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- RESEARCH_NOTES:
1. LDS Ordinance Index has several children listed to William and Elizabeth Clinch of Bicknor, Kent, England that were christened in the early 1700s. The images of Bicknor Parish are available online at Family Search. A look at the actual images show that there were two similarly named couples having children at the same time: William and Elizabeth Clinch and William and Elizabeth Winch. The record keeper is very careful to clearly differentiate the surname spellings. Using the actual records we can correctly assign the christenings as follows:
William and Elizabeth Clinch: [Note: no Frances is shown in the Bicknor record; also none of these children show up as child burials.]
- Anna, 24 Nov 1700
- Will., 16 Jan 1703/4
- James, 4 Mar 1707/8
William and Elizabeth Winch: [Note: none of these children show up as child burials.]
- Wm., 2 Feb 1709
- Elizabeth, 28 Dec 1712
- Anne, 9 Oct 1715
- John, 18 May 1718
- Mary, 23 Apr 1721
- Richard, 26 May 1723
William Winch may have remarried or this is his son's marriage to "Anne" since there is also a chr. shown to him and Anne his wife:
- Anne, 20 Jan 1739
There has always been a problem in identifying which Elizabeth Clinch was buried 21 Apr 1716 with some assuming it was the Elizabeth Clinch (now Winch) chr. 28 Dec 1712 or Elizabeth Dancy who was William Clinch's wife. Burials are missing for the years; however, we do have the following:
- "Elizabeth Clinch was buried Apr: 21st 1716."
- "February 2d 1736 Elizabeth Winch was Buried."
- "1744. Dec: 31st William Clinch."
- "Nomr. 15th 1744 Buried Wm. Clinch."
Considering the spelling and that Elizabeth Clinch no longer had children after 1708, the 1716 burial appears to be hers. The recorder did make an error in regards to the 1744 entries of the two William Clinches with one certainly William Winch; however, which is which is undetermined.
No marriage for Clinches or Winches were found from 1690 to 1745 in the parish.
2. Worldconnect 23 Jun 2007 database ":1773912" of Noel Moss : A. Marriage; Parish Records; 1728; Records read by ALAN TURNER of Banc Y Felin, Aberbechan, Newtown, Powys, Wales, SY16 3AW, 011-44-1686-630606; NOTE; Mr. Turner was contacted by Noel G. Moss after his name was found listed in Family History Knowledge - UK 1992/3 showing an interest in Hales, Black and Moss; He shares a common ancestry with me through John Hales and Ann Syflet. B. Death-Burial; Ancestral File; 1769; Family History Centre, St. John's; NOTE; William Clinch died 9 Feb 1769 at Stockbury, Kent; Noel G. Moss confirmed that this was the burial date; Parish Records of Stockbury, Kent; Read at Centre for Kentish Studies, Maidstone, Kent.
3. Website wills.canterbury-cathedral.org accessed 4 Jan 2015 indexes a will for William Clinch of Bredgar made 1742 and probated 1744. Register ref. PRC/17/92/92b (Original PRC/16/551 C/1). Will is filed with the Archdeaconry of Canterbury (pp. 45-48 of 304 for 1744) and available online at Family
https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9R56-X41?mode=g&i=46&owc=collection%2F1949814%2Fwaypoints&wc=M682-SNL%3A250713701%2C250719201%2C251470701%3Fcc%3D1949814&cc=1949814 which I accessed 4 Jan 2016. My extract of the will:
William Clinch of Breadgar, County Kent (Title on will notes "1744 William Clinch the Elder late of Bredgar his will.")
Bequeaths to "my Daughter ffrances now wife of John ffrankes of Hucking in the Said County Labourer eight pounds of good and lawfull money..."
Bequeaths to "my Son William Clynch All that my messuage ... [of] four acres ... in the Said parish of Breadgar called Deans Bottom..." with the property passing to his wife "Ann Clinch" in the case of his son's death as long as she remains a widow; if she dies or marries the property to pass to the child or children of William and Ann.
Son William Clinch to be executor.
Signed by mark. Witnessed by John York, Batcheller, and John Lossingham(?)
