Married 27-Dec-1615
Married: 27 DEC 1615 in Pulborough, Sussex, London|
Husband:
Sir John Beauchamp Born: 1593 Died: 1654 Father: Sir Thomas Beauchamp Mother: Dorothy Clarke I go through John, / Edmund, Edmund Jr./Robert/Costin/Jeroboam/dau Hannah who married Adam Barr, Jr. - my great, great, their dau Nancy Barr m. Joel St. Clair, my great gpts. their dau Mary Eliza St. Clair married Charles Thomas - grandparents. And so - to the Thomas Name - my mother was their daughter, who married my father Charles E. Creecy, in 1910. "Reference: The Mayflower and Her Log, The Library of Congress. John was a London merchant and member of the Plymouth Company. Was one of the financial adventurers who financed the Mayflower which came to America in 1620. This stock company was formed to supply the plantation in Plymouth, Mass. There were about 70 stockholders. John was apparently a wealthy gentleman. Old Somerset of the Eastern Shore of Maryland - see also Baker, Northampton, II, p. 218, for Beauchamps; see Edmund Freeman of Sandwich [Massachusetts] Genealogy, for reference to John Beauchamp as brother-in-law to Edmund Freeman, and Boston Transcript, January-March, 1930, for letters on Beauchamp-Freeman connection. Reference: The Mayflower and Her Log, The Library of Congress. John was a London merchant and member of the Plymouth Company. Was one of the financial adventurers who financed the Mayflower which came to America in 1620. This stock company was formed to supply the plantation in Plymouth, Mass. There were about 70 stockholders. John was apparently a wealthy gentleman. Old Somerset of the Eastern Shore of Maryland - see also Baker, Northampton, II, p. 218, for Beauchamps; see Edmund Freeman of Sandwich [Massachusetts] Genealogy, for reference to John Beauchamp as brother-in-law to Edmund Freeman, and Boston Transcript, January-March, 1930, for letters on Beauchamp-Freeman connection. "The Complete Book of Emigrants 1661-1669" by Peter Coldham I found an entry dated 15 October, 1641 which said "Abraham Helsey of London, gent, age 56 and John Bewchampe, citizen and salter of London, aged 49, deposes that Thomas Weston of London became bound to Bewchampe for money on 29 March 1623..." This is an excerpt from a deposition on file at the Corporation of the City of London. The actual deposition (very hard to read) says "...John Bewchampe...aged 49 or thereabouts..." I've heard several sources mention John's activities with the Plymouth company but upon reading 2 books about the place I find his involvment much more interesting then it was portrayed. The original story I guess would be told by WIlliam Bradford, an early Governor of the colony who dealt with John. His book is called "Bradford's History of Plymouth Plantation." It can be a bit dry. Much more interesting is Kate Caffrey's book "The Mayflower." She's much more objective. And pretty funny in some parts. Apparantly the Plymouth Co. were not quite prepared for the "devious business Practices of Beauchamp and Sherley." Sherley is one of the 4 London merchants who loaned the colonists money and received beaver skins as payment. The colonists say about Sherley that he was "a mean-spirited crawler, seemingly humble but really feathering his own nest." And how!!! If you want to know about John the person these books provide valuable insight. Some editions of Bradford's book also have photocopies of letters written by John Beauchamp, who had quite the flourish on his signature. From Osiris Johnson Before 1625 Plymouth sent one of their own, a Mr. Allerton, to London. While there he contacted a Mr. Sherley who was a goldsmith. Goldsmiths were the bankers of the day. They were who you saw when you needed a loan. Mr. Sherley in turn contacted a Mr. Andrews and a Mr. Beauchamp to invest in the Plymouth Plantation. Beauchamp paid £1127 and Andrews 1136. It is said "Mr. Sherley pretendeth that hee did alsoe add the some of £1190 for his share." As part of the agreement Sherley would receive shipments of skins and sell them. Then he would share profits with Beauchamp and Andrews. He would also pay the bills of the Plymouth colonists. These treaties were signed in 1625, 26 and 27. In 1636 there was a plague epidemic. Everyone who could was spending