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Martin Christian
1563 - 1615

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• Christened	28 Jul 1563	Headcorn, Kent   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Move	1592	Pevensey, Sussex   [2]
  Occupation	Husbandman  [3, 4]
  Reference Number	4096
  Will	3 Aug 1615  [5]
  Buried	10 Aug 1615	Pevensey, Sussex   [6]
  Person ID	I142	Christians of Pevensey
  Last Modified	12 Mar 2005

  
  

  Father	Robert Christian,   b. Est 1540,   bur. 25 Apr 1593, Headcorn, Kent
  Mother	[Christian],   b. Est 1540,   bur. 12 Jan 1586/1587, Headcorn, Kent
  Married	Abt 1560	?ken
  Family ID	F1	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 1	Joan [Christian],   b. Est 1565,   bur. 26 Feb 1596, Pevensey, Sussex
  Married	Est 1590  [7]
  Children	> 1. John Christian,   b. Bef Aug 1592, ?Sussex ,   bur. 23 May 1623, Pevensey, Sussex > 2. Steven Christian,   b. Aft Aug 1594, Sussex? ,   bur. 21 Jun 1639, Pevensey, Sussex
  Family ID	F83	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 2	Darothie [christian],   b. Est 1575,   bur. 18 Dec 1644, Westham, Sussex
  Married	1596/1602	Sussex?   [8]
  Children	> 1. Abraham Christian,   c. 6 Mar 1602, Waldron, Sussex ,   bur. 8 Sep 1643, Pevensey, Sussex   2. Sara Christian,   c. 26 Dec 1606, Catsfield, Sussex   3. Mary Christian,   c. 14 Apr 1611, Pevensey, Sussex ,   bur. 31 Dec 1626, Pevensey, Sussex
  Family ID	F84	Group Sheet

  
  

• Notes

  PROPERTY: 6 SEP 1600, Bought two pieces of property in Waldron Sussex from Samuel Harper 2 Feb 1602/3 Sold property to in Waldron Sussex to Zealous Fuller. ESRO Add MS 307, PRO CP/25(2)/233, 44 Elizabeth I, Easter Term - Foot of Fine 3rd Mar 1610, Bought land with house in Horseye, Pevensey fromThomas Snow of Hailsham. (Probably the dwelling house referred to in will). ESRO Add MS 1544 Deed Poll. 1614/15, Gregg's Croft bought from Francis Norman and Zabulon Newington (Will) Churchwarden in Pevensey, 1610




• Sources

  [S2] Parish Register, Headcorn, Kent, (microfilm). [S51] Deposition, Archdeaconry of Lewes, given 8th January 1612, Ep. II/5/9, ff. 39-41.. Martin Christian of Pevensey in the County of Sussex, husbandman where he has lived for approximately the past twenty years, having been born in Headcorn in the County of Kent, of about 50 years of age, freely (so he says) gives sworn testimony as follows… (original in Latin) [S52] Will of Martin Christian, 3 August 1615, (Archdeaconry of Lewes). [S51] Deposition, Archdeaconry of Lewes, given 8th January 1612, Ep. II/5/9, ff. 39-41.. [S52] Will of Martin Christian, 3 August 1615, (Archdeaconry of Lewes). Summary: Greg's Croft to son John; dwelling house, barn & croft of land to son Stephen; John & Stephen to pay £15 & £10 respectively to son Abraham at 21; Stephen to pay daughters Sara & Mary £10 each at 21. Remainder to wife Dorothy. Proved 29 August 1615 [S6] Parish Register, Pevensey Sussex, (indexed transcript), SX/R113.. [S1] Estimated. from approx. age of eldest child mentioned in Martin's will [S20] Deduced. From burial of Martin's previous wife and baptism of first known child