Fourth Generation (Continued)
Family of William BOORMAN (7) & Sarah CHAPMAN
13. William BOORMAN (William3, Thomas2, William1) 
. Born in 1719. William died in Staplehurst, Kent, England, on 9 Jan 1790; he was 71. Buried on 14 Jan 1790 in Staplehurst, Kent, England. Occupation: Wheelwright. Religion: Congregational.
- Originally from Headcorn, later had a Wheelwrights business at Staplehurst
- 1725/6: was bequeathed £5 by grandmother Elizabeth Boorman
- 1732 inherited from grandmother Elizabeth Boorman:
Son William's 3 sons Thomas, William and Elizabeth - 5 pounds each when they each turn 21, to be paid by her son Thomas to William their father within 3 months
- 1744 Marriage 1: to Mercelina Knowlden 23/10/1744 recorded in Linton parish register (Kent Archives Office P 229/1/1)
- 1758 Marriage 2: 24/10/1758 to Jane Husmar of Staplehurst
1758 banns, Staplehurst All Saints:
William BOORMAN OTP
Jane HUSMER OTP
17 Sep 1758, 24 Sep 1758, 01 Oct 1758
Also:
Kent, England, Tyler Index to Parish Registers, 1538-1874
Name: Wm Boorman
Event Type: Marriage
Marriage Date: 24 Oct 1758
Marriage Place: Staplehurst, Kent
Spouse Name: Jane Husmer
- From another researcher: “I think it was this William who was a tenant on some of the Bly Court lands in Staplehurst. He bought Lower Grove, the house used as a Meeting House, then leased it to Jacob Chapman the Minister on 30 Jan 1766. His Worshop was part of the same site. He made his will on 19 Mar 1785 when wife Jane was still alive. Ref. No. Kent Archive Office PRC17/102.22. Jane was provided for: youngest son Anthony got 300 pounds if he returned home: son William of Headcorn got his father’s house and land in Staplehurts: and daughter Mercy and son-in-law James Carpenter got land in Cranbrook. By 1818 son William was William Boorman, wheelwright of Staplehurst.”
- 1790 William and Mercilina headstone in Staplehurst, Kent cemetery (visited by another research in 2001).
- Gravestone inscription (Staplehurst Historical Society transcriptions), All Saints Staplehurst churchyard:
26M. Headstone, inscribed on East: clear but worn lettering: leaning, in situ.
(Sac)re(d) to the / Memory of MERCY / Wife of WILLM. BOORMAN / died Sept. 25th 1750 aged 30 Years. / Also JANE his Second wife / who died May 2nd. 1786 age 65. / Also to the memory of the above WILL. BOORMAN who died the 9th of Jany. 1790 aged 78 years.
Parish Register: William Boorman’s wife Mercy buried 28 Sept. 1750: Willliam Boorman’s wife Jane buried 6 May ... MI317
[was he age 78 or 70 at death, as below?]
- From Kent Archaelogical Society site:
317. Mercy, wife of William BOORMAN died 28 September 1750 aged 36 years. Also Jane his second wife died 2 May 1786 aged 6(?3) years. The above William Boorman died 9 January 1790 aged 70 years.(Some Monumental Inscriptions of Staplehurst Church, Noted by Leland L. Duncan August 1922 - http://www.kentarchaeology.org.uk/Research/Libr/MIs/MIsStaplehurst/01.htm#Index)
From [revised?] MI source [kentarcheaology.org.uk]:
316. William BOORMAN of this parish died 24 April 18(?2)- aged 78 years. Left issue 4 sons and 4 daughters, William, Thomas, David, Edward, Ann Susanna, Jane and Elizabeth. [this burial is for son Wm Boorman who married Ann Weller]
317. Mercy, wife of William BOORMAN died 28 September 1750 aged 36 years. Also Jane his second wife died 2 May 1786 aged 6(?3) years. The above William Boorman died 9 January 1790 aged 70 years.
- 1785/1790 Wills Index, East Kent, from http://www.kentarchaeology.ac/ekwills_a/series/ekp_p2/ekp_p2n_ble.htm
Surnames Forenames Places Made Prob Register Refs. Original Refs.
