The Weald of Kent, Surrey and Sussex
Descendant's report for Grace Thomson [Parsons]
Generation No. 1
  1. Grace Thomson [Parsons] She was born 1739 at Heathfield, Sussex; christened 17th May 1739 at All Saints Church, Heathfield, Sussex, parents Thomas & Elizabeth Parsons; buried 25th Apr 1780 at All Saints Church, Heathfield, Sussex
  She married John Thomson on 18th May 1763 at All Saints Church, Heathfield, Sussex, witnesses Abraham Thomson & Thomas Parson. He was born 1741 at Heathfield, Sussex; christened 20th Dec 1741 at All Saints Church, Heathfield, Sussex, parents Abraham & Ann Thomson. They had the following children:
2 iAnn who was born 1765 at Heathfield, Sussex; christened 30th Jan 1765 All Saints Church, Heathfield, Sussex
3 iiElizabeth who was born 1766 at Heathfield, Sussex; christened 23rd Nov 1766 All Saints Church, Heathfield, Sussex, parents John & Grace Tomson
   
Generation No. 2
  2. Ann Maynard [Thomson] was the daughter of John Thomson and Grace Thomson [Parsons]. She was born 1765 at Heathfield, Sussex; christened 30th Jan 1765 at All Saints Church, Heathfield, Sussex
  She married Benjamin Maynard on 23rd Feb 1789 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex. He was born 1765 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 17th Jun 1765 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, parents Thomas & Frances Maynard. They had the following children:
4 iBenjamin who was born 1792 at Waldron, Sussex; christened 14th Mar 1792 All Saints' Church, Waldron, Sussex
   
  3. Elizabeth Potten [Thompson] was the daughter of John Thomson and Grace Thomson [Parsons]. She was born 1766 at Heathfield, Sussex; christened 23rd Nov 1766 at All Saints Church, Heathfield, Sussex, parents John & Grace Tomson
  iJohn who was born 1785 at Burwash, Sussex; christened 26th Dec 1785 St. Bartholomew's Church, Burwash, Sussex
  She married Neri Potten on 26th Oct 1785 at All Saints Church, Heathfield, Sussex, witnesses John Thompson & John Phipps. He was born 1760 at Burwash, Sussex; christened 25th Jan 1760 at St. Bartholomew's Church, Burwash, Sussex. They had the following children:
5 iNeri who was born 1788 at Heathfield, Sussex; christened 29th Feb 1788 All Saints Church, Heathfield, Sussex; buried 10th Aug 1876 Heathfield, Sussex, aged 88 years
6 iiElizabeth who was born 1790 at Heathfield, Sussex; christened 9th Mar 1790 All Saints Church, Heathfield, Sussex
   
Generation No. 3
  4. Benjamin Maynard was the son of Benjamin Maynard and Ann Maynard [Thomson]. He was born 1792 at Waldron, Sussex; christened 14th Mar 1792 at All Saints' Church, Waldron, Sussex
  He married Winifred on c 1819. She was born 1802 at Etchingham, Sussex; christened 22nd Aug 1802 at The Assumption & St. Nicholas Church, Etchingham, Sussex, parents Thomas & Susanna Brabon. They had the following children:
  iMaria who was born 1820 to 1825 at Sussex
7 iiEmily Maynard who was born 1825 at Heathfield, Sussex; christened 4th Sep 1825 All Saints Church, Heathfield, Sussex, mother Winifred Braybon, baseborn, father's name not recorded
  iiiEleanor who was born 1827 at Heathfield, Sussex; christened 13th May 1827 All Saints Church, Heathfield, Sussex, mother Winifred Brayborn, baseborn, father's name not recorded; buried 18th Aug 1832 Heathfield, Sussex, aged 5 years
  ivBenjamin who was born 1829 at Heathfield, Sussex; christened 21st Jun 1829 All Saints Church, Heathfield, Sussex, mother Winifred Brayborn, baseborn, father's name not recorded; buried 20th Jan 1856 Burwash, Sussex, aged 26 years
8 vJohn who was born 1831 at Burwash, Sussex; christened 30th Oct 1831 St. Bartholomew's Church, Burwash, Sussex, mother Winifred Braybon, baseborn, father's name not recorded
  viWilliam who was born c 1833 at Heathfield, Sussex; christened 9th Jan 1836 St. Bartholomew's Church, Burwash, Sussex, mother Winifred Braybon, baseborn, father's name not recorded; buried 19th Jan 1836 Heathfield, Sussex, bbs Barbara, aged 2 years
  viiJesse who was born 1837 at Burwash, Sussex; christened 29th Jun 1837 St. Bartholomew's Church, Burwash, Sussex, mother Winifred Braban, father's name not recorded
  viiiThomas who was born Feb 1841 at Sussex
   
