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Baker-Rouse Genealogy
Stephen Austin was born 1 about 1520 in Staplehurst, Kent, England. He was buried 2 on 17 Nov 1557 in Staplehurst, Kent, England. He married 3 Margaret Wrigley on 18 Nov 1544 in Staplehurst, Kent, England.
Other marriages:Bassock, Elizabeth
Margaret Wrigley died . She was buried 1 on 2 May 1550 in Staplehurst, Kent, England. She married 2 Stephen Austin on 18 Nov 1544 in Staplehurst, Kent, England.
They had the following children:
M i William Austin was christened 1 on 19 Nov 1544 in Staplehurst, Kent, England. He was buried 2 on 1 Jan 1544/1545 in Staplehurst, Kent, England. F ii Katherine Austin was christened 1 on 16 May 1546 in Staplehurst, Kent, England. She died . M iii Richard Austin was christened 1 on 28 Feb 1547/1548 in Staplehurst, Kent, England. He died . M iv Edward Austin was christened 1 on 21 Feb 1549/1550 in Staplehurst, Kent, England. He was buried 2 on 4 Aug 1550 in Staplehurst, Kent, England.
William Eden 1 died . He was buried 2 on 1 Apr 1564 in Staplehurst, Kent, England. He married 3 Elizabeth Bassock on 14 Jan 1561/1562 in Staplehurst, Kent, England.
Elizabeth Bassock 1 died . She married 2 William Eden on 14 Jan 1561/1562 in Staplehurst, Kent, England.
Other marriages:Austin, Stephen
They had the following children:
F i Mary Eden was christened 1 on 28 Dec 1562 in Staplehurst, Kent, England. She died .
Henry Harris 1 died . He married 2 Joane Austin on 25 Oct 1579 in Staplehurst, Kent, England.
Joane Austin [Parents] was christened 1 on 1 Jan 1552/1553 in Staplehurst, Kent, England. She was buried 2 on 28 Oct 1586 in Staplehurst, Kent, England. She married 3 Henry Harris on 25 Oct 1579 in Staplehurst, Kent, England.
Ralf Bassock [Parents] was christened 1 on 8 Apr 1555 in Staplehurst, Kent, England. He died . He was buried 2 on 21 Jan 1584/1585 in Staplehurst, Kent, England. He married 3 Jane Pearson on 19 Jul 1584 in Staplehurst, Kent, England.
Jane Pearson 1 died . She married 2 Ralf Bassock on 19 Jul 1584 in Staplehurst, Kent, England.
William Bassock 1 was born 2 about 1525. He died 3 - 31 Jan 1596 in Staplehurst, Kent, England. He married 4 Dorothy Grayling on 13 Jul 1567 in Staplehurst, Kent, England.
Other marriages:Abarow, Agnes
Baker, Mary
Dorothy Grayling died . She was buried 1 on 16 Sep 1583 in Staplehurst, Kent, England. She married 2 William Bassock on 13 Jul 1567 in Staplehurst, Kent, England.
They had the following children:
F i Isabel Bassock was christened 1 on 16 May 1568 in Staplehurst, Kent, England. She died . M ii John Bassock was christened 1 on 29 Oct 1570 in Staplehurst, Kent, England. He died . M iii Robert Bassock 1 was born 2 before 1574. He died . M iv William Bassock was christened 1 on 10 Apr 1575 in Staplehurst, Kent, England. He died . F v Anne Bassock was christened 1 on 24 Apr 1577 in Staplehurst, Kent, England. She died . F vi Dorothy Bassock was christened 1 on 1 Apr 1583 in Staplehurst, Kent, England. She died .
William Bassock 1 was born 2 about 1525. He died 3 - 31 Jan 1596 in Staplehurst, Kent, England. He married 4 Mary Baker on 16 Oct 1590 in Staplehurst, Kent, England.
Other marriages:Abarow, Agnes
Grayling, Dorothy
Mary Baker 1 died . She married 2 William Bassock on 16 Oct 1590 in Staplehurst, Kent, England.
Tobias Chandler [Parents] was born 1 about 1551 in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire, England. He died . He was buried 2 on 24 Oct 1629 in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire, England. He married 3 Johane Momford about 1550.
