William Box ³⁴

  General Notes:

BOXE of Barkham (Barcombe,Nr Lewe). In Barcombe, Sussex in 1597/98 William Boxe married Margar et Chatfield. They had one daughter, Ann. Margaret died soon afterwards. In 1606 William married Susannah Beard. They had two boys and three girls. Susannah died in 1616. William married for a third time,Margaret ?, they had no children. Extract of will of William BOXE. The will of William BOXE of Barkham, yeoman, 16th May 1620. To Margaret his wife £100, being a bond of George Beard and Jeremy Beard his brothers-in-law to Robert Whitpayne and Robert Carew. To Ann his eldest daughter £28 Nicholas Chatfield her grandfather and Richard Chatfield her uncle . To William his eldest son, Fawkner Boxe, his secod son and George Boxe, his third son £50 each at 21. To Mary, his second daughter, Susan,his third and Alice, his fourth and youngest daughter, £40 at 21. It also mentions house and farm at St Michaels, Lewes and plate and jewels . Executors- Edward Chandler of Laughton yeoman,and Richard Fawkner of Laughton yeoman; Richard and George Beard of Rottingdean, yeomen; Thomas Beard of Rottingdean and William Hollingdale of Lewes (who married Margaret) overseers. Witnesses- William Hollingdale and George Chandler. The eldest son of William and Susannah Boxe, William Boxe born in Barcombe,Sussex 1608/9 is believed to be the one who is recorded as paying the Hearth Tax of 1673 at Southborough, Ton bridge, and is also thought to be the father of Francis Box of Tonbridge--ther eis circumstantial evidence to show a close link between Francis and the Box's of Barcombe. However despite t orough professiona lresearch no will or other evidence has been found to confirm therelationship. There is also another possibility--there is records of an Edward Box and Margaret Box, children of Francis Boxe, baptised in Sussex in 1637 and 1641 respectively. Unfortunately so far no record has been found for our Francis,although it is very possible Francis was part of thi s family also which could have connections in Barcombe. The Barcombe Register has records of baptisms of children of Edward Boxe(probably brother of William Senior- in early 1600's and children were usually named after parents and grandparents.

William married Susanna Beard.

William next married Margaret Chatfield, daughter of Robert Chatfield and Unknown, in 1606 in Sussex.