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1775

Jan. 20. Thos., s. of Richd. & Margt. Williams (b. Dec.) at Longr., at my house, by Watkin (paid?), bap.

[On the third pair of pages is]

Births, Baptisms, and Burials in and from the parish of Leebottwood, since July 24, 1775, viz.: Ld. Bishop Hwrd’s, 1st visitn. Salop.

Aug. 27. Elizabeth Alltree, bur.

Sep. 20. Joseph Pryce & Anne Luther, both of Leebottwood, by Mr. Evan Meredith, Clerk, mar.

[The last marriage entered]

Sep. 24. Samuel, s. of Thos. & Mary Dickins, bap.

Nov. 10. Anne, w. of Thos. Edwards of Longnor, taylor, bur.

Nov. 19. John, s. of John & Anne Davies, xnd., chris.

1776

Jan. 7. Elizth., d. of Saml. & Eliz. Hickman (b. 6th), bap.

June 9. Ada, d. of Wm. & Anne Everall, innkeeper, bap.

Sep. 14. John Jones (al. Roughy Jack), bur.

Sep. 16. John Cornet & Mary Baker, mar.

Nov. 28. Joseph Pugh, a taylor of Ponsert Hill, bur.

[Here come in the entries on the loose scraps of paper.]

[There is also the following letter, and entries for 1777. Addressed]

The Reverd. Mr. Rice at Longnor, to be left at Mr. Low’s at the Wheat Sheaff. Topp of the Wyle Copp, Salop, who is desired to forward it with speed.

Revd. Sir. We had the greatest difficulty in bringing home my brother, he being so ill, and now continues so, being himself unable to write the names out of his book he Desired me to do it was well as I cou’d, the Impression of his pencil being all most invisible. I coppy’d as many as I co’d. – he is very uneasy that he is unable to do it himself, he can hardly move him self in Bead and in Great payn. I am Revd. Sir, your most humble servant.

Humphrey Jones.

Cumbychan Bach. Nov. the 2nd, 1777

[Postmark Welshpool, endorsed Rev. W. Jones, Cumbuchan Bach].

1776 Cont.

July - . Elizabeth Whiston, at Leebotwood, bur.

Sep. 30. Mary, d. of John & Mary Jones, bap.

June 30. Hannah, d. of Wm. & Sarah Glover, bap.

Oct. - . Thomas Bishop, bur.

June 24. Eliz., d. of Saml. & Eliz. Hickman, bur.

Mar. 8. Benjamin, s. of Thos. & Marry Hotshkiss, bap.

Apr. 16. Anna Maria, d. of Abraham & Ann Ancrige, bap.

May 4. Samuell, s. of Thos. & Mary Dickins [?], bap.

June 30. William, s. of Eliz. Bromley, bap.

June 7. John, s. of Wm. & Sarah Cenworthy, bap.

June - . Maria, d. of John & Mary Cornett, bap.

June 30. Hanah, d. of John & Mary Rogers, bap.

[The Register now proceeds in the Register book]

(Handwriting Changes)

1777

Nov. 11. Richard, s. of Richd. & Martha Tildsley, bap.

Nov. 23. Hannah, d. of Richd. & Margt. Vernald, bap.

Nov. 30. John, base ch. Of Wm. Phipps, d. Woolstanston p., bap.

1778

Jan. 17. Timothy, s. of Richd. & Eliz. Dodd, Church Stretton p., bap.

Jan. 18. William, s. of Saml. & Eliz. Hickman, bap.

June 11. Philip, s. of Thos. & Mary Mitton, bap.

July 26. Catherine, d. of Richd. Mary Everal, bap.

July 26. Hannah, d. of Thos. & Eliz. Preese, bap.

Nov. 23. Mary, d. of Richd. & Margt. Williams, bap.

Jan. 17. Margaret Rogers, bur.

Apr. 4. Mary Dickins, bur.

Dec. 14. Francis, s. of Francis Davies, bur.

