Hi,
This will probably be a bit of a "blast from the past" seeing as you last posted on this thread in 2013, but I am also looking into the Alder-Batt family!
My 5xGG was Elizabeth Batt (d.1786). She married James Titcomb on 15th April 1759 in Ogbourne St George, Wiltshire. Together they had John (1760), William (1761) Elizabeth (1764), who is my ancestor, Edward (1766), Sophia/Saffiya (1768) and James (1775).
My problem is that there does not appear to be a baptism entry in the Ogbourne St George parish registers for either Elizabeth or James
Elizabeth must be the granddaughter of John Batt & Elizabeth Alder, as they were the first to have children in the parish of Ogbourne St George.
John Batt & Elizabeth Alder must have married before 1698, as that is when their first son, William, was baptised. They then had John (1702), Elias (1704), Sophia/Sapphira (1706), Sarah (1708), Elizabeth (1711), Grace (1713), Patience (1715-1719), Alder (1717), who was given Elizabeth's maiden name as his forename, Mary (1719) and Patience (1722).
Frustratingly, I don't know which of their sons had Elizabeth, but I would go for either John or William, as Elizabeth (d.1786) had sons with those names. I know William was alive until at least 1747, as he is mentioned in his father's will.
John & Elizabeth's marriage record has not survived.
Elizabeth was the daughter of William Alder and Sapphira (Sophia) Turner. Elizabeth was born in Coleshill in 1780, but grew up in Ogbourne St George.
William & Sophia moved their family from Coleshill to Ogbourne St George between the baptism of Elizabeth in 1680 and the baptism of their final child, Sarah, which took place in Ogbourne St George in 1684.
William Alder passed away in 1687 and was buried in Ogbourne St George. His wife, Sapphira, passed away in 1725, so she must have been quite young when she married.
The Sophia/Sapphira/Saffiya/Sophiah name was passed down from generation to generation. The last one I can think of was my 3xGG's sister.
If anyone can magically find the baptism of Elizabeth Batt (which would have most likely been in the late 1730s), I would be so grateful. Regardless, I am interested to hear whether you are still researching this family or if anyone else is.
Queenie