Henry STONER (1753-1828) and Phoebe ROBERTS (1750-1825)

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Henry STONER (1753-1828)

and Phoebe ROBERTS (1750-1825)

Henry Stoner and Phebe Roberts married on 25 August 1774 in Cowfold, Sussex. The witnesses to their marriage were Isaac Mitchell and Ann Stoner. (They were not my direct ancestors.) (Isaac and Ann married on 28 February 1775. Ann was most probably baptised on 7 September 1755 in Cowfold, the daughter of Thomas Stoner and Ann White.)

Henry Stoner was baptised on 22 April 1753 in Cowfold, Sussex. He was the son of Thomas Stoner and Anne White. Henry died aged 76 years and was buried on 26 December 1828 in Cowfold. Another Henry Stoner was baptised on 22 September 1851 in Cowfold the son of Thomas Stoner and Mary.

Phoebe Roberts was baptised on 2 December 1750 in Cowfold. She was the daughter of John Roberts (1718-1776) and Mary Bignal (c1720-1790). Phoebe died aged 75 years and was buried on 24 March 1825 in Cowfold.

Henry was a witnesses to the marriage of his sister-in-law Elizabeth Roberts and John Greenfield on 29 July 1781 in Cowfold.

Henry Stoner and Phoebe Roberts had 9 known children:

Sarah Stoner was baptised on 8 December 1774 in Cowfold. (Another Sarah Stoner was born in 1774 in West Grinstead and yet another Sarah Stoner was born in 1777 in Shermanbury. One of them was the mother of an illegitimate daughter born in 1801.)
Sarah may have married John Purvey by licence on 3 August 1791 in Cowfold, Sussex. John was then of Fletching and Sarah of Cowfold. The witnesses to their marriage were Edmund Mitchell and Edward Mitchell.
John and Sarah had the following children:
1. Sarah Purvey was baptised on 8 January 1792 in Cowfold.
2. John Purvey was baptised on 8 September 1793 in Cowfold.
Phebe Stoner was baptised on 6 January 1776 in Cowfold, although at the time her parents were of Nuthurst.
Henry Stoner was baptised on 16 August 1778 in Cowfold.
Henry may have married Mary Marryan by banns on 18 May 1800 in Cowfold. They were both then of Cowfold and he was a bachelor and she a spinster. The witnesses to their marriage were William Hills and John Clark.
Henry and Mary had the following children:
1. Henry Stoner was baptised on 8 November 1801 in Cowfold. He married Martha King.
2. John Stoner was baptised on 12 October 1806 in Slaugham.
  John married Mary Boniface.
  John and Mary had the following children:
  1. Mary Ann Stoner
  2. Henry Stoner
  3. Sarah Stoner
3. Mary Stoner was baptised on 28 July 1811 in Cowfold.
Robert Stoner was baptised on 12 December 1779 in Cowfold. He married Mary Akehurst in 1806. (They have their own page.)
John Stoner was baptised on 4 June 1781 in Cowfold. He married Sarah Gibson in 1804. (They have their own page.)
Thomas Stoner was baptised on 16 March 1783 in Cowfold.
William Stoner was baptised on 10 October 1784 in Cowfold. He died after 1861.
William married Mary Field by banns on 14 June 1810 in Cowfold. The witnesses to their marriage were John Purvey and William Hills.
Fanny Stoner was baptised on 19 November 1786 in Cowfold, at which time her parents were described as paupers.
Edward Stoner was baptised on 28 December 1788 in Cowfold, at which time his parents were described as paupers.
Edward married Louisa Brethren by banns on 13 May 1810 in Cowfold. They were both then of Cowfold. The witnesses to their marriage were Thomas Stoner and Barbary Stoner.
Louisa was born about 1781-95 in Cuckfield. She died after 1851.
Edward and Louisa had the following children:
1. Edward Stoner was baptised in 1 September 1812 in Cowfold.
2. James Stoner was baptised on 3 April 1814 in Slaugham. He may have died aged 74 years and have been buried on 2 March 1887 in Cowfold. However, another James Stoner was born in Cowfold in 1813.
  James married Mary Mobsby by banns on 2 November 1839 in Cowfold. He was a 25 year old bachelor and labourer and she was a 22 year old spinster. Their fathers were named as Edward Stoner and Henry Mobsby who were both labourers. The witnesses to their marriage were Caroline Mobsby and Henry Hill.
  When the 1881 census was recorded the couple were living at Frenchmans in Cowfold. James was a 66 year old farm labourer and Mary a 60 year old dressmaker. Their daughter Harriet was home with them on census night.
  Mary was born about 1821 in Cowfold.
  James and Mary had the following children:
  1. Ellen Stoner
  2. George Stoner. He married Sarah Ann Mobsby.
  3. Jesse Stoner
  4. Lucy Stoner
  5. Harriet Stoner was born about 1858 in Cowfold. In 1881 she was an unmarried 23 year old dressmaker and she was living with her parents.
3. Lucy Stoner was baptised on 8 June 1817 in Slaugham.
4. William Stoner was born about 1821/2 in Slaugham. William married Ann Wheatland.
5. Jesse Stoner was born about 1823 in Slaugham. Jesse married Mary Wheatland in about November 1851 in the Horsham registration district.
6. Susan Stoner was baptised on 13 November 1825 in Slaugham.
7. John Stoner was baptised on 3 February 1828 in Slaugham. He died aged 68 years in about May 1896 in Cuckfield.
8. Mary Ann Stoner was baptised on 14 March 1830 in Slaugham.
9. George Stoner was born about 1832 in Slaugham. He died in 1883.
  George married Ellen.
  Ellen was born about 1833/4 in Ashington, Sussex. She died in 1893.
  George and Ellen had the following children:
  1. George Friend Stoner was born about 1854 in Washington, Sussex.
    George married Mary Ann Etherton in 1877.
    Mary Ann was born about 1857 in Warnham.
    George and Mary Ann had the following children:
    1. Frederick John Stoner was born about 1880 in Lower Beeding.
    2. Mary Stoner was born about 1882 in Lower Beeding.
    3. Ellen Stoner was born about 1884 in Lower Beeding.
    4. George Edward Stoner was born about 1886 in Lower Beeding.
    5. Edith Emma Stoner was born about 1889 in Lower Beeding.
    6. Edwin Charles Stoner was born about 1892 in Lower Beeding.
    7. Harry Stoner was born about 1894 in Lower Beeding.
    8. Agnes Annie Stoner was born about 1898 in Lower Beeding.
    9. Alice Stoner was born about 1899 in Lower Beeding.
  2. Jane Stoner was born about 1855 in Washington.
  3. Louisa Stoner was born about 1857 in Washington.
  4. Mary Ann Stoner was born about 1860 in Washington.
  5. Anne Stoner was baptised on 25 March 1860 in West Grinstead, Sussex.
  6. Caroline Stoner was born about 1862 in Slaugham, Sussex
  7. Ellen Stoner was born about 1865 in Lower Beeding.
  8. Edward Stoner was born about 1871 in Lower Beeding.
10. Caroline Stoner was baptised on 12 April 1835 in Slaugham.
  Caroline married Alfred Brown on 17 August 1862 at St. Nicholas, Brighton. She was then 27 years old and he was 23. Their fathers were named as Edward Stoner and Henry Brown.
Barbara Stoner was baptised on 15 May 1791 in Cowfold, at which time her parents were described as paupers.
Barbara married George Farley by banns on 1 August 1814 in Cowfold. She was then a spinster of Cowfold and he of Slaugham. The witnesses to their marriage were William Stoner and William Hills.
George was born about 1792/3 in Nuthurst. He died aged 78 years in about May 1870 in Horsham.
George and Barbara had the following children:
1. George Farley baptised on 14 November 1819 in Slinfold.
2. Charles Farley was born in 1824. Charles married Emily Tickner on 28 January 1854 in Slinfold.
3. Peter Farley was born about 1832. Peter married Sarah Ranger on 27 November 1855 in Slinfold.

