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- John was baptised in September 1740, after his father died in April of the same year.
John's grandfather Nathaniel Harefoot's will of 1748 leaves to:
*Grandson John Ham my estate in Launcells called Buttsbeer, except the two cow meadows, after the death of my wife."
John's grandmother Catherine Harefoot's will of 18 August 1752:
Granddaughter Prudence Ham my hanging press and ten pounds when she reaches one and twenty years. Also all my wearing apparel both woollen andlinenand also my bed sheets and all other linen belonging to my house and also my gold ring.
All other goods and chattels in trust until they reach the age of one and twenty for my grandson John Ham and granddaughter Prudence Ham tobeequally divided between them.
John is mentioned in his aunt Margaret Ham's will of 1763 , a spinster, left one shilling.
"History of Launcells Church"
The tower of the Launcells church is 64 feet high and houses six bells that are famous for their fine tone.
These were the bells commemorated by the Rev. Robert Stephen Hawker, the Vicar of Morwenstow, the Cornish poet, in 1836.
On hearing that the Launcell's ringers had rung at the accession of George III, and the same again at his jubilee, that three of them had lived to ring in George IV and that two had survived to celebrate the coronation of William IV, he dedicated his poem to their memory.
"Parochial History of Cornwall" by David Gilbert, 1838.
Volume 4, page 18:
An instance of longevity has been given in the parish of Stratton, and an occurrence has been stated to the Editor, which proves that Launcells participates in the general healthiness of that district.
It seems the identical six men who rang the bells in Launcells tower on the Coronation of King George the Third, rang them also on the day of his jubilee, having continued in the parish ringers during all that time.
Their names are recorded in the parish, and may therefore be inserted here,
John Lyle, Henry Cadd, Richard Venning, John Ham, John Allin, Richard Hayman.
And of these, John Lyle rang at the accession of King George the Fourth, and of his present Majesty King William the Fourth, then being in his ninety-sixth year: but all are now gathered to their fathers.
Dates:
George III accession17606 ringers
George III jubilee1810same 6 ringers
George IV accession18203 of same ringers
William IV coronation 1830 2 surviving
John Lyle and John Ham
John Lyle baptised 1736, buried 1832 [therefore 96 in 1830]
John Ham baptised 1740, buried 1823 [therefore could have rung the bells 3 times]
Frederick Smallfield painted a famous painting called "The Ringers of Launcells Tower" in 1878 after being inspired by Hawker's poem. The painting is housed in the Royal Cornwall Museum in Truro.
Launcells Monumental Inscription:
Sacred
to
the memory of JOHN HAM,
late of Butsbeer in this Parish, who
departed this life the 10th day of
March in the year of our Lord
1825 in the 84th year of his age.
Also in memory of ANN his
wife. Who departed this life
the 1st day of January in the year
of our Lord 1834. Aged 95 years.
"If fourscore years and ten we stay,
Tis but a shadow past away,
There nothing is that can prevent
The stroke of death when time is spent."
[His date of death is incorrect on the gravestone. It should be 1823. Ann's is also incorrect and should be 1832, aged 96 - according to the Launcells Burial Register]
John wrote a deed of gifts to his son William on February 22, 1822.
John's probate was passed on March 29, 1823. Probate was granted to his son William and he received a sum of two hundred pounds. The estate was called Mavyns Butsbeer in the Parish of Launcells.
William was to give to his mother "meat, drink, washing and firing what is needful for her maintenance, together with her living in the dwellinghouse, and to have the use of all the furniture belonging to the house, with the milk of a cow together with two pounds a year and every year as long as she shall live a widow."
And also giving and paying to Catherine Marshall and Mary Brock, his daughters, the sum of ten pounds to be paid two years after my decease.
To give unto his son Nathaniel Ham that parcel of land called or known by the name of Gardenpark or the field adjoining his own house as long as he lives.
To give unto his son Thomas Ham the sum of fifteen pounds to be paid as follows: five pounds in twelve months, five pounds in two years, and five pounds at the end of three years all after my decease.
To give unto his son Richard Ham the sum of twenty shillings per year and every year as long as he shall live.
To give unto his son John's widow and five children the sum of one shilling each to be paid immediately after my decease. The same for his daughter Prudence Togwill's children and his son James' widow and seven children."
