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Post by Cornish Terrier on May 28, 2016 9:53:44 GMT -5
I've just spent a few hours working on this problem again and I now believe it most likely that Jeptha was born at St Hilary around 1685. No records survive for the period prior to around 1687 for St Hilary but there appears to be a logical flow from Falmouth to support my thinking.
I suspect Jeptha was probably a son of John Sennett (sic.) and Mary Ould who married at Wendron 7th August 1671. The only children from this marriage are found at Flmouth:-
Rebecka baptised 21st April 1673 and buried 22nd April 1673 at Falmouth Elizabeth baptised 27th July 1678 at Falmouth and probably married Francis Talbot at Falmouth 29th March 1704/5 John baptised 21st July 1682 and buried 19th August 1682 at Falmouth
Mary, the mother, is possibly the Mary Sinott buried at Falmouth 10th April 1730 but so far I have been unable to find a burial for John. This burial seems to be the last record for the family at Falmouth although some of the family does return at least for a short time around 1810.
There are a couple of reasons for linking Jeptha with the above family. First of all his first son was named John and after he died another son was also named John suggesting a possible name for Jeptha's father. Another reason for the possible link is that there is a baptism at St Hilary 19th February 1687/8 for a Susanna Sennet with no parents recorded. As Jeptha named a daughter Susanna in 1718 I suspect the earlier Susanna may have been a sibling.
The final reason, at least for the moment, for suggesting this link is that apart from a burial of an Ann Sennet at Gulval in 1652 there appears to be no other family with this name in Cornwall during this period.
CT
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Post by angie on May 29, 2016 13:02:06 GMT -5
I've just spent a few hours working on this problem again and I now believe it most likely that Jeptha was born at St Hilary around 1685. No records survive for the period prior to around 1687 for St Hilary but there appears to be a logical flow from Falmouth to support my thinking. I suspect Jeptha was probably a son of John Sennett (sic.) and Mary Ould who married at Wendron 7th August 1671. The only children from this marriage are found at Flmouth:- Rebecka baptised 21st April 1673 and buried 22nd April 1673 at Falmouth Elizabeth baptised 27th July 1678 at Falmouth and probably married Francis Talbot at Falmouth 29th March 1704/5 John baptised 21st July 1682 and buried 19th August 1682 at Falmouth Mary, the mother, is possibly the Mary Sinott buried at Falmouth 10th April 1730 but so far I have been unable to find a burial for John. This burial seems to be the last record for the family at Falmouth although some of the family does return at least for a short time around 1810. There are a couple of reasons for linking Jeptha with the above family. First of all his first son was named John and after he died another son was also named John suggesting a possible name for Jeptha's father. Another reason for the possible link is that there is a baptism at St Hilary 19th February 1687/8 for a Susanna Sennet with no parents recorded. As Jeptha named a daughter Susanna in 1718 I suspect the earlier Susanna may have been a sibling. The final reason, at least for the moment, for suggesting this link is that apart from a burial of an Ann Sennet at Gulval in 1652 there appears to be no other family with this name in Cornwall during this period. CT
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Post by angie on May 29, 2016 13:03:06 GMT -5
I've just spent a few hours working on this problem again and I now believe it most likely that Jeptha was born at St Hilary around 1685. No records survive for the period prior to around 1687 for St Hilary but there appears to be a logical flow from Falmouth to support my thinking. I suspect Jeptha was probably a son of John Sennett (sic.) and Mary Ould who married at Wendron 7th August 1671. The only children from this marriage are found at Flmouth:- Rebecka baptised 21st April 1673 and buried 22nd April 1673 at Falmouth Elizabeth baptised 27th July 1678 at Falmouth and probably married Francis Talbot at Falmouth 29th March 1704/5 John baptised 21st July 1682 and buried 19th August 1682 at Falmouth Mary, the mother, is possibly the Mary Sinott buried at Falmouth 10th April 1730 but so far I have been unable to find a burial for John. This burial seems to be the last record for the family at Falmouth although some of the family does return at least for a short time around 1810. There are a couple of reasons for linking Jeptha with the above family. First of all his first son was named John and after he died another son was also named John suggesting a possible name for Jeptha's father. Another reason for the possible link is that there is a baptism at St Hilary 19th February 1687/8 for a Susanna Sennet with no parents recorded. As Jeptha named a daughter Susanna in 1718 I suspect the earlier Susanna may have been a sibling. The final reason, at least for the moment, for suggesting this link is that apart from a burial of an Ann Sennet at Gulval in 1652 there appears to be no other family with this name in Cornwall during this period. CT
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Post by angie on May 29, 2016 13:17:39 GMT -5
hi
thanks CT for your help.
