Priscilla Tavenor
                  her Booke  Aprill 24 :1678:

My grandfather Samuell Tavenor died at
Rumford in Essex about the beginning of
november :1641:

My grandmother Elizabeth Tavenor died
at Hornchurch in Essex in october 1643

My grandfather Richard Gibbes died at
Word in Kent the first day of february
1648

My grandmother [?] Gibbes died at Word
in Kent the sixth day of october 1660

My father Samuell Tavenor was Borne at
Rumford in Essex in July 1621:

My Mother Anna Gibbes was Borne at
Word in Kent in december :1623:

My sister Anna Tavenor was Borne in
Deale Castle the eight and twenty day of
december about ten o'clock in the fornoon
in Deale Castle it beeing Saturday in the
yeare 1650

My Brother Samuell Tavenor was Borne
in Deale Castle the 24 day of may beeing
munday about three quarters of an houre
after 4 in the afternoon in the yeare
:1652:

My Brother John Tavenor was Borne in
Deale Castle the 22 day of november beeing
Tuesday about half a quarter of an houre
beefore seven in the morning in the yeare
:1653:

I Priscilla Tavenor was Borne in Deale
Castle the 24 day of December beeing
Sunday about halfe an houre past six of
the Clocke in the morning in the yeare
:1654:

My Brother Nathaniell Tavenor was
Borne in Deale Castle the 26 day of March
beeing Wednesday about a quarter of an
houre after 7 of the Clocke in the evening
in the yeare :1656:

My Brother David Tavenor was Borne in
Deale Castle the tenth day of July beeing
friday almost halfe an houre after one of
the Clocke in the afternoon in the yeare:
1657: [in another hand] and departed this
life at Popler 21 of September 1727.
[revert to Priscilla Tavenor's hand]

My Brother Thomas Tavenor was Borne
in Deale Castle the sixth day of march
beeing the first day of the weeke about
halfe an houre after nine of the Clocke in
the evening in the yeare 1658

My Second Brother Thomas Tavenor was
Borne in Lower Deale the twentieth day of
october beeing Saturday about four of the
Clocke in the afternoone in the yeare
:1660:

My Brother James Tavenor was Borne in
Lower Deale the twentith day of march
beeing thursday about a quarter of an
houre after six of the Clock in the
morning in the yeare :1661:

My sister Elizabeth Tavenor was born
in Lower Deale the thirtieth day of
November being Monday about a quarter of
an hour after seven in the morning in the
year 1663.

My brother Benjamin Tavenor was born
in Lower Deale the twenty third of
December about three quarters of an hour
after ten in the fornoon being Saturday in
the year 1665.

My father was marryed at Upper Deale
the 13 day of November in the year 1649 to
Ann Gibbes of Word in Kent.

My father was married to his second
wife Susanna Harison of Dover at
Canterbury by Mr. Richard Hobbs elder of
the Church of Baptized people in Dover
June 14, 1666.

The 13 of Aprill my father was
Baptized by Mr. Samuel Bradley in the
[name of river ?] in Sandwich in the year
1663.

I Priscilla Tavenor was Baptized by
Mr. Richard Hobbs elder of the Church in
Dover in the river near to Nicolas
Holingbury's the eight day of July in the
year 1672, being 17 years and 6 months
old.

My sister Anna Tavenor was baptized by
Mr. Richard Hobbs at the place aforsaid
the 14 day of March 1675 being 24 years
old.

My brother Samuel Tavenor was baptized
in the river near Nicolas Holingbury's by
Mr. Richard Hobbs: April 1, 1677, being 25
years old.

My brother John Tavenor was baptized
in the river near Nicolas Holingbury's by
Mr. Richard Hobbs the 15 of July in the
year 1676 being 24 years old.

My brother David Tavenor was baptized
in the river aforsaid by Mr. Richard
Cannan July 13, 1679, being 22 years old.
My brother Thomas Tavenor was baptized
in the river aforsaid by Mr. Richard
Cannan September 14, 1680, being 20 years
old.

My dear and loving mother Anna the
daughter of Mr. Richard Gibbs died the 4
day of January being Thursday and was
buried the sixth day of the same month
being Saturday (and twelfth day) in Deale
Church over against Deale Castle pew in
the ally by her 3 children Thomas,
Elizabeth and Benjamin, she being two and
forty years old and had been married
sixteen years seven weeks and five days.
She died in the year 1665. [Note that the
year did not change until March; Anna died
about 12 days after the birth of her son
Benjamin.]

My brother Thomas Tavenor died the
sixth of June in Deale Castle being about
13 weeks old and was buried in Deale
Church the 10 of the same June in the
alley over against the Castle pew door in
the year 1659.

My sister Elizabeth Tavenor died the
13 day of January & was buried the 15 of
the same month in Deale Church over
against the Castle pew door in the alley
being 4 and forty days old.  She died on
Wednesday about five of the clock in the
evening in the year 1663.

My brother Benjamin Tavenor died the
28 of December about 4 in the afternoon
being Thursday and was buried the
thirtieth of the same month in the alley
over against Deale Castle pew in Deale
Church in the year 1665.

My brother James Tavenor died the
fourth of November and was buried in Deale
Church yard near the wall on the South
side right against Deale Castle pew  being
the first day of the week and he was aged
5 years 7 months and 15 days. He died of
the pestilence in the year 1666.

My sister Anna Tavenor was married to
William Adcock on August the 18 being
Friday at my father's house in Dover:
1676.

My brother Nathaniell Tavenor was
married September the 18 being Wednesday
to Mary Mapsdon in the year 1678.