as much time as possible outside of the city. Sherley would only spend 1 day a week there. It was during this bout of pestilence that Sherley received a shipment of beaver skins. What would in good times fetch up to £24 per pound was now less then £8. So Sherley decided to sit on the skins till the market went up. In the meantime he had to pay some bills run up by the colonists. He was owed money by a Mr. Hall who was out of town. When contacted he said he could not pay. So Sherley went to see Beauchamp and Andrews. He told them they should each pay a third. They both refused. This all comes from a letter from Sherley to Plymouth. In Plymouth the colonists were worried because in the 10 years of doing business with Sherley he had never once sent them an account of what he had been doing. They decided to halt all shipments till they got a full account. After doing so they received letters from Beauchamp and Andrews complaining about not receiving and furs and being £1100 in the hole. The colonists were shocked, they wrote back that they had been sending furs for a long time, and that they should see Sherley about their share. Sherley refused to pay up. Apparantly he was mad about their refusal to pay the bills earlier. Beauchamp sued Sherley in Chancerie but apparantly lost. Andrew and Beauchamp again wrote to the colonists and blamed them. The colonists took all their furs and sent them to Beauchamp and Andrews. They sent 1325 pounds to be divided equally among them. Beauchamp made £400, apparantly over the £1127 he invested. Andrews however was still dowd £40. This was in 1637. Apparantly Sherley had been receiving furs for a long time and had been pocketing the profit without giving any to Beauchamp or Andrews. Finally in 1641 the colonists became so fed up with the lying cheating Sherley and tried to terminate their contract with him. On Oct 15, 1641 they wrote up a termination contract and had it sent to each of the three merchants, Sherley, Andrews and Beauchamp. Beauchamp refused to accept their terms believing he was owed more. He demanded either an extra £400 or £400, I'm not clear on this. In April 7, 1643 Sherley sent a letter to the colonists arguing against Beauchamps claims. Apparantly what happened was that when the coalition fell apart each man tried to get as much out of it as he could and Sherly and Andrews turned on Beauchamp. Finally in 1645 Beauchamp received £210 10s and I guess was satisfied. He was the last person to whom the colonists owed money. From this point on they were in the black. Will of JOHN BEAUCHAMP of Reigate, Surrey: (Public Record Office: PROB.11/245; folio 19) To the poor people of the parish of Cousgrave, Northamptonshire "where I was borne" four pounds to be distributed "by my twoe Cozen Beauchamps there living". To the poor people of the Parish of Reigate - five pounds Sons Edward Beauchampe and Richard Beauchampe; youngest son George Beauchampe - all aged under 26 (charged and desired not to marry without their mother's consent and approbation). Son-in-law John Doggett and his wife Allice, the testator's daughter. Son-in-law Walter Wolsley and his wife Mary. Daughter Elizabeth Beauchampe, aged under 22 (charged and desired not to marry without her mother's consent and approbation). Deceased son Thomas Beauchampe; his widow Sarah Beauchampe; his daughter Allice Beauchampe, aged under 21. Sister Walshome and her son Beauchampe Walshome. Wife's sister Elizabeth, wife of John Cuddington. Cousin Ellen Roache, wife of cousin John Roache. Cousins William Beauchampe and Edward Beauchampe. Brother Richard Beauchampe. He was claiming a debt due to him from the testator but the will asserts that "in truth and conscience I conceave noe such debt due to him". Lands etc. held of the Manor of Reigate. Executrix: Wife Allice Beauchampe Overseers: John Doggett and Walter Wolsley Dated 6th June, 1653 PROVED (at London) in the Prerogative Court of Canterbury on the 23rd May 1655 by Allice Beauchampe, Relict and Executrix. --------------------------------------------- So, even with the information from John's will, we don't know for sure when he died. I'm assuming 1653 or 54. Since he probably had a complicated estate it must have taken several months to complete all the necessary transfers, etc. Thought this might be interesting. This is what became of John Beauchamp's mannor of Cackham after it left Baron Thurland's hands. It might exist today, maybe as a campground of some kind. I don't see it on maps anymore. 