Author Topic: Will of John Sykes (died - 1796) - Higham Ferrers (Read 2356 times)

KEOS · « **on:** Tuesday 30 June 15 18:28 BST (UK) »

Hello,

I'm looking for the will of John Sykes, married to Frances/Fanny Sykes, who died in Higham Ferrers in 1796. Does anyone on here have access to it?

There is no record of John Sykes being baptised in Higham Ferrers so he must have been born elsewhere. I'm hoping his will could help me determine whether this John Sykes is the same John Sykes baptised in Biddenham (Bedfordshire) on 23 Jul 1744.

The Biddenham John Sykes had a number of brothers and sisters (Abraham, Isaac, Alice, Mary, Anna Maria, Sarah and possibly Elizabeth)

If someone could look up the will of Higham Ferrers John Sykes and see if there is any reference to siblings with those names, or any mention of the Biddenham/Ravensden/Stagsden/Bedford area, I would be very grateful!

KEOS

nadine a · « **Reply #1 on:** Tuesday 30 June 15 19:46 BST (UK) »

Hi
Have you looked on the rushden research site there's seems to be a lot of references to the Sykes family ?

Regards Nadine

KEOS · « **Reply #2 on:** Tuesday 30 June 15 22:41 BST (UK) »

Hi Nadine,

Yeah I've had a look at the Rushden research website and it's given me loads of great info on the children John Sykes and his wife had during their time in Higham Ferrers. But before they started baptising children there, there is no record of either of them in the area (or any other Sykes' for that matter, apart from one Philip Sykes a few decades earlier who I don't think is related). So it seems they were born elsewhere. Since I believe John married his wife Fanny (nee Fisher) in 1773 in Bromham in Bedfordshire, I'd be interested to see whether there is a Bedfordshire connection with John Sykes too.

Hopefully John Sykes' will might have some insight into this!

KEOS

smudwhisk · « **Reply #3 on:** Tuesday 30 June 15 23:43 BST (UK) »

Doesn't look like he left one I'm afraid. Checked the PCC Wills index on the National Archives website and wasn't one listed. Also checked the Northamptonshire & Rutland Wills Index and not one there either.

KEOS · « **Reply #4 on:** Wednesday 01 July 15 09:14 BST (UK) »

That's a shame. But thanks for looking that up for me

Pennie · « **Reply #5 on:** Wednesday 01 July 15 12:08 BST (UK) »

I can confirm that there's no record of a marriage between a John SYKES and Frances/Fanny in the Northamptonshire Marriage Index (1700-1837).

However, you may be interested in the following SYKES marriage records which all have a Northamptonshire/Bedfordshire connection:

22 DEC 1723 - Philip SYKES (of Nether Dean, Beds.) to Mary BAYES (otp) at Higham Ferrers CofE

24 AUG 1745 - Thomas SYKES (of Nether Dean) to Hannah LYNN (of Stanwick) at Wellingborough (by licence)

13 FEB 1783 - Thomas SYKES (of Dean, Beds., bachelor, of legal age) to Mary DRAGE (otp, widow, of legal age) at Hargrave CofE (by licence)

Have you fully researched the John SYKES of Biddenham? Only by tracing the birth of his children, his death and possible will, will you be able to eliminate him or claim him as "yours".

Pennie

johnP-bedford · « **Reply #6 on:** Wednesday 01 July 15 17:55 BST (UK) »

Hello Pennie ... take a look at ...
http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=722106.0

... it has been researched....

Mary Bayes is 3rd wife of Philip Sykes, miller of Nether Dean who died in 1704

Thomas Sykes who married Hannah Lynn in 1745 baptised & buried daughter Ann at Dean in 1746. Hannah Sykes buried in 1747. Thomas was baptised 1716 son of Philip & Ann Sykes of Dean; this Philip 1677 is son of the above Philip Sykes, miller of Nether Dean

The last Thomas Sykes who married Mary Drage in 1783 is most likely the Thomas Sykes baptised Dean in 1754, son of the above Thomas & his next wife Sarah

Cheers John

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