Boorman William Staplehurst 1785 1790 PRC17/102/22 PRC16/465 B/2
- 1790: Will of William Boorman probated 18 Jan 1790:
William Boorman Testator
Anthony Boorman Son
William Boorman Son
James Carpenter Other
Jane Boorman Wife - proved at Archdeaconry of Canterbury
. Born in 1719. William died in Staplehurst, Kent, England, on 9 Jan 1790; he was 71. Buried on 14 Jan 1790 in Staplehurst, Kent, England. Occupation: Wheelwright. Religion: Congregational.- Originally from Headcorn, later had a Wheelwrights business at Staplehurst
- 1725/6: was bequeathed £5 by grandmother Elizabeth Boorman
- 1732 inherited from grandmother Elizabeth Boorman:
Son William's 3 sons Thomas, William and Elizabeth - 5 pounds each when they each turn 21, to be paid by her son Thomas to William their father within 3 months
- 1744 Marriage 1: to Mercelina Knowlden 23/10/1744 recorded in Linton parish register (Kent Archives Office P 229/1/1)
- 1758 Marriage 2: 24/10/1758 to Jane Husmar of Staplehurst
1758 banns, Staplehurst All Saints:
William BOORMAN OTP
Jane HUSMER OTP
17 Sep 1758, 24 Sep 1758, 01 Oct 1758
Also:
Kent, England, Tyler Index to Parish Registers, 1538-1874
Name: Wm Boorman
Event Type: Marriage
Marriage Date: 24 Oct 1758
Marriage Place: Staplehurst, Kent
Spouse Name: Jane Husmer
- From another researcher: “I think it was this William who was a tenant on some of the Bly Court lands in Staplehurst. He bought Lower Grove, the house used as a Meeting House, then leased it to Jacob Chapman the Minister on 30 Jan 1766. His Worshop was part of the same site. He made his will on 19 Mar 1785 when wife Jane was still alive. Ref. No. Kent Archive Office PRC17/102.22. Jane was provided for: youngest son Anthony got 300 pounds if he returned home: son William of Headcorn got his father’s house and land in Staplehurts: and daughter Mercy and son-in-law James Carpenter got land in Cranbrook. By 1818 son William was William Boorman, wheelwright of Staplehurst.”
- 1790 William and Mercilina headstone in Staplehurst, Kent cemetery (visited by another research in 2001).
- Gravestone inscription (Staplehurst Historical Society transcriptions), All Saints Staplehurst churchyard:
26M. Headstone, inscribed on East: clear but worn lettering: leaning, in situ.
(Sac)re(d) to the / Memory of MERCY / Wife of WILLM. BOORMAN / died Sept. 25th 1750 aged 30 Years. / Also JANE his Second wife / who died May 2nd. 1786 age 65. / Also to the memory of the above WILL. BOORMAN who died the 9th of Jany. 1790 aged 78 years.
Parish Register: William Boorman’s wife Mercy buried 28 Sept. 1750: Willliam Boorman’s wife Jane buried 6 May ... MI317
[was he age 78 or 70 at death, as below?]
- From Kent Archaelogical Society site:
317. Mercy, wife of William BOORMAN died 28 September 1750 aged 36 years. Also Jane his second wife died 2 May 1786 aged 6(?3) years. The above William Boorman died 9 January 1790 aged 70 years.(Some Monumental Inscriptions of Staplehurst Church, Noted by Leland L. Duncan August 1922 - http://www.kentarchaeology.org.uk/Research/Libr/MIs/MIsStaplehurst/01.htm#Index)
From [revised?] MI source [kentarcheaology.org.uk]:
316. William BOORMAN of this parish died 24 April 18(?2)- aged 78 years. Left issue 4 sons and 4 daughters, William, Thomas, David, Edward, Ann Susanna, Jane and Elizabeth. [this burial is for son Wm Boorman who married Ann Weller]
317. Mercy, wife of William BOORMAN died 28 September 1750 aged 36 years. Also Jane his second wife died 2 May 1786 aged 6(?3) years. The above William Boorman died 9 January 1790 aged 70 years.
- 1785/1790 Wills Index, East Kent, from http://www.kentarchaeology.ac/ekwills_a/series/ekp_p2/ekp_p2n_ble.htm
Surnames Forenames Places Made Prob Register Refs. Original Refs.
Boorman William Staplehurst 1785 1790 PRC17/102/22 PRC16/465 B/2
- 1790: Will of William Boorman probated 18 Jan 1790:
William Boorman Testator
Anthony Boorman Son
William Boorman Son
James Carpenter Other
Jane Boorman Wife - proved at Archdeaconry of Canterbury
On 23 Oct 1744 when William was 25, he first married Mercelina “Mercy” KNOWLEDEN in St Nicholas, Linton, Kent, England. Born in 1720 in Linton, Kent, England. Mercelina “Mercy” died in Staplehurst, Kent, England, on 25 Sep 1750; she was 30. Buried on 28 Sep 1750 in All Saints, Staplehurst, Kent, England.
RESEARCH NOTES
- NAME: May be spelt Mercelina (rather than Mercilina). Last name variants: Knowleden, Knowlden, Knolden ...
From other researchers:
- Listed as Mercelina (Mercy) Knowlden of Linton, born about 1720, had 3 children and died 25/9/1750, buried 28/9/1750 at Staplehurst
- “I think that Mercelina Knowlden’s father probably was indeed William of Linton, as I have seen that a William Knowlden of Linton married Mercy Lockington 20 Oct 1702 at All Saint’s, Maidstone, Kent (4 miles from Linton).”
- There is the will of a William Knowlden of Linton made 1744 Prob 1745 PRC32/62/365a. Other Knowlden wills are from Charing and Ivychurch.
