Bob has now shed new light on my family tree He has added a baptism of a Thomas boorman Willis 2nd may 1784 son of Ann Willis Has any body got him in their family tree ? I assume that Ann was unmarried at the time & that boorman may have been the father of the child as it was custom to add the surname of the father for unmarried mothers. Due I also assume that Ann married Robert levet in 1791 . If this is the case & this Thomas later married Rebecca knowlden & started my (& Shelia s ) Willis line in wood church then I have an awful lot wrong Tony Powell

Dear Tony You are correct in assuming Ann Willis was unmarried at the time of the birth of Thomas Boorman Willis. There is a good chance the father's name was Thomas Boorman. Usually 'base born' or 'base begotten' was added by the Curate but Richard Jones, the Curate at this time, was entering minimal information. How different in 1731 when the following information was given for an illegitimate birth; 'March 15th 1730 William base born Son of Elizabeth Pray by Thomas Wild a Weaver & Stranger de Vita periclitans domi baptizat. [his life slipping away he was baptized at home according to the official way] This Strumpet had a Bastard before for which she did Penance in 1729; this was buried Ap. 29th last. See Burial in this register buried Mar. 28.' Elizabeth had four different illegitimate children by four different men and gave each child the surname of the father as a second forename. The Minister gave up getting her to do Penance after the second child! Good hunting - Bob Chown tony.afj.powell@bt.com wrote: Bob has now shed new light on my family tree He has added a baptism of a Thomas boorman Willis 2nd may 1784 son of Ann Willis Has any body got him in their family tree ? I assume that Ann was unmarried at the time & that boorman may have been the father of the child as it was custom to add the surname of the father for unmarried mothers. Due I also assume that Ann married Robert levet in 1791 . If this is the case & this Thomas later married Rebecca knowlden & started my (& Shelia s ) Willis line in wood church then I have an awful lot wrong Tony Powell ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ENG-KEN-WOODCHURCH-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Tony , what do you know about your Rebecca Knowlden ? I have Knowlden's in Tenterden . Regards , Lynn ----- Original Message ----- From: <tony.afj.powell@bt.com> To: <ENG-KEN-WOODCHURCH@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, August 30, 2007 8:02 PM Subject: [ENG-KEN-WOODCHURCH] Thomas boorman Willis > > Bob has now shed new light on my family tree > He has added a baptism of a Thomas boorman Willis 2nd may 1784 son of > Ann Willis > Has any body got him in their family tree ? I assume that Ann was > unmarried at the time & that boorman may have been the father of the > child as it was custom to add the surname of the father for unmarried > mothers. > Due I also assume that Ann married Robert levet in 1791 . > If this is the case & this Thomas later married Rebecca knowlden & > started my (& Shelia s ) Willis line in wood church then I have an > awful lot wrong > Tony Powell > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ENG-KEN-WOODCHURCH-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.484 / Virus Database: 269.12.12/979 - Release Date: 29/08/07 8:21 PM > >