Note on cover: "January the 14th 1744[/5] Wm. Clinch the executor" attests that the estate will not exceed 20 pounds.
My comments:
1. From marriage records and christening records, we know that Ann Clinch married John Franks in 1722 at Stockbury and had at least three children all christened at Stockbury from 1722 to 1730. A 1700 christening record has been found for "Anna Clinch," but nothing for any Frances. Apparently the daughter Frances of the will is the same person as Ann the daughter.
2. The will confirms that William Senior's wife and son James had predeceased him.
4. Extraction of the family of William Clinch and Ann Knight from the Stockbury Parish Records (Parish Records FHL film 1473718, it. 2; Bishop's Transcripts FHL film 1737092, it. #3, and Archdeacon's Transcripts FHL film 1752235, #2 -- Note all films should be consulted for research in Stockbury because some are missing pages that others are not):
-15 Oct 1774, Ann Clinch, wife of William, bur.
-9 Feb 1779, William Clinch, Snr., bur.
-16 Feb 1728/9, John Clinch s/o Will: and Ann, bap.; 9 May 1798, John Clinch bur.
-13 Dec 1730, Ann Clinch d/o William and Ann, bap.; 1 Oct 1765, Ann Hales, wife of Stephen, bur.
-No Elizabeth listed bapt. in 1730.
-24 Sep 1732, Elizabeth Clinch d/o William and Ann, bap.
-12 Oct 1735, William Clinch s/o William and Ann, bap.; 1 Oct 1809, William Clinch bur.
-9 Jul 1738, Mary Clinch d/o William and Ann, bap.
-21 Sep 1740, Margaret Clinch d/o William and Ann, bap.; 9 Aug 1741, Margaret Clinch d/o Willm. and Ann, bur.
-17 Oct 1742, James Clinch s/o Will'm and Ann, bap.; 27 Mar 1750, James Clinch s/o William and Ann, bur.
-No Sarah listed bapt. in 1744-1746; Sarah Banner, bur. 12 Feb 1808.
-18 Sep 1748, Thomas Clinch s/o William and Ann, bap.; Thomas Clinch, bur. March 24, 1820, aged 72 years.
Conclusions:
1. In verifying the Parish Records, the Archdeacon's Transcript, and the Bishop's Transcript, there is no record of Sarah's baptism in the estimated time period of 1744 to 1746.
2. In verifying the Parish Records, the Archdeacon's Transcript, and the Bishop's Transcript, there is no evidence that there were two different James Clinches in this family. Some would have us believe that the first James bapt. 17 Oct 1742 was bur. 23 Mar 1748/1749 and the second James was baptized abt 1750 and bur. 27 Mar 1750. What we can confirm is the first baptism and the second burial making these two James actually just one person. Additionally, the burial record calls James as a son and not an infant of his parents.
3. In verifying the Parish Records, the Archdeacon's Transcript, and the Bishop's Transcript, there is no evidence that there were two different Elizabeth Clinches in this family. Some would have us believe that the first Elizabeth was bapt. 13 Dec 1730, the same day as Ann, and that this Elizabeth must have died before 1732 when another Elizabeth is christened into this family. There was only one that is correct is the latter one. The original Parish Record shows the entry in 1730 as Elizabeth which was then crossed out and corrected to say Ann. The Bishop's Transcript picked up Elizabeth and was not also corrected. The Archdeacon's Transcript is missing that year.
5. Website of Roy L. Hales accessed 4 Jan 2016 <https://sites.google.com/site/ourkentishgenealogy/surnames/clinch>; Roy is a descendant of William Clinch, son of Stephen Hales and Ann Clinch:
"William Clinch (Our Ancestor) (3 Jan 1703 Bicknor - 9 Feb 1769, Stockbury) married Ann Knight on October 21, 1728. In 1744, William inherited the farm in Deans Bottom and also rented tenement #7 in Stockbury. In his will William left the farm to his son Thomas Clinch, on the condition that he buy out his brothers William and John. Mary and Sarah were each given £15. As both Ann and Elizabeth had married, but were now deceased, William gave their husbands (Stephen Hales & Thomas Fuller, respectively) 10 shillings.
