Village News: PITTARD's LAWSUIT 1798 Mr Robt Pittard of East Lambrook Paid Mr Richard Gifford of Lopen 218 Guineas for Having A
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Village news: PITTARD'S LAWSUIT 1798 Mr Robt Pittard of East Lambrook paid Mr Richard Gifford of Lopen 218 Guineas for having a Bastard by his Daughter Rhoda who afterward married John Gifford of Middle Lambrook - she left 6 children - tis thought cost Pittard in all £500. 1811 Dec 28 Mr John Viles Wife of East Stoke the Daughter of Mr and Mrs Gifford of Lopen Died in Child Bed 6 hours after Delivered. Left 6 children and the Infant. (John Vile Died May 1840 - left 9 Children.) 1811 Dec 30 Thomas Banbury of Yeabridge lived with Jas Quantock Esq of Lower Stratton at the Corner house towards Over Stratton - he was a Batchelor Man he used his Mother Unity Banbury in a most Cruel Manner - Mr Q's Horse very near killed him on the Spot in Stable he did not live but a few hours after. 1812 Nov15 Mr Robert Vile and Miss Ann Terrel of Stoke was married on Sunday morning (who died 1825). 1812 Nov 22 George Warr and one Dunstone of Stoke was married on Sunday morning. And Died Feb 7 1830. 1813 May 19 The Rev Richard Herdsman's Second Wife was buried in the Meeting House yard in Round well Street in South Petherton, she was the first Corpse that ever was buried at that Place. 1814 Feb 16 A Fire Broked out at Merriott which consumed 3 or 4 dwellings. 1814 There was A Quarry of Stone opened about 1 mile beyond Chiselborough towards Odcombe Near the same Nature as hamstone. 1814 Aug 27 th On Account of the Return of Peace, and Because all Other Places had their Festivals (South Petherton too) the two Tythings South Harp and Overstratton thought proper to shew their thankfulness (they Different to all Others) Collected or Subscribed among themselves the sum of £29 11 0 and gave to all the poor Except those that went to Mowing and Harvesting the sum of 2/6 Each Men Women and Children of all Ages from 4 Days Old to four Schore and upwards the Number of the Poor at this time in the 2 Tything was 2 Hundred and thirty six and 10 that was Harvesting. This money was distributed by me Benjm Hebditch. 1816 July 5 John Eason Esq of Bridge Farm in the parish of South Petherton buried in that Field behind the Dwelling House in the right hand corner according to his Will about half past three o'clock in the morning there was only 7 people at the Funeral beside his Old and only Sister with 8 under Bearers People Considered that he Dyed worth at least 80 Thousand Pounds - he never was Married and no Brother nor Nephews nor Niece living. (Died 21 June last) See the 13th of July 1830 N.B. Mr and Miss Eason were the best Friends to my Father and his Family we ever had having Rented 9 Acres of land so cheap of them. 1817 June 24 Mr John Edmonds Junior was Married of South Petherton to a Young Lady of Bridgwater one of great property. 1817 In the Month of June and part of July the principle part of the Poor Experienced such times as it may be said that the Oldest Man Living at this time never knew nor heard of. It was so that the Common poor lived almost entirely on Barley and Horse Beans. Many told me they had not Eaten or tasted a single Morsel of Wheaten Bread for many Weeks except given them by some Benovelent person, And what made it still worse Labor was very Scarce Trade Bad and wages low, Laboring Men 7/0 and some 8/0 pr week, Women 4/0, Spinner not half Work so that Overseers allowed to me and others 7/0 pr hundredwheight of Flax carried in to Kingsbury Parish. Meriott Parish allowed Quarter Part. 1818 John Eason Esq of Bridge Farm died worth 80000 pounds and his sister in 1830 leaving no children as they were never married who gave J W Peters nearly all for life and at his death if no son to Blake. DEATHS Taken from the Sherborne Newspaper Thursday 21st February 1822 - There has been but one Death in the parish of South Petherton since the 9th of August last to the present time being more than 6 calendar months the parish containing upwards of two thousand Inhabitants. 1822 Apr 7 th FUNERAL SERMON Mr Wright a Wesleyan Preached Old Mrs Edmonds Funeral Sermon from these words in the 55 Chapter of Isaiah - Let the wicked forsake his way and the unrighteous man his thoughts and let him return unto the Lord etc. She was the Mother of Mr John Senior Esq, of Mrs Vaux and of Mrs Axe all of South Petherton she was Buried on Good Fryday 1822 aged 85. Saml Godden South Petherton charged for repairing one of the Iron screws Bought at Stoke before we used it £5 5 0. 