Rose Ash and Bishops Nympton parish churches in Devon

[carolmc]

Does anyone know if graveyard plans exist for the parish churches of Rose Ash and Bishops Nympton in Devon? Trying to find Crocker family and am stuck in circa 1760.  Any help much appreciated carolmc

[ciderdrinker]

Hi
They are both on Find  a grave but neither list of tombstones has a Crocker either at the church ,chapel or municipal cemetery.
I had a look at burials and we have Rose Ash 1720-1800
Agnes Crocker 23.7.1721 d of John junior                      James 2.4.1758
Charity d of John 14.11.1737 of Honycleave?                 James 2.7.1759
and son John 19.3.1737
Alexander 28.2.1766                                                    Jane d of Roger 25.11.1740
Amos 19.3.1731 s of James  and dau Mary 24.11.1723
Bap19 August of Ashnember?                                       Jane 21.8.1757
Anne 17.12.1732 d of Henry                                         Joan 31.3.1741
Anne 27.4.1740                                                           Joan 25.8.1799 the wife of John
Anne 5.7.1746 Knowstone                                            John the elder 12.1.1728
Anne 12.3.1758                                                           John 5.10.1760
Barabara 27.3.1777                                                      Margaret wife of John 6.3.1790
Charity 7.5.1765                                                          Mary d of Walter 29.4.1739 of Krowstone
Eliz 28 Sep 1734                                                          Mary 23.3.1766
Elizabeth 1.1.1743                                                       Mathew 7.3.1759
Elizabeth 12.7.1767                                                     Roger 23.12.1762
Elizabeth wife  of John 12.2.1792                                  Susanna 3.3.1765
George 18.5.1730                                                        Susanna 23.9.1787 a pauper
George s of John and Joan buried 20.1.1793  and son John 30.10.1796 (bapt17th July)
Grace d of Alexander 4.2.1727 (bap privately 26 Jan) and his son James 26.1.1725 ,daughter Mary 4.1.1740.                                                                     
                                                                                   Walter 3.9.1738
                                                                                   Walter 18.8.1745 of Mariansleigh

Bishops Nympton
Elizabeth 30.7.1799
James 2.6.1799
John s of John 6.4.1783 of Rose Ash
John 6.1.1793
Mary wife of John 24.12.1762
Mary wife of John 23.3.1790
William s of James and Elizabeth 18.5.1791

Who are you looking for? Perhaps we can help

Ciderdrinker

[carolmc]

Hi ciderdrinker,   thank you for the info.  I'm trying to back check work I did in 2018 and 2013. Hoping to visit Rose Ash in April to revisit the church. My brickwall is John Crocker b.circa 1760 who married Mary, but Mary who? Possibley Loosemoor or Short.

John Crocker and Mary had 3 children baptised
Jane bp 1780
Elizabeth bp1783
John bp 1786-d1860   more work needed!

Out of interest also got as far as Cape Cod looking at Mayflower Crockers.  Americans extremly welcoming and opened up library for us. Finally accepted their Crockers came fro Modbury Devon. They had visited Devon Record Office!

Regards carolmc

[ciderdrinker]

Hi -Brilliant with US stuff
I've got their marriage but it wasn't to Mary Short or Loosemore.
The banns were read at Bishops Nympton which was his parish and South Molton which was hers and where they married 25th  Dec 1780
John Crocker lab of BN and Mary Eastaway spinster of this parish by banns and consent of John Crocker's father.(no name given for father)
So he was under 21 and presumably Jane was already there.
wit William Hitchcock and Jeffrey Hobbs.
The bride and groom made a cross.

There is a burial of a son John 6.4.1783 s of John of Rose Ash at Bishops Nympton.
And I'm guessing Mary was buried 23.5.1790 wife of John Crocker which would explain the lack of more children.

Given his age I'd go for this as him
John s of James and Elizabeth Crocker 31.8.1760 at BN.
The other alternatives would make him too old to need his father's consent.

A possible burial at BN for a John Crocker age 70 6th Nov 1827 may well be him with a guess at his age.

There is an older brother for John --William s of James and Elizabeth 22.1.1756.

James Crocker a workman married Elizabeth Delbridge spinster 29.1.1755 xx at Bishops Nympton.
wit William and John Shapcote.

What do you think?

Ciderdrinker

[carolmc]

Hi and thank you for helping. Still not finding any firm conclusion of which Mary was the correct Mary.
Now thinking that there may be 2 John's married to 2 Mary's! Even the deaths are inconclusive. I will visit the graveyards at Rose Ash and Bishops Nympton. Many thanks carolmc.  TOPIC CLOSED