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‎manWilliam Perles‏‎
Born ‎1637, died ‎before 1688‎, at most 51 years. Occupations: Husbandman, ‎1st marriage to: Elizabeth Whopam/ (?Wapham), ‎2nd marriage/ related to: ? , ‎3rd marriage/ related to: Bridget ?. Son of William Peerlesse and Anne Manchester‏
The marriage of William & Elizabeth may have been conducted by Sir Thomas Rivers at Chafford Place, 1/2 mile NE of Ashurst on the Kent/Sussex border; the house was pulled down in 1743. Willett's Farm, the future home of the Pearless family (still standing in 2004), is 1/2 mile NW of Chafford Park; Withyham, where William's sons William and John settled and were buried, is 3 miles SW of Chafford. William may have married secondly soon after 1660, but certainly from 1668 Bridget was mothering his children at Withyham.

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‎manEdward Perles‏‎
Born ‎1661‎
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‎manWilliam Pearless‏‎, follows: II-a
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‎womanMargaret Perles‏‎
Born ‎1664, died ‎Nov 1690‎, 25 or 26 years, bur. ‎Nov 1690 Brasted, Kent (St.Martin's)
In Baptism Register described as "daughter of William of Brasted".
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‎manJohn Pearless‏‎, follows: II-b
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‎womanAnne Perles‏‎
Born ‎1667‎

generation II
 

II-a
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‎manWilliam Pearless‏‎
Born ‎1663 Penshurst, Kent, baptised ‎ Withyham, Sussex, died ‎1741 Withyham, Sussex (St.Michael's)‎, 77 or 78 years, bur. ‎17 Dec 1741 Withyham, Sussex (St.Michael's). Son of William Perles and ? ‏

Married ‎12 Jun 1688 Withyham, Sussex (St.Michael's) (20 years married) to:

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‎womanAnne Midhurst‏‎
Born ‎C1665, baptised ‎ Withyham, Sussex, died ‎Dec 1708‎, 42 or 43 years, bur. ‎1 Jan 1709 Withyham, Sussex (St.Michael's)
Daur.of James Midhurst.

Children:

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‎manJohn Pearless‏‎, follows: III-a
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‎manWilliam Pearless‏‎, follows: III-b
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‎womanElizabeth Pearless‏‎
Born ‎1693 Withyham, Sussex, baptised ‎1765‎
Married Thomas West 11.5.1721 at Denton, nr.Newhaven. Was left 40 shillings under the Will of her brother John.
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‎womanSarah Pearless‏‎
Born ‎1696 Withyham, Sussex, died ‎1743‎, 46 or 47 years, bur. ‎20 Oct 1743 Withyham, Sussex (St.Michael's)
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‎manEdward Pearless‏‎, follows: III-c
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‎womanMary Pearless‏‎
Born ‎6 Jan 1701 Withyham, Sussex‎
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‎womanMargaret Pearless‏‎
Baptised ‎1765‎
Married ? Page and was left 40 shillings under the Will of her brother John.

 

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‎manJohn Pearless‏‎
Born ‎C1665, died ‎1737‎, 71 or 72 years, bur. ‎2 Feb 1737 Withyham, Sussex (St.Michael's). Son of William Perles and ? ‏
When married in 1693 both John & Joanna were of Withyham.

Married ‎1 Feb 1693 Withyham, Sussex (St.Michael's) (43 or 44 years married) to:

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‎womanJoanna Hards‏‎
Died ‎1740, bur. ‎17 Apr 1740 Withyham, Sussex (St.Michael's)

