HOWE / SPARK / GRIDLEY of Lavenham

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I've rather surprisingly and wonderfully found a link with Lavenham through one Thomas Howe who married Mary Spark in 1774. Is anyone else working on these families? The line goes back through a family called 'Gridley' too.

[suffolk*sue]

I have a William Gridley born in Gt. Waldingfield in 1691. He married a Ruth Snell in Lavenham in 1714 and had several children.

Their son Daniel from whom I'm descended, married and migrated to Glemsford.

 

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Ah - perhaps your William Gridley already had Lavenham family connections: my Gridleys were already there, and it's not a very common name. (I'm descended from an Elizabeth Gridley (b.1685), d of a Walter Gridley (1643-1702), son of Timothy Gridley (b. c.1609). All born and bred in Lavenham. 

[JCibz]

Hi,
 I have an ABRAHAM GRIDLEY b.1721 in Great Welnetham.  His daughter MARTHA GRIDLEY b.1764 in Little Welnetham married STEPHEN PADLEY.  Their daughter MARY PADLEY b.1791 in Bradfield Combust married WILLIAM HOWE b.1776 in Bradfield St Clare.

William Howe is my 4 x great grandfather.  Almost all of my Howe family are from Bradfield St Clare.  I have to admit I don't know Suffolk at all so I'm not sure if these places are near to Lavenham. 

Regards,
Julie

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Thanks for your reply. Well, there could well be connections between your Gridleys and Howes and my Gridleys and Howes, since Bradfield St Clare is only 6.5 miles north of Lavenham. (I find constant reference to the multimap website an invaluable geneaological tool!) I haven't at the moment got any of the particular ones you mention, but it may be only a matter of time. Best wishes, Emma

[Oz29]

I have a William Gridley born in Gt. Waldingfield in 1691. He married a Ruth Snell in Lavenham in 1714 and had several children.

Their son Daniel from whom I'm descended, married and migrated to Glemsford.

 

I am also descended from Daniel. I'm new to Chat Rooms. How do we make contact?

[Rick]

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[Oz29]

Hello Suffolk Sue

Your Daniel Gridley was the g. grandfather of a Joseph Gridley who emigrated to Australia in 1855. That Joseph was my g.grandfather. Do you have Gridley info earlier than Daniel's parents William and Ruth?

[suffolk*sue]

Hi

All I have is William Gridley baptised29th November, 1691 in Gt. Waldingfield, the son of Thomas Gridley and Mary Gardner. Thomas and Mary married In Gt. Waldingfield ,26th October, 1680.

Ruth Snell baptised 4th March,1692 in Lavenham, the daughter of John Snell(no mother mentioned). I found the following marriage  John Snell and Sara Barns married in Lavenham, 12th June, 1687. A big presumption that this is Ruths parents.

Sara Barns bap. 25th May, 1662 at Lavenham, the daughter of Philip (no mention of mother)
Sara Snell buried 30th December, 1693 in Lavenham.

I also found the following baptism in Lavenham, John Snell 16th May, 1668, the son of John (no mother), so this could possibly be the John who married Sara.