From http://wills.canterbury-cathedral.org/ - the original reference to this will is PRC/31/215 K/3.
From ancestry (Prerogative Court of Canterbury wills) - this collection only lists 6 Knowlden wills, but not one for William. I don’t know if or how this one is connected, but the probate year is the same:
- 1745 England & Wales, Prerogative Court of Canterbury Wills, 1384-1858
Name: Edward Knowlden
Probate Date: 5 Sep 1745
Headers says: PROB 11: Wills Registers > 1744-1749 > Piece 742: Seymer, Quire Numbers 247-296 (1745)
From the image (1/2 page): He is “of his Majesty’s Ship the Rost [first letter uncertain] being bound on some voyage beyond the seas...” bequeathed to “ John Saffory[?] Citizen and ??????? of London .... executor”
Witnesses: John Hotchkis, Thomas Baker.
Proved in London5 September 1745
RESEARCH NOTES
- NAME: May be spelt Mercelina (rather than Mercilina). Last name variants: Knowleden, Knowlden, Knolden ...
From other researchers:
- Listed as Mercelina (Mercy) Knowlden of Linton, born about 1720, had 3 children and died 25/9/1750, buried 28/9/1750 at Staplehurst
- “I think that Mercelina Knowlden’s father probably was indeed William of Linton, as I have seen that a William Knowlden of Linton married Mercy Lockington 20 Oct 1702 at All Saint’s, Maidstone, Kent (4 miles from Linton).”
- There is the will of a William Knowlden of Linton made 1744 Prob 1745 PRC32/62/365a. Other Knowlden wills are from Charing and Ivychurch.
From http://wills.canterbury-cathedral.org/ - the original reference to this will is PRC/31/215 K/3.
From ancestry (Prerogative Court of Canterbury wills) - this collection only lists 6 Knowlden wills, but not one for William. I don’t know if or how this one is connected, but the probate year is the same:
- 1745 England & Wales, Prerogative Court of Canterbury Wills, 1384-1858
Name: Edward Knowlden
Probate Date: 5 Sep 1745
Headers says: PROB 11: Wills Registers > 1744-1749 > Piece 742: Seymer, Quire Numbers 247-296 (1745)
From the image (1/2 page): He is “of his Majesty’s Ship the Rost [first letter uncertain] being bound on some voyage beyond the seas...” bequeathed to “ John Saffory[?] Citizen and ??????? of London .... executor”
Witnesses: John Hotchkis, Thomas Baker.
Proved in London5 September 1745
They had the following children:
28i.
William BOORMAN (1746-1824)
29ii.
Mercy BOORMAN (~1747-1816)
30iii.
Anthony BOORMAN (ca1750-)
On 24 Oct 1757 when William was 38, he second married Jane HUSMAN / HUSMAR in All Saints, Staplehurst, Kent, England. Born ca 1721 in Kent, England. Jane died in Staplehurst, Kent, England, on 2 May 1786; she was 65. Buried on 6 May 1786 in Staplehurst, Kent, England.
MARRIAGE: Oct 24, 1758 or 1757
DEATH: possibly May 2,1786
1786 England Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991
Name: Jane
Gender: Female
Burial Date: 06 May 1786
Burial Place: Staplehurst, Kent, England
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Wm. Boorman
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: I02149-7
System Origin: England-EASy
Source Film Number: 1737092
Reference Number: Dcb/BT1/224/203
MARRIAGE: Oct 24, 1758 or 1757
DEATH: possibly May 2,1786
1786 England Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991
Name: Jane
Gender: Female
Burial Date: 06 May 1786
Burial Place: Staplehurst, Kent, England
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Wm. Boorman
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: I02149-7
System Origin: England-EASy
Source Film Number: 1737092
Reference Number: Dcb/BT1/224/203
14. Thomas BOORMAN (William3, Thomas2, William1) . Born in 1722 in of Staplehurst, Kent, England. Thomas died in Biddenden, Kent, England, on 1 Feb 1797; he was 75. Buried on 6 Feb 1797 in Love Lane Baptist Cemetery, Headcorn, Kent, England. Religion: Baptist.
- 1725/26 - was bequeathed £5 by grandmother Elizabeth Boorman
- 1732 (probate) inherited from grandmother Elizabeth Boorman:
Son William's 3 sons Thomas, William and Elizabeth - 5 pounds each when they each turn 21, to be paid by her son Thomas to William their father within 3 months
- 1749-52: Rated property in Headcorn, rent £5
- 1753 marriage, Staplehurst All Saints, Kent, England:
1753 2 Nov BORMAN Thomas BADCOCK Elisabeth Both OTP
- 1753 "England, Marriages, 1538–1973 "
groom's name: Thos. Borman
bride's name: Elizabeth Badcock
marriage date: 02 Nov 1753
marriage place: Staplehurst, Kent, England
indexing project (batch) number: I02149-6
system origin: England-EASy
source film number: 1737092
reference number: Dcb/BT1/224/171
- 1779: Signed the new register at the Baptist Chapel, Headcorn. Lived at Birchley, Biddenden.
