Jane Harvey
Events
Date of Birth: unknown.
Place of Birth: unknown.
Date of Death: unknown.
Place of Death: unknown.
Relationships
Father: uncertain.
Mother: uncertain.
A Jane Harvey was baptized 19 September 1691 in Dilhorne to James Harvey and Mary, and another 25 October 1695 in Cheadle to William Harvey and Jane.
Spouse: Thomas Degg. Married 19 August 1716 in Stone (St Michael’s).
The marriage is recorded in the parish register.
Spouse: William Leese. Married 26 September 1757 in Stone.
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.)
Thomas Degg (baptized 15 June 1717 in Stone - probably buried 9 July 1780 in Trentham). Thomas probably married Sarah Bagnall 5 August 1744 in Caverswall and Hannah Hemmings 31 October 1756 in Stone.
Jane Degg (baptized 22 October 1720 in Stone) married William Donkin 11 September 1744 in Stone.
Sara Degg (baptized 7 October 1722 in Stone).
Elizabeth Degg (baptized 26 December 1725 in Fulford, Staffordshire).
William Degg (baptized 14 August 1728 in Fulford) possibly married Mary Devill 10 June 1747 in Chebsey, Staffordshire.
Anna Degg (baptized 23 January 1730/1 in Fulford) married George Hickin 1 December 1752 in Stone.
Catherine Degg (baptized 17 March 1733 in Fulford) married Isaac Davenport 26 December 1761.
Evidence
from the Stone parish registers:
Thomas Degg & Jana Harvey de Stone nuptias contraxerunt Augusti decimo nono die. [1716]
Banns of Marriage William Leese of the Parish of Barlastone and Jane Degge of this Parish Married in this Church by Licence this twentysixth Day of September in the Year One Thousand Seven Hundred and fifty seven by me Francis Allen Curate
This Marriage was solemnized between Us William + Leese his Mark Jane T Degge her Mark
In the Presence of Thomas Waldern William Harding
from the 1757 marriage allegation:
September the 22d 1757. before the Reverd John Perkes, Clerk Surrogate duly appointed.
On wch Day appeared personally, William Leese the elder of the Parish of Barlastone, in the County of Stafford, & Diocese of Lichfield & Coventry, Farmer; & being sworn, upon the holy Evangelists, alledged & made oath as followeth, - That he is of the age of 21 years & upwards, & a widower, and intends to marry Jane Degge, of the Parish of Stone, in the County of Stafford, & Diocese of Lichfield & Coventry, widow; not knowing or believing any lawful Lett or Impediment, by Reason of any Precontract entred into before the 25th Day of March, 1754, Consanguinty Affinity, or any other lawful means to hinder the said intended marriage: and he pray’d a Licence to solemnize the said marriage in the Chappel of Fulford in the Parish Church of Stone, & County of Stafford; in wch said Parish of Stone, he the said William Leese farther made oath that she the said Jane Degge that had her usual abode, for the space of four weeks last past.
The said William Leese was duly sworn before John Perkes. Surrogate. William Leese the elder his mark. +
References
Parish registers of Stone, Staffordshire. Digital images on Findmypast.co.uk accessed 20 June 2020.