Betsy Paynter
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Betsy Paynter (bef. 1790 - 1877)

Betsy Paynter
Born before in Boskenna Castel, St. Buryan, Cornwall, Englandmap
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Wife of — married 4 May 1811 in Saint Eval, Cornwall, Englandmap
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Died after age 87 in Mitchell Hollow, Platteville, Grant County, Wisconsinmap
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Betsy Paynter was born in St Buryan, Cornwall, England.

Biography

Betsy Paynter, daughter of Johnson Paynter and Katherine Hender, was born at Boskenna Castel, St. Buryan, Cornwall, England, in May of 1790. She was christened on 19 May 1790 at Egloshayle, Cornwall.[1] About the year 1808, she moved with her parents to Little Trevisker, a farm in the parish of St. Eval, Cornwall, England. Here she met and married James Rundell who lived on an adjoining farm known as Great Trevisker.

Little Trevisker Farm in 2013.
Great Trevisker Farmhouse in 2013.

From the St. Eval Parish records for 1811:[2]

Banns of marriage between James & Betsy were published without impediment on Sundays April 7, 14 & 21. The said James Rundell of this Parish and Betsy Paynter also of this Parish were Married in this Church by Banns this fourth Day of May in the Year One Thousand Eight Hundred & eleven by me Thos. T. Hamley, Min.
St. Eval Parish Marriage Record for James and Betsy.

The young couple went to live in an adjoining village called Penrose, where they worked for James Rundell's parents, Richard Rundell and Elizabeth Leverton. Later they moved to to a farm called Trescullion (now called (Roscullion) just inside the Parish of Little Petherick. They leased this farm from 1813 to 1854.

Roscullion (Trescullion) Farmhouse.
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It was at this house that Betsy & James had fourteen children:

Eliza, bap. 29 Aug 1811[3]
John Searle, bap. 16 Jan 1813[4]
James, bap. 23 Oct 1814[5]
William, bap. 14 Jul 1816[6]
Elizabeth Paynter, bap. 20 Jul 1817[7]
Catharine, bap. 31 May 1819[8]
Herculese Paynter, bap. 26 Dec 1820[9]
Samuel, bap. 1 Jan 1823[10]
Thomas, bap. 5 Sep 1824[11]
Sarah, bap. 25 Dec 1825[12]
Richard, bap. 20 May 1827[13]
Ann, bap. 15 Dec 1829[14]
Mary Jane, bap. 14 Dec 1831[15]
Johnson Paynter, bap. 9 Nov 1834[16]

The father passed away in 1839;[17] son James in 1842;[18] and daughter Sarah, also in 1842.[19] Census Records from 1851 show that Betsey Rundell was the head of the family (aged 60), and was farming 60 acres at Trescullion.[20] Her children listed as living at home were: Catharine aged 31, Hercules aged 30, Johnson aged 16, and Mary aged 1. They also had a boy servant by the name of Richard Osborne, aged only 11.

As the children grew to maturity, eleven migrated to America. While none of them engaged in mining, they settled in the lead mining district of Platteville, Wisconsin. They were: Eliza Rundell (Mrs. Stephen Carhart), in 1842; William, Thomas, and Samuel Rundell, 1848; Richard and Ann Rundell (Mrs. Richard Biddick), in 1850; Catherine Rundell (later Mrs. Peter Biddick), in 1851; and Betsy Paynter Rundell with Hercules Paynter, Betsy (Mrs. George Paul), Mary Jane (later Mrs. James Nichols), and Johnson Paynter Rundell, in 1853. That last trip with Betsy left Padstow on 1 Sep 1853 aboard the Belle and arrived in Quebec, Canada on 18 Oct, proceeding from there to Platteville, Wisconsin, where her daughter Eliza had originally settled with her husband Stephen Carhart, and where her other children had joined them. They left behind the eldest son, John, who remained on the old home farm.[21]

Betsy lived at Mitchell Hollow near Platteville in a cottage (East House) near her daughter Elizabeth (who was then married to George Paul). Then she and her son Johnson bought part of what is now the Dale Rundell farm north of Rewey, Wisconsin.[22] They bought this farm on 19 May, 1858. In 1860, Betsy was with her daughter Mary Jane Nichols.[23] Later, she moved back to Mitchell Hollow to be near her daughter, Betsy Paul.[24] There she passed away on 27 September, 1877, at the age of eighty-seven. She is buried at the Greenwood Cemetery, Platteville, Wisconsin, Grant County, Lot 9, Block B.[25]

Betsy Paynter Rundell Grave.