I had thought the following Thomas was the one born in 1783, as above.

A Thomas Stoner married Martha Smith by banns on 14 April 1811 in Slaugham. They were both of Slaugham. The witnesses to their marriage were Edward Stoner and Louisa Stoner.

Thomas and Martha had the following children:

Martha Stoner was baptised on 15 September 1811 in Slaugham.
Thomas Stoner was baptised on 31 March 1815 in Slaugham.

On 15 April 1826 a removal order was issued to Thomas and his wife Sophia and children 14 year Martha and 10 year old Thomas, removing them from Beeding to Cowfold (or vice versa).

As a widower, Thomas may have married Sophia Puttick by banns on 17 July 1825 in Cowfold. She was a spinster. The witnesses to their marriage were John Stoner and William Hill.

Thomas and Sophia had the following children:

Charles Stoner was baptised on 20 March 1826 in Cowfold. The baptism register noted that Thomas was a sawyer. He died aged 6 weeks and was buried on 25 March 1826 in Cowfold. The burial register noted that he was the son of Thomas.
Harriet Stoner was baptised on 10 June 1827 in Cowfold, at which time her father was a sawyer from Slaugham.
Daniel Stoner was baptised on 23 May 1830 in Slaugham.

A Thomas Stoner died aged 80 years (as per the burial register) and was buried on 12 January 1862 in Cowfold. However, another Thomas Stoner was baptised on 11 January 1784 in Shermanbury, the son of Robert Stoner and Mary Stenning. In 1851 Shermanbury Thomas was living in Cowfold with his wife Sarah. In 1861, Shermanbury born Thomas was an 80 year old widower living in Cowfold.

ROBERTS STONER