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Thomas Crundwell

Parents:

• Baptism*: Thomas Crundwell was baptized on 15 November 1618 at Penshurst, Kent, England^B.
• He was the son of Robert Crundwell.
• Marriage*: Thomas Crundwell married Elizabeth (?) circa 1646 at Kent, England.
• Occupation*: Thomas Crundwell was a tanner of Brenchley, Kent. in 1693.
• Will*: Thomas Crundwell left a will made on 20 April 1693 at Brenchley, Kent, England^B.¹
• Will/Adm Transcript*: Will of Thomas Crundwell, Tanner of Brenchley, Kent, 1693
  (Reference not known))
  Made: 20 April 1693
  Proved: 30 June 1693 (Consistory Court of Rochester)
  In the Name of God Amen, the twentieth day of Aprill in the fifth year of the reigne of our Sovereigne Lord and Lady William and Mary by the grace of God king and queene of England Scotland France and Ireland Defender of the Faith Anno Domini 1693 I Thomas Crundwell of Brenchley in the county of Kent tanner being at this present of reasonable good health of body and of sound and perfect mind and memory praised bee God yet aged and by the course of nature expecting my departure out of this present life doe therefore make and declare this to be my testament and last will in manner and former following First and principally I will and resigne my soul into the hands and gracious acceptance of Almighty God my maker hopeing and assuredly trusting to have the pardon and remission of all my sinns and eternall salvation by the onely meritts death and passion of his dearly beloved sonn Jesus Christ my alone saviour and redeemer and my body I committ to the earth in such decent manner to bee buryed as mine Executor hereafter named shall think fitt And as concerning that Temporall estate which God hath lent mee in this present life I order will give and dispose of the same in manner and forme following that is to say I will devise and appoint that whereas I have had and received the summe of fifteene pounds of lawfull money of England being a Legacy willed and given to Elizabeth my wife by James Javis her uncle, I doe hereby will give and appoint that mine Executor hareafter named shall well and truly pay or cause to be paid to the said Elizabeth my wife or her assignes at the end of one whole yeare next after my decease all the said summe of fifteene pounds of lawful money of England if the said Elizabeth my wife shalbee then living But if the said Elizabeth my wife shall depart this life before the end or expiration of one yeare next after my decease then I will and appoint that mine Executor shall well and truly pay all the said summe of fifteene pounds of lawful money of England unto Richard Russell my sonn in law att the end of two years next after my decease Item I will and give unto Elizabeth my daughter now wife of Thomas Crouch of Brenchley aforesaid the summe of five pounds of lawfull money of England (which was money left by John Crundwell my sonn) and one shilling as my guift to be paid to her the said Elizabeth at the end of two yeares next after my decease Item I will and give unto Anne my daughter now wife of Matthew Diamond one shilling as my guift and one shilling being the guift of John Crundwell my sonn to bee paid to her by mine Executor within one yeare next after my decease Item I will and give to Thomas Wessonn my ……………………… summe ………….[Fold and tear in document. Text appears to be legible underneath fold but would need access to original document]. Pounds of lawful money of England to bee paid to him by mine Executor within one yeare next after my decease And I doe also will give and appoint that Beniamin Wessonn my sonn in law shall have and take the use or interest of the said summe of thirty pounds untill the said Thomas Wessonn my grandchild shall attain to the full age of three and twenty years Item I will give and appoint that mine Executor hereinafter named shall well and truly pay into the hand of Beniamin Wessonn my sonn in law the summe of twenty pounds of lawful money of England at the end of one yeare next after my decease to bee by him the said Beniamin Wessonn well and truly paid unto his fower youngest children which he had by Dorothy my daughter equally between them according as they shall attaine to their severall and respective ages of one and twenty yeares and in case any of the said children shall happen to dye before they shall attaine to that age, that then the part or portion of him or her soe dyeing and deceased shalbee equally parted and divided among the survivors of the said children Item I will devise give and appoint that if it shall happen that Thomas Crundwell my sonn and Thomas Crundwell my grandchild the sonn of my said sonn Thomas shall dye without any heire male of his or their bodyes lawfully begotten, then my will and minde is, that all and every my linnen woollen bedding brass pewter and all other my household stuff whatsoever, shalbee equally parted and divided between the children of my daughter Elizabeth now wife of Thomas Crouch, and the children of Beniamin Wessonn which he had by Dorothy my daughter, And that hee the said Thomas Crundwell my sonn shall and may have the use of all and every my said household stuff hee not in any way spoyling wasting or diminishing the same (except onely one chest of linnen) Item the Rest and Residue of all my estate goods corne cattell debts ready money stock of leather, tann, tann vates, cisternes and all other vessells and implements belonging to tanning (that are mine) and all other my goods household stuff and chattells whatsoever (on condition above reserved mentioned and expressed) I give and leave to the said Thomas Crundwell my only sonn whom I make and ordaine the full and sole Executor of this my Testament and last will in consideration hee doe well and truly pay and discharge all and every debts and legacies before herein willed and given, and see this my will proved executed and performed and my body decently brought to the earth and buryed In witness whereof I the said Thomas Crundwell the elder have to this my Testament and last will sett my hand and seale (revoking all wills by mee formerly made) the day and yeare first above written
  Memorandum I did before the ensealing hereof will and appoint that if the said Thomas Crundwell my sonn and Thomas Crundwell my Grandchild shall happen to dye without any heire male, then I doe make the said Thomas Wesson my Grandchild the full and sole Executor of this my will to execute the same in manner and forme above said.
  The marke of Thomas Crundwell
  Signed sealed published and declared by the said
  Thomas Crundwell the elder to bee his Testament and
  last Will in the presence of us who in his presence did
  subscribe our names
  John Lye Stephen Arnold &
  Mary Larkin her marke
  Probate: June 30 1693 to Thomas Crundwell Jnr of Brenchley
  Transcribed by Geoffrey Barber, 27 December 2020.
  
