Thomas Evans OH's MFMMMMF
 

Name
Thomas Evans

Date and place of birth
20th January 1739/40 at Wheathampstead

Names of parents
William Evans and his wife Ann

Date and place of baptism
17th February 1739/40 at St. Helen's, Wheathampstead, Hertfordshire

Details of each of his or her marriages
1. To Mary Tipler
9th June 1760 at Ayot St Lawrence, Hertfordshire
Thomas was of the Parish of Sandridge
Mary of the Parish of Ayot St Lawrence

2. To Rachel Benson
6th June 1771 at Ayot St Lawrence, Hertfordshire
Thomas was a Widower.
Rachel was a spinster.


Children
All baptised at Ayot St Lawrence
Mother Mary
William
Thomas 9th May 1762
Sarah 14th March 1764
James 2nd August 1767

Occupation(s)
Labourer according to burial register

Addresses
Sandridge, Hertfordshire
Ayot St Lawrence, Hertfordshire

Date, place and cause of death
September 1774
Probably at Ayot St Lawrence, but details unknown

Date and place of burial
15 September 1774
Ayot St Lawrence, Hertfordshire
aged 33 years
Labourer

His second wife, Rachel, was the next burial entry in the register, just two days later.

Details of will / administration of their estate
Name: Thomas Evans
Probate Date: 3 May 1775
Residence: Ayot St Lawrence, Hertfordshire, England

Reference:
PROB 11/1007/219
Description: Will of Thomas Evans, Labourer of Ayot Saint Lawrence , Hertfordshire
Date: 03 May 1775
Held by: The National Archives, Kew
Legal status: Public Record


Memorial inscription
Unknown

OOH! He left a PCC will. I wasn't expecting that!

http://interactive.ancestry.co.uk/51...nSearchResults

The will is brief and rather poignant:

In the Name of God Amen
I Thomas Evans Labourer of Ayot St Lawrence in the
County of Hertford being of Sound Mind and Memory
but in great Weakness of Body do make and constitute
this as my last Will and Testament I give and bequeath unto
David Dyer Yeoman of the said parish of Ayot St Lawrence
the sum of thirty five pounds in trust to pay mine and
my Wifes ffuneral Expences and Debts and to Divide the
Remainder among my four Children share and share
alike I likewise give to my Son William Evans the best of
my wearing apparel and to my Daughter Sarah a Gold
Ring which was her Mothers My household Goods to
be equally divided between them that is to say my four
children above mentioned Lastly I nominate David Dyer
above mentioned as the sole Executor of this my last
Will and Testament as Witness my hand this Eighth
day of September 1774 /-/ the mark of x Thomas Evans
Signed Sealed published and Delivered in the presence of us
Rd Wynne /-/ Thos Tomlin


He made his will on 8th September 1774 and was buried on 15th September.
His wife was obviously expected to die as he talks about their funeral expenses.

OH's 4x-great-grandmother received her mother's gold ring.

Possible baptism:

Name: Tho. Evans
Gender: Male
Christening Date: Feb 1739
Christening Place: WHEATHAMPSTEAD,HERTFORD,ENGLAND
Father's Name: William Evans
Mother's Name: Ann
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: C00808-2
System Origin: England-ODM
GS Film number: 569769

Early Wheathampstead records aren't online.

I've been over to the RO and have additional information.