Joan Underdown (1727-1799)

Baptism
Joan Underdown was born in 1727 and was baptised on the 10th October 1727 in Northleigh to parents Thomas and Grace Underdown (nee Pennington).

She was their 9th child and 5th daughter. Her elder siblings were James, Abraham, Mary, Thomas, Grace, Sarah, Phillip and Agnes.

Marriage
Joan married Richard White in Northleigh on the 3rd October 1749. He was the son of John and Ann White (nee Podger). The White family were local to the district.

Children
Joan and Richard had 11 children in total, all born and raised in Coylton between the years of 1750 and 1769.

The International Genealogical Index records birthdates for the children Richard (b. 12/5/1765) and Thomas (b. 15/4/1769), as well as their baptisms.

Death
Joan died in 1799 in Colyton and was buried in the same village on 3rd February 1799.

Death of Husband
Joan’s husband Richard died only one year after her in 1800 and was also buried in Colyton on 23rd August 1800.

Children

 * colspan="3" bgcolor="#FFfce0" style="color: #000000;" |Children of Richard and Joan White
 * colspan="3" bgcolor="#FFfce0" style="color: #000000;" |Children of Richard and Joan White