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James GRIGSBY, [Wife / children?]
1743 - 1801 (~ 57 years) Has 53 ancestors and 6 descendants in this family tree.Set As Default Person
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Name James GRIGSBY Suffix [ONS gp] [Wife / children?] Relationship with Teresa Ann GOATHAM Baptised 26 Dec 1743 St. Peter and St. Paul’s Church, Headcorn, Kent, England - KFHS cd19
Gender Male Occupation 1801 Bredgar, Kent, England Labourer - recorded as such in the burial register when he died.
Buried 13 Jun 1801 St. John the Baptist Church, Bredgar, Kent, England - From PR entry (image on FMP, viewed 26 Aug 2019)
"[1801.] [June] 13 James Grigsby Labourer."(This burial could not have been his son as he was in censuses to 1861.)
Siblings 3 brothers and 3 sisters Patriarch & Matriarch John GRIGSBY, b. Est 1530, d. Apr 1600, Marden, Kent, England (Age ~ 70 years) (4 x Great Grandfather)
Elizabeth CATT OR KNIGHT, b. Est 1645, (possibly), Headcorn, Kent, England , d. Yes, date unknown (Great Grandmother)Person ID I6509 All Last Modified 27 Jun 2023
Father William GRIGSBY, b. Dec 1707, Marden, Kent, England , d. Bef 1775 (Age ~ 67 years) Mother Frances CARTER, b. Abt 1708, Broomfield, Kent, England , d. Mar 1775, Stockbury, Kent, England (Age ~ 67 years) Married 26 Feb 1733/34 St. Peter and St. Paul’s Church, Headcorn, Kent, England - 2 IGI entries - several slight differences incl date: 2nd or 26th Feb.; KFHS CD (19) confirms 26th.
IGI gives Wms surname as Gregsby or Gregsbe, the KFHS CD as GRESBEE!
Judging from the KFHS transcript there was no indication of the parish which either party were from, or whether they were previously married, or married by banns or licence (no marriages at Headcorn included this info at this time)
Family ID F3693 Family Group Page | Family Chart
Family Mary WELLER, bur. 13 May 1812, St. John the Baptist Church, Bredgar, Kent, England
Other Partners: John EMERY m. 8 Oct 1801Banns of marriage From 20 Mar 1774 to 3 Apr 1774 St. John the Baptist Church, Tunstall, Kent, England - From PR entry (image on FMP, viewed 19 Sep 2022)
Married 6 Apr 1774 St. John the Baptist Church, Tunstall, Kent, England - * I'm not sure I have the right marriage *
From PR entry (image on FMP, viewed 17 Aug 2022)
Shows James Grigsby and Mary Weller, both of Tunstall, married by Banns (no marital status shown)
Both made their marks, witnesses Richard Batiks[? - smudged, not clear] and John Love both signed.
Children 5 children Last Modified 27 Jun 2023 Family ID F3705 Family Group Page | Family Chart
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Event Map Click to hide Baptised - 26 Dec 1743 - St. Peter and St. Paul’s Church, Headcorn, Kent, England Banns of marriage - From 20 Mar 1774 to 3 Apr 1774 - St. John the Baptist Church, Tunstall, Kent, England Married - 6 Apr 1774 - St. John the Baptist Church, Tunstall, Kent, England Child - Edward GRIGSBY - 8 Nov 1778 - St. John the Baptist Church, Bredgar, Kent, England Child - James GRIGSBY - 12 Nov 1780 - St. John the Baptist Church, Bredgar, Kent, England Child - John GRIGSBY - 19 Jan 1783 - St. John the Baptist Church, Bredgar, Kent, England Child - Mary GRIGSBY - 11 Sep 1785 - St. John the Baptist Church, Bredgar, Kent, England Occupation - Labourer - 1801 - Bredgar, Kent, England Buried - 13 Jun 1801 - St. John the Baptist Church, Bredgar, Kent, England = Link to Google Earth (if installed; see link below to install) Pin Legend