Some Monumental Inscriptions of Wootton Church

Some Monumental Inscriptions of Wootton Church, noted by Bax & Rice Thursday 12th May 1892. Pages 75 to 76 of Epitaphs from Kent Churches typed up by Margaret Broomfield. Also some Monumental Inscriptions noted by Rev Bryan Faussett noted 1758, added 8th June 2007.

No. B(ax's)

1. HS Here lie interred the bodys of Richard SPAIN yeoman and Mary his wife daughter of John Fagg of Hougham. He departed this life July the 17 day 1726 in the 82 yeare of his age and shee departed this life the 13th day of July 1726 in the 76 year of her age. Had issue 5 sons and 4 daughters where of 2 sons and one daughter lie buried here and 3 sons and 3 daughters surviveing (sic).

2. HS Scull, crossbones, pick Here lyeth ye body of Elizabeth daughter of ………… and Mary SPAIN who departed this life the 6th day of March 1713 in the 23rd year of ……….

3. 16 stones to "DUNN" family.

4. HS to NW of church In memory of Thomas BOWES (late of Womenswould) who died the 5th of April 1793 aged 42 years. he left issue by Sarah. [Here I was fetched to tea by the Rector Rev. Furnell Morgan who m. Miss Ada Garraway 1st cousin of Mr. R. Garraway Rice].
Copied by Mr. R.G. Rice5. HS South of church – a child at top partly draped, right arm resting upon an hourglass Here lieth interred the body of Thomas ELGAR he departed this life the 25th of November 1770 aged 81 years. Also here lieth the body of Rachel wife of the said Thomas Elgar she departed this life the 26th of April 1771 aged 80 years.
6. HS south West of church Underneath repose the remains of Mrs. Anne BEAUDET for upwards of 50 years the attached, faithful and confidential servant of the Lady Isabella Brydges of Wootton Court where she died on the 30th of April 1840 in the 70th year of her age.

7. Note. There are some inscriptions to the Brydges family on a kerb enclosing a piece of ground to the NW of church.

8. "Mr. Bax went into church but I did not, having gone to call on the Rector etc. I noticed a white marble monument in the S wall of the Brydges family ?noted by RGR".

9. WOOTTON PARISH REGISTER
There is an original index from about 1546 to 1602 arranged alphabetically. No Bax within that period. Made the following rough notes from Vol I. 1622-3 Feb 16 Rachell the daughter of George ?Backy bapt. 1625 August 7 Margaret the daughter of George Backy was bapt. Burials – 1626 April 5 George Backy a poor man was heere buried ye 5th of Aprill 1626

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Also some Monumental Inscriptions  Noted by Rev Bryan Faussett noted 1758, added 8th June 2007

Kindly typed up for the website by Pat Tritton                    

In The Chancell.

10. On a Flat Stone. Here lieth The Body of The Revd. Mr James JANEWAY, M.A. who was Rector of this Parish 26 Years. He died July ye 1st 1739. Aged 56 Years. And left a Wife, 2 Sons, and 1 Daughter. On his Right Hand lays Mary his Wife, who died Feb. 11 1754. Aged 61.

11. On Another, partly hid by ye Communion Rails. Under this Stone ….rred the Bodies of John COPPIN …. Beakesbourne Gent, 3d. Son of John ……late of Deale; He departed this Life …ay of December Anno Dni 1630 and … Year of his Age. And also of John C…..s 2nd Son, who Married Anne the D……. of Thomas GIBBON of Westcliffe …. by whom he had Issue 4 Sons, and …..ters, viz: John, Susan, Thomas, ….. still borne, Dorothy and Edward. .. ...parted this Life the 9th Day of Dece…. An. Dom. 1654. In The 39th Ye.. .. … Age. And also the Body of …… .oppin late of Canterbury Gent ….. of the last mentioned John Cop… ….. departed this Life the 8th Day of ….. Dni. 1701. In the 60th Year .. his Age.

