The Weald of Kent, Surrey and Sussex
Descendant's report for Neri Potten
Generation No. 1
  1. Neri Potten He was born 1729 at Hawkhurst, Kent; christened 11th Jan 1730 at St Laurence Church, Hawkhurst, Kent, parents Nathaniel & Sarah Potten
  He married Margaret Carly on 31st May 1756 at St. Bartholomew's Church, Burwash, Sussex. She was born 1732/33 at Salehurst, Sussex; christened 4th Feb 1732/33 at St. Mary the Virgin Church, Salehurst, Sussex, parents Richard & Elizabeth Carly. They had the following children:
  iElizabeth who was born 1757 at Burwash, Sussex; christened 8th Apr 1757 St. Bartholomew's Church, Burwash, Sussex
2 iiMary who was born 1758 at Burwash, Sussex; christened 21st Sep 1758 St. Bartholomew's Church, Burwash, Sussex
3 iiiNeri who was born 1760 at Burwash, Sussex; christened 25th Jan 1760 St. Bartholomew's Church, Burwash, Sussex
   
Generation No. 2
  2. Mary Moon [Potten] was the daughter of Neri Potten and Margaret Potten [Carly]. She was born 1758 at Burwash, Sussex; christened 21st Sep 1758 at St. Bartholomew's Church, Burwash, Sussex
  She married Thomas Moone on 30th Jan 1781 at St. Bartholomew's Church, Burwash, Sussex. He was born 1745 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 24th May 1745 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, son of Thomas Moone and Martha Moone; buried 14th Jul 1831 at All Saints' Church, Waldron, Sussex, aged 86 years. They had the following children:
4 iNeri who was born Apr 1781 at Burwash, Sussex; christened 19th Apr 1781 St. Bartholomew's Church, Burwash, Sussex
  iiSamuel who was born 1783 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 11th Oct 1783 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, son of Thomas Moon and Mary Moon
5 iiiWiliam who was born 8th Feb 1788 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 24th Jul 1825 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, son of Thomas Moon and Mary Moon
6 ivGeorge who was born 1790 at Burwash, Sussex; christened 14th Feb 1790 St. Bartholomew's Church, Burwash, Sussex
   
  3. Neri Potten was the son of Neri Potten and Margaret Potten [Carly]. He was born 1760 at Burwash, Sussex; christened 25th Jan 1760 at St. Bartholomew's Church, Burwash, Sussex
  iJohn who was born 1785 at Burwash, Sussex; christened 26th Dec 1785 St. Bartholomew's Church, Burwash, Sussex
  He married Elizabeth Thompson on 26th Oct 1785 at All Saints Church, Heathfield, Sussex, witnesses John Thompson & John Phipps. She was born 1766 at Heathfield, Sussex; christened 23rd Nov 1766 at All Saints Church, Heathfield, Sussex, parents John & Grace Tomson. They had the following children:
7 iNeri who was born 1788 at Heathfield, Sussex; christened 29th Feb 1788 All Saints Church, Heathfield, Sussex; buried 10th Aug 1876 Heathfield, Sussex, aged 88 years
8 iiElizabeth who was born 1790 at Heathfield, Sussex; christened 9th Mar 1790 All Saints Church, Heathfield, Sussex
   
Generation No. 3
  4. Neri Moon was the son of Thomas Moone and Mary Moon [Potten]. He was born Apr 1781 at Burwash, Sussex; christened 19th Apr 1781 at St. Bartholomew's Church, Burwash, Sussex
  He married Martha Tester on 25th Nov 1805 at All Saints' Church, Waldron, Sussex. She was born c 1785. They had the following children:
  iThomas who was born 1806 at Waldron, Sussex; christened 7th Jul 1806 All Saints' Church, Waldron, Sussex
  iiJane who was born 1808 at Waldron, Sussex; christened 4th Nov 1808 All Saints' Church, Waldron, Sussex
  iiiSamuel who was born 1810 at Waldron, Sussex; christened 16th Dec 1810 All Saints' Church, Waldron, Sussex
  ivWilliam who was born 1813 at Waldron, Sussex; christened 31st Oct 1813 All Saints' Church, Waldron, Sussex
  vHarriett who was born 1816 at Waldron, Sussex; christened 2nd Jan 1816 All Saints' Church, Waldron, Sussex
  viMary who was born 1818 at Waldron, Sussex; christened 23rd Mar 1818 All Saints' Church, Waldron, Sussex
  viiCaroline who was born 7th Jan 1821 at Waldron, Sussex; christened 11th Nov 1822 All Saints' Church, Waldron, Sussex
  viiiEmily who was born 1825 at Waldron, Sussex; christened 29th Jan 1825 All Saints' Church, Waldron, Sussex
9 ixElizabeth who was born 1826 at Waldron, Sussex; christened 16th Jul 1826 All Saints' Church, Waldron, Sussex
  xSusannah who was born 30th Mar 1829 at Waldron, Sussex; christened 13th Apr 1830 All Saints' Church, Waldron, Sussex
   
