Lyent/Lient

[ashtayl04]

Hello Everyone, ran into a brick wall here Looking for the parents and family of Jane Lyent/Lient, she was born in 1808 in Bridgewater, Somerset, her father was William Lyent/Lient,

She moved to wales and married Evan rees in 1828 and than re-married to Titus Powell in 1839 in Llanhilleth, Wales

[Neale1961]

Lyent - not a very common name.

There is a marriage in Huntspill Somerset for William Leyent and Ann Moore (Both OTP)
16 Oct 1803
Huntspill is about 5 miles from Bridgwater


There is a burial 7 September 1836 Huntspill, Somerset
William Lyent (age 57)

[Neale1961]

Baptism 19 Feb 1804 Huntspill
Jane LEYENT daughter of Wm and Ann LEYENT


Baptism for George LAYENT 11 May 1806 in Huntspill
Son of William and Ann

Esther LEYENT baptism 25 May 1808 Huntspill
Daughter of William and Hannah

Baptism 2 Feb 1811 in Huntspill
Joseph Leyent, Son of William and Mary (sic?)

Baptism 17 Apr 1814 Huntspill
George LYEANT son of William and Ann (labourer, Abode - Huntspill)

Baptism 20 Oct 1816 Huntspill
William LEYENT son of William and Ann (labourer, Abode - Huntspill)

(All found on FreeREg)

[Neale1961]

Regarding the name LEYENT ......
There is this interesting marriage in Huntspill
31 Mar 1766
John LYON (he signs "LEYENT") and Amy MARTIN

So was the name at one point LYON?
Or written "Leyent" but pronounced "Lyon" (like in French)?

Looking through records on FreeReg, there are quite a few LEYENT marriage and baptisms associated with Huntspill in particular.