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England (Counties as in 1851-1901) => England => Cornwall => Topic started by: rickjt62 on Friday 06 June 25 15:12 BST (UK)
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Hi
My 4 x great grandmother Sarah Piper was born in Bristol St Phillip/Jacob circa 1778, the daughter of John Piper and Mary (possibly Watkins)
There are several Ancestry trees with John Piper listed as coming from Breage, born circa 1743
I am unsure where to seek out more information on the possibility of the Pipers from Breage and wondered if there was a Breage expert on the board
Thanks
Richard
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Cornwall-OPC-Database has:
Baptism 17th Sept 1743 at Crowan
John Piper son of James and Jane Piper
No other details.
Crowan is 6 or 7 miles from Breage.
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2 other possibilities:
28th May 1732 at Breage, John son of William and Christian Piper
26th Dec 1746 at Breage, John son of John and Jennifer Piper
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Those trees have Sarah's father being born in Breage and baptised in Petrockstowe, Devon some 95 miles away :-\. They then have him marrying in Bristol where Sarah was born then he dies back in Cornwall in 1810.
John Pipers occupation was a Tanner. The families abode was The Plain on both their marriage and the baptism of their son John in 1774. Son John remained in Bristol.
Have you done a DNA test to link your Pipers back to Breage.
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One of the witnesses to the marriage of John Piper and Mary Watkins was Betty Piper.
There is a baptism in Bristol 16 Feb 1752 for a Betty Piper with a father Humphry Piper. Other siblings were Judith bapt 21 Jun 1761 and Mary bapt 17 Nov 1754
There was a marriage in Taunton, Somerset 11 Jul 1750 between Humphrey Piper and Judith Moth
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Hi Rosie99
Thank you for your swift input
I have done Ancestry DNA but not sure what to do with it regarding the Pipers
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You need to see if you have any Piper matches that have Humphrey and his family in their tree
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Will do - thank you