  5. Neri Potten, shoemaker was the son of Neri Potten and Elizabeth Potten [Thompson]. He was born 1788 at Heathfield, Sussex; christened 29th Feb 1788 at All Saints Church, Heathfield, Sussex; buried 10th Aug 1876 at All Saints Church, Heathfield, Sussex, aged 88 years
  iWilliam who was born 1834 at Heathfield, Sussex; christened 26th Jan 1834 All Saints Church, Heathfield, Sussex
  iiGeorge Thomas who was born 21st Jan 1836 at Waldron, Sussex; christened 3rd Apr 1836 All Saints' Church, Waldron, Sussex, illegitimate son of Mary Relf (spinster)
9 iiiLois Potten who was born 20th Mar 1837 at Waldron, Sussex; christened 17th Dec 1837 All Saints' Church, Waldron, Sussex, illegitimate daughter of ? Potten and Mary Relf (spinster)
  He married Mary Relf on 3rd Jun 1842 at All Saints Church, Heathfield, Sussex, witnesses George Reed & Elizabeth Fish. She was born 1811 at Waldron, Sussex; died Feb 1891 at Warbleton, Sussex; buried 28th Feb 1891 at All Saints Church, Heathfield, Sussex, aged 80 years. They had the following children:
  iElizabeth who was born 1844 at Heathfield, Sussex
  iiAnn who was born 1845 at Heathfield, Sussex
  iiiPeter who was born 1847 at Heathfield, Sussex; christened 26th Dec 1847 All Saints Church, Heathfield, Sussex
  ivSophia who was born Jun 1850 at Heathfield, Sussex, twin of Mary; christened 21st Jul 1850 All Saints Church, Heathfield, Sussex; buried 1st Jun 1851 Heathfield, Sussex, aged 11 months
  vMary who was born Jun 1850 at Heathfield, Sussex, twin of Sophia; christened 21st Jul 1850 All Saints Church, Heathfield, Sussex
   
  6. Elizabeth Phipps [Potten] was the daughter of Neri Potten and Elizabeth Potten [Thompson]. She was born 1790 at Heathfield, Sussex; christened 9th Mar 1790 at All Saints Church, Heathfield, Sussex
  She married William Phipps on 12th May 1813 at All Saints Church, Heathfield, Sussex, witnesses Neri Potten & Richard Igglesden. He was born 1791 at Heathfield, Sussex; christened 30th Jul 1791 at All Saints Church, Heathfield, Sussex, parents James & Sarah Phipps
   
Generation No. 4
  7. Emily Maynard Pankhurst [Brabon] was the daughter of Benjamin Maynard and Winifred Brabon, servant. She was born 1825 at Heathfield, Sussex; christened 4th Sep 1825 at All Saints Church, Heathfield, Sussex, mother Winifred Braybon, baseborn, father's name not recorded
  iThomas who was born 1844 at Burwash, Sussex
  iiJames who was born 1846 at Burwash, Sussex
  She married Thomas Pankhurst on 13th Nov 1846 at All Saints, Lewes, Sussex, witnesses Mary Carver & Thomas G Barmoth?. He was born 1822 at Burwash, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iFanny who was born 1848 at Burwash, Sussex
  iiGeorge who was born 1850 at Burwash, Sussex
   
  8. John Brabon was the son of Benjamin Maynard and Winifred Brabon, servant. He was born 1831 at Burwash, Sussex; christened 30th Oct 1831 at St. Bartholomew's Church, Burwash, Sussex, mother Winifred Braybon, baseborn, father's name not recorded
  He married Ellen Dann on 19th May 1853 at St. Bartholomew's Church, Burwash, Sussex, witnesses George Dann & Lucy Stonestreet. She was born 1834 at Burwash, Sussex; christened 19th Jan 1834 at St. Bartholomew's Church, Burwash, Sussex, daughter of Robert (labourer) & Sarah Dann
   
  9. Lois Potten Woodgate [Relf] was the daughter of Neri Potten, shoemaker and Mary Potten [Relf]. She was born 20th Mar 1837 at Waldron, Sussex; christened 17th Dec 1837 at All Saints' Church, Waldron, Sussex, illegitimate daughter of ? Potten and Mary Relf (spinster)
  She married Harry Woodgate on 11th Oct 1863 at All Saints Church, Heathfield, Sussex, witnesses Thomas Baldry & Ann Potten. He was born 1822 at Waldron, Sussex; christened 2nd Jun 1822 at All Saints' Church, Waldron, Sussex
   

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