Stevens/Brighty of Ramsey

[Slippers]

Selina,

Do you think Barnabas Brighty who married Mary Smith in 1797 could be the father of Barnabas Stevens?

[Selina]

Stephen,

Yes it would appear that he was the father by a girl called Alice (surname unknown).  See message from THJ above, he sent me some great information. 

This could be lengthy correspondence and I may not be able to look things out now, I will pm you with email address.

Selina

[honey-roma88]

Hello

I'm afraid I have no idea, other than illegitimacy, to explain the Stevens/Brighty mystery but I am very interested because my ggggg grandmother was Sarah Brighty and is mentioned in Barnabas Brighty's will I believe - wife of Abraham Dobson.
Sarah was born around 1781 in Ramsey, Huntingdonshire and I think she is Barnabas' sister. I know very little of this family as I haven't got round to this side properly yet.
I will tell you if I find anything out of course.

[Selina]

Hi Honey,

I do not have a copy of the whole Will of Barnabas Brighty, just the part that concerns what appears to be his illegitimate son Barnabas (Steven).

So your Sarah was the sister of Barnabas Brighty and therefore the aunt (albeit an illegitimate one!) of Barnabas Stevens?  Barnabas Brighty had a daughter Sarah in 1805 which ties in.

Selina

[honey-roma88]

Hi

I have just bought all the Brighty of Ramsey wills. There is Barnabas Brighty, William Brighty and Peter Brighty all gentlemen of Ramsey, Huntingdonshire...does that mean they were relatively well off - it would certainly make a change from my ancestors.

They are all handwritten so they are going to take a while to go through. I'll e-mail or pm them to anyone who has an interest or post them if I'm allowed...

[bedfordshire boy]

As the first typewriter wasn't marketed until 1873 all wills prior to that date are handwritten, and probably continued to be so until typewriters came into common use.

David

[47813]

Hello 

Sorry to barge in but I was coming on this board to ask about my GGG-Grandmother Ann Brighty who was born in 1835 in Ramsey. Came across this interesting thread and got to ask if she's any connection to your Brighty's of Ramsey?

Thankyou

Jonathan

[Selina]

Hi,

I can't see an Ann Brighty that fits yours in my notes.  Have you found her in the 1841 or 1851 census?

However my Brighty connection just appears to be through an illegitimate son, whose baptism I have never found or the later marriage of his mother to a Stevens.

Selina

[trish1120]

I just wanted to see what was happening on here as I searchedfor Ann Brighty/Bright for 47813.

http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=399108.new;topicseen

I must say this is one of the most complicated Families I have ever come across and you all must have the utmost patience whilst researching them

There are quite a few entries for this family on Freereg.
From there (apologies if most of you already have this);
Marriage,
Kezia HOLLIS
Barnaby STEVENS
11 October 1827, St Thomas A'Becket, Ramsey, Huntingdon


Trish