Hi Mark Sorry - I seem to have come into the middle of an exchange. I haven't done a lot of work on my SPILSBURY ancestors, who include my 10GGP, Thomas and Mary SPILSBURY, who had issue between 1610 and 1622, Rock; my 9GGP, Thomas and Joan SPILSBURY, who died 1690 and 1700, respectively, bur Rock; my 8GGM, Mary SPILSBURY, bp 1641, Rock, m 1674 Great Witley to Francis YARNOLD. I mention them in case you notice some sort of link. I do hope I haven't complicated matters!! Kind regards Joy ---- Mark Jennings <m_jenningsuk@yahoo.co.uk> wrote: > Hi Listers > > The reason I have given you no other information on this is because I don't really have much, only thoughts with no proof. > > This is what i know. > > Both Thomas' (Butchers) are listed in a will (one as executor) written by the brother (Joseph Bury, whose birth I can't find somewhere in the late 1700's, a farmer and land owner between Belbroughton and Chaddesley Corbett) of my fourth great grandfather (John Bury a butcher from Chaddesley Corbett and later Kinver). I have proved the relationship between John and Joseph through legal documents at Worcester Record Office. > > My suspicion is that Josephs brother John may be the John who married Mary Spilsbury at Stoke Prior in 1795 on the IGI and Thomas spilsbury Snr could be a brother of Mary. To have been an executor of a considerable estate would have implied great trust and maybe a family connection. The IGI throws quite a few options up for Thomas and Mary Spilsburys, but with no further information I was hoping someone may recognise the family. > > It is all rather complex and if correct would mean that John Bury would have been married twice as he married Elizabeth Watkins at Wolverley in 1802. > > I hope this throws light on my thinking but I know does not really help much. > > Regards > > Mark > > > > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ENG-WORCESTER-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message