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Title: Does anyone know Abigail?
Post by: fred111 on Tuesday 09 October 12 16:24 BST (UK)
I have an Abigail Parker who was born in 1669 in Elmswell and was married in Troston in 1698 to Henry Bantock. I can find no actual records for Abigail, and as the 1st child I have for the couple is Mary in 1689 (d 1700) then a long gap till Thomas in 1699, I wonder if these dates are correct. ???
I'd be grateful for any information.
Liz
Title: Re: Does anyone know Abigail?
Post by: annes on Friday 19 October 12 18:38 BST (UK)
Hi Liz

I hoped to be able to help you but struggled to find anything conclusive.  I looked for Abigail's baptism  in the Elmswell parish register but she definitely wasn't baptised there in 1669, or around there that I could see.

I looked at the Troston register next and did find the marriage but wasn't sure it actually said Abigail Parker.
The writing was very feint and difficult to make out so maybe at some time someone has seen a clearer copy but it looked to me that a Henry (could've been Bantock) of Woolpit married Abigail (surname clearly looked to start with a B to me) at Elmswell on 14th October 1698.

Sorry I couldn't be more positive  :-\
Title: Re: Does anyone know Abigail?
Post by: fred111 on Wednesday 24 October 12 16:44 BST (UK)
Many thanks for your efforts. It is so frustrating when old documents are difficult to read. :-\
Liz
Title: Re: Does anyone know Abigail?
Post by: helmut on Sunday 20 October 13 19:43 BST (UK)
my own family research shows Abigail had 4 sons and 2 daughters,and son Thomas married Charity _ ,who had 5sons and 2 daughters.  I am looking for Bantocks/Bentincks coming over from Holland.
Title: Re: Does anyone know Abigail?
Post by: sarah on Monday 21 October 13 12:02 BST (UK)
Hi Helmut,

Welcome to RootsChat :)

I am very sorry but Liz's notifications are bouncing back to us as she has changed email address and we do not know what the new one is :'(

It may be worth you starting off a new thread, for the dates that the Bantocks/Bentincks are in the UK there are the different counties but also there is a Europe board for the Dutch posts :)

http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?board=135.0

Regards

Sarah :) :)
Title: Re: Does anyone know Abigail?
Post by: suffolk*sue on Monday 21 October 13 12:05 BST (UK)
Boyds marriage index says Henry BANTOFT to Abigail BAKER.
Title: Re: Does anyone know Abigail?
Post by: Suffolk Mawther on Monday 21 October 13 13:14 BST (UK)
There is a researcher in New Zealand who has a great collection of Bantocks and variant spellings. Will alert her to this thread.

Bantocks Road in Great Waldingfield, the name has been in the county of Suffolk for a very long time  :)

Pat ...