I am following HOSKINS families connected with Chard, Somerset and have reached a point now of looking for ancestors before the 1800's. John Hoskins, born circa 1790, married to Hannah Vickery in 1816; his brother Samuel Hoskins, born circa 1792 and married to Mary Brown from Ilminster ; and also brother James Hoskins, born circa 1802 and married Mary_____ from Beaminster, Dorset. These three HOSKINS brothers are all presumed born in Chard but I have no parents for them, or any further back. I have, however, a fairly long list of descendants from these people and information about them, if anyone is interested. Chris