John Wickens

b. circa 1653, d. March 1653

Parents:

Father: John Wickens b. c 1625
Mother: Elizabeth (?) d. 1653
Last Edited: 6 Sep 2024

Citations

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

George Copper

Last Edited: 5 Sep 2024

Family:

Elizabeth Wickens b. 5 May 1672

Citations

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

Jane Vezie

b. circa 1675
Last Edited: 7 Sep 2024
  • Birth*: Jane Vezie was born circa 1675 at Sussex, England.
  • Married Name: As of 24 May 1697, her married name was Wickens.
  • Marriage License*: Jane Vezie and James Wickens obtained a marriage licence on 24 May 1697 at South Malling Peculiar, Lewes, Sussex, England, James a bachelor, carrier, of Cliffe; Jane spinster of the same parish.1
  • Anecdote*: Assignment of mortgage for £150
    Date: 25 Mar 1712
    Reference: ESRO: SAS/A378
    Title: Assignment of mortgage for £150
    Description: John Tyhurst of Mayfield, yeoman, son and heir of John Tyhurst of Framfield, yeoman, deceased, by direction of Edward Thunder of East Hoathly, yeoman, to Jane Wiggens of the Cliffe, Lewes, widow
    Land called Wosings in East Hoathly
    Mortgaged by ET to John Tyhurst the father (SAS/A325), 3 Oct 1701
    Witnesses: Thomas Hammond, Thomas Wood.
  • Married Name: As of 27 June 1712, her married name was Foord.
  • Marriage License*: Jane Vezie and Thomas Foord obtained a marriage licence on 27 June 1712 at South Malling Peculiar, Lewes, Sussex, England, Jane WIGGENS a widow; Thomas FOORD a bachelor.1
  • Marriage: Jane Vezie married Thomas Foord on 29 June 1712 at St John Southover, Lewes, Sussex, England, Jane a widow, of Cliffe; Thomas of the same parish.1
  • Anecdote: Assignment of mortgage in trust for purchaser for £152 16s
    Date: 21 Jul 1712
    Reference: ESRO:SAS/A392
    Title: Assignment of mortgage in trust for purchaser for £152 16s
    Description: Thomas Foord the younger of the Cliffe, Lewes, tailor and his wife Jane, late Jane Wiggens, by direction of Edward Thunder, to Thomas Pelham of Lewes, esq in trust for Henry Pelham
    Land called Wosings in East Hoathly
    Part of £620 purchase money of the above and other lands, mortgaged 3 Oct 1701 (SAS/A325)
    Witnesses: Samuel Isted, Thomas Hammond, William Garland.

Family 1:

James Wickens b. 4 Feb 1669/70, d. 1711

Family 2:

Thomas Foord

Citations

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

Thomas Foord

Last Edited: 7 Sep 2024
  • Occupation*: Thomas Foord was a tailor in 1712.
  • Marriage License*: Thomas Foord and Jane Vezie obtained a marriage licence on 27 June 1712 at South Malling Peculiar, Lewes, Sussex, England, Jane WIGGENS a widow; Thomas FOORD a bachelor.1
  • Marriage: Thomas Foord married Jane Vezie on 29 June 1712 at St John Southover, Lewes, Sussex, England, Jane a widow, of Cliffe; Thomas of the same parish.1
  • Anecdote*: Assignment of mortgage in trust for purchaser for £152 16s
    Date: 21 Jul 1712
    Reference: ESRO:SAS/A392
    Title: Assignment of mortgage in trust for purchaser for £152 16s
    Description: Thomas Foord the younger of the Cliffe, Lewes, tailor and his wife Jane, late Jane Wiggens, by direction of Edward Thunder, to Thomas Pelham of Lewes, esq in trust for Henry Pelham
    Land called Wosings in East Hoathly
    Part of £620 purchase money of the above and other lands, mortgaged 3 Oct 1701 (SAS/A325)
    Witnesses: Samuel Isted, Thomas Hammond, William Garland.

