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- I finally found the marriage record for this Marmaduke and Marie. In the index, her name is listed as Maxine Flinner, but when you enlarge the original book it's in, it looks like Marie Smner. This clerk left out vowels when not needed phonetically. In this case the S is represented by 2 small f looking letters. It's possible that it is how the clerk wrote Skinner, which is the same name in the soundex search on freereg.org.uk as Somner but the small k would normally be very flowery and was a very simple uncrossed f looking letter in her marriage record. We don't believe the double f letters represent f in this case as there were not translations for fnner or fmner in all of Somerset in freereg.org.uk.
She wrote her will on Nov. 2, 1626 in Curry Rivel, Co. Somerset as a widow. She named all the children and the number of grandchildren she had by each child in her will which was probated in 1631. These included her son, William Coate and his 4 children (William, Cresset); her son, Thomas Coate and his 3 children (Mary, Joan and Elizabeth); her daughter Rachel German and her 3 children; to John Woodborne's 3 children, to Mary Woodborne, daughter of John Woodborne, to John the son of John Woodborne; to Joane Woodborne, the daughter of John Woodborne; to her son Henry Coate a chest in the hall and after his decease to his son Marmaduke Coate; and to her kinswoman, Alice Skinner. (Note: Alice Skinner is likely the Alse Skinner, widow who died in Dunster, Somerset, England and was buried there in St. George Parish on Aug 12, 1632. Many Skinner's lived in Dunster. She could also have had her surname misinterpreted and be the Alse Somer who died in 1638 in Othery, Somerset, England who was a widow.) She gave the rest of her goods after division of her debts to John Woodborne and Henry Coate. She named these last 2 her executors. She does not explain her relationship to John Woodborne, father of Mary, John and Joan Woodborne in her will. Her name was spelled Marie Coate in this document. (I believe they are great grand children via a marriage record dated 1655 to a Marmaduke Coate indicating Mary Woodborne was born before 1626 and was a gr. granddaughter by age.) The witnesses to this will were Roger Cole, William Sawble and William Sawellysis with his mark of an X. I'm assuming because she thinks so highly of John Woodborne, that his wife was a deceased daughter of her and Marmaduke Coate's. Her kinswoman, Alice Skinner was likely near her age with Skinner being her married name. The will was proved in Taunton in 1631.
The fact that it and any of these Somerset wills that I have summarized in my Somerset Coate records survived the bombings of World War II says that they had 2nd copies hand transcribed at an alternate location near the time they were created sent to Taunton, Somerset, England. All wills of the wealthy were duplicated and sent to Taunton. Those did not get bombed in World War II.
Her most likely parent is a Rich/Richard Somner/Sommer from Othery which is 3.6 miles from Weston Zoyland where Marmaduke and Mary married. It is now a part of Bridegwater where Marmaduke Coate was from before he and Mary settled in adjacent Curry Rivell. Here is how the Somner's are grouped in Othery, Bridgewater and Weston Zoyland
Mary Smner/Somner b. bef 1560 m. Marmaduke Coate in 1575 in Weston Zoyland.
Francis Smner/Somner b. bef 1560 m. Joan Bragge in 1575 in Weston Zoyland
Margaret Smner/Somer b. bef 1562 m. William (?h)inge in 1577 in Weston Zoyland
Alice Somner buried Apr 4, 1551, d. of Richard Somner in Baltonsborough, Bridgewater, England which is 13 miles from Othery
William Somner, baptized Mar 24, 1551/2 in Baltonsborough, son of Richard
Joan d. of Richard, b. 1560 in Othery (Joan Somner and John Howell married in 1598)
Isabell d. of Richard, b. 1561 in Othery
Thomas s. of Rich Sommer baptized 1563
Richard s. of Richard Sommer baptized 1574
Richard d. 1590
John Somer, b. 1560 in Bridgwater, Somerset, England. Father unlisted.
Jone, b. 1562, in Bridgwater. Father unlisted.
Robert b 1564 in Bridgwater. Father unlisted.
Mary Somer b. 1562 in Maperton, Somerset which is 26 miles from Weston Zoyland where Mary married Marmaduke Coate if this is the same Mary.
Richard Cox and (H)abell Somner m. in 1562
Robert s. of John Sommer baptized 1570
William Sommer and Joan Cox m. in 1569
Thomas s. of William baptized 1571
Robert s. of William Sommer baptized 1576
Mary Somer b. 1574 to unknown parents in Bridgewater (She is not our Mary)
William Cox and Elizabeth Sommer in 1572
Mary Sommer and Bartabyn Willaway m. in 1577 in Bridgewater
Walter Somer and Elizabeth Harris in 1587
Joan d. of Walter baptized 1592
Richard s. of Walter Sommer baptized 1597
John s. of Walter baptized 1602
Robert s. of M.W. Sommer baptized 1589
Joan d. of Ales Sommer baptized 1590 (Joan Somner and Joseph Adezfee in 1604)
Ales Somner and Thomas Fane m. on 21 Apr 1594John s. of John Somner baptized 1595
Sabilla d. of Jo. Sommer baptized and buried 1599
Margaret Somner and John Cox were married in 1596
Mary Sommer d. 1603 in Bridgewater
Joan, d. of Edward Sommer/Somner baptized 1605
William Sommer and Joan Cox m. in 1612
William s. of Edward baptized 1613, Jul 13
Thomas s. of Edward baptized 1613, Jul 13Thomas s. of John baptized 1616 (Thomas is probably the grandson of Walter or John above)
Not all of their births are accounted for in the church records of Othery including Mary Somner's b. bef 1563.
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Abt 1562 - 1631 (~ 69 years)
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