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William Jeffrey

Parents:

• Baptism*: William Jeffrey was baptized on 28 February 1702/3 at St Mary the Virgin, Battle, Sussex, England^B, Surname JEFFRY, weaver.¹
• He was the son of John Jeffrey and Deborah Barber.
• Anecdote*: Possible marriage to Margaret Pankhurst on 8 Apr 1729 at Speldhurst, Kent. William is recorded as "of Wadhurst" which is next to Ticehurst where William's mother was born. Also, there is a burial of a Margaret Jeffery, widow, at Battle on 24 Feb 1710. William's death is also there in 1767.^2,3
• Death*: William Jeffrey died in 1767 at Battle, Sussex, England^B.
• Burial*: William Jeffrey was buried on 6 July 1767 at St Mary the Virgin, Battle, Sussex, England^B.³

John Jeffrey

Parents:

• Baptism*: John Jeffrey was baptized on 5 September 1708 at St Mary the Virgin, Battle, Sussex, England^B.¹
• He was the son of John Jeffrey and Deborah Barber.
• (Witness) Admon: John Jeffrey witnessed the admon of John Jeffrey dated 9 December 1737; granted to widow Deborah Jeffery and son John Jeffery.²
• Occupation*: John Jeffrey was a weaver (ESRO: PBT 3/4/3) on 9 December 1737.
• Anecdote: Pre-nuptial settlement (bond in £400)
  Date: 22 Sep 1753
  ESRO reference: AMS 5744/211
  Description:John Jeffery of Battle weaver to John Coney of Burwash gent; JJ to marry Damaris Smersall of Battle widow, sister of JC
  JJ to maintain DS's two sons and daughter to 21; other conditions concerning any issue of the marriage
  Witnesses: Elizabeth Coney, John Freebody.
• Marriage*: John Jeffrey married Damaris Coney, daughter of John Coney and Mary Lowlas, on 18 October 1753 at Battle, Sussex, England^B, Note: Damaris SMERSALL was a widow, nee CONEY.³
• Anecdote*: Probate (Lewes) of will (5 Jul 1757) of Elizabeth Coney of Burwash spinster
  Date: 6 Oct 1757
  ESRO reference:AMS 5744/156Level:FileDescription:Pecuniary and chattel bequests to nephews and neices John Coney clerk, William Coney clerk, Thomas Coney, Jonathan Coney, Ann Coney and Mary Coney (children of brother Thomas Coney DD deceased); niece Damaris Jeffery wife of John Jeffery of Battle; Sarah Brissenden and Mary Gibbs, servants to nephew John Coney of Burwash
  John Coney and Ann Coney executor and executrix
  Witnesses: Richard Mopham, Edward Latter, John Freebody.
• Death*: John Jeffrey died in 1780 at Battle, Sussex, England^B.
• Burial*: John Jeffrey was buried on 19 January 1780 at St Mary the Virgin, Battle, Sussex, England^B.⁴

Anne Jeffrey

Parents:

• Baptism*: Anne Jeffrey was baptized on 25 March 1714 at St Mary the Virgin, Battle, Sussex, England^B, surname JEFFERY.¹
• She was the daughter of John Jeffrey and Deborah Barber.
• Marriage*: Anne Jeffrey married John Russell on 18 April 1742 at Battle, Sussex, England^B, both of this parish.²
• Married Name: As of 18 April 1742, her married name was Russell.

Jane Jeffrey

Parents:

• Baptism*: Jane Jeffrey was baptized on 27 April 1718 at St Mary the Virgin, Battle, Sussex, England^B, weaver.¹
• She was the daughter of John Jeffrey and Deborah Barber.
• Death*: Jane Jeffrey died in 1719 at Battle, Sussex, England^B.
• Burial*: Jane Jeffrey was buried on 19 April 1719 at St Mary the Virgin, Battle, Sussex, England^B, "daughter of John."²

John Phillips

• Marriage*: John Phillips married Deborah Jeffrey, daughter of John Jeffrey and Deborah Barber, on 17 October 1736 at Battle, Sussex, England^B, both of this parish.¹

Damaris Coney

Parents:

