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Thomas BECON
1626 - 1686 (~ 60 years)
Has 93 ancestors and 18 descendants in this family tree.
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Wills (transcripts) 
The will of Thomas's father, Thomas Becon
Thomas was left £5 - a lot less than his sister (£50) and half-siblings (£40 each), but much more than his 2 brothers, who each only received 5 shillings.
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Name Thomas BECON Relationship 
with Teresa Ann GOATHAM Baptised 19 Nov 1626 St. Bartholomew’s Church, Waltham, Kent, England 
- From PR entry (image on FMP, viewed 10 Feb 2013):
under "1626" - "Thom: Becon filius Tho: Novembr: i9"
Gender Male Chancery Court dispute 1661 Mersham, Kent, England Orator in a case - Accused his late brother William's fiancee(?) of preventing him from inheriting land he should have on William's death.
A dispute between the Becon family and Margaret Steed Occupation 1661 Canterbury, Kent, England Yeoman - When he brought a bill of complaint in the Court of Chancery he described himself as "of the Citty of Canterbury yeoman".
Tax records 1664 Borough of Granaker, Kent, England Hearth tax - A Thomas Beacon was chargeable for a house with 4 hearths. Of the 15 households listed in the borough 13 were chargeable, one with 6 hearths, all others besides Thomas had 3 (3), 2 (5) or 1 (3), so judging by the number of hearths Thomas was one of the most prosperous of this (small) group of households.
The Borough of Granaker was in the "Lower Halfe Hundred of Bridge & Petham", in the The Hundred of Bridge and Petham and in the Lath of St. Augustine.
Civic duty 15 Jan 1666/67 Quarter Session Jury? - A "Thomas Beacon de Waltham gen." was listed on a document with Quarter Session information. The list seems to be to do with jury service.
Of the 8 in Bridge (hundred?) 4 have 'Jur' written next to them, 2 others are shown as dead ('mort'), and Thomas Beacon, along with Thomas Denn of Bishopsbourne are not shown as either.
I will try to understand this better and add more information ...
Grant of Administration 2 Dec 1686 - "The Goods &c of Thomas Beacon late of Fordwich Co. Kent admon granted to Dorothy Beacon relict of deceased
Nathaniel White of Woodchurch, Yeoman
William Beacon of Tenterden, yeoman
bondsmen in £100"
Tyler's index of wills, A.Acl:40, 29 (image on Ancestry, viewed 17 Feb 2013)
(Burke's Landed Gentry also shows that admon. was granted on 2 Dec 1686)
Buried 2 Dec 1686 St. Vincent’s Church, Littlebourne, Kent, England [1] - The register very clearly shows him buried the 22 Dec. However, an inventory of his goods is dated the 3 Dec, and (according to Tyler) admon. was granted 2 Dec.
It looks like an error was made in the burial register. I guess the most likely is that it was written up from notes and the 'd' or 'nd' of 2(n)d was mistaken for a 2, but it's possible the month was wrong and the burial was 22 Nov.
Probate Inventory 3 Dec 1686 Fordwich, Kent, England - I am transcribing this and will be adding the details - but it's not easy to read!
Siblings4 brothers and 4 sisters Half-siblings4 half brothers and 1 half sister (family of Thomas BECON and Anne HILTON) Patriarch & Matriarch 
Thomas BECON, b. Abt 1480, d. Yes, date unknown (2 x Great Grandfather)
Susanne BARBOR, b. Est 1556, bur. 11 Nov 1586, St. Peter and St. Paul’s Church, Appledore, Kent, England (Age ~ 30 years) (Great Grandmother) Notes - Churchwarden in Waltham, 1662 (or earlier) to 1664 (names given in PRs in many years)
- (Research):Two inventories exist for a Thomas Beacon, dated 1687. One is for Fordwich, Kent, which is clearly this Thomas's (not only was Thomas buried at Littlebourne was 'of Fordwich', and a Dorothy who fits as his wife was also buried there, but admn. was granted the day before the inventory to Dorothy, shown as his widow, a Nathaniel White, I guess a relation of Dorothy's, and a William Beacon of Tenterden, presumably his son).
The other was a Yeoman of Burmarsh, Kent. I did wonder if he had property in 2 parishes, listed separately, but I now believe the latter is for a different Thomas. I'm not sure who this is - could be the son of this Thomas, or the Thomas that the Burke's Landed Gentry item shows as the son of Basil.
Person ID I4081 All Last Modified 20 Aug 2016
Father Thomas BECON, bap. 14 Nov 1596, St. Matthew’s Church, Warehorne, Kent, England , bur. 22 Dec 1659, St. Bartholomew’s Church, Waltham, Kent, England (Age ~ 63 years)
Other Partners: Bridget m. 25 Jul 1644; Anne HILTON m. 15 Nov 1650Mother Jane HALKE, bap. 27 Nov 1608, St. Mary’s Church, Brabourne, Kent, England , bur. 24 May 1639, St. Bartholomew’s Church, Waltham, Kent, England (Age ~ 30 years) Married 23 Jan 1624/25 St. Mary’s Church, Brabourne, Kent, England - From image of PR on microfilm viewed at CCA on 17 Sep 2014:
"Januarii 23: Thomas Beaken: gent & Jane Hawke" - under heading 'Anno dni 1624'
Family ID F3120 Family Group Page | Family Chart
Family Dorothy, b. Abt 1626, (possibly), Woodchurch, Kent, England , bur. 8 Mar 1691/92, St. Vincent’s Church, Littlebourne, Kent, England (Age ~ 66 years)
Other Partners: Thomas WHITEMarried 25 Jun 1651 St. Mary Bredin Church, Canterbury, Kent, England - I haven't seen the PR entry for myself, and am not aware that it shows Dorothy as a widow but that was normal at the time; often the only clear evidence is the marriage licence.
However, I do think she was probably only a White by marriage, and previously the wife of Thomas WHITE. See notes on that marriage for more thought.
Children7 children Last Modified 4 Oct 2014 Family ID F3122 Family Group Page | Family Chart
- From PR entry (image on FMP, viewed 10 Feb 2013):
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Baptised - 19 Nov 1626 - St. Bartholomew’s Church, Waltham, Kent, England 
Married - 25 Jun 1651 - St. Mary Bredin Church, Canterbury, Kent, England Child - Thomas BECON - 7 Mar 1651/52 - St. Bartholomew’s Church, Waltham, Kent, England Child - Basil BECON - 16 Oct 1655 - St. Bartholomew’s Church, Waltham, Kent, England Child - Dorothy BECON - 22 May 1659 - St. Bartholomew’s Church, Waltham, Kent, England 
Chancery Court dispute - Orator in a case - 1661 - Mersham, Kent, England 
Occupation - Yeoman - 1661 - Canterbury, Kent, England Child - Ann BECON - 22 Jul 1662 - St. Bartholomew’s Church, Waltham, Kent, England 
Child - William BEACON - 1665 - Waltham, Kent, England 
Buried - 2 Dec 1686 - St. Vincent’s Church, Littlebourne, Kent, England 
Probate Inventory - 3 Dec 1686 - Fordwich, Kent, England = Link to Google Earth (if installed; see link below to install) Pin Legend 
Sources - [S324] Littlebourne - St. Vincent Parish Registers (images on FMP), St. Vincent (Littlebourne, Kent), (findmypast.com.), "Register for years 1684-1812," Burial of Thomas BEACON; accessed 4 Oct 2014 (Reliability: 3).
"Tho: Beacon from Fordwich was buried Decemb. 22. 1686." - under heading 'Burials' and after 1686 in the left margin.
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