I'm a newbie and it's been a while since original message but hopefully this may help:
William "Phear" was baptised on 6 June 1819 in Bratton Clovelly. The name Phare is unusual and often spelt wrongly but later records indicate he was actually William Phare. His father was Richard "Phear" and his mother was Grace (records indicate she was previously Grace Bickle whom Richard married on 5 Jan 1814 in Northlew).
Parish records also show William as having 7 siblings. Two of his brothers were named Thomas: the first, baptised 25 May 1817 in Bratton Clovelly, died as an infant and was buried on 25 Nov 1817. The second was baptised on 25 Dec 1821 in Bratton Clovelly, he then emigrated to the USA.
William married Ann Bonney on 20 May 1849 in Stoke Damerel (copy of marriage cert indicates Ann's father was George Bonney).
Ann was baptised on 11 Dec 1825 in St Mary the Virgin, Botusfleming, Cornwall - listed as Ann Bunney, base child, mother called Mary)
William and Ann emigrated to the USA in the 1860's (1866?) and had 12 children, the majority were born in the UK before their emigration. Children are:
1. Mary Jane b. 23 Apr 1850 in Stoke Damerel (birth cert shows mother as Ann Bonney, informant is Ann), d. Jun 1859
2. Elizabeth Ann b. 10 Oct 1851 in Stoke Damerel (birth cert shows mother as Ann Hyne, informant Ann)
3. Ellen Eliza b. Jan-Mar 1854 in Tavistock d. Jan 1893 in Ohio, USA
4. William Henry b. 23 Jul 1856 in Stoke Damerel (birth cert shows mother as Ann Hyne, informant as William Phare)
5. John James b. Oct 1857 in Stoke Damerel, d. Sep 1950 in Ohio, USA
6. Frederick Richard b. Dec1862 in Stoke Damerel, d. May 1940 Ohio USA
7. Martha Jane b. Sep 1865 in Stoke Damerel, d. Jun 1948 Ohio USA
8. Edith Mary b. Feb 1867 in Stoke Damerel, d. May 1953 Ohio USA
9. Minnie O. b. Aug 1870 in Ohio, USA d. Nov 1950 Ohio USA
I cannot be sure of names of the remaining children, there are infants who died in Stoke Damerel (Matilda Grace 1859-1860, Thomas Samuel 1860-1861 and Albert Thomas 1864-1865) so they are possibilities.
There is still a question over Ann's last name i.e. Bonney versus Hyne.
- Dates/place of birth on various records indicate Ann Bonney and Ann Hyne is same person
- there is no record of "Ann Hyne" in Botusfleming
- Ann's father is shown as "George Bonney" on some records but "George Hyne" on others
- cannot find marriage of Ann's mother (Mary) to anyone called George
- cannot find records to indicate William married twice
