Seeking the Origins of Joan MARTIN – Married John WIDDICOMBE, 1774, Ugborough

[AusFamily]

Notes.

You are missing a daughter of John Widdicombe and Joan/Jenny

Anne bap 14 August 1789 was a TWIN her sister Sarah was bap. the same day.

Anne was buried 26 September 1790
Sarah was buried 5 September 1790

Thank you, I have now adjusted my family tree to include this new information

[AusFamily]

If you take into account regional accents and how they might have been heard.

Jane Mardon bap. 26 December 1754 at Stokeinteignhead daughter of Samuel and Jane

They also had Anne 1746 bap 5 November and Samuel bap 3 November 1751

Thank you for that helpful hint. I did come across that baptism in Findmypast’s index. I’m still a little uncertain about it, as Stokeinteignhead feels quite a distance from Ugborough—especially considering travel and community ties in those days.

That said, I’m not ruling it out, especially if there’s a compelling reason she might have moved or married further afield. I’ll definitely keep this family in mind as I continue piecing things together.

Thanks again—every clue helps!

[AusFamily]

First daughter being Rebecca is usually named for the maternal grandmother.

Thank you for the information. I’m aware that naming patterns were often followed in families of that era. Unfortunately, I haven’t been able to find any women named Joan, Jane, or Joanna born in the area who had a mother named Rebecca.

Just to clarify—did you mean that the first daughter, Rebecca, would likely have been named after her maternal grandmother (i.e. Joan Martin’s mother), rather than Joan’s grandmother?

[jonwarrn]

There are some other Martin marriages at Ugborough around the time (not sure that any were witnessed by Joan/Jenny or her husband)

One is Peggy Martin to Richard Moysey, 2 Nov 1779 (both signed)

Possibly Margaret Moysey buried in Ugborough in 1811, age 52