more information on Grace Soper ROCKEY, d/o John and Betsey ROCKEY, of Nethercott, Broadwoodwidger, who was baptized there on 23 June 1839.  Grace SOPER, aged 44 (hence born about 1787), was buried at Broadwoodwidger on 10 October 1831.  I don't know whether she was single or married.  I wonder whether she could be the person for whom Grace Soper ROCKEY was named.  If Grace SOPER were single when she died, I wonder whether she might be a daughter of John SOPER and Grace DAVEY, who were married at Broadwoodwidger on 17 February 1764.  Another possibility is that Grace Soper ROCKEY is named for Grace (Bailey) SOPER: Edward SOPER and Grace BAILEY were married 25 March 1811, at Broadwoodwidger. There are other persons named Grace SOPER on the CD: One married  William COLLING in Tavistock on 18 September 1772; another married John ARSCOTT in Milton Abbot on 6 May 1817;  a third married James ACKFORD in Sourton on 12 October 1818;  a fourth married.Samuel WORDEN in Lamerton on 2 July 1821; and a fifth married William YEO, 30 March 1836, In Broadwoodwidger.  David Langenberg Newark, Delaware, USA ------------------------------------------ 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

Many thanks, Joy. I think you're correct about SOPER being Grace Soper ROCKEY's mother's maiden name. The series of children of John and Betsy ROCKEY began about 1839, so a wedding of her parents in late 1837 makes perfect sense. And she might have been named Grace for her paternal aunt Grace ROCKEY. John and Betsey ROCKEY lived at Nethercott, Broadwoodwidger until at least 1861. I haven't traced them further. David Langenberg Newark, Delaware, USA On Feb 3, 2014, at 6:23 PM, Joy Langdon wrote: > Samuel WORDEN was baptised 05 Jun 1796 at Kelly near Tavistock, son of John WORDEN and Elizabeth COLLEN (a name which can also be spelt as COLLING). He was buried at Lamerton 22 Dec 1823 aged 26. He is my 3 x great uncle. As Grace was a young widow she possibly remarried but I haven't found a marriage or death. > > I also have a YEO connection but not to this particular William. However, I can tell you that he and Grace emigrated to Canada in 1846: > http://www.yeosociety.com/familypages/Richardsoperyeo.htm > > I think Soper may be Grace's mother's surname. There is a marriage indexed on FreeBMD Holsworthy Dec 1837 John ROCKEY and Betsy SOPER. Holsworthy is the district for Broadwoodwidger. > > Joy > > > ________________________________ > From: David L. Langenberg <gallienus@mac.com> > To: devon@rootsweb.com > Sent: Monday, 3 February 2014, 19:49 > Subject: [DEV] ROCKEY - SOPER - DAVEY of Broadwoodwidger - COLLING - ARSCOTT - ACKFORD - WORDEN - YEO - BAILEY > > > My Deanery of Tavistock CD from the DFHS arrived today and I have been trying to find more information on Grace Soper ROCKEY, d/o John and Betsey ROCKEY, of Nethercott, Broadwoodwidger, who was baptized there on 23 June 1839. Grace SOPER, aged 44 (hence born about 1787), was buried at Broadwoodwidger on 10 October 1831. I don't know whether she was single or married. I wonder whether she could be the person for whom Grace Soper ROCKEY was named. If Grace SOPER were single when she died, I wonder whether she might be a daughter of John SOPER and Grace DAVEY, who were married at Broadwoodwidger on 17 February 1764. Another possibility is that Grace Soper ROCKEY is named for Grace (Bailey) SOPER: Edward SOPER and Grace BAILEY were married 25 March 1811, at Broadwoodwidger. > > There are other persons named Grace SOPER on the CD: One married William COLLING in Tavistock on 18 September 1772; another married John ARSCOTT in Milton Abbot on 6 May 1817; a third married James ACKFORD in Sourton on 12 October 1818; a fourth married.Samuel WORDEN in Lamerton on 2 July 1821; and a fifth married William YEO, 30 March 1836, In Broadwoodwidger. > > David Langenberg > Newark, Delaware, USA > > > > ------------------------------------------ > 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 > ------------------------------------------ > 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