Abraham Provost 1767 - 1827 |
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Birth: 1767 Thorney CAM ENG
- Notes:
- Baptised 24 July 1767
- Abraham son of Joseph and Susannah Pervost
- Entry 2 lines above, crossed out in different ink: Abraham Son of Joseph and Susannah Provost July 8
- Evidence that vicar filled in gaps in register a long time after events. Also, ink colour is constant for blocks of three months or so then changes - as if every three months the vicar copied the latest entries from notes (or memory?)
- Source: Thorney Parish Records held at Cambridge Record Office
Death: 20 January 1827 Thorney CAM ENG
- Notes:
- Buried Jan 25 1827 Age 59
- Gravestone in Thorney Churchyard, near the north door of the church:
- Abraham Provost Died 20th January 1827 in his 60th year - viewed by Janet Diane Preece
- Source: printed transcript of Thorney Parish Records held at Cambridge Record Office
Father: Samuel Provost
Mother: Susannah Designe
Siblings:
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Wife: Ann Crane
Marriage: 17 April 1792 Thorney Abbey CAM ENG
- Notes:
- PROVOST Abraham bach CRANE Ann sp
- Both of the parish
- by License
- Witnesses Samuel Marriot, John Bellamy (who is witness to many weddings - parish clerk?)
- Source: printed transcript of Thorney Parish Records held at Cambridge Record Office
Children:
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Note:
Note: The baptism record conflicts by information provided by Mary Elston in a letter to Percy Capps Elston in 1902, where she says her great
-grandfather (and so Abraham's father) was Samuel Provost.
William Ward's will identifies Abraham as his 'son-in-law' and Mary Provost as 'daughter-in-law'. It is assumed that in modern parlance this would be step-son and step-daughter. Since William was married to Samuel Provost's widow Susannah Designe, this provides further evidence that Abraham's father was in fact Samuel Provost.
In a similar vein, Abraham administered the estate of Susanna Ward (née Susannah Designe), and signed the bond. Susanna is named as Abraham's mother.
Will, proven at the PCC, runs to several pages. He appoints his sons and David Randall as his executors.