1822 Aug 23rd BURIAL OF MR CLARK SOUTH HARP This Day I was at the Funeral of the Late John Clark (the Grand Father of John and Thos Clark of Perins Hill), who died the 15th inst and was Buried in his own Garden in South Harp, the last House going to Merriott, His Grave is about 3 feet from the Garden Wall and about 2 thirds up towards Home Close Hedge and it was partly bricked up & about 10 feet deep. DERANGEMENT 1822 Oct 5th Mr John Horsey South Petherton was Married to Sarah daughter of Mr Joseph Vaux South Petherton as soon as they was out of Church they went to Bath and Bristol - about ten days after returned on Thursday night when the Bells was Ringing Band of Music paying etc. that night and all the next Day. On Thursday morning early he was seen in the Middle of the Town naked save his Shirt, breaking the Windows of the House of Mr Vaux, and his own, Continued Raving Mad for Six Days when they was obliged to send him to the Mad House. N.B. He was confined in the Mad House about Eleven Months at about £3 3 0 pr week. 1825 Dec 25 Samuel Stuckey Junior of Stratton was Married to Martha Reader of Crewkerne 1826 Jan 13th Mrs King of South Petherton Died who was at Chapple Sunday and Monday Night and Died Friday. DEATHS 1826 Jan 16th Mrs Terrell of South Harp Died of the Typhis Feaver whose Character as a Christian and Member of our Church was worthy of the immitation of all who knew her, left 4 children and her Eldest Daughter died of the same Fever exactly 3 weeks after. 1826 Feb 27 th Mary Munckton of Stratton and Job Scott of Lopen was Married. 1826 March 6 th Mr Thos Templeman of Lopen was married to Miss Maria Whitmarsh of Yeovil. 1827 Nov 13 th Mr Richard Hext was Married at Martock Church to Miss Ann Horsey of Bower Hinton Daughter of Peter Horsey.. SINGULAR BIRTH 1828 Dec 1st At South Petherton Emma Wife of Saml Taylor was Delivered of a Son . This child has living in South Petherton Mother, Mothers Mother and Grand Mother - Mothers Father (Sexton for great many years James Baker) and her Grand Father also it had the Father Grand Father and Great Grand Father who was Hayward in Petherton for a great number of years and who told me lately he was 89 years of Age and able to walk about the Fields kicking Birds like many Men of 40 for this was his employment besides Cobling old shoes and he was always known and called Falsey Taylor - so this Child had 2 Grandmothers and 4 Grandfathers besides its own Parents and 2 Grand Mother laws Fathers side. 1828 Dec 18th Mrs Hext of South Harp was Delivered of her first Child - being a Daughter. AGE 1829 Feb 25th The following was taken from a Sherborne Newspaper - 15 persons in Petherton living whose united ages amounts to 1274 years the youngest 81 years. 1829 Dec 16th Mr Joseph Vile of Overstratton Died being in his Eightieth year. He was the owner of a good Estate at Stratton and occupied it for about 45 years - Mary Lawrence had a Bastard Child by him when he had living a Wife and 6 or 7 Children several of them Married, He has left 4 Children, Thos, John, Robt and Martha who was never married 1829 and 1830 Mr Tupps New House in Churchpath Field was Built by Isaac Richards. 1830 Apr 22nd Samuel Goddens Wife of South Petherton told me she had ten children in 10 years and that she has had 16 born and baptised and 4 miscarriages - in all 20. 1830 June 22nd MARRIAGE Mr John Darby of Bower Hinton was Married to Miss Perratt of Middlezoy and the same day Miss Jane Daniel of South Petherton was married to a Cousin of hers by the name of Petty of Dorset. 1830 July 13 th Miss Eason Died at Bridge Farm near South Petherton and was burried at Barrington. See July 5th 1816 Mr Easons Death An Awfull Memorandum Robbery and Murder near Chard Somerset of on the body of Mr S Stuckey who was a play mate of Mine when a Boy and who was born at Stratton. 1830 Aug 9 th *Mr Simeon Stuckey of Chard Builder etc (who built the New House see May 10th 1830) Left our House about 10 O'Clock at Night for Chard but when he got about 20 Yards beyond the second stream of Water or Bridge beyond Crinevids Knap and about 50 yards this side the little Cottage on the Left Hand side of the Road he was met about 11 O'Clock by some Robbers who not only Robbed Him but Murdered him and also took away his Boddy and for several days there was many scores if not Hundreds in search for the Body but all in Vain.