English Origins of New England Families from the New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Volumes I-III, Genealogical Publishing Co, Inc: Baltimore, 1984.
Volume II p 358
'...bur. at Bishops-Stortford as 'Tobias Chandler old man' 24 Oct 1629... He was churchwarden at Bishops-Stortford in 1598. HJe was taxed at Stortford on good in the subsidy of 39 Elizabeth[1596-97], the amount of the tax being illegible, and he was taxed there 8s. on goods valued at 3 pounds in the subsidy of 43 Elizabeth [1600-01] (Lay Subsidies, Herts, 121/271, 121/280). At a court of the manor of Pigotts ni Stortford, held there 1 Oct 4 James I [1606], Tobias Chaudeler, Sr. appears as essoin for Thomas Chaundeler, probably his uncle (Herts Genealogist and Antiquary, vol 2, pp 377-78). On 9 Dec 1618 he was a witness to the will of his cousin, Henry Chandler (5). The will of Tobias Chandler, Sr. of Stortford, co Herts, tanner, was dated 20 Aug 1627. In it he bequeated to his three daughters, Margaret, Jhone, and Grace, beds, blankets, sheets, etc. ; to his son John a doublet, etc. and his least Bible ; to his son Robert his best horse and greatest Bible ; to his son George his horseman's 'coote', etc. ; to Henry Moncke a shirt ; and to Mr. Dillingham 6s. 8d. to preach at his burial. Witnesses: William Dillingham, Tho: Jennynges. The will was proved 24 Nov 1629. (Commissary Court of London for Essex and Herts, original will, 1629).'
Johane Momford 1 died . She married 2 Tobias Chandler about 1550.
They had the following children:
M i Tobias Chandler F ii Margaret Chandler M iii John Chandler M iv George Chandler M v Thomas Chandler was christened 1 on 17 Dec 1583 in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire, England. He was buried 2 on 11 Mar 1606/1607 in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire, England. F vi Joane Chandler was christened 1 on 10 Apr 1586 in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire, England. She died 2 as a infant. F vii Joane Chandler was christened 1 on 23 Mar 1587/1588 in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire, England. She died 2 as a child. F viii Frances Chandler was christened 1 on 12 Apr 1590 in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire, England. She died 2 as a child. F ix Joane Chandler was christened 1 on 11 Jun 1592 in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire, England. She died . M x Robert Chandler
John Chandler [Parents] was born 1 about 1525 in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire, England. He died 2 after 1581/1582. He married 3 Jone about 1550.
English Origins of New England Families from the New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Volumes I-III, Genealogical Publishing Co, Inc: Baltimore, 1984.
Volume II p 358
'He was a considerable legatee in his father's will of 1545, and was also named in it as executor. But little mention of him, however, has been found. In 1563, John Denyzon was querent v. John Chaundeler nd his wife Joane deforciants, for a messuage and lands in Stortford. (Feet of Fines, Herts. Easter Term, 5 Elizabeth, in the Public Records Office, London). At a court and view of frankpledge of the manor of Stortford, held 17 mar 1581/2, John Chandler appears as one of the chief pledges (Court Rolls of Ecclesiastical Commissioners, 206/2, in the Public Records Office, London). As he left no will, and as the parish register of Bishops-Stortford do not give the names of the parents of children baptized before 1580, the names of his children are not kown with certainty, but are probably as here given.'
Jone died . She married 1 John Chandler about 1550.
They had the following children:
M i Tobias Chandler
Thomas Chandler [Parents] was born 1 about 1500 in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire, England. He died 2 in 1554. He married 3 Agnes about 1525 in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire, England.
English Origins of New England Families from the New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Volumes I-III, Genealogical Publishing Co, Inc: Baltimore, 1984.
Volume II p 355-7
'Thomas Chandler (Thomas), of Bishops-Stortford, co. Herts, born about 1500, died inthe spring of 1554. He married, about 1525, Agnes ----, who survived him.
