Ann SUMNER (1773- )

1 Ann Howel SUMNER (1773- ) [984]. Born 1773, Seend, Wiltshire. Bap 14 Feb 1773, Seend, Wiltshire.

2 Edward SUMNER (1738- ) [931]. Born 1738, Seend, Wiltshire. Bap 11 Mar 1738, Seend, Wiltshire. Marr Sarah HOWELL 8 Jan 1771, Seend, Wiltshire.

4 Joseph SUMNER (1708- ) [903]. Born 1708, Seend, Wiltshire. Bap 5 Sep 1708, Seend, Wiltshire. Marr Ann STUMP 21 Dec 1735, Rowde, Wiltshire.

8 William SOMNER (SUMNER) (1680?- ) [904]. Born 1680 (app), Seend, Wiltshire. Bap 1 Mar 1680, Seend, Wiltshire. Marr Ann HOPE.

16 Edward SUMNER (1644- ) [905]. Born 1644, Seend, Wiltshire. Bap 29 Sep 1644, Seend, Wiltshire. Marr Ann WOOD 20 Nov 1669, Seend, Wiltshire. Died.

32 John SUMPNER (1619-1663) [906]. Born 1619, Seend, Wiltshire. Bap 27 Aug 1619, Seend, Wiltshire. Marr Susan NEWTON 16 Nov 1637, Seend, Wiltshire. Marr Frances HART 20 Nov 1639, Seend, Wiltshire. Died 20 Sep 1663, Seend, Wiltshire.

Notes from the Wiltshire County Council Web Site -

The seventeenth century saw buildings continuing to be erected in the High Street such as Seend Lodge, The Manor house, Bell Hill Cottages and Seend Green House (residence of John Sumner, friend of John Aubrey) with its walled garden, summerhouse, stable block and coach house. Opposite is Horse Pond and Edward Cook’s smithy (on the corner of what still is Cook’s Lane).Greenhayes House has a 17th century core and may have been the White Hart Inn in 1690. Most of the 17th century houses were re-faced with brick in the 19th century. A Pound in Seend Green had been there since the 17th century, but is not there now.

The 19th century saw six farmhouses built in Seend: Seend Hill Farm, Turner’s Farm, Marsh Farm (Seymour Lodge), Seend Farm/Sumner’s (Vicarage), Manor Farm and Malthouse Farm.

There was a Mill in Seend from the 13th century and the broad cloth trade was the principle one in the village in the 15th century. Western Wiltshire was one of the main manufacturing areas it the country. Summerham Brook powered the water mills. Other village craftsmen in the 17th century were weavers, fullers, tucker, shearman and tailors, still largely having a connection with the wool trade. The trade began to decline in the early 17th century and lead to a lack of jobs for weavers. Three Seend weavers were prosecuted for rioting when corn was being collected at Seend Green. The villagers saw the grain but couldn’t afford to buy any. The weavers were imprisoned in Warminster gaol for a few days, and then put in the stocks for two hours. In 1647 Seend villagers joined others in the locality to make representations at the Quarter Sessions on the ‘miserable condition for want of work’. The industry recovered in the late 17th and 18th century. Clothiers became so rich that they began to own property, for example the Somner family. Weavers earned more than farm labourers and in 1797 income was spent on barley flour, yeast, salt, tea, butter, cheese soap, candles, thread, coals and garden vegetables. In 1814 the row of cottages next to the Methodist Chapel were leased and re-built to form workshops for the clothing trade, but by 1841 there were no weavers, finishers or spinners in Seend. Labourers fared poorly; a labourer living in the Melksham area in a house on ‘part of the waste’ that was in poor condition did not dare to ask the Parish to repair it in case they should claim it. The poor often moved to the Salisbury Plain area for better wages and more constant employment at that time.

64 John SUMPNER (SUMNER) (aft1587-1641) [907]. Born btw 1587 and 1590, Seend, Wiltshire. Marr Margery TYLLING 5 May 1612, Seend, Wiltshire. Died 1641, Seend, Wiltshire. Buried 21 Dec 1641, Seend, Wiltshire.

Some records show the surname as Sumner, the surname used or given to some of his children.

128 John SUMPNER OF HENMARSH (1560- ) [908]. Born 1560, Seend, Wiltshire.

One record show 'Another Event' (unknown), on 13th.Jun.1566.

Records show area in Seend as Henmarsh and Kenmarsh.

256 William SUMPNER (1535?- ) [2785]. Born 1535 (est). Marr Unknown <SUMPNER> 1559, Seend, Wiltshire.

After many generations, the family of 'Sumpner', 'Somner' and later 'Sumner' eventually became Clothiers in Seend. The following is a small exerpt from the parish history by John Chandler and is taken from his books ‘Marlborough and Eastern Wiltshire’ and ‘Devizes and Central Wiltshire’

'The Seend clothiers created dynasties – Dugdale, Sumner, Awdry, Usher – which intermarried with each other and with similar families from elsewhere. They rose to the status of gentry and built the remarkable series of fine houses which now line the village street. The elaborate monuments to the dead inside the church complement the elaborate houses – Seend House, Cleeve House, Seend Green House, the Manor House – in which they had lived. Some returned to the artisan level of craft weavers from which they had originated. The clothiers controlled the weavers, spinners and other craftsmen, who worked in more modest cottages and small houses, perhaps with workshops attached. It is the survivors among these that give Seend Cleeve its character.'.

512 William SUMNER (SUMPNER) (1510?- ) [6755]. Born 1510 (est). Marr Unknown <SUMPNER> 1539, Seend, Wiltshire.

1024 William SUMPNER (1480?- ) [13970]. Born 1480 (est).

This is a link record. Further research needed.

Wiltshire Records Office hold a will for William Sumner dated 1546. It could be for this William or possibly his son.

