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Ancestry report for William Woodhams, son of John Woodham, yeoman and Jane Woodhams [Stente]

Generation No. 1
1. William Woodhams was the son of (2) John Woodham, yeoman and (3) Jane Woodhams [Stente]. He was born c 1642 at Penshurst, Kent; died Jan 1642/43 at Penshurst, Kent; buried 15^th Jan 1642/43 at St. John the Baptist Church, Penshurst, Kent, sonn of John Woodam

Generation No. 2
2. John Woodham, yeoman was the son of (4) Peter Woodham, farmer and (5) Margaret Woodham [Groombridge]. He was born c 1592 at Speldhurst, Kent; died c 1670
He married Jane Stente on 24^th Mar 1628/29 at St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex. She was born c 1606 at Penshurst, Kent. They had the following children:
i	John who was born c 1631 Penshurst, Kent; died Feb 1635/36 Penshurst, Kent; buried 14^th Feb 1635/36 St. John the Baptist Church, Penshurst, Kent, same day as his sister Ann (Annas)
ii	Annas who was born 1633 Penshurst, Kent; christened 3^rd Apr 1633 St. John the Baptist Church, Penshurst, Kent; died Feb 1635/36 Penshurst, Kent; buried 14^th Feb 1635/36 St. John the Baptist Church, Penshurst, Kent, same day as her brother John
iii	Thomas who was born 1635/36 Penshurst, Kent; christened 23^rd Feb 1635/36 St. John the Baptist Church, Penshurst, Kent; died Mar 1635/36 Penshurst, Kent; buried 7^th Mar 1635/36 St. John the Baptist Church, Penshurst, Kent
iv	John who was born 1637 Penshurst, Kent; christened 25^th Mar 1637 St. John the Baptist Church, Penshurst, Kent; died Feb 1719/20 Penshurst, Kent; buried 26^th Feb 1719/20 St. Martin of Tours, Ashurst, Kent
v	Thomas who was born 1640 Penshurst, Kent; christened 6^th Apr 1640 St. John the Baptist Church, Penshurst, Kent; died Sep 1725 Cowden, Kent; buried 21^st Sep 1725 St. Mary Magdalene, Cowden, Kent
vi	William who was born c 1642 Penshurst, Kent; died Jan 1642/43 Penshurst, Kent; buried 15^th Jan 1642/43 St. John the Baptist Church, Penshurst, Kent, sonn of John Woodam
vii	Susanna who was born 1644 Penshurst, Kent; christened 9^th Dec 1644 St. John the Baptist Church, Penshurst, Kent; died May 1707 Lingfield, Surrey; buried 21^st May 1707 St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Lingfield, Surrey

3. Jane Woodhams [Stente] was the daughter of (6) Robert Stent and (7) Anne Stent [Unknown]. She was born c 1606 at Penshurst, Kent
She married John Woodham, yeoman on 24^th Mar 1628/29 at St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex. He was born c 1592 at Speldhurst, Kent; died c 1670. They had the following children:
i	John who was born c 1631 Penshurst, Kent; died Feb 1635/36 Penshurst, Kent; buried 14^th Feb 1635/36 St. John the Baptist Church, Penshurst, Kent, same day as his sister Ann (Annas)
ii	Annas who was born 1633 Penshurst, Kent; christened 3^rd Apr 1633 St. John the Baptist Church, Penshurst, Kent; died Feb 1635/36 Penshurst, Kent; buried 14^th Feb 1635/36 St. John the Baptist Church, Penshurst, Kent, same day as her brother John
iii	Thomas who was born 1635/36 Penshurst, Kent; christened 23^rd Feb 1635/36 St. John the Baptist Church, Penshurst, Kent; died Mar 1635/36 Penshurst, Kent; buried 7^th Mar 1635/36 St. John the Baptist Church, Penshurst, Kent
iv	John who was born 1637 Penshurst, Kent; christened 25^th Mar 1637 St. John the Baptist Church, Penshurst, Kent; died Feb 1719/20 Penshurst, Kent; buried 26^th Feb 1719/20 St. Martin of Tours, Ashurst, Kent
v	Thomas who was born 1640 Penshurst, Kent; christened 6^th Apr 1640 St. John the Baptist Church, Penshurst, Kent; died Sep 1725 Cowden, Kent; buried 21^st Sep 1725 St. Mary Magdalene, Cowden, Kent
vi	William who was born c 1642 Penshurst, Kent; died Jan 1642/43 Penshurst, Kent; buried 15^th Jan 1642/43 St. John the Baptist Church, Penshurst, Kent, sonn of John Woodam
vii	Susanna who was born 1644 Penshurst, Kent; christened 9^th Dec 1644 St. John the Baptist Church, Penshurst, Kent; died May 1707 Lingfield, Surrey; buried 21^st May 1707 St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Lingfield, Surrey