• Baptism*: Damaris Coney was baptized on 1 January 1709/10 at St Bartholomew's, Burwash, Sussex, England^B.¹
• She was the daughter of John Coney and Mary Lowlas.
• (Witness) Will: Damaris Coney is mentioned in the will of Mary Coney dated 27 July 1728 at Burwash, Sussex, England^B.
• Anecdote*: There is more to be discovered about Damaris, as the following shows:
  Archive of the Coney family of Burwash
  Date: 1318-1801
  ESRO reference: AMS 5744
  Description:
  These documents relate to property owned by the Coney family of Burwash, which still held land in the parish in 1839 (TDE 157), although the last Coney to live there died in 1775. In the early eighteenth century members of the family had migrated to Somerset; Thomas Coney, DD, became rector of Chedzoy in 1698 and was later a canon of Wells from 1716 until his death in 1752. On the death of John Coney of Burwash in 1775 his estate was wound up by Thomas's son Bicknell Coney, a druggist in Leadenhall Street, London, a director of the Bank of England and secretary of the Corporation of the Sons.
  The deeds chart the advancement of the Coney family from the status of yeomen in the sixteenth century, through the trade of butcher, to that of gentleman by the eighteenth.
  The family residence, Mount House, Burwash, was acquired by John Coney in 1672 but as early as 1594 his great-grandfather Simon had owned an adjoining property. John's father Mark married Eleanor, one of the daughters of Thomas Byne, and the Coneys acquired large portions of that family's estate, which had been partitioned in 1620 on Thomas's death.
  The documents become more sparse in the eighteenth century and the latest is a summary of the estate, probably prepared on Bicknell Coney's death in about 1801.
  On the death of the Reverend Thomas Coney at Batcombe Rectory in Somerset on 29 December 1840 an acrimonious dispute over heriots took place between his solicitors, Dyne and Son of Bruton, and Ellman and Whitmarsh of Battle, acting for the lord of Burwash and Burghurst manors; see ASH 1227.
  The documents in the second and third accessions amplified those already received and clarified the descent and date of acquisition of most of the properties. Accordingly the list is not presented in numerical order and a concordance of references follows.
  A conveyance of a messuage in Limpsfield, 1429, and a bond with parties of Surrey, 1575, have been transferred to Surrey Record Office where they are listed as 2725/1, 2
  Wills and probates Coney family, 1611-1648 AMS5744/145-148
  Nether Goodsole in Burwash, sold in 1673 AMS5744/70-73
  Mount House, Burwash, 1318-1672 AMS5744/1-18, 171, 172
  Biggs Place, Ticehurst AMS5744/219, 141, 142, 116-120, 173-198
  Woodlands and Highlands in Burwash, 1629-1683 AMS5744/31-35
  Chillies Mead, Burwash, 1659-1687 AMS5744/22-25
  Copyhold house in Burwash, 1672-1692 AMS5744/19-21
  Estate of John Coney of Wadhurst, died 1689 AMS5744/166-170, 149-151
  Marshland at Chilley in Pevensey, 1530-1694 AMS5744/121-132
  House in Burwash late Jeffery's, 1698 AMS5744/26-28
  John Coney's marriage settlement, 1701 AMS5744/199
  Copyhold house and croft at Burwash, 1703-1708 AMS5744/29, 30
  Manor of Northye in Bexhill and Hooe, 1704 AMS5744/133
  Bowman's Farm, Burwash, 1452-1705 AMS5744/37-77, 200
  Leasehold at Burwash, 1706 AMS5744/78
  Ashlands in Burwash and Etchingham, Poppinghole in Whatlington and Youngland in Mountfield, 1589-1708 AMS5744/83-111, 115, 201-205
  Copyhold adjoining Poppinghole, 1710-1712 AMS5744/112, 113
  The whole estate, 1713-1732 AMS5744/68, 96, 114, 152-155 158, 164
  Re-settlement of 1732 AMS5744/79-81, 206-209
  The whole estate, 1753-1771 AMS5744/156, 210-215
  Bicknell Coney's executorship of John Coney and inheritance of his estate, 1775-c1801 AMS5744/36, 69, 82, 157, 221, 159-163, 165, 216-218
  Documents not apparently connected with the estate, 1458-1677 AMS5744/134-140, 143, 144, 220Custodial History:These documents were found in the parish chest of Oakford, six miles from Tiverton, when the parish records were surveyed by the staff of the Devon Record OfficeRelated Material:For maps of the estate inherited by Bicknell Coney in 1775, see AMS5990; for deeds of the Sussex estate from 1864, ending in a conveyance to William David Button in 1887, see ACC 2315; for a settlement on the marriage of the Rev Thomas Coney and Elizabeth Jeane, 1795, see Bodleian Library MS DD Dawkins c46 III/4.
• Marriage*: Damaris Coney married Samuel Smersall on 6 August 1735 at Burwash, Sussex, England^B, SMERSOLL.²
• Anecdote: Pre-nuptial settlement (bond in £400)
  Date: 22 Sep 1753
  ESRO reference: AMS 5744/211
  Description:John Jeffery of Battle weaver to John Coney of Burwash gent; JJ to marry Damaris Smersall of Battle widow, sister of JC
  JJ to maintain DS's two sons and daughter to 21; other conditions concerning any issue of the marriage
  Witnesses: Elizabeth Coney, John Freebody.
• Marriage*: Damaris Coney married John Jeffrey, son of John Jeffrey and Deborah Barber, on 18 October 1753 at Battle, Sussex, England^B, Note: Damaris SMERSALL was a widow, nee CONEY.²
• Married Name: As of 18 October 1753, her married name was Jeffrey.
• (Witness) Will: Damaris Coney is mentioned in the will of Elizabeth Coney dated 5 July 1757 at Burwash, Sussex, England^B.
• Anecdote*: Probate (Lewes) of will (5 Jul 1757) of Elizabeth Coney of Burwash spinster
  Date: 6 Oct 1757
  ESRO reference:AMS 5744/156Level:FileDescription:Pecuniary and chattel bequests to nephews and neices John Coney clerk, William Coney clerk, Thomas Coney, Jonathan Coney, Ann Coney and Mary Coney (children of brother Thomas Coney DD deceased); niece Damaris Jeffery wife of John Jeffery of Battle; Sarah Brissenden and Mary Gibbs, servants to nephew John Coney of Burwash
  John Coney and Ann Coney executor and executrix
  Witnesses: Richard Mopham, Edward Latter, John Freebody.
• Death*: Damaris Coney died in 1773 at Battle, Sussex, England^B.
• Burial*: Damaris Coney was buried on 4 December 1773 at St Mary the Virgin, Battle, Sussex, England^B.³

