Jacob Francis

[J11]

I have a Jacob Francis marrying a Sycily (various spellings) Peters 1695-1772 in St Enoder in 1715.  Sycily is buried in St Enoder.  I have no birth or death for Jacob.  However, I have noticed 2 wills on the Cornwall Council site:

Will of Jacob Francis the younger of St Enoder 1748
Will of Jacob Francis of St Enoder 1762
These are only 14 years apart so I am tentatively pencilling in "the younger" as the son of the other.

There is a burial for a Jacob Francis on 23 Sept 1748 in St Enoder.
There is also a burial for a Jacob Francis on 26th June 1762 in the parish of Antony, affadavit received.

Can anyone suggest a way that I can find out which is the husband of Sycily?

[..claire..]

Hi

Baptism of I presume the 'younger' man

Jacob Francis bapt. 28 March 1722 St Enoder, son of Jacob.

claire

[..claire..]

Hi

Also a marriage, only a month before the burial of Jacob 'the younger'

28 August 1748 St Enoder , Jacob Francis married Elizabeth Henwood

claire

[J11]

Thank you for those.  I don't know how I missed them, up too late and going bug-eyed I guess.  So, as Sycily died in 1772, it looks as if Jacob the Elder was the husband of Sycily and father to the young man who died a month after his wedding.

[..claire..]

Hi

Yes I think I would agree with that. From 1730 both parents names are recorded on the registers and on 8 June 1734 Jacob and Sycily baptized a son Nicolas, which would probably rule out the 'younger' Jacob, he being only 12 years old.

http://www.kernowyon.co.uk/enoder/

claire