ANNE BUNCE
THE STORY AS I KNOW IT
With the Brockman family we are reaching as far back as the 14th century. William Everett Brockman has written A Genealogical chart of the Brockmans. The story needs confirmation. An English book Kent Parish Records, Newington Marriages lists at least four Brockmans from a period of 1566 to 1623. They are in the place and at the time William E. Brockman asserts. One of the four matches the genealogical data exactly. The other four are not connected to our line
Anne Bunce was born in 1599 in Lynsted Kent England.
Her parents were Simon Bunce
and Dorothy Grimsditch.
All of this information comes from an Ancestry World Tree source.
I am trying to get source data to confirm it. However, it does
fit the story I know.
Lynsed is about 6 miles east of Newington near Teynham.
Anne wed William Brockman
on May 28, 1616 at Newington,
Kent, England. They were both noted to be "gent." ie
gentleman, gentlewoman. from Kent-
Register of Marriages 1538-1837, Marriages at Newington 1559-1837.
According to W.E. Brockman the children of William and Ann
were:
1. Henry Brockman born 1618, died 1622
2. James Brockman born 1621, wed Lucy Young had no
issue, he died in 1683.
3. Henry Brockman born Nov. 8, 1623
died in Maryland.
4. Martha Brockman died April 3, 1646 never wed
5. Helen Brockman died 1633 never wed
6. Anne Brockman wed Sir John Boys in 1650, died 1656
7. Helen Brockman, must have been born after 1633, wed Roger
Gipps.
8. Margery Brockman wed Sir William Hugeson on Aug 27,
1644
Sir William died on Dec. 6,
1654. James the second son,
inherited the estate as the first son died in infancy. However, James
had no children. In the normal course of events the land would have
gone to the next son, Henry,
but he was a refugee and no longer entitled to the land. The estates
went to a desecendant of Sir William's
brother, but through a daughter who wed Rev. Ralph Drake. The condition of
the bequest was that they take the name of Brockman. Why didn't Sir William's
own daughters inherit instead of his brothers? A question for English
law under Cromwell.
We do not know where Sir William
is buried but it must be connected to one of the estates. We also do
not know when Anne died, but
with no mention of her in the will she may have died between 1644 and
1654.
RESEARCH QUESTIONS
If you know the answer please CONTACT US
1. confirm bith details on Anne
2. Confirm children of Anne and William
3. When did she die?
4. Why could the daughters not inherit?
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