[WED]CHAPMAN and LEIGH
Tim Curtin
wedmore@lists.tutton.org
Fri, 29 Mar 2002 13:41:53 +1100
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I see from Cuthbert Rose's book Wedmore's Moors and the Enclosures that =
Robert Eastcombe (sic) was awarded various austers in 1779 (21-28 on =
Wedmore Moor and 141-148 in Tadham etc; he was also required to maintain =
various droves (p.81).
Tim
----- Original Message -----=20
From: E R Yescombe=20
To: wedmore@lists.tutton.org=20
Sent: Thursday, March 28, 2002 8:57 PM
Subject: Re: [WED]CHAPMAN and LEIGH
While I can't solve the question you are asking, I can offer you some =
information about Philip Chapman which may be of interest. As you may =
already have found, the Wedmore Parish Register records the baptism of =
"Robert Yestcomb son of Philip Chapman" on 29 April 1777. And on 22 =
September 1792 "Robert Yescombe Chapman" married Hannah Champeney.
The use of a second Christian name in this way is I think unique for =
this period in Wedmore. I believe it reflects a long association between =
the Yescombe and Chapman families, whereby the Chapmans were the main =
tenants of Yescombe family farmland in Blackford near Wedmore, which at =
that time was owned by Robert Yescombe (1738-1815).
In 1780, following the financial ruin of the Yescombes in the 1770's, =
all the family land was sold, mostly at an auction held on 20 November =
at Cross, Somerset. (See "Felix Farley's Bristol Journal" for 21 =
October, 28 October, 4 November and 11 November 1780.) This included the =
following land tenanted by Philip Chapman, including his house:
Lot 4. (in Fee Simple) - An Overland of Meadow or Pasture, situate in =
the Parish of Wedmore, in said County of Somerset, by Estimation 9 =
Acres, (be the same more or less) in the Occupation of Mr. Philip =
Chapman, at the yearly Rent of 10l. (that is to say)
1. Tinknell's Spakemoor and More Orchard [4 acres 0 roods]
2. In Browning's Spakemore (with one Acre in the Duke of Chandos's) =
[5 0]
Lot 5. (in Fee Simple) - An Overland, situate in Wedmore aforesaid, of =
Land, Meadow, and Pasture, by Estimation 9 Acres, (be the same more or =
less) in the Occupation of said Philip Chapman, at the yearly Rent of =
7l. 2s. 6d. (that is to say)
1. Brunkill [4 0]
2. In Castle [2 0]
3. In North and Sand Field [3 0]
Lot 12. - A Copyhold Messuage and Tenement of Old Auster, with several =
Closes or Pieces of Meadow and Pasture Land, by estimation 17 Acres, =
situate at Blackford, in the Parish of Wedmore, held under the Trustees =
of Bruton Hospital, for three Lives, subject to a Lord's Rent of 8s. per =
Ann. and the best Beast for an herriott, in the Occupation of said =
Philip Chapman and others, that is to say
1. Messuage and Tenement of Old Auster, & Orchards [2 0]
2. Townsend [3 0]
3. Clayfield [2 1]
4. In Middle Braddy [4 0]
5. In East Ditto [1 0]
6. In East Field [2 0]
7. In Castle [0 2]
8. In Whethington's new Inclosure [2 2]
[17 0 in total]
A rood is 1/4 of an acre. "Old Auster" rights were the rights to graze =
cattle on the common land, in this case on Mark Moor, which was just =
about to be enclosed (the enclosed land was then distributed to owners =
of the Old Auster rights).
The connection between the Yescombes and Chapmans can be traced back =
further than this however. On 23 December 1718 three children were =
baptised at Wedmore:
- Edmund, the son of Robert Yescombe (1654-1719) [his father then =
being 65 and his mother 46]
- Elizabeth, the daughter of Thomas Tucker, whose wife was Joan (b. =
1693), the eldest daughter of the same Robert Yescombe
- Phebe the daughter of William Chapman (Phebe died a week later. =
William Chapman is described as being of Blackford in other parish =
register entries of the period.)
