Re: Batisford/echyngham

In a message dated 2/16/06 10:44:58 AM Pacific Standard Time,

<< i believe Elizabeth is his 1/2 sister and again joann Batisford Brenchley
names Elizabeth Echyngham lewknor in her will..in 1453 and i should think
this has some evidence of Batisford connection. She didn't name any Echynghams

The sole thing this proves, as I've noted in private emails, is that Joan and
Elizabeth were sisters. It does not provide anything in the way of proving a
Batisford connection, imho. However the IPM which states that they were the
daughters of Joan is pretty convincing.
Will

Louise Staley...

The mention of Joan Batisford reminds me of (yet another) of the
outstanding problems on this line. I do not think Alice, Joan and
Elizabeth Batisford were full sisters. Instead I think Elizabeth was the
daughter of Margery Peplesham and Alice and Joan were daughters of other
unknown wife/wives of William Batisford. I base this on the idea that
all three were co-heiresses of the Batisford inheritance but only
Elizabeth is mentioned as the heir of her mother, Margery Peplesham.
There is another anomaly with this family as well. Joan Brenchley's will
survives and it is dated 1453, some 50 years after her supposed sisters
Alice and Elizabeth died. It is therefore possible that we are missing
two other wives for William Batisford, one close in age to Margery
Peplesham and another much younger who is the mother of Joan. This is
not very satisfactory having to create two additional wives but without
some reason as to why Alice and Joan were omitted from Margery's IPM,
they can not be listed as her daughters.

Cheers
Louise