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Matthew GRIGSBY
Set As Default Person -
Name Matthew GRIGSBY Relationship 
with Teresa Ann GOATHAM Born Abt 1666 Marden, Kent, England
- (assumed from baptism)
Baptised 13 May 1666 St. Michael and All Angels’ Church, Marden, Kent, England
- From PR entry (image on FMP, viewed 17 Aug 2022)
"May 1666 Matthew son of William & Margaret Grigsby was baptized the 13th"
Gender Male Poor Law 18 May 1700 Goudhurst, Kent, England
Settlement Certificate - Goudhurst provided Marden with confirmation that they accepted "Matthew Griggsby and his wife" as having a legal right of settlement there.
Matthew may have gained
(PARISH: Marden; REFERENCE: P244/13/1; DOC No:38; TYPE: Settlement - from KFHS CD-ROM 11 'Mid Kent Poor Law Records')
Died Sep 1732 Marden, Kent, England
- (assumed from burial)
Buried 24 Sep 1732 St. Michael and All Angels’ Church, Marden, Kent, England
- KFHS transcript CD25; burial note "aff. 25"
This means that the affidavit that he was buried in wool and not linen was provided on 25 September.
Siblings4 brothers Patriarch & Matriarch
John GRIGSBY, b. Est 1530, d. Apr 1600, Marden, Kent, England
(Age ~ 70 years) (2 x Great Grandfather) 
Margaret CUTBUSH, b. Abt 1626, Marden, Kent, England
, d. 1697, Marden, Kent, England
(Age ~ 71 years) (Mother) 
Person ID I6481 All | Teresa's direct ancestors Last Modified 17 Aug 2022
Father William GRIGSBY, b. Abt 1633, Marden, Kent, England
, d. May 1697, Marden, Kent, England
(Age ~ 64 years) Mother Margaret CUTBUSH, b. Abt 1626, Marden, Kent, England
, d. 1697, Marden, Kent, England
(Age ~ 71 years) Married 29 Apr 1656 St. Dunstan’s Church, Cranbrook, Kent, England
- From KFHS transcript CD 25
Mgt was Cutbuth in some transcriptions (e.g. KFHS CD 12)
Both Wm and Mgt were of Marden parish when they married
Family ID F3695 Family Group Page | Family Chart
Family 1 Elizabeth WOOD, d. Yes, date unknown Married? Not married or evidence to suggest they didn't marry Children 1. Hannah WOOD, bap. 14 Jan 1693/94, St. Michael and All Angels’ Church, Marden, Kent, England
, bur. 1 Feb 1693/94, St. Michael and All Angels’ Church, Marden, Kent, England
(Age ~ 0 years)Last Modified 17 Aug 2022 Family ID F3696 Family Group Page | Family Chart
Family 2 Margaret PRAUL, bap. 7 Mar 1678/79, All Saints’ Church, Brenchley, Kent, England
, bur. 23 Oct 1757, St. Mary the Virgin’s Church, Goudhurst, Kent, England
(Age ~ 78 years) Married 10 Apr 1700 St. Peter and St. Paul’s Church, Tonbridge, Kent, England
- From FamilySearch website (viewed 12 Sep 2012):
indexing project (batch) number: M00839-1;
source film number: 0845142 IT 2
(Matt Grigsby to Mgt Prall)
It is clear that this batch includes many Tonbridge marriage. I have tried checking what the film is but it is not found using the FamilySearch film search option!
Children6 children Last Modified 1 Aug 2016 Family ID F3694 Family Group Page | Family Chart


