Thursday, November 7, 2019

Degory Baskevill - revised theory

Just when I said I was moving on to other lines I did this search:  https://www.familysearch.org/search/record/results?givenname=Dogory&surname=Baskeville&birth_place=Shaugh%2C%20Devon%2C%20England&birth_year_from=1600&birth_year_to=1750&count=20&offset=0

 

I guess I’ll be working on this for awhile longer!

 

Digory Baskeville, son of Digory and Mary (he is a great uncle of ours):

https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:939N-78S8-W?i=30&cc=1804330&personaUrl=%2Fark%3A%2F61903%2F1%3A1%3AKCSP-XWW

 

After looking all this over, here is a revised theory of the Baskevilles of this region (our line is on the far right):

 

I have entered this on my tree as if the “same?” Is a yes.

 

Good old fashioned hunch given the lack of evidence.

 

Yes.  I know.  WAG are not allowed in genealogy.  But it’s not ENTIRELY wild!

 

Here is the marriage record of Digory to Honour Dungie from 1646:

(BTW, Chris b. 1693 named a daughter HONOR in 1725.  Just saying.

 

https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N2V1-HJS

 

Death of Digory, 1795:

https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:939N-QR43-T?i=87&cc=1804330&personaUrl=%2Fark%3A%2F61903%2F1%3A1%3AKCSF-57F

 

Death of Digory, 1775:

https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:939N-Q448-1?i=140&cc=1804330&personaUrl=%2Fark%3A%2F61903%2F1%3A1%3AKC9B-6J2

 

Now, really, after lunch, I’m moving on to another family line.  Time is running out!

 

Cousin Teri

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