Some old DAWES marriages

A friend put me on to some early Sussex records so I had a look and extracted the ones for DAW, DAWE, DAWS and DAWES.

The source is "Sussex Marriage Licences" recorded in the Consistory Court of the Bishop of Chichester for the Archdeaconry of Lewes for the periods Aug 1586 to Mar 1642-3 and Aug 1670 to Mar 1728-9 as published by the Sussex Record Society in 1901.  I apologize for the formatting but I have been away from blogging for over a year and please don't comment on the spelling as this is a literal transcription from the original document.

YEAR	MO	DAY	NAME	DETAILS
1606	Apr	9	DAWE	Thomas DAWE of Burwash & Margaret FRENCHE of same, maiden: sureties, said T.D., Abraham BRATHAWITE of Burwash, husbandman, and John TAYLOR of Lewes, barbor (S. Mary, Lewes)
1606	Aug	23	DAWE	William PLAYSTOW & Cicily DELVE of Selscombe, maiden: sureties, George DAWE of Selscombe, taylor, and Henry SAUNDERS of Lewes, inholder (Selscombe)
1608	May	24	DAWE	John DAWE of Mountfield, yeoman, & Alice IDEN of Northiham, maiden: sureties, said J.D. and Stephen IDEN of Ewhurst, yeoman, brother of the said Alice (S. Mary Westout, Lewes)
1610	Apr	26	DAWE	Richard DAWE of Withihan, yeoman, & Anne Burchfold of Horsham, widow: sureties, said R.D. and Robert HOOKER of Eastgrinsted, yeoman (Northiham)
1612	Jul	4	DAWE	Goddard DAWE, mercer, & Jane BELDHAM of Hooe, maiden: sureties, said G.D. and Richard HART of same, yeoman (Hooe)
1615-6	Feb	10	DAWES	Drew BALCOMBE of Eastgrinsted, yeoman, & Mary SNOWE of Horsted Parva, maiden: sureties, said D.B. and George DAWES of Cuckfield, husbandman (Horsted Parva)
1618	May	4	DAWES	James DAWES of Echingham, yeoman, & Alice PARKER of Battle, maiden: sureties, said J.D. and John DAWES of Burwashe, yeoman (Echingham)
1621	Jul	13	DAWE	John BRAINTE of Echingham & Susan DAWE of Tisehurst, maiden: sureties, Ambrose COGGER of Tisehurst, yeoman, and John STONE of same, yeoman (Echingham)
1621	Nov	16	DAWE	George DAWE of Tisehurst, husbandman, & Ellenor BAKER of same, widow: sureties, G.D. and Edward TUTTY of Brightling, husbandman (BRIGHTLING)
1623-4	Mar	13	DAW	Robert STEPHENS of Tisehurst husbandman, & Mary DAW of Echingham, maiden: sureties, said R.S. and Renued WOOD of Tisehurst, clothier (Echingham)
1624	Jul	24	DAWES	Richard DAWES of Slaugham & Anne GILES of Lullington, maiden: sureties, said R.D. and Thomas BOTCHER of Westdeane, blacksmith (Lullington)
1629	Sep	8	DAWES	Thomas DAWES of Selscombe, yeoman, & Mary ODIHAM of Udimer, maiden: sureties, said T.D. and Thomas HAWES of Battle, gent. (Udimer)
1631	May	31	DAWE	Gilbert SENNOCK of Heathfield, husbandman, & Margaret DAWE of same, maiden: sureties, said G.S. and Zachary SENNOCK of same, yeoman (S. Mary Westout, Lewes)
1632-3	Jan	24	DAWES	John COX of Breade, taylor, & Elizabeth STUNT of Selscombe, widow: sureties, Thomas DAWES of Selscombe, yeoman, and Thomas HAWES of Battle, gent, (Selscombe)
1634	Oct	7	DAWE	Stephen DAWE of Ewhurst, yeoman, & Presilla PURFLE of Gestling, maiden: sureties, Jeremy DUNSTEERE of Gestling and Thomas BURKIN of Lewes, locksmith (Gestling)
1635	May	25	DAWE	Thomas MITTEN of Burwashe, butcher, & Elizabeth DAWE of same, maiden: sureties, said T.M. and George CLARKE of Lewes, vintner (Burwashe)
1636	May	21	DAWE	John DAWE of Maighfield & Alice PARFITE of same, maiden (Maighfield)
1637	Oct	3	DAWE	Thomas HOLMWOOD of Brightling, yeoman, & Bersheba DAWE of Laughton, maiden: sureties, said T.H. and James WOOLLET of Lewes, tayler (Bexhill)
1639	May	28	DAWES	Eseum CLAYDEN of Hastings, marriner, & Margaret HINSON of Rie, widow: sureties, Henry HIGGINS or Rie, tayler and Thomas DAWES of Lewes, mettleman (Rie)
1640	Jul	28	DAWES	Francis DAWES of Eastgrinsted, husbandman, & Elizabeth SNOWE of same, maiden: sureties, said F.D. and Richard PLAWE of same, inholder (Worth)
