Elizabeth Chambers

b. 9 September 1716, d. 30 March 1794

Parents:

Father: James Chambers b. 25 Oct 1675, d. 1733
Mother: Sarah Willard b. 16 Jan 1677/78, d. 22 Aug 1744
Last Edited: 22 Jul 2026
  • Baptism*: Elizabeth Chambers was baptized on 9 September 1716 at St Leonard's, Seaford, Sussex, EnglandB, James listed as Mr James Chambers.1
  • She was the daughter of James Chambers and Sarah Willard.
  • (Witness) Will: Elizabeth Chambers is mentioned in the will of Clement Bean dated 19 September 1730 at Seaford, Sussex, EnglandB.2,3
  • (Witness) Will: Elizabeth Chambers is mentioned in the will of James Chambers dated 3 June 1732 at Seaford, Sussex, England.
  • (Witness) Will: Elizabeth Chambers is mentioned in the will of James Chambers dated 16 April 1764 at Seaford, Sussex, England.4
  • Death*: Elizabeth Chambers died on 30 March 1794 at Seaford, Sussex, England, at age 77.
  • Mon-Inscr*: A gravestone inscriptionfor Elizabeth Chambers was recorded as
    CHAMBERS     
    Under this Stone lie interred the
    Remains of Mrs SARAH CHAMBERS
    (Widow of James Chambers late
    of this Place. Gent) who, full of Days
    and Hopes of Happiness, changed this
    Life for a better on the 22nd day
    of Aug. in the Year of Grace 1744
    and of her age the 66th.

    ELIZABETH Youngest Daughter
    of James and Sarah CHAMBERS
    late of this Place died March 30 1794
    aged seventy-seven Years
    (Seaford Monumental Inscriptions Group.)

Citations

  1. [S23] Online Index to Baptisms, 1538 onwards, compiled by Sussex Family History Group, http://www.sfhg.uk/, ongoing project,.
  2. [S984] Will of Clement Beane of Seaford, Sussex, England, made 19 Sep 1731, proved in the Archdeaconry Court of Lewes, 4 Dec 1731. (ESRO: PBT 1/1/53/303B).
  3. [S388] Website "FamilySearch" (http://www.familysearch.org/) "Film: 1885997, Image: 607."
  4. [S1217] Will of James Chambers of Seaford, Sussex, England, made 7 Oct 1764, proved in the Archdeaconry Court of Lewes, 29 Jun 1765. (ESRO: PBT/1/1/61/189).

Mary Swaine

b. 12 April 1718

Parents:

Father: William Swaine b. 1685, d. 1753
Mother: Elizabeth Pettit d. 1744
Last Edited: 2 Jun 2021

Citations

  1. [S23] Online Index to Baptisms, 1538 onwards, compiled by Sussex Family History Group, http://www.sfhg.uk/, ongoing project,.
  2. [S984] Will of Clement Beane of Seaford, Sussex, England, made 19 Sep 1731, proved in the Archdeaconry Court of Lewes, 4 Dec 1731. (ESRO: PBT 1/1/53/303B).
  3. [S388] Website "FamilySearch" (http://www.familysearch.org/) "Film: 1885997, Image: 607."

Richard Swaine

b. 28 June 1715

Parents:

Father: William Swaine b. 1685, d. 1753
Mother: Elizabeth Pettit d. 1744
Last Edited: 2 Jun 2021

Citations

  1. [S23] Online Index to Baptisms, 1538 onwards, compiled by Sussex Family History Group, http://www.sfhg.uk/, ongoing project,.
  2. [S984] Will of Clement Beane of Seaford, Sussex, England, made 19 Sep 1731, proved in the Archdeaconry Court of Lewes, 4 Dec 1731. (ESRO: PBT 1/1/53/303B).
  3. [S388] Website "FamilySearch" (http://www.familysearch.org/) "Film: 1885997, Image: 607."

