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    Edmonds, Abraham

    Male 1733 - 1803  (~ 69 years)


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    • Name Edmonds, Abraham 
      Born Wiltshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
      Christened 28 Dec 1733  Bishopstone(Nth), Wiltshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
      Gender Male 
      Died Y  [1
      Buried 13 Apr 1803  Bishopstone(Nth), Wiltshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
      Person ID I02151  My Genealogy
      Last Modified 2 May 2015 

      Father Edmonds, Christopher,   c. 27 Jan 1681/82, Bishopstone(Nth), Wiltshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 May 1770  (Age ~ 88 years) 
      Mother Clarke, Dorothy,   c. 20 Feb 1693, Brinkworth, Wiltshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Oct 1735, Of Bishopstone,, Wiltshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 42 years) 
      Married 03 Mar 1730  Lydiard Tregoze, Wiltshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
      Family ID F00890  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

      Family 1 Crump, Jane,   b. Abt 1730, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   bur. 5 Mar 1769, Bishopstone(Nth), Wiltshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 39 years) 
      Married 07 Jul 1751  Chiseldon, Wiltshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
      Children 
       1. Edmonds, Elizabeth,   c. 30 Apr 1753, Bishopstone(Nth), Wiltshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   bur. 15 Nov 1753, Bishopstone(Nth), Wiltshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 0 years)
       2. Edmonds, Edmond,   c. 13 Feb 1758, Bishopstone(Nth), Wiltshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   bur. 11 Feb 1764, Bishopstone(Nth), Wiltshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 5 years)
       3. Edmonds, Elizabeth,   c. 29 Sept 1761, Bishopstone(Nth), Wiltshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location
      Last Modified 22 Sep 2017 
      Family ID F00824  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

      Family 2 Hopkins, Martha,   c. 10 Jul 1750, East Hendred, Berkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   bur. 5 Sep 1830, Bishopstone(Nth), Wiltshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 80 years) 
      Married 12 Jan 1771  Wiltshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
      Children 
      +1. Edmonds, Thomas,   c. 28 Nov 1771, Bishopstone(Nth), Wiltshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Aft 1802  (Age ~ 31 years)
      +2. Edmonds, Christopher,   c. 19 Dec 1773, Bishopstone(Nth), Wiltshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   bur. 30 Aug 1853, Newington, Surrey, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 79 years)
       3. Edmonds, Joseph,   c. 15 Feb 1775, Bishopstone(Nth), Wiltshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   bur. 7 May 1786, Bishopstone(Nth), Wiltshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 11 years)
      +4. Edmonds, Mary,   c. 21 Nov 1777, Bishopstone(Nth), Wiltshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   bur. 6 Jul 1861, Wantage, Berkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 83 years)
      +5. Edmonds, Abraham,   c. 13 Nov 1780, Bishopstone(Nth), Wiltshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   bur. 17 Sept 1833, St Saviour, Southwark, Surrey, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 52 years)
       6. Edmonds, Martha,   c. 19 Oct 1782, Bishopstone(Nth), Wiltshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location
       7. Edmonds, William Henry,   c. 21 Sept 1786, Bishopstone(Nth), Wiltshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location
      +8. Edmonds, Sarah,   c. 17 Mar 1789, Bishopstone(Nth), Wiltshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location
       9. Edmonds, Richard Hopkins,   c. 1 Oct 1791, Bishopstone(Nth), Wiltshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1821, Southwark, Surrey, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 29 years)
      Family ID F00825  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    • Notes 
      • Possibly married first to Jane Crump, 07.07.1751, Chiseldon, Wiltshire.

        Second marriage:
        Administration WIL Source MLB Date 12 Jan 1771 Groom Abraham EDMONDS aged -occupation yeo residing at Bishopstone, WIL status wid notes - Bride Martha HOPKINS aged 20 residing at Chilton Foliat, WIL status - notes parent's consent Bondsmen WELLS Robert, bellfounder, Aldbourne, Wilts - to be married at -


        FILE [no title] - ref. 1461/2381 - date: 25 Aug. 1769
        \_ [from Scope and Content] Assignment by Robert Martin labourer of East Garston (Berks) by the direction of John Giles carpenter of East Garston, and others, to Abraham Edmonds yeoman of Bishopstone of a mortgage: a cottage, garden etc. in Badbury; to attend the inheritance of Charles Horton yeoman of Chisledon.

        Will of Martin Spainswick of Bishopstone 1782
        I Martin Spanswick of Bishopstone in the County of Wilts yeoman being weak in Body ....I give such remainder of my personal Estate to Christopher Edmonds Son of Abraham Edmonds of Bishopstone aforesaid yeoman. And my will is that they the said John Green and Thomas Browning Shall Totally Indemnify him and themselves all such Costs and Charges that they may happen to Incurr by the Trust hereby in them reposed out of my personal Estate. Proved 29th June 1782 Estate about £60 (possibly born Bishopstone 1715 son of George Spainwicke)



        A Survey of the Manor of Bishopston in the Hundred of Ramsbury and County of Wilts held of the Bishop of Salisbury. by the Trustees of the Rt. Honable. Henry Richard Lord Hollard for the Lives of His Lordship, the Honble.: Mifs Fox His Sister and The Honble, Charles James Fox, under the reserved Rent of
        Seventy Pounds P Annum. 1778.

