Hi Nick, Rusper is 4 miles from Horsham and Nuthurst is 6 miles from Horsham. Could the first Mary have died and John remarried?. Regards Heather ----- Original Message ----- From: "Nick Leppard" <n.leppard@dsl.pipex.com> To: <SUSSEX-PLUS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, September 11, 2007 11:05 PM Subject: [SXP] Leppard in Horsham & Nuthurst > Does anyone have access to the Parish Records for Horsham and Nuthurst > who could check details on some of my LEPPARD's (or it could be LEPARD, > LEOPARD, LEAPARD, LEPHARD etc). > > I have a John LEPPARD probably born in Horsham around 1772 (parents > possibly John and Elizabeth) and married Mary WHITMORE? in 1802. I then > have a note saying that after two children were born in Horsham (John > about 1803 and Philadelphia about1805) they moved to Nuthurst. However > the only record I can find in Nuthurst are a John LEPPARD and Mary > WALES, and I think they may have had three children in the years after > 1805; so the dates fit but not the name of Mary. Could they be the same? > > Family search shows the two different marriages so it is unlikely they > are the same, although John and Mary WALES were married in Rusper - how > close is this to Horsham and Nuthurst? > > Does anyone have the records who could check the entries and also see if > there are any records for John and Mary WHITMORE in Nuthurst after 1805. > > Any help gratefully received. > > Nick Leppard > > > ------------------------------- > 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