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William MARCHANT

Male Bef 1769 - 1837  (> 67 years)


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  • Name William MARCHANT 
    Birth Bef 28 Aug 1769  Chiddingstone, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Christening 28 Aug 1769  Chiddingstone, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Occupation Farmer 
    Will 20 Jun 1837  Chiddingstone, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Death 16 Jul 1837  Sevenoaks, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Probate 5 Feb 1838  Prerogative Court of Canterbury, London, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Burial Chiddingstone Churchyard, Chiddingstone, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • (1) England, Births and Christenings, 1538-1975:

      Name: William Marchant
      Gender: Male
      Christening Date: 28 Aug 1769
      Christening Place: Chiddingstone, Kent, England
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      Father's Name: William Marchant
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      Mother's Name: Elizabeth
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      Indexing Project (Batch) Number: I04660-3
      System Origin: England-EASy
      GS Film number: 1473701
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      (2) England & Wales, FreeBMD Death Index, 1837-1915 [database online], Provo, UT: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006:

      Name: William Marchant
      Date of Registration: Jul-Aug-Sep 1837
      Registration district: Sevenoaks
      Inferred County: Kent
      Volume: 5
      Page: 297

      (3) Churchyard Monumental Inscriptions (M.I.s) & Other Notes - Chiddingstone <http://www.kentarchaeology.org.uk/Research/Libr/MIs/MIslist.htm>:

      193. William MARCHANT of this Parish died 16 July 1837 aged 67 years Dennis wife of the above died 23 February 1840 aged 71 years.

      (4) http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk:

      Will of William Marchant, Farmer of Chiddingstone, Kent

      Reference: PROB 11/1536/61
      Description: Will of William Marchant, Yeoman of Chiddingstone, Kent
      Date [proved]: 05 August 1812
      Held by: The National Archives, Kew
      Legal status: Public Record

      In the Name of God Amen I William Marchant of the Parish of Chiddingstone in the County of Kent ffarmer do make and ordain this my last Will and Testament in manner and form following that is to say ffirst I will order and direct that all my just debts ffuneral and other necessary expences be paid and discharged by my Executor and Executrix hereinafter named out of my Personal Estate And I give and bequeath unto Dannis[?] my lawful Wife the sum of ffour hundred pounds of lawful British money and all interest due thereon which is in the hands of my Brother Robert Marchant of Boarplace in Chiddingstone aforesaid together with all my ffarming business live and dead ffarming Stock and Implements Household Goods Crops of Corn ready money and securities for money and all the Rest Residue and Remainder of my Personal Estate whatsoever wheresoever and of what nature or kind soever To have and to hold the same without molestation during her natural life And immediately or as soon as convenient after her decease I will order and direct that all the Property she shall then be possessed of / her funeral expences being first paid thereout / shall be divided in the following manner / that is to say one fifth part thereof to my deceased son John Marchant's Child or Children one fifth part to my son William Marchant or his child or children one fifth part to my deceased daughter Mary's daughter Jemima the wife of William Nye or her child or children one fifth part to the child or children of my deceased daughter Elizabeth the wife of William Seal and one fifth part to the child or children of my deceased daughter Jane the wife of Thomas Nightingale equaly and fairly share and share alike for ever And I do make constitute and appoint my son William Marchant and my Granddaughter Jemima Nye joint Executor and Executrix of this my said last Will and Testament revoking and making void all and every other Will & Testament by me at any time heretofore made In Witness whereof I have to this my said last Will and Testament set my hand and seal the twentieth day of June in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty seven William Marchant LS Signed sealed published and declared by the said William Marchant the Testator as and for his last Will and Testament in the presence of us who have subscribed our names as Witnesses hereto Thomas Nightingale John Gasson William Chapman
    Person ID I21693  Frost, Gilchrist and Related Families
    Last Modified 17 Apr 2024 

    Father William MARCHANT,   b. Bef 30 Nov 1744, Hawkhurst, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 13 Jan 1812, Chiddingstone, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age > 67 years) 
    Mother Elizabeth TURNER,   b. Bef 3 Apr 1746, Hawkhurst, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 Sep 1788, Chiddingstone, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age > 42 years) 
    Marriage 21 Oct 1768  Hawkhurst, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Family ID F9591  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Dennis (MARCHANT),   b. Abt 1769   d. 23 Feb 1840, Sevenoaks, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 71 years) 
    Children 
     1. Mary MARCHANT,   b. Abt 1792, Chiddingstone, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 Feb 1816, Chiddingstone, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 24 years)
     2. Elizabeth MARCHANT,   b. Bef 25 Dec 1793, Chiddingstone, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Bef 20 Jun 1837 (Age < 43 years)
     3. John MARCHANT,   b. Bef 23 Apr 1796, Chiddingstone, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 4 Sep 1835, Chevening, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age > 39 years)
     4. Jane MARCHANT,   b. Bef 8 Apr 1798, Chiddingstone, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 Feb 1816, Chiddingstone, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age > 17 years)
     5. William MARCHANT,   b. Bef 4 Apr 1800, Chiddingstone, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Bef 7 Apr 1861 (Age < 61 years)
    Family ID F9595  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 17 Apr 2024 

  • Sources 
    1. Details: Details: Details: Details: Details: Details: Details: Details: Citation Text: (1) England, Marriages, 1538-1973: groom's name:William Marchant groom's birth date: groom's birthplace: groom's age: bride's name: Elizabeth Turner bride's birth date: bride's birthplace: bride's age: marriage date: 21 Oct 1768 marriage place: Hawkhurst, Kent, England groom's father's name: groom's mother's name: bride's father's name: bride's mother's name: groom's race: groom's marital status: groom's previous wife's name: bride's race: bride's marital status: bride's previous husband's name: Indexing Project (Batch) Number: I01572-9 system origin: England-EASy source film number: 1736725 reference number: item 3 p 133.

    2. Details: Details: Details: Details: Details: Details: Citation Text: (1) England Marriages, 1538–1973: Name: William Marchant Birth Date: Birthplace: Age: Spouse's Name: Elizabeth Turner Spouse's Birth Date: Spouse's Birthplace: Spouse's Age: Event Date: 21 Oct 1768 Event Place: Hawkhurst, Kent, England Father's Name: Mother's Name: Spouse's Father's Name: Spouse's Mother's Name: Race: Marital Status: Previous Wife's Name: Spouse's Race: Spouse's Marital Status: Spouse's Previous Husband's Name: Indexing Project (Batch) Number: I01572-9 System Origin: England-EASy GS Film number: 1736725 Reference ID: item 3 p 133.