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John BIGGE
1602 - 1643 (~ 40 years) Has no ancestors but 6 descendants in this family tree.Set As Default Person
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Name John BIGGE Relationship with Teresa Ann GOATHAM Baptised 19 Dec 1602 St. Dunstan’s Church, Cranbrook, Kent, England - From KFHS CD 02-07: John BIGG, son of John.
There was an earlier John, also son of John, baptised in 1598 who appears to have been buried that year.
Gender Male Civic duty Maidstone, Kent, England Jurat Occupation 1634 Maidstone, Kent, England Salter - At the time of his marriage to Sybilla (mentioned in the marriage licence)
Will 17 Aug 1640 [1] Written The will of John Bigg (1602 - 1643)
The husband of a 1st cousin 10 x removed, Sybilla Becon.
Of Maidstone in KentBuried 7 Jan 1642/43 All Saints’ Church, Maidstone, Kent, England - From KFHS CD 26: 1642/43 Jan 8, Mr John BIGG a juratt
This website shows burial was on the 7th.
Probate 7 Feb 1642/43 Prerogative Court of Canterbury, London, England Notes - Interesting notes about John Bigge can be found on this website
Person ID I4054 All Last Modified 20 Mar 2015
Family 1 Mary MAPLISDEN, bur. Nov 1633, All Saints’ Church, Maidstone, Kent, England Marriage License 12 May 1626 Canterbury, Kent, England - "Bigge, John, of Maidstone, mercer, ba., about 26, and Mary Maplisden, s[ame]. p[arish]., v[irgin]., about 24, d[au]. of Edward Maplesden, s. p., g[ent]. At Lynton. Allegation made and signed by Jervase Maplis-[den] of Maidstone, g. May 12, 1626."
Married 16 May 1626 St. Nicholas’ Church, Linton, Kent, England - From marr licence; date from FamilySearch
Children 6 children Last Modified 12 Dec 2013 Family ID F4445 Family Group Page | Family Chart
Family 2 Sybilla BECON, b. Abt 1597, Canterbury, Kent, England , d. Aft 1641 (Age ~ 45 years) Marriage License 16 Sep 1634 Canterbury, Kent, England - "Bigg, John, of Maidstone, salter, widr., and Sibylla Beacon of Otham, v., about 37, whose parents are dead. At Otham. George Yonge of Cant., apothccary, bonds. Sept. 16, 1634. Note. This allegation is made and signed by George Denly of Maidstone, g."
George Yonge was the husband of Sibylla's cousin Rachel Becon.
(from Cowpers transcripts - Marr licences (2nd series, p 98))
Married 17 Sep 1634 St. Nicholas’ Church, Otham, Kent, England - From article about John Bigge
When Sybilla married John Bigge he had already had 6 children, but 4 had already died, and so she became step-mother to just two, John aged 7, and Samuell, aged 3. Sadly neither of these made it to adulthood, either, dying aged 10 and 9 respectively.
I don't yet know what happened to Sybilla, whether or not she remarried. Aged about 46 when John Bigge died, it is unlikely if she did remarry that she had any children.
Last Modified 20 Mar 2015 Family ID F3102 Family Group Page | Family Chart
- From KFHS CD 02-07: John BIGG, son of John.
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Sources - [S259] Will Registers: Prerogative Court of Canterbury and related Probate Jurisdictions, England and Wales., (The National Archives. http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/SearchUI/browse/C12122  .), Will of John Bigg, Jurat of Maidstone, Kent; (http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/SearchUI/browse/C12122 : accessed 15 Aug 2014) (Reliability: 3).
Reference: PROB 11/191/96 (TNA catalogue entry)