From the time I first discovered Joseph Blake married to Joanne King at Upper Clatford and my 4x great grandparents, I have wondered if my line went back to Penton Mewsey. The mother of Joseph Blake was buried at Penton Mewsey along with her infant son (second child). Thomas, father of Joseph, and Ann Carter his wife were married 28 Sep 1728 at Penton Mewsey although Joseph was baptized at Andover in 1730 as was the infant son Thomas in 1732 and then buried two days later at Penton, his mother was buried on the day of his baptism. But thepath back to Penton Mewsey and the John who left his will in 1619 and the John who left his will in 1611 and the Thomas who left his will in 1597 does not appear to work for my line.
Rather Thomas my 5x great grandfather was the son of Thomas Blake and Mary Spring and baptized at Andover (at least this appears to be the case). Thomas was the son of John and Elizabeth Blake and baptized in 1685 at Andover with John baptized in 1649 at Andover son of William. Indeed there are only two marriages at Penton Mewsey for Blake prior to Thomas and Ann. Both are Peter Blake and the one is from Clatford and married Ann Noyes of Penton Mewsey and the second is of Penton Mewsey and married Ann Godfrey of Upton. There are a number of baptisms there:
Blake Joseph son Blake John 1659 July 31
Blake Peter son Blake Peter Ann 1678 April 12
Blake Ann daughter Blake Peter 1680 June 29
Blake John son Blake John Em 1693 April 20 1693 April 20
Blake Joseph son Blake John Em 1694 January 3 1694 December 17
Blake Sarah daughter Blake John Em 1696 December 2 1696 December 2
Blake Ann daughter Blake John 1700 October 6 1700 September 22
Blake Thomas son Blake John 1704 June 22 1704 June 20
Blake William son Blake John 1706 September 6 1706 September 4
Blake Elizabeth daughter Blake Peter 1707 April 24 1707 March 25
Blake Ann daughter Blake Peter 1708 December 20
Blake Mary daughter Blake Peter 1709 February 1
Blake Sachaverell son Blake Robert 1710 August 20 1710 August 11
Blake Peter son Blake Peter 1711 July 5 1711 June 17
Blake Jacob son Blake Peter 1713 March 10 1713 February 16
Blake John son Blake Robert 1714 February 22 1714 February 14
Blake John son Blake Peter 1717 September 24 1717 September 3
Blake John son Blake John 1718 April 9 1717 March 2
Blake Edward son Blake John 1719 February 21 1719 February 17
Blake William son Blake John 1721 January 24 1721 January 10
Blake Thomas son Blake John 1724 October 14 1724 September 30
Blake Benjamin son Blake John 1727 May 23 1727 May 11
Blake Benjamin son Blake John 1730 November 8 1730 October 25
Blake Sarah daughter Blake John 1733 May 1 1733 April 24
Blake Ann daughter Blake Thomas 1739 January 22 of Run away
Blake Thomas son Blake John Catherine 1744 May 14
Blake William son Blake Thomas Joan 1745 September 15
Blake Benjamin son Blake John Catharine 1745 December 15
Blake George son Blake Thomas Joan 1747 August 21
and burials:
Blake Elizabeth daughter Blake John 1651 August 13
Blake John 1653 April 10 senior
Blake William son Blake (widow) 1653 February 13
Blake Clementia wife Blake Peter 1676 December 16
Blake John 1688 March 13
Blake Peter 1690 May 29
Blake Thomas 1694 November 16
Blake John 1706 December 1
Blake Ann daughter Blake Peter 1708 December 20
Blake Mary daughter Blake Peter 1709 February 3
Blake Sarah 1710 August 24
Blake Ann wife Blake Peter 1711 April 12
Blake Alice widow 1711 December 19
Blake Peter 1712 August 7 senior
Blake Joseph 1720 October 12
Blake Joan wife Blake Peter 1724 October 19
Blake Benjamin son Blake John 1729 July 22
Blake Benjamin son Blake John 1730 January 10
Blake Peter 1733 August 13
Blake Anne wife Blake Thomas 1734 September 20
Blake Thomas son Blake Thomas Anne (deceased) 1734 September 22
Blake Eme widow 1736 May 24
Blake Susannah 1738 August 16
Blake Susannah wife Blake John 1755 July 20
Blake John son Blake John 1757 February 13 junior
Blake John 1757 August 17 senior
Blake Thomas son Blake John 1758 August 17
Blake Joan wife Blake Thomas 1782 March 15
Blake Thomas 1786 January 8
Blake Catherine 1791 May 11
Blake John 1807 November 21
I transcribed the parish registers of Penton Mewsey and they appear on the OPC Hampshire website and my website:
http://www.knightroots.co.uk/transcriptions/Parishes_P/Penton_Mewsey/Penton_Mewsey.htm
http://www.kipp-blake-families.ca/elizabethmain.htm
The opportunity to relook at this is too tempting so I shall transcribe the wills of John Blake 1611 and 1619 at Penton Mewsey next along with the 1593 will of John Blake senior of Penton Mewsey.
Blake family at Penton Mewsey from British History online and there is no mention of the Blake family there:
http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=56835
The manor of Penton Mewsey was held by the widow of Sir Walter Stonor and his heir Francis Stonor and sold to Walter Loveden of Fyfield. In 1590 Francis Culpepper died seized of the manor and his son John inherited from him. But no mention of Blake in any of this although John Blake was a freeholder at Penton Mewsey in 1611. I think I will simply reinforce my line going back as mentioned but one should always eliminate the possibilities for the sake of good research!
2 comments:
Hi,
I saw your post as I run the current Penton Facebook page. We cover P.Mewsey, P.Grafton, P.Corner and P.Harrow Way villages.
Here is a link - https://www.facebook.com/PentonRondayvoo
Some of the houses are many hundreds of years old and their are some families who can trace their ancestry back to the time of your ancestors.
Feel free to join the page and have a look at the events in the pub, village green, Shop, hall, stables and others
Hope this helps in your search
Ian
Thank you for your comments. It would be exciting to find cousins from so long ago. Elizabeth Kipp
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