Extracts relating to Thanet Scope Extracts from four volumes of monumental inscriptions and heraldic material, copied & supplemented by Mr R. H. D'Elboux in the 20th century, and published by the Kent FHS on microfiche sets 1756, 1757, 1758 & 1759. Much of the original material was collected in the 18th century by Filmer Southouse, John Thorpe, William Warren and Bryan Faussett. Arrangement Entries are arranged alphabetically by heading. Headings give the family's surname, and (as applicable) an abode, and name of the Kent parish where the reference occurs ~ there is also a cross reference to the original on microfiche, in the format noted below. Entries are numbered, and these are used in the People and Places Indexes on page 5. Abbreviations & Notations 56-3-r4c07 sample microfiche reference : fiche 3 of set 1756, at the intersection of row 4 & col 7 [ ] annotation { } denote surnames to which coats of arms have been attributed denotes an impalement of two coats of arms Barry J White December 2001
B J White, December 2001 Extracts relating to Thanet page 2 of 5 1. BROOKE of Margate - at Herne (59-5-r2c05) Rev d Charles MILLES 25 June 1749 aged 42 & w. Ruth eld. d. Robert BROOKE of Margate, d. 6 March 1817 in 90 th yr. erm a millrind sa on a chief az 2 wings conjoined {MILLES} gu on a chev arg a lion rampt sa crowned or {BROOKE} (ie. the undifferenced arms of BROOKE, Lord Cobham) {MILLES} on a lozenge 2. BURTON of Sacket Hill House, St Peters - at Patrixbourne (59-2-r4c10) Sir Richard BURTON of Sacket Hill House, St Peters. See Burke's Armoury [annotated against the inscription relating to his son]. 3. BURTON of the Isle of Thanet - at Patrixbourne (59-2-r4c11) John BURTON 1833 s. of Sir Richard BURTON of the I. of Thanet. sa on a chev between 3 owls arg crowned or a mural crown gu between 2 wreaths of laurel vert {BURTON} a chev between 3 stags 4. CLEYBROOKE of Nashcourt in Thanett (56-1-r3c05) arg a cross patty gu 5. CRISPE of Queeke in Thanett (56-1-r3c05) or on a chev sa 5 horseshoes or nailed of the second 6. CURLING of the Isle of Tennett (56-1-r3c05) or on a pile gu a leopards face jess t de lys of the first 7. DANE of Dane Court (56-1-r3c12) 4 lys [annotated 'tricked in pencil'] 8. DAY - at Canterbury St Mary Bredin (58-3-r5c08) buried the Body of DAY, Gent who married ghter of Robert of the Isle of Thanet Issue by her 3 Sonnes ghters; hee lived 38 Yeares the 3 d Day of March Dni 1632 [damaged or obscured] 9. DENNE of Thanet - at Canterbury St Mildred (59-4-r1c09) Apra BEAKE only d. of Robert BEAKE 1 Aug 1716. quarterly (1&4) {BEAKE}, (2) az 3 pards heads couped or {DENNE of Den Hill} (3) Arg 2 flaunches sa each charged with a pards head or {DENNE of Thanet} 10. EASON of Ramsgate - at Canterbury St Mildred (58-4-r3c07) Here lyeth the Body of Michael PAGE Gent. Son of Charles PAGE of this City. He married Mary, Daughter of John EASON of Ramsgate, by whom he had 4 Children; viz; Martha, Mary, Charles, and Michael. He was a Dutyfull Son, an affectionate Husband, a Tender Parent, a sincere Friend, the best of Masters, and a Lover of his Country. He was Commander of several Merchant Ships and in several Engagements, where he always acquitted Himself with Honour, and acquired a handsome Fortune. Whose Death is greatly regretted by all