12. On Another. Under this Stone lieth the Body of Mr Robt. GERRET, A.M. late Rector of this Parish; he died July the 3d. In the Year 1712. Aged 70. Here also lieth Mary his Wife, by whom he had a Daughter, married to Mr Richard HARRIS of Canterbury. She died without Issue aged 30 in 1702, and lies buried near her Father, in this Place.

13. On a Square Flat Stone, with this Coat in the Middle of it, is the following Inscription rounds its Verge. [¼ly 1). Plain, with a label of 3 points. 2). A + flory. 3&4). Plain]. Here lieth buried John SEIPERN sumtime of this Parish Parsone ag.. 1580.

14. On Another Flat Stone. Here lieth the Body of Thomas PRITCHARD, who died the 17th of September 1615. Aged 68. Who was of this Parish Parson.

15. No Altar Piece.

In The Body.
16. On a Flat Stone. with this Coat. [3 boars’ heads couped & a chief]. Here lieth interr’d the Body of Mr Edward COPPIN of Beakesbourne, formerly Minister of this Parish; who departed this Life the 30th of July 1689, in the 67th Year of his Age.

17. On a Small white Flat Stone. John Egerton, Son of Edward and Jemima BRIDGES, ob. 27 Feb. 1758. Aged 1 Month.

18. On Another. John, son of Edwd. and Jemima BRIDGES, ob. 26 of Mar. 1753. Aged 7 Months.

19. On a very ancient Flat Stone, without Inscription is ye following Coat. On a Brass Plate. [Gu a fesse dancety betw. 6 mascles or]. I have since found this to be the Coat of FOCHE.

20. Next to this is another very Ancient Stone, with the Name of FOCHE to be seen in two Places; the rest of the Inscription is not legible.

21. This Church is neat but very Small, consisting only of the Chancell and Body. In the Tower, which is very low, and stands at the West End, is only *1 Small Bell thus inscribed. Joseph HATCH Made Me, 1629.
*There were 2 more, wch, as I am inform’d, were sold, not long ago, in Order to raise Money for ye Repairing & beautifying ye Church.

22. It is a Rectory, in The Gift of John BRIDGES Esq. It was dedicated to St. Martin. The Present Rector (1758) is The Revd. Mr Samuel FREMOULT.

Index of Names and Places

Names
Backy ? 9Bax 8
BEAUDET 6
BOWES 4BRIDGES 17, 18, 22Brydges 6, 7, 8
COPPIN 11, 16DUNN 3Egerton 17ELGAR 5Fagg 1FOCHE 19, 20FREMOULT 22Furnell 4
Garraway 4GERRET 12
GIBBON 11
HARRIS 12HATCH 21
JANEWAY 10Morgan 4PRITCHARD 14
SEIPERN 13SPAIN 1, 2

PlacesBeakesbourne 11, 16
Canterbury 11, 12Hougham 1
Westcliffe 11Womenswould 4
Wootton Court 6General
Lady 6
Rector 4
yeoman 1

