James Martin

b. circa 1645, d. 1713
Last Edited: 7 May 2023

Family 1:

Mary (?) d. 1681

Children:

Joan Martin+ b. 6 Jun 1673, d. 1720
John Martin b. 14 Dec 1674, d. 1679
James Martin b. 26 Apr 1677, d. 1724

Family 2:

Dinah Hentie d. 1711

Citations

  1. [S24] Index to Marriages, 1538-1837, Compact Disc SFHGCD003, compiled by Sussex Family History Group, 2008.
  2. [S25] Online Index to Burials, 1538 onwards, compiled by Sussex Family History Group, http://www.sfhg.uk/, ongoing project,.

Mary (?)

d. 1681
Last Edited: 7 May 2023

Family:

James Martin b. c 1645, d. 1713

Children:

Joan Martin+ b. 6 Jun 1673, d. 1720
John Martin b. 14 Dec 1674, d. 1679
James Martin b. 26 Apr 1677, d. 1724

Citations

  1. [S25] Online Index to Burials, 1538 onwards, compiled by Sussex Family History Group, http://www.sfhg.uk/, ongoing project,.

James Martin

b. 26 April 1677, d. 1724

Parents:

Father: James Martin b. c 1645, d. 1713
Mother: Mary (?) d. 1681
Last Edited: 28 Dec 2016

Citations

  1. [S23] Online Index to Baptisms, 1538 onwards, compiled by Sussex Family History Group, http://www.sfhg.uk/, ongoing project,.
  2. [S25] Online Index to Burials, 1538 onwards, compiled by Sussex Family History Group, http://www.sfhg.uk/, ongoing project,.

John Martin

b. 14 December 1674, d. 1679

Parents:

Father: James Martin b. c 1645, d. 1713
Mother: Mary (?) d. 1681
Last Edited: 27 Apr 2019

Citations

  1. [S23] Online Index to Baptisms, 1538 onwards, compiled by Sussex Family History Group, http://www.sfhg.uk/, ongoing project,.
  2. [S25] Online Index to Burials, 1538 onwards, compiled by Sussex Family History Group, http://www.sfhg.uk/, ongoing project,.

Dinah Hentie

d. 1711
Last Edited: 28 Dec 2016

Family:

James Martin b. c 1645, d. 1713

Citations

  1. [S24] Index to Marriages, 1538-1837, Compact Disc SFHGCD003, compiled by Sussex Family History Group, 2008.
  2. [S25] Online Index to Burials, 1538 onwards, compiled by Sussex Family History Group, http://www.sfhg.uk/, ongoing project,.

Sarah Diplock

b. 22 August 1731

Parents:

Father: Robert Diplock
Mother: Elizabeth Gladman b. 7 Mar 1696/97
Last Edited: 28 Dec 2016

Citations

  1. [S23] Online Index to Baptisms, 1538 onwards, compiled by Sussex Family History Group, http://www.sfhg.uk/, ongoing project,.

Ruth Diplock

b. 22 December 1734

Parents:

Father: Robert Diplock
Mother: Elizabeth Gladman b. 7 Mar 1696/97
Last Edited: 28 Dec 2016

Family:

William Newnham

Citations

  1. [S23] Online Index to Baptisms, 1538 onwards, compiled by Sussex Family History Group, http://www.sfhg.uk/, ongoing project,.
  2. [S24] Index to Marriages, 1538-1837, Compact Disc SFHGCD003, compiled by Sussex Family History Group, 2008.

William Newnham

Last Edited: 28 Dec 2016

Family:

Ruth Diplock b. 22 Dec 1734

Citations

  1. [S24] Index to Marriages, 1538-1837, Compact Disc SFHGCD003, compiled by Sussex Family History Group, 2008.

