Jeffrey Austen: Appalachian Aristocracy

Bef 1588 - 1636 (~ 47 years)

Generation: 1

Jeffrey Austen was born Bef 02 Jun 1588, Horsemonden, Kent, England; was christened 02 Jun 1588, Horsemonden, Kent, England (son of John Austen and Joan Berry); died ca 1636, Horsemonden, Kent, England.

Notes:

Christened:
Genealogical Society of Utah. British Isles Vital Records Index, 2nd Edition. Salt Lake City, Utah.
Name: Jeffery Austen
Gender: Male
Christening Date: 2 Jun 1588
Christening Place: Horsemonden, Kent, England
Father: John Austen

Jeffrey married . [Group Sheet]

Children:

Elizabeth Austen/Austin was born ca 1622, East Sutton, Kent, England; was christened 20 Mar 1622, Horsmonden, Kent, England.

Generation: 2

John Austen was born ca 1560, England; died Bef 5 March 1620, Horsemonden, Kent, England; was buried , St. Margaret of Antioch Church, Pisidia, Horsmonden, Kent, England.

Notes:

He was a prosperous farmer and land owner.

John was buried on 5 March 1620 in the church of St Margaret in Pisidia, Horsmonden, next to his wife Joan. His memorial brass reads: "Here lyeth the body of John Avsten bvryed the 5 day of March Ano Dni 1620 and left behind him 8 sonns and one daughter."

John married Joan Berry 10 Sep 1584, Lydd, Kent, England. Joan was born ca 1565, England; died 09 Dec 1604, Horsemonden, Kent, England; was buried , St. Margaret of Antioch Church, Pisidia, Horsmonden, Kent, England. [Group Sheet]

Joan Berry was born ca 1565, England; died 09 Dec 1604, Horsemonden, Kent, England; was buried , St. Margaret of Antioch Church, Pisidia, Horsmonden, Kent, England.

Notes:

Her gravestone bears a brass representing a Jacobean lady, her hands clasped in prayer, wearing a great beaver hat and a high, pleated ruff. Above her effigy is a small brass plate with a Latin sentence that roughly translated says:"O friend, if you seek the grave of the one who prepared it, it was John my husband by the name of Austen."

Beneath her effigy is a larger brass plate stating:
"Here underlyeth the body of Joane Berry daughter of Jeffery Berry sometime of the parish of Midley and wyfe to John Austen of this pish [parish] of Horsmonden beinge of the age of 36 yeares who depted the 9th of Decemb: 1604 and left behind her 8 sones and one daughter. Vidz: John Jeffry [sic] Benjamin Robt Joane Francis Peter Thomas & Robid [sic - i.e. Richard] of wch two last she died in childbed often utteringe these speaches 'let nether husband nor chidren nor land nor goods separate me from the [thee] my God.'"

Notes:

Married:
Frank Watt Tyler. The Tyler Collection. Canterbury, Kent, England: The Institute of Heraldic and Genealogical Studies.

Name: John Austen
Event Type: Marriage
Marriage Date: 10 Sep 1584
Marriage Place: Lydd, Kent
Spouse Name: Joane Bere

Children:

1. Jeffrey Austen was born Bef 02 Jun 1588, Horsemonden, Kent, England; was christened 02 Jun 1588, Horsemonden, Kent, England; died ca 1636, Horsemonden, Kent, England.
Francis Austen was born Abt 1600, Horsemonden, Kent, England; was christened 11 May 1600, St. Margaret of Antioch Church, Pisidia, Horsmonden, Kent, England; died Mar 1687, Horsemonden, Kent, England; was buried 15 Mar 1687, St. Margaret of Antioch Church, Pisidia, Horsmonden, Kent, England.