- 1781-5: Of Biddenden. Rated for land rent £30 at High Halden.
- 1795: Yeoman of Biddenden. Messuage, tenements and lands
- 1797 burial record: "Thomas Boorman of the parish of Biddenden was buried in the General Baptist burial ground in the parish of Headcorn on the 6th day of February 1797 aged 75 years." [transcribed from image]
- 1797 Will Extract
Source: Archdeaconry Court of Canterbury v.103 folio 62 Probate 21 Mar 1797
Thomas Boorman of Biddenden, yeoman, will dated 10 Sep 1795
Sons Thomas, Benjamin, James, William and John
Daughter Sarah wife of John Ballard
Wife Elizabeth
Witnessed by Stephen Swatland, T Freeman and Richard Buckwell.
Executors: sons Benjamin and William
Bequeaths:
> children Thomas, Benjamin, James, William and Sarah share equally the residue
> son John: £100 previously lent + £30
> wife Elizabeth: some furniture and bedding, £20 annual annuity
- 1797: will proved at Archdeaconry of Canterbury
From: http://www.kentarchaeology.ac/ekwills_a/series/ekp_p2/ekp_p2n_ble.htm
Surnames Forenames Places Made Prob Register Refs. Original Refs.
Boorman Thomas Biddenden 1795 1797 PRC17/103/62b PRC16/472 B/13
RESEARCH NOTES
- Original source: Rita’s 2001 chart after visiting Headcorn, England.
- Was he married before, or are children’s birthdates wrong. Thomas and Elizabeth married in 1753, yet I currently have their first 3 children born before 1753 ???
- one researcher says: “I can't prove whether or not Thomas (1722) was William and Sarah Chapman's son other than that his birthdate would fit so I have left his parentage as queried for the moment. I haven't seen any definite baptism records either to confirm.”
- Another researcher reports that the Thomas who married an Elizabeth and had 7 children (Thomas, John, George, Sarah, William, Benjamin and James) was the son of John Boorman and Ester Meopham.
. Born in 1722 in of Staplehurst, Kent, England. Thomas died in Biddenden, Kent, England, on 1 Feb 1797; he was 75. Buried on 6 Feb 1797 in Love Lane Baptist Cemetery, Headcorn, Kent, England. Religion: Baptist.- 1725/26 - was bequeathed £5 by grandmother Elizabeth Boorman
- 1732 (probate) inherited from grandmother Elizabeth Boorman:
Son William's 3 sons Thomas, William and Elizabeth - 5 pounds each when they each turn 21, to be paid by her son Thomas to William their father within 3 months
- 1749-52: Rated property in Headcorn, rent £5
- 1753 marriage, Staplehurst All Saints, Kent, England:
1753 2 Nov BORMAN Thomas BADCOCK Elisabeth Both OTP
- 1753 "England, Marriages, 1538–1973 "
groom's name: Thos. Borman
bride's name: Elizabeth Badcock
marriage date: 02 Nov 1753
marriage place: Staplehurst, Kent, England
indexing project (batch) number: I02149-6
system origin: England-EASy
source film number: 1737092
reference number: Dcb/BT1/224/171
- 1779: Signed the new register at the Baptist Chapel, Headcorn. Lived at Birchley, Biddenden.
- 1781-5: Of Biddenden. Rated for land rent £30 at High Halden.
- 1795: Yeoman of Biddenden. Messuage, tenements and lands
- 1797 burial record: "Thomas Boorman of the parish of Biddenden was buried in the General Baptist burial ground in the parish of Headcorn on the 6th day of February 1797 aged 75 years." [transcribed from image]
- 1797 Will Extract
Source: Archdeaconry Court of Canterbury v.103 folio 62 Probate 21 Mar 1797
Thomas Boorman of Biddenden, yeoman, will dated 10 Sep 1795
Sons Thomas, Benjamin, James, William and John
Daughter Sarah wife of John Ballard
Wife Elizabeth
Witnessed by Stephen Swatland, T Freeman and Richard Buckwell.
Executors: sons Benjamin and William
Bequeaths:
> children Thomas, Benjamin, James, William and Sarah share equally the residue
> son John: £100 previously lent + £30
> wife Elizabeth: some furniture and bedding, £20 annual annuity
- 1797: will proved at Archdeaconry of Canterbury
From: http://www.kentarchaeology.ac/ekwills_a/series/ekp_p2/ekp_p2n_ble.htm
Surnames Forenames Places Made Prob Register Refs. Original Refs.
Boorman Thomas Biddenden 1795 1797 PRC17/103/62b PRC16/472 B/13
RESEARCH NOTES
- Original source: Rita’s 2001 chart after visiting Headcorn, England.
- Was he married before, or are children’s birthdates wrong. Thomas and Elizabeth married in 1753, yet I currently have their first 3 children born before 1753 ???