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‎womanElizabeth Pearless‏‎
Born ‎C1694‎
?Married by Banns 21.10.1722 at Hartfield to John Turner.
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‎manJohn Pearless‏‎
Born ‎C1696, died ‎Sep 1754‎, 57 or 58 years, bur. ‎15 Sep 1754 Withyham, Sussex (St.Michael's)
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‎manWilliam Peerless‏‎, follows: III-d
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‎womanMary Pearless‏‎
Born ‎1 Oct 1706‎, died ‎Nov 1706‎, under 1 year old, bur. ‎23 Nov 1706 Withyham, Sussex (St.Michael's)

generation III
 

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‎manJohn Pearless‏‎
Born ‎1689 Withyham, Sussex, baptised ‎ Blackham, Withyham, Sx. (Willett's Farm), died ‎26 Nov 1765 Cowden, Kent‎, 75 or 76 years, bur. ‎2 Dec 1765 Withyham, Sussex (St.Michael's) (MI). Occupations: Yeoman. Son of William Pearless and Anne Midhurst‏
He became owner of Willett's Farm in 1736 and left it to his son William, his residual heir and sole executor and, apparently, his only child. In his Will dated 11.11.1765 (qv), proved PCC London 11.1.1766, he provided for his wife Mary during her life, an annuity for 5 years to his nephew Edward Pearless, son of his brother Edward, and legacies to his sisters Margaret Page and Elizabeth West and to "the poor people of Cowden".

Married ‎18 Apr 1714 Cowden, Kent (St.Mary Magdalene) (51 years married) to:

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‎womanMary Edell‏‎
Died ‎Oct 1769, bur. ‎14 Oct 1769 Withyham, Sussex (St.Michael's)

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‎manWilliam Pearless‏‎, follows: IV-a

 

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‎manWilliam Pearless‏‎
Born ‎1691 Withyham, Sussex‎. Son of William Pearless and Anne Midhurst‏

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‎womanElizabeth ?‏‎ PRIVACY FILTER

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‎womanSarah Pearless‏‎
Born ‎C1727‎
Married 7.12.1792 at Withyham by Banns to James Hollands, both of that parish.

 

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‎manEdward Pearless‏‎
Born ‎7 Jun 1699 Withyham, Sussex, baptised ‎ Withyham, Sussex, died ‎Nov 1781 Withyham, Sussex‎, 82 years, bur. ‎30 Nov 1781 Withyham, Sussex (St.Michael's) (MI). Son of William Pearless and Anne Midhurst‏
Married secondly Lettie Tye by licence, both of Withyham.

Married ‎28 May 1730 Penshurst, Kent (St.John the Baptist) (2 years married) to:

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‎womanAnn Bridger‏‎
Died ‎Dec 1732, bur. ‎16 Dec 1732 Penshurst, Kent (St.John the Baptist)
Died in childbirth.

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‎manJohn Pearless‏‎, follows: IV-b
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‎manEdward Pearless‏‎, follows: IV-c

 

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‎manEdward Pearless‏‎

Married ‎17 Apr 1745 Withyham, Sussex (St.Michael's) (36 years married) to:

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‎womanLaetitia (Lettie) Tye‏‎
Born ‎C1717, died ‎1799‎, 81 or 82 years, bur. ‎31 Jan 1799 Penshurst, Kent (St.John the Baptist)
On 12.6.1742 a Letitia Tye was baptised at Penshurst, base daughter of Letitia Tye, father unknown; she married William Best (son of William Best & Susan Austin, bpt.Chiddingstone 17.4.1724) 2.7.1765 at Chiddingstone, had at least 9 children by him all baptised at Chiddingstone between December 1765 and August 1786, and was buried at Chiddingstone 9.8.1811.

Children:

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‎manWilliam Peerless‏‎, follows: IV-d
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‎manRobert Peerless‏‎, follows: IV-e
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‎manRichard Pearless‏‎, follows: IV-f
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‎manThomas Peerless‏‎
Born ‎1752 Withyham, Sussex‎
[?Ancestor of the families at EASTBOURNE, BRIGHTON, etc -- See E1/458]
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‎womanAnn Peerless‏‎
Born ‎29 Jul 1756 Withyham, Sussex‎‎
?Married Jas.B.Hasselden at Chiddingstone 19.4.1786.

