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Spackman Spakeman Speakman Spekeman Genealogy |
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Dr Geoffrey Mann |
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7 Francis SPEAKMAN 1756-1813 |
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m Anne Martha SIMONS 1778
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Francis was baptised in 1757 at Gt.Leighs, the youngest child of John & Ann SPEAKMAN. The SPEAKMAN yeoman farming family however was based in nearby Terling, and Francis was living there when he married Ann Martha SIMONS at Writtle in 1778.
Their only child, Ann Martha, was baptised at Terling in 1779 and in 1781 Francis signed the perambulation of the Terling parish.
Some time later however Francis and Ann moved to the neighbouring parish of Gt Leighs. Francis’ wife was buried there in 1808 and in 1811 Francis was described as a farmer of Gt Leighs in the will of his sister-in-law, Ann HART.
Frances died in 1813 and was buried in Gt.Leighs aged 57. |
C=Christened
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13Oct1757 14Jul1778 21 21 31Jan1779 22 22 1781 24 24 25Jul1783 26 26 17Apr1799 42 42 10Jan1808 51 52 13Dec1811 54 19Mar1813 56 May1814 |
Frances C at Gt.Leighs Francis SPEAKMAN of Terling & Ann Martha SIMONS m by licence at Writtle dau Ann Martha C at Terling Francis signed the perambulation of the Terling parish (with brothers Robert & William) Francis occupied or rented a farm called Stiles in Fairsted dau Ann Martha m John SMITH at Boreham; witnessed by Ann (mother?) wife Ann buried at Gt Leighs Francis decribed as a farmer of Gt Leighs by Ann HART Francis buried at Gt.Leighs admon granted to only daughter, Ann Martha SMITH wife of John SMITH |
b=born m=married d=died
C=Christened B=Buried
From his age at burial, Francis was born about 1756. He was of Terling when he married in 1779 but was buried in the adjacent parish of Gt.Leighs. There is a suitable baptism at Gt Leighs:
C 13Oct1757 Frances s John & Ann SPEAKMAN
Frances SPEAKMAN is not a common name and as further proof of this baptism, the 1813 will of William SPEAKMAN, farmer of Terling, mentions his brothers Robert, Francis and Thomas. Baptisms of all brothers have been found also sons of John & Ann SPEAKMAN.
Ann Martha SPEAKMAN-6 was C at Terling on 31 Jan 1779 d of Francis and Ann Martha. There is a suitable m the preceding year at nearby Writtle:
m 14Jul1778 Francis SPEAKMAN of Terling
& Ann Martha SIMONS by licence at Writtle
(the allegation was not found at
ERO)
C 31Jan1779 Ann Martha d Francis & Ann Martha SPEAKMAN
the admon of Francis states that Ann was his only daughter
B 10Jan1808 Martha Ann SPEAKMAN
despite the reversal of the usual forename order, there seems little doubt that this is the correct burial; right time, right place, and SPEAKMAN is not a common name
B 19Mar1813 Francis SPEAKMAN of Gt.Leighs 57 [b 1756]
granted May1814 to only daughter: Ann Martha SMITH wife of John SMITH
1781 William Robert and Francis SPEAKMAN all signed the perambulation of the parish
Mary ALGAR of Terling, Essex ... also I give to my said son Robert ALGAR.. all that my messuage or tenement with the barn outhouse building .. .. hereditaments and appurtenances.. ..whatsoever unto the same belonging or in any wise appertaining called or known by the name Stiles containing by estimation eight acres to the same more or less as the --- last mentioned premisses are situate lying and being in the parish of Fairsted in the said county of Essex and now are in the occupation of Francis SPEAKMAN his undertanant or undertenants assig or asignes..
s25Jul1780 p9May1783