Frances GOODWYN
26th Jan 17761,2 - Oct 1837
Life History
26th Jan 1776 |
Born in Taunton.1,2 |
17th Nov 1776 |
Baptised in St James', Taunton.2 |
21st Jan 1798 |
Married James SUTTON in St Mary Magdalen Taunton.3 Married by licence. Witness was Mary Sutton |
17th Nov 1798 |
Birth of daughter Ann Gale SUTTON in Taunton, Somerset |
14th Jan 1803 |
Birth of daughter Elizabeth SUTTON in Taunton, Somerset |
1815 |
Birth of son James SUTTON in Taunton, Somerset |
Oct 1837 |
Died in Wilton, Taunton, Somerset |
19th Oct 1837 |
Buried in St George, Wilton.1 |
Notes
- Maria Glenn and James Bowditch
At the Summer Assizes in Dorset in 1817 James Bowditch and others were tried for forcibly taking Maria Glenn from her family. They were found guilty based on the evidence of Maria Glenn. William Turle, Ann Sutton, Frances Sutton and Elizabeth Sutton all swore affidavits showing that Maria had lied about her relationship with James Bowditch.
In October 1820 Maria was tried for perjury. Ann (by then William's wife) and Frances Sutton corroborated the evidence of William and others that Maria and James had a close relationship at the time of the incident and thus she could not have been taken forcibly. Maria Glenn was found guilty.
At the time of the case Maria was in France and it was not until 1823 that Maria, wanting to come home, asked to come before the Court for her judgement. She requested that the Judges papers from the first case were in court when she appeared but the Court refused to comment until Maria was present.
In 1818 James Bowditch wrote a book called, "Abduction of Maria Glenn: The trial of James Bowditch and nine others, at the suit of the King, and on the prosecution of George Lowman Tuckett, esq., ...Before Mr Justice Park and a special jury."
In 1821 the prosecutor, George Lowman Tuckett, wrote a book, "A narrative of the conspiracy, for the forcible abduction of Miss Maria Glenn" Printed by A.J. Valpy (January 1, 1821) ASIN: B0008C5PQO
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Sources
- 1. Family History Online
- NBI Somerset (SDFHS)
- 2. Research by Colin Goodwyn
- 3. Family History Online
- Somerset Marriages (post 1754)