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Joseph Wenham, son of Edward Wenham and Hannah Wenham [Vine]
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Date
Type
Information
Source
 
21st Mar 1741/42
Christened
At St. Peter & St. Paul Church in the Parish of Hellingly, Sussex
Hellingly Parish Registers
 
1742
Born
In the Parish of Hellingly, Sussex
Hellingly Parish Registers
 
20th July 1772
Married
Frances Cruttenden at St. Mary the Virgin Church in the Parish of Ticehurst, Sussex
Ticehurst Marriage Registers
 
1774
Birth of a daughter
Frances in the Parish of Burwash, Sussex
Burwash Parish Registers
 
1776
Birth of a son
Joseph in the Parish of Burwash, Sussex
Burwash Parish Registers
 
1778
Birth of a son
Thomas in the Parish of Burwash, Sussex
Burwash Parish Registers
 
1781
Birth of a daughter
Sarah in the Parish of Burwash, Sussex
Burwash Parish Registers
 
1784
Birth of a daughter
Mary in the Parish of Burwash, Sussex
Burwash Parish Registers
 
27th August 1811
Inherited
In the Parish of Southease, Sussex; beneficiary of his brother's will
James Wenham's will
 
29th July 1815
Will
The Will of Joseph Wenham
Geoffrey Barber's records
 
In the Name of God Amen I Joseph Wenham of the Parish of Waldron in the County of Sussex Farmer, being of a sound and disposing mind, memory and understanding, praised be God for the same, Considering the Certainty of Death, and the Uncertainty of the Hour thereof, do make this my last Will and Testament in manner and form following (Viz) First, I Commend my soul into the Hands of Almighty God my Creator, hoping through the intercession of my Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, to Receive pardon and remission of all my sins, my Body I Commit to the Earth to be decently buried at the discretion, and by the direction of my Executor herein after named. And as to such Worldly Estate with which it hath pleased God to bless me I dispose thereof as follows. And first, I direct that all my Just debts, funeral expenses proving this my Will and all other Contingencies be fully paid and discharged. Also I give devise and bequeath unto my dear and Loving Wife Frances Wenham all my real and personal Estate and Effects for and during her natural life (viz) All my Lands Messuages Tenements and Hereditaments with the appurtenances thereunto belonging or any way appertaining, also all Houses Edifices Barns and Buildings and all and singular the premises, situate lying and being in the Parish of Waldron in the County of Sussex and now in the occupation of me Joseph Wenham, to and for her own use and benefit absolutely during the term of her natural life Also I give devise and bequeath unto Frances my said Wife all my Personal Estate and Effects (viz) all money and securities for money of what kind or quality soever may be or whatsoever may be (viz) all Bonds Mortgages and Promisory notes and all other securities of what kind soever may be for and during the term of her natural life likewise all my Household Furniture Goods and Chattles and all live and dead stock (viz) Corn on or off the Ground at the time of my decease as also all Hay Straw Dung and Compost as also all live stock (viz) all Beast Horses Sheep and Hogs and all other stock or Cattle of what kind soever may be for and to her freely to hold and quietly enjoy during the term of her natural life.
[signed] Joseph Wenham
And from and after the decease of Frances my said Wife then I give devise and bequeath all my Estate and Effects as well real and Personal in manner as herein after mentioned (viz) I give devise and bequeath unto my Daughter Fanny the wife of Richard Hook of the Parish of Waldron in the County of Sussex Labourer one Annuity or sum of five pounds per Annum during her natural life to be Paid to her by my said Executor as herein after named and the first payment to begin and made at the expiration of twelve months after my Decease by my said Executor as herin after named, and my will and mind is that the said Annuity be raised from or Charged upon the sum of One Hundred Pounds which sum of One Hundred Pounds shall be detained and held in the Hands and possession of my said Executor for the intent and purpose of Paying unto my said Daughter Fanny the wife of Richard Hook the Yearly Annuity or sum of five Pounds during the term of her natural Life And from and after the Decease of my Daughter Fanny the Wife of Richard Hook then my Will and mind is and I give devise and bequeath unto and among the Children of Richard and Fanny Hook Lawfully begotten and born of the Body of Fanny his wife or to the survivors or survivor of them the sum of One Hundred Pounds of Lawful Money to be Equally sharred or divided between or among them share and share alike or the survivors or survivor of them and my Will and meaning Expressly is that the said one Hundred Pounds as herein before bequeathed to the Children of Richard and Fanny Hook be paid to them at the expiration of One Callender month after the decease of Fanny their Mother by my said Executor herein after named his Heirs Executors Administrators or Assigns And also I give devise and bequeath unto my Daughter Sarah the wife of Joseph Jenner of the Parish of Framfield in the County of Sussex Labourer the sum of One Hundred Pounds of Like Lawful Money to be paid to her my Daughter Sarah at the Expiration of twelve months after the Decease ^of my said Wife^ by my said Executor as herein after named And also I give and bequeath unto my Daughter Mary the Wife of Samuel Tester of the Parish of Waldron in the County of Sussex Farmer the sum of One Hundred Pounds of Like Lawful Money to be paid to her at the Expiration of twelve months after the decease ^of my said Wife^ by my said Executor as herin after named.
