The Weald of Kent, Surrey and Sussex
Descendant's report for James Wenham, son of James Wenham and Elizabeth Wenham [Beeney]
Generation No. 1
  1. James Wenham was the son of James Wenham and Elizabeth Wenham [Beeney]. He was born 4th Jul 1787 at Ashburnham, Sussex, year of birth may be incorrect, 1788; christened 27th Jul 1788 at St. Peter's Church, Ashburnham, Sussex; died 11th Mar 1878 at Hebron, Jefferson County, Wisconsin, USA; buried after 11th Mar 1878 at Hebron Cemetery, Jefferson County, Wisconsin, USA
  He married Philadelphia Collins on 20th Oct 1819 at All Saints Church, Heathfield, Sussex. She was born 1795 at Heathfield, Sussex; christened 6th Dec 1795 at All Saints Church, Heathfield, Sussex, daughter of Joseph Collins and Keziah Collons; died 31st Oct 1878 at Hebron, Jefferson County, Wisconsin, USA; buried after 31st Oct 1878 at Hebron Cemetery, Jefferson County, Wisconsin, USA. They had the following children:
2 iJames who was born 6th Mar 1820 at Warbleton, Sussex; christened 26th Jul 1829 St. Mary's Church, Warbleton, Sussex; died 22nd Nov 1898 Wisconsin, USA
3 iiHannah who was born 12th Jul 1822 at Warbleton, Sussex; christened 26th Jul 1829 St. Mary's Church, Warbleton, Sussex; died 10th Dec 1891 Wisconsin, USA
  iiiPhiladelphia who was born 13th Dec 1824 at Warbleton, Sussex; christened 26th Jul 1829 St. Mary's Church, Warbleton, Sussex; died before 1850 New York, USA
4 ivMary who was born 31st Jan 1827 at Warbleton, Sussex; christened 26th Jul 1829 St. Mary's Church, Warbleton, Sussex; died 18th Jun 1890 Wisconsin, USA
5 vKeziah who was born 1829 at Warbleton, Sussex; christened 26th Jul 1829 St. Mary's Church, Warbleton, Sussex; died 13th Jan 1882 Wisconsin, USA
6 viHarriet who was born 14th Aug 1833 at Warbleton, Sussex; christened 15th Sep 1833 St. Mary's Church, Warbleton, Sussex; died 25th Jul 1892 Wisconsin, USA
  viiAnna Matilda who was born 14th Apr 1835 at Warbleton, Sussex; christened 24th May 1835 St. Mary's Church, Warbleton, Sussex; died 23rd Aug 1871 Wisconsin, USA
7 viiiSarah who was born 1837 at Warbleton, Sussex; christened 25th Jun 1837 St. Mary's Church, Warbleton, Sussex; died 28th Jul 1914 California, USA
8 ixGeorge who was born 1840 at Warbleton, Sussex; christened 22nd Mar 1840 St. Mary's Church, Warbleton, Sussex; died 1923 Wisconsin, USA
   
Generation No. 2
  2. James Wenham was the son of James Wenham and Philadelphia Wenham [Collins]. He was born 6th Mar 1820 at Warbleton, Sussex; christened 2nd Apr 1820 at Heathfield Chapel, Heathfield, Sussex; christened 26th Jul 1829 at St. Mary's Church, Warbleton, Sussex; emigrated 14th Apr 1841 to New York, USA, arrived in New York City 24th May; died 22nd Nov 1898 at Hebron, Jefferson County, Wisconsin, USA
  He married (1) Maria Green on 8th Nov 1860 at Jefferson County, Wisconsin, USA. She was born 4th Oct 1831 at England; died 20th Feb 1868 at Jefferson County, Wisconsin, USA
  He married (2) Rosette Whitney on 6th Dec 1868 at Brookfield, Orange County, Vermont, USA. She was born 27th Sep 1837 at Brookfield, Vermont, USA; died 28th Nov 1923 at Hebron, Jefferson County, Wisconsin, USA
   