- one researcher says: “I can't prove whether or not Thomas (1722) was William and Sarah Chapman's son other than that his birthdate would fit so I have left his parentage as queried for the moment. I haven't seen any definite baptism records either to confirm.”
- Another researcher reports that the Thomas who married an Elizabeth and had 7 children (Thomas, John, George, Sarah, William, Benjamin and James) was the son of John Boorman and Ester Meopham.
On 2 Nov 1753 when Thomas was 31, he married Elizabeth BADCOCK in Staplehurst All Saints, Staplehurst, Kent, England. Born in 1723 in of Staplehurst, Kent, England. Elizabeth died in Kent, England, on 23 Feb 1801; she was 78. Buried on 28 Feb 1801 in Love Lane Baptist Cemetery, Headcorn, Kent, England.
- 1801 Elizabeth of Biddenden died age 78. Buried at the Headcorn Baptist meeting house.
ALSO
- 1801 - "Elizabeth Boorman of the parish of Biddenden was buried in the general baptist burying ground at Headcorn on the 28th of Feb 1801. Aged 78 years." [on same page as another Elizabeth wife of John]
RESEARCH NOTES
- Elizabeth Badcock had a daughter Sarah Badcock baptised 15 Oct 1752, the year before a marriage of Thomas Boorman to Elizabeth Badcock in 1753.
- could Elizabeth be buried in Staplehurst instead (as she was married there)? Likely a different Elizabeth.
1771 England Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991
Name: Elizth.
Gender: Female
Burial Date: 28 Mar 1771
Burial Place: Staplehurst, Kent, England
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Thos. Borman
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: I02149-7
System Origin: England-EASy
Source Film Number: 1737092
Reference Number: Dcb/BT1/224/188
- 1801 Elizabeth of Biddenden died age 78. Buried at the Headcorn Baptist meeting house.
ALSO
- 1801 - "Elizabeth Boorman of the parish of Biddenden was buried in the general baptist burying ground at Headcorn on the 28th of Feb 1801. Aged 78 years." [on same page as another Elizabeth wife of John]
RESEARCH NOTES
- Elizabeth Badcock had a daughter Sarah Badcock baptised 15 Oct 1752, the year before a marriage of Thomas Boorman to Elizabeth Badcock in 1753.
- could Elizabeth be buried in Staplehurst instead (as she was married there)? Likely a different Elizabeth.
1771 England Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991
Name: Elizth.
Gender: Female
Burial Date: 28 Mar 1771
Burial Place: Staplehurst, Kent, England
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Thos. Borman
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: I02149-7
System Origin: England-EASy
Source Film Number: 1737092
Reference Number: Dcb/BT1/224/188
They had the following children:
31i.
Thomas BOORMAN (1747-1825)
32ii.
John BOORMAN (1752-1821)
33iii.
Sarah BOORMAN / BADCOCK (1752-1829)
34iv.
George BOORMAN (1756-1777)
35v.
Benjamin BOORMAN (ca1758-~1834)
36vi.
James BOORMAN (1761-1845)
37vii.
William BOORMAN (1764-~1836)
15. Benjamin BOORMAN (William3, Thomas2, William1) . Born ca 1723. Benjamin died in 1723; he was <1.
- Buried with his parents in in St Peter & St Paul churchyard, Headcorn Kent (photo of parent’s grave.
RESEARCH NOTES
- from a researcher who visited Headcorn in 2001, picture taken of sunken grave at Methodist Church, Headcorn, Kent. Can’t read inscription from the photo, but caption on back says “Headcorn, grave of Benjamin Boorman, Methodist Church”. I think his belongs to a later Benjamin.
. Born ca 1723. Benjamin died in 1723; he was <1.- Buried with his parents in in St Peter & St Paul churchyard, Headcorn Kent (photo of parent’s grave.
RESEARCH NOTES
- from a researcher who visited Headcorn in 2001, picture taken of sunken grave at Methodist Church, Headcorn, Kent. Can’t read inscription from the photo, but caption on back says “Headcorn, grave of Benjamin Boorman, Methodist Church”. I think his belongs to a later Benjamin.
16. Elizabeth BOORMAN (William3, Thomas2, William1). Born bef 1725.
- 1725 was bequeathed £5 by grandmother Elizabeth Boorman
- 1732 (probate) inherited from grandmother Elizabeth Boorman:
Son William's 3 sons Thomas, William and Elizabeth - 5 pounds each when they each turn 21, to be paid by her son Thomas to William their father within 3 months
- 1771 still alive
- 1725 was bequeathed £5 by grandmother Elizabeth Boorman
- 1732 (probate) inherited from grandmother Elizabeth Boorman:
Son William's 3 sons Thomas, William and Elizabeth - 5 pounds each when they each turn 21, to be paid by her son Thomas to William their father within 3 months
- 1771 still alive
17. Sarah BOORMAN (William3, Thomas2, William1). Born abt 1727. Sarah died abt Mar 1790; she was 63. Buried on 20 Mar 1790 in Love Lane Graveyard, Headcorn, Kent, England. Religion: Baptist.