 

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‎manWilliam Peerless‏‎
Born ‎11 May 1701‎‎. Son of John Pearless and Joanna Hards‏
When married to Mary in 1731 both were of Mayfield. [Ancestor of the families at MAYFIELD, BUXTED, ROTHERFIELD, CROWBOROUGH, etc.]

Married ‎15 May 1731 Mayfield, Sussex to:

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‎womanMary Smitheman‏‎
Born ‎C1709‎

Children:

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‎manWilliam Peerless‏‎, follows: IV-g
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‎womanMary Peerless‏‎
Born ‎C1734‎
Married 10.6.1782 at Mayfield to Thomas Howell (46) of Heathfield by Archdeaconry of Lewes Licence dated 24.5.1782.
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‎womanElizabeth Peerless‏‎
Born ‎C1737‎
Married 19.5.1757 to John Weston, son of Richard Weston & Sarah Pocock, at Mayfield by licence; both of Mayfield.
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‎manThomas Peerless‏‎, follows: IV-h
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‎manJohn Peerless‏‎
Born ‎C1746‎
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‎womanMartha Peerless‏‎
Born ‎C1748‎
Married 2.4.1770 to Thomas Weston at Mayfield by Banns; both of Mayfield.
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‎manHenry Peerless‏‎
Born ‎C1750, died ‎1771‎, 20 or 21 years, bur. ‎6 Mar 1771 Mayfield, Sussex

generation IV
 

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‎manWilliam Pearless‏‎
Baptised ‎1783 Blackham, Withyham, Sx. (Willett's Farm), died ‎1788 Cowden, Kent (Bassets)‎, approximately 5 years, bur. ‎3 Jun 1788 Cowden, Kent (St.Mary Magdalene). Occupations: Yeoman/Farmer. Son of John Pearless and Mary Edell‏
Inherited Willett's Farm on the death of his father in 1765. In his Will dated 21.9.1783, proved at PCC, London, 26.7.1788 (qv), he left Willett's to his widow Mary and to his son William on her death; other properties in the area were left to William and his sister Jane, immediately or on the death of their mother. In 1775 he was a Churchwarden of St Mary's, Cowden. In the Cowden burial register he was described as "William Peerless Senr. from Bassets".

Married ‎26 Jan 1767 Cowden, Kent (St.Mary Magdalene) (20 or 21 years married) to:

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‎womanMary Austen‏‎
Born ‎C1737, died ‎20 May 1805 Cowden, Kent‎, 67 or 68 years, bur. ‎30 May 1805 Cowden, Kent (St.Mary Magdalene) (MI)
Married by licence, William of Cowden and she of East Grinstead; she was sole executrix of his Will in 1788. Under her father's Will in 1791 she inherited a 30 acre "farm . . called Elliotts" at East Grinstead, which was to pass to her son William on her death.

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‎womanJane Pearless‏‎
Born ‎C1768, baptised ‎1803 Cowden, Kent‎
Unmarried in 1803. Fac.Office Marriage Licence dated 18.4.1825 to marry Obediah Woodhams, widower of Edenbridge, Kent at Lingfield, Surrey, where Jane was then resident. In 1812 Obediah Woodhams was an Executor of the Will of William Durrant, the father-in-law of Jane's brother William Pearless; he was then a farmer of East Grinstead.
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‎manWilliam Pearless‏‎
Born ‎C1770, baptised ‎1826 East Grinstead, Sussex (Holly Bush Farm), died ‎1 Nov 1826 East Grinstead, Sussex (Holly Bush Farm)‎, 55 or 56 years, bur. ‎6 Nov 1826 East Grinstead, Sussex (St.Swithun) (MI). Occupations: Farmer
Inherited Willett's Farm under his father's Will, on the death of his mother in 1805. His marriage in 1807 was by licence, he of Cowden and Mary of East Grinstead; witnesses were Robt.Args.Durrant and Martha Durrant. Will dated 25.3.1825 with Codicil dated 26.5.1825, proved at London 7.4.1827 with probate to his widow Mary and James Stanford of Haxted, Lingfield, Surrey, with power reserved for Rev.George Mottram of East Grinstead the third Executor; beneficiaries were his widow and, after her death, all his children equally.
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‎manRichard Pearless‏‎
Born ‎Jun 1771‎, died ‎24 Feb 1772‎, 0 years, bur. ‎27 Feb 1772 Cowden, Kent (St.Mary Magdalene)

