Family
 William Ching 1)Born ± 1664 Kilkhampton, Cornwall, England Possibly - see note 2) Baptised 19 Jun 1664 Kilkhampton, Cornwall, England 2) Died Oct 1737 Kilkhampton, Cornwall, England, approximately 73 years 3) Buried 29 Oct 1737 Kilkhampton, Cornwall, England 3) Notes: Yeoman of Kilkhampton. There are two possible baptism records for William Ching: 1) son of Humphrey and Katherine, 1653, and 2) son of William and Jone, 1664 - both at Kilkhampton. There are then no further baptisms of William Chings until 1780. Which baptism is correct, is not entirely clear, and depends on whether there was one William Ching marrying three times in the 1660s and 1670s at Kilkhampton, or 2/3 William Chings. There are the following marriages: William Ching and Susanna Judd, 1677 William Ching and Elizabeth Hockridge, 1693 William Ching and Honour Greenway, 1707 Evidence in favour of one William includes: The wives all die just before the next marriage There is no repetition of children's names, except Charles (1700 to marriage 2, and 1713 to marriage 3). However, there is a burial record for a Charles, son of William in 1711 - before the next son Charles If we assume the first marriage is William born 1653, and the second is William born 1664 (which aligns closely with wives' dates of birth), then the first William's father would be Humphrey. The first William has a son named Humphrey. The second William would be a son of William. There is no child called WIlliam. Evidence against: There are two baptisms - these baptisms align closely to baptism dates of wives 1 and 2. The simplest solution would therefore be to assign a WIlliam to each of the first two wives. With the third wife being a second wife of the second William (this would still explain the Charles point. If the first William married all three, he was still having children at 65 - unlikely, though not impossible. Married 6 Jun 1693 Kilkhampton, Cornwall, England 4) (44 years married) to: Children: 1. John ChingBorn 1694 Kilkhampton, Cornwall, England 2.  Ann ChingBorn 1696 Kilkhampton, Cornwall, England 3. Susannah Ching 7)Born ± 1697 Kilkhampton, Cornwall, England 1) Baptised 16 Mar 1697 Kilkhampton, Cornwall, England 1) Died Apr 1771 Kilkhampton, Cornwall, England Susanna, the wife of John Barrett, Senr. of Limsworthy, (yeoman) 05 Apr 1771, approximately 74 years 8) Buried 5 Apr 1771 Kilkhampton, Cornwall, England See Susannah's gravestone 8) 4. Charles ChingBorn 1700 Kilkhampton, Cornwall, England 5. Elizabeth ChingBorn 1702 Kilkhampton, Cornwall, England | |||
Sources
1) Source: Cornwall, England, Parish Registers, 1538-1900 1697: "Susanna daughter of Wiliam e Elizabeth Ching Mares 16". Reference: Kilkhampton (Data from direct source)2) Source: Cornwall, England, Parish Registers, 1538-1900 1664 June [Though could be May as the register is of poor quality]: "19 William the sone of Will: and Jane Ching". Reference: Kilkhampton (Data from secondary evidence)
3) Source: Cornwall, England, Parish Registers, 1538-1900 1737: "William Ching, yeoman Octob 29". Reference: Kilkhampton (Data from direct source)
4) Source: Cornwall, England, Parish Registers, 1538-1900 Will: Ching e Eliz: daughter of J Hockridg June 6 1693. Reference: Kilkhampton
5) Source: Cornwall, England, Parish Registers, 1538-1900 1668: "Elizabeth the daughter of John e Honnor Hockeridge 19 November". Reference: Kilkhampton (Data from secondary evidence)
6) Source: Cornwall, England, Parish Registers, 1538-1900 1702: "Eliz wife of Will: Ching January ye 27". Reference: Kilkhampton (Data from direct source)
7) Source: Cornwall, England, Parish Registers, 1538-1900 John son of John and Suesanas Barret February the 16th. Reference: Kilkhampton (Data from direct source)
8) Source: Cornwall, England, Parish Registers, 1538-1900 1771: "Susanna the wife of John Barrett Senr of Limsworthy, yeoman, April 5th". Reference: Kilkhampton (Data from direct source)