Person:Amy Taylor (10)

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m. Est 1748
  1. Amy TaylorAbt 1749 - 1790
  2. Ann TaylorAbt 1750 -
  3. Susanna TaylorAbt 1754 -
  4. James TaylorAbt 1759 -
m. 2 Oct 1772
  1. Sarah GorringeAbt 1773 -
  2. John GorringeAbt 1775 -
  3. Elizabeth GorringeAbt 1778 -
  4. William GorringeAbt 1780 -
  5. Ann GorringeAbt 1782 -
  6. Hezekiah GorringeAbt 1784 - Abt 1845
  7. Samuel GorringeAbt 1787 - 1847
  8. Phoebe GorringeAbt 1789 - Abt 1824
  9. Thomas GorringeBef 1790 - 1849
Facts and Events
Name[11][13] Amy Taylor
Married Name[1][2][3][4][5][12] Amy Gorringe
Married Name[6] Amey Gorringe
Married Name[7][9] Amy Gorridge
Married Name[8] Amy Gerringe
Married Name[10] Amey Goredge
Gender Female
Birth? Abt 1749 Worth, Sussex, England
Christening[13] 30 Apr 1749 Worth, Sussex, England
Marriage 2 Oct 1772 Worth, Sussex, EnglandWitnesses were George Tullett and Mark Brooker
to James Gorringe
Death? 1790 East Grinstead, Sussex, England
Burial[12] 1 Jul 1790 East Grinstead, Sussex, England

Amy Taylor was the daughter of Richard and Anne Taylor of Worth, Sussex, England. It's not known what Richard did for a living but given that Amy married a farmer the family is likely to have been working (rather than middle) class. Richard and Ann may have been the Richard Taylor and Anne Reinolds who married 18 July 1738 in East Grinstead, but if this is the case there is an unexpected gap of 11 years before their first known child was born.

Amy was the oldest of Richard and Anne's four known children, and details of Amy's sibling's lives after baptism are not yet known. Amy was baptised at St. Nicholas (the Worth parish church) on 30 Apr 1749.

Amy was likely in her early twenties when she married farmer James Gorringe at St. Nicholas on 2 October 1772. They went on to have four daughters and five sons before Amy died (possibly in childbirth) in 1790. She was buried in East Grinstead on 1 July 1790.

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References
  1. Church of England. Sussex, England. Parish Registers 1538-1910. (FamilySearch)
    Thomas Gorringe, son of James & Amy, bap. 29 Apr 1792 at East Grinstead, Sussex, FHL Film Number: 0919114-115, 0416752.
  2. Church of England. Sussex, England. Parish Registers 1538-1910. (FamilySearch)
    John Gorringe, son of James & Amy, bap. 3 Dec 1775 at East Grinstead.
  3. Church of England. Sussex, England. Parish Registers 1538-1910. (FamilySearch)
    Ann Gorringe, dau. of James & Amy, bap. 15 Feb 1782 at East Grinstead.
  4. Church of England. Sussex, England. Parish Registers 1538-1910. (FamilySearch)
    Phebe Gorringe, dau. of James & Amy, bap. 18 Oct 1789 at East Grinstead.
  5. Church of England. Sussex, England. Parish Registers 1538-1910. (FamilySearch)
    Elizabeth Gorringe, dau. of James & Amy, bap. 22 Feb 1778 at East Grinstead.
  6. Church of England. Sussex, England. Parish Registers 1538-1910. (FamilySearch)
    Samuel Gorringe, son of James & Amey, bap. 23 Mar 1787 at East Grinstead.
  7. Church of England. Sussex, England. Parish Registers 1538-1910. (FamilySearch)
    William Gorridge, son of James & Amy, bap. 26 Apr 1780 at East Grinstead.
  8. Church of England. Sussex, England. Parish Registers 1538-1910. (FamilySearch)
    Elizabeth Gerringe, dau. of James & Amy, bap. 22 Feb 1778 at Horsted Keynes.
  9. Surrey, England. Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812
    St. Nicholas Church, Godstone, Baptisms, 1734-1798, Hezekia Gorridge, son of James & Amy, bap. 16 May 1784.
  10. Church of England. Sussex, England. Parish Registers 1538-1910. (FamilySearch)
    Sarah Goredge, dau. of James & Amey, bap. 7 Nov 1773 at Worth.
  11. Church of England. Sussex, England. Parish Registers 1538-1910. (FamilySearch)
    James Goredge m. Amy Taylor, 2 Oct 1772 at Worth.
  12. 12.0 12.1 Church of England. Sussex, England. Parish Registers 1538-1910. (FamilySearch)
    Amy Gorringe bur. 1 Jul 1790 at East Grinstead.
  13. 13.0 13.1 Church of England. Sussex, England. Parish Registers 1538-1910. (FamilySearch)
    Amy Taylor, daughter of Richard & Anne, bap. 30 Apr 1749 at Worth.