James Carter

b. 27 January 1680/81, d. 1737

Parents:

Last Edited: 8 May 2023

Family:

Susanna Thomas b. 21 Nov 1686

Children:

Anne Carter b. 22 Oct 1714
Elizabeth Carter b. 21 Jun 1716
James Carter+ b. 26 Mar 1718, d. 1791
Susanna Carter+ b. 18 Dec 1719, d. 1788
Grace Carter b. 11 Oct 1722
Ann Carter b. 19 Aug 1724

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

Susanna Thomas

b. 21 November 1686

Parents:

Father: Richard Thomas d. 1691
Mother: Susannah (?)
Last Edited: 8 May 2023

Family:

James Carter b. 27 Jan 1680/81, d. 1737

Children:

Anne Carter b. 22 Oct 1714
Elizabeth Carter b. 21 Jun 1716
James Carter+ b. 26 Mar 1718, d. 1791
Susanna Carter+ b. 18 Dec 1719, d. 1788
Grace Carter b. 11 Oct 1722
Ann Carter b. 19 Aug 1724

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.

Grace Carter

b. 11 October 1722

Parents:

Father: James Carter b. 27 Jan 1680/81, d. 1737
Mother: Susanna Thomas b. 21 Nov 1686
Last Edited: 5 Dec 2012

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,.

Anne Carter

b. 22 October 1714

Parents:

Father: James Carter b. 27 Jan 1680/81, d. 1737
Mother: Susanna Thomas b. 21 Nov 1686
Last Edited: 5 Dec 2012

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,.

James Carter

b. 26 March 1718, d. 1791

Parents:

Father: James Carter b. 27 Jan 1680/81, d. 1737
Mother: Susanna Thomas b. 21 Nov 1686
Last Edited: 5 Jan 2022
  • Baptism*: James Carter was baptized on 26 March 1718 at Ringmer, Sussex, EnglandB.1
  • He was the son of James Carter and Susanna Thomas.
  • Marriage*: James Carter married Mary Lasseter on 20 June 1739 at Pulborough, Sussex, EnglandB.2
  • Occupation*: James Carter was a husbandman in 1778.
  • Will*: James Carter left a will made on 13 October 1778 at Pulborough, Sussex, EnglandB: James Carter of Pulborough, 1778
    Chichester Registered Will, Vol.44, page 314

    In the Name of God Amen, I James Carter of the parish Pulborough in the County of Sussex, husbandman, being in perfect health of Body and of perfect mind and memory, Thanks be given unto Almighty God, calling to mind the mortality of my Body and knowing that it is appointed for all once to die, do make and ordain this my last Will and Testament, That is to say,
    Principally and first of all, I give and recommend my soul into the hand of Almighty God that gave it, and my Body I recommend to the Earth to be buried in decent Christian Burial, at the discretion of my Executor, nothing doubting but at the general Resurrection I shall receive the same again by the mighty power of God
    And as touching such worldly estate wherewith it hat pleased God to bless me in this life, I give, devise and dispose of the same in the following manner and form
    First I give and bequeath to Mary my beloved Wife all and Singular my household, Goods and Furniture, Chattles, Debts dues -----, Sum and Sums of money together with free Liberty of Living or Letting the said House and premises wherein we now live, during the Term of her natural Life, together with free Liberty of selling any part or the whole of the Household Goods if need shall be and require for her support during the Term aforesaid
    Secondly, I bequeath unto William and Phebe Stephens, the Son and Daughter of John Stephens of Kirdford in the County of Sussex aforesaid, the sum of Five pounds a piece payable by my Executor herein after mentioned, as they shall respectively each of them, arrive at the Age of Twenty One Years
    Thirdly, I give and bequeath unto James Carter and John Carter my two Beloved Sons, All and singular my Leases, Messuages and Tenements, Household Goods and Furniture, Debts, Dues, Accompts, sum and sums of money, if any remain after the Decease of my beloved Wife aforesaid, to be equally divided and shared between them and their Heirs forever.
    And I do hereby likewise constitute, make and ordain James Carter aforesaid, the sole Executor of this my last Will and Testament to see that all and singular the said Legacies and Bequests Be faithfully done and performed according to the true intent and meaning of these presents.
    And I do hereby utterly disallow, revoke and disannul all and every other former Testaments, Wills, Legacies and Bequests, and Executors by me in any ways before named, willed and Bequeathed, certifying and confirming this and no other to be my last Will and Testament
    In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal, this Thirteenth day of October in the Year of our Lord One Thousand Seven Hundred and Seventy Eight
    James Carter
    Signed, sealed, published, pronounced and declared by the said James Carter as his last Will and Testament in the presence of us who, in his presence, and in the presence of each other have hereunto subscribed our names
    John Greenfield, Thomas Page, John Eede

    Probate 8 March 1791
    Under £100
    (Transcribed by Mary Connaughton, March 2014.)
  • Death*: James Carter died in 1791 at Pulborough, Sussex, EnglandB.
  • Burial*: James Carter was buried on 17 January 1791 at Pulborough, Sussex, EnglandB.3
  • Probate: His estate was probated on 8 March 1791 at Chichester, Sussex, EnglandB, Calendar of Wills in the Consistory Court of the Bishop of Chichester, 1482-1800.

