Notes on Broadwoodwidger Oath-Takers, 1723

By Pat Williams

The following notes on Broadwoodwidger oath-takers were compiled by Mrs. Pat Williams from parish registers and other records.

BICKELL, Launcelot: Married Margaret (christened Mary 17 Mar. 1723).

BICKEL, Edward: Married Mary from Bratton Clovelly. Christened Edward 3 July 1700.

BICKLE, John: Christened John 23 July 1688.

BRIDGMAN, William: Married Jona. Children's christenings: Mary 28 May 1699; Elizabeth 7 May 1710; Sarah 29 May 1711; Grace 15 Mar. 1717.

COCK, John: Married Grace. Children's christenings: John 10 Oct. 1716; Elizabeth 27 May 1719. Named in freeholders book, 1721.

COCKE, Degory: Married Jona. Children's christenings: Jona 27 Dec. 1718; Digory 21 Mar. 1720.

COURTIS (COURTICE), Oliver: Married Mary, christening Mary 17 Feb. 1714. Named in freeholders' book, 1721, 1674 family paid hearth tax on 4 hearths.

CROKER, Abel: Named in freeholders book, 1733.

CROKER (CROCKER), John: Named in freeholders book, 1733, yeoman. 1674 family paid hearth tax on 2 hearths.

CROKER, Richard: Named in freeholders book, 1733, yeoman.

ESCOTT (EASTCOTT), Thomas: Married Martha. Children's christenings: Thomas 30 May 1716; Grace 14 Mar. 1713; Ann 8 July 1719. Named in freeholders book 1733, yeoman and 1741, yeoman.

ESTCOTT, Richard: Children's christenings: Degory 16 Apr. 1712; Richard 26 Nov. 1706; Thomas 13 Feb. 1708.

EASTCOTT, William: William, son of Richard and Charity christened 26 Nov. 1706. [N.B. This would make William 16 at the time of swearing on 31 Oct. 1723, and therefore not legally required to do so.]

GREGORY (GRIGORY), John: Married Jane. Children's christenings John 30 July 1722; Gregory 4 Feb. 1719.

HARVEY, Roger: Married Bethsheba. Children's christenings: Dorothy 14 Feb. 1710; James 11 Aug. 1719; William 2 July 1722.

HENWOOD, (HARWOOD), Alexander: Married Grace. Children's christenings: Rebecca 24 Mar. 1723; Alexander 16 May 1721. Named in freeholders book, 1733.

HOCKADAY, (HOCKADY), Robert: 1674 a Robert paid hearth tax on 2 hearths.

KNIGHT, (KNIT), William: Married Mary Secombe 1 Jan. 1733.

LUXMORE, (LUXMOORE), John: Gentleman. Named in freeholders book, 1711, 1721 and 1733.

LUXMORE, Mary: Wife of John (above). No further information found.

MARTIN, Henry: Married Mary. Children's christenings: John 2 Mar. 1718; Mary 5 Mar. 1721. 1674 hearth tax a James Martin paid tax on 7 hearths, and William paid tax on 2 hearths, possibly related.

PALMER, Wilmot: 1674 hearth tax paid by Palmer family: Thomas 3 hearths, Nicholas 3 hearths, Erasmus 2 hearths, Robert 4 hearths, Grace 2 hearths, Mary 1 hearth, Richard pauper 1 hearth, possibly all related to Wilmot.

PENGELLY, Thomas: 1674 a William Pengelly paid tax on 1 hearth.

RICKARD, Francis: Freeholders book, 1733 yeoman.

ROW, William: Married Mary Trimble 11 May 1707 at Ashwater. Freeholders book, 1733 yeoman, 1741, 1751 (William Row senior).

RYALL, Richard: Married Prudence. Children's christenings, Hannah 21 Feb. 1716; Roger 12 May 1717; Richard 1 Jan. 1718; Mary 7 Dec. 1720; Jono 1 May 1723.

SECOMB. (SECCOMBE), Richard: Freeholders book, 1733, yeoman. Churchwarden of this name in 1766, possibly Richard jun who presented a silver flagon to the church on 9 June 1794. 1674 hearth tax a Richard paid tax on 2 hearths.

SECOMB (SECCOMBE), Roger: Freeholders books, 1711, 1721, 1733, yeoman.

SLEMAN, (SLEEMAN), John: Married Minisfaid. Children's christening: Mary 21 Jan. 1716.

SOPER, John: Married Mary. Christening of John, 15 Apr. 1701 at Ashwater. 1674 John Soper pauper had 1 hearth, possible relative.

STONEMAN, Josias: Named in freeholders book, 1721.

TURNER, Richard: Married Prudence Calacott, 20 June 1704. Christening Mary 17 March 1714.

WEEKS, John: Freeholders book, 1733, yeoman.

The following people appear on the 1723 oath rolls, but no further information could be found on them in the parish records:

CARKEETH, John

COLLACUTT (COLLOCOTT), Thomazin

COOMBE, Degory

COURTICE, Elizabeth

CROKER (CROCKER), Joan

FULFORD, John

GREGORY (GRIGORY), Arthur

HANCOCK, Peter

HARVEY, Elizabeth

HARVEY, Richard

HASLE (HALL), John

LUXMORE, Thomas

MASON, Grace

MEZONT, William

MILL, John

MILLS, James

OLIVER (OLLIVER), John

REYNOLDS, William

SECOMB, Grace

SIDWELL (SITWELL), Francis

SKERVY, Charity

SLEAMAN, John

SOPER, Charles

SOPER, Edward

SOWTON, Samuel

SPRY, Peter

SYMONS, Digory

WILLS, Samuel

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