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This is the information I have collected on the parents and grandparents of Thomas Bevis.
BEVIS, ISTED, HENLEY, DRAPER, BRACKNEY
My 7th maternal great grandfather is James BEVIS b. 1671 in Goring, West Sussex, England the son of John BEVIS and Ann. He married 26 Nov 1696 in Goring, West Sussex, England to Elizabeth ISTED.
James and Elizabeth had the following children:
1. Elizabeth b. 28 Oct 1697 in Goring, West Sussex, England.
2. John b. 11 Nov 1699 in Goring, West Sussex, England.
3. James b. 7 Dec 1701 in Goring, West Sussex, England.
4. Ann b. 6 Feb 1703 in Goring, West Sussex, England and married 30 Oct 1735 in Goring, West Sussex, England to William HENLEY.
5. Mary b. 10 Nov 1706 in Goring, West Sussex, England and died the same day.
6. Thomas b. 5 Dec 1710 in Goring, West Sussex, England and married 1st Mary DRAPER on 18 Nov 1737 in Burlington Co., NJ. He married second to my ancestor Elizabeth BRACKNEY 24 June 1741 in NJ. Thomas died Oct 1757 in Chesterfield, Burlington Co., NJ.
7. George b. 6 Dec 1713 Goring, West Sussex, England.
JAMES BEVIS, (1671 ENG- )
AND ELIZABETH ISTED ( -1722 ENG)
CHURCH RECORDS GORING, SUSSEX, ENGLAND FILM #992,174 MARRIAGES 1696
26 Nov 1696 James Bevis & Elizabeth Isted
FILM #1041540 ITEM #2
James, the son of John Bevis & Ann his wife was christened on October the 18, 1671.
FILM #992,174
BURIALS
16 May 1722 Elizabeth Bevis
JOHN BEVIS
( ENG- ENG)
AND
WIFE ANN
( ENG- ENG)
INFORMATION FROM
BEVIS HERITAGE
WRITTEN BY GEORGE BEVIS 1981
The Bevises have long been in the Nautical Annals of Devenshire, England, and the seat of the medieval knights, Sir John Bevis Earl of Hampton. The name is believed to have been derived from the town of Beauvais, France. One of the first Bevis on record in England is Sir John Bevis, who took Richard, the brother of King Henry III, prisoner in a windmill at the battle of Lewes in 1364. The records of Sir John Bevis whose sword and renowned horse Aruendel is to be found in the early Cronicals of Merry Old England. Sir John Bevis with his horse are buried in the Bevis Tower in Aruendel Castle and it still stands today. The Bevis are all related from Wales, England and Scotland, but we can only trace our family tree of our ancestors because a lot of the history has been lost so we know little about them.
THE BEVIS FAMILY COAT OF ARMS
SHIELD: Azure (blue), three Knight's Helmets argent (silver) garnished or gold.
CREST: Pheon Azure (blue).
In heraldry, blue is the color denoting loyalty and truth. It is also symbolic of patriotism. Silver is symbolic of peace, purity, sincerity and eloquence. Gold signifies authority, splendor, generosity and elevation of mind.
The helmet, as a bearing within the shield, denotes wisdom and security of defense. It is seldom so used in British heraldry, but it does appear on the arms of several very ancient families.
The pheon is a type of spear head. It betokens dexterity and nimbleness of wit to penetrate and understand matters of highest consequences. It is also held to symbolize readiness for military service.
Because of its antiquity, the Bevis coat of arms has no motto. Mottoes were not adopted till the time of Henry VIII and many of the older families never adopted them. Among these were the Bevises, and ancient and distinguished family.
One of the first Bevises to come to this country was Charles Bevis and wife who sailed from Leiden Holland in 1659 for New Amsterdam. Our side of the Bevis clan started with Thomas Bevis who came to the country in 1720 and settled in Mt. Holly, New Jersey.
MISC. INFORMATION
FROM THE ENCYCLOPEDIA
WRITTEN BY J. T. MCCULLEN, JR
TEXAS TECHNOLOGICAL COLLEGE
BEVIS OF HAMPTON
Sir Bevis, Hampton, also known as Bevis of Southhampton, a medieval romance of a legendary English hero. The oldest extent version is an Anglo-Morman text dated 1230 to 1250. English texts date from the early 14th. century. There are also versions in French, Italian, Gaelic, Welsh, Dutch, Norse, Yiddish, Rumanian, and Russian.
Child Bevis escapes a murder plot, but his mother sells him to pagans because he vows revenge against his stepfather, the emperor of Alnaine and murderer of his father. Through valuous deeds Bevis wins the favor of the King of Ermyn and his daughter Josian. She agrees to become a Christian and the wife of Bevis, but faces enforced marriage to Ivor of Mombrant while Bevis is in prison. He escapes, recovers his horse, Arondel, and his sword, Morglay. He then rescues Josian, wins the giant Ascpard as squire, and overcomes a number of natural and supernatural enemies. With Josian and Saber, his childhood protector, Bevis reaches England and revenges his father's murder. Now married, he and Josian are forced out of England and are again separated. Rescued by Saber, Josian rejoins Bevis, whose exploits among Christians and heathens have become famous. Bevis kills Ivor, sizes his kingdom, and returns to England for his last great battle, in which he defeats Englands's King Edgar, winning for his son Miles the hand in marriage of Edgar's daughter. Another son, Guy, now rules Ermyn; and, with Josian and Arondel, Bevis returns to Mombrant, where the three live long, peaceful lives and die together.
Sir Bevis of Hampton illustrates both the weaknesses and strengths of medieval romances. Episodic and overstocked with characters, it derives unity primarily from its hero. Its verse and marvels invite such satire as appears in Chaucer's Tale of Sir Thopas. Yet its spontaneity gives a sense of reality to the unrealistic motifs of romances; fights with giants and dragons, numerous swords and horses, miracles, defense of the Faith and the distressed. The theme of exile and return sustains motivation. The imperfect hero, devoted heroine, and Hamlet like situation humanize the story. Not the least of its appeals are its poetic passages and its humor.
UNKNOWN SOURCE
Bevis of Hampton: Also Sir Southhampton, Knight whose bravery and adventures were celebrated in Arthurian romance and by Michael Drayton in Polyolbion. An old English poem on Bevis was in the 15th or 16th century turned into a prose romance and printed cir 1650. He was originally called Beuves d'Antose from the Italian Buovo d'Antona, a name adapted as d'Hantone in French and Hampton in English.
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