William Verrall

b. 8 June 1806, d. 1877

Parents:

Father: Henry Verrall b. 21 Aug 1785, d. 1832
Mother: Mary Gason b. c 1780, d. 1832
Last Edited: 27 May 2020

Family:

Elizabeth Todman b. 24 Jul 1808, d. 28 Nov 1875

Children:

Mary Verrall b. 20 Jul 1834, d. 20 Oct 1876
Henry Verrall b. c 1836
Lucy Verrall b. c 1838
William Verrall b. 1840
Eliza Verrall b. c 1845
Hannah Verrall b. c 1848

Citations

  1. [S23] Online Index to Baptisms, 1538 onwards, compiled by Sussex Family History Group, http://www.sfhg.uk/, ongoing project,.
  2. [S24] Index to Marriages, 1538-1837, Compact Disc SFHGCD003, compiled by Sussex Family History Group, 2008.
  3. [S67] 1841 Census for England "Class: HO107; Piece: 1114; Book: 13; Civil Parish: Eastbourne; County: Sussex; Enumeration District: 4; Folio: 34; Page: 12; Line: 13; GSU roll: 464161."
  4. [S16] 1851 Census for England "Class: HO107; Piece: 1645; Folio: 760; Page: 11; GSU roll: 193549-193550."
  5. [S68] 1861 Census for England, "Class: RG 9; Piece: 596; Folio: 146; Page: 16; GSU roll: 542668."

Elizabeth Todman

b. 24 July 1808, d. 28 November 1875

Parents:

Father: William Todman d. b 1851
Mother: Lydia Ellis b. 3 May 1785
Last Edited: 27 May 2020

Family:

William Verrall b. 8 Jun 1806, d. 1877

Children:

Mary Verrall b. 20 Jul 1834, d. 20 Oct 1876
Henry Verrall b. c 1836
Lucy Verrall b. c 1838
William Verrall b. 1840
Eliza Verrall b. c 1845
Hannah Verrall b. c 1848

Citations

  1. [S68] 1861 Census for England, "Class: RG 9; Piece: 596; Folio: 146; Page: 16; GSU roll: 542668."
  2. [S23] Online Index to Baptisms, 1538 onwards, compiled by Sussex Family History Group, http://www.sfhg.uk/, ongoing project,.
  3. [S24] Index to Marriages, 1538-1837, Compact Disc SFHGCD003, compiled by Sussex Family History Group, 2008.
  4. [S67] 1841 Census for England "Class: HO107; Piece: 1114; Book: 13; Civil Parish: Eastbourne; County: Sussex; Enumeration District: 4; Folio: 34; Page: 12; Line: 13; GSU roll: 464161."
  5. [S16] 1851 Census for England "Class: HO107; Piece: 1645; Folio: 760; Page: 11; GSU roll: 193549-193550."

Mary Verrall

b. 20 July 1834, d. 20 October 1876

Parents:

Father: William Verrall b. 8 Jun 1806, d. 1877
Mother: Elizabeth Todman b. 24 Jul 1808, d. 28 Nov 1875
Last Edited: 31 Dec 2016

Family:

William Milton b. 1832, d. 9 Dec 1915

Citations

  1. [S23] Online Index to Baptisms, 1538 onwards, compiled by Sussex Family History Group, http://www.sfhg.uk/, ongoing project,.
  2. [S244] Website "Ancestry" (http://www.ancestry.co.uk/) "Ancestry.com. England, Select Marriages, 1538–1973 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014.
    Original data: England, Marriages, 1538–1973. Salt Lake City, Utah: FamilySearch, 2013."

William Milton

b. 1832, d. 9 December 1915
Last Edited: 31 Dec 2016

Family 1:

Mary Verrall b. 20 Jul 1834, d. 20 Oct 1876

Family 2:

Sarah Ann Martin b. 1849, d. 1882

Citations

  1. [S244] Website "Ancestry" (http://www.ancestry.co.uk/) "Ancestry.com. England, Select Marriages, 1538–1973 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014.
    Original data: England, Marriages, 1538–1973. Salt Lake City, Utah: FamilySearch, 2013."

Sarah Ann Martin

b. 1849, d. 1882
Last Edited: 31 Dec 2016

Family:

William Milton b. 1832, d. 9 Dec 1915

Henry Verrall

b. 15 December 1816

Parents:

Father: Henry Verrall b. 21 Aug 1785, d. 1832
Mother: Mary Gason b. c 1780, d. 1832
Last Edited: 31 Dec 2016

Citations

  1. [S23] Online Index to Baptisms, 1538 onwards, compiled by Sussex Family History Group, http://www.sfhg.uk/, ongoing project,.

