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England (Counties as in 1851-1901) => England => Kent => Topic started by: ashfordanglia on Thursday 27 February 20 16:59 GMT (UK)
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I have a Thomas Terry ( Great x 5 Grandfather ) Born 1707, Married to Susanna Coveney at Aldington 21/08/1734 and buried at Wye 18/12/1795. I think he may have been born at Petworth W. Sussex on 24/06/1707 but can`t prove a link. Any help gratefully received.
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They married by licence.
If you can find it, there may be some further details.
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I've checked the licence which says they were both 'of Wye' at the time of marriage.
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I am descended from a branch of the Terry family and yesterday I found a Thomas Terry was a witness to one of the family marriages in Wye. Most of the branches that I am looking at came from the Maidstone area and a Thomas Terry was christened at Maidstone All Saints 18/8/1700. There were several other Thomas' after him so he would not have been the witness at the 1794 marriage in Wye, but I feel that there is a connection and was hoping to investigate further. If I do find anything further I will let you know, and I will also keep watching your thread for any other info that may be forthcoming.
PtE
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P.S.
The Thomas Terry bpt. 18/8/1700 was the son of Thomas Terry and Jane who may be the couple who married 28/9/1694 at Maidstone and Jane's maiden name appears to be Clampson.
PtE
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Thanks for the replies, I probably didn`t explain properly what I`m searching for ! I have records of the Marriage of Thomas Terry and Susanna Coveney at Aldington on 21/07/1734 and I know they were both residing in Wye at the time. I also know about his burial at Wye on 18/12/1795. I can also trace his descendants all though the years up to the present day but what I`m stuck on is finding out where he was born. I suspect he was born in Petworth W. Sussex but can`t find any way of proving it ! There is a record of a Thomas Terry baptised on 24/ 06/ 1707 at Petworth but is he the right one ? Once again, thanks for the replies and any further help would be very much appreciated.
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It is a long way from Petworth to Wye - so why pick him?
What are his parents' names when that one was baptised?
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Also, the burial record for Thomas Terry 1795 Wye says that he was born there.
PtE
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There is a baptism for a Thomasin Terry (an adult) 21st March 1734 at Wye.
http://www.hastingleigh.com/OPR/Wye-Bapt-1701-1751.html
Thomasin is the female version of Thomas but apparently the record says son - no parents given. If this is your Thomas getting baptised before his marriage it doesn't help you get back further ???
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Following on from bearkat's information, there were two young women christened on 12/6/1739, Ann Terry aged 27 and Joyce Terry aged 23 the daughters of John and Ann Terry. So the daughters would have been born 1712 and 1716 respectively. Perhaps they were Thomas Terry's sisters and none of this family were christened as babies. A John Terry married Ann Scourge 28/10/1706 at Wye.
PtE
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Hi Bearkat, thanks for your input ( again ) . I had seen the Thomasin on the Hastingleigh site previously but for some reason had discounted him ( I really need to write my reasonings down ! ) When I move forward to Thomas Great x4 Grandad his parents are Thomas and Susanna so that`s why I think I have the correct father. The only reason I can remember for the Petworth Thomas is that he is the only one I can find on any search with the correct birth date. The burial record for Thomas that I got from Find My Past doesn`t mention birth place, can I ask where you found it please ? Thanks again, Tel.
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http://www.hastingleigh.com/OPR/Wye-Bur-1752-1800.html
This is a fantastic set of records. It's unusual to find so much information in burial records.
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If you go to the link that bearkat posted earlier, the Burial entries for Wye from 1783 add details of whether people were born in the parish or how long that they had lived there amongst other details.
PtE
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I see what you mean PtE, I hadn`t noticed that when I checked the Hastingleigh/ Wye records before. That probably scuppers the Petworth theory then ! Cheers, Tel.