his Acquaintance. - He died October the 3 d 1746 Aged 52 Years. gu a fess dancetty between 3 martlets arg 11. GEORGE of Monkton - at Hackington St Stephen (56-5-r3c03) Here lieth buried, the Body of John BLAXLAND, late of this Parish, Gent, who died June 30 1730. He had 2 Wives; The First, Bennet GEORGE who is buried in Monkton Chancel, in the Isle of Thanet, by whom he had Issue 5 Sons and 3 Daughters; of which survived 2 Sons, and 2 Daughters, viz Edward, Thomas, Bennet, and Elis. The Second Wife is buried here by him. on a fess 3 birds volent 12. HARTY of Birchington (56-1-r4c08) or on a fess sa 3 falcons rising or 13. HAUTE of Nash Court in Tenet (56-1-r4c10) or a cross engrailed gu 14. JOHNSON of the Isle of Thanett (56-1-r4c12) quarterly indented sa & or in the 1st a pelican in piety or a d & vulned gu 15. LEWIS of Minster in Thanet - at Canterbury East Bridge aka King's Bridge Hospital (58-4-r5c08) In The Hall hang the Pictures of D r John BATTELEY, Arch Deacon of Canterbury; and the Rev d M r LEWIS late Rector of Minster in Thanet who were Masters of this Hospital 16. LEWIS of Mynstre in Thanet - at Crundale (58-7-r2c07) I copied it [a lost inscription] from some Papers of The Rev d M r John LEWIS, late Vicar of Mynstre, in Thanet; who copied it from The MS Papers of Filmer SOUTHOUSE. 17. LEWIS of Thanet - at Sandwich St Bartholomew's Hospital (57-6-r2c12) For some Particulars relating to this Hospitall, see LEWIS's Thanet P202.203
B J White, December 2001 Extracts relating to Thanet page 3 of 5 18. MASON of the Isle of Thanett (56-1-r5c04) arg a chev between 3 masons squares sa 19. ORCHARD of Mounckton Court - at Canterbury St Mary Magdalene (58-4-r2c04) M r SOMNER has preserv'd the Following Inscription. Here lyeth Buryed, The Body of Sybell ORCHARD, Widow, late the Wife of M r Libby ORCHARD, late of Mounckton Court, in the Isle of Thanet, deceased, which Sybell died the 12 th Day of March, Anno Domini 1586. 20. PETIT of Dantdelion in Thanett - at Sibertswold (57-4-r4c10) In Memory of Anne the vertuous, discreet, religious Wife of Paule PETIT of Dantdelion in Thanett, Gent: Eldest Daughter of John MERRYWETHER of Sheepardswell Gent: She died Nov: 12 1676 Aged near 60 Years. 21. PETITT of Dande Lyon in the Isle of Thanet - at Denton (57-4-r4c02) Here lieth Buried The Body of Henry PETITT Sonne & Heyr of Valentine PETTIT [sic] of Dande Lyon in The Isle of Thanet, Gent. [Also?] Valentine, Eldest sonne of the sayde Henry; & Katharine, Henries [sic] Daughter - the sayde Henry departed This Life The 13 th Day of February 1624. arg on a chev gu between 3 lions heads erased sa crowned or 3 bezants {PETITT} Here lieth The Body of Joanna, one of The Daughters of S r Adam SPRACKLING Knight, Wife of Henry PETTIT [sic] of Dandelion in the Isle of Thanet Gentleman. She departed This Life the First Day of January 1641. quarterly (1&4) {PETITT}, (2&3) sa 3 lions rampt in fess between 2 bars dancetty arg {DANDELYON} sa a saltire erm between 4 pards faces or {SPRACKLING} 22. PETITT of the Isle of Thanett (56-1-r5c08) arg on a chev gu between 3 lions heads erased sa etc d gu crowned or 3 bezants 23. SANDWELL of Minster - at Herne (56-5-r5c05) Here lieth interred the Body of Richard KNOWLER of Hearne in the County of Kent, Gent and Master of Arts