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William GRIGSBY
Abt 1734 - Aft 1781 (~ 48 years)
Has 52 ancestors and 1406 descendants in this family tree.
Set As Default Person 
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Name William GRIGSBY Relationship 
with Teresa Ann GOATHAM Born Abt 1734 Headcorn, Kent, England 
- Date from age on marriage licence allegation, place assumed from place of baptism.
Baptised 15 Dec 1734 St. Peter and St. Paul’s Church, Headcorn, Kent, England - From PR entry (image on FMP, viewed 27 Sep 2024)
"Decem: the 15th. 1734
William son of William, and Frances Gresbee"
Gender Male Occupation 1756 Bicknor, Kent, England Labourer - At the time his marriage licence was granted
Died Aft 1781 - Probably survived his wife as she was shown as his wife when she died, rather than as a widow.
Siblings3 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, bur. 1699 or 1723 (Age ~ 77 years) (Great Grandmother) Notes - (Research):A William Grigsby (bachelor) married in Headcorn on 26 Feb 1768 - but was recorded as of Chart Sutton. Was it this William or another? (Married Hannah Kingsnorth, spinster, of Headcorn) - KFHS cd 19. I believe it was another. There is such a good match between the siblings of the William baptised in Headcorn in 1734 and the Grigsbys who appeared in the Stockbury area (Stockbury, Hucking and Bicknor) that it seems too much to be co-incidence.
In addition I came up with this theory without having any other evidence for a date of birth for William; since doing so I have found transcribed info. from his marriage licence, which gives his age as 21 in Feb 1756. As chances are he had not by then had his birthday that year, this is a perfect match on age for a baptism in Dec 1734, given that most babies would have been no more than a few months old when baptised.
But I seem to be alone in associating this William, i.e. the one born Headcorn in 1734, with the one who married Susanna Co(u/g)ger.
All other trees I've seen suggest the William who married Susanna was born Bicknor in 1726 or 1731. None provides an actual date (which one might expect if they'd seen a baptism entry), nor any evidence for the place or year, nor (I think) do they show parents (which you'd expect from lots of sources which might suggest a year / probable place of birth - removal documents, baptism, family Bible, will). It seems clear from the Parish Registers for Bicknor that no William was baptized there, and a date of 1726 or 1731 is earlier than that suggested by the marriage licence (transcribed data).
I wonder if one person has guessed a year based on Susanna's age. The place of birth seems to be wrong due to mistaking where he was 'of' at the time of William's marriage, with lots of people followed blindly following these errors.
Person ID I6506 All | Teresa's direct ancestors Last Modified 27 Sep 2024
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 - From PR entry (image on FMP, viewed 27 Sep 2024)
"Feb: the 26th. 1733-4.
Then were Marryed William Gresbee, and Frances Cartar"
Family ID F3693 Family Group Page | Family Chart
Family Susanna CORDGER, b. Abt 1729, Detling, Kent, England , d. Oct 1781, Hucking, Kent, England (Age ~ 52 years)
Other Partners: [ - ? - ]Marriage License 28 Feb 1756 Canterbury, Kent, England - Wm Grigsby of Bicknor lab bach (21) & Sus Corger of Detling sp (26), at D or B. 28 Feb 1756.
From Willis, Canterbury Marriage Licences, 1751-1780, p. 66 (from Volume 29). Affidavit not yet seen (bonds do not survive for this date).
Married 29 Feb 1756 St. Martin of Tours’ Church, Detling, Kent, England - From PR entry (image on FMP, viewed 16 Jul 2024)
"William Grigsby of the Parish of Bicknor
Bachelor and Susanna Corger of this
Parish were
Married in this Church by License
this 29th Day of February in the Year One Thousand Seven Hundred
and fifty six by me Cr Thomas [Vicar]
This Marriage was - the Mark of William Grigsby
solemnized between Us l the Mark of Susanna Corger
In the William Tomlin
Presence of John Trowell"
John Trowell was a witness to many marriages at this time - probably Parish Clerk.
Children7 children Last Modified 27 Sep 2024 Family ID F3701 Family Group Page | Family Chart