John Ham (bef. 1623 - bef. 1678)

Born before 24 Apr 1623 in Tiverton, Devon, England

Ancestors

Husband of Margaret (Chowne) Ham — married about 1645 in Devon, England [uncertain]

Died before 13 Aug 1678 at about age 55 in Uplowman, Devon, England [uncertain]

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Biography

John Ham was born in Tiverton, Devon, England.

Birth

John, son of William and Joan (Slee) Ham, was baptised at Tiverton on 24 April 1623.^[1]

Marriage

He married Margaret Chown, probably in about 1645^[2]. (Their first child was born in 1647.)

Death

John Ham died in 1678 and was buried August 13 at Halberton, Devon, England^{[3][4] [5]}

He was a benefactor to Blundell's School, Tiverton.

A memorial to John and Margaret in Halberton church or churchyard was recorded in 1843. It was partially illegible then and completely gone by 1930. The reading of "Petronella" is presumably a mistake.^[6]

Hic jacet Petronella uxor Johannis HAM, in parochia de Uplowman, generosi, qui . . . vicessimo quarto Decembris 1658, anno aetatis 34. Johannes HAM, generosus praedictae Margaratae ... amantissimus qui obiit . . die Augusti . . aet 56.

Sources

1. ↑ Baptism: "Devon, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812"
   Indexes created from Anglican Parish Registers held at South West Heritage Trust; Taunton, Somerset, England
   Ancestry uk Record 62250 #919203 (accessed 11 November 2023)
   John Hame baptism on 24 Apr 1623, child of Willam Hame, in Tiverton, St Peter, Devon, England.
2. ↑ The register of baptisms, marriages & burials of the parish of Halberton, Devon p.367
   
3. ↑ Burial: Halberton Bishop's Transcript 1678
   Catalog: England, Devon, Halberton, bishop's transcripts
   Image path: England, Devon Bishop's Transcripts, 1558-1887 > 005882800 > image 59 of 372
   FamilySearch Image: 3QS7-89QP-1GBT (accessed 11 November 2023)
   "John Ham Gent was buried the 13 Daie of August"
4. ↑ Genealogical Table of the Family of BLUNDELL, 1792. Repository: #10
5. ↑ Will: "England & Wales, Prerogative Court of Canterbury Wills, 1384-1858"
   The National Archives; Kew, Surrey, England; Records of the Prerogative Court of Canterbury, Series PROB 11; Class: PROB 11; Piece: 421
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry uk Record 5111 #753242 (accessed 11 November 2023)
   Will of John Ham of Uplowman Gent. Dated 1 May 1678. Probate Exeter 1678, revised PCC 2 Jul 1694.
6. ↑ The register of baptisms, marriages & burials of the parish of Halberton, Devon p.368

• Publications of the Devon and Cornwall Record Society (Exeter, 1930-31) Vol.18.

Repositories

• 10: Devon County Records Office

Acknowledgements

• Profile created by John Slee by reference to WEBTREES Page: http://www.sleebooth.co.uk/individual.php?pid=I001365&ged=sleebooth.ged