  5. Wiliam Moon was the son of Thomas Moone and Mary Moon [Potten]. He was born 8th Feb 1788 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 24th Jul 1825 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, son of Thomas Moon and Mary Moon
  He married Elizabeth Hoad on 6th Mar 1812 at St. Mary's Church, Warbleton, Sussex, witnesses: Mary Moon and Peter Pankhurst. She was born 1791 at Herstmonceux, Sussex
   
  6. George Moon was the son of Thomas Moone and Mary Moon [Potten]. He was born 1790 at Burwash, Sussex; christened 14th Feb 1790 at St. Bartholomew's Church, Burwash, Sussex
  iJohn who was born 1815 to 1820 at Sussex
  He married Sarah Thompson on 9th Mar 1816 at St. Michael, Lewes, Sussex. She was born 1795 to 1800 at Sussex. They had the following children:
  iMary who was born 1817 at Waldron, Sussex; christened 21st Jan 1817 All Saints' Church, Waldron, Sussex
  iiAnn who was born 1820 at Waldron, Sussex; christened 23rd Jan 1820 All Saints' Church, Waldron, Sussex
10 iiiSamuel who was born 1822 at Waldron, Sussex; christened 10th Mar 1822 All Saints' Church, Waldron, Sussex
  ivElizabeth who was born 7th Jan 1824 at Waldron, Sussex; christened 3rd Dec 1826 All Saints' Church, Waldron, Sussex
  vWilliam who was born 1826 at Waldron, Sussex; christened 3rd Dec 1826 All Saints' Church, Waldron, Sussex
  viThomas who was born 1829 at Waldron, Sussex; christened 1st Jun 1829 All Saints' Church, Waldron, Sussex
  viiSarah who was born 1831 at Waldron, Sussex; christened 16th Jun 1831 All Saints' Church, Waldron, Sussex
  viiiGeorge who was born 1833 at Waldron, Sussex; christened 14th Feb 1833 All Saints' Church, Waldron, Sussex
   
  7. Neri Potten, shoemaker was the son of Neri Potten and Elizabeth Potten [Thompson]. He was born 1788 at Heathfield, Sussex; christened 29th Feb 1788 at All Saints Church, Heathfield, Sussex; buried 10th Aug 1876 at All Saints Church, Heathfield, Sussex, aged 88 years
  iWilliam who was born 1834 at Heathfield, Sussex; christened 26th Jan 1834 All Saints Church, Heathfield, Sussex
  iiGeorge Thomas who was born 21st Jan 1836 at Waldron, Sussex; christened 3rd Apr 1836 All Saints' Church, Waldron, Sussex, illegitimate son of Mary Relf (spinster)
11 iiiLois Potten who was born 20th Mar 1837 at Waldron, Sussex; christened 17th Dec 1837 All Saints' Church, Waldron, Sussex, illegitimate daughter of ? Potten and Mary Relf (spinster)
  He married Mary Relf on 3rd Jun 1842 at All Saints Church, Heathfield, Sussex, witnesses George Reed & Elizabeth Fish. She was born 1811 at Waldron, Sussex; died Feb 1891 at Warbleton, Sussex; buried 28th Feb 1891 at All Saints Church, Heathfield, Sussex, aged 80 years. They had the following children:
  iElizabeth who was born 1844 at Heathfield, Sussex
  iiAnn who was born 1845 at Heathfield, Sussex
  iiiPeter who was born 1847 at Heathfield, Sussex; christened 26th Dec 1847 All Saints Church, Heathfield, Sussex
  ivSophia who was born Jun 1850 at Heathfield, Sussex, twin of Mary; christened 21st Jul 1850 All Saints Church, Heathfield, Sussex; buried 1st Jun 1851 Heathfield, Sussex, aged 11 months
  vMary who was born Jun 1850 at Heathfield, Sussex, twin of Sophia; christened 21st Jul 1850 All Saints Church, Heathfield, Sussex
   
