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- CARTMEL PRIORY 1660 - 1723
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Burial - 9 Aug 1695 - Isabel Helme (of Walton)
Burial 10 Jun 1687 - Jane wife of Leonard Helme
Baptism 8 Jun 1687 Thomas son of Leonard Helme (of Churchtown) (Betty
has the baptism of this child as 8 Jun 1689, if it is the same family.)
Now it looks as though Jane (wife of Leonard) died two days after her son Thomas was baptized - childbirth must have killed her. Did this same Leonard then remarry Eliz. Greenwood on 23 Nov 1687 - if he did. then, he didn't waste much time, though he obviously needed to find another wife to look after his baby.
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~helmsnc/helms-5.html
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NOW, from the above we know that Leonard's son, Thomas, was baptized up at Cartmel in the Lake District and it says that Leonard is from Churchtown. The only Churchtown on the UK atlas is the one in Lancashire and that is near Garstang (nearly at Goosnargh). Cartmel may have been Jane's home place. Thus, maybe this Leonard could be described as a Goosnargh Leonard Helme. If so,the link with Leonard of Virginia is in prospect.
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The will of Maurice Lynaugh, dated 28 September 1751; probated 12 August 1755, bequeathed a Negro man to his grandson, Lynaugh, after his wife Mary's death. His daughter Margaret received all the remainder of his estate, under the same condits, she being his sole heir. [Book O, pg. 306, Stafford County] The Lynaughs had deeded land to Gabriel MUFFETT, of Prince William County and later filed suit against Gabriel in Chancery Court, 1752. [Deed book L, pg 209] Gabriel is believed to have been the husband of MARY HELM, daughter of Leonard Helm, the immigrant. The Lynaughs were probably early settlers in the colony of Virginia. Arthur, Rose and Mary Lynaugh arrived in 1655 and John Lynar in 1653, brought over by Ed Komp, George Cartlough and JOHN MEREDITH. John Lynar may have been the father of Maurice Lynaugh of Lancaster County, Virginia. A Margaret Lynaugh, daughter of Rose, was born 23 July 1754.
Thomas is not mentioned in his father Leonard's will. but is doubtless the son of Leonard Helm, the immigrant.. Possibly he had already received his share of the estate in land. He owned large tracts of land in Prince William and Fauquier Cties, which included Stafford County. Lynaugh, his son, was called "first cousin" by Captain William Helm, the son of Meredith, justice of Frederick County. In a civil suit in Frederick County, 4 August 1748, Thomas made a claim on the estate of Leonard Helm, the immigrant, which was not denied by Meredith, his executor.
Recorded in The Virginia Genealogist, Thomas, of Overwharton Parish, Stafford County, bought land from John Madden of Hamilton Parish, Prince William County.
Thomas' will mentions that he had eight children; only six are verified (first six listed). It divided his land equally between his children.
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