- 1754 Staplehurst Marriage 1695 - 1792
Source : Staplehurst All Saints Church Parish Register
Reference : CKS P347 1/4 & 1/10:
1754 15 Oct BOWLES Thomas, BORMAN Sarah, G: of Chart Sutton, B: OTP
Witness William Boorman
- 1790 widow of Headcorn. Buried 20 March 1790 at the Protestant dissenters burying ground
RESEARCH NOTES
- As per Rita’s 2001 chart after visiting Headcorn, England.
- maybe there were other children between 1754 and 1760?
- 1754 Staplehurst Marriage 1695 - 1792
Source : Staplehurst All Saints Church Parish Register
Reference : CKS P347 1/4 & 1/10:
1754 15 Oct BOWLES Thomas, BORMAN Sarah, G: of Chart Sutton, B: OTP
Witness William Boorman
- 1790 widow of Headcorn. Buried 20 March 1790 at the Protestant dissenters burying ground
RESEARCH NOTES
- As per Rita’s 2001 chart after visiting Headcorn, England.
- maybe there were other children between 1754 and 1760?
On 15 Oct 1754 when Sarah was 27, she married Thomas BOWLES in Staplehurst All Saints, Staplehurst, Kent, England. Born abt 1719. Thomas died in Headcorn, Kent, England, abt Jul 1786; he was 67. Buried on 22 Jul 1786 in Love Lane Graveyard, Headcorn, Kent, England.
- 1754 Kent, England, Tyler Index to Parish Registers, 1538-1874
Name: Thos Bowles
Event Type: Marriage
Marriage Date: 15 Oct 1754
Marriage Place: Staplehurst, Kent
Spouse Name: Sarah Borman
- 1786 "England Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991"
Name: Thomas Bowles
Gender: Male
Burial Date: 21 Jul 1786
Burial Place: Headcorn, Kent, England
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: I01573-1
System Origin: England-EASy
GS Film number: 1736725
Reference ID: item 5 p 154
RESEARCH NOTES
- Thomas Bowles seems to be a common name in Kent
- there are a number of early baptisms for children of Thomas Bowles and Sarah [IGI batch P01051-4) but dates are too early [perhaps for a cousin or even an earlier marriage to another Sarah?]:
> Charles Bowles, chr. 23 Jun 1737 St Andrew, Holborn, London
> Mary Bowles, chr. 12 Jul 1730 St Andrew, Holborn, London
> Samuel Bowles, chr. 19 Nov 1732 St Andrew, Holborn, London
- in at least 1 parish record transcription source, there seems to be a gap between 1686 and 1727)
- another Thomas Bowles married an Elizabeth Smith, 4 Nov 1754 Westcliff Kent
- 1754 Kent, England, Tyler Index to Parish Registers, 1538-1874
Name: Thos Bowles
Event Type: Marriage
Marriage Date: 15 Oct 1754
Marriage Place: Staplehurst, Kent
Spouse Name: Sarah Borman
- 1786 "England Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991"
Name: Thomas Bowles
Gender: Male
Burial Date: 21 Jul 1786
Burial Place: Headcorn, Kent, England
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: I01573-1
System Origin: England-EASy
GS Film number: 1736725
Reference ID: item 5 p 154
RESEARCH NOTES
- Thomas Bowles seems to be a common name in Kent
- there are a number of early baptisms for children of Thomas Bowles and Sarah [IGI batch P01051-4) but dates are too early [perhaps for a cousin or even an earlier marriage to another Sarah?]:
> Charles Bowles, chr. 23 Jun 1737 St Andrew, Holborn, London
> Mary Bowles, chr. 12 Jul 1730 St Andrew, Holborn, London
> Samuel Bowles, chr. 19 Nov 1732 St Andrew, Holborn, London
- in at least 1 parish record transcription source, there seems to be a gap between 1686 and 1727)
- another Thomas Bowles married an Elizabeth Smith, 4 Nov 1754 Westcliff Kent
They had the following children:
38i.
Thomas BOWLES (Twin) (1759-1800)
39ii.
Sarah BOWLES (Twin) (1759-1847)
40iii.
Mary BOWLES (1763-1827)
41iv.
Richard BOWLES (1764-)
42v.
Robert BOWLES (1765-)
18. John BOORMAN (William3, Thomas2, William1). Born in 1729. John died on 12 Mar 1807; he was 78. Buried on 17 May 1807 in Love Lane Baptist Cemetery, Headcorn, Kent, England. Occupation: Wheelwright. Religion: Baptist.
