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Barbra CLIFFE

Barbra CLIFFE

Female - Yes, date unknown    Has 9 ancestors but no descendants in this family tree.


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  • Name Barbra CLIFFE 
    Relationshipwith Teresa Ann GOATHAM
    Gender Female 
    Died Yes, date unknown 
    Siblings 2 brothers 
    Patriarch & Matriarch
    CLIFFE,   d. Yes, date unknown  (Father) 
    Thomazine MARTIN,   d. Yes, date unknown  (Grandmother) 
    Person ID I17129  All
    Last Modified 16 Feb 2017 

    Father CLIFFE,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Mother Barbara WOTTON,   d. Aft 1649 
    Married
    • Admon. for the estate of one Walter Wotton, a widower of Townstal, was granted to his sister, Barbara Cliffe, in 1649.
      Since the Exeter goldsmith William Wotton, who was from Blackawton and whose mother was from Dartmouth, left a bequest to his 'Cozen Richard Clift of Brixham' I think it probable that the above Walter and Barbara were siblings of Willam's father, and that Barbara had a son Richard, the one William mentioned in his will.
      The fact a Richard married in Townstal and was buried in Brixham at dates consistent with him being the one mentioned in the will add further weight to my theory.

      IF TRUE, then this suggests there is a link between my Wotton ancestors and the Harberton Wottons, since after the death of the above Walter in 1649 there were Court of Chancery case(s) between Barbara Cliffe and a Walter Cliffe (in one she is named as wife, but in another Walter appears again but appears not to be Barbara's husband, since she was a widow at the time) and a Walter Wotton and his wife Prothesia. The unusual name of the wife of the Walter in the dispute identifies him as a Harberton Wotton.

      I now have copies of all the documents I know of concerning the admon of Barbara's brother Walter's estate, but have not had time to read through all of them some not easy to read, some damaged with parts illegible or missing)
    Family ID F6906  Family Group Page  |  Family Chart

    Family John BASFORD,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Married 6 Sep 1660  St. Michael’s Church, Blackawton, Devon, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location 
    • ** This marriage may have been a second marriage of the Barbara I show as mother of this Barbara **
      (the reference to her in the PR as 'Mrs'  does not clarify; Mrs at this time indicated a gentlewoman, not marital status)
    Last Modified 16 Feb 2017 
    Family ID F6909  Family Group Page  |  Family Chart