Wolstanton records

[vinnell3937]

Hi WC
Below is some information for a place called Spragg House , Norton on the Moors

It mentions Obediah Mare of Spragg House who your Obediah may be a  descendant of.

I descend from Alice Mare born 1747 daughter of John Mare and Katherine Lowndes who married John Ford. The sister of Alice Mare was Deborah Mare who married John Repton, now the sister of John Repton called Mary Repton married Hugh Ford of Spragg House so my ancestors may be related to Obediah Mare and Hugh Ford.
A Stephen Mare is mentioned in the wills of my John Ford and John Mare of Milton 1810 and the brother of my Alice Mare was called Stephen therefore Spragg House could hold alot of clues to my ancestry

I think that John Mare who died 1810 could also be another brother of my Alice Mare as his will mentions his exectutors his wife Mary Mare of Milton, Stephen Mare of Stoke on Trent and Richard Dean, he also mentions his son and daughters two of which married Arthur Godwin and William Gallimore Harrison.
All these people are mentioned in land deals for Spragg House and with it all starting in 1700 with Obediah Mare this may be an ancestor we both share ?

Spragg House  [no ref. or date]

Folder icon  Assignment of lease. Obediah Mare of Spragg House in Norton in the Moors, co. Staff., husbandman, to Richard Parratt of Bignall hill, co. Staff., yeoman. A messuage called the Sprage howse near Fordgreene in the parish of Norton, co. Staff. (Please order number 857)  MS 917/1704  16 June 12 Will III [1700]


Regards
Robert

[delta59]

I notice from a previous post from Becky that Cope is related to Mayer, I have a James Cope c 1820 Wolstanton who had a daughter Ann Cope.  Does anyone know if there is James Cope or Ann Cope related to the Mayer family .

Del

[winstoncunningham]

Hello Robert,

Many thanks for your post - this is firm evidence of the name going back around four more generations from my Obadiah b.1799 Uttoxeter, so I have a lot more digging to do.

A simple Google Search for ''Spragg House, Norton'' yielded this discussion on the ''fford family website'', which I post in case you haven't seen it.

http://fford.me.uk/ffh/john-ford-1683-1728.html

Del - Hello - I don't have a James or Ann Cope, but Obadiah Mayer b.1799 Uttoxeter married Jane Blood b. 1800. Jane's mother was Prudence nee Cope b.1759 Uttoxeter. Prudence's line goes back through Thomas Cope b.1733 Leigh, Thomas Cope b. 1702 Uttoxeter, Thomas Cope b.1669 Abbotts Bromley, Samuel Cope b.1638 Abbotts Bromley (so this Cope family unfortunately all in the Uttoxeter area, rather than Wolstanton).

Best Regards
WC

[delta59]

Thank you WC when you said Leigh did you mean in Satffs, as I come from Leigh but in Lancs.

Del

[winstoncunningham]

Hi Del

These Leighs are just outside Uttoxeter - Upper Leigh, Lower Leigh, Church Leigh, Dod's Leigh.

All the best
WC

[delta59]

Thank you.  I am going to check these Copes out and see if they are related to me.  My Copes are related to the Mayer family somewhere along the line and I am determined to find it.  I shall keep looking!!

Many thanks.

Del

[moonunit]

Hi Del
Clearly there is a connection between the Mayers and Bloods.  The Mayer tree we have shows that Rebecca Mare m Edward Boon.  Their son Edward m Sarah Wood at Newcastle.  Their daughter Elizabeth m Thomas Leek.  Their daughter Esther m Samuel Blood in Hanley.  Their daughter  Esther m Richard Mayer who is my husband's great grandfather.
Maggie

[delta59]

Oh my goodness this is getting bigger and bigger.  I haven't found any Bloods in my Cope tree but then again I haven't found any Mayers either

Del

[winstoncunningham]

Del/Maggie

IGE has the marriage of Esther Leek and Samuel Blood dated 1858 Northwood, Stoke (= Hanley). My Jane Blood b. 1800 Uttoxeter had 4 brothers including a Samuel b.1797, so I will now try to find out if Maggie's Samuel was a nephew of Jane.

Regards
WC