HAM FAMILY RECORD
as presented to Mercy Grace in 1880 by her uncle and aunt, David and Mary Ham.
John Ham was born about the year 1730.
Was supposed to have come into England, from Holland, about the year 1755.
He purchased several estates of land in the County of Cornwall; and was married to Grace Lyle.
Had three sons and one daughter, William, Richard, Nathaniel Herefoot and Flora.
He died at Butsbeer Estate in 1824.
Two of William's sons came to the Colony of Victoria in 1852.
Richard's son John, left Cornwall for Birmingham, came to Victoria about 1842, was a Baptist Minister in Melbourne - much beloved - died in NSWabout1852.
Nathaniel Herefoot was born at Batsbeer Estate in 1775, educated for a surveyor.
He married Susanna Pethick in 1810.
Became connected with the Wesleyan Church about 1815, was a local preacher.
On this account he suffered much persecution in the loss of a large school "connected with the Church of England" of which he was the principal.
His father, on account of his dissenting from the Church, disinherited him.
He struggled hard with a family of 6 children.
Samuel, Francis, Susanna and David came to Victoria about 1850. Thomas and Maria remained in England. He lived a blameless life, beloved by all classes. His wife was a true Christian and helpmate, cheered him in the hour of trial. They continued members of the Wesleyan Church, and both died in the Lord, October 1853.
David, the youngest, was born at Batsbeer, November 4, 1830, left England in 1849 and was one of the first on the Ballarat goldfields in 1851. He married Mary Ann Howell in 1853, had the misfortune to lose his beloved wife the same year. He again married in 1856, Mary Jones.
Elizabeth Jane, daughter, was born in Geelong, 1857. He left Geelong for Smythesdale, where David John, Maria, William Thomas, NathanielBurnett,Frederick Albert, were born.
In 1868 the family left for Ballarat, where Hedley Herefoot, Walter Somerville, Ethel Mary, were born.
He occupied a seat on the committees of the various charities and Free Libraries. Received a Commission of the Peace, and fulfilled its functions to the satisfaction of all classes.
Elizabeth, daughter, was married to J. J. Kingsbury, on 4th November 1879.
From a record kept of the Ham family since, 1730, it is specially mentioned that no member was ever convicted or charged with any criminal offence; and it is recorded that none of them ever became insolvent, nor compromised with their creditors; and it is enjoined on the various members of the family that, seeking divine assistance and help from God, they will maintain and preserve an unsullied reputation handed down to them by a noble ancestry.
[There are many mistakes, misspellings and inconsistencies in David's family history]
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Note
"History of Launcells Church"
The tower of the Launcells church is 64 feet high and houses six bells that are famous for their fine tone.
These were the bells commemorated by the Rev. Robert Stephen Hawker, the Vicar of Morwenstow, the Cornish poet, in 1836.
On hearing that the Launcell's ringers had rung at the accession of George III, and the same again at his jubilee, that three of them had lived toring in George IV and that two had survived to celebrate the coronation of William IV, he dedicated his poem to their memory.
"Parochial History of Cornwall" by David Gilbert, 1838.
Volume 4, page 18:
An instance of longevity has been given in the parish of Stratton, and an occurrence has been stated to the Editor, which proves that Launcellsparticipates in the general healthiness of that district.
It seems the identical six men who rang the bells in Launcells tower on the Coronation of King George the Third, rang them also on the day of hisjubilee, having continued in the parish ringers during all that time.
Their names are recorded in the parish, and may therefore be inserted here,
John Lyle, Henry Cadd, Richard Venning, John Ham, John Allin, Richard Hayman.
And of these, John Lyle rang at the accession of King George the Fourth, and of his present Majesty King William the Fourth, then being in hisninety-sixth year: but all are now gathered to their fathers.
Dates:
George III accession17606 ringers
George III jubilee1810same 6 ringers
George IV accession18203 of same ringers
William IV coronation 1830 2 surviving
John Lyle and John Ham
John Lyle baptised 1736, buried 1832 [therefore 96 in 1830]
John Ham baptised 1740, buried 1823 [therefore could have rung the bells 3 times]
Frederick Smallfield painted a famous painting called "The Ringers of Launcells Tower" in 1878 after being inspired by Hawker's poem. The paintingis housed in the Museum in Truro.