I believe the Yescombes were already renting out their land in =
Blackford by this time, and I don't think it was a coincidence that a =
Chapman joined what was clearly a Yescombe family occasion.
When Philip Chapman named his son Philip Yescombe in 1777, he was =
probably already aware that the Yescombe family fortunes were in ruins, =
and I think it was a rather poignant last gesture of loyalty after an =
association between the families which went back at least 60 years. For =
the background to these events see my write-up of the family history on =
my website -
http://www.yescombe.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/yescombe.htm.
Incidentally you have little chance of finding any Chapman wills - the =
Somerset wills were destroyed by enemy action while in Exeter castle =
(where they had been moved for safety) during the Second World War. Only =
a limited number of transcriptions made before the war remain.
----- Original Message -----=20
From: Richard Hembury-Kellow=20
To: wedmore@lists.tutton.org=20
Sent: Wednesday, March 27, 2002 8:59 PM
Subject: [WED]CHAPMAN and LEIGH
Is anyone else, perchance, researching the families of Philip =
CHAPMAN and Ann LEIGH, who married at Wedmore on 6th September 1763? I =
am having nightmares trying to resolve dates, parentage, etc., and am =
hoping that someone else may have been able to make greater sense of the =
available data than I have.
=20
The only Philip CHAPMAN I have found that may fit was baptised in =
1722, making him at least 41 when he married; as this seems slightly =
"mature" for a (presumably) first marriage, I'm a bit uncertain as to =
whether or not he is "my" Philip CHAPMAN. His wife, Ann LEIGH (again =
assuming I've got the right one) was baptised in 1733, making her at =
least 33 when she married - again somewhat more "mature" than the norm.
=20
Their daughter, Sabra/Sebra CHAPMAN is described as being "age 2" at =
her baptism in 1793; this I have been able to prove wrong. She was =
described as being aged 70 years at her death in 1849, so her newly =
calculated birth date of 1779 gives her a marriage age of 27/28. With =
these figures, her mother Ann would have been about 46 when Sabra was =
born, much more believable than the previously projected age of 60!
=20
Many thanks for reading this - even more thanks will be available =
for resolving it!
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I see from Cuthbert Rose's book =
<EM>Wedmore's Moors=20
and the Enclosures </EM>that Robert Eastcombe (sic) was awarded various =
austers=20
in 1779 (21-28 on Wedmore Moor and 141-148 in Tadham etc; he was also =
required=20
to maintain various droves (p.81).</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Tim</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
<DIV=20
style=3D"BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: =
black"><B>From:</B>=20
<A href=3D"mailto:edward@yescombe.com" title=3Dedward@yescombe.com>E R =
Yescombe</A> </DIV>
<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A=20
href=3D"mailto:wedmore@lists.tutton.org"=20
title=3Dwedmore@lists.tutton.org>wedmore@lists.tutton.org</A> </DIV>
<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, March 28, 2002 =
8:57=20
PM</DIV>
<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [WED]CHAPMAN and =
LEIGH</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV align=3Djustify>While I can't solve the question you are asking, =
I can=20
offer you some information about Philip Chapman which may be of =
interest. As=20
you may already have found, the Wedmore Parish Register records the =
baptism of=20
"Robert Yestcomb son of Philip Chapman" <FONT size=3D3>on 29 April =
1777. And on=20
22 September 1792 "Robert Yescombe Chapman" married Hannah=20
Champeney.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=3Djustify> </DIV>
<DIV align=3Djustify>The use of a second Christian name in this =
way is I=20
think unique for this period in Wedmore. I believe it reflects a long=20
association between the Yescombe and Chapman families, whereby the =
Chapmans=20
were the main tenants of Yescombe family farmland in Blackford =
near=20
Wedmore, which at that time was owned by Robert Yescombe =
(1738-1815).</DIV>
<DIV align=3Djustify> </DIV>
<DIV align=3Djustify>In 1780, following the financial ruin of the =
Yescombes in=20
the 1770's, all the family land was sold, mostly at an auction held on =
20=20
November at Cross, Somerset. (See "Felix Farley's Bristol Journal" for =
21=20
October, 28 October, 4 November and 11 November 1780.) This =
