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TICHBORNE, Nicholas

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See the following web page about Mary TICHBORNE.

http://genealogypages.org/pedigree/g385.html#I3854

email to David Cole from Jayme ?
c. Sep 11, 2004
My maiden name is Tooke, and I just happened to come across your message. I have a book on the Tooke family, "Genealogical History of the Tooke and Related Families -- Ancient English, Early American, and the Present" by Mary Tooke Rockwell and Ida Gertrude Tooke. In this book, the Tichbourne Curse is discussed. The Tooke relationship to Tichborne is thus: William Tooke of Popes in Com. Hertf. Auditor of the Court of Wardes, married Alice, Da. of Robert Barley of Bibsworth in Com. Hartford. Their children were Walter Tooke, eldest son, William Tooke of Hartford,who married Mary, da. of Nicholas Tichborne of Roydon in Com. Essex., Nicholas Tooke and Jasper. William and Mary's children were William Tooke, eldest son, James Tooke of London, 4th son a. 1634, who married Dorothy, da. of John Gray of London and of Greye's Inne. Dorothy and James'children were -- John Tooke, eldest sonn, James, Edward, Xpofer, William, and Mary. I believe the James just mentioned is our immigrant ancestor, who came to Virginia in 1621. I hope this information helps you! Itook it from a chart in the Tooke book mentioned above. Also, there isa reference to Life Magazine, Aug. 12, 1947. I haven't read the article, but I assume it's about the Tichborne Curse. Happy Hunting!
Jayme


See also the descendancy chart in WorldConnect: willperf database


She [Mary Tichborne] was the daughter of Nicholas Tichborne of Roydon Co., Essex, probably of the Tichbornes of County Hants, a very old Catholic family. An interesting story connected with the Tooke family is given in the Genealogical History o f the Tooke and Related Families compiled by Mary Tooke Rockwell and Ida Gertrude Tooke: THE TICHBORNE CURSE "A 797 year old hex is staved off by baronet's annual gift of flour" "Inthe year 1150 in the manor house at AIresford, Hants, England, old Lady Mabel de Tichborne took to her deathbed. Her husband, Roger, a man ofgreat wealth and small charity, felt obliged to go to her chamber to hear her last words. As she had done many times before, she begged him to give some of his property to the poor. Sir Roger snorted. But insomuch as he was s a sporting man, he made her a proposition. "You may give away the harvest of as much of m y land," he sneered, "as you can walk around, carrying a torch in your hand." Whereupon gallant Lady Mabel rose up and crawled around 13 of Sir Roger's fattest acres, encompassing an are a which to this day is known as "The Crawls." The effort killed her, but as she expired she bound the Tichbornes with a curse. Unless each year on Lady Day (March 25) they gave to ever y adult in the villageone gallon (one-half peck) of flour and to each child one-half gallon ,a blight would fall on the House. Seven sons would be born followed byseven daughters, th the manor would collapse and the name of Tichbornewould die. And so, except for one lapse of t he dole between 1796 and 1835-whereupon a flood of daughters threatened the direct family line- Tichbornes have been handing out flour on Lady Day for 797 years. "In 1947, the duty fell upon 32-year old Sir Anthony Doughty~Tichborne, 14th baronet. But a s Lady Day drew near and Lady Mabel's ghost fidgeted in the family vault, another Specter- bread rationing - threatened to cancel the performance Sir Anthony asked the Ministry of Food for r1 1,000 bread units. The Ministry said no. Then, as it seemed the tradition would be broke n again, sentimental Britons rushed to the rescue. They senttheir own units -more than 6,000 - to Tichborne Manor. With these and the Ministry's belated permission, although he could give only half-measure to the 8oo villagers who applied, happy Sir Anthony carried on for another r year." Also, I might mention the fact that some Tooke descendants have been under the impression that John Horne Tooke (1736-1812), English writer, politician and philologist, was an ancestor of the family of Tooke which came to America. He was a brave man and a fine character but his name was John Horne. He assumed the name of Tooke and calledhimself Horne Tooke due to gratitude and admiration of William Tooke who treated him as a son.

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