Family:

Jane Vezie b. c 1675

Citations

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

Thomas Wickens

b. circa 1702, d. 1702

Parents:

Father: Walter Wickens b. 25 Feb 1664/65, d. 1727
Mother: Elizabeth Colvill b. c 1669
Last Edited: 5 Sep 2024

Citations

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

Ann Wickens

b. circa 1708, d. 1708

Parents:

Father: Walter Wickens b. 25 Feb 1664/65, d. 1727
Mother: Elizabeth Colvill b. c 1669
Last Edited: 5 Sep 2024

Citations

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

John Wickens

b. circa 1710

Parents:

Father: Walter Wickens b. 25 Feb 1664/65, d. 1727
Mother: Elizabeth Colvill b. c 1669
Last Edited: 7 Sep 2024
  • Birth*: John Wickens was born circa 1710 at Sussex, England.
  • He was the son of Walter Wickens and Elizabeth Colvill.
  • Anecdote*: 24th June 1722 - John Wiggins, son of Walter Wiggins, of Lewis, East Sussex, apprenticed to John Weilson, wheelwright, of Rodmell, Sussex.1

Citations

  1. [S266] Index to People, compiled by Sussex Family History Group, http://www.sfhg.uk/, ongoing project, "Source: 1; Entry: 69650."

James Wickens

b. 27 September 1646

Parents:

Father: John Wickens b. c 1620
Mother: Elizabeth Burgis d. Jun 1658
Last Edited: 6 Sep 2024

Citations

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

Drew Wickens

b. 29 October 1643

Parents:

Father: John Wickens b. c 1620
Mother: Elizabeth Burgis d. Jun 1658
Last Edited: 6 Sep 2024

Citations

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

John Wickens

b. circa 1620
Last Edited: 6 Sep 2024
  • Birth*: John Wickens was born circa 1620 at Sussex, England; Originally from Maresfield? (see below.)
  • Marriage: John Wickens married Elizabeth Burgis on 30 January 1642/43 at Chiddingly, Sussex, England, WICKENS.1
  • Anecdote*: John and Elizabeth's first child in 1643 was named Drue/Drew and it is interesting to note that there are two marriages of a Drew WIGGANS at Maresfield in 1643 and 1658, suggesting that the family has a connection to there. There is also an earlier one in1593 at Rotherfield.1
  • Anecdote: Note that there is a burial on 14 Mar 1659: "--- WICKINS, a lame boy". This might be one of the children of this family.2
  • Anecdote: Note that there is an illegitimate child Mary baptised 12 Jul 1660, daughter of Thomas NICHOLS and Elizabeth WICKENS, "supposed bastard child, age 6 years, of widow Elizabeth."3
  • Anecdote*: A burial for John Wickens has not been found but it appears that he died before Elizabeth (1658).

Family:

Elizabeth Burgis d. Jun 1658

Children:

Drew Wickens b. 29 Oct 1643
James Wickens b. 27 Sep 1646
John Wickens b. 1658, d. Jun 1658

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

Elizabeth (?)

d. 1653
Last Edited: 6 Sep 2024

Family:

John Wickens b. c 1625

Child:

John Wickens b. c 1653, d. Mar 1653

Citations

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

John Wickens

b. 1658, d. June 1658

Parents:

Father: John Wickens b. c 1620
Mother: Elizabeth Burgis d. Jun 1658
Last Edited: 6 Sep 2024

Citations

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

Thomas Wickens

b. circa 1645
Last Edited: 6 Sep 2024

Family:

Mary Bryant

Citations

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

Mary Bryant

Last Edited: 6 Sep 2024

Family:

Thomas Wickens b. c 1645

Citations

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

Elizabeth Morris

Last Edited: 6 Sep 2024

Family:

William Wickens b. 17 Jan 1657/58, d. Dec 1711

Citations

  1. [S1190] Will of William Wiggens of Lewes, Sussex, England, made 2 May 1711, proved in the Deanery of South Malling, 15 Jan 1712. (ESRO: PBT 2/1/5/137).