Generation No. 3
4. Peter Woodham, farmer He was born c 1565 at ??; died Mar 1634 at Speldhurst, Kent; buried 26^th Mar 1634 at St. Mary's Church, Speldhurst, Kent
He married Margaret Groombridge on 20^th Sep 1590 at St. Mary's Church, Speldhurst, Kent. She was born 1563/64 at Speldhurst, Kent; christened 20^th Feb 1563/64 at St. Mary's Church, Speldhurst, Kent; died Aug 1626 at Speldhurst, Kent; buried 19^th Aug 1626 at St. Mary's Church, Speldhurst, Kent. They had the following children:
i	John who was born c 1592 Speldhurst, Kent; died c 1670
ii	Thomas who was born 1600 Speldhurst, Kent; christened 16^th Feb 1600 St. Mary's Church, Speldhurst, Kent, sonne of Petter Woodam; died Apr 1663 Westerham, Kent; buried 14^th Apr 1663 St. Mary's Church, Westerham, Kent
iii	Susan who was born 1603 Speldhurst, Kent
iv	Mary who was born c 1605 Speldhurst, Kent
v	Sarah who was born 1608 Speldhurst, Kent; died Feb 1633/34 Speldhurst, Kent; buried 10^th Feb 1633/34 St. Mary's Church, Speldhurst, Kent

5. Margaret Woodham [Groombridge] was the daughter of (8) John Groombridge and (9) Johana Grombridge [Tyherst]. She was born 1563/64 at Speldhurst, Kent; christened 20^th Feb 1563/64 at St. Mary's Church, Speldhurst, Kent; died Aug 1626 at Speldhurst, Kent; buried 19^th Aug 1626 at St. Mary's Church, Speldhurst, Kent
She married Peter Woodham, farmer on 20^th Sep 1590 at St. Mary's Church, Speldhurst, Kent. He was born c 1565 at ??; died Mar 1634 at Speldhurst, Kent; buried 26^th Mar 1634 at St. Mary's Church, Speldhurst, Kent. They had the following children:
i	John who was born c 1592 Speldhurst, Kent; died c 1670
ii	Thomas who was born 1600 Speldhurst, Kent; christened 16^th Feb 1600 St. Mary's Church, Speldhurst, Kent, sonne of Petter Woodam; died Apr 1663 Westerham, Kent; buried 14^th Apr 1663 St. Mary's Church, Westerham, Kent
iii	Susan who was born 1603 Speldhurst, Kent
iv	Mary who was born c 1605 Speldhurst, Kent
v	Sarah who was born 1608 Speldhurst, Kent; died Feb 1633/34 Speldhurst, Kent; buried 10^th Feb 1633/34 St. Mary's Church, Speldhurst, Kent

6. Robert Stent He was born c 1580 at ??; died before 17^th Feb 1629 at Penshurst, Kent; buried before 17^th Feb 1629 at St. Martin of Tours, Ashurst, Kent
He married Anne Unknown on c 1605 at ??. They had the following children:
i	Jane who was born c 1606 Penshurst, Kent

7. Anne Stent [Unknown]
She married Robert Stent on c 1605 at ??. He was born c 1580 at ??; died before 17^th Feb 1629 at Penshurst, Kent; buried before 17^th Feb 1629 at St. Martin of Tours, Ashurst, Kent. They had the following children:
i	Jane who was born c 1606 Penshurst, Kent

Generation No. 4
8. John Groombridge was the son of (10) Thomas Groombridge and (11) Alice Groombridge. He was born c 1535
He married Johana Tyherst on 23^rd Nov 1562 at St. Mary's Church, Speldhurst, Kent. She was born c 1540. They had the following children:
i	Ellen who was born 1563 Speldhurst, Kent; christened Sep 1563 St. Mary's Church, Speldhurst, Kent; died Oct 1563 Speldhurst, Kent; buried 8^th Oct 1563 St. Mary's Church, Speldhurst, Kent
ii	Margaret who was born 1563/64 Speldhurst, Kent; christened 20^th Feb 1563/64 St. Mary's Church, Speldhurst, Kent; died Aug 1626 Speldhurst, Kent; buried 19^th Aug 1626 St. Mary's Church, Speldhurst, Kent
iii	Anne who was born 1565 Speldhurst, Kent; christened 17^th Feb 1566 St. Mary's Church, Speldhurst, Kent
iv	Joane who was born 1566 Speldhurst, Kent; christened 8^th Nov 1566 St. Mary's Church, Speldhurst, Kent; died 1634 Speldhurst, Kent; buried Jun 1634 St. Mary's Church, Speldhurst, Kent
v	Katherine who was born c 1567
vi	Alice who was born 1568 Speldhurst, Kent; christened 2^nd May 1568 St. Mary's Church, Speldhurst, Kent
vii	John who was born 1569 Speldhurst, Kent; christened 1^st Nov 1569 St. Mary's Church, Speldhurst, Kent
viii	Dorcas who was born 1570 Speldhurst, Kent; christened 17^th Dec 1570 St. Mary's Church, Speldhurst, Kent
ix	Mary who was born 1572 Speldhurst, Kent; christened Nov 1572 St. Mary's Church, Speldhurst, Kent; died before 1580
x	Elizabeth who was born 1573 Speldhurst, Kent; christened 31^st May 1573 St. Mary's Church, Speldhurst, Kent; died Jun 1573 Speldhurst, Kent; buried 3^rd Jul 1573 St. Mary's Church, Speldhurst, Kent
xi	Mercy who was born 1574 Speldhurst, Kent; christened 1^st Aug 1574 St. Mary's Church, Speldhurst, Kent
xii	Thomas who was born 1576 Speldhurst, Kent; christened 15^th Jul 1576 St. Mary's Church, Speldhurst, Kent; died Oct 1576 Speldhurst, Kent; buried 22^nd Oct 1576 St. Mary's Church, Speldhurst, Kent
xiii	Susan who was born 1577 Speldhurst, Kent; christened 21^st Apr 1577 St. Mary's Church, Speldhurst, Kent; died Oct 1577 Speldhurst, Kent; buried 13^th Oct 1577 St. Mary's Church, Speldhurst, Kent
xiv	Agnis who was born 1578 Speldhurst, Kent; christened 7^th Aug 1578 St. Mary's Church, Speldhurst, Kent
xv	Mary who was born 1580 Speldhurst, Kent; christened 5^th Mar 1580 St. Mary's Church, Speldhurst, Kent