Since he is the only person of the family name in his generation who appears in Bishops-Stortford, it may be assumed that he was the only surviving son of his father. He seems to have been successful and prosperous, as there are evidences that he acquired considerable property and left a good estate. The earliest mention found of him is in 1532, in one of four land transactions by fine in which he participated, in three as a purchaser and in one as a vendor, which may be summarized as follows:1532. Richard Glascok, Thomas Chaundeler, John Jacobbe, Thomas Smyth, and William Sybthorpe, querents v George Thompson and his wife Margaret deforciants, for two messuages and lands in Stortford. (Feet of Fines, Herts. Easter Term, 24 Henry VIII).
1532. Richard Glascok, Thomas Chaundeler, querents v. John Nobill and his wife Joane and Thomas Clyfton and his wife Joan, for a messuage and lands in Stortford. (Ib. Michaelmas Term, 24 Henry VIII)
1541/2. Thomas Chaudeler, querent v. George Tomson, gentleman, and his wife Margaret, deforciants, for a barn and land in Stortford (Ib. Hilary Term, 33 Henry VIII)
1550/1. Nicholas Marden, querent, v. Thomas Chaundeler, sr. and his wife Agnes, deforciants, for a messuage in Stortford. (Ib. Hilary Term, 4 Edward VI)Some of the properties held by Thomas Chandler are shown in a rental roll of the BIshop of London for his manor of Bishops-Stortford in 37 Henry VIII [1545-6], as follows:
Thomas Chanler for a tenement that he dwelth in on the sowth syed of the heyght, by the yere ij s. vj. d. The same Thomas for certene lands late parcell of Hawers, ij s. iiij d. Itm, the same Thomas for a tenement in Sowth stret on the West syed called Sampson by yere xix d. Itm, the same Thomas for a tenement in the wyder end of sowth strete on the est syed, by yere xxiij d. Itm, the same Thomas for a garden in basburne lane, by yere vj d. Itm, the same Thomas for a dovehowse and garden at Hacryelbryge by yere ij d. (Court Roll, 299, in the Public Record Office, London).
As Thomas Chandler, Jr. he was assessed at Stortford 10d. on lands in the subsidy of 33 Henry VIII [1541-2], 10s., in 34 Henry VIII [1542-3], 2d. on goods valued at 40s. in 35 and 36 Henry VIII [1543-5], and 3s. 4d. on lands valued at 40 s. in 37 Henry VIII [1545-6] ; and as Thomas Chaundler, Sr., he was assessed at Stortford 18s. on goods in the subsidy of 4 Edward VI [1549/50-1550/1]. (Lay Subsidies, Herts, 121/151, 121/160, 121/157, 121/177, 121/185, inthe Public Record Office, London). In 1546, 1548, and 1553, Thomas Chandler was one of the churchwardens of Bishops-Stortford as appears from the accounts of that board, preserved in teh church. An abstract of his will follows:
The Will of Thomas Chaundeler of Stortford, dated 30 Mar. 1554. To my son John Chaundeler and his heirs and assigns for ever the messuage I now dwell in, together with one garden in Basborn Lane to the said messuage [belonging (?)], and one croft enclosed at Waldnge, of four acres, with one meadow by the waterside, and one croft in Thorley that I late bought of Richard Pilleston, the said John paying yearly to Agneis, my wife, the rent of said premises during her life. To my son Thomas Chaundeler and his heirs and assigns for ever a grove I late bought of Henry Perker, gentleman, of Berden, deceased, and my messuage in Northsteet I late bought of Edward Willay, the said Thomas paying yearly the rent thereof to the said Agneis, my wife, for life. To my said son Thomas for life my meadow of two acres I late bought of Mr. Tomson in Stortford on the backside of Cawton the tanner, with remainder to my son Robert Chaundler and his heirs, and, if the said Robert die without issue, then remainder to my son John Chaundeler and his heirs. To my son Robert Chaundeler and his heirs and assigns for ever my dove house, yard, and barn, my tenement in Stortford I late bought of Wardall and my croft and pasture I late bought of John Turner. I will have it remembered that I have surrendered my copyhold lands and tenements by the hands of Raf Smyth and Richard Bedwell, tenants of the lord's customary, for the use of Robert Chaundler, my son, and his heirs and assigns, he paying yearly to my wife Agneis the rent thereof for life. To Robert Chaundler 20 pouds. I will that my son Robert haundler pay to Anne Chaundler, the daughter of John Chaundler, 5 marks at teh day of his [sic] marriage, and to Barbara Chaundler, daughter of Thomas Chaundler, 5 marks at the day of her marriage and to Margaret Bedwell, my daughter's daughter, 5 marks at the day of her marriage. To my wife Agneis a lease of a meadow and tenement I late bought of Stonard. To six poor men of Stortford a pair of hose each. To six poor children of the same town a coat each. All the residue of my goods to my wife Agneis, who is to be executrix; and John Chaundler and Robert Chaundler are to be executors with her. Supervisor: my son-in-law Richard Bedwell. Witnesses: Raif Smythe, George Hawkyns, and Willm Bardnerd. Proved on the oaths of Agnes and Robert Chaundler, executors 23 May 1554, with power reserved for John Chaundler, the other executor when he shall demand it. (Commissary Court of London for Essex and Hert, Garland, 7.)