My father Mr. Samuel Tavenor was
ordained an elder of the Congregation of
baptized believers in and about Dover: by
Mr. William Smartt and Mr. Benjamin Morly:
at Gurson October 13, 1681: the same time
my brother John Tavenor was chose a deacon
for the Church at Deale.

My brother William Adcock died March
26 being Saturday and was buried March 28
being Monday in Rith Church yard: in the
year 1681.

My sister Anna Adcock died September
14 at 10 in the morning: it being
Wednesday: and was buried September 16
being Friday in Rith Church yard: beside
her husband and her child in the year
1681, being 30 years 8 months and 14 days
old.

My dear and loving brother Samuel
Tavenor died January the tenth being
Wednesday about seven of the clock in the
morning: and was buried Friday the twelfth
of January in the piece of ground
belonging to the Congregation of Baptized
Believers in Dover: in the year 1682/3: he
was thirty years 8 months and 14 days old.

After my father had beene about a
year and a halfe under great persicution
and truble for not conforming to the
worshipe of the nation: and had been often
[hauled ?] out of the meeting (some times
while he was Preaching and Praying) and
had before the magistrates still bearing a
testimony for the truth: at last when his
enemies had warrants to take his person
and comitt to prison so that he saw no way
how he could serve the Lord publiquely any
longer there for the edifying of his
people: the meetings being still Disturbed
by them: october:31:1682: he went to
London that he might enjoy more liberty
for himself: and bee more helpful to the
people of god where he continued during
the persicution: improving the talent
which god had given him for preaching as
publickly as might bee there among god's
people two Days after he left his
habitation at Dover being November:21:
1682 his persicutors came with a false
warrant of ...[section cut out].. goods
and so many of the household goods as they
thought worth taking away and till
themselves confessed that they had so much
they know not what to doo with it or where
to bistow it, then they left the empty
shope and house where my mother and I
continued till about the later end of the
March following: and then we went ... [10
lines cut out]... Downe then to his owne
house again and my mother and I came with
him where we continued living quietly in
the house ...  [3 lines cut out] ...
again.    Priscilla Tavenor

[in Priscilla Peirce's hand]

I have heard that these wretches
children came to [warn, watch ?] and by
her hand was relieved.  How much do I
revere thee happy name sake.

[Priscilla Tavenor's hand again]

Aprill 22 1691: James Redding and
Priscilla Tavenor were marryed at
Canterbury ... [a few lines cut out].

Susanna Redding the daughter of James
and Priscilla Redding was borne at Dover:
May the 11th being Thirsday at eleven of
the clock at night in the year 1693.

[one line of shorthand]

[Note - the shorthand appears to be
related to the Tachygraphy of Thomas
Shelton (1647), which was used by Samuel
Pepys in his Diary, and the related system
of Edmond Willis An Abreviation of Writing
by Character (London, 1618).]

My deare and loving brother John
Tavenor died at Deale the 4th of June in
the year 1694 being munday, and was buried
June the eight being fryday in upper Deale
Church in my mother's grave being against
Deale Castle pew door. he was aged 40
yeares 6 months and 13 days: he died about
half an hour past eleven of the clock in
the fore noone.

[1¬ pages of shorthand]

Judeth Redding the daughter of James
and Priscilla Redding was borne at Dover
June the 17 being munday at a quarter of
an hour past six in the morning in the
year 1695.

[one line of shorthand]

William Redding son of James and
Priscilla Redding was borne at Dover
November 22 being Sunday at 4 of the
clocke in the morning in the year 1696.

[4 lines of shorthand]

[change of handwriting (Pris. Peirce ?)]

I think that mr John Redding which
presented the large bible with gold clasps
to King Charles second when he landed at
Dover May 26 1660 was grandfather or
father to James Redding which married
Priscilla Tavenor.
In this I am not quite correct.

[Arthur Brent's hand ?]

John Redding who presented the bible was
Mayor of Dover.

[Priscilla Tavenor's hand again]

My deare and loving brother Nathaniell
Tavenor died at Chatham December 2 being
Tuesday 1695 about half an hour past seven
in the morning and was buryed the 6th day
being Fryday in the churchyard at Chatham,
he was aged 39 yeares 8 months & 7 days.
[4 lines shorthand]

[3 lines struck out - apparently referring
to John Redding and King Charles as above]

[change of handwriting]

Captain Samuel Tavenor was Governor of
Deal Castle.

[In Priscilla Tavenor's hand]

My deare father Capt Samuel Tavenor
died August 4th being Tuesday about half
an hour past nine of the clock in the
forenoon in the year 1696.  He was aged 75
years and 1 month, and was buried in the
Baptists burying Place at Dover Sunday
August 9: his funeral sermon was preached
by Mr John Sampson from Timothy:2:4 verses
7 & 8. I have fought a good fight, I have
finished my course, I have kept the faith,
henceforth there is laid up for me a crown
of righteousness which the Lord the
Righteous Judge shall give me at that day
and not to me only butt to all them also
that love his Appearing.
[3 lines of shorthand]

My dear and loving mother in law Mrs
Susana Tavenor died May 22:1701 being
Thirsday about 4 of the clock in the
afternoon, and was buried the 27 day being
Tuesday in the burying place belonging to
the baptist[s] in Dover.  She was buried
in my father's grave, and was aged 84
years wanting 2 days, and died with a well
grounded hope of a blessed Resurrection to
life eternall.

