Name: The Weeping Willow

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  1. Edward Early: Birth: 3 JUN 1775 in Witney, Oxfordshire ?. Death: 17 OCT 1835 in Witney, Oxfordshire

  2. Sarah Early: Birth: 1777 in Witney, Oxfordshire. Death: 29 JUN 1855 in Witney, Oxfordshire

  3. Rachael Early: Birth: 1779 in Witney, Oxfordshire. Death: 2 NOV 1805 in Witney, Oxfordshire

  4. Elizabeth Early: Birth: 1781 in Witney, Oxfordshire. Death: NOV 1870 in Evansville, Vanderburgh Co. IN, USA

  5. John Early: Birth: 6 JUL 1783 in Witney, Oxfordshire. Death: 12 NOV 1862 in Cogges, Oxfordshire

  6. Mary Early: Birth: 1785 in Witney, Oxfordshire. Death: 30 MAY 1831 in Witney, Oxfordshire

  7. Anne Early: Birth: 1788 in Witney, Oxfordshire. Death: 1811 in Witney, Oxfordshire

  8. Hannah Early: Birth: 1790 in Hailey, Oxfordshire. Death: 7 AUG 1858 in Witney, Oxfordshire

  9. Henry Early: Birth: 1793 in Witney, Oxfordshire. Death: 1 FEB 1829 in Witney, Oxfordshire

  10. Richard Early: Birth: 1795 in Witney, Oxfordshire. Death: 5 MAY 1856 in Witney, Oxfordshire

  11. Joseph Early: Birth: 1797 in Witney, Oxfordshire. Death: 1 JAN 1876 in Witney, Oxfordshire

  12. Thomas Early: Birth: 1797 in Witney, Oxfordshire. Death: 1798 in Witney, Oxfordshire

  13. Thomas Early: Birth: ABT 1799 in Witney, Oxfordshire. Death: 4 OCT 1874 in Norwood, Surrey


Notes
a. RecordIdNumber:   MH:N720
Note:   According to Plummer and Early, The Blanket Makers had relatives among the leading blanket makers, married age 21 and died age 87.
 Supposedly had only 12 children although 13 have been identified.
 According to Jane Cavell's History of the Early Family of Witney she was from an old Witney family that had been making blankets even longer than the Early's (the name Collier had been associated with blankets since the 16th century). According to "King" John Early (in an undated later to "Dear Charles") Sarah or "Sally" was "bred up at the Black Horse public house where William Seely now lives". According to Jane Cavell this was in West End, but is not known to have been a public house until the 19th century nor is there any evidence that Sarahâ€s father or stepfather was a publican so, as such, was probably still a private house at the time.
 Reputedly "heard John Wesley preach in the streets of Witney in about 1770, was converted and led her whole family into the Methodist Society." Another source suggests that her conversion occurred later. Her grandson John Early wrote that she was one of the so-called "thunder and lightning Methodists" converted in the great storm of 1783: "my grandmother then about 30 years old was confined with her son John. Sarah Early, Mrs Biggers, Mrs Shepherd and several others … were converted to God by means of this dreadful storm, imagining the world was at an end". This storm was so terrible that "many thought the day of judgement was come", as John Wesley himself recorded in his journal.
 Bequeathed quarter share of freehold estate consisting of messuages and tenements where he was currently residing, brewhouse, stable, garden and backside with appurtenances on death of maternal grandmother, aunt Suky Smith and mother in maternal step grandfather's will of 1770.
 of St. Peter-le-Bailey, Oxford at time of marriage. Signed marriage license. Marriage witnessed by John Shorter (presumably her stepfather) and Thomas Betteris (both signed marriage license).
 Bequeathed £20 on reaching age of 21 in maternal grandmother's will of 1775 (as Sarah Collier).
 Bequeathed all his messuages and tenements etc. plus use of all his household goods and furniture etc. for remainder of life or widowhood in husband's will of 1824.
 Died Age 87 (registered Sep 1840).

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