I also think this could be the possible link to jeptha sennett. (I have been trying to find a birth for jepthah for years) on some family tree's have john sennitt and mary falton married 1681 in cottenham cambridshire but I couldn't find any tracable connection.
the other information I have been trying to find is jepthah second wife's marys surname. I cant find a marriage for jepthah and mary . his first wife died 1727. any ideas?
thanks
angie
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Post by Cornish Terrier on May 29, 2016 14:47:55 GMT -5
Angie - I think it is probably safe to ignore the Cambridgeshire information and concentrate on Cornwall for Jeptha's family. Earlier generations may have come from other parts and it is always possible there may be a name change involved. It could even be a case of refugees from Europe anglicising their original surname. John Sennet and Mary Ould married at Wendron in 1671 appear the most likely parents for Jeptha although neither may have been born in that Parish. Wendron is about equidistant from St Hilary to the West and Falmouth to the East and the family did spend some years at Falmouth before returning to St Hilary/Marazion. I looked at some more records just now and found two further references that may be connected to this same family. The first is from the 1641 Protestation Returns and the second from the 1662/4 Hearth Tax. 1641 Protestation Returns show a Robart Seanatt at Gunwalloe 1662/4 Hearth tax shows a John Sunot? at Marazion Gunwalloe is just to the south of Wendron which is interesting but 1641 is 30 years before the marriage of John so very difficult to make any connection. It is possible though that Robert 'might' have been John's father but that link can only be pure conjecture. The Hearth Tax entry is the more interesting given it is at Marazion and less than 10 years earlier than the marriage. The one concern is that there is a query about the spelling of the surname which I cannot confirm as I don't have access to those records. I have also been unable to find any trace of a marriage for Jeptha between the burial of first wife Thomasin in 1727 and his marriage to Ann Jermon in 1733. It is also frustrating that the burial of his supposed second wife Mary does not actually tell us she was the wife of Jeptha. And then there is the baptism of daughter Anne in 1729 which gives the mother's name as Jane. This may simply be an error in the register as all baptisms for that year appear to have been entered about the same time and in the same handwriting. In the entry prior to the baptism of Anne Sennett the mother's name was also Jane so it is possible the clerk made a mistake by copying that name. Hmmmm - I just found something else that is rather interesting and may be of some help! A search of the Cornwall Record Office Online Catalogue for the name 'Sennett' has produced a record from the Marazion Borough Accounts:- BMZ Marazion Borough BMZ/3 Minutes and accounts Ref No BMZ/3/5/11 Title Account, ratepayers and names of wives, Marazion Date 1660 Format Manuscript Extent 4 pieces Among the names listed are:- - Kathern Sennett - John Sennett and Ann his wife John and Ann could potentially be the grandparents of Jeptha but with no existing Parish Registers for the period it would be difficult to prove. At least this is something else to add and it is earlier so if we keep digging it might be possible to find more. CT
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Post by donne on Jun 3, 2016 4:35:49 GMT -5
There are a couple of intriguing references in the CRO catalogue which seem to feature Jeptha, as follows Reference: AR/15/110 Description: Affidavit of Jeptha Sennett of Marazion, labourer, about wreck thrown ashore upon Manor of Lanisley 45 years previously, and failure of Onslow family to claim it. Date: 30 April 1753
Reference: AR/15/82/2 Description: Memoranda concerning wine taken as wreck Notes concerning 'wrecked wine' in custody at Mowsehole; mention of Mr Keigwin and Charles Lanyon, Mr Bodinar; Jephtha Sennett 'does not know of any person liveing that was present at the wreck therein mentioned'; George Borlase 'knoked of Treluddra's Lock last Wed., & as its said sent it to London; Q. further information.' [1 bifolium; English] Date: 1717
The catalogue description gives no further details of Jephtha but I've noted in other affidavits I've read that some biographical details such as the person's age are often recorded to give credibility to the testimony, so it may be worth looking at the original document. Presumably in 1753 Jeptha would have been one of Marazion's oldest inhabitants and therefore worth consulting on events of long ago.
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Post by Cornish Terrier on Jun 3, 2016 7:38:28 GMT -5
That's interesting Roger and hopefully Angie will be able to follow up on those records. By my reckoning Jeptha would have been about age 68 in 1753 so around age 23 at the time of the wreck.
CT
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Post by sesenjane on Sept 5, 2016 7:56:46 GMT -5
I am also researching the family of Jephthah Sennett having descended down Elizabeth Sennett who married Stephen Squire and their daughter Elizabeth Squire who married Charles Matthews.
I would be pleased to exchange research and chat to others connected to this family.
Thanks
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Post by sesenjane on Sept 17, 2016 4:59:29 GMT -5
Hi I am also descended from Jephthah Sennett through his daughter Elizabeth who married Stephen Squire. There are A LOT of Sennent descendants once you start to research them! Would be happy to swap info etc with anyone else interested in the family.
Thanks Susan
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Post by neesennett on Jun 18, 2020 7:03:11 GMT -5
Like to say I can help but have nothing apart from I am ( or was ) a SENNETT and the people you mentioned who are buried on St. Michaels mount are relatives, far reached , would have liked to have found out the chain but have no one to ask and as my father was born out of wedlock and had the name Bell Sennett , I’m not able to track anything ! But thought might be of interest to you , Although I live in Leicestershire I have seen the graves on visits to the mount , It was spoken about when I was a child and thought on a visit to Cornwall would visit , always thought it was one of those things you talk about but low and behold , there they were, name as you stated . Led to believe that you could only be buried on the mount if you had lived or worked there ?
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