Anne Swyre

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  General Notes:

There were two possibilities for the baptism of Anne (see the research notes) but I've concluded that she was the daughter of Walter and Anne Swyre baptised 30 Jul 1713. The other Ann, daughter of Walter baptised in Shaftsbury 13 Nov 1719 was ruled out by the OPC burial transcription for "1719 Ann the daughter of junr Walter Swyer buried 11 Dec."

  Research Notes:

Ann could have been the daughter of Walter Swyer baptized Shaftsbury 13 Nov 1719.
( Dorset, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812 for Ann Swyer
Shaftesbury 1720-1729 Image 1 Left first line) (ruled out by burial in December of the same year.)

Or perhaps a duplicate (same date) of the above on Image 10 Walter Swier - right page 8th line)
Dorset, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812 for Anne Swier
Shaftesbury 1710-1719 -

She could have been daughter of Walter and Anne Swyre baptised Winfrith Newburgh 30 Jul 1713
( Dorset, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812 for Anne Swyer
Winfrith Newburgh 1700-1709 - Image 2, right 17 lines from the bottom)

OPC: Winfrith Newburgh baptisms 1701-1750 has 3 baptisms for Walter and Anne Swyre between 1708 (Elizabeth) and 1715 (Margaret). Ann is in the middle 30 Jul 1713.

OPC: Shaftsbury St. Peter has baptisms for Walter Swyer (no mother named on any of the registers) ending in 1719 with Ann daughter of Walter Swyer baptised 13-Nov. The earliest is John son of Walter
15 Sep 1682. Others named: Hester (1684), Elizabeth (1687), Mary (1689), Edmond (1690), Sarah (1693), Thomas (1695), Joseph (1697), Robert (1700), Margaret (1702) - big cap till 1719 (Ann).

1761 will of John Swyer of Broadmayne not really relevant. Downloaded from Nat. Archives names sister Margaret, Rev. Samuel Baskett of Owermoigne (principal heir to support "my beloved wife Ann"), son John (minor), Daughter Ann (minor) - names other married sisters. Further research would be needed to connect.

  Events

• Will, 6 Nov 1761, Broadmayne, Dorset, England. ¹⁷²⁴ Signed X his mark. Names Ann Spicer, wife heir.
Wills £5 to son Walter. One shilling each to his brothers John and Richard, one shilling each to sisters Catherine Hellier and Mary Lock.
Names wife Ann Executrix. Proved by Ann 26 March 1774.

• Will, 1781, Broadmayne, Dorset, England. ¹⁶⁸⁴ Strangely the will is not dated but proved 17 April 1781 by Leonard Pount and James Lake. Signed by her own hand.

Names son Walter Spicer, wife of Walter Spicer, Granddaughter Catherine, and granddaughter Ann Spicer heirs. Names granddaughter Ann Spicer executrix even though she is only 5.
Does not name grandson Robert Talbot Spicer

Other grand children not named were born after she died.

Anne married Thomas Spicer, son of Richard Spicer and Catherine, 7 Jan 1732/33 in Broadmayne, Dorset, England ¹⁷⁵⁷.^,1758 (Thomas Spicer was born in 1701, christened 21 Jan 1701/02 in Upper Cerne, Dorset, England,^1759,1760 died in 1774 and was buried 16 Jan 1774 in Broadmayne, Dorset, England ^1761,1762.)