Elizabeth Swaine

b. 2 December 1713

Parents:

Father: William Swaine b. 1685, d. 1753
Mother: Elizabeth Pettit d. 1744
Last Edited: 2 Jun 2021

Citations

  1. [S23] Online Index to Baptisms, 1538 onwards, compiled by Sussex Family History Group, http://www.sfhg.uk/, ongoing project,.
  2. [S984] Will of Clement Beane of Seaford, Sussex, England, made 19 Sep 1731, proved in the Archdeaconry Court of Lewes, 4 Dec 1731. (ESRO: PBT 1/1/53/303B).
  3. [S388] Website "FamilySearch" (http://www.familysearch.org/) "Film: 1885997, Image: 607."

John Swaine

b. 20 October 1712, d. 20 October 1712

Parents:

Father: William Swaine b. 1685, d. 1753
Mother: Elizabeth Pettit d. 1744
Last Edited: 2 Jun 2021

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,.

Robert Swaine

b. 20 October 1712, d. 20 October 1712

Parents:

Father: William Swaine b. 1685, d. 1753
Mother: Elizabeth Pettit d. 1744
Last Edited: 2 Jun 2021

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,.

Thomas Swaine

b. 1 March 1710/11

Parents:

Father: William Swaine b. 1685, d. 1753
Mother: Elizabeth Pettit d. 1744
Last Edited: 2 Jun 2021

Citations

  1. [S23] Online Index to Baptisms, 1538 onwards, compiled by Sussex Family History Group, http://www.sfhg.uk/, ongoing project,.
  2. [S984] Will of Clement Beane of Seaford, Sussex, England, made 19 Sep 1731, proved in the Archdeaconry Court of Lewes, 4 Dec 1731. (ESRO: PBT 1/1/53/303B).
  3. [S388] Website "FamilySearch" (http://www.familysearch.org/) "Film: 1885997, Image: 607."

Ann Swaine

b. 21 October 1709

Parents:

Father: William Swaine b. 1685, d. 1753
Mother: Elizabeth Pettit d. 1744
Last Edited: 2 Jun 2021

Citations

  1. [S23] Online Index to Baptisms, 1538 onwards, compiled by Sussex Family History Group, http://www.sfhg.uk/, ongoing project,.
  2. [S977] Will of Mary Beane of Seaford, Sussex, England, made 15 May 1710, proved in the Archdeaconry Court of Lewes, 20 Oct 1711. (ESRO: PBT 1/1/48/144).
  3. [S388] Website "FamilySearch" (http://www.familysearch.org/) "Film no: 1885993, Image no: 160."
  4. [S984] Will of Clement Beane of Seaford, Sussex, England, made 19 Sep 1731, proved in the Archdeaconry Court of Lewes, 4 Dec 1731. (ESRO: PBT 1/1/53/303B).
  5. [S388] Website "FamilySearch" (http://www.familysearch.org/) "Film: 1885997, Image: 607."

William Swaine

b. 9 August 1708

Parents:

Father: William Swaine b. 1685, d. 1753
Mother: Elizabeth Pettit d. 1744
Last Edited: 2 Jun 2021

Citations

  1. [S23] Online Index to Baptisms, 1538 onwards, compiled by Sussex Family History Group, http://www.sfhg.uk/, ongoing project,.
  2. [S977] Will of Mary Beane of Seaford, Sussex, England, made 15 May 1710, proved in the Archdeaconry Court of Lewes, 20 Oct 1711. (ESRO: PBT 1/1/48/144).
  3. [S388] Website "FamilySearch" (http://www.familysearch.org/) "Film no: 1885993, Image no: 160."
  4. [S984] Will of Clement Beane of Seaford, Sussex, England, made 19 Sep 1731, proved in the Archdeaconry Court of Lewes, 4 Dec 1731. (ESRO: PBT 1/1/53/303B).
  5. [S388] Website "FamilySearch" (http://www.familysearch.org/) "Film: 1885997, Image: 607."