1641	May	21	DAWE	John ROLF of Withiham, yeoman, & Elizabeth DAWE of Ewhurst, maiden: sureties, said J.R. and John ROLF of Cockfield, yeoman (Fraunt)
1641	Dec	21	DAWES	Francis DAWES of Cockfield, shoomaker, & Agnes BURSTOWE of same, maiden: sureties, said F.D. and William STANFORD of Lindfield, currier (All Saints, Lewes)
1642	Jun	10	DAWE	William INCE of Hellingly, husbandman, & Elizabeth BOWER of Horsted Parva, maiden: sureties, said W.I. and Richard DAWE of Hellingly, tanner, (Horsted Parva)
1642	Oct	3	DAWE	Thomas WOOD of Tisehurst, yeoman, & Alice DAWE of Ewhurst, maiden: sureties, said T.W. and Richard VYNE of Lewes, carpenter (Tisehurst)
1672-3	Feb	12	DAWE	James DAWE of Willingdon & Jane COOPER of same maiden: sureties, said J.D. and Abraham COOPER of the Cliffe near Lewes, cordwainer Willingdon or Westdean
1675	Oct	27	DAW	William DAW of Heathfield & Mary DURRANT of Warbleton: sureties, said W.D. and Walter JONES of Lewes (All Saints, Lewes)
1676	Jul	1	DAW	John MARTIN of Crowhurst & Anne DAW of Bexill widow (Bexhill or Hollington)
1682	Nov	7	DAW	George DAW of Northiham & Anne HIGHWOOD of same, widow: sureties, said G.D. and Richard HUGGETT of Tenterden, yeoman (Peasemarsh or Northiham)
1682	Dec	16	DAWE	William BEACH of Arlington & Elizabeth DAWE of same: sureties, said W.B. and Edward BAKER of Arlington (Arlington)
1683	Nov	15	DAW	John CROWNEDGE of Playden & Elizabeth DAW of Warbleton, widow: sureties, said J.C. and Thomas DAW (Dallington)
1684	Jul	22	DAWES	Edward DAWES of Cowfold & Sarah SHAW of Hurstperpoint, maiden: sureties, said E.D. and John SNATT of Lewes
1686	May	24	DAW	William HYLAND of Ditchalling & Mary STARR of Burwash: sureties, said W.H. and John DAW of Dallington (Dallington)
1687	Jun	28	DAWES	George DAWES of East Grinsted & Mary ROAFE of Fletching, maiden: sureties, said G.D. and Thomas ROAFE of Fleching, miller) All Saints, Lewes)
1689	Nov	12	DAWES	Drew DAWES of Udimur & Margaret BAKER of Peasemarsh, maiden: sureties, said D.D. and Thomas SKINNER of Peasemarch (Peasemarch)
1690-1	Feb	12	DAWES	John HOPE of Udimur & Elizabeth BALLARD of same, widow: sureties, said J.H. and Nathaniel DAWES of Rye (Peasemarch)
1691	Jul	8	DAW	Richard DICKER of Iden & Anne GOODWYN of Salehurst, widow: sureties, said R.D. and Stephen DAW of Iden (Iden)
1692	May	24	DAWES	William OXLEY of Waldron & Sarah GIBBONS of Heathfield, maiden: sureties, said W.O. and Allan DAWES of Heathfield (S. Michael, Lewes)
1692	Oct	6	DAWES	Nicholas BURT of Bolney & Anne DAWES of same, maiden: sureties, said N.B. and Richard DODSON of Lewes (S. John, Lewes)
1694	Sep	25	DAW	William BARNETT of Smargett co. Kent, & Elizabeth BANKS of Smargate: sureties, said W.B. and Stephen DAW of Iden (Iden)
1694	Oct	9	DAW	Thomas BROOKE of Westfield & Mary DAW of same: surties, said T.B. and John DAW of same
1695	Aug	20	DAW	John HOLMES of Cuckfield & Susan JENNER of same, maiden: sureties, said J.H. and Edward DAW of same (All Saints, Lewes)
1697-8	Mar		DAW	Joseph STEPHENS of Mayfield & Anne DAW of (blank) widow: sureties, said J.S. and Joseph STEVENS, senior of Mayfield (Dallington) NOTE: Date is blank but between Mar 10th & 16th.
1701	May	29	DAWES	John DUMBRELL of Cuckfield, bachelor, & Thomasine DAWES of same, widow (All Saints, Lewes)
1709	Sep	23	DAW	John DAW of Hailsham, gent., & Mary STORE of Warbleton, spinster.
1711-2	Feb	9	DAW	Thomas WOOD of the Cliffe, bachelor, & Sarah DAW of Lewes, spinster.
1718-9	Feb	24	DAW	John DAW of Stone in Kent, Yeoman, & Mary EVE.
1720	Jun	25	DAWES	Edward DAWES of Cuckfield, yeoman, & Elizabeth UWINS, spinster.
1722	Aug	24	DAWES	Thomas DAWES of Eastgrinsted, yeoman, & Jane HEAD of same, spinster.
1722	Oct	17	DAW	Francis DAW of Salehurst, yeoman, & Jane INSKIP of Battle.
1724	May	25	DAWE	Thomas DAWE of Arlington, weaver, & Elizabeth IRIDGE of Hailsham, spinster.