- 1754 Kent, England, Extracted Parish Records [duplicated in the Surrey, England, Extracted Parish Records]
Text: John Boorman of Headcorn wheelwright bach (25) & Eliz Mockett of the s sp (23), at Maidstone. 13 Feb 1754. Book: Volume 29
Collection: Kent, Surrey, London: - Canterbury Marriage Licences, 1751-1780 (Marriage) by licence
- 1807 England & Wales Non-conformist burials Transcription
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First name(s) John
Last name Boorman
Age 78
Birth year 1729
Death year 1807
Death date ? ? 1807
Burial year 1807
Burial date 17 May 1807
Burial place Headcorn
Denomination Baptist
County Kent
Country England
Archive reference TNA/RG/4/932
Description KENT: Headcorn (Baptist): Deaths
"John Boorman of the Parish of Headcorn was buried in the general Baptists burying ground in the said parish on the 17 day of May 1807. Aged 78 years."
From another researcher:
- a wheelwright and timber merchant of Headcorn Kent, a prominent figure during his lifetime
- 1754-67: a wheelwright of Headcorn and possibly Staplehurst. He had a timber framed house and buildings in Wheller Street Headcorn (now AT Palmer, builder)
- 1755-6: he was rated for property in Headcorn, annual rent £2
- 1758: a ‘weaster’ and dissenter of Headcorn
- 1761: minister and teacher of the Baptist Chapel Headcorn
- 1763: John Boorman bought the Old Meeting House in Staplehurst
- 1764: He witnessed the will of Edward Love the elder of Headcorn
- 1766: Possibly wheelwright of Staplehurst. Sold land to the Congregational meeting of Staplehurst for a chapel
- 1767: Whellwright; leased or bought Forstal Farm, Heacorn from John Stutterfield
- 1772: Wheelwright of Headcorn; he was indicted at the Querter Sessions for unlawfully laying and trimming timber in the highway at The Harbour, Sutton Valence. Fined one shilling.
- 1773: Timber merchant of Headcorn; executor of the will of Thomas Love, executor of the will of Dniel Austen who ocupied a shop and the Meeting House in Staplehurst
- 1775-6: rated for properties in Headcorn, rent £21, £5 and £3 10s
- 1776: he built a farmhouse, outhouse and hogpound for Mrs Saunders at Vane farm, Headcorn/Smarden
- 1776-82: rated for properties as above, plus another, rent £50; he was appointed a guardian of Elizabeth Austen by the will of her father Daniel
- 1777: timber merchant of Headcorn (marriage of Elizxabeth Austen)
- 1778-82: assessor and/or overseer of the poor rates in Headcorn
- 1779: signed the new register at the Baptist Chapel, Headcorn
- 1780-9: owned property in Headcorn, rent £14, and rented property from John Howland, rent £3
- 1782: perhaps it was his son William Boorman who took over the £50 property
- 1782-8: he continued to occupy the £21 and £5 properties
- 1784: lived in property owned by John Howland
- 1784-5: assossor of the poor rates in Headcorn
- 1786: bought Chantry Farm, Headcorn, from the Rev David Evans, occupied by Richard Chambers, rent £8; bought Chantry Farm from the four daughters and coheirs of the Rev Mr Stringer Belcher. There is a plaque in the northeast corner of Chantry Farm: JB 1786
- 1786-8: also rated for the mill in Headcorn, rent £17 p/a
- 1789: his son John took over the mill, son William took over the £21 property
- 1789-92: rated for a property in Headcorn, rent £5 then £8
- 1793: wrote a letter to the Dover Baptist church recommending Mr Winder to them
- 1798: “He is now entitled to the entire fee of Chantry farm”
- 1800: he wrote a letter to the Dover Baptist church agreeing to Brother Marten becoming their pastor
- 1803: timber merchant; he was bankrupt; he sold Forstal Farm to Robert Farris
- 1804-6: rated for property in Headcorn, rent £2 10s
- 1807: of Headcorn
RESEARCH NOTES
- Original information from another researcher after visiting Headcorn, England in 2001.
- 7 children listed (3 with descendants)
- 1754 Kent, England, Extracted Parish Records [duplicated in the Surrey, England, Extracted Parish Records]
Text: John Boorman of Headcorn wheelwright bach (25) & Eliz Mockett of the s sp (23), at Maidstone. 13 Feb 1754. Book: Volume 29
Collection: Kent, Surrey, London: - Canterbury Marriage Licences, 1751-1780 (Marriage) by licence
- 1807 England & Wales Non-conformist burials Transcription
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First name(s) John
Last name Boorman
Age 78
Birth year 1729
Death year 1807
Death date ? ? 1807
Burial year 1807
Burial date 17 May 1807
Burial place Headcorn
Denomination Baptist
County Kent
Country England
Archive reference TNA/RG/4/932
Description KENT: Headcorn (Baptist): Deaths
"John Boorman of the Parish of Headcorn was buried in the general Baptists burying ground in the said parish on the 17 day of May 1807. Aged 78 years."