 

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‎manJohn Pearless‏‎
Born ‎Feb 1731 Penshurst, Kent, baptised ‎ Cowden, Kent, died ‎1808‎, 76 or 77 years, bur. ‎11 Nov 1808 Cowden, Kent (St.Mary Magdalene). Son of Edward Pearless and Ann Bridger‏
Banns read at Cowden Church 23.5.1762 (PR); witnesses to the marriage were Willm.Pearless & Willm.Rutland(?).

Married ‎15 Jun 1762 East Grinstead, Sussex (St Swithun's) (37 or 38 years married) to:

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‎womanElizabeth Holman‏‎
Baptised ‎ East Grinstead, Sussex & Cowden, Kent, died ‎C1800, bur. ‎5 Jan 1800 Cowden, Kent (St.Mary Magdalene)

Children:

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‎womanElizabeth Pearless‏‎
Born ‎C1763‎
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‎manJohn Pearless‏‎
Born ‎C1765‎
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‎womanMary Pearless‏‎
Born ‎C1769‎
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‎manEdward Pearless‏‎
Born ‎C1772 Cowden, Kent, baptised ‎1851 Penshurst, Kent (The Square), died ‎1857‎, 84 or 85 years, bur. ‎1857 Penshurst, Kent (St.John the Baptist). Occupations: Road labourer (1851)
In 1851 Census he was living at Penshurst with his unmarried daughter Maria.
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‎womanHannah Pearless‏‎
Born ‎C1774, died ‎Nov 1827 Holtye, nr Cowden, Kent‎, 52 or 53 years, bur. ‎9 Nov 1827 Cowden, Kent (St.Mary Magdalene)
Unmarried.

 

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‎manEdward Pearless‏‎
Born ‎Dec 1732, baptised ‎1769 Withyham, Sussex (Blackham), died ‎Jan 1812‎, 79 years, bur. ‎20 Jan 1812. Son of Edward Pearless and Ann Bridger‏
Left a legacy of 20 shillings a year for five years under the Will of his uncle, John Pearless (1765). In 1783 he was working at Willett's Farm, Cowden, owned by his cousin William, son and heir of John Pearless; in 1779 he had "hired" his own son William to his cousin for two years, against a payment of of ¹2 for which he was "to find him in meat, drink, cloaths, washing and lodging".

Married ‎13 Feb 1759 Cowden, Kent (St.Mary Magdalene) (52 years married) to:

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‎womanHannah Gibson‏‎
Born ‎C1736 Penshurst, Kent, died ‎Jan 1812‎, 75 or 76 years, bur. ‎20 Jan 1812 Withyham, Sussex (St.Michael's)
Daur.of William Gibson and Ann Fullman (m.20.2.1727, Penshurst). Edward & Hannah married by Banns, both of Cowden.

Children:

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‎womanMary Pearless‏‎
Born ‎1759 Penshurst, Kent‎
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‎womanAnn Pearless‏‎
Born ‎1761 Penshurst, Kent‎
?Buried 11.2.1811 at Penshurst.
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‎womanElizabeth Pearless‏‎
Born ‎6 Oct 1765 Cowden, Kent, died ‎1838‎, 72 or 73 years
Married by banns to William Cronk, Cowden 14.10.1788, wit. Richard Peerless; had issue (see Cronk/Simmons tree). He died at Cowden in 1827 aged 65. Their son John, born in 1799 at Cowden, married Sarah Bridger of Penshurst.
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‎manWilliam Peerless‏‎
Born ‎14 Mar 1769 Blackham, Withyham, Sussex‎, died ‎17 Nov 1853 St.Leonard's on Sea, Sx. (1 West Hill)‎, 84 years, bur. ‎Nov 1853 Penshurst, Kent (St.John the Baptist). Occupations: Labourer
"The first contemporary spelling of Peerless". Living (and working?) at Willett's Farm, Cowden between 1779 and 1781. When he married in 1790 he was of Withyham. In 1841 he was a labourer, living at Swaylands, Penshurst; in 1851 also a labourer but living with his son John at St.Leonard's on Sea. At other times he was described as a tollgate keeper (Penshurst?) and, at his death, a yeoman.
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‎manEdward Pearless‏‎
Born ‎C1771‎
Christened privately 15th February 1771, publicly 18th March. Married by Banns, both of Cowden; witness Wm.Cronk, his brother-in-law.
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‎manJohn Peerless‏‎
Born ‎C1774 Withyham, Sussex‎, baptised ‎1851 Chiddingstone, Kent, died ‎before 1861‎, at most 87 years. Occupations: Ag.Lab.
When married by Banns at Withyham in 1801, both were of that parish. In 1851 Census he was living with his wife at Wilkins, Chiddingstone.
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‎womanHannah Pearless‏‎
Born ‎1778 Withyham, Sussex‎

 

IV-d
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‎manWilliam Peerless‏‎
Born ‎7 Jun 1745 Withyham, Sussex‎‎. Son of Edward Pearless and Laetitia (Lettie) Tye‏
He may have married either Mary Bourne 18.11.1770 at All Saints, Maidstone or Mary Langridge 21.11.1773 at St Martins-in-the-Fields, Westminster [IGI]. [Ancestor of the families at SPELDHURST, GROOMBRIDGE, etc]

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‎womanMary ?‏‎
Born ‎C1752, died ‎Feb 1812‎, 59 or 60 years, bur. ‎28 Feb 1812 Speldhurst, Kent
Will dated 2.5.1811 proved at London 29.8.1812, her sons William & John Peerless Executors; beneficiaries were her daughters Mary, wife of William Fowl, and Ann, wife of George Best, her sons Joseph, William, John, George, David & Abraham, and her grandson William, son of her late son Robert.