[4 lines of shorthand, including a
reference to Psalms : 31:5 "Into thy hand
I commend my spirit; thou hast redeemed
me, O Lord God of Truth"]

My daughter Judeth Redding fell into
the brooke & swame under two bridges &
then by hir gowne hanging at a bridge was
preserved from drowning : January 21:
1703/4 which great mercy I desire always
to remember with thankfulness to almighty
god.

My deare & loving sister Mrs Mary
Smith departed this life August
the:15:1705: having a well grounded hope
of a Blessed Resurrection to Life
Everlasting.

My very loving brother Mr George Smith
departed this life May 15:1711.

My Deare Brother Thomas Tavenor died
July 21:1722 being Saturday about 9 of the
clock in the morning and was buried the 23
Day in the burying place at Deale
belonging to the Baptist Congregation.  He
departed this life a triumphant Christian
leaving this life with abundance of joy
and satisfaction aged 61 years and 9
months.

My Deare and only son William Redding
departed this life December the 6th being
Thursday about 8 of the clock at night and
was buried December 11th being Tuesday in
the vault on the north side of the tomb of
his grandfather Captain Samuel Tavenor, he
was aged 15 years & 15 days, & was a
pattern of virtue beyond most of his age.
1711.

[2 lines of shorthand]

[two pages cut out]

My deare husband James Redding
departed this life June the 17th being
Tuesday about 9 of the clock in the
morning in the yeare 1712 & was buried in
the vault by his dear son the 20th being
Friday, aged 60 years & a quarter.

[2 lines of shorthand]

My aunt Mrs Priscilla Simpson
departed this life April 7 : being
Saturday & was buried Aprill the 10th in
the burying place on the South side of the
tombe of hir Brother Captain Samuel
Tavenor in the year 1716: [one line
shorthand] Aged 91:y & 1/4.

James Peirce son of Sampson and
Susanna Peirce was borne at Dover
October:13: being Tuesday about three
quarters of an houre after four in the
morning in the year 1713:
[one line shorthand]

Martha Peirce daughter of Sampson and
Susanna Peirce was born at Dover August
the 3rd being Tuesday about ten of the
clock in the forenoon, and died August 19
aged 16 days & was buryed in the vault of
hir grandfather Reding in the year 1714.

Priscilla Peirce daughter of Sampson
and Susana Peirce was borne at Dover
September 3rd being Saturday about a
quarter of an hour after two in the
afternoon in the year 1715.
[two lines of shorthand]

Sampson Peirce son of Sampson and
Susanna Peirce was born November 19 being
Monday about 6 of the clock at night, and
died the Saturday folowing and was buryed
in the vault on Wednesday November 28:
aged 5 days, in the year 1716.

Sampson Peirce son of Sampson and
Susanna Peirce was borne January 14: being
Wednesday a little after 12 of the clocke
at night in the year 1718/9.

Michael Peirce son of Sampson and
Susanna Peirce was borne October 27 being
Thursday a quarter of an houre after
twelve of the clock in the morning in the
year 1720.

Susanna Peirce daughter of Sampson and
Susanna Peirce was born December 28 being
Thursday past eleven a clock at night in
the year 1721/2.

[change of handwriting]

Oct the 14 1723 In death, Peirce was
born about the hour of eight a clock in
the evening.

[change of handwriting]

Priscilla Tavenor's brother Nathaniel
was born 26 March 1656 and married to Mary
Mapsden Sept 18, 1678.  Their daughter
Phebe Tavener was married to John Pearce
Feb 1700 and died Aug 1759 aged 80 years.

Phebe's brother Nathaniel Tavenor was
married to Kathrine Collings 18 Oct.

[one page cut out]

[change to Susanna (Redding) Peirce's writing]

My deare mother Mrs Priscilla Redding
departed this life August the 1st 1723,
aged 69 and was buried in the vault in the
burying place belonging to the Baptists at
Dover.

My daughter Mary Peirce was borne
Saturday November the 7 : 1724 at nine in
the morning.

My son William Peirce was borne
Friday March the 11:1726 at nine in the
evening and was the 11th child.

My daughter Marthamelia Peirce was
borne March the 4, 1727.

Marthamelia Peirce
[change of handwriting]

Mary Peirce was married to William
Kingsford of Sturry on 23 of Jan 1747.

Marthamelia Peirce was married to Mr.
Knot of Barfreestone on 7th of Nov 1757.

Redding Peirce was married to Sarah
Warner on 20th Sept 1757.

William Peirce was married to Hannah
Ladd on 3 of Oct 1757.

[revert to previous hand]

My daughter Peniel Carolina Peirce
was born March the 1st 1728/9 and departed
this life January the 2 1729/30, and was
buried January the 4th in the vault in the
Baptist Burying Place in Dover.

[change of hand]

Redding son of Sampson and Susanna
Peirce was born June:6:1730.

[James Peirce's hand ?]

My dear Mother Mrs Susanna Peirce
departed this life May 15 1731 aged 38
years, and was buried in the vault in the
Baptist burying place in Dover.  Her
funeral sermon was preached on Sunday the
23 of May by Mr Rob Pyall from Psalms
73:v25:26            J.P.

My sister Priscilla Peirce departed
this life Sept 10 1741 being Thursday
between 4 and 5 o'clock in the morning,
aged 26 years and 7 days, and was buried
the 15 day in the vault in the Baptist's
burying ground in Dover.  Her funeral
sermon was preached the 20 day being
Sunday by Mr Rob. Pyall from Isaiah 57
v2:                  J.P.

[one page cut out]

[Priscilla Peirce's hand ?]

My sister Judith Peirce departed this
life 27th October 1749 being Friday,
between the hours of eleven and twelve
o'clock in the forenoon aged 26 years & 13
days, and was buried in the vault in the
Baptist Burying Place in Dover, on the 2nd
day of November 1749. There was no funeral
sermon.               P.P.

