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Derbyshire / Re: COCKAYNES -DERBYSHIRE
« on: Saturday 04 January 20 16:14 GMT (UK) »
I believe I have resolved the question of the identity of the shield on the seal on Caleb’s will.
If we start with the book Cockayne Memoranda by A E Cockayne (1873) there is a transcription of Caleb Cockayne’s will written 1702 on pages 129/130. At the end he lists the signatories as N A Prince, Jer Huntingdon Junior and ‘another’.
On page 170 he refers to the coat of arms on the seal after Caleb's signature as believed to be those of the Angell family of Chaddesden whose heiress married George Cockayne. On page 171 he has a drawing of the seal with the name Angell underneath.
I have looked at the original will on the Find My Past website. The third signatory is actually someone with the name Heathcote (can’t decipher the first name). The seal on the will is not that of Caleb but actually the seal of the third witness to the will. The seal is the early shield of the Heathcote family - 3 roundels with crosses on a plain silver background.
In addition I have also found (in the earlier post above) that there never was a family with the name ‘Angell’. Elizabeth was the daughter of Lawrence Aunger (will dated 1566).
So there is no real evidence that Caleb was related to Elizabeth Aunger (Angell). It was conjecture by A E Cockayne based on his mistake in thinking that the coat of arms on the seal on Caleb’s will belonged to Caleb and was that of a family called Angell. The coat of arms is that of the Heathcote family and that of the third witness to the will. There was also no family with the name Angell - it was Aunger.
This may not help with who Caleb was but does help with who he wasn't. It also clears up the identity of the family shield on the seal on Caleb's will - it was the seal of the Heathcote family - the third signatory to the will. It is the earlier shield used up until the early 1700's after which the background was ermine.
If we start with the book Cockayne Memoranda by A E Cockayne (1873) there is a transcription of Caleb Cockayne’s will written 1702 on pages 129/130. At the end he lists the signatories as N A Prince, Jer Huntingdon Junior and ‘another’.
On page 170 he refers to the coat of arms on the seal after Caleb's signature as believed to be those of the Angell family of Chaddesden whose heiress married George Cockayne. On page 171 he has a drawing of the seal with the name Angell underneath.
I have looked at the original will on the Find My Past website. The third signatory is actually someone with the name Heathcote (can’t decipher the first name). The seal on the will is not that of Caleb but actually the seal of the third witness to the will. The seal is the early shield of the Heathcote family - 3 roundels with crosses on a plain silver background.
In addition I have also found (in the earlier post above) that there never was a family with the name ‘Angell’. Elizabeth was the daughter of Lawrence Aunger (will dated 1566).
So there is no real evidence that Caleb was related to Elizabeth Aunger (Angell). It was conjecture by A E Cockayne based on his mistake in thinking that the coat of arms on the seal on Caleb’s will belonged to Caleb and was that of a family called Angell. The coat of arms is that of the Heathcote family and that of the third witness to the will. There was also no family with the name Angell - it was Aunger.
This may not help with who Caleb was but does help with who he wasn't. It also clears up the identity of the family shield on the seal on Caleb's will - it was the seal of the Heathcote family - the third signatory to the will. It is the earlier shield used up until the early 1700's after which the background was ermine.