  3. Hannah Howard [Wenham] was the daughter of James Wenham and Philadelphia Wenham [Collins]. She was born 12th Jul 1822 at Warbleton, Sussex; christened 11th Aug 1822 at Heathfield Chapel, Heathfield, Sussex; christened 26th Jul 1829 at St. Mary's Church, Warbleton, Sussex; emigrated 14th Apr 1841 to New York, USA, arrived in New York City 24th May; died 10th Dec 1891 at Fort Atkinson, Jefferson County, Wisconsin, USA
  She married Thomas Wood Howard on 29th Nov 1844 at New York, USA. He was born 31st Jan 1816 at Greene County, New York, USA; died 9th Mar 1888 at Fort Atkinson, Jefferson County, Wisconsin, USA
   
  4. Mary Parks [Wenham] was the daughter of James Wenham and Philadelphia Wenham [Collins]. She was born 31st Jan 1827 at Warbleton, Sussex; christened 31st Mar 1827 at Heathfield Chapel, Heathfield, Sussex; christened 26th Jul 1829 at St. Mary's Church, Warbleton, Sussex; emigrated 14th Apr 1841 to New York, USA, arrived in New York City 24th May; died 18th Jun 1890 at Fort Atkinson, Jefferson County, Wisconsin, USA
  She married William Parks on 1855 at Fort Atkinson, Jefferson County, Wisconsin, USA. He was born 1823 at England; died 27th Feb 1881 at Fort Atkinson, Jefferson County, Wisconsin, USA
   
  5. Keziah Mepham [Wenham] was the daughter of James Wenham and Philadelphia Wenham [Collins]. She was born 1829 at Warbleton, Sussex; christened 26th Jul 1829 at St. Mary's Church, Warbleton, Sussex; emigrated 14th Apr 1841 to New York, USA, arrived in New York City 24th May; died 13th Jan 1882 at Hebron, Jefferson County, Wisconsin, USA
  She married James Mepham on c 1849 at New York, USA. He was born 25th May 1817 at Battle, Sussex; christened 1st Aug 1817 at St. Mary, Battle, Sussex; died 21st Feb 1904 at Hebron, Jefferson County, Wisconsin, USA
   
  6. Harriet Hammond [Wenham] was the daughter of James Wenham and Philadelphia Wenham [Collins]. She was born 14th Aug 1833 at Warbleton, Sussex; christened 15th Sep 1833 at St. Mary's Church, Warbleton, Sussex; emigrated 14th Apr 1841 to New York, USA, arrived in New York City 24th May; died 25th Jul 1892 at Hebron, Jefferson County, Wisconsin, USA
  She married Samuel Hammond on 3rd May 1859 at Black River Falls, Jackson County, Wisconsin, USA. He was born 3rd Nov 1824 at Wisconsin, USA; died 28th Jul 1893 at Cold Spring, Jefferson County, Wisconsin, USA
   
  7. Sarah Wenham [Wenham] was the daughter of James Wenham and Philadelphia Wenham [Collins]. She was born 1837 at Warbleton, Sussex; christened 25th Jun 1837 at St. Mary's Church, Warbleton, Sussex; died 28th Jul 1914 at Los Angeles, California, USA
  She married Thomas Wenham on 30th Dec 1860 at Whitewater, Walworth County, Wisconsin, USA. He was born 4th Oct 1832 at Warbleton, Sussex; christened 4th Nov 1832 at Heathfield Chapel, Heathfield, Sussex
   
  8. George Wenham was the son of James Wenham and Philadelphia Wenham [Collins]. He was born 1840 at Warbleton, Sussex; christened 22nd Mar 1840 at St. Mary's Church, Warbleton, Sussex; died 1923 at Hebron, Jefferson County, Wisconsin, USA
  He married Francelia Lucina Gunnison on 25th Aug 1869 at Whitewater, Walworth County, Wisconsin, USA. She was born c 1845; died 21st Dec 1906 at Hebron, Jefferson County, Wisconsin, USA
   

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