[WED]Re: Eliza Banwell & Eleanor Duckett

Sat, 18 Aug 2007 18:05:57 +0100

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Dear Rosalind, your note caught my attention. I can't say that Banwells, =
Taylors or Hills feature in my index but I do have some Reeves.=20
I have a copy of a will for Thomas Duckett of Batcombe dated 1642/43.=20
In brief,=20
(Item) 5 To my sister Alice Reeve Two Five Sheep.
(Item) 6 To my sister Elizabeth Reeve Two Five Sheep.
(Item) 10 Unto my Brothers Thomas and William Reeve One Five Sheep =
apiece.
(Item) 11 All residue etc to Marie Duckett my Wife and I do appoint her =
to be my Executrix.
(Item) 12 I appoint to be my overseers of this my last will and =
testament William Reeve, my father in law and Donald Comer and give them =
four shillings apiece.

I have only listed the Reeve items. The will was transcribed by the late =
Eric Banwell in 1998 and credit is due to him. He states that the =
transcription is loose and that the spelling of Reeve is variable. He =
also suggests that the sisters and brothers could be in laws. I think it =
is true of the brothers, but the sisters might be actual.

Batcombe is the same farm as has come up in the Duckett/ Banwell =
correspondence. This is probably a coincidence.
Batcombe cum Nyland is an oddity. It is a area of land between Cheddar =
and Draycott /  Rodney Stoke. One farm in Batcombe, perhaps five in =
Nyland probably a few cottages as well. Batcombe Farm was historically a =
Priory administered by Glastonbury Abbey, after the reformation it would =
have been sold off. The area was still administered by  Glastonbury =
(presumably St. John's parish) until as late as 1900. The inhabitants =
used Cheddar Church but the records are not comprehensive (there is a =
shortage of Duckett burials compared with marriages and baptisms). =
Rodney Stoke Church is as close as Cheddar.

Also Wedmore marriages,
 25 1 1710 Edward Duckett and Elizabeth Taylor.
11 2 1769 William Reeve and Mary Duckett.=20
Mary was a widow by the name of Nuttycomb, she married Edward Duckett on =
27 1 1760 in Wedmore. I understand her maiden name was Wall. Robert =
Nutticombe married Mary Wall on 1 2 1759 in Wedmore. He died on 7 9 1759 =
in Wedmore. Fast work!
Matthew
  ----- Original Message -----=20
  From: Rosalind Torrent=20
  To: Mathew Duckett ; Lyn Nunn=20
  Sent: Friday, August 10, 2007 2:55 AM
  Subject: Eliza Banwell & Eleanor Duckett

  Dear Mathew and Lyn,

  Tim Curtin forwarded information to me about your entry on the Wedmore =
lists regarding a Bible and Eliza Banwell and Eleanor Duckett. Whilst I =
probably cannot be of much assistance with that line of enquiry, I =
thought it might be useful to mention the connection I might have with =
the Banwells, Ducketts and other families from Rodney Stoke, Draycott =
and surrounds. My ancestors were essentially Reeves, Hill and Taylor and =
amongst my research I have come across marriages with Ducketts and =
Banwells. I have just got a couple of Grimsteed wills which mention =
Henry Banwell of Nyland. I am happy to share more details of my research =
with you if you see a possible connection to your enquiry.

  I would also like to mention that I am happy to communicate with =
anyone who might have an enquiry about anyone who passed through the =
doors of St Leonard's, Rodney Stoke (alive or dead) or who lived in =
Draycott. I seem to be able to find a connection with just about =
everybody.=20

