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In his will he states his wife is called Ann and his mother is called Elizabeth and both appear to be alive. His will was written in 1750 and proved in 1755.

It states he has 3 sons William b 1719
Francis b 1720 and Thomas b 1730.
no mention of his daughters.

What I am trying to find out is what is Ann's maiden name? There is a marriage in Wiveliscombe for a Francis and Ann Pearce in 1718 which would fit the dates of birth of the children. However also in his will he said he brought this place called "Surridges" in Bathealton from his Father in Law Thomas Tymewell.

There is a marriage between a Francis Chorley and Ann Tymewell in Bridgewater in 1731. I can't find a death for Ann (nee Pearce).

All the trees have gone with Ann Pearce on Ancestry but I am not so sure.

The Will can be seen on Ancestry.

Please can anyone help me sort this out.

Kind regards

Jane

The name of the location is probably Batheaston - might help with searches

Thanks for that ErikaH . I didn't know that.

Jane

I have just had a look at Genuki and it mentions Bathealton and Batheaston being in Somerset.

If he names Thomas Tymewell then it is likely he married twice. Have you found the parish entry for that marriage as it may indicate he was a widower.

I thought that he might have married twice, but there was no mention in the marriage between Francis and Ann Tymewell that he was a widow. and I can't find a death for ann (Pearce).

To complicate things even more I have found a death for Elizabeth Chorley wife of Francis in 1717. If that was his mother then why did she get a mention in the Will

fmp suggests this

Francis
Mother's first name(s) Elizabeth
Last name Chorley
Event type Baptisms, marriages & burials
Birth year -
Archive Somerset Archives
Baptism year 1700
Document type Parish records
Baptism date 09 Nov 1700
Archive reference D/P/WIV 2/1/5
Denomination Anglican
Year range 1695-1703
Place Wiveliscombe
Record set Somerset Baptism Index
County Somerset
Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records
Country England
Subcategory Parish Baptisms
Father's first name(s) Daniel
Collections from England, Great Britain
Father's last name Chorley

Somerset Marriage Index
Country England
First name(s) Francis
Document type Bishop's transcripts
Sex Male
Marriage date 06 Nov 1718
Last name Chorley
Archive Somerset Archives
Marriage year 1718
Archive reference D/D/PPB 103
Spouse's first name(s) Ann
Record type Baptisms, marriages & burials
Spouse's last name Pearce
Record's year range 1779-1783
Parish Wiveliscombe
Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records
Denomination Anglican
Subcategory Parish Marriages
County Somerset

Francis
Denomination Anglican
Last name Chorley
County Somerset
Birth year -
Country England
Death year 1754
Record set National Burial Index For England & Wales
Burial year 1754
Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records
Burial date 15 Nov 1754
Subcategory Parish Burials
Place Wiveliscombe
Collections from Great Britain, England
Church St Andrew

Name: William Chorley
[Willielmus Chorley]
Event Type: Baptism
Baptism Date: 23 Oct 1719
Baptism Place: Wiveliscombe, Somerset, England
Parish as it Appears: Wiveliscombe
Phillimore Ecclesiastical Parish Map:
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Father: Francis Chorley
Mother: Ann Chorley

Name: Francis Chorley
[Franciscus Chorley]
Event Type: Baptism
Baptism Date: 15 Oct 1720
Baptism Place: Wiveliscombe, Somerset, England
Parish as it Appears: Wiveliscombe
Phillimore Ecclesiastical Parish Map:
View this parish
Father: Francis Chorley
Mother: Ann Chorley

Thanks for that Maddie.

He doesn't mention his dads name in his Will so I suppose it could be Daniel which really puts the spanner in the works. I will have to look into that.

I know on the parish transcripts I saw it says his name was unreadable. Which means Francis being his father could be wrong.

All the best

Jane.

Have just checked and Bathealton is 9 miles west of Taunton

Batheaston is 2 miles west of Bath, so it does seem more likely to be Bathealton.

I should have double-checked earlier :-0

a maybe

Elizabeth
Denomination Anglican
Last name Chorley
County Somerset
Birth year -
Country England
Death year 1759
Record set National Burial Index For England & Wales
Burial year 1759
Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records
Burial date 02 Feb 1759
Subcategory Parish Burials
Place Wiveliscombe
Collections from Great Britain, England
Church St Andrew

Thats ok ErikaH

This family is really complicated so we have to eliminate things like that from the research. I think he must have married Ann Pearce and then Ann Tymewell.

The only problem is that he only mentions his three sons Thomas, William and Francis. He has some other possible sons.John b1727, Robert b 1735, Joseph b 1737. Assuming they are his why didn't he mention them?

Thanks everyone for helping me

Jane

Thanks Maddie

I think that is probably more likely his mum. But then that means there could have been two Francis and Ann Chorley's.

Why does this have to be so hard?

Jane

Have you looked at Thomas Wymewell’s Will on Ancestry? If it’s the one who was the F-i-L, it may hold some clues

if it is this one there is a mention of thomas chorley

Name: Thomas Tymewell
Residence: Wiveliscombe, Somerset, England
Probate Date: 12 Jun 1758
Death Year: Abt 1758

Hi ErikaH and Maddie. No I didn't know about that one. I will take a look now. Thank you both so much.

Jane