Ann Verrall

b. 7 March 1819

Parents:

Father: Henry Verrall b. 21 Aug 1785, d. 1832
Mother: Mary Gason b. c 1780, d. 1832
Last Edited: 31 Dec 2016

Citations

  1. [S23] Online Index to Baptisms, 1538 onwards, compiled by Sussex Family History Group, http://www.sfhg.uk/, ongoing project,.

Lydia Ellis

b. 3 May 1785
Last Edited: 27 May 2020

Family:

William Todman d. b 1851

Child:

Elizabeth Todman+ b. 24 Jul 1808, d. 28 Nov 1875

Citations

  1. [S23] Online Index to Baptisms, 1538 onwards, compiled by Sussex Family History Group, http://www.sfhg.uk/, ongoing project,.
  2. [S68] 1861 Census for England, "Class: RG 9; Piece: 596; Folio: 146; Page: 16; GSU roll: 542668."
  3. [S24] Index to Marriages, 1538-1837, Compact Disc SFHGCD003, compiled by Sussex Family History Group, 2008.
  4. [S16] 1851 Census for England "Class: HO107; Piece: 1645; Folio: 760; Page: 11; GSU roll: 193549-193550."

William Todman

d. before 1851
Last Edited: 31 Dec 2016

Family:

Lydia Ellis b. 3 May 1785

Child:

Elizabeth Todman+ b. 24 Jul 1808, d. 28 Nov 1875

Citations

  1. [S24] Index to Marriages, 1538-1837, Compact Disc SFHGCD003, compiled by Sussex Family History Group, 2008.

Edward Beavin

Last Edited: 4 Feb 2017

Family:

Martha Waite b. 16 Jun 1728

Citations

  1. [S151] Index to West Kent Marriages, KFHS CD-ROM36, 1538-1812, compiled by Sydney Smith, 59 Friar Road, Orpington Kent BR5 2BW, England.

Richard Clegg

b. 4 March 1738/39

Parents:

Father: Richard Clegg b. c 1715
Mother: Elizabeth Sykes
Last Edited: 5 Feb 2017

Family:

Grace Betty (?)

Child:

James Clegg+ b. Jun 1777

Grace Betty (?)

Last Edited: 5 Feb 2017

Family:

Richard Clegg b. 4 Mar 1738/39

Child:

James Clegg+ b. Jun 1777

Richard Clegg

b. circa 1715
Last Edited: 5 Feb 2017

Family:

Elizabeth Sykes

Child:

Richard Clegg+ b. 4 Mar 1738/39

Elizabeth Sykes

Last Edited: 5 Feb 2017

Family:

Richard Clegg b. c 1715

Child:

Richard Clegg+ b. 4 Mar 1738/39

Martha Russell

Last Edited: 5 Feb 2017

Family:

Henry Hunt b. 8 Oct 1656

Child:

Elizabeth Hunt b. c 1688

Citations

  1. [S151] Index to West Kent Marriages, KFHS CD-ROM36, 1538-1812, compiled by Sydney Smith, 59 Friar Road, Orpington Kent BR5 2BW, England.

Silvester Catt

b. 19 February 1582, d. 1634

Parents:

Father: John Catt d. 1610
Mother: Avice Farmer b. 6 Jul 1548, d. Nov 1633
Last Edited: 21 Apr 2022
  • Birth: Silvester Catt was born in 1582 at Rotherfield, Sussex, EnglandB; "only daughter of Avis Catt"; mentioned in ESRO: SAS/AB/227 (Feoffment for £50, 6 Jan 1631.)
  • Baptism*: Silvester Catt was baptized on 19 February 1582 at St Denys, Rotherfield, Sussex, EnglandB, (note: year is 1581/82.)1
  • She was the daughter of John Catt and Avice Farmer.
  • Marriage License*: Silvester Catt and John Lucke obtained a marriage licence on 14 June 1614 at Archdeaconry of Lewes, Sussex, England, John LUCKE, yeoman of Rotherfield; Silvestra CATT of the same parish.2
  • Married Name: As of 14 June 1614, her married name was Luck.
  • Anecdote*: Title: Feoffment for £50
    Date: 6 Jan 1631
    ESRO reference: SAS/AB/227
    Description: Avis Catt, widow of John Catt, late of Rotherfield, and one of the sisters and co-heirs of Adam Farmer, late of Rotherfield, yeoman, to Arthur Catt of Rotherfield, yeoman
    her moiety of a field called Culverdens and Scarlette in Rotherfield, which came to her on death of her brother Adam Farmer (W and S: the King's highway leading from Rotherfield to Lomes Brooke; N: the parsonage of Rotherfield; S: lands of John Luck)
    To be held to the use of Avis Catt for her life, and then to Silvester Luck, wife of John Luck, and only daughter of Avis Catt, and to the heirs of Silvester Luck for ever
    Paid by John Luck of Rotherfield, gent, who is discharged for ever
    Seisin granted to Adam Catt, son of Avis Catt, whom she appoints her attorney.
  • (Witness) Will: Silvester Catt is mentioned in the will of Avice Farmer dated 6 May 1633 at Rotherfield, Sussex, EnglandB.3,4
  • Death*: Silvester Catt died in 1634 at Rotherfield, Sussex, EnglandB.
  • Burial*: Silvester Catt was buried on 3 March 1634 at St Denys, Rotherfield, Sussex, EnglandB, "Silvester LICKE, wife of John, gentleman."5

