Events
Date of Birth: about 1694.
Place of Birth: unknown.
William's age is given as "about 21 years" on his marriage bond.
(possible) Date of Burial: 12 September 1725.
(possible) Place of Burial: St Michael’s, Stone.
The burial is recorded in the parish register.
Relationships
Father: unknown.
Mother: unknown.
Spouse: Elizabeth. Married on or soon after 4 April 1715.
Elizabeth’s name is recorded in her son William’s 1724 baptism record. Elizabeth was a widow. Her first husband was named Parker.
Children:
(All baptisms below were at St Michael’s, Stone.)
Thomas Degg (baptized 21 April 1715 at Stone).
William Degg (baptized 23 February 1717/8 at Stone- buried 17 June 1718 at Stone).
Elizabeth Degg (baptized 9 May 1722 at Stone - possibly buried 26 July 1731).
William Degg (baptized 18 November 1724 at Stone - buried 10 March 1804 at Stone) possibly married Mary Devill 10 June 1747 at Chebsey.
Evidence
Baptisms and burials of children (St. Michael’s, Stone):
1715
Gulielmus filius Gulielmi Degg de Stone sepultus fuit Julij decimo tertio
Thomas filius Gulielmi Degg de Stone Baptizatus vicesimo primo die Aprilis.
1717
Gulielmus filius Gulielmi Degg baptizatus est Februarij vicesimo tertio.
1718
Gulielmus filius Gul. Degg de Stone sepultus Junij 17.
1722
Elizabeth filia Gulielmi Degg de Stone baptizata fuit nono die (Maij)
1724
Gulielmus filius Gulielmi & Elizabethe Degg baptizatus Decimo octavo die
1731
Elizabeth Degg de Stone infans sepulta fuit vicesimo sexto (July)
Marriage:
William’s marriage bond describes the couple as “William Degg of the parish of Stone Batchelor aged about 21 years and Elizabeth Parker of the pish of Chebsey widow.” It is dated 4 April 1715.
Possible burial (St Michael’s, Stone; 1725):
Gulielmus Degg de Hedg nook sepultus fuit Duodecimo die mensis Septemb. 1725.
Commentary
The baptisms of children to a father William stop in 1724, so it would seem that the 1725 burial must be his. But the burial may be that of a William Degg of Long Hedge Corner who was the father of a William Degg baptized in Stone in 1706.
References
Stone, Staffordshire, St Michael’s, parish registers [digital images available for a fee at Findmypast.co.uk].
Staffordshire, Dioceses of Lichfield & Coventry Marriage Allegations and Bonds, 1636 - 1893. Digital images on Findmypast.uk. Accessed 29 September 2016.