Tithe Apportionment for Wootton

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Wootton, Kent Tithe award schedule Back to Wootton Maps etc Information kindly provided by Pat Tritton Owner Occupier No. Description Cultivation Quantities Rector Sheet 1 Sir John   Brydges,     Bart Lady   Isabella      Brydges Sheet 2 John    Hubbard Thomas    Goldfinch Henry    Hunt John    Hills John    Fuitn? Lady   Isabella      Brydges 108 87 88 89 94 96 100 101 102 103 104 105 106 106a 107 109 109a 110 111 98 119 123 130 132 134 167a 168 170 171 172 173 174 176 176a 176b 181 183 185 186 187 188 189 197 202 204 173a 157a Part of Field The Orchard The Meadow Cottage Little Meadow Part of Denton Road field Mill Shaw Long Meadow Seven Acres The Hole Shaw Square field Six Acres Meadow Six Acres Field Boundary field Close Field Close Shaw Lower Shaw Lower Field The two Acres near Mill Shaw Shaw Waste Slip Shaw Small Wood Wootton Court Wootoon Court Wootton Court Wootton Court Park Shaw Park Shot Oaks Slip Oaks Slip Shoulder Mutton Wood Pt of Shoulder Mutton Wd Lodge Shaw Pickelden Field Wootton Court Park Wootton Court Mansion & Lime Kiln Wood Park Close ----- Pickelden Wood Park Wood Warren Plantation Slip Arable Pasture Pasture Garden Pasture Pasture Wood Pasture Pasture Wood Wood Pasture Pasture Arable Arable Arable Wood Wood Arable Pasture Wood Wood Wood Wood Wood Shrubbery Shrubbery Garden Garden Wood Arable Wood Wood Wood Wood Wood Pasture Pasture Premises Wood Arable Lime Kiln Wood Wood Pasture Plantation Garden 0.0. 4 0.0.25 0.3.18 0.0.28 0.3.15 2.0.  6 1.0. 6 1.0.20 7.2.24 7.1. 8 0.0.22 0.1.13 2.3.16 6.1.25 6.0.20 1.1.25 1.2.25 0.2. 5 1.1.39  3.2.37 40.2.39 2.0.20 0.0.17 0.2.14 0.3.18 1.1.12 1.3.21 0.1.36 0.3.23 1.1.29 0.1.20 1.0. 2 8.3.16 1.1.25 0.3. 5 1.3.34 0.1.26 0.1.26 18.3.10 34.1.14 3.2.18 5.1.20 3.2. 3 0.1.15 20.1.20 2.1.10 3.3. 5   0.1.37 115.2.36 0.0. 9 0. 0. 2 0. 1. 3 0. 3. 3 0. 1. 0 0. 3. 0 0. 8 .6 0. 4. 0 0. 3. 0 1. 2. 0 1. 1. 0 0. 0. 3 0.11. 0 1. 1. 6 2. 1 .0 0. 9 .6 0.12. 0 0. 1. 0 0. 4 .0 1.10. 0 8.16. 3 0. 7 .0 0. 0. 1 0. 0. 6 0. 0. 6 0. 2. 6 0. 1. 0 0. 8. 0 1. 6. 0 0. 3. 6 0. 0. 6 3. 8 .0 0. 0. 6 0. 1 .0 0. 2. 6 0. 0. 6 0. 0. 2 2. 5 .6 6. 9. 6 0.17. 0 0.13. 5 1.14. 6 0. 0. 3 1.18. 1 0. 9 .0 0. 7 .0  0. 4. 0 20.13. 0 0. 0. 