        Tenants Names Particular Remarks

        2 The Capital Mefs or Tenement and Farm called Bishopston Farm with the Barns Stables and other out Buildings thereto belonging which with the Garden Orchard and two backsides contain ... Upper and Lower Lanis with Lords Mead, Meadow Pasture and Down Land Arable Land
        [later entry]
        (By Custom, half to Con[tain] every yd when the [?] half is fed by the Town Cattle except each part as the [?] exn hitch for which he takes Sheep
        Leazes of the Tenaiots at 1d each & for every 3 Sheep [soars]an Acre

        Besides 2 Little Coppices containing together NB. The Lower Hilly Ground cont. 6a (being part of the above) with the Reeve Acre in Lords Mead not included in the Lease to Spicer (the same being in Mrs Willoughby's pofsefsion) but has since recited the same at Y. [?] Ara. as Tenant at Will which is so to be continued by Abra. Edmonds

        Moses Spicer, tenant to Lady Day 1779 at 300 G. PAmd. PLease Abraham Edmonds PLease from Lady day 1779 for 12 Years at 362 G. P Amd, Tenant discharging
        all Rates and Tith, not to plough any of the Meadow or Past.(Except 10a part of Chalks) ....Mr Edmonds has Cons'd Dowe 6a part of the Chalks [? rest of image unclear]

        Abra. Edmonds 18 All that half Yard Lands with the Appurtenances in Westbrook formerly John Spanswicks

        Abra.Edmonds Ab Edmonds Junr and Rd Stephen Edmonds

        19 7 9 Jan 1735 Stephen Edmonds Surrdr his own & Martin Spanswicks life and takes with his Sons Edwd & Abr. for their lives
        30 Jan 1755 Christr. & Abra. Edmonds Surrdr their own lives & take for the same & Jane wife of Abra.
        26 Apr 1810 2 lives added fine 70 G. granted to Abraham Junr for 2 lives after his father
        10 Apr 1803 Ab. Edmonds Senr & Ab. Edmonds Junr Surrdr their Int. John Pope who was admitted The same

        19 One Mefs and several parts and parcels of Land and one Close of Meadow called Botswickey cont. 4a parcel of two Yd Lands lying in Westbrook called the Westhold particularly mentd. at the Court held 14 Oct 1728 formerly in the posesession of Joan Edmonds Widow

        [entry in pencil]
        Commons for 2 horses 3 Cows &;38; 30 Sheep.12 ·· 2 ·
        Abra. Edmonds Ab. Edmonds Junr and Martha Edmonds


        17 9 Jan 1735 Stephen Edmonds Surrdr his own & Martin Spanswicks lives and takes with his Sons Abra. & Edward for their lives
        30 Jan 1755 Christ. & Abra. Edmonds Surrdr their own lives & takes for the same & Jane Wife of Abra.
        26 Sep 1800 2 lives added fine £150. Granted to Ab. Edmonds Junr in reversion after his fall[?]
        28 Sep 1803 Mar. Edmonds Widow of Ab. Edmonds Junr admitted

        [entry in pencil]
        21 Oct 1830 Ab Edmonds admitted
        Prebend

        The same

        21 One Mefsuage one Yard Lands and Commons with the Appurtenances in Eastbrook heretofore in the tenure of Samuel Presey then of Charles Tarrant then of John Taylor and late of Mary Taylor
        . 3 4 · 2 6
        Christr. Edmonds Abra Edmonds and Eliz. Edmonds daur of Abra

        Joseph Edmonds 86 ad 35 7

        12 March 1713 Chas. Tarrant Surrdr 3 lives & Jno Taylor takes for 3 lives Cons. 23 G.
        13 Oct 1741 Mary Taylor Wid. of Jno Taylor Surrdr her Widowhood in these pieces with lands & takes for her life
        31 Oct 1744 Christ. & Abra. Edmonds take for their own & Martin Spanswicks lives after Mary Wife of Stephen late Mary Taylor Cons. 95 G.
        3 May 1769 Christ. & Abra. Edmonds Surrdr for the lives of themselves & Martin Spanswick & take for these 3 lives Cons. 22 G. 10s

        15 Apr 82 Abra. Edmonds puts in Joseph his son Cons. 10 G.


        First name(s): Abraham Last name: EDMONDS Date of burial: 13 Apr 1803 Age at death: Calculated year of birth: Not known Place of burial: Bishopstone [nr Swindon] Dedication: St Mary County: Wiltshire


        Will of Abraham Edmonds, Yeoman of Bishopstone , Wiltshire 31 January 1804 PROB 11/1403

    • Sources 
      1. [S00124] Bishopstone(Nth) Wiltshire Parish Registers.

      2. Citation Text: Administration WIL Source MLB Date 12 Jan 1771 Groom Abraham EDMONDS aged – occupation yeo residing at Bishopstone, WIL status wid notes – Bride Martha HOPKINS aged 20 residing at Chilton Foliat, WIL status – notes parent's consent Bondsmen WELLS Robert, bellfounder,Aldbourne,Wilts – to be married at –.