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We found, in the IGI, the following family in Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, England:

William Prentice, b. c. 1765-75, and his wife, Sarah. William and Sarah had 3 or more children, including:

1. Ann Prentice, chr. 28 Feb 1794, Leighton Buzzard. She is probably the Ann Prentice who m. John Lansbury in 1818 in Leighton Buzzard.
2. William Prentice, chr. 1795, Leighton Buzzard. He is probably the William Prentice who m. Etty Wells on 25 Mar 1818 in Leighton Buzzard.
3. Sarah Prentice, chr. 1797, Leighton Buzzard

We do not know for certain who William's parents may be, but the IGI shows that a William Prentice m. Diana Dykes on 20 Oct 1668 at Leighton Buzzard.

By email of 25 Dec 2000, David Taylor points out that the IGI shows that a William Prentes m. Sara Bunyan at St. Mary's, Luton on 12 Apr 1795. He suggests the possibility that it might be a second marriage for William and that the Ann and, perhaps William, were children of such possible second marriage. Luton lies only about 5-10 miles east of Leighton Buzzard.

The William who m. Sara Bunyan was bap. at St Mary's on 7 Dec 1772, son of Joseph Prentes and Sara Tilcock who married at Flamstead on 11 Sep 1756. Flamstead lies roughly 3 miles south of Luton. (See our Spring 2001 article on Joseph Prentice.)

If you have any information about the folks mentioned in this article, please contact us at dewald@prenticenet.com.