Second wife of Thomas Barkley/Berkley

[venelow]

Hi Rootschatters

I am having a hard time finding a couple of marriages.

Thomas Barkley or Berkley son of Francis Berkley MP for Shrewsbury in the early 1600s married Margret Corbett the daughter of Sir Andrew Corbett of Moreton Corbett in Shropshire about 1636 or 1637. They had three children: William 1638, Elizabeth 1639 and Martha 1640. All baptized at Moreton Corbett Shropshire.

Then Margrett died and was buried at Morton Corbett 28 July 1642.

In October 1645 another son, Francis, was born to Thomas Barkley and baptized in the Parish of Worfield. His mother's name was stated to be Jane.

Then Thomas died and was buried on October 30 1646 at Worfield as Mr Thomas Barkley of Yewdnes Esq. He made his wife Jane Sole Executrix of his Will. He mentions both his sons William and Francis.
He does not mention his daughters but I have not found a burial for either of them.

In 1651 a son Thomas was born to Thomas Jobber of Ewdnes in the parish of Worfield. Parts of that entry are missing but his next child Mary was baptized 13 Jan 1652-3 and the entry names his wife as Jane.

In a very interesting Will for Thomas Jobber in 1688 it is revealed that his wife Jane Jobber is the former wife of Thomas Barkley. He complains that she has left his house and gone to live with her son Francis Barkley.

Most trees on line state the Jane who was the second wife of Thomas Barkley was called Jane Crumpton but no confirming information is given.

A pedigree for the Jobber family names Jane as the daughter of Thomas Madocks of Wolverhampton.

I have not been able to find either the second marriage of Thomas Barkley or the marriage of Thomas Jobber.

Any thoughts, suggestions or information gratefully received.

Venelow
Canada

[amondg]

He does mention daughters Elizabeth and Jane, top of second page and bottom of the same  page if you are reading it on ancestry.

Daughter Mary is now Mary Clutton  and John Clutton not sure if it's her husband or son.


There is another will of Jane Rowton Jobber spin. 1672 Of Brosley Salop PCC wills 1672 62

No image is given, if this is daughter Jane you might glean some information.

[amondg]

Have you contacted the Shropshire Records Office?

They have the parish registers, I expect the older entries are still in the process of being transcribed .

They can help look for the marriage entry.  Worfield is the most likely parish  and between the dates of

1646 and 1651. (in case the birth of Thomas Jobber was recorded new style)

Fees are nominal

[venelow]

Hello Amondg

Thank you for your response.
Yes, Thomas Jobber does mention his daughters Elizabeth and Jane but my remarks were concerning the Will of Thomas Barkley/Berkley who died in 1646. As well as his sons, William (mother Margrett Corbet) and Francis (mother Jane Unknown), he had two daughters, Elizabeth and Jane by his first wife Margrett Corbett. Some trees state Elizabeth died in Virginia.

Thomas Barkley was a lawyer and barrister and his long and complicated Will reflects that. I have not transcribed it yet, being focused on his wife and children rather than complicated deeds regarding his land. Another interesting thing is that one of the witnesses to Thomas Barkley's Will is Beatrice Fryth who later married Edward Jobber, the brother of Thomas Jobber. Maybe she introduced Jane to Thomas Jobber.

I have previously looked the PCC Will for (Jana) or Jane Jobber. It is on Ancestry under the name Gobber.  The probate date is incorrectly given as 31 May 1671 not 1672 and the parish is transcribed as Brosten rather than Broseley.  She states she is of Rowton in the Parish of Broseley. Genuki has several places called Rowton listed in the Shropshire pages but none are in Broseley. It probably no longer exists or was the name of a house.

This Jane Jobber who died about 1672 was a sister of Thomas Jobber 1616-1688. She mentions some of her sisters in her Will. Their parents were Richard Jobber of Aston, Shropshire (died 1650) and Mary Littleton a granddaughter of Sir Edward Littleton of Pillaton Hall Staffordshire.  Richard and Mary had 4 sons and 6 daughters in total if the pedigree is correct. My ancestor is one of the daughters.

Regarding the parish registers, there are Shropshire registers on Find My Past. The more recent have been transcribed but many of the older records have not. Some parts are missing and many are in very poor condition and hard to read.  Probably Wills are the way to go when the PRs are illegible but it's very hit and miss.

Thanks again for your input
Venelow
Canada