6 Owner Occupier No. Description Cultivation Quantities Rector Lady   Isabella      Brydges Sheet 3 William    Childs John    Hills Joseph    Prebble William    Deal Thomas    Arnold William    Bayley Castle    Baker David    Dunn 115 117 137 118 120 121 153 158 182 200 199 112 113 114 116 122 125 125a 126 127 129 131 133 138 145 148 149 150 150a 151 152 175 201a 180 190 191 192 198 201 203 205 122a 161 159a The two acres Three Roods Rough Bottom Dog Kennel Meadow Keepers Cottage Little Field House & House & Pickelden Lodge Cottages & Square Meadow Four Acres Shaw Shaw Three Acres Small Den Road Field Slip Shaw Slip Shaw Hilly Field Denton Field Waste Great Field Upper Piece Pond Field ----- The Close Side Hill Field Shaw Shaw Home field Pickelden Close Great Gains Road Field Pickelden Field Three Corner field Hilly Six acres Pickelden four Acres Near Oast Field Park field Upper Shot Small Den Shaw House & Premises --- Arable Pasture Pasture  & Garden Pasture Garden Pasture Garden Premises Garden Garden Pasture Arable Wood Wood Arable Arable Arable Wood Wood Arable Arable Pasture Arable Pasture Pasture Yard &  Premises Pasture Arable Wood Wood Arable Arable Arable Arable Arable Arable Arable Arable Arable Arable Arable Wood --- --- 2.0. 8 0.3. 8 0.2.26 3.2. 2 3.1.10 0.1. 1 0.1.15 3.3.26 0.0.32 0.0.34 0.1.15 0.1. 0 3.2.14 3.3.14 4.0.33 0.3.14 0.1.37 3.0. 8 4.1. 0 4.3.14 0.0.26 0.3.16 7.2.36 6.1.14 0.1.35 20.0.20 5.0. 6 4.3.30 0.3. 6 1.3.20 5.2.25 0.0.13 0.2.36 6.0. 8 6.1. 8 2.2.28 7.0.30 14.2.16 9.0.30 6.0. 2 4.0. 0 6.3.30 9.2. 4 7.0.12    0.1. 4 152.1. 1 0.0.20 0.1.16 0.1.36 0.10. 2 0. 2. 6 0. 3. 6 0.16. 2 0. 8. 4 0. 1. 4 0. 0 .7 0.10. 3 0. 1. 6 0. 4 .9 0. 2 .4 0. 1 .6 0.16. 9 0.18. 3 1. 0. 0 0. 0. 6 0. 0. 4 1. 0. 0 1. 5 .6 1.15. 0 0. 0. 2 0. 0. 4 1.15. 6 1.13. 6   8.15. 6 0.14. 6 1. 3. 0 0.10. 0 0. 7. 0 1.14. 0 0. 0. 2 0. 1. 4 3. 3. 0 2. 1. 6 1.12. 0 2.11. 6 7.10. 0 2.14. 6 2. 3. 6 1. 4. 0 2. 1. 6 4.17. 0 2.17. 6  0. 0. 2 54.12. 6 0. 3. 6 0. 3.10 Owner Occupier No. Description Cultivation Quantities Rector John    Baker Thomas    Buly William    Dunn Sheet 4 David    John       Dunn John    Baker Thomas    Buly William    Dunn Samuel    Marsh David    John       Dunn Henry    Gibbons William    Seath 162 164 90 91 92,93 95 99 124 135 123 135a 142 143a 163 165 167 157 143 8 25 34 35 Cottage ----- ----- The Orchard Five Roods Four Roods Mill Meadow Small Den Eight Acres Cottage Upper Small Den Small Den Two Acres ----- ----- The Orchard One Rood Cottage Great Geddings Rough Slip Cottage ----- Garden Garden Garden Pasture Pasture Pasture Pasture Arable Arable & Garden Pasture Pasture Pasture Yard Homestead Orchard Pasture & Garden Pasture Pasture & Garden Garden 0.1.17 0.0.34 0.2.11 0.0.24 0.1.24 1.1.26 0.3.39 2.1. 0 5.0.33 3.2.22  8.0.20 11.3. 2 0.0.29 4.2. 1 4.3.12 2.1. 5 0.0.10 0. 1. 7  0.2.19 12.2.14 0.1. 8 0. 1 .0 7.3.22 5.0. 2  0.1.34 13.1.18 0.1.31 0. 2. 0 0. 1.10 0. 3.10 0. 1. 0 0. 1. 0 0. 4 .6 0. 4 .0 0. 9. 0 0.19. 6 1. 