John Hitchins

[bairn359]

I'm trying to work out who John Hitchins parents were.  I think he was born circa 1765. 

This is what i have so far..

12 Jan 1797 Marriage St. Germans John Hitchens occ. husbandman residing Calstock Anna Clark widow (9 Jan 1793 Anna Johns Marriage to William Clark at St.Germans)

1797 Maria Hitchens bapt 21 Nov 1797 St.Germans dau of John and Anna

1798 Land Tax Redemption. res.Germon. Proprietor - Duke of Leeds. Occupier - Jno Hitchen

1800 Ann Hitchens bapt 2 Mar 1800 St.Germans dau of John and Anna

1802 Jane Hitchens bapt 8 Jun 1802 St.Germans dau of John and Anne

1805 John Hitchens bapt Morval 11 Jun 1805 res.St.Germans f.John mo.Ann

1806 William Hitchins bapt. 5 Nov 1807 South Hill child of John & Hannah

1809 Henry Hitchins bapt 1 Dec 1809 South Hill son of John and Ann

1837 Voter's List - John Hitchens farm as occupier Trewasick

John Hitchins died 19 Feb 1840 South Hill aged 74 years old.

HITCHENS, JOHN        74 
GRO Reference: 1840  M Quarter in LISKEARD  Volume 09  Page 109

buried 22 February 1840 St Sampson Churchyard

This stone erected in memory of John Hitchins late of Trewassick in this parish Yeoman who died February 19th 1840 aged 74 years

possible baptisms?
13 Jan 1765 Sithney John Hitchins  f. John Hitchins mo. Elener
20 Jan 1765 Moretonhampstead John Hutchings  f.Ambros
8 Sep 1765 Falmouth John Hitchens  f.John Hitchens mo.Catherine
20 Jul 1766 Marhamchurch John Hutchings  f.Robert Hutchings mo.Elizabeth 
22 May 1768 Egloskerry  John Hutchins f.Paschaer mo.Anne
30 Jul 1768 Gwennap John Hitchins f.John mo.Eliz

Several ancestry trees seem to have John Hitchens and Elinor Angle of Colerne (m.1745 Wiltshire) as the parents of John Hitchens.
Quite a few folk with totally different John Hitchens seem to have claimed the 1840 burial for their John. One has a John Hutchings m.1797 Parthenia Williams at Calstock with 7 children all born Calstock. 

[osprey]

on his marriage, John is noted as of Calstock.

There is a will of Thomas Hitchings, farmer, of Calstock in 1816 which leaves bequests to wife Mary, sons William, John & Simon, daughters Mary & Elizabeth both with married surname Pearse.
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-68B4-Y2?i=69&cat=329778

Burial in Calstock 22 Feb 1821 Simon Hitchins 42 of Hedging but no likely baptism. But there is a possible baptism in Jacobstowe, Devon 15 March 1778 for Simon son of Thomas & Mary Hitchings. Other baptisms in the same parish to same parents
Elizabeth 10 Dec 1775
John 9 Aug 1767

Marriage Jacobstowe 18 May 1766 for Thomas Hitchings of Beer Ferrers, waterman, and Mary Brook otp

 

[bairn359]

Thank you for the help osprey.  The Calstock connection seems more plausible than the John and Elinor as parents tree that's been copied by others.  I'm inclined to favour the location rather than an exact date match.   Hard to be certain i suppose.

[osprey]

another thing linking Thomas Hitchins to the area is being of Beer Ferrers on marriage and that is just the other side of the Tamar so not far from Calstock.