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According to the 1851 census John was born c1784 in Chew Stoke. FreeReg has 2 baptisms in Chew Stoke around that time:

31 August 1783 to parents Benjamin and Mary

23 November 1783 to parents Thomas and Anne.

It looks like one of them died in 1788 because there is also a burial there of a John ROYNON on 24 February 1788, so some further research is required I'm afraid.

Dave Erasmus

When Karen asked this question before - see here for the replies then - Dave Erasmus also suggested these possible alias names for Jesse JAMES when he married Sarah NORRIS in 1844 in Cheddar.   Unfortunately this marriage certificate does not give names for fathers for either bride or groom.  Certainly seems to require a bit more research here.

Thank you for that information Pat, you have given me something to work on.  I had not picked up yet that he was widowed at the time of his marriage to Ann Righton, but had seen the son, Benjamin, at some point in my research but couldn't connect them. The Journeyman actually  came from his death certificate (I got it wrong!). 

Brigid

Hi Karen,

I checked out the Cheddar baptisms but looked to see if he was baptised as an adult and found the following entries which I think you may find helpful (or not).

9th Nov 1847 Jessy son of Jessy and Sarah JAMES.  JAMES commonly called BROOKS.

22nd May 1814 Jesse son of Jesse BROOKS  and Sarah.

16th Jul 1817 Jesse son of Jesse BROOKS  and Sarah

There is a marriage between Jesse Brooks and Sarah Ven in 1802 Cheddar.

Regards,

Elizabeth

Yes Pat, you're right. Joe's my brother -in-law. I've read the earlier comments and found the information very useful. Many thanks. Mike Withers.

We have had this query before from a different researcher - Take a look here for the earlier comments.  It does seem that both of you are researching the same Henry WITHERS.