John Lullham

• Birth*: John Lullham was born circa 1720 at Sussex, England.
• Marriage*: John Lullham married Jane Jeffrey, daughter of John Jeffrey and Deborah Barber, on 12 November 1747 at Battle, Sussex, England^B, both of this parish.¹

John Russell

• Marriage*: John Russell married Anne Jeffrey, daughter of John Jeffrey and Deborah Barber, on 18 April 1742 at Battle, Sussex, England^B, both of this parish.¹

William Nokes

Parents:

• Baptism*: William Nokes was baptized on 14 May 1699 at St Mary's, Ticehurst, Sussex, England^B.¹
• He was the son of Robert Nokes and Elizabeth Barber.
• Death*: William Nokes died in 1705 at Ticehurst, Sussex, England^B.
• Burial*: William Nokes was buried on 3 May 1705 at St Mary's, Ticehurst, Sussex, England^B, son of Robert, weaver.²

Roger Nokes

Parents:

• Baptism*: Roger Nokes was baptized on 28 July 1700 at St Mary's, Ticehurst, Sussex, England^B.¹
• He was the son of Robert Nokes and Elizabeth Barber.

Robert Rutley

Parents:

• Baptism*: Robert Rutley was baptized on 11 November 1747 at St Mary & St Nicholas, Etchingham, Sussex, England^B.¹
• He was the son of John Rutley and Mary Barber.
• Marriage*: Robert Rutley married Elizabeth Bignal on 9 May 1775 at Salehurst, Sussex, England, Witnesses: James MUNN; Edward MERRITT.²

Betty Rutley

Parents:

• Baptism*: Betty Rutley was baptized on 6 January 1749/50 at St Mary & St Nicholas, Etchingham, Sussex, England^B.¹
• She was the daughter of John Rutley and Mary Barber.
• Marriage*: Betty Rutley married Thomas Ransley on 23 September 1770 at Etchingham, Sussex, England^B, Elizabeth (not Betty); Thomas of Hawkhurst, Kent.²
• Married Name: As of 23 September 1770, her married name was Ransley.

Anne Rutley

Parents:

• Baptism*: Anne Rutley was baptized on 22 December 1754 at St Mary & St Nicholas, Etchingham, Sussex, England^B.¹
• She was the daughter of John Rutley and Mary Barber.
• Marriage*: Anne Rutley married James Shoather on 19 January 1778 at Etchingham, Sussex, England^B.²
• Married Name: As of 19 January 1778, her married name was Shoather.