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‎womanMary Peerless‏‎
Baptised ‎1824 Tunbridge Wells, Kent‎
Married firstly William Fowl, labourer of Tonbridge (d.bef 1824), then Thomas Gunner, labourer of Tonbridge, before 1824.
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‎manJoseph Peerless‏‎
Born ‎C1772‎, died ‎15 Nov 1843 Southwark, London SE. (Guy's Hospital)‎, 70 or 71 years. Occupations: Labourer (1843)
Married by banns; witnesses John Pickett & Mary Hallam, who were themselves married by banns at Wilmington 17.4.1797. The cause of his death was given as "accidentally run over by a wagon".
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‎manWilliam Peerless‏‎
Born ‎C1778‎, baptised ‎ Speldhurst, Kent, died ‎16 Mar 1846‎, 67 or 68 years, bur. ‎Mar 1846 Speldhurst, Kent (MI). Occupations: Carpenter
Witnesses at their marriage in 1803 were George & Ann Best. Will dated 28.1.1844 proved 9.5.1846; witnesses were James Hartridge & William Davis (a smith of Langton Green, Speldhurst); Admon. granted to Elizabeth, the widow - "no executor".
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‎womanAnn Peerless‏‎
Born ‎C1779 Groombridge, Kent‎, baptised ‎1824 Rotherfield, Sussex‎
Married George Best, farmer of Rotherfield, at Leigh, Kent 1798.
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‎manRobert Peerless‏‎
Born ‎C1781 Groombridge, Kent‎, died ‎Nov 1808‎, 26 or 27 years, bur. ‎30 Nov 1808 Speldhurst, Kent
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‎manJohn Peerless‏‎
Born ‎C1784 Rotherfield (Groombridge), Sussex‎, baptised ‎1819/21 Greenwich, Kent (Limekiln Lane), died ‎before 1861‎, at most 77 years. Occupations: Labourer
When in 1827 at St Nicholas, Deptford John Peerless, a widower, married Frances Oak, a widow, both of that parish, one of the witnesses was John's brother Joseph, who had also witnessed the marriage of his daughter Elizabeth at the same church one month before. In 1841 Census John was an agricultural labourer living with Frances and their son John at Withyham, in 1851 Census a road labourer living with Frances at Crowborough Lane, Withyham; he was not with her in the 1861 Census.
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‎manGeorge Peerless‏‎
Born ‎C1787 Groombridge, Kent‎, baptised ‎1824‎
?Died 3Q 1869, Steyning, age 82. In 1851 Census a George Peerless (b.Rotherfield, unmarried) was living at High Street, New Shoreham with William Bradley and his brothers Thomas & Richard, all grocers; he was described as a carter, aged 70..
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‎manJames Peerless‏‎
Born ‎C1789 Rotherfield, Sussex‎, died ‎before 1811‎, at most 22 years
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‎manDavid Peerless‏‎
Born ‎C1791 Rotherfield (Groombridge), Sussex‎, baptised ‎1824 Langton, Speldhurst, Kent, died ‎Dec 1824‎, 32 or 33 years, bur. ‎17 Dec 1824 Speldhurst, Kent. Occupations: Carpenter
Unmarried? Will dated 27.11.1824 proved at London 16.8.1825, probate to William Peerless, the brother & Sole Executor; beneficiaries were his brothers Joseph, William, John, George & Abraham and his sisters Mary Gunner & Ann Best.
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‎manAbraham Peerless‏‎
Born ‎C1794 Rotherfield, Sussex‎, baptised ‎1870 Rusthall, Speldhurst Kent (Denny Bottom), died ‎18 Mar 1870 Rusthall, Speldhurst Kent (Denny Bottom)‎, 75 or 76 years. Occupations: Road Surveyor, Contractor
In 1851 Census he farmed 60 acres employing 5 labourers, living at Rusthall with his wife, their children (H)ellen & Henry & 3 visitors; in 1861 Census he was alone at Denny Bottom, Speldhurst. Will, when described as a road surveyor & contractor, dated 28.5.1869, proved at London 10.5.1870; probate to Thomas Fitness, farmer, & Henry Whitley of Tunbridge wells, solicitor's clerk; beneficiaries included his widow Charlotte, sons William, James & Henry and daughters Harriett Huntley, widow, Jane Saltmarsh & Ellen Russell.

 

IV-e
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‎manRobert Peerless‏‎
Born ‎20 Jan 1747 Withyham, Sussex‎, baptised ‎ Brasted & Hever, Kent, died ‎Nov 1828‎, 81 years, bur. ‎16 Nov 1828 Brasted, Kent. Son of Edward Pearless and Laetitia (Lettie) Tye‏
When married in 1774, both were of Brasted. When buried at Brasted his age given as 80 (born 1747/8).

Married ‎4 Apr 1774 Brasted, Kent (54 years married) to:

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‎womanMary Turner‏‎
Born ‎C1754‎, died ‎Oct 1828‎, 73 or 74 years, bur. ‎26 Oct 1828 Brasted, Kent

Children:

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‎manWilliam Peerless‏‎
Born ‎C1774‎, died ‎Apr 1822‎, 47 or 48 years, bur. ‎18 Apr 1822 Brasted, Kent. Occupations: Labourer
?Married Sarah Killick at Westerham 16.6.1804.
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‎womanMary Peerless‏‎
Born ‎C1776‎
?Died 2Q 1870, Sevenoaks, age 93.
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‎womanElizabeth Peerless‏‎
Born ‎C1779‎
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‎womanAnn Peerless‏‎
Born ‎C1781‎
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‎manJohn Peerless‏‎
Born ‎C1783‎
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‎manDavid Peerless‏‎
Born ‎C1786‎
?Married Elizabeth Edwards 21.1.1810 at Farnborough, Kent, both being of that parish; she died and was buried at Chelsfield in the same year, having given birth to John who was baptised at Chelsfield. In 1871 Census a John Peerless, a widower born c1820 at Chelsfield, was an "Officer (Nurse)" at the Union Work House, Cranbrook, Kent.