My sister Susanna Peirce departed this
life 9th Oct 1751 being Wednesday between
the hours of three and four o'clock in the
afternoon, and was buried in the vault in
the Baptist burying place in Dover on the
15th day October 1751 (no sermon) aged 29
years, 7 months & 10 days.

[James Peirce's hand ?]

My aunt Mrs Judith Redding departed
this life 24th of January 1753 being
Wednesday, about five minutes before six
of the clock in the morning, and was
buried on the 28th of the same month being
Sunday in the vault in the Baptist Burying
Place in Dover, aged 57 years & 7
months.               J.P.

My father Mr Sam. Peirce departed this
life the 12th of Feb 1758 being Sunday in
the afternoon between one and two o'clock
and was buried on the 18th of the same
month in the ? vault in the Baptist
Burying Place in Dover, his funeral sermon
was preached on Sunday the 19th by Mr Geo.
Green from the 20 & 21 verses of the 13th
of Hebrews, aged 73 years & 9 months,
wanting 11 days. Born 12 May 1684.J.P.

Mary Peirce daughter of William Peirce
and Hannah, his wife was born at Dover 26
Nov 1759.

Priscilla Peirce daughter of William
and Hannah Peirce was born at Dover the
12th of August 1762.

Samuel Peirce son of William and
Hannah Peirce was born at Dover the 5th of
Sept 1765 in the morning between 3 & 4 a
clock being Thursday.

Michael Peirce son of William &
Hannah Peirce [was] born the 17th of
December 1767 in the morning near 2 a
clock being Thursday and died 29 of March
1769 aged 1 year one quarter and 11 days &
was buried in the vault on 2nd of April
1769.

Samuel Peirce son of W & H Peirce
died 21 of June 1769 aged 3 years 9 months
15 days, died at two o'clock in the
morning buried the 25 in the vault in the
burying ground.

Hannah Peirce wife of Wm Peirce died
30th Oct 1770 aged about 32 years and was
buried 4th Nov 1770 in the vault in the
burying ground.

Susanna Peirce daughter of Wm &
Hannah Peirce was born at Dover 25 Oct
1770, died 3rd of March 1771 & buried in
the vault 8th of March 1771.

Mr Thomas Bradley in the market(?)
was present at the birth of all the
children of Wm & Hannah Peirce.

My brother Sampson Peirce died August
1  1773 aged 54 years & near 7 months.
Was buried 5th August in the Vault at
Dover.   J.P.

Benj Glandfield of Dover was married
to Mary Peirce daughter of William Peirce,
March 1 1778 at St Mary's Church at Dover.

My neice Mrs Glandfield died in
childbed aged 19 years the 16 Jan 1779, &
was buried 22nd in the vault - sermon from
Proverbs 14 v32 on Sunday 24th by Mr Knott
sen.

My brother in law Mr William
Kingsford departed this life the 20th of
May 1779 aged 58 years.

My sister Marthamelia Knot departed
this life the 27 June 1785 aged 57 years &
8 months and was the 30th June buried at
Chatham in the Calvin St Baptist burying
ground. - J.P.

Feb 14th 1786 Priscilla Peirce
daughter of William Peirce was married at
Dover to Sampson Peirce son of Redding
Peirce.

William Peirce son of Sampson and
Priscilla Peirce was born at Dover Jan 13
1787 in the morning half an hour after 5
o'clock being Saturday.

Oct 3rd 1788 James Peirce son of
Sampson & Priscilla Peirce was born at
Dover in forenoon between eight & nine
o'clock.

My great grandmother Martha Peirce
died in the year 1708 aged 54 years.

My great grandfather Sampson Peirce
died Oct 31st 1717 aged 63.J.P.

My uncle Michael Peirce died March 30
1719 aged 29.         J.P.

[Priscilla Peirce's hand]

I Priscilla Peirce daughter of Wm &
Hannah Peirce was Baptized at Dover by Mr
Chapman Elder at the Friars Canterbury Feb
1780 age 17 years & 11 months.

Oct 18 1789 William Peirce was married
to his second wife Mrs Jane Agate of
Sevenoaks (at Holbourn, London).
Priscilla Ebenzer Peirce daugther of
Sampson Peirce & Priscilla Peirce was born
at Dover on Friday evening between ten &
eleven o'clock April 23, 1790.

[change of hand]

James Peirce died April the 11, 1791.
Buried in the vault at Dover April 17,
aged 77 years and 6 months & 2 days. Had a
sermon preached by Sampson Kingsford.

Born Tuesday morning at 4 o'clock July
29, 1794, Sampson son of Sampson &
Priscilla Peirce [at?] Dover. Midwife
Thatcher.

1796 April 1 - Born Friday morning at
one o'clock Jane Peirce daughter of
Sampson & Priscilla Peirce, Dover.
Midwife Mrs Hannon.

Friday 24th June 1796, at nine
o'clock in the forenoon Mrs Peirce second
wife of Redding Peirce died.  She left one
son of her own Redding Peirce.

Departed this life June 10, 1797
William Peirce son of Sampson & Priscilla
Peirce at the age of ten years & 6 months
& 3 days half an hour after 3 o'clock.

October 28, Redding Peirce son of
Redding Peirce & Mrs Peirce departed this
life at Sheerness at nine o'clock in the
morning, buried at Minster.
                              William Peirce

Thursday the 22 of Oct 1801 Michael
Peirce died about 12 o'clock at night aged
81 years.                     William Peirce

Born Monday morning 3/4 after 2
o'clock Dec 20 1802 William Peirce son of
Sampson & Priscilla Peirce Dover.

