Roger Donne’s Miscellany: Descendants of Benjamin Snell |
Jacob SHERRILL = Amy (Ann?) ELFORD
Married 26 Oct 1785, St Budeaux, Devon
Jacob
Born ABT 1756
Died 8 Jun 1834, St Budeaux, Devon
Buried 12 Jun 1834, St. Budeaux, Devon
Amy (Ann?)
Alias Amy SHERRILL
Born ABT 1761
Buried 28 May 1828, St Budeaux, Devon
Alias SHERWELL
Christened 24 Nov 1786, St Budeaux, Devon
Sarah = James BONNEY > Family
Married 8 Jan 1818, St Budeaux Parish Church
Sarah
Alias Sarah BONNEY
Born 1787, St. Budeaux, Devon
Died 29 Mar 1870, Kings Tamerton, St Budeaux, Devon
Buried 2 Apr 1870, St Budeaux Parish Church
Higher St Budeaux Parish Church, in churchyard at E end of the church
"Affectionate Remembrance of James Bonney who died July 19, 1868 aged 75 years
Also Sarah Bonney wife of the above who died March 29 1870, aged 83 years.
Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord even so saith the Spirit: for they rest from their labours"
Note that there is a discrepancy between the dates of birth as recorded on the gravestone and the dates of birth as inferred from the 1851 census. Sarah Bonney would appear to have been born in 1791 according to the census.
James
Born St. Budeaux, Devon
Christened 13 Jun 1793, St Budeaux Parish Church
Died 19 Jul 1868, St Budeaux, Devon
Buried Higher St Budeaux Parish Church
Higher St Budeaux Parish Church, in churchyard at E end of the church
"Affectionate Remembrance of James Bonney who died July 19, 1868 aged 75 years
Also Sarah Bonney wife of the above who died March 29 1870, aged 83 years.
Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord even so saith the Spirit: for they rest from their labours"
Note that there is a discrepancy between the dates of birth as recorded on the gravestone and the dates of birth as inferred from the 1851 census. James Bonney would appear to have been born in 1795 according to the census.
1861 census records family as follows:
Piece: RG9/1432 Place: Plympton -Devon Enumeration District: 16
Civil Parish: St Budeaux Ecclesiastical Parish: St Budeaux
Folio: 48 Page: 9 Schedule: 50
Address: Agaton
BONNEY, James, Head, Married, Male, 67, Farmer 17 Acres Emp 1 Lab'r, Born Devon - St Budeaux
BONNEY, Sarah, Wife, Married, Female, 70, Born Devon - St Budeaux
BONNEY, Emmeline, Daughter, Unmarried, Female, 32, Born Devon - Bere Ferrers
James Bonney is lsited as the occupier of unnamed cottage etc, the property of Lord Graves in St Budeaux parish. of area 14 perches
Alias Mary BLATCHFORD
Born ABT 1798
Buried 8 Feb 1835, Landulph, Cornwall
Born ABT 1792
Christened 14 Feb 1794, St Budeaux, Devon
Died ABT Jun 1864, Plympton RD, Devon
Buried 26 Jun 1864, St Budeaux, Devon
Jacob Sherrill's surviving children are listed in his will (written 9 May 1828), identifying Sarah as Sarah BONEY (sic), Mary as Mary BLATCHFORD, together with sons William and Jacob. The younger son, Jacob, is appointed executor.