David Steel wrote: > > Gordon Morley wrote:- > > > My grandmother was Elizabeth Jane CONSTANT. Her descent is as follows > > (all locations in Gloucestershire, England, unless otherwise specified): > > > > Joseph CONSTANCE m Mary of St Briavels > > > > Israel CONSTANT born c1704 ???, d 1789 Newland, mar Genevra WORGAN > > 1744 Staunton > > > > John CONSTANT bap1749 Newland, d Clearwell 1825, mar Mary JONES 1787 > > Newland > > > > Israel CONSTANT bap 1793 Newland, d 1882 Coleford, marr 1821 Catherine > > BENNET YARWORTH Newland > > etc, etc. > > I'm not researching this name, but the following burials at Newland > may be of interest:- > > 18 Oct 1757 Mary CONSTANT wife of Henry, of Coleford > 3 Feb 1741 Sarah CONSTANT wife of Israel, of Coleford > 18 Nov 1778 Thomas CONSTANT son of Thomas & Maria, of > Chepstow, MON. > > This suggests that Genevra WORGAN was perhaps the second wife > of Israel CONSTANT. > > =============================== > David Steel <[email protected]> > Adelaide, South Australia > 18,000 entries and 100 visits a day - the GLS Surnames List at > <http://www2.tpg.com.au/users/dsteel/glsnames.htm> > ================================================== David Tanks for your suggestions re the MIs. I indeed did have these. I have baptisms of three children of the first marriage (Israel CONSTANT and Sarah) as follows: Anna bap 1732 at Newland Sarah bap 1734 at Newland bur 1737 Israel b Clearwell bap at Newland 1736 d 1823 (86 yrs) at Noxon (a farm near Clearwell) bur Newland Children of the second marriage to Genevra WORGAN: Anne bap 1745 Newland mar Wm HAWKINS Sarah bap 1747 Newland mar Richard CROSS John bap 1749 Newland (my ancestor) Elizabeth (Genevra) bap 1752 Newland Hannah bap 1755 Newland mar William TAYLOR Joseph bap 1757 mar Sarah (issue) I have not been able to track down the first marriage and Sarah's origin. Also I can only conjecturally connect Israel to Joseph CONSTANCE and Mary at St Briavels, contiguous to Newland, and Israel's age at death of 85 yrs on the MI would place his birth at c1704; not inconsistent with the birth of the other issue of the union but it would be nice to affirm the connection through a baptism or a will. Thanks again for your interest. Gordon Morley