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Looking for Appleton family in 1700's

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Janet

Janet Report 25 Aug 2012 00:03

Hi
I've traced my 3x great grandfather, David Appleton, born in 1794, with several options for his parents.
It's proving a big bug bear because I am just not certain.
He was born in Devonport and was in Greenwich at a young age, met his wife, Mary Ann Munyard, and married at St Alfege Church.
David was connected to the Royal Navy and seemed to have been at sea at some point.
He then became a clerk at Somerset House for the Navy, working in Greenwich and Devonport and living in the Torquay area of Devon. I'm tearing my hair out so I do hope someone can help :-S
DEVON/KENT/CORNWALL/AUSTRALIA ETC
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Abby

Abby Report 25 Aug 2012 00:08

????

Name: David Appleton
Gender: Male
Baptism/Christening Date: 20 Apr 1796
Baptism/Christening Place: STOKE DAMEREL,DEVON,ENGLAND
Birth Date: 14 Dec 1793
Birthplace:
Death Date:
Name Note:
Race:
Father's Name: David Appleton
Father's Birthplace:
Father's Age:
Mother's Name: Mary
Mother's Birthplace:
Mother's Age:
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: C05242-2
System Origin: England-ODM
Source Film Number: 916920
Reference Number:

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Abby says please do not send messages to safc, always reply on your thread, as Abby is just a paying member of genes reunited. helping other members. thank you.

Freda

Freda Report 25 Aug 2012 00:29

Hi
He's parents are David James Appleton 3/13 1768 Chatham and Mary Grigg 1764 Duloe Liskead Cornwall death 1823 Duloe Cornwall married 3/12/1792 Stoke Damerel Devon

Janet

Janet Report 25 Aug 2012 01:48

Thank you so much safc and Freda.
I had got most of the facts that you tell me which is so reassuring because I took a gamble on David and Mary Grigg because of name combination in one family member.
So now I'm after David snr and before - was he also a Navy person? Might explain the lack of the usual easiness of tracing families?
I appreciate such early responses - thank you....
:-D