Thursday May 31 1803 James ? Peirce
son of Redding Peirce departed this life
11 o'clock in the morning age 44 years.
                              Wm Peirce.

Friday December 28 1804 Mr Redding
Peirce son of Mr Sampson Peirce and
Susanna Peirce died aged 74 years.
                              Wm Peirce.

  Father to the above [i.e. James Peirce]

May 1, 1807, my grandson William
Redding Peirce son of Mr Sampson Peirce
and Priscilla Peirce died May 1 1807 aged
4 years 5 months 10 days at eight o'clock
in evening                    Wm Peirce.

July 2, 1807 my grandson Sampson son
of Sampson Peirce and Priscilla Peirce
died July 2 age 13 years, about 4 o'clock
in the morning - Wm Peirce.

March 17 1809 died Mrs Jane Peirce
wife of William Peirce age 70 years.

[Priscilla Peirce's hand]

April 15 1811, Easter, My Dear Father
Mr William Peirce died 20 minutes after
one o'clock the afternoon being Monday in
joyfull hope of a happy resurrection to
Immortality aged 85 years one month.
                 P. Peirce

My daughter Priscilla Eb Peirce was
baptized at Dover by the Elder B. Martin
July 8 1808, but did not join the Church
till sometime after; was aged 18 years P.P.

My dear Cousin William Kingsford of
Barton Mills died May 30, 1812, aged 62
years, buried at Westbear [?] he was
eldest son of William & Mary Kingsford who
was a Peirce.         P.P.

Saturday June 17 1815, at 7 o'clock in
the evening my dear and only remaining son
James Peirce died aged 26 years and 8
months and his prospects on leaving us was
of the most animating kind.P.P.

My daughter Priscilla Eb Peirce was
married to Frederick Morris son of Thomas
and Mary Morris of Ottopool House in the
parish ? Kent the paternal estate of his
worthy ancestors. They were married at
Ewell where I sometimes resided Feb 25
1816.  They enter on my business and house
at Dover.

Peirce Morris the son of Frederick &
Priscilla Morris was born the 7 day of Nov
1816.  His death & premature birth was
owing to his mother having a violent
inflammation.  I have great reason to be
thankful that the Mother's life was
spared.
                      P.P.

Priscilla Charlotte Morris daughter of
Frederick & P.E. Morris was born Nov 8
1817 one o'clock in the afternoon
Saturday. Midwife Mrs Elsted.
                     P.P.

My aunt Mrs Mary Kingsford died at
Canterbury Sunday Sept 6 1818 age 94 years
and was buried in the vault at Westbear
beside her husband William Kingsford and
her two sons M. Child [?] and her eldest
son William Kingsford.
                 P. Peirce

My daughter Jane Peirce was baptized
Sept 20 1818 by the elder of Dover Church
B. Martin, did not join the Church age 22
                 P. Peirce

Feb 16 1819 born Sampson Peirce
Morris son of Frederick & Priscilla Ebz.
Morris Tuesday 10 minutes before one
o'clock in the afternoon.                                   P.P.

S. P. Morris died April 12 1819.

Feb 27 1821 born Mary Morris daughter
of Frederick & P.E. Morris Tuesday before
12 o'clock at noon.                                         P.P.

Aug 25 1821 died in her mother's arms
Mary Morris daughter of Frederick &
Priscilla Ebz Morris aged 6 months lacking
two days Saturday in the forenoon eleven
o'clock.                                               P. Peirce.

My much respected cousin Sampson
Kingsford 2nd son of William & Mary
Kingsford was born at Sturry near
Canterbury in the year 1750 and in the
year 1766 at the early age of 16 he was
baptized, and on the 2nd day of December
1770 he was called to the Ministry at the
Friars Canterbury and on the 3rd September
1781 he was called to the office of Elder
& Messenger a primitive office still
retained by the general Baptist, and that
day forty years [later] Sept 3 1821 he was
consigned to the silent tomb age 71. Died
Aug 27, 1821                                                 P.P.
He was a man greatly beloved.

My daughter Jane Peirce was married
at St Mary's Church Dover Oct 1821 to
William Brent the son of Samuel Brent Esq
of Eliot Place, Blackheath.                                  P.P.

My son Frederick Morris died May 31
1822 at Harbledown [?] where he went for a
change of air.  He was brought home June 2
and interred in the family vault of the
Peirces June 6, no sermon.  My daughter
Morris, her child & Frederick's eldest
brother & sister were there.  Most of the
respectable families of the church wore
black on the occasion.                                       P.P.

Aug 20 1822 born Bernard Peirce Brent
son of William & Jane Brent at 10 minutes
before 12 o'clock at noon. Catford Mill,
Lewisham.  Present at the birth Dr Brown,
P. Peirce, Mrs Chandler.

Oct 8 1823 Oscar Tavernor Brent son
of William and Jane Brent was born at
Catford Mill Lewisham at eight o'clock in
the evening. Present at the birth Dr
Brown, Mrs Chandler & Susan.

March 12, 1825 my daughter Jane Brent
was safely put to bed of a daughter
Harette Rolleston Brent at my house at
Dover. Midwife P. Elsted. Present Mrs
William (?) Kingsford with myself.
                 P. Peirce

March 28, 1825 died at my house at
Dover Priscilla Charlotte Morris daughter
of Frederick Morris & P. Morris Monday
afternoon 16 minutes after two o'clock age
7 years & 5 months; a very amiable & pious
child.           P. Peirce
Buried in a new vault my daughter bought
under the new Meeting House.