• Death*: Thomas Crundwell died on 27 May 1693 at Brenchley, Kent, England^B, at age 74. 75 years (monumental inscription.)
• Mon-Inscr: A gravestone inscriptionfor Thomas Crundwell was recorded as
  Here lieth y body of Thomas Crudwell of this Parish Tanner who died May 27 1693 Age 75 years
  Also here lieth y body of Elizabeth wife of Thomas Crudwell ... [text hidden]
• Probate*: His estate was probated on 30 June 1693 at Consistory Court of Rochester, Kent, England.

Robert Crundwell

Elizabeth (?)

• Married Name: As of circa 1646, her married name was Crundwell.
• Marriage*: Elizabeth (?) married Thomas Crundwell, son of Robert Crundwell, circa 1646 at Kent, England.

Elizabeth Crundwell

Parents:

• Baptism*: Elizabeth Crundwell was baptized on 12 February 1645/46 at All Saints, Brenchley, Kent, England^B.
• She was the daughter of Thomas Crundwell and Elizabeth (?)
• Married Name: As of 10 October 1672, her married name was Crouch.
• Marriage*: Elizabeth Crundwell married Thomas Crouch on 10 October 1672 at All Saints, Brenchley, Kent, England^B, Thomas of Pembury; Elizabeth of Brenchley.¹
• Death*: Elizabeth Crundwell died in 1712 at Brenchley, Kent, England^B.
• Burial*: Elizabeth Crundwell was buried on 7 October 1712 at All Saints, Brenchley, Kent, England^B.

Thomas Crouch

• Marriage*: Thomas Crouch married Elizabeth Crundwell, daughter of Thomas Crundwell and Elizabeth (?), on 10 October 1672 at All Saints, Brenchley, Kent, England^B, Thomas of Pembury; Elizabeth of Brenchley.¹
• Death*: Thomas Crouch died in 1720 at Brenchley, Kent, England^B.
• Burial*: Thomas Crouch was buried on 10 December 1720 at All Saints, Brenchley, Kent, England^B, "senr."

