Hi, I have a copy of this will, date 16th September 1773 not 1770. Henry Gadd was baptised at Birdham, West Sussex 2nd of August 1714 son of Henry Gadd and Martha nee Smith, Henry Gadd senior left a will in 1735 naming the above son Henry Regards Heather ----- Original Message ----- From: "bob campbell" <rcampbell3@optusnet.com.au> To: <SUSSEX-PLUS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, February 24, 2008 8:11 PM Subject: [SXP] Strange GADD will reference? > Came across this reference on the LDS website today, of interest as I have > ancestors from around West Sussex etc. surname GADD from the 18th century. > > Has anyone seen a reference to the will of Henry GADD of Birdham dated > 16th > September 1770? > > As I am in Australia I was most intrigued by the birth of this same Henry, > entered by the anonymous submitter of this entry :- > > ie 1730 Sydney, NSW, Australia!! > > Maybe dear old Henry could have saved Captain Cook the trouble and expense > of discovering the East Coast as our dear Henry's parents were already > there!! > > But back to being sensible, as this will must have been sighted and not a > complete work of the imagination, would there be a reference to it > somewhere? > > cheers > Bob > in Brisbane > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > SUSSEX-PLUS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Heather, on reviewing my GADD family notes and the information sent to me recently by another GADD researcher from Canada, suggests that my Richard GADD aged 62 in the 1851 census, born in Gaffham (c 1789) and a Henry GADD a farmer in Graffham aged 60 + wife Charlotte may be linked to the same family, as those mentioned in the two Henry GADD wills you mention (1773 and 1735). In 1700 a Henry GADD married Martha Smith, at Chichester or the village of at Appledram Sussex on 11th January 1699 (?) Henry GADD was christened at Birdham 22/2/1750 mother Mary (nee' Hammond) father Henry GADD on 21 Apr 1774 Henry Gadd of Cocking, 1 year. Bachelor, Yeoman aged 24. (b 1750) married Jane Lawrence spinster of Oving aged 25 years. (1749) Bosham, West Sussex, Date: 24 Jan 1811: Subject: Henry GADD, widr of Graffham Spouse: Charlotte REYNOLDS, sp otp/ (lic) (the same from the 1841 census and who may be the son of Henry and Jane, likewise my Richard GADD.) The licence information on the 1811 Henry + Charlotte marriage may also provide a link. Are the records for Graffham transcribed to the IGI? Films of these are in the LDS archives. Currently Hugh Wallis's website on the IGI batch numbers is not loading so it is a bit hard to check whether there are any Graffham entries on the IGI. cheers Bob ----- Original Message ----- From: "Heather Brooks" <heather.brooks@virgin.net> To: "bob campbell" <rcampbell3@optusnet.com.au>; <SUSSEX-PLUS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, February 26, 2008 3:19 AM Subject: Re: [SXP] Strange GADD will reference? Hi, I have a copy of this will, date 16th September 1773 not 1770. Henry Gadd was baptised at Birdham, West Sussex 2nd of August 1714 son of Henry Gadd and Martha nee Smith, Henry Gadd senior left a will in 1735 naming the above son Henry Regards Heather ----- Original Message ----- From: "bob campbell" <rcampbell3@optusnet.com.au> To: <SUSSEX-PLUS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, February 24, 2008 8:11 PM Subject: [SXP] Strange GADD will reference? > Came across this reference on the LDS website today, of interest as I have > ancestors from around West Sussex etc. surname GADD from the 18th century. > > Has anyone seen a reference to the will of Henry GADD of Birdham dated > 16th > September 1770? > > As I am in Australia I was most intrigued by the birth of this same Henry, > entered by the anonymous submitter of this entry :- > > ie 1730 Sydney, NSW, Australia!! > > Maybe dear old Henry could have saved Captain Cook the trouble and expense > of discovering the East Coast as our dear Henry's parents were already > there!! > > But back to being sensible, as this will must have been sighted and not a > complete work of the imagination, would there be a reference to it > somewhere? > > cheers > Bob > in Brisbane > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > SUSSEX-PLUS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message