Agnes died 1 after 1554. She married 2 Thomas Chandler about 1525 in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire, England.
They had the following children:
M i John Chandler M ii Thomas Chandler F iii Agnes Chandler M iv Robert Chandler
Thomas Chandler was born 1 about 1475. He died 2 after 1547/1548 in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire, England. He married 3 Wife about 1500 in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire, England.
English Origins of New England Families from the New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Volumes I-III, Genealogical Publishing Co, Inc: Baltimore, 1984.
Volume II p 355
'Thomas Chandler, of Bishops-Stortford, co. Herts, probably a chandler by occupation as well as by name, born probably about 1475, was living 19 March, 2 Edward VI [1547/8], but died in or before Hilary term, 3 and 4, Edward VI [11 to 31 January 1550/1] since a fine in that term his son Thomas (whose wife Agnes also appears in the fine) is called "Thomas Chaundeler, Senior". (Vide Infra, 2). He married, about 1500, -----, who was buried in 1514 according to an entry in the accounts of the church wardens of Bishops-Stortford for that year, given below.As the court roles of the manor of Stortford from 1399 to 1423 and the accounts of the churchwardens of St. Michael's Church from 1431 on have been preserved, and as no Chandlers appear therein until this Thomas Chandler is mentioned in 1514, it may be inferred that he was the first of the family to settle in Bishops-Stortford. No will or administration on his estate has been found ; and all that is known about him has been revealed by a few accounts of the churchwardens of St. Michael's Church, and in the lay subsidies. The items in the churchwarden's accounts are as follows:
1514 Item, of Thomas Chaundeler for waste of Torchis at the burying of his wife xvj d.
1518 Item, delyverd to Andrew Clyfton and Thomas Chaundeler for to fynd wtalle a lyght before saynt Mighell for a hole yeare v s.
1521, 1522, 1536 Thomas Chaundeler a churchwarden.
1537 Palm Sunday. Inventory of church goods. Md, del'yv'd to old Chaundeler ij canstiks [candlesticks].
19 Mar, 2 Edward VI [1547/8]. Inventory of church goods. Item. iiij canstikes delyvered to old Chaundeler and Thomas Snowe. Item, wex weyng cv li sold by old Chaundeler.This Thomas Chandler was taxed as 'Thomas Chaundeler' at Bishops-Stortford in the subsidy of 14 Henry VIII [1522-3], the amount of the tax being illegible, as 'Thomas Chaundeler' in the subsidy of 34 Henry VIII [1542-3], the amount of the tax being 14s. 8d., and as 'Thomas Chaundler' in the subsidy of 37 Henry VIII [1545-6], on goods valued at 20 pounds, the amount of the tax being illegible. (Lay Subsidies, Herts, 120/117, 121/160, 121/177, in the Public Record Office, London). In the two later of these subsidies, his son, 'Thomas Chandeler junior,' also appears.'
Wife was buried 1 in 1514 in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire, England. She married 2 Thomas Chandler about 1500 in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire, England.
They had the following children:
M i Thomas Chandler
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