Thanks to the Berkshire Family History Society releasing Newbury parish records on CD I can now confirm that Thomas's father was Joseph Dibley but while Joseph did marry Mary Smart she was a widow which might explain why none of the trees naming her can find a birth. I believe I've found her previous marriage to John Smart in 1758 and he would appear to have died in May 1768 leaving Mary to remarry in Jan 1769. Quick work!
I'm intrigued as to why the Smart surname carried on through the Dibley line for several generations considering it wasn't Mary's maiden name? A Thomas Smart witnessed her marriage to Joseph Dibley. Further investigation needed and a lot of time poring over this gold mine of a cd!
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Sue
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