The Weald - Descendents Report

Generation No. 1
	1. John Mepham was the son of Walter Mepham and Elizabeth Mepham [Cogger]. He was born 1657 at Heathfield, Sussex; christened 25^th Jun 1657 at All Saints Church, Heathfield, Sussex, son of Walter Mepham
	He married Dorothy on c 1675. She was born c 1655; died May 1731 at Heathfield, Sussex; buried 26^th May 1731 at All Saints Church, Heathfield, Sussex. They had the following children:
	i	Susan who was born 1679 at Heathfield, Sussex; christened 21^st Apr 1679 All Saints Church, Heathfield, Sussex, daughter of John Mepham and Dorothy Mepham
	ii	Elizabeth who was born 1682/83 at Heathfield, Sussex; christened 8^th Jan 1682/83 All Saints Church, Heathfield, Sussex, daughter of John Mepham and Dorothy Mepham
	iii	John who was born 1685/86 at Heathfield, Sussex; christened 15^th Feb 1685/86 All Saints Church, Heathfield, Sussex, son of John Mepham and Dorothy Mepham
	iv	Walter who was born 1688/89 at Heathfield, Sussex; christened 23^rd Jan 1689 All Saints Church, Heathfield, Sussex, son of John Mepham and Dorothy Mepham
	v	Thomas who was born 1691 at Heathfield, Sussex; christened 20^th Jul 1691 All Saints Church, Heathfield, Sussex, son of John Mepham and Dorothy Mepham
2	vi	Dorothy who was born 1694/95 at Heathfield, Sussex; christened 16^th Feb 1694/95 All Saints Church, Heathfield, Sussex, daughter of John Mepham and Dorothy Mepham; died Oct 1766 Heathfield, Sussex; buried 11^th Oct 1766 Heathfield, Sussex

Generation No. 2
	2. Dorothy Dearing [Mepham] was the daughter of John Mepham and Dorothy Mepham. She was born 1694/95 at Heathfield, Sussex; christened 16^th Feb 1694/95 at All Saints Church, Heathfield, Sussex, daughter of John Mepham and Dorothy Mepham; died Oct 1766 at Heathfield, Sussex; buried 11^th Oct 1766 at All Saints Church, Heathfield, Sussex
	She married John Dearing on 11^th May 1715 at All Saints Church, Heathfield, Sussex. He was born 1683 at Heathfield, Sussex; christened 27^th Dec 1683 at All Saints Church, Heathfield, Sussex; died Jun 1731 at Heathfield, Sussex; buried 27^th Jun 1731 at All Saints Church, Heathfield, Sussex. They had the following children:
3	i	Mary who was born 1730 at Heathfield, Sussex; christened 5^th Nov 1730 All Saints Church, Heathfield, Sussex

Generation No. 3
	3. Mary Oxley [Dearing] was the daughter of John Dearing and Dorothy Dearing [Mepham]. She was born 1730 at Heathfield, Sussex; christened 5^th Nov 1730 at All Saints Church, Heathfield, Sussex
	She married William Oxley on 29^th Oct 1751 at All Saints Church, Heathfield, Sussex. He was born 1732 at Heathfield, Sussex; christened 28^th Jul 1732 at All Saints Church, Heathfield, Sussex. They had the following children:
	i	Susannah who was born 1753 at Heathfield, Sussex; christened 5^th Jan 1753 All Saints Church, Heathfield, Sussex
4	ii	William who was born 1755 at Heathfield, Sussex; christened 30^th Jan 1755 All Saints Church, Heathfield, Sussex
5	iii	Thomas who was born 1760 at Heathfield, Sussex; christened 18^th Jan 1760 All Saints Church, Heathfield, Sussex; buried 1^st Aug 1830 Heathfield, Sussex, aged 70 years
	iv	Elizabeth who was born 1765 at Heathfield, Sussex; christened 28^th Oct 1765 All Saints Church, Heathfield, Sussex

Generation No. 4
	4. William Oxley was the son of William Oxley and Mary Oxley [Dearing]. He was born 1755 at Heathfield, Sussex; christened 30^th Jan 1755 at All Saints Church, Heathfield, Sussex
	He married Martha White on 1^st May 1778 at All Saints Church, Heathfield, Sussex. She was born c 1755. They had the following children:
	i	John who was born 1779 at Heathfield, Sussex; christened 21^st Mar 1779 All Saints Church, Heathfield, Sussex

	5. Thomas Oxley was the son of William Oxley and Mary Oxley [Dearing]. He was born 1760 at Heathfield, Sussex; christened 18^th Jan 1760 at All Saints Church, Heathfield, Sussex; buried 1^st Aug 1830 at Heathfield Chapel, Heathfield, Sussex, aged 70 years
	He married (1) Elizabeth Cornwell on 15^th Oct 1792 at East Hoathly Parish Church, East Hoathly, Sussex, witnesses Nicholas Cornwell & Thomas Davy. She was born c 1765 at ??. They had the following children:
	i	Nicholas who was born 6^th Dec 1794 at Heathfield, Sussex; christened 8^th Jan 1795 Heathfield Chapel, Heathfield, Sussex
	He married (2) Ann Bland on 29^th Mar 1796 at All Saints Church, Heathfield, Sussex. She was born 1757 at Brenchley, Kent; christened 12^th Oct 1757 at All Saints Church, Brenchley, Kent, parents William & Elizabth Crundell [Thrummings]. They had the following children:
6	i	William who was born 1^st Mar 1797 at Heathfield, Sussex; christened 29^th Apr 1797 Heathfield Chapel, Heathfield, Sussex

Generation No. 5
	6. William Oxley, beer retailer and farmer was the son of Thomas Oxley and Ann Oxley [Bland] [Crundell]. He was born 1^st Mar 1797 at Heathfield, Sussex; christened 29^th Apr 1797 at Heathfield Chapel, Heathfield, Sussex
	He married Rebecca Kemp on 1^st May 1819 at St. Mary's Church, Warbleton, Sussex. She was born 28^th Nov 1791 at Heathfield, Sussex; christened 17^th Apr 1792 at Heathfield Chapel, Heathfield, Sussex, daughter of James Kemp and Sarah Kemp; died Aug 1862 at Heathfield, Sussex; buried 6^th Aug 1862 at Heathfield Chapel, Heathfield, Sussex. They had the following children:
	i	George who was born 1820 at Heathfield, Sussex
7	ii	James William who was born 1828 at Heathfield, Sussex; christened 7^th Dec 1828 All Saints Church, Heathfield, Sussex
	iii	David who was born 1830 at Heathfield, Sussex; christened 10^th Oct 1830 All Saints Church, Heathfield, Sussex
	iv	Mary Ann Elizabeth who was born 1834 at Heathfield, Sussex; christened 27^th Jul 1834 All Saints Church, Heathfield, Sussex

Generation No. 6
	7. James William Oxley, farm labourer was the son of William Oxley, beer retailer and farmer and Rebecca Oxley [Kemp]. He was born 1828 at Heathfield, Sussex; christened 7^th Dec 1828 at All Saints Church, Heathfield, Sussex
	i	John who was born 1849 at Heathfield, Sussex
	He married Sophia on c 1849. She was born 1829 at Heathfield, Sussex. They had the following children:
	i	Mary E. who was born Apr 1850 at Heathfield, Sussex