June 1, 1825 died Oscar Tavenor Brent
at Lewisham age 1 year & 9 months & second
son of William & Jane Brent, buried in the
family vault at Deptford Baptist
Ground.          P. Peirce

[Mr Fordham's hand]

*July 12th 1826 Oscar fourth child of
William and Jane Brent was born in Castle
Street Canterbury and died at Dover aged
10 weeks and 5 days. It was buried in a
piece of ground on the right hand of the
gravel walk leading to the meeting in the
meeting yard .. the ground, sufficient for
a bricked grave for a grown up person was
bought by Mrs Priscilla Peirce the
grandmother of this infant.
      [(signed)] P. Peirce

*Mr Fordham's writing

[Priscilla Peirce's hand]

Conrad Hugh Brent 5th child of William
and Jane Brent was born in Ivy Lane,
Canterbury March 28, 1828 at before eleven
o'clock in the forenoon. Midwife Mrs
Jendomer. In attendance Mrs Marshall and
P. Peirce.

Conrad Hugo Brent son of William &
Jane died May 10th 1828 age 6 weeks buried
at Dover        P. Peirce.

Harrette Rollestone Brent daughter of
William & Jane Brent died at her grandmama
Peirce's home at Dover Nov 9th 1829.  Was
much beloved, age four years & eight
months.  She was buried beside her
brothers in the general Baptist Meeting
ground.                                                 P. Peirce

William Brent left his wife in Ivy
Lane June (?) 1831, came to [1 line
illegible] Mrs Brent returned to her
husband April 12, 1832.

On the 19th July Anno Domini 1832 my
eldest daughter Priscilla E. Morris
married her second husband Mr Elias Pym
Fordham the son of Mr Elias Fordham of
Gunnock in the Parish of Sandover in the
county of Herts. The marriage was
solemnized in the church at Sturry near
Canterbury.  Mr Sampson Kingsford of
Sturry Mills acted as father to the bride.
The officiating minister was the Reverend
John Metcalf, a minor canon of Canterbury
Cathedral.  My son-in-law Mr Elias Fordham
is descended from an ancient and at the
present time a very numerous family who
are chiefly farmers and landowners in
several parishes in the counties of Herts.
& Cambridge in the neighbourhood of
Royston.  His father was educated for the
ministry and has preached for more than
twenty-five years without any pecuniary
reward.

My son-in-law is a Civil Engineer and
was appointed Engineer of Dover Harbour on
the 25th day of last April, the Duke of
Wellington being Lord Warden.                           P. Peirce

Died August 13th 1832 age 77 my
cousin Michael Kingsford Gentleman of
Charlton Lodge near Dover, buried in a
vault at Charlton Church. He was the
youngest and only surviving son of Mary
Kingsford the daughter of Sampson and
Susanna Peirce
                                                       P. Peirce.

My poor dear child Jane Brent closed
this life December 6, 1832, aged 36 years
at her house at Deptford after a
boisterous passage to the tomb and was
buried in the family vault of the Brents
in the general Baptist ground at Deptford.
[Before her] death I had been with her
twelve weeks and it was a solemn
satisfaction to feel she was at rest where
the wicked cease from troubling. She
trusted in her God through life, and in
death she looked for salvation from the
grave through Christ Jesus her risen Lord.
She left one son Bernard Peirce Brent
age about ten years who returned with me
to Dover where he went to school.  When
shall I lay down my pen and my only
surviving daughter Fordham take up the pen
to tell my death.
  P. Peirce aged 70 years.

Aug 26 1839 died Mrs Priscilla
Kingsford age ? buried beside her father
my much esteemed friend & cousin Sampson
Kingsford in the family vault at Friars,
Canterbury.P. Peirce age 77

[Priscilla Fordham's hand]

Mrs Susanna Child died March 13th 1848
aged 96.

A Mother in Israel Priscilla Peirce
died 27 Oct 1848 aged 87, buried beside
her beloved husband & Father in the family
vault Dover.

Bernard Peirce Brent April 26th 1849
married to Laura the youngest daughter of
the late Edward Marsh.  They were married
at Bessel's Green by the Rev Briggs Sen.
They are living at the Green.
      Priscilla E. Fordham

At Barton Julia Brent died at her
father's house May 27th 1849, and was
buried in the family vault of the Brents
at the General Baptist ground at Deptford.
Aged 39       P.E. Fordham

[Bernard P. Brent's hand]

The above was the eldest daughter of
my father's eldest brother and
consequently my first cousin.B.P. Brent

Children of Bernard Peirce Brent and
Laura his wife:

1st : Bernard Peirce Brent born March
6th 1850 at Rose Cottage Bessel's Green in
the parish Chevening Sevenoaks, Kent.
Present at the birth J. Lucas Worship
Esq., M.R.C.S.,I.A.C. Mrs H. Colgate and
Mrs Oliver nurse.

2nd : Laura Priscilla Brent born
September 13th 1851. Present at the birth
Mr J.L. Worship, surgeon and Mrs H.
Colgate.

Julia Marianne Brent 3rd child born
January 31st 1853.  Present at the birth
Mr Worship Surgeon, Mrs Oliver nurse, and
Mrs Wallace.

Jane Peirce Brent fourth child born
at Bessel's Green in the parish of
Chevening, Kent, March 1st 1854.  Present
at the birth Mr J.L. Worship, Surgeon &
Mrs Oliver, Nurse.