included the=20
following land tenanted by Philip Chapman, including his house:</DIV>
<DIV align=3Djustify> </DIV>
<DIV align=3Djustify>
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4. (in Fee Simple) - An Overland of Meadow or Pasture, situate in the =
Parish=20
of Wedmore, in said County of Somerset, by Estimation 9 Acres, (be the =
same=20
more or less) in the Occupation of Mr. Philip Chapman, at the yearly =
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style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Tinknell’s =
Spakemoor and=20
More Orchard<SPAN style=3D"mso-tab-count: 1"> [</SPAN>4<SPAN=20
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Browning’s Spakemore=20
(with one Acre in the Duke of Chandos’s)<SPAN =
style=3D"mso-tab-count: 1">=20
[</SPAN>5<SPAN style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes"> =20
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5. (in Fee Simple) - An Overland, situate in Wedmore aforesaid, of =
Land,=20
Meadow, and Pasture, by Estimation 9 Acres, (be the same more or less) =
in the=20
Occupation of said Philip Chapman, at the yearly Rent of 7l. 2s. 6d. =
(that is=20
to say)<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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style=3D"mso-tab-count: 1"> =
[</SPAN>4<SPAN=20
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style=3D"mso-tab-count: 1"> [</SPAN>2<SPAN=20
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style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>In North and =
Sand=20
Field<SPAN style=3D"mso-tab-count: =
1"> <U>[</U></SPAN>3<SPAN=20
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style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; FONT-SIZE: 11pt; =
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12. - A <SPAN style=3D"FONT-VARIANT: small-caps">Copyhold</SPAN> =
Messuage and=20
Tenement of Old Auster, with several Closes or Pieces of Meadow and =
Pasture=20
Land, by estimation 17 Acres, situate at Blackford, in the Parish of =
Wedmore,=20
held under the Trustees of Bruton Hospital, for three Lives, subject =
to a=20
Lord’s Rent of 8s. per Ann. and the best Beast for an herriott, =
in the=20
Occupation of said Philip Chapman and others, that is to=20
say<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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Tenement of=20
Old Auster, & Orchards<SPAN style=3D"mso-tab-count: =
1"> =20
[</SPAN>2<SPAN style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes"> =20
</SPAN>0]<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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style=3D"mso-tab-count: 1"> [</SPAN>3<SPAN=20
style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes"> =
</SPAN>0]<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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style=3D"LINE-HEIGHT: 12.7pt; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: =
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style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; FONT-SIZE: 11pt; =
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style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Clayfield<SPAN=20
style=3D"mso-tab-count: 1"> [</SPAN>2<SPAN=20
style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes"> =
</SPAN>1]<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal=20
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style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>In Middle =
Braddy<SPAN=20
style=3D"mso-tab-count: 1"> [</SPAN>4<SPAN=20
style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes"> =
</SPAN>0]<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>In East =
Ditto<SPAN=20
style=3D"mso-tab-count: 1"> [</SPAN>1<SPAN=20
style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes"> =
</SPAN>0]<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>In East =
Field<SPAN=20
style=3D"mso-tab-count: 1"> [</SPAN>2<SPAN=20
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</SPAN>0]<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>In Castle<SPAN=20
style=3D"mso-tab-count: 1"> =20
[</SPAN>0<SPAN style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes"> =20
</SPAN>2]<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; FONT-SIZE: 11pt; =
mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB">8.<SPAN=20
style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>In =
Whethington’s new=20
Inclosure<SPAN style=3D"mso-tab-count: 1"> =20
</SPAN><SPAN> [</SPAN>2<SPAN=20
