Re: William Death of Bigmores Kent
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Re: William Death of Bigmores Kent
Eugene Beckius 2/07/01
Hi Gene,
Some published sources (for instance Berry's "Kent Families") describe Anne as a daughter of Vaughan of Erith and attribute Anne with the motherhood of William Death's many children. Both these suggestions appear to be incorrect. As far as the parentage of the children are concerned, most have baptisms or deaths recorded in the parish registers of Dartford, Holy Trinity, simply as children of 'Willm Death gent'. In no case is a mother named. The final child baptised was Richard on 2/4/1579. However, the Dartford parish registers do record the burial on 13/4/1582 of'Elizabeth wife of Wm Death gent'. Somewhat later on 4/3/1590-91 is recorded the burial of 'Willm Death gent'. Then on30/11/1601 is recorded the burial of 'Anne widowe of William Death gent'. There appears to only be one adult William Death in Dartford parish during this period. The most obvious interprtation is that he married firstly Elizabeth who was the mother of the children whose baptisms are recorded , Elizabeth died in 1582, at some later date he married secondly Anne, who lived on as his widow after he died in 1590-91. I have never seen any contemporary record of either of William Death's marriages. It is said that the will of William Vaughan of Erith, drawn up in 1578 and proved after his death in 1580; made Elizabeth Death his daughter the residual benificiary and mentioned his son in law William Death. I have not actually seen this document, but if the wording is correctly described it establishes that William Death's first wife was Elizabeth Vaughan, the surname of the second wife Anne being unknown.
Ian.
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