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I have an Alice Fountayne and William Brewer marrying in Cheddington in 1634. If anyone has access to Cheddington baptisms (or any neighbouring villages) I would be grateful for a look up. I'm guessing they would have been baptised circa 1610 - they had children 1635-1652 and both died in the 1660s. William died a few years before Alice so I'm guessing he could have been slightly older than her.
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Hi.
I have found one for you ....
Alse daughter of William 7th October 1610
St Giles Cheddington
No Brewers that I can see baptised before 1635.
Tazzie
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That's great thanks. How are they spelling Fountain on that baptism?
On the IGI I can see a William and Jane baptizing children in Cheddington in the right time frame. There's a possible marriage for William and Jane in Pitstone and I keep seeing records of Brewers in Pitstone in the right era, including another Fountain/ Brewer marriage so it's a possibility that William Brewer came from Pitstone
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Hi..
on the baptism it is spelt Fountayne.
the name appears as Fountain Fountaine Fountayne Fountein Founten & Founteyne at various stages through the registers. As Pitstone is very close that could be a good match just be aware the parish records do not give mothers name at this date and Jane on IGI is from someone elses research. Rebecca is the first to name the mother in 1625. As he baptises both a Barnard & Alice/ Alys it is highly possible William was bap 18 Oct 1576 son of Burnard Founten as I found the death of Alice Fountayne wife of Barnard of Seabrook.
The William & Jane from 1625 onwards could even be William who was baptised in 1605 son of William Fountein.
Tazzie
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It all looks very possible . Don't worry, I'm not rushing to add Jane to my tree based on the IGI , just gathering clues that might lead in the right direction.
That's really interesting that Alice was possibly William Fountain's mother. That would mean that Alice was used as a Christian name in this line of my tree from then right down to 1900, if it's correct
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Taken from BucksFHS - Cheddington Transcripts.
Not wishing to cause any confusion, I found these.
Marriage - 14 Jan 1611
Russell WEB
Alse FOUNTAINE.
Baptism - 2 Oct 1589. Alice, daughter of Barnard FOUNTEN.
Steve. :)
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That Alice could be her aunt. Would fit agewise to be a sister of William Fountain.
It all helps to build a picture, even if all the repetition of Christian names can be confusing.
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BucksFHS Pitstone PR's CD.
Nothing really convincing, but you never know.
Marriage - 15 Jul 1604.
Willimus FOUNTAYN.
Janam TOPPING.
Marriage - 15 Apr 1630.
Thomas FOUNTAINE.
Francisca BREWER.
Baptism - 8 Sep 1630. Francisca, filia Thomae FOUNTAYNE. (BT).
Burial - 13 Sep 1630 Francisca FOUNTAINE (BT). No age given.
From BucksFHS. Ivinghoe Transcripts CD.
Marriage - 8 Jan 1599.
Thomas FOUNTAYN, of Horton.
Maria JANES.
Horton is about a mile from Cheddington.
You may need to enquire at BucksFHS for a baptism and/or a marriage search in Bucks.
Steve. :)
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Hi both
looking at the marriage Steve has in Ivinghoe in 1604 ....following in Cheddington is
Jana filia Willielmi Founteyne of Seabrook bap 8th feb 1608 adds with the strange spelling. I think she marries as Jane in 1634.
Tazzie
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I'm leaning towards the Pitstone marriage being Alice's parents and Jane being her sister but I think I will get a Bucks fhs search to try and search a bit more. I've requested before and you get a lot of info for your money.
Thanks for your input on this, really helpful
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Have you Emmanuel Fountain(c1842. Wendover, Bucks), in your tree
Last night I found his daughter, Annie Sarah Fountain(1874, marrying into my tree.
Steve.:)
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I have Bucks FHS searches for Fountain covering the period from 2008. The marriages I believe were complete by then but the baptisms and burials were fairly incomplete. From the marriage results the Pitstone marriage seems the most likely, although there is a William Founteyne and Elizabeth Tatnell marriage in 1612 in Cheddington. There is also an earlier Willus Fountayn marriage to a Margaretta Tokfield in neighbouring Ivinghoe in 1592. The latter baptise children in Ivinghoe up to 1598, although Margaret is listed as wife of William on her burial in the parish in 1631 suggesting that couple stayed there. Jane Fountain wife of William was buried in Cheddington in 1649 suggesting William and Elizabeth are another couple who probably baptised children at the same time in the parish, but with no mother's name on most baptisms its a bit of an issue as to who belongs to who. :-X William and Jane appear to have been in Seabrooke in the parish but not all baptisms between 1608 Jane and 1625 Rebecca include the place but it seems likely some belong to them and some to William and Elizabeth. Bernard Fountain's wife Alice was buried in 1628 and is listed as being of Seabrooke suggesting the possibility that William husband of Jane is probably their son.
Edit - I have the Fountain searches as originally we thought a direct ancestor was a Fountain who married a Boarder in Eddlesborough but now seems unlikely this is the correct marriage so no Fountain connection.
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That's great info Smudwhisk. Those conclusion seem logical but I'm going to have to debate whether there's enough to add them to my tree. A will led me to Alice in the first place so might check for one now.
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Sorry Steve, I wrote a reply from my phone but it didn't make it to the thread. I have no other Fountains in my tree other than what's mentioned on this thread but they could possibly connect further down the line.
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Sorry Steve, I wrote a reply from my phone but it didn't make it to the thread. I have no other Fountains in my tree other than what's mentioned on this thread but they could possibly connect further down the line.
Ok, no worries. Just seemed rather coincidental. ;D
Steve. :)
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There are wills for 2 Barnard Fountains in Seabrook and Cheddington but no William. I might take a punt on one of the wills in the hope it gives a clue