As you can see in his will (below), William Clinch was not able to sign his name. (He left his mark).
Yet he was a prominent figure in Stockbury and one of the 7 allowed to vote when Kent chose two representatives to go to Parliament. The image to the left is from the election held on Pennenden Heath, in Maidstone, on May 1 and 2, 1754. There were three candidates. Lewis Watson and Robert Fairfax were elected.
[Transcription of image:
"Stockbury
Thomas Nicholls, Stockbury, b. & l., his own.
William Clinch, Bredgar, ditto, ditto
Will. Jumper, Esq., Stockbury, ditto, Will. Broad.
Thomas Redman, ditto, ditto, John Waters.
James Rayner, ditto, ditto, his own.
Walter Smith, ditto, ditto, ditto.
George Erll, Lenham, ditto, John Wells."]
[Transcription of image of will:
"In the Name of God Amen.
I William Clinch of the parish of Stockbury in the County of Kent Yeoman being weake in boddey but of a sound and perfect understanding and memorey praised by all mightey God for the Same I do make publish and declear this my Last Will and Testament in maner and forme folowing / that is to Say first and princepaley I Recommend my sole into the hands of Allmighty God who gave it to me / and my bodey to the Earth from whence it was taken when God Shall be pleased to take my Life from me / and my buril to be decent wihout pomp or State, at the discretion of my dear Childrine and as to Such worldly Goods as it hath pleas'd God to bless me with I Give and dispose of in maner and forme folowing, that is to Say I Give to my daughter Mary now the wife of Tho's Hales fifteen pounds, and I give to my daughter Sarey now the wife of Benj'n Banner fifteen pounds / and I Give to Steven Hales ten shillings / and I Give to James Fuller ten Shillings / allto be paid at the End of one hole yeare after my deceses by my Son Thomas Clinch whome I make Sole Executor of this my last Will and Testament / and after payment of debts, Legerses, funerell Expences and Charge of proving this my last Will and Testament and all other Charges then to have a true and pertickler Inventorey and Aprisement to be made of all my Goods, Chattels, household, forneytire, wearing aprill, personall estate Beddey money and Effex whatsoever, and to be divided betwene my three Sons / John Clinch, William Clinch, and Thomas Clinch / but and allso I give and desire that Thomas Shall take to himself ten pounds over his Equell Sheear and he Shall Continue in the farme and pay his two Brothers John and William thier parts in five Equell payments in yearley and every Year till the time is Expired begining at one years end after my Desease. I hereby Revoke all former Wills and Testaments by me made at aney time heretofore, in witness whereof I the said William Clinch the testater have to this my last Will an Testament conaind in one Sheat of paper Set and a fixt my hand Seal this ninth day of Janauary in the yeare of our Lord one Thousand Seven Hundred and Sixtey Nine.
William Clinch his (X) mark
Sined sealed pulcied and deleard by the Said William clinch the Testater as and for hi slast Will an testament in the presants of Us the sitnesses here under wrightin.
Thos. Wyles, Robert Terry, Ann X Terrey"]
Their children:
John Clinch (c 16 Feb 1728/29 - May 1798, Stockbury) married Mary Tollast in Bicknor, 7 Jan 1759 [typo]. All of their children were christened in Stockbury: Elizabeth (7 Jan 1759); John (3 May 1761) - died in Hartlip 7 June 1845); Mary (1 May 1763); William (19 Aug 1764); Thomas 20 July 1766); Mary (1 May 1768) married Stephen Wood in Bredgar on 25 July 1797; James (5 Feb 1769) married Sarah Chapman in Bredgar on July 19 1801; David (7 July 1771 - 10 April 1778); Benjamin (19 July 1774)
Ann Clinch (Our Ancestor) (c 17[typo] December 13, 1729 - buried Oct 1, 1765 Stockbury)
Elizabeth Clinch (c Sept 29 1732, Stockbury - before 1769) married Thomas [typo: should be James per the will of William Clinch] Fuller
William Clinch (c 2 Oct 1735 - d. 1808, Stockbury) married Ann Vi[n]son in Stockbury on 19 October 1768. Their first child, Elizabeth, was christened in Stockbury on 12 March 1769. His father died that year and, as specified in the will, Thomas up William's share in the farm. William and Ann Clinch started christening their children in Hartlip after that: William Jones (30 Aug 13[7]3), John (8 Nov 1775); George (1 Jan 1779); Richard (27 June 1782).