John Wesson

Parents:

• Baptism*: John Wesson was baptized on 22 January 1649/50 at St Mary's, Ticehurst, Sussex, England^B, "son of Benjamin and Mary."¹
• He was the son of Benjamin Wesson and Mercy (?)
• Death*: John Wesson died in 1657 at Ticehurst, Sussex, England^B.
• Burial*: John Wesson was buried on 7 July 1657 at St Mary's, Ticehurst, Sussex, England^B, "John WESTON, son of Benjamin."²

Anne Crundwell

Parents:

• Baptism*: Anne Crundwell was baptized on 16 May 1647 at All Saints, Brenchley, Kent, England^B.
• She was the daughter of Thomas Crundwell and Elizabeth (?)
• Marriage*: Anne Crundwell married Matthew Diamond in May 1671 at Lamberhurst, Kent, England^B, Matthew's surname recorded as SIMON but the will of Anne's father has it as DIAMOND. Day of marriage not given.^1,2
• (Witness) Will: Anne Crundwell is mentioned in the will of Thomas Crundwell dated 20 April 1693 at Brenchley, Kent, England^B.²

Matthew Diamond

• Marriage*: Matthew Diamond married Anne Crundwell, daughter of Thomas Crundwell and Elizabeth (?), in May 1671 at Lamberhurst, Kent, England^B, Matthew's surname recorded as SIMON but the will of Anne's father has it as DIAMOND. Day of marriage not given.^1,2
• (Witness) Will: Matthew Diamond is mentioned in the will of Thomas Crundwell dated 20 April 1693 at Brenchley, Kent, England^B.²

John Crundwell

Parents:

• Birth*: John Crundwell was born circa 1650 at England.
• He was the son of Thomas Crundwell and Elizabeth (?)

Henry Edward Ryland

• Birth*: Henry Edward Ryland was born on 25 December 1825 at Uley, Gloucestershire, England; (information from Margaret Stickland, 7 Jan 2021.)
• Marriage*: Henry Edward Ryland married Harriet Lee, daughter of Richard Lee and Avis Wady, on 8 August 1857 at St Peters Church of England, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
• Death*: Henry Edward Ryland died on 1 April 1913 at Ashburton, Victoria, Australia, at age 87. (information from Margaret Stickland, 7 Jan 2021.)

Florence Harriet Taylor

• Birth*: Florence Harriet Taylor was born in 1874 at Brighton, Sussex, England^B.¹
• Marriage*: Florence Harriet Taylor married William James Simmons in 1895 at Brighton, Sussex, England^B.
• Married Name: As of 1895, her married name was Simmons.
• Residence*: On 2 April 1911 Florence Harriet Taylor and William James Simmons lived at 27 Station St, Brighton, Sussex, England.
• Death*: Florence Harriet Taylor died in 1951 at Brighton, Sussex, England^B.²

Percival Peter Kesteven

Parents:

• Birth*: Percival Peter Kesteven was born in 1874 at Brighton, Sussex, England^B.¹
• He was the son of Francis Kesteven and Hannah Sophia Neave.
• Marriage*: Percival Peter Kesteven married Florence Edith Terry, daughter of unknown (?) and Louisa Terry, on 18 November 1894 at Brighton, Sussex, England^B.²
• Anecdote*: Initiated as a freemason on 12 Jan 1903 at the Adur Lodge, Henfield.³
• Residence*: On 2 April 1911 Percival Peter Kesteven and Florence Edith Terry lived at 170 Queen's Park Road, Brighton, Sussex, England.⁴
• Death*: Percival Peter Kesteven died in 1916 at Reigate, Surrey, England.⁵

Francis Philip Kesteven

Parents:

• Birth*: Francis Philip Kesteven was born on 18 December 1899 at Brighton, Sussex, England^B.¹
• He was the son of Percival Peter Kesteven and Florence Edith Terry.
• Marriage*: Francis Philip Kesteven married Edith Mary Grainger in 1921 at Brighton, Sussex, England^B.²
• Death*: Francis Philip Kesteven died on 21 April 1977 at Brighton, Sussex, England^B, at age 77.³

Edith Mary Grainger

• Birth*: Edith Mary Grainger was born on 16 April 1898 at England.¹
• Married Name: As of 1921, her married name was Kesteven.
• Marriage*: Edith Mary Grainger married Francis Philip Kesteven, son of Percival Peter Kesteven and Florence Edith Terry, in 1921 at Brighton, Sussex, England^B.²
• Death*: Edith Mary Grainger died on 21 February 1973 at Brighton, Sussex, England^B, at age 74.

