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Ancestors of Matthew Wyman |
Sophia Wyman, my great great grandmother was born in Oundle, Northamptonshire, and after relatively little progress, this line has shown some considerable progress. Her mother Mary Swain and ancestors were from Wellington, Somerset, so I will concentrate here on ancestors of her father George Wyman. I have known that George’s father Matthew Wyman, on his marriage to Susanna Arnsby was stated to be from Harringworth, yet he was not baptised there. I now find he was baptised in 1738 in Thorpe Achurch, (as were three siblings), and one later sibling was baptised in Harringworth. Parents were Robert Wyman and Anne Brown, who married at Thorpe Achurch, but he was from Harringworth. It has now been possible to link to Lucy Demontis’s website at http://www.wyman.org.uk
George Wyman’s mother, Susannah Arnsby was baptised in 1742, daughter of John Armsby and Susannah Palmer. John Armesby was son of John Arnesby and Mary Conington, all of Benefield. Susannah Palmer was daughter of John Palmer jun, implying John’s father is also John Palmer, see below.
Regarding Susannah Palmer’s ancestry. Her baptism record gives her as Susan. Palmer, daughter of John Palmer junior, christened 18th Oct 1720. Now I have found three John Palmer Weddings at Oundle: -
John Palmer m Amey Austin 1683
John Palmer m Alice Wattell of Glapthorn 1694
John Palmer m Anne Jeakins both of Oundle 1706
Additional there are 12 Baptisms of children to John Palmer over the period in consideration. I will list them according whether they are just listed as John Palmer, John Palmer sen or John Palmer jun: -
| John Palmer | John Palmer sen | John Palmer jun |
| John PALMER s John 1684 21-Apr |
Eliz. PALMER d John, senior 1723 10-Sep |
Susan. PALMER d John, junior 1720 18-Oct |
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John PALMER s John 1707 25-Sep |
William PALMER s John, senior 1725 12-Jan |
Benjamin PALMER s John, junior 1736 01-Sep |
| Mary PALMER d John 1710 24-Feb | Mary Anna PALMER d John, senior 1730 25-Feb | |
| Henry PALMER s John 1711 28-Aug | ||
| William PALMER s John 1713 10-Feb | ||
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Jane PALMER d John 1721 27-Nov |
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| John PALMER s John 1738 01-Oct |
Burials are available on FreeREG for Oundle for the period, however I am unable to ‘kill off’ any of the wives, it seems likely that one or two of these are remarriages, and none of the John Palmers are described as widowers. Now it seems very likely that the 1683 marriage and 1684 baptism are the ones relating to John Palmer sen and jun. However the baptisms are hard to assign (someone who is John Palmer jun at one stage could be John Palmer senior later on!). The only John Palmer buried in the period was in 1751.
Latest: - Mary Conninton was baptised as Mary Cunnington on 24th January 1685/6, daughter of John Cunnington and Ann. Also Ann Jeakins was the daughter of Henry Jeakins, who died in 1689 - and there are probate documents to be had. It is suspected that his wife may be a Mary Jeakins who was buried just three days before him
There are a number of entries in the Northants and Rutland Probate index. These show e.g. that Henry Jeakins was a chandler. Wills may reveal more details of these families