Launcells Monumental Inscription:
Sacred
to
the memory of JOHN HAM,
late of Butsbeer in this Parish, who
departed this life the 10th day of
March in the year of our Lord
1825 in the 84th year of his age.
Also in memory of ANN his
wife. Who departed this life
the 1st day of January in the year
of our Lord 1834. Aged 95 years.
"If fourscore years and ten we stay,
Tis but a shadow past away,
There nothing is that can prevent
The stroke of death when time is spent."
[His date of death is incorrect on the gravestone. It should be 1823. Ann's is also incorrect and should be 1832, aged 96 - according to theLauncells Burial Register]
John wrote a deed of gifts to his son William on February 22, 1822.
John's probate was passed on March 29, 1823. Probate was granted to his son William and he received a sum of two hundred pounds. The estate wascalled Mavyns Butsbeer in the Parish of Launcells.
William was to give to his mother "meat, drink, washing and firing what is needful for her maintenance, together with her living in the dwellinghouse, and to have the use of all the furniture belonging to the house, with the milk of a cow together with two pounds a year and every year aslong as she shall live a widow."
And also giving and paying to Catherine Marshall and Mary Brock, his daughters, the sum of ten pounds to be paid two years after my decease.
To give unto his son Nathaniel Ham that parcel of land called or known by the name of Gardenpark or the field adjoining his own house as long as helives.
To give unto his son Thomas Ham the sum of fifteen pounds to be paid as follows: five pounds in twelve months, five pounds in two years, and fivepounds at the end of three years all after my decease.
To give unto his son Richard Ham the sum of twenty shillings per year and every year as long as he shall live.
To give unto his son John's widow and five children the sum of one shilling each to be paid immediately after my decease. The same for his daughterPrudence Togwill's children and his son James' widow and seven children."
HAM FAMILY RECORD
as presented to Mercy Grace in 1880 by her uncle and aunt, David and Mary Ham.
John Ham was born about the year 1730.
Was supposed to have come into England, from Holland, about the year 1755.
He purchased several estates of land in the County of Cornwall; and was married to Grace Lyle.
Had three sons and one daughter, William, Richard, Nathaniel Herefoot and Flora.
He died at Butsbeer Estate in 1824.
Two of William's sons came to the Colony of Victoria in 1852.
Richard's son John, left Cornwall for Birmingham, came to Victoria about 1842, was a Baptist Minister in Melbourne - much beloved - died in NSWabout 1852.
Nathaniel Herefoot was born at Batsbeer Estate in 1775, educated for a surveyor.
He married Susanna Pethick in 1810.
Became connected with the Wesleyan Church about 1815, was a local preacher.
On this account he suffered much persecution in the loss of a large school "connected with the Church of England" of which he was the principal.
His father, on account of his dissenting from the Church, disinherited him.
He struggled hard with a family of 6 children.
Samuel, Francis, Susanna and David came to Victoria about 1850. Thomas and Maria remained in England. He lived a blameless life, beloved by allclasses. His wife was a true Christian and helpmate, cheered him in the hour of trial. They continued members of the Wesleyan Church, and both diedin the Lord, October 1853.
David, the youngest, was born at Batsbeer, November 4, 1830, left England in 1849 and was one of the first on the Ballarat goldfields in 1851. Hemarried Mary Ann Howell in 1853, had the misfortune to lose his beloved wife the same year. He again married in 1856, Mary Jones.
Elizabeth Jane, daughter, was born in Geelong, 1857. He left Geelong for Smythesdale, where David John, Maria, William Thomas, Nathaniel Burnett,Frederick Albert, were born.
In 1868 the family left for Ballarat, where Hedley Herefoot, Walter Somerville, Ethel Mary, were born.
He occupied a seat on the committees of the various charities and Free Libraries. Received a Commission of the Peace, and fulfilled its functions tothe satisfaction of all classes.
Elizabeth, daughter, was married to J. J. Kingsbury, on 4th November 1879.
From a record kept of the Ham family since, 1730, it is specially mentioned that no member was ever convicted or charged with any criminal offence;and it is recorded that none of them ever became insolvent, nor compromised with their creditors; and it is enjoined on the various members of thefamily that, seeking divine assistance and help from God, they will maintain and preserve an unsullied reputation handed down to them by a nobleancestry.
[There are many mistakes and inconsistencies in David's family history]
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