Vessey Family Tree
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Family of Gervas VESSEY and Rebecca PELL
| Husband: | Gervas VESSEY ( -1781) | |
| Wife: | Rebecca PELL ( -1771) | |
| Children: | Gervas VESSEY (1759-1846) | |
| Alice VESSEY (1750- ) | ||
| Marriage | 27 Dec 1748 | |
Husband: Gervas VESSEY
| Name: | Gervas VESSEY | |
| Sex: | Male | |
| Father: | Gervas VESSEY ( - ) | |
| Mother: | Sarah STEVENSON ( -1728) | |
| Birth | "? ??? ????" | |
| Death | 1781 | |
Wife: Rebecca PELL
| Name: | Rebecca PELL | |
| Sex: | Female | |
| Father: | - | |
| Mother: | - | |
| Birth | "? ??? ????" | |
| Death | 1771 | |
Child 1: Gervas VESSEY
| Name: | Gervas VESSEY | |
| Sex: | Male | |
| Spouse: | Lucy MOSS (1764-1839) | |
| Birth | 22 Nov 1759 | |
| Death | 1846 (age 86-87) | |
Child 2: Alice VESSEY
| Name: | Alice VESSEY | |
| Sex: | Female | |
| Spouse: | Richard WILLSON ( - ) | |
| Birth | 2 Aug 1750 | |
Note on Husband: Gervas VESSEY - shared note
Nottinghamshire Archives holds the Parish Accounts from 1726 to 1759. They cover detailed disbursements for this period. There was an annual parish officer in Barnby, described as the 'Constable', whose accounts relate to the duties of churchwarden, overseers of the poor, constables and surveyors of highways. Of note is an entry for 22nd December 1728 for John Main, Constable, 'to a man in Clapool (sic) for one otter - 1 shilling. Also in 1752 Gervas Vessy was paid 1 shilling for 'my oath'. There are also references to 'clandestine marriages' with payments of 1 shilling.