8 Anne(1710) - William Stanley v. Thomas Pilsworth: "The manor of Cackham," in the county of Sussex, "and the farm called Cackham Farm" belonging to the plaintiff. Touching the employment of defendant as bailiff of said farm, his management of said farm, and his dischar 9 Anne(1711) - William Stanley v. Thomas Pilsworth: Manor and farm of Cackham, in the parish of West Wittering (Sussex), belonging to the plaintiff. Concerning the amount, value, &c., of the stock on said farm before defendant became plaintiff's bailiff, and defendant's Apr 6, 1858 - Manor of Cackham: The Trustees of O.Whitby's Charity Oct 29, 1868 - Manor of Cackham: G. L. Russell Nov 2, 1882 - Manor of Cackham: A. Wakeford 1928-1939 - Chichester Harbour: Manor of Cackham and Hundred of Manhood: Ecclesiastical Commissioners Undated - Cackham Farm (near Chichester) Chichester Harbour Cowes (Floating Bridge) Charlestown (Cornwall) Carnforth Inclosures (Lancashire) Connal's Quay (River Dee) Cemmaes Bay (Angelsey) Criccieth (Wales) Combe Martin (Devon) Crofton and Newlands Marsh Where is it? Look at these maps. It's a little bit south-east of West Wittering. First is 1695, second is 1610 http://www.envf.port.ac.uk/geo/research/historical/webmap/sussexmap/morden335smallframeset.html http://www.envf.port.ac.uk/geo/research/historical/webmap/sussexmap/speedsmallframeset.html Perhaps this explains why Edmund was baptised at West Chiltington. While traveling between Cackham and Ryegate or London Alice went into labor or something like that. Maybe. A little map of West Chiltington http://www.westsussex.gov.uk/villages/wchilt/map.htm This must be where Edmund was baptised. At St. Mary's Church - Built early in the 12th century, the church is an interesting example of the transitional Norman style. Look out for the porch, reputed to be the oldest in Sussex, and the extraordinary wall paintings - some nearly as old as the church itself. Also since we've used some IGI Batch Codes I'd thought I'd post this site I found http://geocities.com/Heartland/Trail/8333/index4.html It explains how various types of batches are numbered and why batches which beign with C, M, etc. are more reliable than those that begin with numbers. Plus it gives codes for thousands of towns!! Check out West Wittering, the place just west of Cackham, John's Mannor. There's a marriage between Sarah Beauchamp and an Edmund Moore taking place on Aug 3, 1654. John's daughter seems to young though, but her mother Alice got married real young too. |
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Wife:
Alice Freeman Born: 1601 Died: Father: Edmund Freeman Mother: Alice Cole The Christening of Alice Freeman was hidden under Alice Fryman Alice FRYMAN Christening: 15 Apr 1601 Pulborough, Sussex, England Her brother William is there too Wm. FRYMAN Sex: M Event(s):Christening: 8 Nov 1598 -Pulborough, Sussex, England Father: Edmund FREEMAN b: ABT. 1575 in Pulborough, Sussex, London Mother: Alice COLE b: 1576 in Pulborough, Sussex |
Child 1:
John Beauchamp Jr.Born: 1615 Died: Spouse: Children: |
Child 2:
Alice BeauchampBorn: 26-Jun-1617 Died: Spouse: Children: |
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Child 3:
Thomas Beauchamp Born: 1618 Died: Spouse: Children: |
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Child 4:
Mary Beauchamp Born: 1623 Died: Spouse: Children: |
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Child 5:
Edmund Beauchamp Born: 1625 Died: 26-Sep-1691 Spouse: Sarah Dixon Children: Thomas Beauchamp, Alice Beauchamp, Edmund Beauchamp Jr., John Beauchamp, Doggett Beauchamp, Edward Beauchamp, Robert Beauchamp, Patience Beauchamp |
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Child 6:
Richard Beauchamp Born: 1627 Died: Spouse: Children: |
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Child 7:
George Beauchamp Born: 1629 Died: Spouse: Children: |
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Child 8:
Elizabeth Beauchamp Born: 1630 Died: Spouse: Children: |