PILTON, DEVON Parish Registers---LETHBRIDGE- (Look up Request)

[David Victor]

Hi James

I did some checking on my background notes regarding the marriage of Christopher Lethbridge of Westaway, the son of Christopher Lethbridge of Westaway.  I have details of a marriage contract between Christopher, the son, and Mary Periam, eldest daughter of John Periam of Milverton, dec'd and his widow, Sarah.  On 3rd October 1716, Christopher the father provided various lands in trust to the couple, whilst Sarah provided £2,500 as Mary's portion.

I believe that Elizabeth Cannon Lethbridge was the daughter of Christopher and this Mary.

While I haven't researched it as yet, I think that the later marriage to Mary Dyke would be a second marriage for Christopher.  Mary Dyke was shown as a widow, so that would fit.

The Dyke family were an important local family based at Tetton, so Mary as a widow would have been an appropriate spouse for Christopher.  Incidentally, the Dykes married into the Acland family, who were mentioned earlier.

I hope that helps.

best regards

David

[James S]

Hi David,

Thank you so much for taking the time and trouble to post your replies.

Some of this is new information and other parts I had read in different places, but it is very useful to see it all collected together in a coherent form. This is going to be a very useful when I come to add the various relationships to WikiTree.

I have an unsourced family tree from 1968 which shows John Southey's parents as a William and Mary, his grandparents as Robert (a yeoman) and Anne Rowe, and his great grandparents as Thomas Southey (a clothier of Wellington) and Joan Budd. I have yet to see any original documents to support this, but have found John Southey's brother Robert Southey (married to Anne Lock) living in Wellington around 1700.

From the correspondence of the poet Robert Southey it seems that the "Holford" cousins held John Southey in high regard.

James 

[David Victor]

Hi James

Robert Southey hoped that he would get a share of Cannon's fortune, just as those in Holford did.  However, while from the Chancery case the Holford group obtained some plate and furniture, the rest went to Somerville and Acland.  Robert missed out altogether and his irritation about that shows in some of his correspondence.  Cannon was very much his own man!

I'm sure that the Wellington links are the important ones for the Southey's.

Just let me know if you would like anything else.  For example, I have my extracts of various property deeds that he conducted: I keep the important parts, but not the dross.

Funnily enough, I'm giving a talk in Wiveliscombe next week about Lord Ashburton's estate, which will cover some of the Southey/Somerville material.

best wishes

David