Among the things she brought to this country were twelve china cups with deep saucers. She gave one of these to each of her children.[22] When she was 17 years old, she was given a gold ring, which she passed on to her oldest daughter Eliza, who in turn gave it to her youngest child George William Carhart. It is known as the "mourning ring" and is still in the Carhart family.

Betsy Paynter's mourning ring.

She also brought a pitcher of old English pottery, which she gave to her youngest child, Johnson, who in turn gave it to his oldest grandchild, Marcia Rundell Grindell. It was one of her most prized possessions.[22] The following lines were inscribed on the old pitcher:

Let the wealthy and the great,
Roll in splendor and state,
O envy them not, I declare it.
I eat my own lamb,
My own chickens and ham,
I shear my own fleece and i wear it.
I have lawns, I have bowers,
I have fruits, I have flowers,
The lark is my morning alarmer.
So jolly boys now, Here's God speed the plough,
Long life and success to the farmer.

Sources

  1. ↑ Cornwall OPC Baptisms Database: Day Month 19-MAY; Year 1790; Parish Circuit or Chapel EGLOSHAYLE; Forename BETSY; Surname PAINTER; Sex DAU; Father Forename JOHNSON; Mother Forename CATHARINE. https://cornwall-opc-database.org/search-database/baptisms/
  2. ↑ England, Cornwall Parish Registers, 1538-2010: "England, Cornwall Parish Registers, 1538-2010"
    Image path: England, Cornwall Parish Registers, 1538-2010 > Cornwall > St Eval > Marriages, 1755-1813 > image 19 of 21 FamilySearch Image: S3HY-DTLW-SMS (accessed 23 August 2023)
  3. ↑ Cornwall OPC Baptisms Database. Day Month 29-AUG; Year 1811; Parish Circuit or Chapel EVAL, ST.; Forename ELIZA; Surname RUNDELL; Sex F; Father Forename JAMES; Mother Forename BETSEY. https://cornwall-opc-database.org/search-database/baptisms/
  4. ↑ Cornwall OPC Baptisms Database. Day Month 16-JAN; Year 1813; Parish Circuit or Chapel EVAL, ST.; Forename JOHN; Surname RUNDELL; Sex SON; Father Forename JAMES; Mother Forename BETSEY; Residence TREGONA; Status or Occupation FARMER’S SON. https://cornwall-opc-database.org/search-database/baptisms/
  5. ↑ Cornwall OPC Baptisms Database. Day Month 23-OCT; Year 1814; Parish Circuit or Chapel LITTLE PETHERICK; Forename JAMES; Surname RUNDELL; Sex M; Father Forename JAMES; Mother Forename BETSY; Status or Occupation FARMER. https://cornwall-opc-database.org/search-database/baptisms/
  6. ↑ Cornwall OPC Baptisms Database. Day Month 14-JUL; Year 1816; Parish Circuit or Chapel LITTLE PETHERICK; Forename WILLIAM; Surname RUNDELL; Sex S; Father Forename JAMES; Mother Forename BETSY; Residence RESCULLION; Status or Occupation FARMER; Notes OR RUNDLE. https://cornwall-opc-database.org/search-database/baptisms/
  7. ↑ Cornwall OPC Baptisms Database. Day Month 20-JUL; Year 1817; Parish Circuit or Chapel LITTLE PETHERICK; Forename BETSY PAINTER; Surname RUNDELL; Sex F; Father Forename JAMES; Mother Forename BETSY; Residence RESCULLION; Status or Occupation FARMER; Notes OR RUNDLE. https://cornwall-opc-database.org/search-database/baptisms/
  8. ↑ Cornwall OPC Baptisms Database. Day Month 31-MAY; Year 1819; Parish Circuit or Chapel LITTLE PETHERICK; Forename CATHARINE; Surname RUNDELL; Sex F; Father Forename JAMES; Mother Forename BETSY; Residence RESCULLION; Status or Occupation FARMER; Notes REFER ALSO RUNDLE. https://cornwall-opc-database.org/search-database/baptisms/
  9. ↑ Cornwall OPC Baptisms Database. Day Month 26-DEC; Year 1820; Parish Circuit or Chapel LITTLE PETHERICK; Forename HERCULES PAYNTER; Surname RUNDELL; Sex M; Father Forename JAMES; Mother Forename BETSY; Residence RESCULLION; Status or Occupation FARMER. https://cornwall-opc-database.org/search-database/baptisms/
  10. ↑ Cornwall OPC Baptisms Database. Day Month 01-JAN; Year 1823; Parish Circuit or Chapel LITTLE PETHERICK; Forename SAMUEL; Surname RUNDELL; Sex M; Father Forename JAMES; Mother Forename BETSY; Residence RESCULLION; Status or Occupation FARMER. https://cornwall-opc-database.org/search-database/baptisms/