Family:

John Lucke

Children:

Silvester Lucke b. c 1616, d. 1639
John Lucke b. c 1618, d. Mar 1618
Katherine Lucke b. 2 Mar 1619/20
Avis Lucke b. 5 Feb 1621/22
Adam Lucke b. 21 Dec 1623, d. 1625

Citations

  1. [S23] Online Index to Baptisms, 1538 onwards, compiled by Sussex Family History Group, http://www.sfhg.uk/, ongoing project,.
  2. [S24] Index to Marriages, 1538-1837, Compact Disc SFHGCD003, compiled by Sussex Family History Group, 2008.
  3. [S1061] Will of Avice Catt of Rotherfield, Sussex, England, made 6 May 1633, proved in the Archdeaconry Court of Lewes, 1 Mar 1634. (ESRO: PBT/1/1/23/92A).
  4. [S388] Website "FamilySearch" (http://www.familysearch.org/) "Film: 1885822, Image:405."
  5. [S25] Online Index to Burials, 1538 onwards, compiled by Sussex Family History Group, http://www.sfhg.uk/, ongoing project,.

John Lucke

Last Edited: 21 Apr 2022

Family:

Silvester Catt b. 19 Feb 1582, d. 1634

Children:

Silvester Lucke b. c 1616, d. 1639
John Lucke b. c 1618, d. Mar 1618
Katherine Lucke b. 2 Mar 1619/20
Avis Lucke b. 5 Feb 1621/22
Adam Lucke b. 21 Dec 1623, d. 1625

Citations

  1. [S24] Index to Marriages, 1538-1837, Compact Disc SFHGCD003, compiled by Sussex Family History Group, 2008.
  2. [S1049] Will of Adam Farmer of Rotherfield, Sussex, England, made 8 Sep 1625, proved in the Prerogative Court of Canterbury, 20 Dec 1625. (TNA: PROB 11/147/571).

Adam Catt

b. circa 1580

Parents:

Father: John Catt d. 1610
Mother: Avice Farmer b. 6 Jul 1548, d. Nov 1633
Last Edited: 22 Mar 2022

Citations

  1. [S1049] Will of Adam Farmer of Rotherfield, Sussex, England, made 8 Sep 1625, proved in the Prerogative Court of Canterbury, 20 Dec 1625. (TNA: PROB 11/147/571).
  2. [S1061] Will of Avice Catt of Rotherfield, Sussex, England, made 6 May 1633, proved in the Archdeaconry Court of Lewes, 1 Mar 1634. (ESRO: PBT/1/1/23/92A).
  3. [S388] Website "FamilySearch" (http://www.familysearch.org/) "Film: 1885822, Image:405."