 

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‎manRichard Pearless‏‎
Born ‎18 May 1750 Withyham, Sussex‎, baptised ‎ Cowden, Kent, died ‎1836‎, 85 or 86 years, bur. ‎6 Jul 1836 Cowden, Kent (St.Mary Magdalene). Son of Edward Pearless and Laetitia (Lettie) Tye‏
Married by Banns, both of Cowden.

Married to:

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‎womanSarah Ashdown‏‎ PRIVACY FILTER

Children:

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‎womanAnne Pearless‏‎
Born ‎C1772‎
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‎manRichard Pearless‏‎
Born ‎C1775 Cowden, Kent, baptised ‎ Hartfield Sussex & Cowden, Kent, died ‎1Q 1852 Cowden, Kent‎, 76 or 77 years. Occupations: Labourer
Married by Banns, both of Cowden. In 1851 they were living at Heathen Street, Cowden with their unmarried son Henry, their widowed son-in-law Robert Groves and his daughter Mary.
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‎manWilliam Peerless/ \Pea‏‎
Born ‎C1778‎, baptised ‎1839 Hartfield, Sussex, died ‎3 Jun 1839 Hartfield, Sx. ("Accidentally killed")‎, 60 or 61 years, bur. ‎6 Jun 1839 Cowden, Kent. Occupations: Labourer
"Killed by a fall of earth in Scraggs Pit (Hartfield) where he was digging stone" (PR).
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‎womanSarah Pearless‏‎
Born ‎20 Nov 1783 Cowden, Kent‎‎
Married 16.11.1805 at Cowden to William King of Hever, by Banns.

 

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‎manWilliam Peerless‏‎
Born ‎C1732‎, baptised ‎ Rotherfield, Sussex, died ‎11 Oct 1800‎, 67 or 68 years, bur. ‎Oct 1800 Rotherfield, Sussex (St Denys) (MI). Son of William Peerless and Mary Smitheman‏
When married by licence in 1760, he was of Rotherfield, she of Tonbridge. Will proved Archdeaconry of Lewes 1800.

Married ‎12 May 1760 Tonbridge, Kent (39 years married) to:

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‎womanMary Moon‏‎
Born ‎C1732, died ‎20 Sep 1799 Rotherfield, Sussex‎, 66 or 67 years, bur. ‎27 Sep 1799 Rotherfield, Sussex (St Denys) (MI)
In his Will of 1768 her father, John Moon, bequeathed forty pounds to his grandchildren Elizabeth, William & Mary Pearless, to be equally divided between them. MI gives date of death 20.9.1798, aged 65.

Children:

