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Mr. John TOZER
Abt 1734 - 1823 (~ 89 years)
Has no ancestors but 21 descendants in this family tree.
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Name John TOZER Prefix Mr. Relationship 
with Teresa Ann GOATHAM Born Abt 1734 - From age given in burial register
Gender Male Will Written Buried 9 Aug 1823 St. Peter and St. Paul’s Church, Broadhempston, Devon, England 
- From PR entry (image on FMP, viewed 3 Dec 2014)
A John Tozer was buried in Ipplepen in 1781, but as this John was clearly the father of Henry Pinson (his step daughter Ann and her husband mention him in their wills), he would appear to be father of the other children baptised in Broadhempston around the same time. Given that the last of these were baptised in 1783 it would seem improbable that their father had been buried in 1781.
John Tozer was quite a common name in Devon, but the burial of this one in the parish in which his children were baptised and the age suggest this was the burial of this John.
Seeing the will of the Broadhempston John will hopefully confirm this.
Person ID I300085 All | All in the Goatham / Gotham One-Name Study Last Modified 25 May 2022
Family 1 Mrs. Mary COCK, bur. 7 Apr 1774, St. Peter and St. Paul’s Church, Broadhempston, Devon, England Married 3 Jun 1760 St. Michael’s Church, Ilsington, Devon, England - From PR entry (image on Devon FHS website, members' section, viewed 25 May 2022)
Children8 children Last Modified 25 May 2022 Family ID F302266 Family Group Page | Family Chart
Family 2 Elizabeth PINSON, b. Between 14 Jul 1741 and 23 Aug 1741, d. 13 Jul 1824 (Age ~ 82 years)
Other Partners: John GOTHAM m. 29 Dec 1760Marriage License May 1776 Allegation - From marriage licence allegation (image on FamilySearch, viewed 3 Apr 2018)
Married 9 Jun 1776 St. Andrew’s Church, Ipplepen, Devon, England - From BT (image on FamilySearch, viewed 25 Jan 2021)
"June the 4th. John Tozer of Broadhempston, Yeoman was marryed to Elizabeth Gotham (both on widowhood) with Licence"
(the Hardwicke register for Ipplepen for marriages 1754-1813 appears not to have survived)
When John and Elizabeth married I think John had 6 children from his first marriage living, and Elizabeth 4 from hers; all 10 were probably living at home with them. They then went on to have another 6 together, although the final two, twins, both died shortly after birth, both being buried just six days afther they were baptised.
With her six step-children aged between just two and 15 Elizabeth no doubt played a mothering role to the younger children at least.
John was step-father to children aged five to 15, but may not have felt much affection for them. He did not leave a bequest to a single one of them. However, although his will was long it was a practical will, leaving generally large bequests, not small token ones to mark friendships, etc. and he may have been content, therefore, that their mother would take care of his step-children rather than not caring about them. One, Ann, pre-deceased John, dying as a childless widow, while the state of his two step-sons is at the time of writing (May 2022) unknown to me, but his other step-daughter, Elizabeth, definitely survived him.
Children6 children Last Modified 25 May 2022 Family ID F300028 Family Group Page | Family Chart