Alexander Farmer

b. 8 September 1542, d. 5 January 1606

Parents:

Father: Thomas Farmer at Crosse b. c 1515, d. 4 Jun 1590
Last Edited: 17 Dec 2023
  • Baptism*: Alexander Farmer was baptized on 8 September 1542 at St Denys, Rotherfield, Sussex, EnglandB, "Thomas Farmer the elder."1
  • He was the son of Thomas Farmer at Crosse.
  • (Witness) Will: Alexander Farmer is mentioned in the will of Robert Farmer dated 1 June 1546 at Rotherfield, Sussex, EnglandB.2
  • Marriage*: Alexander Farmer married Marian Wood on 21 May 1582 at Rotherfield, Sussex, EnglandB.3
  • (Witness) Admon: Alexander Farmer witnessed the admon of Thomas Farmer at Crosse dated 22 April 1591 at Archdeaconry of Lewes, Sussex, England.4
  • Marriage License: Alexander Farmer and Margaret Jeffery obtained a marriage licence on 16 September 1605 at Archdeaconry of Lewes, Sussex, England, Alexander of Rotherfield; Margaret of Worth, spinster. Sponsors: Alexander Farmer; Dominick MOUNGER /tailor Southover.3
  • Marriage*: Alexander Farmer married Margaret Jeffery on 18 September 1605 at Worth, Sussex, EnglandB.3
  • Will*: Alexander Farmer left a will made on 4 January 1605/6 at Rotherfield, Sussex, EnglandB.5
  • Will/Adm Transcript*: Court of the manor of Rotherfield held Thursday 15 January 3 James I [1605/06].
    At this court it is found that Alexander Farmer senior lying on his death bed since last Court, viz 4th day of this January, & out of Court by acceptance of John Hosmer, deputy bedell of the lord, & in the presence of George Nynne alias Barber & William Alchorne, two customary tenants of this manor, surrendered into the lord's hand all his customary lands & tenements of this manor as well assart as [well?] bondland, to the use of the said Alexander during his natural life & after his decease to the use of Thomas Farmer, his son & heir under condition that the said Thomas or his heirs should pay to Margaret, wife of the said Alexander, £20 lawful money of England within a year after his decease & to any of his daughters viz. Frances, Mary & Elizabeth £40 lawful money of England to each of them as reach the age of 21 years. And there falls to the lord a heriot a red coloured cow worth 50s. Therefore the bedell is charged etc. And first proclamation etc. And it is found that the said Alexander Farmer died on January 5th.
    Note: This is an oral "will" documented in the Rotherfield manorial records and is known as a deathbed transfer. At that time, it was the means by which copyhold/customary property (i.e. property beholden to the manor) could be transferred after death according to the wishes of the deceased. The Statute of Wills 1540 allowed freehold land owners the ability to determine who would inherit their property by permitting bequest by will but this did not apply to copyhold/customary property.
  • Death*: Alexander Farmer died on 5 January 1606 at Rotherfield, Sussex, EnglandB, at age 63.6
  • Burial*: Alexander Farmer was buried on 6 January 1605/6 at Rotherfield, Sussex, EnglandB.7

Family 1:

Marian Wood d. 1605

Children:

Thomas Farmer b. 17 Jun 1585
Frances Farmer b. c 1587
Mary Farmer b. 11 Apr 1591
Elizabeth Farmer b. 29 Mar 1597

Family 2:

Margaret Jeffery

Citations

  1. [S23] Online Index to Baptisms, 1538 onwards, compiled by Sussex Family History Group, http://www.sfhg.uk/, ongoing project,.
  2. [S661] Will of Robert Farmer of Rotherfield, Sussex, England, made 1546, proved in the Archdeaconry Court of Lewes, unknown probate date. (ESRO: PBT 1/1/1/149A).
  3. [S24] Index to Marriages, 1538-1837, Compact Disc SFHGCD003, compiled by Sussex Family History Group, 2008.
  4. [S663] Letters of administration of the estate of Thomas Farmer of Rotherfield, Sussex, England, granted by the Archdeaconry Court of Lewes, 22 Apr 1591 (ESRO: PBT 1/3/2/114J).
  5. [S451] Indexed translation of a court book of the manor of Rotherfield, 1593-1606 (ESRO: PAR 465/26/1/4) "Court of the manor of Rotherfield held Thursday 15 January 3 James I [1605/06].
    "
  6. [S451] Indexed translation of a court book of the manor of Rotherfield, 1593-1606 (ESRO: PAR 465/26/1/4) "Court of the manor of Rotherfield held Thursday 15 January 3 James I [1605/06]."
  7. [S25] Online Index to Burials, 1538 onwards, compiled by Sussex Family History Group, http://www.sfhg.uk/, ongoing project,.