To put these several documents very briefly: John BROWNJOHN, Miller - Brother of Amos BROWNJOHN Yeoman deceased of Ecchinswell, widower who died intestate - was appointed Guardian and Curator to the natural and lawful children of Amos BROWNJOHN during their minorities: Mary BROWNJOHN aged 15 or thereabouts Amos BROWNJOHN aged 13 or thereabouts Timothy BROWNJOHN aged 11 or thereabouts and Elisha BROWNJOHN aged 9 or thereabouts. Of the children, only Elisha provided a signature to the document agreeing to this arrangement; his elders made their marks. So it would seem that events overtook any thoughts Amos senior might have had for his own future and that of all the children he sired. It appears likely that Hannah KEWELL might have been a housekeeper/surrogate mother to his legitimate children following the death of their mother whilst they were very young. There is also amongst the Kingsclere Overseers papers a Bastardy bond of 1782 concerning a child of Ann Hampton, singlewoman. Thomas Brownjohn, yeoman and Amos Brownjohn (father), servant, both of Kingsclere were bound in the sum of £40. I'll take a look at this next time I'm at HRO. It would appear that of the burials listed on John's site, the Mary BROWNJOHN buried 09 Feb 1795 is likely to have been the wife of Amos, having regard to Elisha's age in 1803. Dorothy J.