When Richard Jenkyn died in 1766 he left a Will and much industry, ably transcribed here by St Erth's Dee: https://freepages.rootsweb.com/~sterth/genealogy/wills1764_70.htm#Rjenkyn
Who was that niece Eliza Collins? I gave myself five minutes just to resolve her and move on.
Twenty minutes later, Eliza has been put to one side, as something entirely else is going on. . .
Richard first married Margery Row in the parish church in 1733 and their son was baptised the following year, and I haven't examined dates. The son dies and is buried in 1737 and 1738 (sic). There may be a daughter in 1741, but there will be no surviving children.
(By the way, if you lived in Helston you could choose whether you utilised the church there or the parish church at Wendron. Eventually Helston would be split off.)
Elsewhere in Helston lived Joan Eva, unmarried, she's aged around 22 and begins to have a large string of illegitimate children each and every one triumphantly written 'Bastard' in the parish registers. These commence in 1738 and continue till about 1751. The inference would be that she had a steady partner, married to someone else.
Coincidentally, Margery Jenkyn dies in 1763 and in January 1764 (or 1765?), her widower, Richard Jenkyn is marrying to none other than Joan Eva!
Richard dies a year or two later, and Joan appears to survive listed as a pauper at her death in the fullness of time.
Her children? Joan junior marries and settles in Newlyn, while Richard (coincidental name?) settles in St Hilary. Neither probably will have much to do with their birth mother. The remaining siblings die soon after birth, although the eldest is not traced.
I'll not exactly sure what I think. Innocent til proven guilty, perhaps!
Who was that niece Eliza Collins? I gave myself five minutes just to resolve her and move on.
Twenty minutes later, Eliza has been put to one side, as something entirely else is going on. . .
Richard first married Margery Row in the parish church in 1733 and their son was baptised the following year, and I haven't examined dates. The son dies and is buried in 1737 and 1738 (sic). There may be a daughter in 1741, but there will be no surviving children.
(By the way, if you lived in Helston you could choose whether you utilised the church there or the parish church at Wendron. Eventually Helston would be split off.)
Elsewhere in Helston lived Joan Eva, unmarried, she's aged around 22 and begins to have a large string of illegitimate children each and every one triumphantly written 'Bastard' in the parish registers. These commence in 1738 and continue till about 1751. The inference would be that she had a steady partner, married to someone else.
Coincidentally, Margery Jenkyn dies in 1763 and in January 1764 (or 1765?), her widower, Richard Jenkyn is marrying to none other than Joan Eva!
Richard dies a year or two later, and Joan appears to survive listed as a pauper at her death in the fullness of time.
Her children? Joan junior marries and settles in Newlyn, while Richard (coincidental name?) settles in St Hilary. Neither probably will have much to do with their birth mother. The remaining siblings die soon after birth, although the eldest is not traced.
I'll not exactly sure what I think. Innocent til proven guilty, perhaps!
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