[WED]CHAPMAN and LEIGH
Richard Hembury-Kellow
wedmore@lists.tutton.org
Fri, 29 Mar 2002 03:16:45 -0000
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Ah ha!! Again, that would never have occurred to me, but naturally the =
sale of Robert Yescombe's property must have had a horrendous impact =
upon the Chapmans - home and livelihood gone. I assume Philip Chapman =
did move? Is there any way of checking to where, and when?
One thing still fascinates me, and that is the unusual name "Sabra" =
(I've seen it spelt "Sebra" and "Sebara" also). Does anyone know the =
name's origins, as I've never seen it used anywhere else? My mother =
used to think that it may have been a mis-spelt version of "Zebra", but =
that doesn't seem right somehow. It has occurred to me, however, that =
it may have been a gross mis-spelling of the name "Zipporah" (especially =
as my husband's GGG Grandmother had the second name "Meatabo", which was =
a gloriously phonetic Devonshire mis-spelling of the name "Mehitabel"!).
Cheers!
Sue
----- Original Message -----=20
From: Tim Curtin=20
To: wedmore@lists.tutton.org=20
Sent: Friday, March 29, 2002 2:32 AM
Subject: Re: [WED]CHAPMAN and LEIGH
According to Pamela Slocombe (Mark: a Somerset Moorland Village, p.83) =
Robert Yescombe Chapman's will was proved in 1837 (citing DT Hawkings =
Index to Somerset Wills, 1995).
Edward Yescombe's fascinating note suggests a possible reason for the =
older Sabra Chapman's birth in 1779 not being registered in Wedmore, =
i.e. the impending sale of Robert Yescombe's lands, which may have =
obliged his tenant Philip Chapman to move elsewhere.=20
----- Original Message -----=20
From: Richard Hembury-Kellow=20
To: wedmore@lists.tutton.org=20
Sent: Friday, March 29, 2002 6:29 AM
Subject: Re: [WED]CHAPMAN and LEIGH
Hello John,
Being suitably refreshed by three hours sleep, I rang the Somerset =
Record Office this afternoon, and they confirmed (as my kind =
Mr?Ms?Yescombe correspondent warned) that for safe keeping (!) =
Somerset's wills were sent down to Exeter in Devon during World War II. =
There, ironically, the vast majority were destroyed in the bombing, =
while Taunton got through the war relatively unscathed. I'm going to =
call into SRO anyway next week; some wills, apparently, had been =
previously transcribed, and I'm going to look through their catalogues, =
just on the off-chance that they may have some of family relevance. I =
will bear my fellow researchers family data (that I know of) in mind as =
I search, but if I find any of your lost inheritances, I will expect a =
goodly share!
All the best,
Sue
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Ah ha!! Again, that would never =
have occurred=20
to me, but naturally the sale of Robert Yescombe's property must have =
had a=20
horrendous impact upon the Chapmans - home <STRONG>and =
</STRONG>livelihood=20
gone. I assume Philip Chapman did move? Is there any way of =
checking=20
to where, and when?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>One thing still fascinates me, and that =
is the=20
unusual name "Sabra" (I've seen it spelt "Sebra" and "Sebara" =
also). Does=20
anyone know the name's origins, as I've never seen it used anywhere =
else? =20
My mother used to think that it may have been a mis-spelt version of =
"Zebra",=20
but that doesn't seem right somehow. It has occurred to me,=20
however, that it may have been a gross mis-spelling of the name =
"Zipporah"=20
(especially as my husband's GGG Grandmother had the second name =
"Meatabo", which=20
was a gloriously phonetic Devonshire mis-spelling of the name=20
"Mehitabel"!).</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Cheers!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Sue</FONT></DIV>
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<A title=3Dtcurtin@austarmetro.com.au=20
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<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Friday, March 29, 2002 =
2:32=20
AM</DIV>
<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [WED]CHAPMAN and =
LEIGH</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>According to Pamela Slocombe =
(<EM>Mark: a=20
Somerset Moorland Village</EM>, p.83) Robert Yescombe Chapman's will =
was=20
proved in 1837 (citing DT Hawkings <EM>Index to Somerset Wills</EM>,=20
1995).</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Edward Yescombe's fascinating note =
suggests a=20
possible reason for the older Sabra Chapman's birth in 1779 not being=20
registered in Wedmore, i.e. the impending sale of Robert Yescombe's =
lands,=20
which may have obliged his tenant Philip Chapman to move elsewhere.=20
</FONT></DIV>
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<A title=3Dsue.avalon@btopenworld.com=20
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Hembury-Kellow</A> </DIV>
<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A =
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=
href=3D"mailto:wedmore@lists.tutton.org">wedmore@lists.tutton.org</A> =
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<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Friday, March 29, 2002 =
6:29=20
AM</DIV>
<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [WED]CHAPMAN and =
LEIGH</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Hello John,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Being suitably refreshed by three =
hours sleep,=20
I rang the Somerset Record Office this afternoon, and they confirmed =
(as my=20
kind Mr?Ms?Yescombe correspondent warned) that for safe keeping (!)=20
Somerset's wills were sent down to Exeter in Devon during World War=20
II. There, ironically, the vast majority were destroyed in the =
bombing, while Taunton got through the war relatively =
unscathed. I'm=20
going to call into SRO anyway next week; some wills, apparently, had =
been=20
previously transcribed, and I'm going to look through their =
catalogues, just=20
on the off-chance that they may have some of family relevance. =
I will=20
bear my fellow researchers family data (that I know of) in mind as I =
search,=20
but if I find any of your lost inheritances, I will expect a goodly=20
share!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>All the best,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial=20
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