  8. Elizabeth Phipps [Potten] was the daughter of Neri Potten and Elizabeth Potten [Thompson]. She was born 1790 at Heathfield, Sussex; christened 9th Mar 1790 at All Saints Church, Heathfield, Sussex
  She married William Phipps on 12th May 1813 at All Saints Church, Heathfield, Sussex, witnesses Neri Potten & Richard Igglesden. He was born 1791 at Heathfield, Sussex; christened 30th Jul 1791 at All Saints Church, Heathfield, Sussex, parents James & Sarah Phipps
   
Generation No. 4
  9. Elizabeth Ashby [Moon] was the daughter of Neri Moon and Martha Moon [Tester]. She was born 1826 at Waldron, Sussex; christened 16th Jul 1826 at All Saints' Church, Waldron, Sussex
  She married Alfred Ashby, brewer's clerk on 4th Dec 1851 at St. Margaret's Church, Buxted, Sussex. He was born 1830 at Buxted, Sussex; christened 14th Mar 1830 at St. Margaret's Church, Buxted, Sussex, son of William Ashby and Jane Ashby. They had the following children:
12 iAlfred who was born 1852 at Buxted, Sussex; christened 26th Nov 1852 St. Margaret's Church, Buxted, Sussex, son of Alfred Ashby (shepherd) and Elizabeth Ashby
   
  10. Samuel Moon, farm labourer was the son of George Moon and Sarah Moon [Thompson]. He was born 1822 at Waldron, Sussex; christened 10th Mar 1822 at All Saints' Church, Waldron, Sussex
  He married Harriett Thomsett on c 1842. She was born 1827 at Waldron, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iSamuel George who was born 1844 at Framfield, Sussex
   
  11. Lois Potten Woodgate [Relf] was the daughter of Neri Potten, shoemaker and Mary Potten [Relf]. She was born 20th Mar 1837 at Waldron, Sussex; christened 17th Dec 1837 at All Saints' Church, Waldron, Sussex, illegitimate daughter of ? Potten and Mary Relf (spinster)
  She married Harry Woodgate on 11th Oct 1863 at All Saints Church, Heathfield, Sussex, witnesses Thomas Baldry & Ann Potten. He was born 1822 at Waldron, Sussex; christened 2nd Jun 1822 at All Saints' Church, Waldron, Sussex
   
Generation No. 5
  12. Alfred Ashby, carpenter and builder was the son of Alfred Ashby, brewer's clerk and Elizabeth Ashby [Moon]. He was born 1852 at Buxted, Sussex; christened 26th Nov 1852 at St. Margaret's Church, Buxted, Sussex, son of Alfred Ashby (shepherd) and Elizabeth Ashby
  He married Laura Batchelor on July to Sep 1876, registered at Eastbourne District, Sussex, ref: 1876 Q3 Vol 2b Page 105. She was born 1855 at Marylebone, London. They had the following children:
  iLaura Mary who was born 1878 at Eastbourne, Sussex; christened 4th May 1894 St. Mary's Church, Buxted, Sussex, daughter of Alfred Ashby (carpenter and builder) and Laura Ashby
  iiRose Elizabeth who was born 1880 at Eastbourne, Sussex; christened 4th May 1894 St. Mary's Church, Buxted, Sussex, daughter of Alfred Ashby (carpenter and builder) and Laura Ashby
  iiiEmma who was born 1881 at Eastbourne, Sussex; christened 4th May 1894 St. Mary's Church, Buxted, Sussex, daughter of Alfred Ashby (carpenter and builder) and Laura Ashby
  ivAlfred H who was born 1883 at Eastbourne, Sussex
  vGeorge Clifton who was born 1887 at Eastbourne, Sussex; christened 16th Oct 1899 St. Mark's Church, Hadlow Down, Sussex, son of Alfred Ashby (builder and carpenter) and Laura ashby
  viHarry Kingswood who was born 1889 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 16th Oct 1899 St. Mark's Church, Hadlow Down, Sussex, son of Alfred Ashby (builder and carpenter) and Laura ashby
   

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