tenterfieldjulie
21-05-13, 10:27
I have been trying to trace back my Pring Family and they have unravelled.
My first Pring Ancestor was Amy Pring, who married John Sloman (1792-1864) at Milverton in Somerset in 1816.
Amy’s parents were Edward Pring who married Mary Hall (1756-1825) in 1780 in Milverton. Their children – Thomas 1781, James 1782, William 1786, John 1789 and my Amy 1793-1833.
Edward was the son of William and Mary Southey (1723-1787) who married in 1748 in Milverton. Their children Hannah 1749, unnamed 1750, William 1752, Edward 1754-1825 and John 1756. Edward was the only one to reach maturity.
Edward’s father William, was the son of Anthony and Mary Farthing (1702-1737) who also married in 1725 in Milverton. The only children I can find recorded are William 1726 and Grace 1727-1730. I am not sure if my William died in 1780 or 1800.
Anthony died in the Workhouse in Milverton in 1757.
The Pring, (Pryng, Prynge) family can be traced back to Devon. It appears that they first settled in Somerset in Milverton and Runnington (only marriages transcribed). The first record of the Pring family, indexed online, that I have found in Milverton, is the marriage of Henry Pring to Margaret Perrie in 1618.
Then either they moved about a lot and the records haven’t survived or been transcribed, and/or the records at Milverton are extremely hard to transcribe.
The first baptism is in 1652 of John Pring, son of Francis and Margery. Then in 1664 Richard son of L……. ner and Margery (so possibly also Francis) big gap between 1652 and 1664.
Then baptisms for children of Anthony and Grace – Grace 1664, John 1671 and Edward 1681. I feel that there should be more baptisms and possibly an Anthony.
In 1708 Anthony and Margarett baptised a daughter Mary. I feel their marriage could be in 1706 in Milverton, mistranscribed as Abraham and Margarett Strang. This couple are possibly the parents of my Anthony who died in 1757, married in 1725, but no baptism found.
There are also early burials for William Pring in 1682 and Grace wife of William in 1705.
It appears that the Prings were tradesmen. In 1699 John was a serge weaver, in 1800 William a shoe maker, in 1815 Thomas, a carpenter and William, a mason. There were also a number of labourers. In the census I noted that Amy’s eldest brother, Thomas, was a carpenter. I also saw on an Ancestry record, that in 1708 in Devon that an Anthony Pring was an apprentice of Roger Huggins, hellier.
I know possibly the records have not survived, but would appreciate any suggestions as to where I could look now. Is there anywhere online I can view the microfilm copies of the Milverton registers, or do I need to visit the Taunton RO. The same goes for Devon records .. the family appears to be around Uffculme and Awilscombe from Roots Web chat.
Sadly I read where lots of wills for Devon and Somerset were destroyed when Exeter was bombed in World War II. Many thanks for suggestions. Julie
My first Pring Ancestor was Amy Pring, who married John Sloman (1792-1864) at Milverton in Somerset in 1816.
Amy’s parents were Edward Pring who married Mary Hall (1756-1825) in 1780 in Milverton. Their children – Thomas 1781, James 1782, William 1786, John 1789 and my Amy 1793-1833.
Edward was the son of William and Mary Southey (1723-1787) who married in 1748 in Milverton. Their children Hannah 1749, unnamed 1750, William 1752, Edward 1754-1825 and John 1756. Edward was the only one to reach maturity.
Edward’s father William, was the son of Anthony and Mary Farthing (1702-1737) who also married in 1725 in Milverton. The only children I can find recorded are William 1726 and Grace 1727-1730. I am not sure if my William died in 1780 or 1800.
Anthony died in the Workhouse in Milverton in 1757.
The Pring, (Pryng, Prynge) family can be traced back to Devon. It appears that they first settled in Somerset in Milverton and Runnington (only marriages transcribed). The first record of the Pring family, indexed online, that I have found in Milverton, is the marriage of Henry Pring to Margaret Perrie in 1618.
Then either they moved about a lot and the records haven’t survived or been transcribed, and/or the records at Milverton are extremely hard to transcribe.
The first baptism is in 1652 of John Pring, son of Francis and Margery. Then in 1664 Richard son of L……. ner and Margery (so possibly also Francis) big gap between 1652 and 1664.
Then baptisms for children of Anthony and Grace – Grace 1664, John 1671 and Edward 1681. I feel that there should be more baptisms and possibly an Anthony.
In 1708 Anthony and Margarett baptised a daughter Mary. I feel their marriage could be in 1706 in Milverton, mistranscribed as Abraham and Margarett Strang. This couple are possibly the parents of my Anthony who died in 1757, married in 1725, but no baptism found.
There are also early burials for William Pring in 1682 and Grace wife of William in 1705.
It appears that the Prings were tradesmen. In 1699 John was a serge weaver, in 1800 William a shoe maker, in 1815 Thomas, a carpenter and William, a mason. There were also a number of labourers. In the census I noted that Amy’s eldest brother, Thomas, was a carpenter. I also saw on an Ancestry record, that in 1708 in Devon that an Anthony Pring was an apprentice of Roger Huggins, hellier.
I know possibly the records have not survived, but would appreciate any suggestions as to where I could look now. Is there anywhere online I can view the microfilm copies of the Milverton registers, or do I need to visit the Taunton RO. The same goes for Devon records .. the family appears to be around Uffculme and Awilscombe from Roots Web chat.
Sadly I read where lots of wills for Devon and Somerset were destroyed when Exeter was bombed in World War II. Many thanks for suggestions. Julie