Hi Patsy and Rhonda, Pleased to have helped.... I may have a little more on the FORTUNE family but I would be most interested to know what became of Lydia FORTUNE, one of William and Elizabeth's daughters. I have notes regarding her marriage settlement, which involved land in Horsley but I haven't been able to find anything more. Her husband's name was .....LAMBE. Thanks for the added information about the various families. In the transcripts of the W-u-E parish registers HESKINS was wrongly transcribed at some points as HOPKINS.... No one believes that HESKINS exists as a name. The earliest HESKINSes I have found are in North Nibley in the mid-fifteenth century. Cheers, Janet Heskins (Surbiton, Surrey)

Hi Janet and attention of Ronda , I hope that Robert does not mind as again not strictly Hawkesbury but connects with Tresham ......difficult as these people kept moving in and out of villages and the estates/names seem to connect to the area surrounding. By Wm. & Elizabeth Fortune presume you mean??? William 1671-1745 & Elizabeth Heskins (aged 23 in 1693) I have children: The Rev. John Fortune ( m. Anne Witchell d/o Jonathan) William 1705-1756......have not looked at him. Mary 1692-1769 m. John Phillimore of Cam. Did not take any furthur as Witchell main focus. Have no mention of a Lydia...what were the dates/ marriage etc.? Could this ......Lambe you mention below be Winchcombe. There was a Henry Winchcombe who was buried in the same grave as Jonathan Witchell( Bigland). If so have a friend who has a lot on the Winchcombe name. Henry Winchcombe m. Sarah Austin 1725/6 was mayor of WUE in 1732/ 52 and held an extensive building in Bear St. Again have not looked in ages but Winchcombes were clothiers and there was a connection with the Cliffords of Frampton on Severn....I think...... The Witchells connect with the Hopkins....John Witchell Hicks Hopkins....... but have not come across Heskins before. The Hopkins farmed in same area of WUE, Charfield and Kingswood. Have extracts from Lyndley: Mayors of WUE 1649 Nicholas Heskins Clothier 1664 """"""""""""""""""""""""" 1676 """"""""" NB Christopher Jordan also mayor 1677/92 the name Jordan appearing in Fortune tree Regarding Moore Fortune of Astnam could this be Angeston? Angeston Grange, Uley. I have The Country Houses of Glos. 1660-1830 if anyone wants a lookup. Angeston Grange was built for the Lloyds in 1780s. N. Nibley From what I can gather there were interconnections between the Austins, Holbrows, Longs, Witchells, Hicks, Heskins, Jordans and Winchcombes who were all trying to keep the 'clothier' lines together. Anthony Holbrow the will 1768 on Roberts site......had Burden Court, Tresham.( His sister was Mary Holbrow m.1727 John W. of N. Nibley)...our William W. yeoman(featured in the will) was tenant of Burden Court, very complicated. Will phone someone who might know about Lydia. Would be interested in your Heskins ....did they hold lands? Do you think the Hopkins in area were Heskins? Regards, Patsy on 27/4/05 7:59 pm, JANETHESKI@aol.com at JANETHESKI@aol.com wrote: > Hi Patsy and Rhonda, > Pleased to have helped.... > > I may have a little more on the FORTUNE family but I would be most interested > to know what became of Lydia FORTUNE, one of William and Elizabeth's > daughters. I have notes regarding her marriage settlement, which involved land > in > Horsley but I haven't been able to find anything more. Her husband's name was > .....LAMBE. > > Thanks for the added information about the various families. > > In the transcripts of the W-u-E parish registers HESKINS was wrongly > transcribed at some points as HOPKINS.... No one believes that HESKINS exists > as a > name. The earliest HESKINSes I have found are in North Nibley in the > mid-fifteenth century. > > Cheers, > Janet Heskins > (Surbiton, Surrey) > > > ==== ENG-GLO-HAWKESBURY Mailing List ==== > Visit Robert Millard's local and family history web pages at > http://www.hawkesburyhistory.co.uk. > > ============================== > Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the > last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx >