Events
Date of Baptism: 20 December 1631.
Place of Baptism: Enville, Staffordshire.
The baptism is recorded in the parish register.
Date of Burial: 25 December 1712.
Place of Burial: Enville, Staffordshire.
The burial is recorded in the parish register.
Relationships
Father: John Wilcox alias Taylor.
Mother: Anne Grove.
See the Commentary section.
Spouse: George Watis. Married 29 April 1658 in Bobbington, Staffordshire.
The marriage is recorded in the parish register.
Children:
(Complete source citations for facts about the children on this page are currently outside of the scope of this project.)
Edward Watis (born 23 January 1658/9, baptized 17 February 1658/9 in Claverley, Staffordshire - buried 31 July 1728 in Enville, Staffordshire) married Frances.
George Watis (baptized 5 September 1661 in Enville - buried June 25 1744 in Enville) married Elizabeth Darby 11 November 1701 in Kingswinford, Staffordshire.
Ann Watis (baptized 28 October 1665 in Enville) married Richard Grove 9 April 1694 in Alveley, Shropshire.
John Watis (buried 23 February 1729/30 in Enville) married Mary Watkins 19 November 1699 in Enville.
Mary Watis (baptized 27 June 1674 in Enville - buried 21 July 1740 in Kingswinford) married John Darby 12 June 1699 in Enville.
Evidence
from the Enville parish register:
1631
C Anne the daughter of John Wilcox & Anne his wife was Baptised the 20: daye of December
1712
Anne Waitys widow was buried Dec 25th & an affidavit made on the 26th by Amy Lye.
In the administration bond of Anne Watis, widow, of Enfield, the bondsmen are:
Georgium Wattis de Enfield in Comitatu Stafford husbandman
John Darby paroch’ Swinford Rs in Comitatu pred’ husbandman
Commentary
Anne’s parentage:
Most of Anne’s children were baptized in Enville and she was buried there. Anne was married in 1658. The Enville parish register records the baptism in 1631 of “Anne the daughter of John Wilcox & Anne his wife”. There is no other plausible baptism in the indexes.
John and Anne Wilcox’s eldest child was baptized in Enville 17 July 1628. The Enville register records the marriage 16 May 1627 of “John Wilcoxe & Anna Grove”.
References
Administration of Anne Watis of Enville, Staffordshire, widow, 24 November 1713, Consistory Court of Lichfield and Coventry. Digital images on Findmypast.co.uk.
Parish registers of Bobbington, Staffordshire. Digital images on Findmypast.co.uk.
Parish registers of Claverley, Staffordshire. Digital images on Findmypast.co.uk.
Parish registers of Enville, Staffordshire. Digital images on Findmypast.co.uk.
Will of George Watis of Enfield, Staffordshire, yeoman, proved 30 May 1706 in the Consistory Court of Lichfield and Coventry. Digital images on Findmypast.co.uk.