7th January 1767 - Joseph LANKSHEAR (Witney) & Eliz. SYLVESTER (North Leigh),Lic. - Fathers - Thos. LANKSHEAR & Edmund SYLVESTER
Comments from an Oxfordshire Sylvester researcher There is an Elizabeth Sylvester who was baptised in Burford on 11th Feb 1745. I'm sorry I do not know who she married but I know that her father was Thomas Sylvester born about 1720 and died 30 Nov 1799 , her mother was Elizabeth born about 1729 and died 12 Jan 1791. (Also at Burford, this burial: 1794 Jan 15 - SYLVESTER Elizabeth Mrs). I can go back further on this line but do not know any more about Elizabeth. North Leigh is between Witney & Woodstock about 8 miles from Burford.
Other research re SYLVESTER baptisms at Burford: 1743 Mar 12 - Paul, son of Thomas (no mother's name given) 1745 Feb 11 - Elizabeth, dau. of --ditto- 1747/8 Mar 22 - Edmund, son of --ditto--
1690 EDMUND SILVESTER marriage ELIZ WALLIS possible ancestors of these Thomas and Elizabeth - his will is at PRO if it is him I want and he had sons with same names as Thomas's Paul in 1690 and Edmond in 1692. But at the same time another Paul has a son Thomas 22Mar1690 Paul SILVESTER s Edmond 19Apr1692 Edmond SILVESTER s Edmond [father then died as above] 26Jan1695/6 Paul SILVESTER s Paul SILVESTER sen 16Jan1697/8 Thomas SILVESTER s Paul SILVESTER sen
So I am in a quandary re tracing Elizabeth and her parents especially as only likely baptism has father Thomas and Edmund is father at marriage.
-- Ron Lankshear - many Links at http://freepages.rootsweb.com/~lankshear/