Jan. 7. Francis Davies, bur.

1779

May 3. Mary Mapp, Ch. Stretton p., bur.

Mar. 29. Richard Everal, bur.

Copied thus far.

Nov. 6. Diana, w. of Joseph Plimley, of Longnor, gent., bur.

Dec. 5. Hannah, d. of Richd. Vernald, bur.

1780

Jan. 4. Elizabeth, w. of William Holmes of Bishop’s Castle, bur.

Jan. 12. Ann, d. of Thomas & Mary Howels, bap.

Jan. 23. Job, base ch. of Martha Hughes, bap.

Mar. 5. Sarah, d. of Richd. & Eliz. Davies, bap.

(The entries for the next four years are in many different handwritings.)

June 29. Charlotte, base ch. of Jane Morris, bap.

Nov. 12. Margaret, w. of [blank] Williams, bur.

Dec. 17. Mary, d. of Wm. & Eliz. Hammond, bap.

1781

Jan. 1. Mary, d. of Wm. & Eliz. Hammond, [bur.?]

Feb. 19. Charlotte, base ch. of Jane Maurice, [blank]

Apr. 8. Anne, base ch. of Hannah Hotchkis, [blank]

June 10. Sarah, d. of Joseph & Anne Preece, [blank]

Aug. 5. Hanah [d.] of Richd. & Mary Everall, bap.

Aug. 21. John Watters, bur.

Sep. 11. Abigail Partrige, bur.

Sep. 17. Fran(c)es Curtis, bur.

Sep. 23. Thomas, [s.] of Thomas & Sarah Breess, bap.

Oct. 7. Anne, d. of Thos. & Sarah Jones, bap.

Dec. 24. Martha, w. of John Bishop, bur.

1782

Jan. 12. Elizabeth, w. of Edwd. Kite, bur.

Jan. 31. Mary, d. of Joseph & Mary Wycherly of Longnor, bur.

Feb. 7. Thomas Hughes, late of Church Stretton, farrier. He was found dead near to Micklewood, in the turnpike road leading to Salop; after lying near two days in Longnor Chapell the Inquest sat and the Verdict was Death by a Fit, [?no] person or persons being accessory thereto.

Feb. 24. John, s. of Samuel & Susanah Heighway, bap.

Mar. 4. William, s. of Thos. Luther, junr., & Eliz. his w., bap.

Mar. 26. Mary, d. of Francis & Anne Brown, bur.

Apr. 4. Richard Wharton of Longnor, bur.

Apr. 22. Anne Brown, bur.

May 5. Thomas, s. of John & Anne Pitt, bap.

Aug. 9. Robert, s. of Robert More, Esqr., of Micklewood & Eliz. his w., bap.

1783

Jan. 12. Mary Parker, widow, bur.

Apr. 27. John, s. of Richd. & Eliz. Davis, bap.

Copyd this far – and here the tax commences.

1784

Jan. 19. Edward, base ch. of Elizabeth Gallery, bap.

Feb. 10. Francis Brown, of this p., bur.

Feb. 11. William, s. of Richd. Everall, of the Day house in the p. of Cardington (at Leebotwood), bur.

Feb. 25. Jane Williams, of the p. of Church Preine, bur.

N.B. – Mar. 7. 1784, The Revd. David Rice, Curate of Leebotwood, died, and was succeded by the Rev. Lewis Williams.

Apr. 9. Edward, s. of Joseph & Ann Price, bap.

Here handwriting changes.

Apr. 20. William Phipps of this p., bur.

May 9. Elizabeth, d. of Wm. & Eliz. Hammonds, bap.

July 11. Richard, s. of Charles & Mary Burgess (b. June 24.), bap.

Oct. 30. Hannah, d. of Richd. & Martha Tomlins, bap.

Nov. 16. Pauton, s. of Revd. Joseph & Jane Josepha Plymley, bur.

Pd. tax thus far.