3 .0 3. 4. 9 4. 7. 9 0. 1. 0 1. 2. 0 1. 2. 6 0.10. 6 0. 1 .0 0. 5 .0 3. 1 .0 0. 1. 6 0. 2. 0 1.   9. 6 1. 4 .0 0. 2 .3 2.15. 9 David    Dunn David   & William     Dunn Ann    Faith George  Ralph   Payne    Jarvis,      Esqre. Sheet 5 William  Hambrook & another David    Dunn James    Woodland John    Faith Joseph    Iggulden 166 160 156 155a 97 98a 61 66 67 68 78 83 84 85 69 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 69a Cottage ----- Village Close Forge Mill Field Denton Mill Great Rakes Seven Roods Lydden Hill field Lydden Hill field Little Rakes Three Acre Piece Three Acre Piece Firs Lydden Wood Shaw Canterbury Downs Canterbury Downs Shaw Shaw Ten Acres Shepherds Well field Shaw & Garden Garden Pasture & Garden Arable ----- Pasture Plantation Arable Plantation Arable Arable Wood Plantation Wood Wood Arable Arable Wood Wood Arable Arable Wood 0.0.11 0.0.24 2.2.15 2.2.39 0.1. 2 0.1. 5 0.0.28 0.1.33 10.2.22 1.3. 2 3.2.32 0.1.30 4.2.26 3.1. 6 0.1.20 0.2.38 18.0.18 0.0.22 8.1.24 15.1. 6 0.0.36 0.1.25 10.2.25 10.2.22  0.0.20 89.2. 4 0. 1 .6 0.14. 4 0.15.10 0. 1. 6 0. 2 .0 0. 4 .9 0. 6 .9 1.10. 0 0.18. 0 0.0. 4 1.14. 0 1.2. 0 0. 0. 4 0. 0. 6 1.14. 6 0. 0. 1 2. 7. 0 4. 0. 8 0. 0. 2 0. 0 .6 3. 3. 6 3.10. 0  0. 0. 2 20. 1. 9 Owner Occupier No. Description Cultivation Quantities Rector John    Noakes Sir Henry   Chudleigh     Oxenden,        Bart. Sheet 6 Sheet 7 John    Noakes Sir Henry   Chudleigh     Oxenden,        Bart. Edward    Gibbons 4 19 20 62 63 64 65 80 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 78 79 81 82 82a 86 136 139 140 141 177 178 179 193 194 195 196 206 207 41a 7 9 10 10a 11 12 13 14 14a 15 16 17 24 27 28 28a 29 30 32 31 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 53a Triangle field Square field Whites Pasture Lydden Wood Pasture Lower field Lower field The Slip Oak Wood ----- Shaw Shaw Shaw Shaw Shaw Broom Close Shaw Road Shaw Shaw Oak Close Oak Close Road Long Slip Small Den field Nine Acres Jolly field Church field Hill Top Middle Slip Hill Bottom Hill Bottom Hill Bottom Short Crab Waste Oast Bottom Pickelden Shaw Shaw The Slip Geddings Rough Shaw Lower Pasture Shaw The Rough Meadow Hawkings Bottom Hole Roughett Wood Roughett Wood Pasture South Geddings Whites Pasture Shaw Shaw Little field Hawkings Shaw Rookery Shaw Whites Pasture ----- Geddings Hog Green Stack Yard Shaw The Slips Kiln Down Shaw Shaw Dunmore Bottom Pett Wood The Spotts Shaw Dover Meadow Dover Meadow Shepherds Well Bottom Great field Bullocks Bank Pasture Pasture Pasture Pasture Arable Wood Wood Wood Chalk pit Wood Wood Wood Wood Wood Arable Wood Wood Wood Pasture Wood Wood Pasture Pasture Pasture Pasture Pasture Wood Arable Wood Wood Arable Downs Arable Wood Wood Pasture Pasture Wood Pasture Wood Pasture Pasture Arable Wood Wood Pasture Arable Pasture Wood Wood Arable Arable Wood Pasture Wood Pasture Yard Homestead Pasture Pasture Wood Pasture Arable Wood Wood Arable Wood Arable Wood Pasture Wood Arable Arable Arable 13.0. 