Nicholas Akehurst of Hailsham
(Abt 1535-1583)
Elizabeth
(-1583)
Thomas Akehurst of Hailsham
(1564-1612)
Margaret Tanner
(-1645)
Martha Akehurst
(1602-1671)

 

Family Links

Spouses/Children:
Elias Swaine of Hailsham

Martha Akehurst 1

  • Christened: 12 Dec 1602, Hailsham, Sussex, England 2
  • Married: 19 Jun 1627, Wilmington, Sussex, England 3
  • Buried: 29 Mar 1671, Hailsham, Sussex, England 4

   Orthographic variations: AKHERST, AKEHERST

  Research Notes:

In 1612 Martha Akeherst was bequeathed £40 in her father's Will.

Writing his Will in Sep 1629, Elias Swaine 'the Elder' of Hailsham decreed that if Martha, the wife of his son Elias, should outlive her husband, then she will receive the profits of a piece of land called "the Hale" until her son Elias reaches the age of twenty-one years.

In 1645 Martha was a residuary legatee of her mother's Will.

  Marriage Information:

Martha married Elias Swaine, son of Elias Swaine and Elizabeth Nicholas, on 19 Jun 1627 in Wilmington, Sussex, England. (Elias Swaine was christened on 7 Nov 1602 in Hailsham, Sussex, England, and was buried on 19 Apr 1655 in Hailsham, Sussex, England.)

  Marriage Notes:

14 Jun 1627: Elias Swane of Hailsham, yeoman, & Martha Akehurst of Wilmington, maiden : sureties, said E. S. and Robert Sibson of Lewes, clerk. 5

Sources

1 The Akehurst Wills of East Sussex (1541-1858), Geoffrey Barber, 2nd Edition, Tree 4, p. 22.

2 Hailsham Parish Registers, Baptisms.

3 Ibid., Marriages.

4 Ibid., Burials.

5 Calendar of Sussex Marriage Licences recorded in the Consistory Court of the Bishop of Chichester for the Archdeaconry of Lewes, August, 1586, to March, 1642-3, Edwin H. W. Dunkin, F.S.A., p. 161.

Home | Table of Contents | Surnames | Name List

This Web Site was Created 30 Nov 2015 with Legacy 4.0 from Millennia