  11. ↑ Cornwall OPC Baptisms Database. Day Month 05-SEP; Year 1824; Parish Circuit or Chapel LITTLE PETHERICK; Forename THOMAS; Surname RUNDELL; Sex M; Father Forename JAMES; Mother Forename BETSY; Residence RESCULLION; Status or Occupation FARMER. https://cornwall-opc-database.org/search-database/baptisms/
  12. ↑ Cornwall OPC Baptisms Database. Day Month 25-DEC; Year 1825; Parish Circuit or Chapel LITTLE PETHERICK; Forename SARAH; Surname RUNDELL; Sex F; Father Forename JAMES; Mother Forename BETSY; Residence RESCULLION; Status or Occupation FARMER. https://cornwall-opc-database.org/search-database/baptisms/
  13. ↑ Cornwall OPC Baptisms Database. Day Month 20-MAY; Year 1827; Parish Circuit or Chapel LITTLE PETHERICK; Forename RICHARD; Surname RUNDELL; Sex M; Father Forename JAMES; Mother Forename BETSY; Residence RESCULLION; Status or Occupation FARMER. https://cornwall-opc-database.org/search-database/baptisms/
  14. ↑ Cornwall OPC Baptisms Database. Day Month 15-DEC; Year 1829; Parish Circuit or Chapel LITTLE PETHERICK; Forename ANN; Surname RUNDELL; Sex F; Father Forename JAMES; Mother Forename BETSY; Residence RESCULLION; Status or Occupation FARMER. https://cornwall-opc-database.org/search-database/baptisms/
  15. ↑ Cornwall OPC Baptisms Database. Day Month 14-DEC; Year 1831; Parish Circuit or Chapel LITTLE PETHERICK; Forename MARY JANE; Surname RUNDELL; Sex M; Father Forename JAMES; Mother Forename BETSY; Residence RESCULLION; Status or Occupation FARMER. https://cornwall-opc-database.org/search-database/baptisms/
  16. ↑ Cornwall OPC Baptisms Database. Day Month 09-NOV; Year 1834; Parish Circuit or Chapel LITTLE PETHERICK; Forename JOHNSON PAYNTER; Surname RUNDLE; Sex M; Father Forename JAMES; Mother Forename BETSY; Residence RESCULLION; Status or Occupation FARMER. https://cornwall-opc-database.org/search-database/baptisms/
  17. ↑ Cornwall OPC Burials Database: Day Month 21-SEP; Year 1839; Parish Circuit or Chapel EVAL, ST.; Forename JAMES; Surname RUNDLE; Age 52; Residence TRESCULLION IN LITTLE PETHERICK. https://cornwall-opc-database.org/search-database/burials/
  18. ↑ Cornwall OPC Burials Database: Day Month 25-SEP; Year 1842; Parish Circuit or Chapel EVAL, ST.; Forename JAMES; Surname RUNDELL; Age 28; Residence TRESCULLION IN LITTLE PETHERICK. https://cornwall-opc-database.org/search-database/burials/
  19. ↑ Cornwall OPC Burials Database: Day Month 11-OCT; Year 1842; Parish Circuit or Chapel EVAL, ST.; Forename SARAH; Surname RUNDELL; Age 16; Residence TRESCULLION IN LITTLE PETHERICK. https://cornwall-opc-database.org/search-database/burials/
  20. ↑ 1851 Census: "England and Wales Census, 1851," database with images, FamilySearch Record: SG2C-XTB (9 November 2019), Betsey Rundle, Little Petherick, Cornwall, England; citing Little Petherick, Cornwall, England, p. 1, from "1851 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
  21. ↑ History and biography provided by the Rundell-Biddick Picnic Association in Platteville, WI, with additional information from Phil Ellery in Cornwall.
  22. ↑ 22.0 22.1 22.2 Newspaper: Platteville Witness, Wed, 24 Feb 1937, page 2
  23. ↑ 1860 Census: "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch Record: MWMR-443 (18 February 2021), Betsy Rundall in entry for James Nichols, 1860.
  24. ↑ 1870 Census: "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch Record: MN9N-H4M (2 January 2021), Betsey Rundell, 1870.
  25. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images Find A Grave: Memorial #29544236 (accessed 22 September 2022), memorial page for Elizabeth “Betsy” Paynter Rundell (1790–27 Sep 1877), Find A Grave: Memorial #29544236, citing Greenwood Cemetery, Platteville, Grant County, Wisconsin, USA; Maintained by One 2 Wander ღ (contributor 47038231.




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