Baptism[]
Joan Underdown was born in 1727 and was baptised on the 10th October 1727 in Northleigh to parents Thomas and Grace Underdown (nee Pennington).
She was their 9th child and 5th daughter. Her elder siblings were James, Abraham, Mary, Thomas, Grace, Sarah, Phillip and Agnes.
Marriage[]
Joan married Richard White in Northleigh on the 3rd October 1749. He was the son of John and Ann White (nee Podger). The White family were local to the district.
Children[]
Joan and Richard had 11 children in total, all born and raised in Coylton between the years of 1750 and 1769.
The International Genealogical Index records birthdates for the children Richard (b. 12/5/1765) and Thomas (b. 15/4/1769), as well as their baptisms.
Death[]
Joan died in 1799 in Colyton and was buried in the same village on 3rd February 1799.
Death of Husband[]
Joan’s husband Richard died only one year after her in 1800 and was also buried in Colyton on 23rd August 1800.
Children[]
Name | Birth | Death |
Children of Richard and Joan White
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Mary | baptised 2/8/1750 baptised Colyton, Devon |
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James | baptised 3/12/1751 baptised Colyton, Devon |
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Sarah | baptised 23/4/1753 baptised Colyton, Devon |
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Anna | baptised 26/8/1754 baptised Colyton, Devon |
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Ann | baptised 1/1/1756 baptised Colyton, Devon |
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John | baptised 2/5/1757 baptised Colyton, Devon |
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Abraham | baptised 17/2/1761 baptised Colyton, Devon |
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Agnes | baptised 27/7/1762 baptised Colyton, Devon |
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Richard | baptised 1/8/1765 baptised Colyton, Devon |
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Maria | baptised 14/1/1768 baptised Colyton, Devon |
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Thomas | baptised 15/4/1769 baptised Colyton, Devon |