9. Johana Grombridge [Tyherst] She was born c 1540
She married John Groombridge on 23^rd Nov 1562 at St. Mary's Church, Speldhurst, Kent. He was born c 1535. They had the following children:
i	Ellen who was born 1563 Speldhurst, Kent; christened Sep 1563 St. Mary's Church, Speldhurst, Kent; died Oct 1563 Speldhurst, Kent; buried 8^th Oct 1563 St. Mary's Church, Speldhurst, Kent
ii	Margaret who was born 1563/64 Speldhurst, Kent; christened 20^th Feb 1563/64 St. Mary's Church, Speldhurst, Kent; died Aug 1626 Speldhurst, Kent; buried 19^th Aug 1626 St. Mary's Church, Speldhurst, Kent
iii	Anne who was born 1565 Speldhurst, Kent; christened 17^th Feb 1566 St. Mary's Church, Speldhurst, Kent
iv	Joane who was born 1566 Speldhurst, Kent; christened 8^th Nov 1566 St. Mary's Church, Speldhurst, Kent; died 1634 Speldhurst, Kent; buried Jun 1634 St. Mary's Church, Speldhurst, Kent
v	Katherine who was born c 1567
vi	Alice who was born 1568 Speldhurst, Kent; christened 2^nd May 1568 St. Mary's Church, Speldhurst, Kent
vii	John who was born 1569 Speldhurst, Kent; christened 1^st Nov 1569 St. Mary's Church, Speldhurst, Kent
viii	Dorcas who was born 1570 Speldhurst, Kent; christened 17^th Dec 1570 St. Mary's Church, Speldhurst, Kent
ix	Mary who was born 1572 Speldhurst, Kent; christened Nov 1572 St. Mary's Church, Speldhurst, Kent; died before 1580
x	Elizabeth who was born 1573 Speldhurst, Kent; christened 31^st May 1573 St. Mary's Church, Speldhurst, Kent; died Jun 1573 Speldhurst, Kent; buried 3^rd Jul 1573 St. Mary's Church, Speldhurst, Kent
xi	Mercy who was born 1574 Speldhurst, Kent; christened 1^st Aug 1574 St. Mary's Church, Speldhurst, Kent
xii	Thomas who was born 1576 Speldhurst, Kent; christened 15^th Jul 1576 St. Mary's Church, Speldhurst, Kent; died Oct 1576 Speldhurst, Kent; buried 22^nd Oct 1576 St. Mary's Church, Speldhurst, Kent
xiii	Susan who was born 1577 Speldhurst, Kent; christened 21^st Apr 1577 St. Mary's Church, Speldhurst, Kent; died Oct 1577 Speldhurst, Kent; buried 13^th Oct 1577 St. Mary's Church, Speldhurst, Kent
xiv	Agnis who was born 1578 Speldhurst, Kent; christened 7^th Aug 1578 St. Mary's Church, Speldhurst, Kent
xv	Mary who was born 1580 Speldhurst, Kent; christened 5^th Mar 1580 St. Mary's Church, Speldhurst, Kent

Generation No. 5
10. Thomas Groombridge He was born c 1510
He married Alice on c 1530. She was born c 1510. They had the following children:
i	John who was born c 1535
ii	Andrew who was born c 1540
iii	Thomas who was born c 1545
iv	William who was born c 1545
v	Robert who was born c 1545
vi	Johanna who was born c 1545
vii	Ellinor who was born c 1545
viii	Alice who was born c 1545
ix	Margaret who was born c 1545
x	Richard who was born c 1550

11. Alice Groombridge She was born c 1510
She married Thomas Groombridge on c 1530. He was born c 1510. They had the following children:
i	John who was born c 1535
ii	Andrew who was born c 1540
iii	Thomas who was born c 1545
iv	William who was born c 1545
v	Robert who was born c 1545
vi	Johanna who was born c 1545
vii	Ellinor who was born c 1545
viii	Alice who was born c 1545
ix	Margaret who was born c 1545
x	Richard who was born c 1550

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