2048 Unknown SUMPNER (1455?- ) [13971]. Born 1455 (est).

This is a link record. Further research needed.

4096 Thomas SUMPNER (1430?- ) [13972]. Born 1430 (est).

Wiltshire Records Office -

Grant of land by John Duyke, clerk and Thomas Hancock of Poulshot to Thomas Sumpner ,son of Thomas Sumpner alias Smythe, and Joan his wife,1435.

Bond by Thomas Hanecok of Poulshot to Thomas Sompner alias Smythe and Joan his wife,1435.

8192 Thomas SUMPNER (1405?- ) [13974]. Born 1405 (est).

8193 Joan <SUMPNER> ( - ) [13975].

513 Unknown <SUMPNER> ( - ) [8440].

257 Unknown <SUMPNER> ( - ) [2786].

129 Edith <SUMNER> (1560?- ) [2240]. Born 1560 (app), Seend, Wiltshire.

This is Edith's will dated 1631 found at the Wiltshire and Swindon Record Office -

In the Name of God Amen. In the 11th of July in the fourteenth year of the reign of our Sovereign Lord King 1631, I Edith Sumner of Seend being sick & weak of body, but sound & [alert] memory (Thanks be to God) I here make this my last will & testament in manner & form following (That is to say) first I commit my soul unto Christ my Saviour. Then I give unto the children of my son Thomas Sumner each of them four pounds a [---]. Thomas Sumner & William Sumner [---] then I give unto the children of my son Joseph Sumner every one of them four pounds a [---], John Sumner, [---] Sumner, & Joseph Sommer, & William Sommer, & Edith Sommer, & Priscilla Summer, Mary Sumner, & Joan Somner, & Anna Sommer. Then I give unto the daughters of Elizabeth Smith each of them four pounds a [---], Joan Smith & Elizabeth Smith. Then I give unto my son Thomas Somner all the [---] of [---] he [---] [---] of mine(mind?). Then I give unto my son Joseph Sumner all the [---] of [---] that he [---] [---] of mine (mind?) Then I give unto my daughter Elizabeth Smith two pounds, [---] shillings and eight pence. Then I here make [---] Thomas Somner & Joseph Somner --- over all the goods that is [must able] or summonable, of what nature, & [---] [---], I wholy give & bequeath unto my [sons] Thomas Somner & Joseph Somner whom I make & ordain them to be my executors of this my last will & testament. I have [---] [---] my beloved [---] John Stokes, by --- [kinsman] [---] [---] [---] to be my [---]. [witnessed] [---], Robert Somner. The mark of Thomas [---].

65 Margery TYLLING (1591-aft1619) [909]. Born 1591, Seend, Wiltshire. Died aft 1619, Seend, Wiltshire. Buried Seend, Wiltshire.

33 Frances HART ( -1664) [911]. Born Seend, Wiltshire. Died 1664, Seend, Wiltshire. Buried 17 Sep 1664, Seend, Wiltshire.

66 Thomas HARTE ( - ) [11944]. Marr Helen FEW (FUE) 10 Oct 1612, Seend, Wiltshire.

132 Unknown <HART> ( - ) [11947].

67 Helen FEW (FUE) ( - ) [11945].

17 Ann WOOD (1649-1715) [914]. Born 1649, Seend, Wiltshire. Died 1715, Seend, Wiltshire. Buried 27 Nov 1715, Seend, Wiltshire.

9 Ann HOPE ( - ) [921].

5 Ann STUMP (1708- ) [925]. Born 13 Jun 1708, Bromham, Wiltshire. Christened 13 Jun 1708, Bromham, Wiltshire.

10 Richard STUMP (1672- ) [11925]. Born 17 Nov 1672, Bromham, Wiltshire. Christened 17 Nov 1672, Bromham, Wiltshire.

20 Richard STUMP (1646- ) [11927]. Born 9 Mar 1646, Bromham, Wiltshire. Christened 9 Mar 1646, Bromham, Wiltshire. Marr Mary (Marie) SMART 31 Dec 1668, Heddington, Wiltshire.

40 Richard STUMP (1636- ) [11928]. Born 16 Oct 1636, Bromham, Wiltshire. Christened 16 Oct 1636, Bromham, Wiltshire.

80 Theophilus STUMP (1602?- ) [11929]. Born 1602 (app), Bromham, Wiltshire. Christened 11 Apr 1602, Bromham, Wiltshire.

160 John STUMP ( - ) [11931]. Marr Margery HOBBS 23 Oct 1591, Bromham, Wiltshire. Marr Agnes HOBBS 1 May 1596, Bromham, Wiltshire.

320 Unknown STUMP ( - ) [14747].

161 Agnes HOBBS (1569- ) [11933]. Born 1569, Bromham, Wiltshire.

322 Thomas HOBBS ( - ) [11934]. Marr Christian WEBB 8 May 1568, Bromham, Wiltshire.

323 Christian WEBB ( -1637) [11935]. Died 1637.

81 Ann <STUMP> ( - ) [11930].

21 Mary (Marie) SMART (1639?- ) [11938]. Born 1639 (app), Heddington, Wiltshire. Christened 4 Jun 1639, Heddington, Wiltshire.

42 Henry SMARTE (1620?- ) [11939]. Born 1620 (app), Heddington, Wiltshire. Christened 27 Jan 1620, Heddington, Wiltshire.

84 Henry SMARTE ( - ) [11941]. Marr Alice HEDGES 16 Oct 1581, Westbury, Wiltshire.

85 Alice HEDGES ( - ) [11942].

43 Alice <SMART> ( - ) [11940].

11 Mary <STUMP> ( - ) [11926].

3 Sarah HOWELL ( - ) [964].

Witnesses at the marriage were Benjamin Howell and Edward Howell.