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‎womanMary Peerless‏‎
Born ‎C1761 Rotherfield, Sussex‎, died ‎before 1768‎, at most 7 years
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‎womanElizabeth Peerless‏‎
Born ‎C1762 Rotherfield, Sussex‎‎
Married James Morgan of Hawkhurst, Kent by Banns at Rotherfield 30.6.1791; their daughter Mary, spinster, was a beneficiary under the will of her uncle William Peerless in 1844.
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‎manWilliam Peerless‏‎
Born ‎C1765 Groombridge, Sussex, baptised ‎ Rotherfield, Sussex, died ‎2Q 1844 Rotherfield, Sussex‎, 78 or 79 years. Occupations: Fellmonger
In 1841 Census he lived in Rotherfield village, with a servant Sarah Brown(60) & Martin Brown(60) a pauper. Will of 26.3.1834 proved London 16.10.1844 admon. to nephew Henry Peerless fellmonger, sole executor; beneficiaries nephew Henry & nieces Martha wife of Nathan Piper, Mary Morgan & Mary Ann Peerless. In 1807 John Moon, landlord of the George Inn, Rotherfield, died and his eldest son James (15) was admitted as his heir, with William Pearless chosen as his guardian, but in 1814 James, a butcher at Beckenham, sold the property.
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‎manJohn Peerless‏‎
Born ‎C1767 Groombridge, Sussex‎, baptised ‎ Tunbridge Wells, Kent, died ‎May 1807‎, 39 or 40 years
Will dated 3.5.1807 proved at London 21.5.1807, his widow Elizabeth sole executrix & beneficiary to whom Admon. was granted; Will witnessed at Tunbridge [Wells] by William & Henry Peerless, presumably John's brothers.
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‎womanMary Peerless‏‎
Born ‎C1768 Groombridge, Sussex‎‎
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‎womanMartha Peerless‏‎
Born ‎C1770 Groombridge, Sussex‎, died ‎Jun 1797‎, 26 or 27 years, bur. ‎22 Jun 1797 Rotherfield, Sussex (St Denys) (MI)
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‎manThomas Peerless‏‎
Born ‎C1772 Groombridge, Sussex‎‎
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‎manHenry Peerless‏‎
Born ‎C1773 Groombridge, Sussex‎, baptised ‎ Tunbridge Wells, Kent (Mount Sion), died ‎28 Dec 1820 Tunbridge Wells, Kent‎, 46 or 47 years, bur. ‎Jan 1821 Rotherfield, Sussex (St Denys) (MI). Occupations: Breechesmaker/Fellmonger
In Archdeaconry of Lewes Marriage Licence 31.7.1798, he was a "breechesmaker" of Speldhurst. Will of 7.12.1820 proved at London 11.5.1821, admon. to Daniel Dickenson of Pembury, farmer & James Richardson of Speldhurst, bricklayer. James Richardson, whose daughter Mary Anne married William Pearless of East Grinstead in 1837, also attended Countess of Huntingdon's Chapel, Mt.Ephraim, Tunbridge Wells; Henry had been a Trustee of the Will of James's father John. His Estate included property at Rotherfield; beneficiaries his 4 children.

 

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‎manThomas Peerless‏‎
Born ‎C1742, baptised ‎ Rotherfield, Sussex‎. Son of William Peerless and Mary Smitheman‏
When married by Banns in 1776, both were of Rotherfield; other records give marriage date 4 Jul 1776.

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‎manWilliam Peerless‏‎
Born ‎C1777 Groombridge, Sussex‎, baptised ‎1851 Crowborough, Rotherfield, Sussex‎. Occupations: Shopkeeper (1851)
In 1851 Census he was a widower, lodging with his son William & family at Crowborough.
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‎manJames Peerless‏‎
Born ‎C1779 Groombridge, Sussex‎, baptised ‎ Rotherfield, Sussex, died ‎21 Apr 1837 Rotherfield, Sussex‎, 57 or 58 years, bur. ‎1837 Rotherfield, Sussex (St Denys). Occupations: Labourer
MI gave age as 56. When married by Banns at Withyham in 1806, she was of that parish, James of Rotherfield.
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‎manThomas Peerless‏‎
Born ‎C1782 Groombridge, Sussex‎, baptised ‎ Buxted & Hurstwood, Sussex, died ‎before 1851‎, at most 69 years. Occupations: Ag.Lab/Farmer/Huckster
When married by Banns in 1808, both were of Buxted.
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‎womanElizabeth Peerless‏‎
Born ‎C1786 Groombridge, Sussex‎‎
?Married James Adams of Withyham 3.11.1806 by Banns at Rotherfield.
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‎manGeorge Peerless‏‎
Born ‎C1791 Groombridge, Sussex‎, baptised ‎ Buxted & Rotherfield, Sussex, died ‎1Q 1861‎, 69 or 70 years. Occupations: Labourer
Sx.Mar.Index gives marriage date as 7 Nov 1815. 1861 Census showed him as a day labourer lodging alone at Jordan Cottage, London Road, Tunbridge Wells.