Thomas Crundwell

b. 15 November 1618, d. 27 May 1693

Parents:

Last Edited: 9 Feb 2024
  • Baptism*: Thomas Crundwell was baptized on 15 November 1618 at Penshurst, Kent, EnglandB.
  • 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, EnglandB.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, EnglandB, 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.

Family:

Elizabeth (?)

Children:

Elizabeth Crundwell b. 12 Feb 1645/46, d. 1712
Anne Crundwell b. 16 May 1647
John Crundwell b. c 1650
Dorothy Crundwell+ b. 2 Jan 1652/53, d. 1693

Citations

  1. [S924] Will of Thomas Crandwell of Brenchley, Kent, England, made 20 Apr 1693, proved in the Consistory Court of Rochester, 30 Jun 1693. (unknown document ref).

Robert Crundwell

Last Edited: 22 Dec 2020

Family:

Child:

Thomas Crundwell+ b. 15 Nov 1618, d. 27 May 1693

Elizabeth (?)

Last Edited: 27 Dec 2020

Family:

Thomas Crundwell b. 15 Nov 1618, d. 27 May 1693

Children:

Elizabeth Crundwell b. 12 Feb 1645/46, d. 1712
Anne Crundwell b. 16 May 1647
John Crundwell b. c 1650
Dorothy Crundwell+ b. 2 Jan 1652/53, d. 1693

Elizabeth Crundwell

b. 12 February 1645/46, d. 1712

Parents:

Father: Thomas Crundwell b. 15 Nov 1618, d. 27 May 1693
Mother: Elizabeth (?)
Last Edited: 27 Dec 2020

Family:

Thomas Crouch d. 1720

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.

Thomas Crouch

d. 1720
Last Edited: 27 Dec 2020

Family:

Elizabeth Crundwell b. 12 Feb 1645/46, d. 1712

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.

John Wesson

b. 22 January 1649/50, d. 1657

Parents:

Father: Benjamin Wesson b. c 1625, d. 1694
Mother: Mercy (?) b. c 1625, d. 1694
Last Edited: 23 Dec 2020

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 Crundwell

b. 16 May 1647

Parents:

Father: Thomas Crundwell b. 15 Nov 1618, d. 27 May 1693
Mother: Elizabeth (?)
Last Edited: 27 Dec 2020

Family:

Matthew Diamond

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.
  2. [S924] Will of Thomas Crandwell of Brenchley, Kent, England, made 20 Apr 1693, proved in the Consistory Court of Rochester, 30 Jun 1693. (unknown document ref).

Matthew Diamond

Last Edited: 27 Dec 2020

Family:

Anne Crundwell b. 16 May 1647

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.
  2. [S924] Will of Thomas Crandwell of Brenchley, Kent, England, made 20 Apr 1693, proved in the Consistory Court of Rochester, 30 Jun 1693. (unknown document ref).

John Crundwell

b. circa 1650

Parents:

Father: Thomas Crundwell b. 15 Nov 1618, d. 27 May 1693
Mother: Elizabeth (?)
Last Edited: 27 Dec 2020

Henry Edward Ryland

b. 25 December 1825, d. 1 April 1913
Last Edited: 7 Jan 2021

Family:

Harriet Lee b. 27 Jul 1828, d. 2 Feb 1911

Florence Harriet Taylor

b. 1874, d. 1951
Last Edited: 10 Jan 2021

Family:

William James Simmons b. c 1875

Children:

Citations

  1. [S142] General Register Office: Indexes to Births, Sep 1837-2006, "Jul-Sep 1874, Brighton, Vol 2b Page 194."
  2. [S13] General Register Office: Indexes to Birth, Marriages, Deaths, Sep 1837 - 2006, "Brighton Reg District Vol 5h Page 113."

Percival Peter Kesteven

b. 1874, d. 1916

Parents:

Father: Francis Kesteven b. 15 Sep 1838, d. 29 Aug 1904
Mother: Hannah Sophia Neave b. 8 Jul 1838, d. 9 Oct 1908
Last Edited: 16 Jan 2021

Family:

Florence Edith Terry b. 6 Sep 1873, d. 22 Sep 1928

Children:

Percival Clifford Kesteven b. 30 Apr 1895, d. 18 Feb 1977
Harold Francis Kesteven b. 1897, d. 2 Mar 1974
Dorothy Edith Kesteven b. 1898, d. 1900
Francis Philip Kesteven+ b. 18 Dec 1899, d. 21 Apr 1977
Stanley John Kesteven b. 1901, d. 12 Jun 1964
Wilfred Sidney Kesteven b. 20 Jun 1908, d. 1985

Citations

  1. [S142] General Register Office: Indexes to Births, Sep 1837-2006, "Jan-Mar 1874, Brighton, Vol 2b Page 245."
  2. [S143] General Register Office: Indexes to Marriages, Sep 1837 - 2006, "Oct-Dec 1894, Brighton, Vol 2b Page 459."
  3. [S244] Website "Ancestry" (http://www.ancestry.co.uk/) "Library and Museum of Freemasonry; London, England; Freemasonry Membership Registers; Description: Membership Registers: Country W 2074-2257 to Country X 2258-2380; Reel Number: 19."
  4. [S73] 1911 Census for England "Class: RG14; Piece: 5109; Schedule Number: 100."
  5. [S141] General Register Office: Indexes to Deaths, Sep 1837 - 2006, "Jul-Sep 1916, Reigate, Vol 2a Page 211."

