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| His Parents: | Her Parents: | ||
| Zebulon STOKES | |||
| Reuben STOKES | Grace HARLO (?) | ||
| Married 17/11/1748 at Trowbridge St. James P.C. (IGI) | |||
| Bd | ~1720 | Bd | |
| Bp | Bp | ||
| Dd | Dd | ||
| Bur | 18/01/1800 age 80 North Bradley | Bur | |
| Occ | Broadweaver | Occ | |
| The Their Children: | |||
| 1 | John | Bd | ~1750 |
| 2 | Mary | Bd | ~1752 |
| 3 | William | Bp | ~1756 |
| 4 | James | Bd | ~1759 |
| 5 | Samuel | Bd | ~1761 |
| 6 | Betty | Bd | ~1763 |
| 7 | Charles | Bd | ~1765 |
| 10 | Thomas | Bd | ~1768 |
Grace's surname is in doubt - it could possibly be Harlo or Hancock or Harford
The information above has mainly been extracted from a Settlement Examination of Reuben Stokes taken in 1768. It says...
The examination of Rheuben Stokes now residing in the Parish of Trowbridge in the said County Broadweaver taken on oath before his majesty's Justices of the Peace in and for the said County
This Examination on his Oath saith, that he was born at Great Troll in the Parish of Bradford in the said County, and is about 45 years of age, as he has been told and believes, and that his Parents were legal Parishoners of Bradford aforesaid, and that he learned his Trade of a Broadweaver of Zebulon Stokes his Father but never was placed out as an apprentice or ever hired himself to serve any person whatsoever by the year, or done any Act or Deed to gain a legal Settlement in any Parish otherwise than as shown above That about Eight years ago when He and his Family had the Small Pox at Trowbridge aforesaid He was relieved by the Parish Officers of Bradford for some time - That about 20 years since he was lawfully married at Trowbridge aforesaid unto Grace his new Wife by who he has Eight Children living with him that is to say, John aged about 18 years, Mary aged about 16 years, William aged about 12 years, James aged about 9 years, Samuel aged about 7 years, Betty aged about 5 years, Charles aged about 3 years, and Thomas aged about 6 months
Sworn as above before us The mark of Rheuben Stokes
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