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Elizabeth Dancy

Female 1665 - 1716  (~ 50 years)


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  • Name Elizabeth Dancy 
    Christened 23 Jun 1665  Stockbury, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Died 21 Apr 1716  Bicknor, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I3629  Petersen-de Lanskoy
    Last Modified 27 May 2021 

    Father Robert Dancy,   bur. 20 May 1699, Hollingbourne, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Mother Anne Spice,   c. 10 Jan 1629, Thurnham, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   bur. 4 Jan 1693, Hollingbourne, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 63 years) 
    Married 6 Nov 1662  Thurnham, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F539  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family William Clinch,   c. 1 May 1664, Otterden, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   bur. From 15 Nov 1744 to 31 Dec 1744, Bicknor, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 80 years) 
    Married 30 Apr 1695  Doddington, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Ann Clinch,   c. 24 Nov 1700, Bicknor, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. of Hucking, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this location
     2. William Clinch,   c. 3/03 Jan 1703/4, Bicknor, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   bur. 9 Feb 1769, Stockbury, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 65 years)
     3. James Clinch,   c. 4/04 Mar 1707/8, Bicknor, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Bef 1744  (Age ~ 35 years)
    Last Modified 28 May 2021 
    Family ID F639  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • RESEARCH_NOTES:
      1. I reviewed the Doddington parish records from 1665 to 1710 [there was a large gap from 1640 to 1665 due to the Civil War] and there are no other entries for the names Clinch or Dancy in this parish. The marriage entry is transcribed below and makes no mention of either of the two belonging to another parish. The script in the marriage entry is extremely legible and there is no chance of a misinterpretation of the spelling. I also reviewed the records for Bicknor without finding Elizabeth's christening even though she has children christened in Bicknor.
      I have done major extractions of both Bicknor and Stockbury for family names and it is apparent these two parishes had interchangeable families and attendance since the churches are literally less than three miles apart. Bicknor adjoins South Green in Stockbury and Dean's Bottom in Bredgar. William Clinch's family actually lived in Deans Bottom, but preferred to register their family in Bicknor. With this in mind and noting the scarcity of this name, the following Dancy entry in Stockbury is most likely our Elizabeth Dancy. It also helps that she is about a year younger than her husband. Elizabeth would have been almost 30 years old which probably explains why she only bore children until 1708. I feel this is most likely our Elizabeth Dancy.
      From the Archdeacon's Transcript (FHL film 1752235, it. 2):
      - Elisabeth d/o Robert & Anne Dancye, c. 23 June 1665
      The pages for this time period are missing from the Parish Record (FHL film 1473718, it. 2); however, the Bishop's Transcript (FHL film 1737092, it. 3) does show it also: June 23, 1665 -- Elisabeth daughter of Rob: & Anne Dancy, bap.
      I also did a search for any other Dancy in Stockbury for 1655 to 1675 and there are no more entries for this family. In fact, using the FHL's Kent Family Association's CD for transcriptions of the Stockbury records, there were no Dancys at all (they missed Elizabeth Dancy). The only potential entry could be:
      -28 Sep 1701, Edward Parkingson and mary Danes, marr.
      I am not sure why the marriage was performed in Doddington since this couple had no family there. It is a little over five miles north of Bicknor and about 3.5 miles north of Otterden. All of these parishes are very close. Apparently Robert Dancy was somewhat mobile.

      2. 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.

      3. Worldconnect 30 Jun 2007 database ":charliegibson" :
      A. Elizabeth Dancy (1674-1716) was born in Doddington, Kent, England. B. Birth: Film: 445398
      C. Marriage: Film: 457318-457322; Film: 471424.13 Apr 1695 in Doddington, Kent.
      My note: I verified the birth data purported by the above entry and find it to be bogus. There is no birth entries in Dodington for any Dancy in 1674. I also checked from 1665 to 1710 and there are no Dancy entries whatsoever except for the marriage which is correct as reported above. The film numbers are also incorrect with FHL film 445398 being for the 1880 US Census soundex. Perhaps the film numbers are those of another repository. In any case a review of the actual church record disproves a christening in Doddington.

      4. 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. FHL FILM 1751815 item 4, Archdeacon's Transcript for Doddington Parish: "William Clinch was marryed to Elizabeth Dancy on ye thirtyeth day of Aprill 1695."

      SOURCES_MISC:
      1. Worldconnect 17 Jun 2007 database ":2637493" of Mike Herod .