Letitia Naseby (1763 - 1836)

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laid to rest 31 Jan 1836 with her infant step-great-grandson John Woodward in her arms. Her maiden-name was probably Nasbey and it is likely that her family haled from Naseby, Northants. UK.

In 1086 Naseby appeared in the Domesday Book, by which time its original Saxon name of Hnaefes-Burgh had evolved into Navesberie. In later records the village had been known as Navesby and Nathesby, eventually becoming Naseby. It is interesting to note that it was believed that the name derived from the Old English naefela, meaning navel, because it was thought to be the navel (geometric centre) of England. In 1203, King John granted Naseby its market charter and the village became a flourishing market town for many years. (Source: wikipedia)

During this period the village grew. In 1349, the Black Death, which wiped out a third of the population of England, attacked the village and the population greatly reduced, with parts becoming abandoned altogether. Extensive earthworks in the fields adjacent to parts of the village show the outlines of lost lanes and the outlines of buildings and enclosures which existed before the Black Death.

Sources

• family bible of Ivy Hill née Horner (my aunt) (spelled Naseby)

"The Horner families of Yardley Gobion & Alderton 1763-1917" compiled by Anthony Horner of Potterspury, Northants, UK. based on the registers of Potterspury parish, and the Protestant Dissenters, census records and other documents held by Northamptonshire Records Office together with family records. (spelled Nasbey)