Jacobs family- Merton

[Jess94]

I'm looking for a potential marriage between Benjamin Jacobs and his wife Catherine in Merton  and a possible baptism for him. I have found his will which shows he died in Merton in 1732. It mentions his eldest son, James but I haven't found a baptism record for him. I have baptism records of the following children:

Benjamin 1693
Catherine, 1696
John 1699
Jane 1704

Any ideas?

[amondg]

There is a Jane Jacobs died 1735 she is a widow also of Merton, her will mentions quite a few members of the Jacobs family including James.
She is a god parent to Benjamin son of James.

Have you worked out where she fits in?

Often a wife might go home for the birth of her first child so you might want to go a little further afield in search of James son of Benjamin and Catherine, he may have been baptized in her home parish.

[amondg]

I'm going the long way round but sometimes it works.

Will of James Jacob (no S) 1720 listed as Jacobi Jacob on ancestry of Mertin (sp) Surrey

Bequests to John Dan Cammell? and his children Charles, William, Hannah and Katherine.

His late wife's sister Alice Conyers and her son Edward.

The bulk of his estate goes to his dear brother Benjamin Jacob senior of Mertin Surrey
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So they are probably sons of John Jacobs died 1678 of Merton Surrey who has children  Margaret wife of John Fo?, Catherine, James, Thomas and Benjamin. 
 

[ColC]

No baptism but this on freereg

James JACOBS of Merton to Ann STYLES
   Marriage   28 Jun 1720   Surrey   Kew : St Anne : Other Transcript

Notes:  By licence. Bride's abode simply typed under the groom's abode as "same"

Colin

[ColC]

Burials on Ancestry.

Anne Jacob   Burial   29 Jul 1722   Merton, St Mary   Wife of James

Catherine Jacob   Burial   1 Mar 1705/6   Merton, St Mary   Wife of Benjamin

Benjamin Jacob   Burial   28 Apr 1731   Merton, St Mary   son of Benja
   
Mr Benjamin Jacob   Burial   8 Jun 1732   Merton, St Mary      

Colin

[Jess94]

There is a Jane Jacobs died 1735 she is a widow also of Merton, her will mentions quite a few members of the Jacobs family including James.
She is a god parent to Benjamin son of James.

Have you worked out where she fits in?

Often a wife might go home for the birth of her first child so you might want to go a little further afield in search of James son of Benjamin and Catherine, he may have been baptized in her home parish.

thank you- I'll take a look- no, I haven't found out her connection so far. There was a daughter called Jane but this must be a different one as she is a widow.

[Jess94]

I'm going the long way round but sometimes it works.

Will of James Jacob (no S) 1720 listed as Jacobi Jacob on ancestry of Mertin (sp) Surrey

Bequests to John Dan Cammell? and his children Charles, William, Hannah and Katherine.

His late wife's sister Alice Conyers and her son Edward.

The bulk of his estate goes to his dear brother Benjamin Jacob senior of Mertin Surrey
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So they are probably sons of John Jacobs died 1678 of Merton Surrey who has children  Margaret wife of John Fo?, Catherine, James, Thomas and Benjamin.

That's really helpful, thank you very much!

[Jess94]

Burials on Ancestry.

Anne Jacob   Burial   29 Jul 1722   Merton, St Mary   Wife of James

Catherine Jacob   Burial   1 Mar 1705/6   Merton, St Mary   Wife of Benjamin

Benjamin Jacob   Burial   28 Apr 1731   Merton, St Mary   son of Benja
   
Mr Benjamin Jacob   Burial   8 Jun 1732   Merton, St Mary      

Colin

Thank you very much for all the help- a lot more information to add the tree that I didn't have!

[amondg]

Re: will of Jane Jacobs widow 1735  she was buried 31 October 1735 as Mrs. Jane Jacobs at Merton.

Family connections mentioned in her will

(William) in margin not sure if it belongs with his name. James Atlee of Hillingdon Middlesex married Catherine Jacobs of "Martin" Surrey by License 4 February 1714/15 St Gregory by St Paul London.

His probate 1724 mentions wife Katherine
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Anthony Bouch of St Saviour Southwark married Jane Jacobs of "Martin" Surrey 31 October 1732 at Holy Trinity Clapham by License. By Rev, Mr. Bullard curate of Martin