Family:

Mary Lasseter d. 1794

Child:

John Carter+ b. 1742/43, d. 1824

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

Elizabeth Carter

b. 21 June 1716

Parents:

Father: James Carter b. 27 Jan 1680/81, d. 1737
Mother: Susanna Thomas b. 21 Nov 1686
Last Edited: 5 Dec 2012

Citations

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

James Carter

Last Edited: 8 May 2023
  • Marriage*: James Carter married Elizabeth Downer on 30 April 1674 at Stanmer, Sussex, EnglandB, James is a husbandman of Patcham, Elizabeth is a spinster of this parish. This marriage is the only possibility in the Sussex Marriage Index but one does need to be careful given the gaps in the parish records this far back.1

Family:

Elizabeth Downer
  • Marriage*: James Carter married Elizabeth Downer on 30 April 1674 at Stanmer, Sussex, EnglandB, James is a husbandman of Patcham, Elizabeth is a spinster of this parish. This marriage is the only possibility in the Sussex Marriage Index but one does need to be careful given the gaps in the parish records this far back.1

Children:

Mary Carter b. 10 Apr 1675
Anne Carter b. 22 Mar 1676/77
James Carter+ b. 27 Jan 1680/81, d. 1737

Citations

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

Elizabeth Downer

Last Edited: 8 May 2023
  • Marriage*: Elizabeth Downer married James Carter on 30 April 1674 at Stanmer, Sussex, EnglandB, James is a husbandman of Patcham, Elizabeth is a spinster of this parish. This marriage is the only possibility in the Sussex Marriage Index but one does need to be careful given the gaps in the parish records this far back.1
  • Married Name: As of 30 April 1674, her married name was Carter.

Family:

James Carter
  • Marriage*: Elizabeth Downer married James Carter on 30 April 1674 at Stanmer, Sussex, EnglandB, James is a husbandman of Patcham, Elizabeth is a spinster of this parish. This marriage is the only possibility in the Sussex Marriage Index but one does need to be careful given the gaps in the parish records this far back.1

Children:

Mary Carter b. 10 Apr 1675
Anne Carter b. 22 Mar 1676/77
James Carter+ b. 27 Jan 1680/81, d. 1737

Citations

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

Anne Carter

b. 22 March 1676/77

Parents:

Last Edited: 5 Dec 2012

Citations

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

Mary Carter

b. 10 April 1675

Parents:

Last Edited: 5 Dec 2012

Citations

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

Ann Carter

b. 19 August 1724

Parents:

Father: James Carter b. 27 Jan 1680/81, d. 1737
Mother: Susanna Thomas b. 21 Nov 1686
Last Edited: 5 Dec 2012

Citations

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

Richard Thomas

d. 1691
Last Edited: 8 May 2023
  • Marriage*: Richard Thomas married Susannah (?) on 26 November 1666.
  • Anecdote: The Sussex Marriage Index has the marriage of Richard TOOMAS to an unkown spouse on 26 Nov 1666 at Lewes St Thomas Cliffe. This is likely the marriage of our Richard Thomas as the baptisms to Richard and Susanna start the year after this, in 1667.1
  • Occupation*: Richard Thomas was a butcher in Lewes in 1670.2,3
  • Anecdote*: Richard Thomas was included in a list of people connected with the Baptist movement in Lewes. They usually met in a house about a mile from Lewes and on Sunday 29th May 1670 they were informed upon, convicted and Richard was fined 5 shillings. Richard had his weights confiscated in lieu by an unruly group who wandered through the town exacting the fines in any way they could from those who had attended the service.4
  • Death*: Richard Thomas died in 1691. Butcher of Place: died Sussex. Source is PCC Wills held at the National Archives. Possibility only - needs further work.5

Family:

Susannah (?)
  • Marriage*: Richard Thomas married Susannah (?) on 26 November 1666.

