July 1, 2010
In case anyone else is (or will be) researching any of these Devon family lines, here is what I have found and sorted out with these Yarcombe families in my family tree to date.
BRIGHT
Martha Batstone (b. 1765, chr. 14 Apr 1765, Yarcombe)
married 8 May 1788, Yarcombe
William Bright (b. 1765, chr. 30 Jun 1765, Yarcombe)
Their children:
* Mary Bright (b. 17 Jun 1791, Yarcombe; chr. 26 Jun 1791, Yarcombe)
* Hannah Bright (b. 1793, chr. 14 Apr 1793, Yarcombe)
* Elizabeth Bright (b. 1796, chr. 10 Feb 1796, Yarcombe)
* Sarah Bright (b. 1798; chr. 20 Jul 1798, Yarcombe; d. Sep 1844,
Bridgnorth, Shropshire)
* Robert Bright (b. 1800; chr. 15 Jun 1800, Yarcombe)
* Martha Bright (b. 1802, chr. 26 Sep 1802, Yarcombe)
* Charlotte Bright (b. 1810, chr. 25 Dec 1810, Yarcombe)
Mary Bright (daughter of Martha Batstone and William Bright, b. 17 Jun
1791, Yarcombe)
married 7 Sep 1808, Yarcombe
Joel Knight (b. 1785, chr. 10 Apr 1785, Yarcombe)
residence: Marsh, Yarcombe, Devon
Their children:
* Elizabeth Knight (b. 1809, chr. 4 Jun 1809, Yarcombe)
* John Knight (b. 1810; chr. 25 Dec. 1810, Yarcombe)
* Mary Ann Knight (b. 1813; chr. 20 Jun 1813, Yarcombe)
* William Knight (b. 1815; chr. 25 Dec 1815, Yarcombe)
* James Knight (b. 1820 or 1821, England)
* Caroline Knight (b. 1822; chr. 22 Dec 1822, Yarcombe)
* Robert William Knight (b. 1826; chr. 7 Jun 1827, Yarcombe; d.
1869, Farmington Township, Waupaca County, Wisconsin, USA)
* Joel Knight (b. 1829; ; chr. 7 Jun 1827, Yarcombe; d. 1911,
Waupaca, Waupaca County, Wisconsin, USA)
BRIGHT and DUNN
Martha Bright (daughter of Martha Batstone and William Bright, b.
1802, Yarcombe)
married 1 Apr 1823, Yarcombe
James Dunn (b. ?, d. 1839, Yarcombe)
Their children:
* Caroline Dunn (b. 17 Feb 1825; chr. 15 Mar 1825, Yarcombe; d.
11 Jul 1859, Wisconsin, USA)
* William J. Dunn (b. 1829, England; d. ?, USA)
* There may have been a 3rd child: Eli or Ellen Dunn (b. abt 1832,
England)
DUNN and KNIGHT
Caroline Dunn (daughter of Martha Bright and James Dunn, b. 17 Feb.
1825)
married Apr 1851, Taunton (Devon or Somerset)
Joel Knight (son of Mary Bright and Joel Knight, b. 1829; d. 1911,
Waupaca, Waupaca County, Wisconsin, USA)
NOTE: They were 1st cousins, sharing Martha Batstone and William
Bright as grandparents
To add to the confusion, after the death of James Dunn, Martha Bright Dunn married a William Bright Knight, b. abt 1806). I don't know his relationship with other Brights or Knights, right now.
I have information on preceding generations and succeeding generations as well as marriage information on a few others listed above.
Feel free to reply to this message and ask for whatever other information I have, if you are researching any of these Yarcombe families.