in Pembroke Colledge in Oxford. The 2 d Son of Robert KNOWLER late of Hearne, Gent, who tooke to Wife Ann Daughter of Richard SANDWELL of Minster in the Isle of Thannet, in the same County; They had Issue 4 Sons vizt Robert, Richard, Thomas, and John; and 3 Daughters, Margaret, Anne, and Susan. He departed this Life the 20 th Day of February 1659, and in the 59 th Yeare of his Age. "To suffer patiently is a greater Gift, than to raise ye Dead. The Just shall live by Faith". {KNOWLER} 24. Stonar in Thanet - at Folkestone (57-2-r5c12) B[isho]p STILLINGFLEET in his Orig. Britain; and SOMNER in his Roman Ports and Forts, with some others, imagine this Place [Folkestone] to have been the Lapis Tituli of Nennius; and the Place where Vortimer fought his last Battle with the Saxons; tho' Others fix it at Stonar in Thanet - see HARRIS Hist. of Kent Fol: 124 25. TOMLIN of Updowne - at Westbere (56-6-r1c06) Here lieth The Body of M r Hammond TWYMAN, late of Rushborne. He married Anne, Daughter of M r Peter TOMLIN Gent: of Updowne in The Isle of Thanet : by her he left 3 Sons, and 6 Daughters. He was distinguished for his good Nature, Piety, and a Friendly generous Disposition - There hath been seldom found more good Qualities than he was possest [sic] of in one Person - obijt 29 Feb 1727 - AEtatis 61. - Near this Place lies the Body of M r Anthony TWYMAN, who was Fellow of St John's College in Cambridge, and Master of the Revels in Ireland; Tutor to the late Lord Henchingbrooke : Sometime after to the Lord Finch, w th whom he travell'd as his Governour. After his returned he travelled with The Lord Burford, the present Duke of St Albans; Lord Nassaw Pawlet, Lord Spencer, The present Earl of Sunderland; and Oliver ST JOHN Esq through Italy, Germany, France, Holland, and Ireland; being greatly esteem'd for his Learning abroad, and admired by all that knew him at home. It pleased Almighty God, his Body here to rest and to mingle his Dust with his Ancestors. He died, 18 Sept 1722 AEtatis 42 - To The Pious Memory of My Honour'd Father and much lov'd Unkle [sic], this Monument was erected by M r Peter TWYMAN, eldest son to M r Hammond TWYMAN. H SCHEEMAKER & H CHEERE [sculptors] 26. UNDERDOWNE of Birchington - at Reculver (56-5-r5c10) Here lieth The Body of Henry HILLS; he had Issue by his Wife, Catherine, Two Sons, and Two Daughters; Henry, John, Mary and Catherine. He died in Dec: 1684, Aged 62 Years. Here lieth Interred the Body of Catharine HILLS who departed this Life the 25 o of January 1696/7 aged 72 Years and odd Months. Shee had Issue by heir [sic] Husband aforesaid 2 Sons and 2 Daughters; Henry, John, Mary and Catherine : all interred near this Place. She was Daughter to Vincent UNDERDOWNE of Birchington, in the Isle of Thanett, Yeoman. Her Husband, Henry HILLS, gave to The Poor Men of Reculver The Rent of 3 10s a Year, payable the 24 o Day of June forever. 27. WHEATLEY of Margate - at Herne (56-5-r5c01) {FOCHE} per fess az & or a pale counter-charged 3 lions rampt reguard of the 2nd {WHEATLEY}
