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The JANES Family of Late C17th Kittisford - Late C18th Ashbrittle (Devonshire/Somerset Borders)


This synopsis reviewed and fully updated by “The Geneal Geologist”, January 2017
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 Distribution of the family name in 1881


This revised synopsis is based on additional parish registers at Ashbrittle St John the Baptist. Name variants may include GANE(S), JAMES, JEAN(E)S and appear to have earlier origins in the neighbouring village of Kittisford, Somerset.

Possible head is John JEANES (n. c1670) & Mary (of unknown family) who married prior to 1695, who would be my possible 7xGGPs. Children include:

·      Richard JEANES (Feb 1695 at Kittisford; most likely Richard below);

·      Alexander JEANES (Feb 1699) = Elizabeth “Betty” BURGE (1702) of Brompton Ralph in 1727:

o    John JEANS (Sep 1728);

·      Thomas JEANES (c. Aug 1703), all at Kittisford, Somerset.

Other possible family includes:

·      Widow Elizabeth JEANES (bur. Mar 1704), who may be John's mother.


Assuming Richard JANES senior is the Jan 1695 s/o John JEANES & his wife Mary, he would be my likely 6xGGF. Apart from a couple of anomalies discussed in the synopsis below, the parish record set at Ashbrittle would suggest:

1. He married an unknown first wife abt 1719 and had 3 children by her. No marriage has been located. All of them are given as children of Richard only:

·      George JANES (c1720-1721);

·      Mary JANES (Mar 1721) – see also 1751 child of same name, which may be an error in transcription. Her baptism date is the same at the burial date of her brother George;

·      Thomas JANES (1725);

It may be assumed his 1st wife died about 1725 (no burial found) as -

2. He married Susannah MARTYN in Apr 1726 Ashbrittle. Richard was given as a sojourner upon his marriage, which would be in keeping if he still lived in nearby Kittisford. It is not given if he was a widower, as the entry is lacking detail.

The couple have only two children registered to them:

·      Richard JANES (Apr 1729);

·      Bartholomew JANES (Feb 1738). Bartholomew’s baptism is the first of two anomalies, as the date would be during a time in which his father is potentially married to Joan. This could be a late baptism as the incumbent did not record the child's age. It could be assumed that he was born abt 1728 as the couple first child. There is an unexplained large time gap between the two siblings. If Bartholomew is the one who died in Taunton, then his age on burial may assist, if available. His Will may also indicate his origins and family;

It may be assumed his 2nd wife died about 1729 (no burial found) as -

3. He married Joan of an unknown family abt 1730, having the following children:

·      William JANES (1731);

·      James JANES (Mar 1736);

·      Richard JANES (May 1748, my 5xGGF);

·      Mary JANES (Jan 1751);

The other anomaly that prejudice this synopsis is that there are two Richard JANES burials in Ashbrittle, neither of which have an associated age. One in 1758 & the other in 1765. One is undoubtedly Richard senior. The other may indicate another Richard of seniority who has one or more of the three marriages described above. It is also possible, albeit rare, that the older son named Richard (1729) was still living when the younger Richard to another wife was born, and he is the other death. Again, the incumbent was less than diligent with the detail and key information such as ages and relationships were not given in burial registers in this period. Information may be on gravestones at Ashbrittle St John the Baptist.Richard Junior & Elizabeth had 4 daughters - Joan (1770-1820) who married John VICKERY, Elizabeth (1772-1841) who married James GAMBLIN, Ann (1777-1844, my 4xGGM) who married William COTTRELL & Susanna 1779-1864) who married James PERRY.

Richard senior now appears to be the Jan 1695 nearby Kittisford-born s/o John JEANES & his wife Mary. Apart from a couple of anomalies (to be discussed), the record set at Ashbrittle would suggest that Richard senior:

1. Married an unknown first wife abt 1719 and had 3 children by her - George (c1720-1721), Mary (1721) & Thomas (1725).

2. Married Susannah MARTYN in 1726 Ashbrittle. The couple have two children registered to them - Richard in 1729 and Bartholomew in 1738. Richard was also given as a sojourner upon jis remarriage, which would be in keeping if he still lived in nearby Kittisford.

3. Married Joan of an unknown family abt 1730, having the following children - William (1731), James (1736), Richard 1748, my 5xGGF), & Mary 1751.

There are two anomalies that prejudice the above synopsis:

a. Bartholomew is baptised in 1738, during a time in which Richard is married to Joan. This could be a late baptism, however the incumbent did not record the child's age if not a newborn. It could be assumed that he was born abt 1728 as the couple first child. There is an unexplained large time gap between the two siblings. If Bart is the one who died in Taunton, then his age on burial may assist, if available. His Will may indicate his origins and family.

b. There are two Richard JANES burials in Ashbrittle, neither of which have an associated age. One in 1758 & the other in 1765. One is undoubtedly Richard senior. The other may indicate another Richard of seniority who has one or more of the three marriages described above. It is also possible, albeit rare, that the older son named Richard was still living when the younger Richard to another wife was born, and he is the other death. Again, the incumbent was less than diligent with the detail and key information such as ages and relationships were not given in burial registers in this period. Information may be on gravestones at Ashbrittle St John the Baptist.

 


Richard JANES (1748) & Elizabeth HARRIS, my confirmed 5xGGPs, married in May 1770 in Ashbrittle. Elizabeth is presumably of a local family, but not located. Richard was given as a sojourner at the time of his marriage, indicating that he lived outside the parish but his daily work was in Ashbrittle. The couple died in 1825 & 1820 respectively in the hamlet of Greenham, and were buried at Ashbrittle St John the Baptist. Richard's age on death (at 78) supports him being the 1748 Ashbrittle-baptised s/o Richard JANES and his wife Joan (and therefore that they are my 6xGGPs, and that neither of the 1758 & 1765 burials can be assigned to him). Their children include:

·      Joan JANES (Dec 1770) = John VICKERY in Ashbrittle in Aug 1792 and moved to Stawley (The Mill, Tracebridge) where all their children were born. The possible reason that they went to the Tracebridge Mill was that father Richard JANES may have already been there. Mills at Tracebridge are mentioned from 1592. Per local historian RODWELL (Somerset Archaeological & History Journal - volume 128 (1984)), the mill was leased to a Richard JONES (sic) in 1791 (presumably her father) and then to John VICKERY in 1815, later William VICKERY (their son) in 1831. Based on records (occupations on children's birth certificates), milling was probably the family seasonal activity;

·      Elizabeth JANES (Nov 1772) = James GAMBLIN in Apr 1808 Ashbrittle. Just outside the nearby hamlet of Greenham, Somerset is Gamblin's Farm, no doubt connected to this family;

·      Ann JANES (Mar 1777, my 4xGGM) = William COTTRELL, Mason, in Sep 1801 at Ashbrittle;

·      Susanna JANES (Nov 1779) = James PERRY in Jul 1800 Stawley;


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