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Offline BrendaH

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Dunn/Merson Family Clayhanger
« on: Sunday 30 May 04 16:29 BST (UK) »
I'm trying to find out about the above families, I believe came from Clayhanger early 1800's and were both faming families.

Anyone out there know anything about them.

thanks,
Devon: Dunn, Knight, Merson
Somerset: Payne
Northumerland: Anderson, Lee
Denmark: Rasmussen

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Re:Dunn/Merson Family Clayhanger
« Reply #1 on: Thursday 03 June 04 21:04 BST (UK) »
Hello!
Seeing as how you haven't recieved a reply yet I thought I'd take a long shot, RE: 'DUNN'.

Honour (Honor) DUNN, b. 1813 in Down St. Mary, Devon. Honour DUNN married William MATTHEWS in 1843 in Zeal Monachorum, Devon. Honour had two children out of wedlock:
Ann DUNN b. 1834 in Zeal Monachorum, Devon & John DUNN b. 1841 in Down St. Mary, Devon. John DUNN married one Elizabeth BURRIDGE in 1873 in Crediton, Devon. They had three children:
William, Ellen, and Samuel DUNN.

Connection, perhaps???

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HILL/BURKE/BELCHER/BIGNELL/BADHAM/COX/BLAKE/YELDHAM in London
HOPKINS/HART/MATTHEWS/MUNSON/FARLEY in Exeter & Mid Devon
FEREDAY in The Potteries & Tipton
ADAMS/MUSCUTT/ELSBY/BRIDGENS/BURKE/BELL/RAINBOW in The Potteries
O’CALLAGHAN/O’BRIEN in Cork
BURKE/FITZPATRICK in Birmingham
HOPKINS in Shaftesbury
YELDHAM/RAVEN/MUNSON/BIGNELL in Essex
BLAKE/CHANDLER in Wickham Market, Suffolk

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Re:Dunn/Merson Family Clayhanger
« Reply #2 on: Thursday 03 June 04 21:56 BST (UK) »
Ryan

Thanks for your note - I could well be wrong with my John and Maria, I'm not too sure, just putting bits of information together and surmising.  As there is a William in your note, I will do a bit more searching around, and see if I can find a connection.

Thanks again, will be in touch if I can find out more.
Brenda
Devon: Dunn, Knight, Merson
Somerset: Payne
Northumerland: Anderson, Lee
Denmark: Rasmussen

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Re:Dunn/Merson Family Clayhanger
« Reply #3 on: Friday 04 June 04 11:13 BST (UK) »
Okay. Good luck!

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HILL/BURKE/BELCHER/BIGNELL/BADHAM/COX/BLAKE/YELDHAM in London
HOPKINS/HART/MATTHEWS/MUNSON/FARLEY in Exeter & Mid Devon
FEREDAY in The Potteries & Tipton
ADAMS/MUSCUTT/ELSBY/BRIDGENS/BURKE/BELL/RAINBOW in The Potteries
O’CALLAGHAN/O’BRIEN in Cork
BURKE/FITZPATRICK in Birmingham
HOPKINS in Shaftesbury
YELDHAM/RAVEN/MUNSON/BIGNELL in Essex
BLAKE/CHANDLER in Wickham Market, Suffolk

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Re: Dunn/Merson Family Clayhanger
« Reply #4 on: Friday 16 July 04 14:49 BST (UK) »
Maria Merson was born in Clayhanger in 1789.  Her father was
Philip Merson 1759-1820 christened in
S. Molton bur in Clayhanger.  Married in Stoodleigh, 1782 to Mary Hatswell.

Grandparents of Maria were William Mason 1724-68, born and
married in Sampford Peverell 1755, to Mary Squire, born 1723 in
Uplowman.

William and Mary are my brick wall.  I am a Merson by birth and have a lot of history of the Mersons back to 1614 but I am unable to connect William and his numerous decendants to my branch of the family.  I shall keep searching.

Hope this helps somewhat.

MollyF
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