[signed] Joseph Wenham
And also I give devise and bequeath unto my Daughter Mary the Wife of the said Samuel Tester One Feather Bed Bedstead and Furniture standing and being in the Kitchen Chamber being the Bed on which I constatly used to sleep and my will and mind respectively is that the beforementioned bed be delivered to her my Daughter Mary the wife of Samuel Tester so soon as conveniently can be after the decease of my said Wife by my said Executor his Heirs or Assigns respectively. And as for all the rest residue and remainder of my Household Furniture Goods and Chattles as also all live and dead stock I give devise and bequeath unto and between my son Joseph Wenham and my three daughters (viz) my Daughter Fanny the wife of Richard Hook and my Daughter Sarah the wife of Joseph Jenner and my Daughter Mary the wife of Samuel Tester to be Equally Divided or shared among them share and share alike so soon as Conveniently can be after the decease of my said Wife and my Will and mind respectively is that if any one or more of my said Daughters shall happen to die or decease before her or their respective Legacies or sum or sums as herein before mentioned and bequested shall become due or payable then my will and mind expressly is And I give devise and bequeath her their or either of their Legacies so bequeathed unto her or them unto and among her or their respective Children to be divided or shared Equally between and among them or the survivors or survivor of them share and share alike respectively And my will and mind further is that in case the said several legacies or sums of One Hundred Pounds a-piece herein before given and made payable to my said three Daughters and their Heirs or Assigns in manner aforesaid shall by reason or on amount of any debt or debts due and owing or which hereafter may become due or owing to my Personal Estate or by any other losses misfortunes or manner whatsoever my said Estate shall prove or become insufficient to Answer and Pay to my said three Daughters or any of them their respective full Legacies at the times and in the manner hereinbefore directed and appointed for payment thereof then and in such case I do hereby Order will and direct that all such losses or deficiencies so happeneing to my said Estate shall be born and sustained by all and every of my said three Daughters who shall then be entitled to the said Legacies of One Hundred Pounds a Piece and that in Equal proportions share and share alike anything in this my will contained to the contrary thereof in any wise notwithstanding
[signed] Joseph Wenham
And also after the decease of Frances my said Wife I give devise and bequeath unto my loving son Joseph Wenham all my real and Personal Estate (Viz) all my Lands Tenements or Hereditaments with the Appurtenances thereunto belonging or any ^…^ Appertaining situate lying and being in the Parish of Waldron in the County of Sussex and now in the tenure and Occupation of me Joseph Wenham to him and his Heirs for Ever Absolutely moreover I give devise and bequeath unto him my said son Joseph Wenham all my Personal Estate Except as herein before Excepted (Viz) my Household Furniture Goods and Chattles as all live and Dead Stock as herein before bequested but I give and bequeath unto my said son Joseph all moneys and securities for money as also all debts owing to me at this time or may become Owing to my Estate at any time hereafter together with all my Estate both real and Personal Except as herein before Excepted, Charged with and paying all my before mentioned Legacies respectively also the said Annuity of five Pounds a year and every year during the term of the natural life of my Daughter Fanny the wife of Richard Hook and after her decease the sum of One Hundred Pounds to the Children of the said Fanny Hook And as to for and Concerning all the residue and the remainder of my Personal Estate and Effects of what nature kind or quality may be I give and bequeath the same unto my son Joseph Wenham to and for his own use and benefit Absolutely And Lastly I do hereby nominate Constitute and Appoint my said son Joseph Wenham sole Executor of this my last Will and Testament hereby revoking and making void all former and others by me at this time heretofore made In Witness whereof I the said Testator Joseph Wenham have to this my last Will and Testament continued in this and the three Preceding sheets of Paper set my Hand and Seal (Viz) to the three Preceding Sheets my Hand and to this fourth and last sheet my Hand and Seal this twenty ninth day of July and in the year of our Lord one Thousand Eight Hundred and fifteen. [signed] Joseph Wenham
Signed Sealled Published and Declared by the said Testator Joseph Wenham as and for his last Will and Testament in the Presence of us who at his request in his Presence and in the Presence of each other have subscribed our names as withesses thereto. James Cornwell Fanny Bean Joseph Harris
12 June 1819 The was sworn Joseph Wenham the sole Executor in this will named To whom was committed the Burthen of the Execution thereof – Sworn also that the Goods, Chattels and Credits of the deceased do not amount in Value unto Six hundred pounds. By us E.R.Rayner Sur.
(Transcribed by Geoffrey Barber, 14 Aug 2022.)
 