Martha Rutley

Parents:

• Baptism*: Martha Rutley was baptized on 22 August 1756 at St Mary & St Nicholas, Etchingham, Sussex, England^B.¹
• She was the daughter of John Rutley and Mary Barber.
• Marriage Bann*: Marriage banns for Martha Rutley and Ambrose Baker were published on 19 October 1777 at Salehurst, Sussex, England; Ambrose of Cranbrook in Kent, Martha of Salehurst. There was no marriage, just banns.²
  
• Anecdote*: From the CD “East Sussex Bastardy Papers 1594-1845” compiled by Michael Burchall: “Particulars relating to the securities given for Bastard Children in the Parish of Ticehurst” we find RUTLEY Martha – Ambrose BAKER “who paid at times only £4.14.0”.^3,4
• Anecdote*: 1781 Oct 17 Examination of Martha RUTLEY who charges Joseph UPTON, servant of Battle as father of her expected bastard child (Par.492/34/1/17); warrant to arrest him 24 Dec 1781 for expected child (Par.492/34/2/13) [Martha RUTLEY married 20 Sept 1784 at Etchingham, Richard STYLES; Joseph UPTON married 17 Jan 1773 at Ashburnham, Mary HEPDEN].⁵
• Marriage*: Martha Rutley married Richard Styles, son of George Styles and Sarah Barrow, on 20 September 1784 at Etchingham, Sussex, England^B.⁶
• Married Name: As of 20 September 1784, her married name was Styles.
• Death*: Martha Rutley died in 1834 at Salehurst, Sussex, England.
• Burial*: Martha Rutley was buried on 21 September 1834 at Salehurst, Sussex, England, died of "English Cholera", abode: Robertsbridge.
• Anecdote*: According to Donald Selmes: English cholera was a form of dysentery and food poisoning that was already common in the UK, particularly during warm weather.These diseases are now more commonly referred to as gastroenteritis.⁷

Sarah Rutley

Parents:

• Baptism*: Sarah Rutley was baptized on 27 March 1760 at St Mary & St Nicholas, Etchingham, Sussex, England^B.¹
• She was the daughter of John Rutley and Mary Barber.
• Anecdote*: 1781 Jan 11 Examination of Sarah RUTLEY who charges Thomas ADAMS, blacksmith of Burwash as father of her expected bastard child (Par.492/34/1/20); another examination 12 Oct 1782 (Par.492/34/1/23); warrant to arrest him 11 Jan 1781 as late of Burwash (Par.492/34/2/12); another arrest warrant 12 Dec 1782 for a bastard son born 30 March 1781 (Par.492/34/2/14) [she 21+ of Etchingham, he 22+ of Cliffe, Lewes, they married 29 April 1783 at Cliffe].²
• Marriage License: Sarah Rutley and Thomas Adams obtained a marriage licence on 29 April 1783 at Archdeaconry of Lewes, Sussex, England, Sarah of Etchingham, 21+; Thomas of Lewes St Thomas at Cliffe, 22+.³
• Married Name: As of 29 April 1783, her married name was Adams.
• Marriage*: Sarah Rutley married Thomas Adams on 29 April 1783 at St Thomas a Beckett, Lewes, Sussex, England^B, Sarah of Etchingham.³

John Rutley

Parents:

• Baptism*: John Rutley was baptized on 17 April 1781 at St Mary's, Ticehurst, Sussex, England^B, surname RUTTELY, "spurious son."¹
• He was the son of Thomas Adams and Sarah Rutley.
• Anecdote*: 1781 Jan 11 Examination of Sarah RUTLEY who charges Thomas ADAMS, blacksmith of Burwash as father of her expected bastard child (Par.492/34/1/20); another examination 12 Oct 1782 (Par.492/34/1/23); warrant to arrest him 11 Jan 1781 as late of Burwash (Par.492/34/2/12); another arrest warrant 12 Dec 1782 for a bastard son born 30 March 1781 (Par.492/34/2/14) [she 21+ of Etchingham, he 22+ of Cliffe, Lewes, they marred 29 April 1783 at Cliffe].²

Mercy Rutley

Parents:

• Baptism*: Mercy Rutley was baptized on 6 January 1759 at St Mary the Virgin, Salehurst, Sussex, England.¹
• She was the daughter of John Rutley and Mary Barber.
• Death*: Mercy Rutley died in February 1759 at Etchingham, Sussex, England^B.
• Burial*: Mercy Rutley was buried on 27 February 1759 at St Mary & St Nicholas, Etchingham, Sussex, England^B, "daughter of John and Mary."²

James Shoather

• Marriage*: James Shoather married Anne Rutley, daughter of John Rutley and Mary Barber, on 19 January 1778 at Etchingham, Sussex, England^B.¹

