Elizabeth Stone
- Born: 10 May 1679
- Marriage (1): Thomas Marchant on 10 Sep 1700 in Slaugham, Sussex England
- Died: May 1757, Slaugham, Sussex England at age 78
- Buried: 13 May 1757, Hurstpierpoint, Sussex England PR
General Notes:
Will written 2.3.1747 - proven 11.6.1757.
£100 and household goods incl. books left to grandson THOMAS. £50 each to gran d d aughters Mary and Ann Dodson. Residual estate left to son WILLIAM. WILLIAM and THOMAS appointed as Executors.
Codicil dated 29.11.1755
£50 each left to grandchildren Charles and Elizabeth Dodson.
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Noted events in her life were:
• Baptism, 16 May 1679, Rusper, West Sussex England.
• alt birth: 9 May 1679.
Elizabeth married Thomas Marchant, son of William Marchant and Mary Chatfield, on 10 Sep 1700 in Slaugham, Sussex England. (Thomas Marchant was born on 23 Mar 1676, died on 14 Sep 1728 in Hurstpierpoint, Sussex England and was buried on 17 Sep 1728 in Hurstpierpoint, Sussex England.)
Marriage Notes:
MT 11.
At time of wedding THOMAS living at Balcombe and ELIZABETH at Rusper
14.9.1996: Maxine and Brian Tyler, present owners of Little Park, showed me ar o u nd their home.
The western side of the house was added - probably by WILLIAM MARCHANT - an d h a s a drainpipe with his and wife MARY's monogram plus the date 1678. Next t o t h e drainpipe is a Sun firemark with policy No. 2658. One room downstairs ha s a n e normous Inglenook fireplace with two inset ovens and a salt store. Thi s roo m ha s wooden panels engraved with fish - an obvious allusion to THOMAS MA RCHAN T an d his carp.
The master bedroom contains a little cubicle with primitive toilet.
Over the centuries the house has been extended and changed. The original par t s a re probably 16th century as is the extension on the eastern side. Some "mo de rnis ation" was carried out in Georgian times. The Victorians added a large c him ney w hich extends down the front of the house and incorporates 4 fireplaces .
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