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Author: Cheeseman_of_Kent
Surnames: Chant
Classification: queries
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Hello Tray
My great grandmother was Alice Chant 1894-1971.
Now there are a few references to Chant/Chaunt at Stoke before 1584 but not referring to
William unfortunately. As weddings often occurred in the brides parish I have assumed that
Stoke-Sub-Hamdon may have been Alice's home parish church.
Chant's dominate the Somerset/Dorset border area very early
and it suggests they originated most likely in Somerset.
There was a Chant/Chaunt Farm at Ham Hill, Somerset in the 1400's. And William for
father and son are mentioned.
My Chant line is now back to the 1650's but it's been costly researching to find
that as I live in Australia
and old Manorial records etc can be located in numerious libraries across the UK, because
the families that created
them may have titles in one county but their seat or main Manor was in another county. To
get back to 1584 is an achievement in itself as many family lines have brickwalls
preventling further progress backwards from even the 1800's.
I would love if you could email me your line so I can add it to my notes. My 2x and 3x
great grandfather's Luke and Richard Chant were brothers and one of their cousins
Mahala
Coles daughter of Mary Chant married Philip Chant of the Oborne Chants which I have traced
back to Somerton, Somerset Chant lines. Luke's and Richard's younger brother
Robert married Martha Mudford, a nephew James Chant married
Eliza Mudford and a cousin Fred Bunter married Mary Ann Mudford, all sisters. Their father
William Mudford was the grandson of Mary Chant b 1751 West Chinnock, Somerset from the
line of Robert Chant b 1700 which has been unable to trace back further as only his
mother's name is listed in the Parish record. So hence my heavy interest in the
Chant's.
Do keep in touch
regards
Michael Cheeseman
forever_fossicking at bigpond dot com
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