B J White, December 2001 Extracts relating to Thanet page 4 of 5 28. WHEATLEY of Margate - at Herne (56-5-r5c02) Here lieth the Body of William FOCHE Vicar of this Parish, son of Henry FOCHE of Christ's Church Canterbury, Gent, who had Issue, by his Wife 7 Children, died Aug 1 1713 Aged 56 Years. Here also lieth the Body of Elisabeth his Wife, Daughter of John WHEATLEY of Margate in The Isle of Thanet, Gent: who died Nov: 21 1747 Aged 81 Years. gu a fess dancetty between 6 fusils or {FOCHE} of six pieces 3 lions ramp t sa {WHEATLEY} 29. WHEATLEY of Margate - at Herne (59-5-r2c03) Will m FOCHE 1713 & w. Eliz d. John WHEATLEY of Margate 1747, aged 81. [William was the] son of Henry FOCHE of Canterbury. a fess dancetty between 3 lozenges of 6 pieces, in 1 3 5 a lion rampt 30. WILKINS of Margate - at Wychling (57-2-r2c02) {CONWAY} erm on a bend sa 3 martlets (? sea ppr) on a canton or a rose gu {WILKINS} [this annotation amends the WILKINS coat given in the original] 31. WILKINS of Margate - at Wychling (57-2-r2c03) Here lieth interred the Body of the Reverend M r Thomas CONWAY some Time Rector of this Parish who married Mary the Daughter of Capt n Michael WILKINS of Margate by whom he had five sons & one Daughter. He died the 16 th Day of September in our Lord aged [hidden by a rail] In pious Memory of whom his sorrowfull widow placed this Stone - The Memory of the Just is precious. sa on a bend cotised arg a rose between 2 annulets gu {CONWAY} erm on a bend 3 martlets a canton charged with a rose {WILKINS} crest : on a wreath the bust of a Moor side faced coup'd proper wreathed about the temples arg & az
B J White, December 2001 Extracts relating to Thanet page 5 of 5 People BATTELEY John 15 BEAKE Apra 9 BEAKE Robert 9 BLAXLAND John 11 BROOKE Robert 1 BURTON John 3 BURTON Richard 2, 3 CHEERE H 25 CONWAY 30 CONWAY Thomas 31 DANDELYON 21 Duke of St Albans 25 Earl of Sunderland 25 EASON John 10 FOCHE 27 FOCHE Henry 28, 29 FOCHE William 28 FOCHE Willm 29 GEORGE Bennet 11 HARRIS 24 HILLS Catharine 26 HILLS Henry 26 KNOWLER Richard 23 KNOWLER Robert 23 LEWIS John 16 Lord Burford 25 Lord Cobham 1 Lord Finch 25 Lord Henchingbrooke 25 Lord Nassaw Pawlet 25 Lord Spencer 25 MERRYWETHER John 20 MILLES Charles 1 ORCHARD Libby 19 ORCHARD Sybell 19 PAGE Charles 10 PAGE Michael 10 PETIT Paule 20 PETITT Henry 21 PETTIT Henry 21 PETTIT Valentine 21 SANDWELL Richard 23 SCHEEMAKER H 25 SOMNER 19, 24 SOUTHOUSE Filmer 16 SPRACKLING Adam 21 ST JOHN Oliver 25 STILLINGFLEET 24 TOMLIN Peter 25 TWYMAN Anthony 25 TWYMAN Hammond 25 TWYMAN Peter 25 UNDERDOWNE Vincent 26 WHEATLEY John 28, 29 WILKINS Michael 31 Places Birchington 12, 26 Cambridge 25 Canterbury 29 Canterbury Christ's Church 28 Canterbury East Bridge Hospital 15 Canterbury King's Bridge Hospital 15 Canterbury St Mary Bredin 8 Canterbury St Mary Magdalene 19 Canterbury St Mildred 9, 10 Crundale 16 Dande Lyon 21 Dandelion 21 Dane Court 7 Dantdelion 20 Den Hill 9 Denton 21 Folkestone 24 France 25 Germany 25 Hackington St Stephen 11 Hearne 23 Herne 1, 23, 27, 28, 29 Holland 25 Ireland 25 Italy 25 Margate 1, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31 Minster 23 Minster in Thanet 15 Monkton 11 Mounckton Court 19 Mynstre in Thanet 16 Nash Court 13 Nashcourt 4 Oxford 23 Patrixbourne 2, 3 Pembroke College, Oxford 23 Queeke 5 Ramsgate 10 Reculver 26 Rushborne 25 Sacket Hill House 2 Sandwich St Bartholomew's Hospital 17 Sheepardswell 20 Sibertswold 20 St John's College, Cambridge 25 St Peters 2 Stonar in Thanet 24 Updowne 25 Westbere 25 Wychling 30, 31