Richard and Bethia Gale (nee Weekes) of Alton Priors, Wiltshire
An Index
of the Poll of the Freeholders of Wiltshire for electing a Knight of the Shire,
in the Room of Edward Popham, Esq;
Taken at Wilton on the 18th, 19th, 20th, and
21st of August 1772 Henry Penruddocke Wyndham, Esquire, High Sherrif Candidates
Ambrose Goddard, Esq Henry Herbert, Esq Edward Gale, Alton Prior's
(Source S O'Neil Rootsweb )
RICHARD
GALE and BETHIA GALE (nee UNKNOWN) of Alton Priors, Wiltshire
parents of
(1) STEPHEN GALE, born abt 1798 in Alton Priors, Wiltshire; he married SARAH TILLEY October 22nd 1821 North Newnton, Wiltshire.
The Gale
family appear to have been living in the Alton Priors area for generations,
It would seem very likely that Charles and Margaret Godwin
are ancestors of my gt, gt, gt grandfather Stephen Gale of Alton Priors, Wiltshire.
Particularly as both families use Stephen as a Christian name.
1 Charles
GALE
. + Margaret GODWIN of Staunton St Bernard, Wiltshire
........ 2 Richard GALE b: 1687 in Alton Priors, Wilt, Eng d: October 26th 1766
in Alton, Priors, Wills, England
............ +Joan HIBBERD 1698 - 1771 b: November 5th 1698 in Stanton, St Bernard,
Wilts, England m: October 11th 1719 in Stanton, St. Bernard, Wiltshire, England
d: May 7th 1771
................... 3 Richard GALE 1719 -
................... 3 Edward GALE : 1720 d: May 27, 1800
................... 3 Stephen GALE - b: 1722
................... 3 Elizabeth GALE - b: 1725
................... 3 Richard GALE - b: 1728
................... 3 Joan GALE - 1730 b: 1730: December 26, 1730 in Alton,
Priors,
................... 3 George GALE - b: 1731
................... 3 Marqaret GALE - b: 1734
................... 3 Margaret GALE - b: 1734
................... 3 Mary GALE b: February 2nd 1734/35 in Alton, Priors, Wills,
England d: March 9th 1809 in Wilcot, Wiltshire, England
nearest villiage Alton Priors Wiltshire
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