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The Hobbs born in Milton Abbot (Dunterton) mentioned are traced back as far as 1732 and in the case of William Hobbs the father of the 1810 William Hobbs right up to date.   William the father is missing from after the death of his wife Alice in 1833 (mentioned as the father at his son John's wedding in 1851) and without further trace census wise or BDM wise after the Dunterton entries.   His father was Joh who was born circa 1750 and whose father was also John who married Catherine Body in Lifton in 1732.   In the Milton Abbot Dunterton records, the John Hobbs born in January 1732 is the son of Jhn and Catherine, married in September 1732.   Before then I have been unable to trace either family.   It would appear the William and Thomas recorded as dying a few weeks apart in the 1760s were probably the Children of John born 1732 and his wife, but he was married twice.