William Rossom

Last Edited: 7 Sep 2024

Family:

Margaret (?)

Children:

Thomas Rossom b. 1 Jun 1634
Robert Rossom b. 30 Sep 1635
Mary Rossom+ b. 4 Feb 1637/38
Edward Rossom b. 10 Jan 1640/41
Richard Rossom b. 3 Mar 1643/44

Margaret (?)

Last Edited: 7 Sep 2024

Family:

William Rossom

Children:

Thomas Rossom b. 1 Jun 1634
Robert Rossom b. 30 Sep 1635
Mary Rossom+ b. 4 Feb 1637/38
Edward Rossom b. 10 Jan 1640/41
Richard Rossom b. 3 Mar 1643/44

Thomas Rossom

b. 1 June 1634

Parents:

Last Edited: 7 Sep 2024

Citations

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

Robert Rossom

b. 30 September 1635

Parents:

Last Edited: 7 Sep 2024

Citations

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

Edward Rossom

b. 10 January 1640/41

Parents:

Last Edited: 7 Sep 2024

Citations

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

Richard Rossom

b. 3 March 1643/44

Parents:

Last Edited: 7 Sep 2024

Citations

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

John Colvill

b. circa 1640, d. October 1673
Last Edited: 8 Sep 2024
  • Birth*: John Colvill was born circa 1640 at Sussex, England.
  • Marriage*: John Colvill married Mary Walker, daughter of John Walker and Ann Mattock, on 16 January 1665/66 at East Blatchington, Sussex, England, John of West Firle; Mary WALKIR of Simpson [Selmeston].1
  • Anecdote*: John Colvill's will suggests that Mary's surname is Walcote, not Walker. The original of the marriage record has been sighted and her surname is spelt "Walkir". There is an ealier marriage in 1620/21 at West Firle of John COLVILL and Elizabeth WALCUTT.
  • Will*: John Colvill left a will made on 8 September 1673 at West Firle, Sussex, England.2
  • Will/Adm Transcript*: Wife Mary, daughters Mary and Elizabeth, son John (all under 21 years)
    Brother William Colvill, sister Joane Colvill
    Father-in-law John Walcote, executor
    Friends John Pierce, Richard Alchorne of Charlstone overseers.
  • Death*: John Colvill died in October 1673 at West Firle, Sussex, England.
  • Probate*: His estate was probated on 4 October 1673 at Archdeaconry of Lewes, Sussex, England.

Family:

Mary Walker b. 8 Aug 1641

Children:

Mary Colvill b. c 1667
Elizabeth Colvill+ b. c 1669
John Colvill b. 27 Dec 1671

Citations

  1. [S24] Index to Marriages, 1538-1837, Compact Disc SFHGCD003, compiled by Sussex Family History Group, 2008.
  2. [S1191] Will of John Colvill of West Firle, Sussex, England, made 8 Sep 1673, proved in the Archdeaconry Court of Lewes, 4 Oct 1673. (ESRO: PBT 1/1/33/99).

Mary Walker

b. 8 August 1641

Parents:

Father: John Walker
Mother: Ann Mattock
Last Edited: 8 Sep 2024
  • Birth: Mary Walker was born in 1641 at Ringmer, Sussex, England.
  • Baptism*: Mary Walker was baptized on 8 August 1641 at St Mary the Virgin, Ringmer, Sussex, England, WALKER.1
  • She was the daughter of John Walker and Ann Mattock.
  • Marriage*: Mary Walker married John Colvill on 16 January 1665/66 at East Blatchington, Sussex, England, John of West Firle; Mary WALKIR of Simpson [Selmeston].2
  • Married Name: As of 16 January 1665/66, her married name was Colvill.2
  • Anecdote*: John Colvill's will suggests that Mary's surname is Walcote, not Walker. The original of the marriage record has been sighted and her surname is spelt "Walkir". There is an ealier marriage in 1620/21 at West Firle of John COLVILL and Elizabeth WALCUTT.
  • (Witness) Will: Mary Walker is mentioned in the will of John Colvill dated 8 September 1673 at West Firle, Sussex, England.3