Mary Clinch (c July 9, 1738, Stockbury, Kent; d. October 30, 1770, Frinsted) married Thomas Hales
Margaret Clinch (c Sept 21, 1740 - buried August 9, 1741 Stockbury)
James Clinch (c September 17, 1742 - buried March 23, 1748/49 Stockbury)
Sarah Clinch ... ( Abt. 1746; d. June 23, 1798 Stockbury) married Benjamin Banner
Thomas Clinch (c September 14 [sic; should be 18], 1748 buried April 1820) married Mary Pain, in Stockbury, on 30 May 1774. After his father died, Thomas became one of Stockbury's electors. He was the owner/farmer of two properties within the parish and, as of 1782, one of the two assessors for the parish rates. Children: Thomas (3 Oct 1779, Stockbury); Elizabeth (21 July 1782, Stockbury) married Edward Filmer in Stockbury 18 Oct 1803; Sarah (4 July 1784, Stockbury); William (5 Oct 1786, Stockbury); Fanny (1 Feb 1789, Stockbury); Jane (30 Oct 1791, Stockbury); James (23 Feb 1794, Stockbury); Henrietta (25 Dec 1795, Stockbury)
James Clinch (c 18 Sept 1748 - buried March 1749/50 Stockbury)"
5. Website of Roy L. Hales accessed 4 Jan 2016 <https://sites.google.com/site/ourkentishgenealogy/surnames/clinch>; Roy is a descendant of William Clinch, son of Stephen Hales and Ann Clinch. The following has the following typos when compared to the original will -- John Hawkes is John ffrankes and Ann is Frances (who is really Ann).
"William Clinch (Our Ancestor) (c May 1 1644, Otterden - Dec 31 1744 Bicknor) married Elizabeth Dancy in Doddington on April 30 1695. They lived in Dean's Bottom, a part of Bredgar parish close to the border of Stockbury, but are more closely associated with the church of Bicknor, a mile to the South.
Image to right taken from Bredgar assessment for 1734. [Website has image of assessment which shows "4, Wilm. Clinch - 00-04-00."]
In William Clinch's will, proved in 1744, he mentions two children. His daughter Ann married a labourer named John Hawkes and moved to Hucking. She was left £8. His son William Clinch the younger received the farm and a special clause in the will ensured that his wife, Ann Knight, would receive the woodland if her husband preceded her.
Their Children:
Anna Clinch (c Nov 24 1700 Bicknor) married John Hawkes
William Clinch (Our Ancestor) (3 Jan 1703 Bicknor - 9 Feb 1769, Stockbury)
James Clinch (c Mar 4 1707 Bicknor - died before 1744)"
MARRIAGE:
1. Stockbury Parish Records (does not appear in Bishop's or Archdeacon's Transcripts): Will. Clinch and Ann Knight mar. 21 Oct 1728 by banns.
DEATH:
1. Website http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~mrawson/extr2.html#clinch Extracts from Kent Wills:
Source: Archdeaconry Court of Canterbury, Vol. 98, folio 205, Probate 10 Feb 1769 William Clinch of Stockbury, yeoman, will dated 9 Jan 1769 Daughter Mary, wife of Thomas Hales Daughter Sarey, wife of Benjamin Bannor Stephen Hales, Joseph Fuller [typo: will reads James Fuller] Sons Thomas (executor), John and William Witnessed by Thomas Wyles, Robert Terry and Ann Terry.
BURIAL:
1. FHL film 1752235 item #2, Archdeacon's Transcript of Stockbury: William Clinch Senr. was buried Feb. 9, 1769.
SOURCES_MISC:
1. Worldconnect 17 Jun 2007 database ":2637493" of Mike Herod .
2. Stockbury, Kent, England Parish records; Wills Arch Court of Canterbury; Stockbury Bishop's transcripts; submitted by Ellen Kurr for Lynn Hales, 1429 Michigan Ave., SLC, UT.
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