Stapleford church on a winter morning. The remains of President Barack Obama’s ancestor might rest in this cemetery near St. Andrew's church in Stapleford, England. Mine certainly do. cc-by-sa/2.0 - © John Sutton - geograph.org.uk/p/2841826 |
The earliest records I can find for my ancestors [so far], are for the baptisms of the children of Henry Wilton & Elizabeth (maiden name unknown) - that's 10 generations: they were my 7th great-grandparents - in Stapleford:
- Sarah Wilton bap. 14 Jul 1695 (presume died in infancy)
- Martha Wilton bap. 27 Dec 1696
- Sarah Wilton bap. 14 Apr 1700
- Henry Wilton bap. 12 Apr 1702
- Richard Wilton bap. 7 Oct 1705
Elizabeth Wilton died and was buried on 15 Oct 1705. (I think we can guess the cause.) Henry does not appear to remarry and there are no other children listed born to a Henry in that period with a different mother. Henry Wilton Snr died and was buried on 30 Jun 1726, in Stapleford, Cambridgeshire.