Head Family

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Looking for info re the Head family. My 5th gg were Robert Damerell (1741-1803) and Mary Head (1738-1818) of Shaugh Prior.  I believe Mary's parents were John Head and Elizabeth Lillicrap, married 1737 Jan 13 at Shaugh, but have no documentation.  I can't find any further info re the Head family - are they a Shaugh family or from elsewhere? Who are John's parents? Any help would be greatly appreciated.

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[DOB7]

Hello, I can probably help you - I'm a LILLICRAP researcher.
John HEAD was baptised at Shaugh Prior 22 Nov 1719, son of John & Sarah HEAD, and was buried there (as a pauper)16 May 1793 or 1794 (the burial is shown in the 1794 burials but the minister wrote 1793). He married Elezebeth LILLICRAP 27 June 1737 at Shaugh Prior. John HEAD Sr. was baptised at SP 10 June 1678, son of Jerome & Frances. His wife, Sarah (surname unknown) was buried at SP 14 Nov 1727.
Elezebeth LILLICRAP was the daughter of Richard & Hipzebeth LILLICRAP and was baptised 22 Nov 1713. She must have been a 'late' baby as her mother was 55 and had last baptised a child in 1706.
Richard & Hipzebeth were blessed with longevity as his gravestone states:
"Here lieth the body of Richard
Liilicrape and Ipfibeth his wife
Richard died in the 80th year
of his age April the 10th 1744,
And lived to fee feven kings
and Queens reign
You that are living and pasf by
Remember that you all muft dye
Forsake your fins whilst tis today
Relent repent without delay
Implore God's grace truft in Chrifts merit
In heavenly Ioy you will inherit."

(S was written as an F in many cases - the transcription is recorded as it looks in todays alphabet)

[zipsters]

Thank you very much for the information - a lot more than I had hoped to get. I also appreciate that you included the epitaph as I have only seen it to the point of "seven Kings and Queens reign" It is great to have the whole thing.

Thanks again,
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[zipsters]

Looking back over my notes I have Elizabeth Lillicrap, wife of John Head, bap 1719/1720 Jan 31, 3rd daughter of Richard (born 1692) and Mary Lillicrap and thus granddaughter of Richard and Hepsibeth Lillicrap. So Elizabeth is actually daughter of Richard and Hepsibeth of gravestone fame? And if so, did Richard and Mary have a daughter Elizabeth born after their first two girls - Mary and Dorothy?

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[DOB7]

Yes they did (sort of). She was baptised Hephzibeth LILLICRAP, daughter of Richard & Mary January 30th 1719/20. (not 31st, I am looking at the actual parish register. I believe the BTs stae 31st, but do not give parents' names). She went on to marry William EASTLAKE 18 Feb 1754 at SP, and was buried as Hephzibah EASTLAKE 15 July 1758 at Plymouth St Andrew.

Elizabeth 1713's baptism was entered on a random page in the registers, not in sequential order, and I found it more by luck than anything. She was definitely described as daughter of Richard & Hephzibeth (of gravestone fame.)
Elizabath the daughter of Richd LILLICRAP and Hizibath his wife was baptised the 22nd day of November 1713.(Written apparently by Richard LILLICRAP himself. He was Churchwarden and made several entries in 1733. The handwriting is identical. Written on the top of a blank page to which 1799 baptisms were added later. Every square inch of papaer was used!)

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Thanks again for the information. I'm glad we are having this correspondence as it certainly corrected an error in my data re Elizabeth's parentage. I do have one more Head question that perhaps you might be able to help me with. The parents of Robert Damerell (mentioned above) were Edward Damerell and Grace Head who were married 1721 Dec 21 at Shaugh. I am assuming (dangerous, I know) that this Grace Head was related to her son's wife Mary Head - I'm thinking Robert and Mary might have been 1st cousins or at least cousins in some degree.  Do you know?

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[DOB7]

I am sorry - I haven't researched more than Edward & Grace's marriage 21 Dec 1721 at Shaugh Prior.

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Thanks for all your help.

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