Medieval Church of Bristol: St Nicholas, Bristol, England
[Family history: Sir Thomas Slocombe, Esq. - 1500's]
Dedication to St. Nicholas; patron saint of sailors.
St. Nicholas church is about the fourth building of that name
On this approximate site. Very close to the original
Quayside on the Avon.
Original Church built about 1400 – the crypt of the church is
All that still remains of original church.
The Church was redesigned by James Bridges, an American born architect who worked in Bristol from 1756 to 1763.
St. Nicholas Church, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England
1575 – Deeds relating to church lands
David Harrys – Alderman
(Implementing provisions of will of: John Mathewe)
John Mathewe – Mercer – deceased – in 1575
William Tucker – draper
John Griffith – Upholsterer
John Roberts – the Elder
John Jones - draper
George Snowe - draper
John Webbe – drapers
John Roberts the younger – Pepwall feoffees of St. Nicholas
(Annuity of 40s for use of poor of St. Nicholas out of rents of two messuages on east side of Avon bridge (tenants, abuttals) in parish of St. Nicholas)
1578 – June 22 – 20 Elizabeth – Bargain and Sale Ref. – Parishioners of St. Nicholas
Robarte Saxey
David Harrys
John Browne - Aldermen
Anthonye Standbancke
William Tucker
John Roberts the elder (father of Marie Roberts)
Thomas Slocombe (father of John Slocombe)
John Jones
William Burde
William Hopkins
William Prewett
Thomas Pytt
(Chapel with appurtenances commonly known as Knappes Chapel or St. John the Evangelist Chapel on the Back in the churchyard of St. Nicholas)
Slocum Family relates back to the family of Sir Thomas Slocombe of Bristol England.
Reasons:
1. Thomas was a rich Merchant & Shipper of good
2. John his son, married Mary Roberts
listed in 1623 visitations - family connection to nobility.
3. A ship named "FALCON" which landed in Jamestown, Virginia in 1619
John Slocombe - part of the London Company - his name mentioned with this ship.
4. Anthony's close connection to the Harvey Family - William Harvey of Taunton, Ma. [step brother] & Sir John Harvey of London & North Carolina
5. Giles close connection to the Cooke family. Arthur Cooke of London & Portsmouth, RI, signed Giles will - & wife likely related to Arthur and Thomas Cooke of Rhode Island.
6. Sir John Slocombe - son of Thomas of Bristol - John & family left Bristol
after 1600 - may have moved his family to London - Assumption: John being a part of the London Company and a shipper of goods to Jamestown - research should be conducted in London and area for marriage records of Anthony & Giles.
[For a stretch of the imagination, in April 1637 [same time as the speedwell]
landed in Jamestown carrying Sir John Harvey, newly appointed Gov. of Jamestown, Virginia. Did Anthony & Giles travel with Sir John Harvey?]
Landscape sketch from photo taken at Dunster Castle, Somerset, England
This is the area of Exmoor National Park in Somerset England, this gives us an idea of what the landscape looks like around Dunster Castle and the beginning of Exmoor. A piece of land [uninhabited]
located in Exmoor national park - named Slo Combe - the origin of the Slocombe name - would look similar to this print.
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