  Ros Torrent

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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Dear Rosalind, your note caught my =
attention. I=20
can't say that Banwells, Taylors or Hills feature in my index but I do =
have some=20
Reeves. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I have a copy of a will for Thomas =
Duckett of=20
Batcombe dated 1642/43. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>In brief, </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>(Item) 5 To my sister Alice Reeve Two =
Five=20
Sheep.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>(Item) 6 To my sister Elizabeth Reeve =
Two Five=20
Sheep.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>(Item) 10 Unto my Brothers Thomas and =
William Reeve=20
One Five Sheep apiece.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>(Item) 11 All residue etc to Marie =
Duckett my Wife=20
and I do appoint her to be my Executrix.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>(Item) 12 I appoint to be my overseers =
of this my=20
last will and testament William Reeve, my father in law and Donald Comer =
and=20
give them four shillings apiece.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I have only listed the Reeve items. The =
will was=20
transcribed by the late Eric Banwell in 1998 and credit is due to him. =
He states=20
that the transcription is loose and that the spelling of Reeve is =
variable. He=20
also suggests that the sisters and brothers could be in laws. I think it =
is true=20
of the brothers, but the sisters might be actual.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Batcombe is the same farm as has come =
up in the=20
Duckett/ Banwell correspondence. This is probably a =
coincidence.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Batcombe cum Nyland is an oddity. It is =
a area of=20
land between Cheddar and Draycott /&nbsp; Rodney Stoke. One farm in =
Batcombe,=20
perhaps five in Nyland probably a few cottages as well. Batcombe Farm =
was=20
historically a Priory administered by Glastonbury Abbey, after the =
reformation=20
it would have been sold off. The area was still administered by&nbsp;=20
Glastonbury (presumably St. John's parish) until as late as 1900. The=20
inhabitants used Cheddar Church but the records are not comprehensive =
(there is=20
a shortage of Duckett burials compared with marriages and baptisms). =
Rodney=20
Stoke Church is as close as Cheddar.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Also Wedmore marriages,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>&nbsp;25 1 1710 Edward Duckett and =
Elizabeth=20
Taylor.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>11 2 1769 William Reeve and Mary =
Duckett.=20
</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Mary was a widow by the name of =
Nuttycomb, she=20
married Edward Duckett on 27 1 1760 in Wedmore. I understand her maiden =
name was=20
Wall. Robert Nutticombe married Mary Wall on 1 2 1759 in Wedmore. He =
died on 7 9=20
1759 in Wedmore. Fast work!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Matthew</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 title=3Drftorrent@primusonline.com.au=20
  href=3D"mailto:rftorrent@primusonline.com.au">Rosalind Torrent</A> =
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  <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A=20
  title=3Dmathew.ducket1@btopenworld.com=20
  href=3D"mailto:mathew.ducket1@btopenworld.com">Mathew Duckett</A> ; <A =

title=3D1nunn@bigpond.net.au href=3D"mailto:1nunn@bigpond.net.au">Lyn =
Nunn</A>=20
 </DIV>
 <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial">Sent: Friday, August 10, 2007 =
2:55=20
 AM</DIV>
 <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial">Subject: Eliza Banwell &amp; =
Eleanor=20
 Duckett</DIV>
 <DIV> </DIV>
 <DIV class=3DSection1>
 <SPAN=20
 style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Dear Mathew and=20
 Lyn,
 <SPAN=20
 style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">&nbsp;
 <SPAN=20
 style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Tim =
Curtin<FONT=20
 face=3DArial size=3D2> forwarded=20
 information to me about your entry on the Wedmore lists regarding a =
Bible and=20
 Eliza Banwell and Eleanor Duckett. Whilst I probably cannot be of much =

assistance with that line of enquiry, I thought it might be useful to =
mention=20
 the connection I might have with the Banwells, Ducketts and other =
families=20
 from Rodney Stoke, Draycott and surrounds. My ancestors were =
essentially=20
 Reeves, Hill and Taylor and amongst my research I have come across =
marriages=20
 with Ducketts and Banwells. I have just got a couple of Grimsteed =
wills which=20
 mention Henry Banwell of Nyland. I am happy to share more details of =
my=20
 research with you if you see a possible connection to your=20
 enquiry.
 <SPAN=20
 style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">&nbsp;
 <SPAN=20
 style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">I would also like to =
mention that=20
 I am happy to communicate with anyone who might have an enquiry about =
anyone=20
 who passed through the doors of <SPAN=20
 style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">St =
Leonard<FONT=20
 face=3DArial size=3D2>=92s, Rodney=20
 Stoke (alive or dead) or who lived in Draycott. I seem to be able to =
find a=20
 connection with just about everybody. 
 <SPAN=20
 style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">&nbsp;
 <SPAN=20
 style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Ros =
Torrent
 <SPAN=20
 style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: =
Arial">&nbsp;</DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>

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