Children:

John Thomas b. 22 Sep 1667
Elizabeth Thomas b. 19 Sep 1669
Frances Thomas b. 23 Jan 1684/85
Susanna Thomas+ b. 21 Nov 1686

Citations

  1. [S24] Index to Marriages, 1538-1837, Compact Disc SFHGCD003, compiled by Sussex Family History Group, 2008.
  2. [S266] Index to People, compiled by Sussex Family History Group, http://www.sfhg.uk/, ongoing project, "Source: 149, Entry: 112185."
  3. [S359] Colin Brent, "Pre-Georgian Lewes: c890-1714: the emergence of a county town", 1st Edition (2004).
  4. [S360] Thomas Walker Horsfield, "The History and Antiquities of Lewes and It's Vicinity", J. Baxter, 1st Edition (January 1824).
  5. [S266] Index to People, compiled by Sussex Family History Group, http://www.sfhg.uk/, ongoing project, "Source: 91, Entry: 40547."

Susannah (?)

Last Edited: 8 May 2023
  • Marriage*: Susannah (?) married Richard Thomas on 26 November 1666.
  • Married Name: As of 26 November 1666, her married name was Thomas.

Family:

Richard Thomas d. 1691

Children:

John Thomas b. 22 Sep 1667
Elizabeth Thomas b. 19 Sep 1669
Frances Thomas b. 23 Jan 1684/85
Susanna Thomas+ b. 21 Nov 1686

Frances Thomas

b. 23 January 1684/85

Parents:

Father: Richard Thomas d. 1691
Mother: Susannah (?)
Last Edited: 5 Dec 2012

Citations

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

John Thomas

b. 22 September 1667

Parents:

Father: Richard Thomas d. 1691
Mother: Susannah (?)
Last Edited: 5 Dec 2012

Citations

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

Elizabeth Thomas

b. 19 September 1669

Parents:

Father: Richard Thomas d. 1691
Mother: Susannah (?)
Last Edited: 5 Dec 2012

Citations

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

Elizabeth Fox

b. circa 1676, d. 1716

Parents:

Father: John Fox
Last Edited: 15 Sep 2020

Family:

Edward Wenham b. 17 Aug 1684, d. 1767

Children:

Edward Wenham+ b. 3 Nov 1707, d. 1801
William Wenham b. c 1711, d. 1799

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

Martha Wingham

b. 14 December 1729

Parents:

Father: Barak Wingham b. 13 Oct 1689
Mother: Ruth Stanes b. 5 Aug 1699
Last Edited: 31 May 2016
  • Birth*: Martha Wingham was born on 14 December 1729 at Brighton, Sussex, EnglandB; mother's name not given.
  • She was the daughter of Barak Wingham and Ruth Stanes.
  • Anecdote*: Richard Windsor from Adelaide has done a lot of research on the early families in Brighton, and he writes: "I viewed a film (#107104) from The IGI archive a couple of years ago and there was a page containing the following text:
    The births of some Dissenters who desired it are here register(e)d
    Jun 7 1725 Mary Wingham of Barak
    Dec 14 1729 Martha Wingham of Barak
    Aug 23 1734 Deborah Wingham of Barak
    Jul 30 1737 Elizabeth Wingham of Barak
    ".
  • Marriage*: Martha Wingham married Joseph Humphrey on 14 October 1754 at Brighton, Sussex, EnglandB.1
  • Married Name: As of 14 October 1754, her married name was Humphrey.

Family:

Joseph Humphrey

Citations

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

Deborah Wingham

b. 23 August 1734

Parents:

Father: Barak Wingham b. 13 Oct 1689
Mother: Ruth Stanes b. 5 Aug 1699
Last Edited: 31 May 2016
  • Birth*: Deborah Wingham was born on 23 August 1734 at Brighton, Sussex, EnglandB; mother's name not given.
  • She was the daughter of Barak Wingham and Ruth Stanes.
  • Anecdote*: Richard Windsor from Adelaide has done a lot of research on the early families in Brighton, and he writes: "I viewed a film (#107104) from The IGI archive a couple of years ago and there was a page containing the following text:
    The births of some Dissenters who desired it are here register(e)d
    Jun 7 1725 Mary Wingham of Barak
    Dec 14 1729 Martha Wingham of Barak
    Aug 23 1734 Deborah Wingham of Barak
    Jul 30 1737 Elizabeth Wingham of Barak
    ".
  • Marriage*: Deborah Wingham married John Cook on 15 November 1756 at Brighton, Sussex, EnglandB.1
  • Married Name: As of 15 November 1756, her married name was Cook.