From another researcher:
- a wheelwright and timber merchant of Headcorn Kent, a prominent figure during his lifetime
- 1754-67: a wheelwright of Headcorn and possibly Staplehurst. He had a timber framed house and buildings in Wheller Street Headcorn (now AT Palmer, builder)
- 1755-6: he was rated for property in Headcorn, annual rent £2
- 1758: a ‘weaster’ and dissenter of Headcorn
- 1761: minister and teacher of the Baptist Chapel Headcorn
- 1763: John Boorman bought the Old Meeting House in Staplehurst
- 1764: He witnessed the will of Edward Love the elder of Headcorn
- 1766: Possibly wheelwright of Staplehurst. Sold land to the Congregational meeting of Staplehurst for a chapel
- 1767: Whellwright; leased or bought Forstal Farm, Heacorn from John Stutterfield
- 1772: Wheelwright of Headcorn; he was indicted at the Querter Sessions for unlawfully laying and trimming timber in the highway at The Harbour, Sutton Valence. Fined one shilling.
- 1773: Timber merchant of Headcorn; executor of the will of Thomas Love, executor of the will of Dniel Austen who ocupied a shop and the Meeting House in Staplehurst
- 1775-6: rated for properties in Headcorn, rent £21, £5 and £3 10s
- 1776: he built a farmhouse, outhouse and hogpound for Mrs Saunders at Vane farm, Headcorn/Smarden
- 1776-82: rated for properties as above, plus another, rent £50; he was appointed a guardian of Elizabeth Austen by the will of her father Daniel
- 1777: timber merchant of Headcorn (marriage of Elizxabeth Austen)
- 1778-82: assessor and/or overseer of the poor rates in Headcorn
- 1779: signed the new register at the Baptist Chapel, Headcorn
- 1780-9: owned property in Headcorn, rent £14, and rented property from John Howland, rent £3
- 1782: perhaps it was his son William Boorman who took over the £50 property
- 1782-8: he continued to occupy the £21 and £5 properties
- 1784: lived in property owned by John Howland
- 1784-5: assossor of the poor rates in Headcorn
- 1786: bought Chantry Farm, Headcorn, from the Rev David Evans, occupied by Richard Chambers, rent £8; bought Chantry Farm from the four daughters and coheirs of the Rev Mr Stringer Belcher. There is a plaque in the northeast corner of Chantry Farm: JB 1786
- 1786-8: also rated for the mill in Headcorn, rent £17 p/a
- 1789: his son John took over the mill, son William took over the £21 property
- 1789-92: rated for a property in Headcorn, rent £5 then £8
- 1793: wrote a letter to the Dover Baptist church recommending Mr Winder to them
- 1798: “He is now entitled to the entire fee of Chantry farm”
- 1800: he wrote a letter to the Dover Baptist church agreeing to Brother Marten becoming their pastor
- 1803: timber merchant; he was bankrupt; he sold Forstal Farm to Robert Farris
- 1804-6: rated for property in Headcorn, rent £2 10s
- 1807: of Headcorn
RESEARCH NOTES
- Original information from another researcher after visiting Headcorn, England in 2001.
- 7 children listed (3 with descendants)
On 13 Feb 1754 when John was 25, he married Elizabeth MOCKETT in All Saints Church, Maidstone, Kent, England. Born in 1733 in perhaps Smarden, Kent, England. Elizabeth died on 20 Dec 1800; she was 67. Buried on 26 Dec 1800 in Love Lane Baptist Cemetery Headcorn, Kent, England.
From another researcher:
- probably the daughter of Thomas Mockett, yeoman of Smarden
- 1733: she was boarding at John Isted’s house in Lenham after the death of her mother; Thomas’ will appointed Daniel Osmer of Smarden his executor
- 1754: Elizabeth’s marriage bond was guaranteed by Benjamin Hosmar of Smarden; she was a spinster of Headcorn, age 23
- 1800 died 20 December age 67, buried 26 Dec at Love Lane
- 1800 burial: Recorded on the preceding page (same image) as John Boorman: "Elizabeth Boorman of the parish of Headcorn was buried in the general Baptist burying ground in the said Parish on the 26 of Dec:r 1800. Aged [blank]"
From another researcher:
- probably the daughter of Thomas Mockett, yeoman of Smarden
- 1733: she was boarding at John Isted’s house in Lenham after the death of her mother; Thomas’ will appointed Daniel Osmer of Smarden his executor
- 1754: Elizabeth’s marriage bond was guaranteed by Benjamin Hosmar of Smarden; she was a spinster of Headcorn, age 23
- 1800 died 20 December age 67, buried 26 Dec at Love Lane
- 1800 burial: Recorded on the preceding page (same image) as John Boorman: "Elizabeth Boorman of the parish of Headcorn was buried in the general Baptist burying ground in the said Parish on the 26 of Dec:r 1800. Aged [blank]"
They had the following children:
43i.
John BOORMAN (1754-1837)
44ii.
William BOORMAN (1757-1825)
45iii.
Mary “Polly” BOORMAN (Died as Child) (1763-1780)
46iv.
Thomas BOORMAN (Died as Infant) (~1765-1765)
47v.
Sarah BOORMAN (~1767-1815)
48vi.
Lydia BOORMAN (ca1770-)
49vii.
Samuel BOORMAN (Died as Child) (~1775-1780)