2nd January 1819
Buried
At All Saints' Church in the Parish of Waldron, Sussex; aged 77 years
Waldron Burial Registers

Ancestor's report
Descendent's report
Wenham, Wenam, Weinam, Wennam, Werham, Whenham family records
The ancestral pedigree of Joseph Wenham
  
 Richard Wenhamm: c 1665Mrs 
 b: c 1645  b: c 1645 
  
  
 Richard 
 b: 1670 Hellingly, Sussex
ch: 13th May 1670 St. Peter & St. Paul Church
 
   
Great-
Grandfather
record
   
   
    
 Richard Wenhamm: 24th Oct 1690 Arlington, SussexAnn Bine 
 b: 1670 Hellingly, Sussex
ch: 13th May 1670 St. Peter & St. Paul Church
  b: 1665 Arlington, Sussex
ch: 8th Jul 1665 St. Pancras' Church
bur: 7th Apr 1721 St. Peter & St. Paul Church, Hellingly, Sussex
 
  
     
 Richard John Edward Elizabeth Samuel
 b: 1691 Hellingly, Sussex b: 1695 Hellingly, Sussex b: 1702 Hellingly, Sussex
ch: 17th Oct 1702 St. Peter & St. Paul Church
 b: 1704 Hellingly, Sussex b: 1706 Hellingly, Sussex
       
Grandfather
record
   
   
   
 Edward Wenhamm: 13th May 1729 St. Peter & St. Paul Church, Hellingly, SussexHannah Vine 
 b: 1702 Hellingly, Sussex
ch: 17th Oct 1702 St. Peter & St. Paul Church
  b: c 1705 
  
          
John  William  Thomas Joseph Elizabeth Sarah Henry Hannah
b: 3rd Jun 1729 Hellingly, Sussex
ch: 7th May 1749 St. Peter & St. Paul Church
  b: 12th Apr 1734 Hellingly, Sussex
ch: 7th May 1749 St. Peter & St. Paul Church
  b: c 1739 Hellingly, Sussex b: 1742 Hellingly, Sussex
ch: 21st Mar 1741/42 St. Peter & St. Paul Church
bur: 2nd Jan 1819 All Saints' Church, Waldron, Sussex
 b: c 1743 Hellingly, Sussex b: 1745 Hellingly, Sussex b: 1749 Hellingly, Sussex b: 1751 Hellingly, Sussex
ch: 9th Nov 1751 St. Peter & St. Paul Church
bur: 26th Aug 1812 St. Mary the Virgin Parish Church, Hailsham, Sussex
 Anne James              
 b: 1731 Hellingly, Sussex
ch: 1749 St. Peter & St. Paul Church
 b: 1738 Hellingly, Sussex
d: Aug 1811 Southease, Sussex
bur: 25th Aug 1811 St. Peter & St. Paul Church, Hellingly, Sussex
              
                     
Parental
record
   
   
    
 Joseph Wenhamm: 20th Jul 1772 St. Mary the Virgin Church, Ticehurst, SussexFrances Cruttenden 
 b: 1742 Hellingly, Sussex
ch: 21st Mar 1741/42 St. Peter & St. Paul Church
bur: 2nd Jan 1819 All Saints' Church, Waldron, Sussex
  b: 1745 Burwash, Sussex
ch: 26th Jan 1745/46 St. Bartholomew's Church
bur: 19th Jul 1833 All Saints' Church, Waldron, Sussex
 
  
     
 Frances Joseph Thomas Sarah Mary
 b: 1774 Burwash, Sussex
ch: 3rd Apr 1774 St. Bartholomew's Church
d: Oct 1823 Waldron, Sussex
bur: 26th Oct 1823 All Saints' Church, Waldron, Sussex
 b: 1776 Burwash, Sussex
ch: 13th Oct 1776 St. Bartholomew's Church
bur: 5th May 1851 East Hoathly Parish Church, East Hoathly, Sussex
 b: 1778 Burwash, Sussex
ch: 27th Sep 1778 St. Bartholomew's Church
bur: 3rd Sep 1780 St. Bartholomew's Church, Burwash, Sussex
 b: 1781 Burwash, Sussex
ch: 3rd Jun 1781 St. Bartholomew's Church
 b: 1784 Burwash, Sussex
ch: 20th Jun 1784 St. Bartholomew's Church
d: Feb 1857 Hadlow Down, Sussex
bur: 11th Feb 1857 St. Mark's Church, Hadlow Down, Sussex
          
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record

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