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Facy or Facey family of Egloskerry, Cornwall and Ashburton, Devon

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Facy or Facey family of Egloskerry, Cornwall and Ashburton, Devon

davidluke3  (View posts) Posted: 12 Jul 2008 2:52AM GMT
Classification: Query
Surnames: Facy or Facey & Luggar & Cock & Smerdon & Woolley
One of my ancestors is believed to be the JOSEPH FACY born at Egloskerry, Cornwall in 1706, probably the Joseph Facy who married Elizabeth LUGGAR at Egloskerry or nearby Tremaine in 1732. They appear to have borne at least two children, both christened at Egloskerry: (i) Honour Facy 1732 (7 months after parents married), (ii) Peter Facy 1735.
PETER FACY ch.1732 married Frances COCK at St. Genny’s, Cornwall in 1768. They had 9-10 children, all christened at Egloskerry: Joseph 1769, John 1770,Peter 1774, Anne 1775, Margaret 1775(presumably an infant death), Margaret 1777, Honnour [sic] 1779, William 1781, James 1783, and Frances 1785. The family moved 30 miles to Ashburton, Devon (about 30 miles from Egloskerry), presumably after their last child was christened in 1785.
PETER FACY ch.1774 married MARY SMERDON at Ashburton, Devon or at Buckland (in-the-Moor?) in 1802-04. They had 7 children, all born in Ashburton: Elizabeth 1804-ca1859 (m.1825 Captain John Lovitt); Mary 1806-1875 (m.1827 William Worthy & m.1830 Edward Wilkinson); Frances 1809-1843 (m.1827 Joseph William Woolley in Hobart); Joseph 1812-1869 (m.1848-50 Hannah Saunders); John 1818-1860; Anne 1820-1871 (m.1840-43 Captain Samuel James Lindsay); Peter 1822-1890 m.1850 Eliza Vautin.
All of the Facy family emigrated to Tasmania in 1824.

I was wondering if there anyone has any connections?
The family name appears to have sometimes been spelt as Facey in the earlier years.
Many thanks, David Luke

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