Good morning Deb
Thank you.Thank you.Thank you.
So much to comment on and observations to make.Hope I can make sense for you.Decided to check my mail at 5am and have now spent more than an hour making a manual spread sheet so that I have all your data before me.
You have achieved amazing things in tracking Maria Hammer through her 3 marriages.
John Harry is reported as having died Brazil 1865.
He and Maria did have a son Joseph 22 Apr 1852.Joseph married 20 Sep 1875 Ellen Millard.They are reported to have had a son who they called Wesley.Joseph and Ellen Millard married at St Stephen the Martyr,Marlebone.Ellen came from Pembroke South Wales.She was born 14 Aug 1856 and her father Thomas was a blacksmith.It is thought that Joseph and Ellen met whilst Joseph was in the Royal Welsh Regiment Militia but this is not confirmed.Joseph made several long and costly trips to Canada and America and was known to have been in New York in 1894.He met another family called Harry there,they had a son called Wesley.After Joseph returned to England,he and Ellen had a son who they named Wesley.
Joseph and Ellen had 10 children over the years 1877-1896.
John Harry the possible pirate was a tin miner.I don't think his wife and family went with him to Brazil.
Unless I am mistaken,all of your new data leads back to John Harey 22 Sep 1735 St Kew and his parents John Harey and Rebecca.I don't want to get too excited by I seem to recall a Rebecca.I will need to check out.
Variations on the Harry name ie Harey and Harris dont help.
Given the early/late hour,I hope this makes sense.
Well done.
Rex
