My Trails into the Past

This is my third year working on this year-long prompt, hosted by Amy Johnson Crow. I will write each week in one of my two blogs, either Mam-ma’s Southern Family or at My Trails into the Past. I have enjoyed writing about my children’s ancestors in new and exciting ways. The old country for the Davey family was County Cornwall, England.  Thomas Davey , my husband’s second-great-grandfather, was born in County Cornwall, England on 3 September 1807. [1] He was baptized in Camborne, Cornwall on 7 November 1807 and his parents were James & Elizabeth Davey. [2] Thomas Davey married Mary Nicholas on 23 May 1832 at St. Agnes, Cornwall after the banns were read for three weeks. [3] Mary Nicholas was born in County Cornwall on 24 August 1811 and baptized at St. Agnes, Cornwall, on 19 September 1811 to parents, Edward and Susanna Nicholas. [4] Here is a map of the area of St. Agnes. The Davey family was living in the area of Mount Hawke (at the lower edge of th...