WHITEBREAD Family Ancestors

In my last post I speculated on the ancestry of Thomas DAW (the labourer). We know that he was born and died in Uckfield but spent part of his life in Kent where he married Elizabeth WHITEBREAD in 1804. I have done a little work on Elizabeth's ancestry to try and take her back as far as possible but there is little information available other than on the LDS IGI records.

Some new surnames have popped up to be added to the family collection including BARTON, MARTIN, CROWHERST, VANE and DAY.

Here is a chart of her ancestry:

I tried to find deaths for all that are missing on the National Burial Index without success. I presumed that Elizabeth's mother, Sarah, might have re-married since she was only 47 when Henry died but again there are no records of her marrying. She also might have died before Henry.

Some new parishes have also turned up but I believe that they have merit because they are close to Hadlow. These are Marden and West Farleigh. So until further research can be done I am going to assume that these are Elizabeth's ancestors.

THE EARLIEST DAW/DAWS FAMILY

I am avoiding calling the following three generations the 1st generation or the new 1st generation because I can't prove anything. The following information is speculative, on my part, and I hope it encourages some discussion among DAWES researchers.

What we know is that Thomas DAWS of the 1st Generation was born in 1769 Uckfield. This is supported by his death registration from 1843 which claims his age as 75. Although he was enumerated in the 1841 census, his age was rounded down to 70 so we can't use it to confirm his age and birth year. The 1841 census did confirm his birth location as Sussex and while he married and had most of his children in Kent, an 1809 Poor Law Removal Order directed the family back to Uckfield so that must have been his original parish.

Unfortunately, the Uckfield parish registers only go back to 1813 so are of no help in tracing the earlier generations. However, on my recent trip to Salt Lake City, I scoured the parish registers for the surrounding area and found a family of brick laying DAW's in Lewes which I like for his parents and grandparents. This is kind of like a jigsaw puzzle where some of the pieces don't quite fit and you have to push them in or hammer in some cases so here goes.

As you can see from the chart, the original 1st Thomas DAWS is in the 4th column with his children in the 5th column. I believe that his parents may be Thomas DAW and Mary HILTON who married in Willingdon in 1768 according to the Sussex Marriage Index. This supports Thomas' birth in 1769 as their first child. Thomas DAW was one of five children born to Joseph DAW and Ann EARL who married in 1735 Framfield. They had Joseph b. 1735, Abigale b. 1744 (big gap there) James b. 1746, Thomas b. 1746/47 and Susanna b. 1750. Ann EARL was born in Willingdon so there is another link to that parish.

I don't know where Joseph DAW was born but he died in 1752 Lewes and is buried there with a notation "At ye east end of Chancel Old Ground." This means that he must have been more than a general Ag Lab! My opinion! I haven't done any research in Framfield or Willingdon so that is work for the future. It is interesting that the given name Joseph was used by Thomas DAWES b. 1809 for his first child and Ann for his fourth child.

Now it gets very speculative with the parents of Joseph who may have been James DAW b. 1684 Warbleton and died 1761 Lewes who married Mary CHANNEL in 1706 Berwick. I don't know where Mary was born but she died 1752 Lewes. One of Joseph's sons, Joseph b. 1735, was apprenticed to James Sr. when he died in 1741 and the additional entry is added in the register "apprentice to James DAW Senior / OTP" (of this parish). I like to believe that James Sr. was his grandfather but he could have been an uncle of Joseph I suppose.

This takes the early DAW/DAWS/DAWES family back to 1684 where it will remain until I can prove or disprove the connections. As they say in genealogy, if you can't prove something then try to disprove all of the alternatives.