Elizabeth Pettit

d. 1744
Last Edited: 2 Jun 2021

Family:

William Swaine b. 1685, d. 1753

Children:

William Swaine b. 9 Aug 1708
Ann Swaine b. 21 Oct 1709
Thomas Swaine b. 1 Mar 1710/11
John Swaine b. 20 Oct 1712, d. 20 Oct 1712
Robert Swaine b. 20 Oct 1712, d. 20 Oct 1712
Elizabeth Swaine b. 2 Dec 1713
Richard Swaine b. 28 Jun 1715
Mary Swaine b. 12 Apr 1718
John Swaine b. 27 Apr 1724

Citations

  1. [S24] Index to Marriages, 1538-1837, Compact Disc SFHGCD003, compiled by Sussex Family History Group, 2008.
  2. [S984] Will of Clement Beane of Seaford, Sussex, England, made 19 Sep 1731, proved in the Archdeaconry Court of Lewes, 4 Dec 1731. (ESRO: PBT 1/1/53/303B).
  3. [S388] Website "FamilySearch" (http://www.familysearch.org/) "Film: 1885997, Image: 607."
  4. [S25] Online Index to Burials, 1538 onwards, compiled by Sussex Family History Group, http://www.sfhg.uk/, ongoing project,.

John Swaine

b. 27 April 1724

Parents:

Father: William Swaine b. 1685, d. 1753
Mother: Elizabeth Pettit d. 1744
Last Edited: 2 Jun 2021

Citations

  1. [S23] Online Index to Baptisms, 1538 onwards, compiled by Sussex Family History Group, http://www.sfhg.uk/, ongoing project,.
  2. [S984] Will of Clement Beane of Seaford, Sussex, England, made 19 Sep 1731, proved in the Archdeaconry Court of Lewes, 4 Dec 1731. (ESRO: PBT 1/1/53/303B).
  3. [S388] Website "FamilySearch" (http://www.familysearch.org/) "Film: 1885997, Image: 607."

Jane Daw

b. circa 1730
Last Edited: 6 Jul 2026
  • Birth*: Jane Daw was born circa 1730 at Sussex, England.
  • Married Name: As of 24 March 1754, her married name was Bean.
  • Marriage*: Jane Daw married Robert Bean, son of Robert Bean and Ann Washer, on 24 March 1754 at Bishopstone, Sussex, EnglandB, Robert of Alfriston, Jane of this parish.1
  • Anecdote: Settlement Disputes: Jane Bean,widow, Jane 10, Robert 9, Thomas 6, William 5, Anne 4, John 16 weeks, QR/E 548/4, Litlington to Alfriston 1 February 1766.
  • Married Name: As of 12 April 1768, her married name was Saunders.
  • Marriage*: Jane Daw married James Saunders on 12 April 1768 at Bishopstone, Sussex, EnglandB, Jane a widow of this parish, James of Litlington.1
  • Anecdote*: Possible burial at Laughton on 7 Feb 1811 (78 years old). There is also a James Saunders buried there 30 Oct 1808 age 71 years.

Family 1:

Robert Bean b. 16 Mar 1732/33, d. 1765

Children:

John Bean b. 11 Jan 1755, d. Dec 1755
Jane Bean b. 12 Mar 1756
Robert Bean b. 24 Apr 1757
Thomas Bean b. 13 May 1759
William Bean b. c 1760
Ann Bean+ b. 23 Aug 1761, d. 1842
Sarah Bean b. 21 Nov 1762, d. 1764
Henry Bean b. 4 Mar 1764, d. May 1764
John Bean b. 13 Oct 1765

Family 2:

James Saunders

Children:

Catherine Saunders b. 22 Nov 1768
Elizabeth Saunders b. 6 Jan 1771

Citations

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

Thomas Bean

b. 13 May 1759

Parents:

Father: Robert Bean b. 16 Mar 1732/33, d. 1765
Mother: Jane Daw b. c 1730
Last Edited: 3 Jun 2021

Citations

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

Ann Bean

b. 23 August 1761, d. 1842

Parents:

Father: Robert Bean b. 16 Mar 1732/33, d. 1765
Mother: Jane Daw b. c 1730
Last Edited: 27 Jun 2021

Family:

(?) Hook

Child:

George Hook Bean+ b. 1802, d. 1876

Citations

  1. [S23] Online Index to Baptisms, 1538 onwards, compiled by Sussex Family History Group, http://www.sfhg.uk/, ongoing project,.
  2. [S67] 1841 Census for England "Class: HO107; Piece: 1115; Book: 3; Civil Parish: East Blatchington; County: Sussex; Enumeration District: 1; Folio: 4; Page: 5; Line: 4; GSU roll: 464162."
  3. [S25] Online Index to Burials, 1538 onwards, compiled by Sussex Family History Group, http://www.sfhg.uk/, ongoing project,.

Henry Bean

b. 4 March 1764, d. May 1764

Parents:

Father: Robert Bean b. 16 Mar 1732/33, d. 1765
Mother: Jane Daw b. c 1730
Last Edited: 1 Jul 2026

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,.

John Bean

b. 13 October 1765

Parents:

Father: Robert Bean b. 16 Mar 1732/33, d. 1765
Mother: Jane Daw b. c 1730
Last Edited: 5 Jul 2026

Citations

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

James Saunders

Last Edited: 3 Jun 2021

Family:

Jane Daw b. c 1730

Children:

Catherine Saunders b. 22 Nov 1768
Elizabeth Saunders b. 6 Jan 1771

Citations

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

Catherine Saunders

b. 22 November 1768

Parents:

Father: James Saunders
Mother: Jane Daw b. c 1730
Last Edited: 3 Jun 2021

Citations

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

Elizabeth Saunders

b. 6 January 1771

Parents:

Father: James Saunders
Mother: Jane Daw b. c 1730
Last Edited: 3 Jun 2021

Citations

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

Elizabeth Bean

b. 14 January 1751/52, d. February 1752

Parents:

Father: Henry Bean b. 24 Apr 1723, d. 1805
Mother: Elizabeth Wood b. c 1730, d. 1794
Last Edited: 3 Jun 2021

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,.

Sarah Bean

b. 21 November 1762, d. 1764

Parents:

Father: Robert Bean b. 16 Mar 1732/33, d. 1765
Mother: Jane Daw b. c 1730
Last Edited: 1 Jul 2026

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,.

Henry Bean

b. circa 1755

Parents:

Father: William Bean b. 8 Feb 1729/30, d. b 1772
Last Edited: 3 Jun 2021

James Simmons

Last Edited: 3 Jun 2021
  • Marriage*: James Simmons married Anne Breach, daughter of John Bean and Ann Breach, on 20 November 1792 at Seaford, Sussex, EnglandB, (Note that dates of marriage and marriage licence are out of sequence but that is how it is recorded in the SFHG marriage index.)1
  • Marriage License: James Simmons and Anne Breach obtained a marriage licence on 26 November 1792 at Archdeaconry of Lewes, Sussex, England, Ann a spinster of Seaford, age 30+, James of the same parish, shoemaker, age 21+.1

Family:

Anne Breach b. 4 Mar 1759
  • Marriage*: James Simmons married Anne Breach, daughter of John Bean and Ann Breach, on 20 November 1792 at Seaford, Sussex, EnglandB, (Note that dates of marriage and marriage licence are out of sequence but that is how it is recorded in the SFHG marriage index.)1
  • Marriage License: James Simmons and Anne Breach obtained a marriage licence on 26 November 1792 at Archdeaconry of Lewes, Sussex, England, Ann a spinster of Seaford, age 30+, James of the same parish, shoemaker, age 21+.1

Citations

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