Samuel Tavenor Brent, fifth child
born at Bessel's Green, Chevening, Kent
March 6th 1855.  Present at the birth Miss
Julia S. Glanville and Mrs Wallace, Mr
Worship, surgeon, attended.

Ellen Emma Brent sixth child born May
27th 1856 at Bessel's Green, Chevening.
Present at the birth Mr Worship, surgeon
and Mrs Oliver, nurse.

Mrs Priscilla Ebenezer Fordham died
at Charlton near Dover August 30th 1856
aged 66 years, interred in a vault in the
yard of the Old (Unitarian) General
Baptist Meeting House, Bessel's Green,
Kent Sept 4th 1856

Mr Elias Pym Fordham died at Cassel
near Dover October 1850 and was buried in
a brick grave in Tavenor's Garden Dover.
He was the second husband of Priscilla
Ebenezer Peirce.  She erected the tomb
over his grave and the old family vault.
Owing to the Health of Towns act this
ground was closed which was the reason of
her being interred near Bessel's Green.

William Edward Brent seventh child of
Bernard Peirce Brent and Laura his wife
born August 9th, 1857, at Castle Farm,
Dallington, in the county of Sussex.
Present Mr Calder, Surgeon, Mrs Cheesman,
and Mrs Hopper, registered at Battle,
Sussex.

William Edward Brent died at
Dallington Sussex January 11th 1858 at 20
minutes ro 3 o'clock in the morning aged 6
months and 1 day.

Benjamin Henry Brent, eighth child of
Bernard Peirce Brent and Laura his wife
born May 22nd 1859 a little before 2
o'clock in the morning being Sunday at
Hood's Corner, Dallington, Sussex.
Present at the birth G. Calder, Esq,
surgeon, Mrs S. Bellingham Nurse and Mrs
Hopper, registered June 1st 1859 by the
registrar of the Battle district of the
county of Sussex.

Benjamin Henry Brent was vaccinated by
Mr Calder November 17th 1859. Three places
took. [change of hand] died 1925.

Departed this life Sept 1860 at
Ashford [?] Mrs [Marianne] Barkwill, Mrs
Brent's mother, aged 60.

Marianne Edith Brent ninth child of
Bernard and Laura his wife born October
16th 1860.  Present at the birth Mrs
Hopper, Mrs Beal and Mr Calder at
Dallington. Marianne Edith Brent was
registered at Battle, Sussex.

Oscar Bernard Brent tenth child of
Bernard and Laura Brent was born 15th of
November 1861 in the forenoon at Hood's
Corner, Dallington in the county of
Sussex. Present Mrs Hopper and Mr Calder,
surgeon.  Registered at Battle.

Clara Laura Brent eleventh child of
Bernard & Laura Brent born March 14th,
1863 at Hood's [Wood's ?] Corner,
Dallington in the county of Sussex.
Present Mary Maria Pay, Mrs Hopper, and Mr
G. Calder, surgeon.  Registered at Battle,
Sussex.


Ash next Sandwich June 10th 1863 died
Emma Bourne the beloved and last sister of
my wife
               B.P. Brent.

She leaves 6 children - Lucy, Ellen,
Harry, Frank, Sidney and Edwin an infant.

[Hand of Julia Marianne Brent]
Ellen Bourne died in the summer of
1869
                       JMB
[Hand of Bernard P. Brent]

Brent Pedigree

Moses Brent born 1694 came from
Lymington near the New Forest in
Hampshire and served in the navy in Queen
Ann's wars.

He married Sarah Copet of Poinster
near Emsworth, Herts. had 5 children and
died August 19th, 1780.

John Brent born November 14th 1729
married Anne Waterman (born 22nd May
1728), had 6 children, died July 1st 1812.

Samuel Brent born April 12th, 1760.
Married Frances Dempster Barton. Had nine
children. Died June 19th 1814.

Mrs Samuel Brent was born 1761 died
September 14th, 1835.

William Brent born at Rotherhithe
August 5th 1799, married Jane Peirce of
Dover 1821 - 5 children.
[in Julia Brent's hand] died at Battle
Sussex 1869.

I, Bernard Peirce Brent was born at
Catford Mill Lewisham, Kent August the
20th 1822.  Married Laura Marsh of Dover
April 20th 1849.

Bertha Amy Brent, 12th child of
Bernard and Laura Brent was born September
24 1864 at Hoods Corner, Dallington,
Sussex at « past six in the morning.
present Mrs Hopper, Mary Pam and G.Calder
Esq, Surgeon.  Registered at Battle,
Sussex.

[change of hand]

Arthur Redding Brent 13th child of
Bernard and Laura Brent was born July 29th
1866 at Parkhurst House, Buxted, Sussex.
Present Mrs Whiteman and Mary Pay and G.
Hobman, Esq, surgeon.
Registered at [?] Ash Down, [?] Uckfield, Sussex.

Edward Owen Brent 14th child of
Bernard & Laura Brent was born 22nd of May
1867 at Parkhurst House, Buxted, Sussex.
Present Mary Pay & Mrs Walter & G. Hobman,
Esq, Surgeon.  Died the same day.
Registered at [?] Ash Down, [?] Uckfield, Sussex.

[Julia Brent's hand]

Bernard Peirce Brent died at Buxted
Sussex on the 18th of January 1867 and was
buried in the churchyard at Buxted aged 44
years, 5 months.    J.M.B.

Bernard Peirce Brent son of the above
died of consumption at Buxted on the 3rd
of January 1868 aged 17 years 10 months.

I think it was in the following summer
that Grandpapa William Brent died at
Battle, Sussex.

Laura Brent my mother died at Buxted
on the 13th of March 1869 and was buried
at Buxted beside my brother & father (of
consumption).

