Jonathan Emerson

[campingdave]

Looking for any information on the birth of baptism of Jonathan Emerson probably Stanhope or St John's Chapel. He was married on 1 October 1747 to Isabella Rowell at St Thomas Stanhope and died November 1776 at Wellhope, Stanhope, buried 14 November 1776 St John's. I have his marriage record and will but no record of his birth or parents.

[AlanBoyd]

Probably you know this, but at Durham Records Online there is a Jonathan Emerson baptism at Stanhope, St Thomas in 1734, which isn't early enough for the marriage date of 1747. Nothing else that I can see. Their Stanhope records go back much earlier than this.

[emeltom]

Worth remembering that year of baptism does not always equate with year of birth. Some people weren't baptised as babies but as children or even adults.

[campingdave]

I noticed there is a baptism for Jon (father John) in 1720 shown on Durham Records online and wondered if this could be him.

[campingdave]

I notice there is also another Jon baptised 1723 father Thomas. Just wondered if the Jon could be Jonathan.