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  Jacob  
  1756  
 
  WILLS  
 
  Son of  
  Edward  
  1725-85 Jacob[1]   Sarah 1787[2]  
  1756-1816      
  Sarah     Jacob 1788[3]  
  Bryant[4]      
    Uriah 1790[5]  
     
    Edward 1792[6]  
     
    Isaac[7]   Sarah 1816[8]  
    1794-1858      
    Elizabeth     Joshua 1818[9]  
    Gay      
        Ann 1820[10]  
  _   Joane J 1794[11]      
  Lucy Hill[12]       Elizabeth 1826[13]  
  2nd wife of Jacob     Joseph 1798[14]      
        David 1831[15]  
    Mary A 1800[16]      
        Jane 1831[17]  
    Eliza 1807[18]      
        Jacob 1833[19]  
    David 1810[20]  
     
    Maria 1813[21]  
     
    Lucy 1814[22]  
[1]
Jacob was born at Grittenham 1756.
He married his cousin Sarah Bryant at Bremhill 1786. After Sarah died, he married Lucy Hill in 1797. He had many leasehold and freehold estates in Somerset, Wilts and Gloucestershire and at time of his death in 1816 was living at Castle Combe.
[2]
Sarah married Rev. Richard Grimes 19th May 1812 in Grittleton. They lived in Yorkshire. Richard was a joint trustee and executor of Jacobs will.
[3]
He was baptised at East Tytherton, married Elizabeth Hewitt 1808 at Grittleton.
[4]
Sarah born 1759, was the daughter of Uriah Bryant and Joanna Henly, a much younger sister of John Henly, Ann Henly's (ie Jacobs mother) father.
She died about 1794.
[5]
Uriah Bryant Vineswas baptised at East Tytherton Moravian Church 12th May 1790. From the brevity and nature of his will it appears that he did not marry. He was an auctioneer at Newbury, Berks, near Reading. He was in business with his cousin David1785, son of James1758 of Potterne and his half-brother Joseph.
He died in 1842, as probate was declared in Feb 1843.
[6]
Born 1792, died 1857. Professor of Music at Maidenhead.
Edward was joint executor of his fathers will, which at time of Jacobs death in 1816, described him "of Mirfield in Yorkshire". He did not marry.
[7]
Twin of Joane. Married Elizabeth Gay at Littleton Drew in 1815.Lived at Whelford, near Fairford, close to Glos/Wilts border, north of Swindon.
[8]
Born 24 April 1816
[9]
Born 16th Feb 1818 at Whelford north of Swindon.
[10]
Born 2nd Jun 1820 at Whelford north of Swindon
[11]
Joane Jacob 1794
Twin of Isaac. Possibly died as child.
[12]
Jacob married Lucy Hill 23-10-1797 at Brinkworth. She was a spinster.
[13]
Born 7th Feb 1826 at Whelford north of Swindon.
[14]
Born 25-2-1798. Mentioned by Uriah in his 1838 will as his brother and attorney at law. Died 1874. He was married to Hannah (1794-1889).
He became a joint executor of Jacobs willat 21 in 1819.
[15]
Born 1831 at Whelford, north of Swindon, migrated to Vic, Australia as 19 year old, Settled at Branxholme, where he died 1883. Married Margaret Kirkwood 30th Jun 1856 at Geelong.
[16]
Mary Anne born 1800, died 1874. Married her cousin Uriah Evensis (1794-1863)
They had 6 children, all in Bath, Somerset and migrated to Australia after 1836, when their youngest was born. They settled in the Bathurst area.
[17]
Born 1831 at Whelford, north of Swindon. Died 1888
[18]
Born at Grittleton.
[19]
Jacob born 1833 at Whelford, north of Swindon. Married Maria Hulange 1871 at Bristol. Died 1893.
Daughter Elizabeth born 1871, died 1945,married Herbert Hand, son Bertram Hand born 1906, married Kathleen Butchers, son Michael Peter Hand born 1934 married Anne Bavin, son Paul Richard Hand 1964, dau. Jennifer Christine 1965.
[20]
David b1810 d1885 Schoolmaster . David had a boys' school in Bristol in the 1871 census. His sister Lucy was living with him. He did not marry. Very interestingly, his executor was John Sanderson Hollyer, married to Cecilia Vines, daughter of David's cousin, Benjamin Vines, [and Cecilia Dunn].
[21]
Maria b1813 d1885 Schoolmistress. Maria had her own small girls' school also in Bristol in the 1871 census. She also did not marry, and she had an unusual executor , Benjamin Champion Vines, Accountant, son of her cousin Jabez Vines [and Elizabeth Champion].
[22]
Lucy b1814 d1882. She apparently kept house for David and Maria when they all retired and she did not marry either. Her executor was her sister Maria.