Thomas Ransley

• Marriage*: Thomas Ransley married Betty Rutley, daughter of John Rutley and Mary Barber, on 23 September 1770 at Etchingham, Sussex, England^B, Elizabeth (not Betty); Thomas of Hawkhurst, Kent.¹

Thomas Adams

• Anecdote*: 1781 Jan 11 Examination of Sarah RUTLEY who charges Thomas ADAMS, blacksmith of Burwash as father of her expected bastard child (Par.492/34/1/20); another examination 12 Oct 1782 (Par.492/34/1/23); warrant to arrest him 11 Jan 1781 as late of Burwash (Par.492/34/2/12); another arrest warrant 12 Dec 1782 for a bastard son born 30 March 1781 (Par.492/34/2/14) [she 21+ of Etchingham, he 22+ of Cliffe, Lewes, they married 29 April 1783 at Cliffe].¹
• Marriage License: Thomas Adams and Sarah Rutley obtained a marriage licence on 29 April 1783 at Archdeaconry of Lewes, Sussex, England, Sarah of Etchingham, 21+; Thomas of Lewes St Thomas at Cliffe, 22+.²
• Marriage*: Thomas Adams married Sarah Rutley, daughter of John Rutley and Mary Barber, on 29 April 1783 at St Thomas a Beckett, Lewes, Sussex, England^B, Sarah of Etchingham.²

Richard Styles

Parents:

• Birth: Richard Styles was born in 1760 at Ticehurst, Sussex, England^B.
• Baptism*: Richard Styles was baptized on 31 August 1760 at St Mary's, Ticehurst, Sussex, England^B, STILES.¹
• He was the son of George Styles and Sarah Barrow.
• Marriage*: Richard Styles married Martha Rutley, daughter of John Rutley and Mary Barber, on 20 September 1784 at Etchingham, Sussex, England^B.²
• Death*: Richard Styles died in 1836 at Ticehurst, Sussex, England^B.
• Burial*: Richard Styles was buried on 9 May 1836 at St Mary's, Ticehurst, Sussex, England^B, "78 years."³

Elizabeth West

• Marriage*: Elizabeth West married John Barber, son of Thomas Barber alias Nynne and Joan Primmer, on 12 May 1691 at Waldron, Sussex, England^B, John of Ticehurst; Elizabeth of this parish.¹
• Married Name: As of 12 May 1691, her married name was Barber.

Sarah Barber

Parents:

• Baptism*: Sarah Barber was baptized on 25 November 1694 at St Mary & St Nicholas, Etchingham, Sussex, England^B.¹
• She was the daughter of John Barber and Elizabeth West.
• Marriage*: Sarah Barber married Stephen Blanden on 23 July 1729 at Heathfield, Sussex, England^B, Sarah of Etchingham; Stephen of Ticehurst.²
• Married Name: As of 23 July 1729, her married name was Blanden.

Mary Barber

Parents:

• Baptism*: Mary Barber was baptized on 3 January 1696/97 at St Mary & St Nicholas, Etchingham, Sussex, England^B, mother's name not given.¹
• She was the daughter of John Barber and Elizabeth West.
• Marriage*: Mary Barber married John Durrant on 2 June 1726 at Etchingham, Sussex, England^B, John of Waldron.²
• Married Name: As of 2 June 1726, her married name was Durrant.

Frances Barber

Parents:

• Baptism*: Frances Barber was baptized on 7 April 1700 at St Mary & St Nicholas, Etchingham, Sussex, England^B, mother's name not given.¹
• She was the daughter of John Barber and Elizabeth West.

Susannah Barber

Parents:

• Baptism*: Susannah Barber was baptized on 21 June 1702 at St Mary & St Nicholas, Etchingham, Sussex, England^B.¹
• She was the daughter of John Barber and Elizabeth West.

John Durrant

• Marriage*: John Durrant married Mary Barber, daughter of John Barber and Elizabeth West, on 2 June 1726 at Etchingham, Sussex, England^B, John of Waldron.¹

Stephen Blanden

• Marriage*: Stephen Blanden married Sarah Barber, daughter of John Barber and Elizabeth West, on 23 July 1729 at Heathfield, Sussex, England^B, Sarah of Etchingham; Stephen of Ticehurst.¹

William Barber

Parents:

• Baptism*: William Barber was baptized on 11 February 1752 at All Saints, Mountfield, Sussex, England^B, possible baptism for this William and Elizabeth Barber.¹
• He was the son of William Barber and Elizabeth Hoadley.

Thomas Nokes

• Marriage*: Thomas Nokes married Elizabeth (?) circa 1660 at England.