Family:

John Colvill b. c 1640, d. Oct 1673

Children:

Mary Colvill b. c 1667
Elizabeth Colvill+ b. c 1669
John Colvill b. 27 Dec 1671

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. [S1191] Will of John Colvill of West Firle, Sussex, England, made 8 Sep 1673, proved in the Archdeaconry Court of Lewes, 4 Oct 1673. (ESRO: PBT 1/1/33/99).

John Colvill

b. 27 December 1671

Parents:

Father: John Colvill b. c 1640, d. Oct 1673
Mother: Mary Walker b. 8 Aug 1641
Last Edited: 8 Sep 2024

Citations

  1. [S23] Online Index to Baptisms, 1538 onwards, compiled by Sussex Family History Group, http://www.sfhg.uk/, ongoing project,.
  2. [S1191] Will of John Colvill of West Firle, Sussex, England, made 8 Sep 1673, proved in the Archdeaconry Court of Lewes, 4 Oct 1673. (ESRO: PBT 1/1/33/99).

Mary Colvill

b. circa 1667

Parents:

Father: John Colvill b. c 1640, d. Oct 1673
Mother: Mary Walker b. 8 Aug 1641
Last Edited: 8 Sep 2024
  • Birth*: Mary Colvill was born circa 1667 at West Firle, Sussex, England.1
  • She was the daughter of John Colvill and Mary Walker.
  • Anecdote*: Baptism not found, but Mary is mentioned in her father's will of 1673.
  • (Witness) Will: Mary Colvill is mentioned in the will of John Colvill dated 8 September 1673 at West Firle, Sussex, England.2
  • Anecdote: Possible marriage to John Green on 31 Jul 1688 at Peasmarsh (Mary of Lewes, John of Patcham.)3

Citations

  1. [S23] Online Index to Baptisms, 1538 onwards, compiled by Sussex Family History Group, http://www.sfhg.uk/, ongoing project,.
  2. [S1191] Will of John Colvill of West Firle, Sussex, England, made 8 Sep 1673, proved in the Archdeaconry Court of Lewes, 4 Oct 1673. (ESRO: PBT 1/1/33/99).
  3. [S24] Index to Marriages, 1538-1837, Compact Disc SFHGCD003, compiled by Sussex Family History Group, 2008.

John Walker

Last Edited: 8 Sep 2024

Family:

Ann Mattock

Children:

Elizabeth Walcott b. 22 Jul 1638
Mary Walker+ b. 8 Aug 1641

Citations

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

Ann Mattock

Last Edited: 8 Sep 2024

Family:

John Walker

Children:

Elizabeth Walcott b. 22 Jul 1638
Mary Walker+ b. 8 Aug 1641

Citations

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

Elizabeth Walcott

b. 22 July 1638

Parents:

Father: John Walker
Mother: Ann Mattock
Last Edited: 8 Sep 2024

Citations

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

Henry Peckham

b. 24 September 1780, d. 20 February 1855

Parents:

Father: Thomas Packham b. 26 Feb 1745/46
Mother: Mary Daniel b. c 1750, d. 1795
Last Edited: 11 Sep 2024

Family:

Kezia Goldsmith b. 22 Oct 1780, d. 16 May 1841

Children:

Henry Peckham b. 1 Nov 1801, d. 1844
Kezia Peckham+ b. 27 Dec 1802, d. 1853
William Peckham b. 20 Feb 1805
David Peckham b. 5 Jul 1807, d. 1895

Citations

  1. [S16] 1851 Census for England "Class: HO107; Piece: 1638; Folio: 254; Page: 12; GSU roll: 193541."
  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. [S141] General Register Office: Indexes to Deaths, Sep 1837 - 2006, "Oct-Dec 1853, Lewes, Vol 2b Page 88."