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style=3D"mso-tab-count: =
1"> &nbs=
p; =20
[</SPAN>17<SPAN style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes"> =
</SPAN>0 in=20
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<DIV align=3Djustify>A rood is 1/4 of an acre. "Old Auster" rights =
were the=20
rights to graze cattle on the common land, in this case on Mark =
Moor,=20
which was just about to be enclosed (the enclosed land was then =
distributed to=20
owners of the Old Auster rights).</DIV>
<DIV align=3Djustify> </DIV>
<DIV align=3Djustify>The connection between the Yescombes and Chapmans =
can be=20
traced back further than this however. On 23 December 1718 three =
children were=20
baptised at Wedmore:</DIV>
<DIV align=3Djustify>- Edmund, the son of Robert Yescombe (1654-1719) =
[his=20
father then being 65 and his mother 46]</DIV>
<DIV align=3Djustify>- Elizabeth, the daughter of Thomas Tucker, whose =
wife was=20
Joan (b. 1693), the eldest daughter of the same Robert Yescombe</DIV>
<DIV align=3Djustify>- Phebe the daughter of William Chapman (Phebe =
died a week=20
later. William Chapman is described as being of Blackford in other =
parish=20
register entries of the period.)</DIV>
<DIV align=3Djustify>I believe the Yescombes were already renting out =
their land=20
in Blackford by this time, and I don't think it was a coincidence that =
a=20
Chapman joined what was clearly a Yescombe family occasion.</DIV>
<DIV align=3Djustify> </DIV>
<DIV align=3Djustify>When Philip Chapman named his son Philip Yescombe =
in 1777,=20
he was probably already aware that the Yescombe family fortunes were =
in ruins,=20
and I think it was a rather poignant last gesture of loyalty after an=20
association between the families which went back at least 60 =
years.=20
For the background to these events see my write-up of the family =
history on my=20
website -</DIV>
<DIV align=3Djustify><A=20
=
href=3D"http://www.yescombe.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/yescombe.htm">http://www=
.yescombe.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/yescombe.htm</A>.</DIV>
<DIV align=3Djustify> </DIV>
<DIV align=3Djustify>Incidentally you have little chance of finding =
any Chapman=20
wills - the Somerset wills were destroyed by enemy action while in =
Exeter=20
castle (where they had been moved for safety) during the Second World =
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black"><B>From:</B>=20
<A href=3D"mailto:sue.avalon@btopenworld.com"=20
title=3Dsue.avalon@btopenworld.com>Richard Hembury-Kellow</A> </DIV>
<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A=20
href=3D"mailto:wedmore@lists.tutton.org"=20
title=3Dwedmore@lists.tutton.org>wedmore@lists.tutton.org</A> </DIV>
<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, March 27, =
2002 8:59=20
PM</DIV>
<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [WED]CHAPMAN and =
LEIGH</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Is anyone else, perchance, =
researching the=20
families of Philip CHAPMAN and Ann LEIGH, who married at =
Wedmore on=20
6th September 1763? I am having nightmares trying to resolve =
dates,=20
parentage, etc., and am hoping that someone else may have been able =
to make=20
greater sense of the available data than I have.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>The only Philip CHAPMAN I have =
found that may=20
fit was baptised in 1722, making him at least 41 when he married; as =
this=20
seems slightly "mature" for a (presumably) first marriage, I'm a bit =
uncertain as to whether or not he is "my" Philip CHAPMAN. His =
wife,=20
Ann LEIGH (again assuming I've got the right one) was baptised in =
1733,=20
making her at least 33 when she married - again somewhat more =
"mature" than=20
the norm.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Their daughter, Sabra/Sebra CHAPMAN =
is=20
described as being "age 2" at her baptism in 1793; this I have been =
able to=20
prove wrong. She was described as being aged 70 years at her =
death in=20
1849, so her newly calculated birth date of 1779 gives her a =
marriage age of=20
27/28. With these figures, her mother Ann would have been =
about 46=20
when Sabra was born, much more believable than the previously =
projected age=20
of 60!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Many thanks for reading this - even =
more thanks=20
will be available for resolving=20
it!</FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>
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