0 10.0.35 13.1. 0 10.3.27 17.0.18 0.0.39  1.1.12 66.0.11 1.2.30 0.1.14 0.2.38 0.1.10 0.1.36 0.2. 0 0.2.30 23.0.32 0.2.24 1.0.23 0.3.16 2.3. 6 0.1. 7 1.2.20 13.0.10 13.3.27 14.3.18 20.1. 0 5.1.25 0.2.32 14.2.25 0.1.25 0.1.30 8.0.30 3.1.25 20.2. 5 0.1.17 0.1.24 2.0.36 1.3. 6 0.3.15 2.0.10 0.1.34 1.2. 2 1.1.25 10.0.25 0.0.19 2.2.20 1.3.14 8.0.30 1.2. 0 0.2.20 0.2. 4 0.2.36 2.3. 4 0.2.25 3.0.18 0.1.22 3.3. 0 0.3. 0 1. 2. 0 0.1.18 0.2.38 1.0. 0 6.1. 0 13.0.18 1.0.38 2.0.20 6.1.15 2.2.32 18.0.10 2.2. 2 2.3. 2 0.1. 6 10.0. 1 54.3.28  22.3.12 344.3.24 1.10. 6 1. 4 .0 1.11. 0 1. 6. 0 4. 0. 0 0. 0. 1 0. 0. 5 9.12. 0 0. 4 .0 0. 0. 6 0. 0. 4 0. 0 .6 0. 1. 0 0. 1. 0 8. 8. 0 0. 1 .0 0. 1. 6 0. 1 .0 0. 6. 6 0. 0 .3 0. 1. 6 1.11. 0 1.19. 0 2. 1 .0 2.17. 0 0. 9 .6 0. 1 .0 7. 0. 0 0. 0. 6 0. 0. 6 1.18. 3 0. 0. 6 10. 2 .0 0. 0. 3 0. 0. 3 0. 6. 6 0. 4. 6 0. 0. 6 0. 3. 6 0. 0. 3 0. 3. 6 0. 5. 6 3. 0. 2 0. 0. 1 0. 4. 6 0. 3. 6 3.  8. 6 0. 7. 0 0. 1. 0 0. 0. 6 0. 5 .6 1. 0. 0 0. 1. 0 0. 7. 6 0. 0. 06 0.18. 6 0. 1 .0 0.16. 0 0. 1. 0 0. 1. 0 0. 1. 0 0.12. 0 2.13. 0 0. 1. 0 0. 2. 0 2. 6 .6 0. 6. 0 7. 2. 0 0. 3. 6 0. 8. 0 0. 0. 2 4. 8. 0 21. 4. 6  8. 5. 0 96.18. 0 Owner Occupier No. Description Cultivation Quantities Rector Joseph    Sladen Rev Arthur   Bennet     Mesham  (Glebe) Henry    Reynolds Thomas    Banks Rev Arthur   Bennet     Mesham 1 2 3 5 6 21 22 23 18 18a 26 33 146 147 154 155 159 184 144 Great field Long Shaw Twenty Acres Pricketts Wood Shaw Half Acre Well Close Turn Coat Holy field Square field The four Acres Cottages ----- ----- ----- Rectory House ----- Church & Yard ----- Arable Wood Arable Wood Wood Wood Pasture Arable Arable Pasture Pasture & Garden Pasture Pasture Barn & Garden Pasture --- Pasture 29.0.20 1.0.26 20.0.10 4.2.14 0.0.22 0.2. 4 2.2.15 13.3.10 18.0.20  9.0.30 99.1.11 4.1. 4 0.2. 6 4.3.10 4.1.30 1.0.10 0.1. 1 1.0. 7 7.3.14 0.1. 5  1.3.10 16.2.37 9.12. 3 0. 1. 4 7. 5. 6 0. 9. 0 0. 0. 2 0. 0. 9 0. 6. 0 6. 0. 0 6.12. 0  1. 7. 0 31.14. 0 0.12. 2 0. 0. 3 0.12. 5 2. 5 .0 Whilst every care has been taken in transcribing information from old records which in themselves are prone to error or  misinterpretation, visitors to this site need to recognise that there will be errors. 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