Mary Ann (Willington) Taylor (abt. 1779)

Born about 1779 in Tettenhall, Staffordshire, England

Ancestors

Biography

Mary Ann Willington was baptised on 18 July 1779 at St. Michael and All Angels in Tettenhall, Staffordshire.^[1] She was the daughter of John Willington and Elizabeth Parkes.

Marriage of John Taylor and Mary Ann Willington.

Mary Ann (of Bilston in the parish of Wolverhampton, spinster) married John Taylor (of parish, bachelor) on 20 September 1807 at St. Philip in Birmingham, Warwickshire, by licence.^[2] The witnesses were Sarah Willington ~ and Wm Morris ~. The licence had been purchased on 16 September and gave John's occupation as auctioneer, the bondsman being Wm Morris of St. Philip, Birmingham, also an auctioneer (image).

The will of Mary Ann's father shows that she had a daughter called Elizabeth Taylor.

Mentions of Mary in Family Wills

Mary was given £100 in the will of her grandfather, John Parkes.^[3] She was also named as a 'second cousin' in the will of Sarah Caddick nee Parkes.^[4] Mary was named in the will of her aunt, Mary Parkes, as Mary Taylor.^[5] Her father's will noted that Mary had a daughter called Elizabeth Taylor.^[6]

Sources

References

1. ↑ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JQFQ-12L : 19 March 2020), Mary Anne Willington, 1779, to Jno & Eliz.
2. ↑ "England, Warwickshire, Parish Registers, 1535-1963," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QGDG-BR5F : 26 February 2019), John Tayler and Mary Ann Willington, 20 Sep 1807; Marriage; citing Birmingham, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom, p. , Warwick County Record Office, England; FHL microfilm 813,726.
3. ↑ Will of John Parkes of Lower Gornal Sedgley yeoman, written 18 November 1797 and proved 17 OCtober 1814, Staffordshire, Dioceses Of Lichfield And Coventry Wills And Probate 1521-1860, Staffordshire Archive (digitised on Find My Past).
4. ↑ Will of Sarah Caddick widow of Sedgley, written 23 February 1805 and proved 11 November 1805, The National Archives; Kew, England; Prerogative Court of Canterbury and Related Probate Jurisdictions: Will Registers; Class: PROB 11; Piece: 1433.
5. ↑ Copy of the will of Mary Parkes of Gornal, parish of Sedgley, Staffs., single woman, written 15 March 1818 and proved 18 July 1818, Dudley Archive, DSCAM/3/302/1.
6. ↑ Will of John Willington of Tettenhall hingemaker, written 22 November 1821 and proved 22 October 1822, The National Archives, Prerogative Court of Canterbury and Related Probate Jurisdictions: Will Registers; Class: PROB 11; Piece: 1663.