Joan Colling1,2

(circa July 1739 - May 1822)
FatherThomas Colling3 (say 1710 - )
MotherAlice Newton3 (say 1715 - )
Relationship5th great-grandmother of Lorna Henderson

BMDB data

     Joan Colling was born cir. Jul 1739 Calstock, CON, ENG.1,3 She was baptized on 28 Jul 1739 Calstock, CON.3
     Joan Colling married Nathaniel Smith on 25 Aug 1760 Calstock, CON, entry shows Nathaniel Smith as seaman (miner crossed out) and Joan Colling spinster, both of this parish. Joan X her mark, Nathl SMITH signed; Wit: J HANN, Eliz AMBROSE; Prior entry (29 July) Jacob HORNBROOK of the Parish of Tavistock in the county of Devon, Surgeon & Miss Barbara RICHARDS, spinster of this parish a minor (with consent of her father); Marr. by Nic: RICHARDS; both signed; Wit: Thos HORNBROOK, John HANN.
It is noted that a witness to Sarah SMITH's marriage to Isaac DAWE was an L K HORNBROOK.1,4,5
     Joan Colling died in May 1822 Lamerton, DEV, ENG.6 She was buried on 15 May 1822 Calstock, CON, entry shows Joan SMITH as 84, resid. "Lamarton."6
     Nathaniel SMITH & Joan COLLING are now, as at Sep 2023, assumed to be the parents of Sarah Smith because:
- a Nathaniel SMITH witnessed the marriages for both Sarah to Isaac DAWE, and also that for an Honour Smith to Richard DOIDGE
- Honour appears in the 1851 census showing as born Calstock
- a Nathaniel SMITH born 1761-1766, not in Devon, a copper miner was living in the hsehold of Richard and Honor DOIDGE in the 1841 census
- DNA matches are starting to pop up between descendants of both Sarah and Honour

The Calstock baptisms for Nathaniel & Joan from 1761 to 1776 neatly show three siblings, Nathaniel, Sarah and Honour, amongst others, where they are all of an age for the subsequent records found.
Additional circumstantial evidence:
- Nathaniel and Joan are family names in the DAWE family
- the other witness at Sarah's marriage was an L K HORNBROOK.
The prior marriage in the Calstock registers to that of Nathaniel Snr's to Joan COLLING was a Jacob HORNBROOK, surgeon of Tavistock, Devon.
The only Sarah in extant Tavistock records available on FindMyPast was baptised 1780, a little too late to marry in 1796.7


Family

Nathaniel Smith (cir. 1740 - Apr 1821)
Children
  • William Smith8,9 (cir. Dec 1761 - )
  • Thomas Smith10 (cir. Dec 1763 - )
  • Nathaniel Smith1 (cir. Mar 1766 - Jul 1843)
  • Richard Smith11 (cir. Mar 1768 - )
  • Mary Smith12 (cir. May 1770 - )
  • Elizabeth Smith13 (cir. Jun 1772 - )
  • Sarah Smith+14 (cir. Jan 1774 - Feb 1833)
  • Allice Smith15 (cir. Oct 1776 - )
  • Honour Smith16 (cir. Oct 1779 - Apr 1853)
ChartsMy pedigree chart
Maternal ancestors of Lorna
Last Edited15 Oct 2023

Citations

  1. FamilySearch, England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975: Bap. 9 Mar 1766 Nathaniel s/o Nathaniel & Joan SMITH, Calstock, CON, from https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/N13K-Z4M film 1545380 batch I04567-8, extracted Oct 2014.
  2. FamilySearch, England Marriages, 1538-1973: Marr. 25 Aaug 1760 Nathaniel SMTH & Joan COLLING, Calstock, CON, from ttps://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/NFZH-C8M film 1545380 batch I04567-9, extracted Oct 2014.
  3. FamilySearch, England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975: Bap. 28 Jul 1739 Joan d/o Thom. & Alice COLLING, Calstock, CON, from https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/NFCK-H84 film 1545380 batch I04567-7, extracted Oct 2014.
  4. FamilySearch, England Marriages, 1538-1973: Marr. 25 Aug 1760 Nathaniel SMTH & Joan COLLING, Calstock, CON, from ttps://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/NFZH-C8M film 1545380 batch I04567-9, extracted Oct 2014.
  5. BDM images: FamilySearch, Marr. 25 Aug 1760 Nathaniel (seaman) SMITH & Joan COLLING, Calstock, CON, extracted from image Oct 2014.
  6. BDM images: FamilySearch, Bur. 15 May 1822 Joan SMIth,84, resid. "Lamarton", bur. Calstock, CON,https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2Z4-PC43, extracted Sep 2023.
  7. "Lorna's Family History Musings", Oct 2014, updated May 2021 & Sep 2023.
  8. FamilySearch, England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975: Bap. 1 Jan 1762 William s/o Nathaniel & Joan SMITH, Calstock, CON, from https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/JWFM-XB4 film 90241 batch P00641-1, extracted Oct 2014.
  9. BDM images: FamilySearch, Bap. 1 Jan 1762 William s/o Nathaniel & Joan Colling SMITH, Calstock, CON, copy d/loaded Oct 2014.
  10. FamilySearch, England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975: Bap. 1 Jan 1764 Thoms s/o Nathaniel & Joan SMITH, Calstock, CON, from https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/JM5G-252 film 90241 batch P00641-1, extracted Oct 2014.
  11. FamilySearch, England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975: Bap. 13 Mar 1768 Richd s/o Nathaniel & Joan SMITH, Calstock, CON, from https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/J79R-SFW film 90241 batch P00641-1, extracted Oct 2014.
  12. FamilySearch, England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975: Bap. 6 May 1770 Mary d/o Nathaniel & Joan SMITH, Calstock, CON, from https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/J79R-9XR film 90241 batch P00641-1, extracted Oct 2014.
  13. FamilySearch, England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975: Bap. 7 Jun 1772 Elizabeth d/o Nathaniel & Joan SMITH, Calstock, CON, from https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/N13K-ZBW film 1545380 batch I04567-8, extracted Oct 2014.
  14. BDM images: FamilySearch, Bap. 23 Jan 1774 Sarah d/o Nathaniel & Joan SMITH, Calstock, CON, extracted from image Oct 2014.
  15. FamilySearch, England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975: Bap. 6 Oct 1776 Allice d/o Nathaniel & Joan SMITH, Calstock, CON, from https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/JQVM-XMQ film 1545380 batch I04567-8, extracted Oct 2014.
  16. BDM images: FamilySearch, Bap. 19 Oct 1779 Honour d/o Nathaniel & Joan Colling SMITH, Calstock, CON, copy d/loaded Oct 2014.

E. & O. E. Some/most parish records are rather hard to read and names, places hard to interpret, particularly if you are unfamiliar with an area.