Timothy Baylay 1710- 1785, innkeeper ?

[AlanBoyd]

Two dates for Timothy Baylay at the King's Arms/Old King's Arms: he was there in 1766, but had left by mid 1780.

9 June 1766: Sherborne Mercury

This is to give Notice, That on Monday the 23d Day of this Instant June, at Three o'Clock in the Afternoon, a Survey will be held at the House of Timothy Baylay, known by the Sign of the Kings Arms at Plymouth Dock, for the Selling, for a Term of 99 Years, determinable on the Deaths of three very good Lives, all that Messuage and Tenement called Clokeland, otherwise Fancy, Situate, lying and being in the Parith of Eggbuckland, in the County of Devon, now in. the Possession of Frederick Rogers, Efq; consisting of a very good new built Farm...[continues]

9 October 1780: Sherborne Mercury

Old King's Arms Inn and Tavern, Fore-foreet, Plymouth-Dock
ORLANDO LOCKYER, who lately kept the Prince George Inn, Plymouth Dock, truly sensible of the favours he hath received from his friends and the public, in the most respectful manner acknowledges himself under the greatest obligations; begs leave to inform the nobility, gentry, gentlemen travellers, and his friends in general, that he has now taken and entered upon all that large, neat, and commodious house, known by the sign of the KING'S ARMS, in the Forestreet, formerly kept with great repute by Mr. Timothy Baylay, and has elegantly fitted up the same with new furniture, laid in a proper stock of good old genuine wine; and other liquors ot all sorts: humbly solicits the continuance of. favours from his former customers; to please whom, and the public in general, will be the utmost ambition of
Their respectful, and most obliged humble servant,
ORLANDO LOCKYER.
Exceeding good stall stabling, and post-chaises, with careful drivers, at the shortest notice.
August 21, 1780.

[lambre]

That's great ! Very many thanks. Timothy 70 by 1780 and ripe for retirement, with all the help I am getting, I am really starting to get a picture of him.

I am so grateful
lambre

[osprey]

possible baptism for son Richard

https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J7D3-1QD?lang=en

Transcription from the parish register, but not the one from the BT, has residence as Devonshire.

[lambre]

That is an interesting idea, and 'Elizabeth' could well be Betty. I hope you received my message yesterday, saying that the two signatures of Timothy are indeed comparable and I fully accept that Betty Chappelin was his wife. The Trenizon name came from the lot description in the Christies catalogue for the sale of Richard's portrait, which I imagine came from the family, who might also have provided the date of 1742 for Richard's birth. I found on Ancestry Marjorie Baylay who posted a number of photos, but the contact may well be too old. I will ask Wiltshire and Swindon History Centre whether they have any further information.

Warm thanks again
lambre