Saturday, 12 September 2026

Jeremiah Woodbury and Ann Brice

Burlescombe Church
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Jeremiah Woodbury (bap. 23 Dec 1715 in Burlescombe), son of Johanis [John] Woodbury and Gratia [Grace] Stanbury, married Anne Brice (bap. 10 Oct 1718 in Holcombe Rogus), daughter of John Brice and Dorothy Wyatt, on 12 Sep 1737, at All Saints Church, Holcombe Rogus.

Jeremiah and Anne had at least the following children:
  1. Johannes [John] Woodbury bap. 24 Feb 1739 in Burlescombe [1]
  2. Betty Woodbury bap. 2 May 1742 in Holcombe Rogus
  3. Jeremiah Woodbury b. 1744-1745 (not seen baptism record)
  4. Dorothy Woodbery bap. 11 Apr 1746 in Holcombe Rogus
  5. Grace Woodbury bap. 9 Dec 1753 in Holcombe Rogus [2]
  6. Mary Woodbury bap. 16 Dec 1757 in Holcombe Rogus
  7. Thomas Woodbury bap. 6 Sep 1762 in Holcombe Rogus
As we can see, they were still writing the records in Latin in Burlescombe.

Anne Woodbury (47) was buried in Holcombe Rogus on 22 Nov 1765. 

Jeremiah Woodberry (80) was buried in Holcombe Rogus in 1795.
  1. John Woodbery married Elizabeth Webber in Holcombe Rogus on 25 Jun 1759. Elizabeth Woodbury died in 1783 and John Woodbery in 1807.
  2. It appears Grace Woodberry (sic) married William Cotterell of Bampton, Widower, in Burlescombe, on 9 May 1779.