Ancestors of Mandy Willard

John OLDER (c1700-?)

and Anne AVERY (c1700-?)

John Older and Anne Avery were married by banns on 24 April 1725 in Henfield, Sussex.  (They were not my direct ancestors).

John Older's date and place of birth/baptism are unknown, to me.  Might he have been baptised on 31 May 1692 in Keymer, Sussex, the son of John Holder and Mary.

Anne Avery's date and place of birth/baptism are unknown, to me.  She may have been baptised on 17 April 1698 in Hurstpierpoint, Sussex and have been the daughter of Thomas Avery and Eden Books.

John Older and Anne Avery had 5 known children:

1. John Holder was baptised on 19 March 1725/6 in Woodmancote.  His parents were named as John and Anne.

2. Richard Holder was baptised on 22 November 1730 in Woodmancote.  His father was then named as Goodman Holder a journeyman shoemaker at Blackstone Street.  Richard married Elizabeth Langley in 1752.  (They have their own page.)

3. Anne Older was baptised on 12 March 1731/2 in Woodmancote.  Her father was also named as Goodman Older a journeyman shoemaker in Blackstone Street.

4. Thomas Older was baptised on 12 May 1733 in Woodmancote.  His father was John Older a journeyman shoemaker in Blackstone Street.

5. Susanna Older was baptised on 7 May 1738 in Henfield.

Blackstone

The Woodmancote registers also record that Thomas Boniface was a shoemaker at Blackstone in 1732 and 1733.  In 1729 and 1736 he was also named as Goodman Boniface a shoemaker at Blackstone.  John Boniface was a shoemaker in Blackstone by 1741.  Thomas Boniface may have first married Jane Butcher on 1 July 1725 in Keymer at which time he was of Albourne, and then to Sarah Cosens on 7 November 1733 in Woodmancote.

In 1738 the shopkeeper at Blackstone was ? Stone.

Other Blackstone residents were:  1728 Thomas Dennet; 1731 the families of Shadrack Whiting, William Blaber and Goodman Carter; 1733 the family of John Dennet (also there in 1734, 1735 and 1738); 1734 John Boniface; 1735 Goodman Knight; 1742 Goodman Homan; 1744 Goodman Geer (also in 1745); and 1745 Peter Hill.

The Rector of Woodmancote, James Barker, had a negro servant, Bartholomew, baptised in 1732.

My own connection with the parish of Woodmancote at this time was with the family of Thomas Lillyot and his wife Bridget Purvey who had married in Woodmancote in 1733.

John Older (subject of this page) may have had the following brothers:

1. Richard Older.  Richard or his son may have been buried in Woodmancote in either 1761, 1773 or 1781 - click here for details.  A Richard Holder married Mary Baker on 13 October 1715 in Itchingfield, Sussex.

   Richard and Mary had the followoing children:

   1. Mary Older was baptised on 1 November 1716 in Woodmancote.  Her parents were named as Richard and Mary.

   2. Richard Older was baptised privately as he was "in some danger of death", on 25 September 1720 in Woodmancote.  He was a twin.  He was buried on 26 October 1722 in Woodmancote as the son of Richard.

   3. William Older was baptised privately as he was "in some danger of death", on 25 September 1720 in Woodmancote.  He was a twin.

      William Older married Mary Taylor on 8 September 1743 in Woodmancote.

      1. Mary Older was baptised on 15 April 1745 in Woodmancote.  Her father was named as William and he was of Blackstone.  She married John Capelin in 1768.  (They have their own page.)

      2. Susannah Older was baptised on 5 August 1750 in Woodmancote.  Her father was named as Goodman.

      3. James Older was baptised on 28 October 1759 in Woodmancote.  His parents were then named as William and Mary.

   4. Richard Older was baptised on 30 April 1727 in Woodmancote.  His father was named as Richard.

2. William Holder

   1. Mary Holder was baptised on 20 April 1726 in Woodmancote.  Her father was named as William.

   2. Elizabeth Holder was baptised on 15 April 1731 in Woodmancote.  Her father, William, was then of Blackstone Street.

AVERY          HOLDER