Ellen Bourne of Ash died in January
1870. [Contradicts earlier entry]

Laura Priscilla Brent died at Ashford,
Kent on the 3rd of May 1870 of consumption
aged 18 years, 8 months. Buried in the
cemetery at Ashford.

Sarah Brent my Great Aunt died at
Hammersmith 13th of August 1870 aged 78
years.              J.M.B.

[Arthur Brent's hand]

Ellen Emma Brent (Kitty) sixth child
of Bernard and Laura Brent died at Ashford
Kent about 1872 of phthisis - interred
Ashford cemetery.A. R. Brent

Marianne Edith ninth child of Bernard
and Laura Brent died at Ashford Kent 1876
of phthisis. Interred in Ashford cemetery.
Aged sixteen years.A. R. Brent

Oscar Bernard ninth child of Bernard
Brent and Laura Marsh died at Ashford
September 1880 in his nineteenth year of
phthisis.  Buried in Ashford cemetery.

Samuel Tavernor Brent fifth child of
Bernard & Laura Brent  married Emily Finn
[?] at Ashford about 1879.  He died at
Bendigo Australia about 1905. No issue.
His wife survived him. ARB

Jane Peirce fourth child of B & L
Brent was married at Ashford about 1877 to
William A. Forth, chemist.  Her children
were Harry Brent - died in infancy,
Dorothy Beatrice, James Douglas, Bertha C.
and Marguerite.  She died in London about
1916.  Her husband died a year or two
later.                                                        ARB

Julia Marianne, third child of B & L
Brent was married to Samuel Walshe Owen
whose mother was a daughter of Frances
Brent's.  He practised medicine in London.
He died in 1916.  His widow died at
Horsham Victoria Australia on the 26th Oct
1921 & was buried in Horsham cemetery.
Her husband was buried at (?)head
Cemetery.                                                     ARB

Benjamin Henry, eighth child of B & L
Brent was married to Caroline Wilson of
Beckenham, Kent about 1881.  One child
Irene Marguerite Peirce born about 1904.

B. H. Brent died 17th January 1925 at
30 Manor Rd, Beckenham, Kent in his 66th
year.                                                         ARB

Jan 30th 1925 born at Red Cliffs Vic
Australia, Arthur James Stewart son of
James & Isabel Stewart, grandson of Arthur R. Brent.

[change of hand]

Bertha Amy Brent married John
Chisholm at Kew, Victoria about 1897.
Died at Retro, Queensland about 19--

[several blank pages]

[Arthur R. Brent's hand]

Sampson Peirce of Peirce House
Charing Kent died 1692, tablet in nave of
church, married Roberta daughter of John
Whitfield of Canterbury; 3 sons John,
George, and Sampson.

Sampson Peirce (b. 1654, d. 1717)
married Martha Stead of Ashford (b. 1654,
d. 1708)

[Their son] Sampson Peirce (b. 1684,
d. 1758) married Susanna Redding.

William Peirce (b. 1726,
d. 1811) married Hannah Ludd

Redding Peirce (b. 1730, d.1804)
married Sarah Ware [Warner?] (d. 1796)

Priscilla Peirce (b. 1762 d. 1848)
[daughter of William & Hannah Peirce]
married Sampson Peirce (b. 1760) [son of
Redding and Sarah Peirce]

Jane Peirce (b. 1796) m. William Brent.

[many blank pages]

[Here the book is turned upside down and
the following two passages are in two
hands, as if Sampson Peirce was filling in
his name in a script written for him.]

Dover. I Sampson Peirce toke up my Freedom
in the Corporation 1723 by the Rite of my
wife.

Dover. I Sampson Peirce toke up my Freedom
in the Corporation 1731 by Rite of my
house.

[On both sides of a loose sheet in Bernard
Peirce Brent's hand]

John Steed and Mary his wife lived in
Ashford 1662. Sampson Peirce married
Martha daughter of the above. Their 2nd
child Sampson Peirce was born the 12th of
May 1684 - Martha Peirce 7th child was
born 8 Sept 1692 the day of the
earthquake.

William Brent married Jane Peirce.

Bernard Peirce Brent married Laura
Marsh.

Elizabeth Marsh.

Thomas Marsh married Mary.

Edward Marsh born April 4th 1796
married 28th October 1821 Marianne
Montgomery Steer.

Laura Marsh married B. P. Brent.
Sir Isaac Newton was a posthumous son.
His mother afterwards married Rev.
Barnabus Smith, by whom she had three
daughters. One married Mr. Ware [Incorrect
- actually Sir Isaac Newton's mother had a
daughter Hannah Smith who married Rev.
Robert Barton; one of their daughters
Margaret (born 1687) married John Warner,
who is presumably the Mr. Ware referred
to], their daughter Sarah married Redding
Peirce, their son Sampson married
Priscilla Peirce. [End of loose sheet]

[On the inside back page in William
Peirce's hand]

Nov. 1804 Mr Isaac Fuller and Mr Jul.
Igglesden met on the Rope Walk. I told
them both that I did not refuse any body
to bury in the Burying Ground that asked
me. Mr Isaac Fuller said he should ask his
wife to bury his child without my leave
and he was carried through Mr Polly's
Ground where the fence was down and not in
the gate way that lead to the Burying
Ground.

[A sheet of paper in Bernard Peirce
Brent's hand, pasted into the diary,
repeats this in more legible form with the
additional remarks that the Rope Walk is
now 1856 Waterloo Crescent and that the
Burying Ground is now called Tavernor's
Garden.]

               [THE END]