Family:

John Cook

Citations

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

Elizabeth Ann Willoughby

b. 10 February 1819

Parents:

Father: Thomas Willoughby b. 31 Jan 1782, d. 1844
Mother: Emma Dunk b. 27 Jan 1797, d. 1852
Last Edited: 1 Jan 2014

Citations

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

Thomas Willoughby

b. 20 February 1825

Parents:

Father: Thomas Willoughby b. 31 Jan 1782, d. 1844
Mother: Emma Dunk b. 27 Jan 1797, d. 1852
Last Edited: 1 Jan 2014

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, "age 44 years."

Henry Willoughby

b. 25 December 1820

Parents:

Father: Thomas Willoughby b. 31 Jan 1782, d. 1844
Mother: Emma Dunk b. 27 Jan 1797, d. 1852
Last Edited: 1 Jan 2014

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, "age 35 years."

Jane Willoughby

b. 4 December 1831

Parents:

Father: Thomas Willoughby b. 31 Jan 1782, d. 1844
Mother: Emma Dunk b. 27 Jan 1797, d. 1852
Last Edited: 1 Jan 2014

Citations

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

Barbara Willoughby

b. 10 June 1827

Parents:

Father: Thomas Willoughby b. 31 Jan 1782, d. 1844
Mother: Emma Dunk b. 27 Jan 1797, d. 1852
Last Edited: 1 Jan 2014

Citations

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

James Willoughby

b. 3 July 1836

Parents:

Father: Thomas Willoughby b. 31 Jan 1782, d. 1844
Mother: Emma Dunk b. 27 Jan 1797, d. 1852
Last Edited: 1 Jan 2014

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, "age 11 months."

John Willoby

Last Edited: 19 Dec 2012

Family:

Elizabeth Baker

Child:

Thomas Willoughby+ b. 31 Jan 1782, d. 1844

Citations

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

Elizabeth Baker

Last Edited: 19 Dec 2012

Family:

John Willoby

Child:

Thomas Willoughby+ b. 31 Jan 1782, d. 1844

Citations

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

Samuel William Clark

b. circa 1857, d. 1 February 1923

Parents:

Father: Samuel Clark
Last Edited: 25 Nov 2017

Family:

Mary Ann Griffiths b. 30 Jun 1850

Children:

Ada Mary Clark+ b. 1877
Lilian Grace Clark b. 4 Mar 1878, d. 23 Sep 1953
William Clark b. 1880

Citations

  1. [S70] 1881 Census for England, "Class: RG11; Piece: 226; Folio: 81; Page: 46; GSU roll: 1341049."
  2. [S244] Website "Ancestry" (http://www.ancestry.co.uk/) "London Metropolitan Archives, Saint Mary, Islington, Register of marriages, P83/MRY1, Item 1243."
  3. [S143] General Register Office: Indexes to Marriages, Sep 1837 - 2006, "Jul-Sep 1876, Islington, Vol 1b Page 546."
  4. [S370] Death certificate of Eliza Griffiths, died 24 Mar 1887, registered 25 Mar 1887 in the Registration District of Islington, Middlesex, England (GRO Index Ref: Vol 1b Page 234).

John Edgar Moore

b. 26 January 1916, d. October 2000
Last Edited: 5 Jan 2013

Family:

Ivy Margaret Daw b. 16 Apr 1915, d. 16 Dec 1997

Citations

  1. [S142] General Register Office: Indexes to Births, Sep 1837-2006, "Jan-Mar 1916, Brighton, Vol 2b Page 296, mother's maiden name: Pelling."
  2. [S143] General Register Office: Indexes to Marriages, Sep 1837 - 2006, "Oct-Dec 1953, Brighton, Vol 5h Page 237."
  3. [S385] Death certificate of Ivy Margaret Moore, died 16 Dec 1997, registered 18 Dec 1997 in the Registration District of Brighton, Sussex, England (GRO Index Ref: District no: 4521A, Reg no: A56A, Ent no: 108, DOR: 1297).
  4. [S386] Death certificate of John Edgar Moore, died Oct 2000, registered Oct 2000 in the Registration District of Brighton, Sussex, England (GRO Index Ref: District no: 4521A, Reg no: A5B, Ent no: 098, DOR: 1000).

Patty Grady

b. 1895
Last Edited: 28 Jan 2013

Family:

Harry Edgar Roser b. 20 Oct 1896, d. 1979

Citations

  1. [S142] General Register Office: Indexes to Births, Sep 1837-2006, "Apr-Jun 1895, Islington, Vol 1b Page 240."
  2. [S143] General Register Office: Indexes to Marriages, Sep 1837 - 2006, "Apr-Jun 1923, Edmonton, Vol 3a Page 1106."