What was Frisworth's maiden name

[GailB]

I can send you a copy of the image of the two 1701 burials if you PM me your email address

[Jomot]

I think Frisworth Floor was the wife of Thomas.  Baptisms at Wissendine:

23 July 1682 Albine Flower s/o Thomas & Frisworth
27 Apr 1684 Thomas Flower  ditto
26 Sep 1686 John Flower   ditto
8 Jan 1690 Richard Floor    ditto

Unfortunately I cant find a marriage for them.

[GailB]

England, Boyd's marriage indexes, 1538-1850 Transcription
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First name(s)   Eleanor
Last name   Dent
Marriage year   1695
Spouse's first name(s)   John
Spouse's last name   Mason
Place   Whissendine
County   Rutland
Country   England
Source   Boyd's 1st miscellaneous marriage index, 1415-1808
Record set   England, Boyd's Marriage Indexes, 1538-1850
Category   Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records
Subcategory   Parish Marriages
Collections from   England, Great Britain

England Marriages 1538-1973 Transcription
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First name(s)   Eleanor
Last name   Dent
Name note   -
Marriage year   1695
Marriage date   06 Oct 1695
Marriage place   Whissendine
Spouse's first name(s)   John
Spouse's last name   Major Or Mason
County   Rutland
Country   England
Record set   England Marriages 1538-1973
Category   Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records
Subcategory   Parish Marriages
Collections from   England, Great Britain

[Jomot]

Oh found it!

27 Oct 1681, Empingham, Rutland - Thomas Flower & Prisworth Mason then in what looks like Latin (which I dont read, so I apologise for the poor attempt at transcribing) 'Locum dis Johannes Mason et Sarah Andrews'

Or "Locum" could be Lodem ??   Maybe an idea to post a snip on the deciphering board?

[GailB]

Yes well done Jomot

[Westy11]

Well done to both.  And here I was complicating matters by looking in Leicestershire and not Rutland.   

Westy

Wish there was a slapping head emoji as I would use that today!!!

[Janelle]

I have a Rutland Parish CD....

I'm also still very uncertain about that 1765 will and have found another one in 1735.   The 1734 burial has this John as a Farmer, which perhaps sits better with the 'Yeoman'.

I have found other occupations than farmer as yeoman. It is more to do with income and real estate holdings.

My ancestor was William Baker the blacksmith and he was termed a yeoman because he held leases of several cottages and so had an income from rent, as well as operating at least 2 workshops for his trade. 

Frisworth is unusual but when the families are all using it for naming the granddaughters for grandma, it might as well be Mary or Elizabeth. 

Salute,
Janelle

[Galium]

I think the name Frisworth is probably a variant of Frideswide:

http://www.britishbabynames.com/blog/2014/12/frideswide.html

[Westy11]

Thanks so much.

Fascinating read.

Westy