Barry John Kesteven

Parents:

• Birth*: Barry John Kesteven was born on 29 January 1940 at Brighton, Sussex, England^B.
• He was the son of Francis Philip Kesteven and Edith Mary Grainger.
• Marriage*: Barry John Kesteven married Pamela Rosemary Haith, daughter of George Edward Haith, on 12 June 1959 at Brighton, Sussex, England^B.¹
• Divorce*: Barry John Kesteven and Pamela Rosemary Haith were divorced in 1973.
• Marriage*: Barry John Kesteven married Ann M Wardle in 1973 at Brighton, Sussex, England^B.²
• Death*: Barry John Kesteven died in 1993 at Hove, Sussex, England^B.³

Pamela Rosemary Haith

Parents:

• Birth*: Pamela Rosemary Haith was born on 12 June 1943 at Brighton, Sussex, England^B.¹
• She was the daughter of George Edward Haith.
• Married Name: As of 12 June 1959, her married name was Kesteven.
• Marriage*: Pamela Rosemary Haith married Barry John Kesteven, son of Francis Philip Kesteven and Edith Mary Grainger, on 12 June 1959 at Brighton, Sussex, England^B.²
• Divorce*: Pamela Rosemary Haith and Barry John Kesteven were divorced in 1973.
• Death*: Pamela Rosemary Haith died in 2004 at Kent, England.

George Edward Haith

Francis Kesteven

• Birth*: Francis Kesteven was born on 15 September 1838 at Stratford, Essex, England.
• Marriage*: Francis Kesteven married Hannah Sophia Neave on 30 September 1860 at Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England.
• Death*: Francis Kesteven died on 29 August 1904 at Westminster Hospital, St George Hanover Square, London, England, at age 65.

Hannah Sophia Neave

• Birth*: Hannah Sophia Neave was born on 8 July 1838 at Bloomsbury, Middlesex, England.
• Marriage*: Hannah Sophia Neave married Francis Kesteven on 30 September 1860 at Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England.
• Married Name: As of 30 September 1860, her married name was Kesteven.
• Death*: Hannah Sophia Neave died on 9 October 1908 at Lewes, Sussex, England^B, at age 70.

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William Bray

Parents:

• Baptism*: William Bray was baptized on 28 April 1793 at Ringmer, Sussex, England^B.¹
• He was the son of John Bray and Charity Collins.
• Marriage*: William Bray married Sarah Turner on 14 February 1815 at Uckfield, Sussex, England^B, both of this parish.²
• Occupation*: William Bray was a labourer on 30 November 1817.³

Sarah Turner

• Birth*: Sarah Turner was born circa 1799 at Sussex, England.
• Marriage*: Sarah Turner married William Bray, son of John Bray and Charity Collins, on 14 February 1815 at Uckfield, Sussex, England^B, both of this parish.¹
• Married Name: As of 14 February 1815, her married name was Bray.
• Death*: Sarah Turner died in 1829 at Ringmer, Sussex, England^B.
• Burial*: Sarah Turner was buried on 26 April 1829 at St Mary the Virgin, Ringmer, Sussex, England^B, "30 years."²

John Bray

• Marriage*: John Bray married Charity Collins on 4 November 1792 at Ringmer, Sussex, England^B, both of this parish.¹

Charity Collins

• Birth*: Charity Collins was born circa 1768 at Sussex, England.
• Marriage*: Charity Collins married John Bray on 4 November 1792 at Ringmer, Sussex, England^B, both of this parish.¹
• Married Name: As of 4 November 1792, her married name was Bray.¹
• Death*: Charity Collins died in 1841 at Ringmer, Sussex, England^B.
• Burial*: Charity Collins was buried on 6 May 1841 at St Mary the Virgin, Ringmer, Sussex, England^B, "73 years."²