Kate, I'm afraid that I cannot help with Mary, but wondered whether you knew which Jane STEER married Thomas KING the father in Aveton Gifford on 16.12.1743. I have two obvious possibilities Jane STURE the daughter of William and Elizabeth was baptised in Aveton Gifford on 7.11.1721 Jane STURE the daughter of John and Mary was baptised in Aveton Gifford on 28.3.1725 Regards, Jack Steer ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kate Boyce" <keb@labyrinth.net.au> To: <ENG-DEV-SOUTHHAMS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, January 12, 2006 3:09 PM Subject: [SOUTHHAMS] unknown Mary m Thomas KING > Bev's posting has encouraged me to ask about my unknown Mary who married > Thomas KING. The first child was baptised 1 june 1787 in Loddiswell. > Thomas was a Loddiswell boy (bapt 26 Dec 1758, Loddiswell, son of Thomas > KING and Jane STEER. > > I have personally checked, recorded and photographed all KING graves in > the cemetery at St Michael and All Angels, Loddiswell, and believe that > this Mary died 16 Feb 1845, aged 84 years. > > Does anyone have any connections that might help me establish the maiden > name of this Mary? I haven't found a likely marriage in the Devon PRO > files. > > Rergards > Kate from Melbourne Australia > > > ============================== > New! Family Tree Maker 2005. Build your tree and search for your ancestors > at the same time. Share your tree with family and friends. Learn more: > http://landing.ancestry.com/familytreemaker/2005/tour.aspx?sourceid=14599&targetid=5429 > >