Francis Philip Kesteven

b. 18 December 1899, d. 21 April 1977

Parents:

Father: Percival Peter Kesteven b. 1874, d. 1916
Mother: Florence Edith Terry b. 6 Sep 1873, d. 22 Sep 1928
Last Edited: 18 Jan 2021

Family:

Edith Mary Grainger b. 16 Apr 1898, d. 21 Feb 1973

Children:

Keith Francis Kesteven+ b. 1929, d. 11 Sep 2015
Barry John Kesteven+ b. 29 Jan 1940, d. 1993

Citations

  1. [S142] General Register Office: Indexes to Births, Sep 1837-2006, "Jan-Mar 1900, Brighton, Vol 2b Page 204."
  2. [S143] General Register Office: Indexes to Marriages, Sep 1837 - 2006, "Jul-Sep 1921, Brighton, Vol 2b Page 645."
  3. [S141] General Register Office: Indexes to Deaths, Sep 1837 - 2006, "Apr-Jun 1977, Brighton, Vol 18 Page 0229."

Edith Mary Grainger

b. 16 April 1898, d. 21 February 1973
Last Edited: 18 Jan 2021

Family:

Francis Philip Kesteven b. 18 Dec 1899, d. 21 Apr 1977

Children:

Keith Francis Kesteven+ b. 1929, d. 11 Sep 2015
Barry John Kesteven+ b. 29 Jan 1940, d. 1993

Citations

  1. [S556] 1939 Register (29 Sep 1939) for England.
  2. [S143] General Register Office: Indexes to Marriages, Sep 1837 - 2006, "Jul-Sep 1921, Brighton, Vol 2b Page 645."

Barry John Kesteven

b. 29 January 1940, d. 1993

Parents:

Father: Francis Philip Kesteven b. 18 Dec 1899, d. 21 Apr 1977
Mother: Edith Mary Grainger b. 16 Apr 1898, d. 21 Feb 1973
Last Edited: 16 Jan 2021

Family 1:

Pamela Rosemary Haith b. 12 Jun 1943, d. 2004

Family 2:

Ann M Wardle

Citations

  1. [S143] General Register Office: Indexes to Marriages, Sep 1837 - 2006, "Apr-Jun 1959, Brighton, Vol 5h Page 166."
  2. [S143] General Register Office: Indexes to Marriages, Sep 1837 - 2006, "Jan-Mar 1973, Brighton, Vol 5h Page 218."
  3. [S141] General Register Office: Indexes to Deaths, Sep 1837 - 2006, "Mar 1993, Hove, Reg no: 66C, District: 4571, Entry: 295."

Pamela Rosemary Haith

b. 12 June 1943, d. 2004

Parents:

Last Edited: 16 Jan 2021

Family:

Barry John Kesteven b. 29 Jan 1940, d. 1993

Citations

  1. [S142] General Register Office: Indexes to Births, Sep 1837-2006, "Apr-Jun 1943, Brighton, Vol 2b Page 341."
  2. [S143] General Register Office: Indexes to Marriages, Sep 1837 - 2006, "Apr-Jun 1959, Brighton, Vol 5h Page 166."

George Edward Haith

Last Edited: 10 Jan 2021

Family:

Child:

Pamela Rosemary Haith b. 12 Jun 1943, d. 2004

Francis Kesteven

b. 15 September 1838, d. 29 August 1904
Last Edited: 10 Jan 2021

Family:

Hannah Sophia Neave b. 8 Jul 1838, d. 9 Oct 1908

Child:

Percival Peter Kesteven+ b. 1874, d. 1916

Hannah Sophia Neave

b. 8 July 1838, d. 9 October 1908
Last Edited: 10 Jan 2021

Family:

Francis Kesteven b. 15 Sep 1838, d. 29 Aug 1904

Child:

Percival Peter Kesteven+ b. 1874, d. 1916

unknown (?)

Last Edited: 10 Jan 2021

Family:

Louisa Terry b. 27 May 1849, d. 25 Dec 1928

Child:

Florence Edith Terry+ b. 6 Sep 1873, d. 22 Sep 1928

William Bray

b. 28 April 1793

Parents:

Father: John Bray
Mother: Charity Collins b. c 1768, d. 1841
Last Edited: 10 Jan 2021

Family:

Sarah Turner b. c 1799, d. 1829

Children:

Louisa Bray+ b. 30 Nov 1817, d. 1866
Harriet Bray b. 31 Dec 1820
William Bray b. 22 Jun 1823
Ann Bray b. 30 Jul 1826

Citations

  1. [S244] Website "Ancestry" (http://www.ancestry.co.uk/) "Ancestry.com. England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014. Original data: England, Births and Christenings, 1538-1975. Salt Lake City, Utah: FamilySearch, 2013."
  2. [S24] Index to Marriages, 1538-1837, Compact Disc SFHGCD003, compiled by Sussex Family History Group, 2008.
  3. [S23] Online Index to Baptisms, 1538 onwards, compiled by Sussex Family History Group, http://www.sfhg.uk/, ongoing project,.

Sarah Turner

b. circa 1799, d. 1829
Last Edited: 10 Jan 2021

Family:

William Bray b. 28 Apr 1793

Children:

Louisa Bray+ b. 30 Nov 1817, d. 1866
Harriet Bray b. 31 Dec 1820
William Bray b. 22 Jun 1823
Ann Bray b. 30 Jul 1826

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,.

John Bray

Last Edited: 10 Jan 2021

Family:

Charity Collins b. c 1768, d. 1841

Child:

William Bray+ b. 28 Apr 1793

Citations

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

Charity Collins

b. circa 1768, d. 1841
Last Edited: 10 Jan 2021

Family:

John Bray

Child:

William Bray+ b. 28 Apr 1793

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,.