Our research indicates the father of Elizabeth (Betty) Hemings was either John Hemings or his son William both born and raised to manhood in the fabled land of the pilgrims described in Godfrey Chaucer's Canterbury Tales. From the time of Chaucer to that of the Hemings in 17th Century England, ... Anglo-Saxon culture in the island nation had not only experienced the love of travel on its lands, lakes and rivers but also that of the oceans and seas.
William Hemings was apparently the successor to his father John as a sea-captain of a whaling ship. We can only speculate as to how Betty's mother came into contact and pregnancy by a whaling ship captain other than fact that such ships did frequently visit the harbor at Williamsburg presumably trading in whale oil and other commodities including slaves.
Husband's Name
William HEMINGS (AFN:23LW-7M0)
Pedigree
Born:
1703
Place:
Christened:
28 Nov 1703
Place:
Bassingbourne, , Cambs, Eng
Married:
16 Apr 1723
Place:
Bassingbourne, , Cambs, Eng
Father:
John HEMINGS (AFN:23LW-2RX)
Family
Mother:
Elizabeth (AFN:23LW-B87)
Wife's Name
Jane INGREY (AFN:23LW-7N6)
Pedigree
Born:
1708
Place:
<Bassingbourne, , Cambs, Eng>
Christened:
Abt 1708
Place:
Married:
16 Apr 1723
Place:
Bassingbourne, , Cambs, Eng
Father:
Mother:
Children
1.
Sex
Name
F
Martha HEMINGS (AFN:23LW-44C)
Pedigree
Born:
1724
Place:
Christened:
28 May 1724
Place:
Bassingbourne, , Cambs, Eng
2.
Sex
Name
M
John HEMINGS (AFN:23LW-7PD)
Pedigree
Born:
1726
Place:
Christened:
30 Oct 1726
Place:
Bassingbourne, , Cambs, Eng
3.
Sex
Name
M
William HEMINGS (AFN:23LW-7QL)
Pedigree
Born:
1729
Place:
Christened:
4 Jan 1729
Place:
Bassingbourne, , Cambs, Eng
Your FamilyChest Document ~~ Original (signed) document & photo
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Document Number:
0601017
Title:
Assignment
Date:
26 January 1824
For Sale:
£70.00
Condition:
Very good for its age
Description:
Parchment : 1 sheet 61cm x 70cm with 2 wax seals, 2 signatures and revenue stamp. Two paper promissory notes are attached.
Summary of contents:
PARTIES William Thurston the elder late of Bellamies but now of Rosehill in the Parish of Dymock, Gloucester. Gentleman. William Hemmings of The Vineyard, Parish of Ledbury, Herefordshire. Gentleman. James Kilsby of Bromyard, Herefordshire. Gentleman.
SUBJECT The document begins by reciting an Indenture of 1816 in which William Hemmings mortgaged property in Bishops Froome, Herefordshire to William Thurston for £240.
Of this sum, William Hemmings is now paying off £40 directly and the balance of the mortgage is being assigned to James Kilsby.
The property consists of:
1. Messuage at Froomeshill, the Parish of Bishops Froome, bounded on the North by a road from Hereford to Worcester. 2. Messuage called Summers with 1 acre of land in Bishops Froome. 3. Messuage with 9 acres of land in the Common Fields of the Parish of Castle Froome.
The two promissory notes are both dated 1824 and 1826 and both signed by William Hemmings.
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Document Number:
0509038
Title:
Lease for a Year
Date:
10 February 1844
Price:
£45.00
Condition:
Fair. shows signs of having been stred in damp conditions, but complete and clearly legible
Physical description:
Parchment : 1 sheet 50cm x 52cm with 2 wax seals, 2 signatures and a revenue stamp
Summary of contents
PARTIES Edward LATIMER of Headington, Oxfordshire. Esquire, and ELIZABETH his wife. Thomas BARTLETT of the city of Oxford, Oxfordshire. Printer. William LATCHMORE of the city of Oxford, Oxfordshire. Mealman. Jonathan FISKE of the city of Oxford, Oxfordshire. Draper. William COUSINS of the city of Oxford, Oxfordshire. Coachmaker. John ALDEN of the city of Oxford, Oxfordshire. Butcher. John Jeffcoat HEMMINGS of the city of Oxford, Oxfordshire. Cook. John CAMPION of the city of Oxford, Oxfordshire. Tallow Chandler. Edward Bean UNDERHILL of the city of Oxford, Oxfordshire. Grocer. Thomas ALDEN of the city of Oxford, Oxfordshire. Butcher. Isaac GRUBB of the city of Oxford, Oxfordshire. Baker. Henry ALDEN of the city of Oxford, Oxfordshire. Printer. William GOULD of the city of Oxford, Oxfordshire. Baker
SUBJECT This is the first part of a contract of sale by Lease and Release in which Edward and Elizabeth Latimer are selling a plot of land with a building on it in Headington, Oxfordshire, to all the other parties. We are told that the building is used as a place of worship so, presumably, all the purchasers are members of that church.
We are also told that Edward Latimer is "Lord of the Manor of Headington in the County of Oxford in the right of the said Elizabeth his wife". The plot is part of the customary lands of the manor.
I’m so sorry, but the second message I sent had another Mary on it I found just after I sent the first.-- how the first message came to be repeated I do not know. The message I tried to send seems to have been lost in cyberspace so I will rewrite it:
Miss Mary Hemmings: 27 Dec 1791 Chorlton Moss, Staffordshire, England, UK – 9th child of William and Elizabeth [nee DUTTON] HEMMINGS
Williams father: Joseph b. abt 1721 @ Chorlton Moss, Staffordshire, England, UK and wife b. abt 1725 of Chorlton Moss, Staffordshire, England, UK
Elizabeth’s father is: Thomas DUTTON b. abt 1723 of Stone, Staffordshire, England, UK Elizabeth’s mother: Jane SHELLEY b. 23 Oct 1723; Stone, Staffordshire, England, UK
This is the branch I am working on, but have not yet found a spouse for Mary, nor have I reached back beyond this family. She could be your Mary.
