Thomas Dawtrey of Petworth, Sussex and Doddinghurst, Essex (Born 1652)

8th Great Grandfather – FFFMFFMFMF1

Sarah Dawtrey, Edward Luther’s wife and my 7th great grandmother was the daughter of Thomas Dawtrey.

Thomas Dawtrey was born in 1652 to William and Amy(nee Strutt) Dawtrey and baptised at St Mary the Virgin, Hadleigh in Suffolk on 7th February 16522. While the Dawtrey family was from Petworth in Sussex, Thomas’s mother Amy’s family were from Hadleigh in Suffolk, and many of his siblings were baptised in Hadleigh. Thomas was educated at St John’s College, Oxford, maticulating on 2nd April 16693

Figure 1: St Mary the Virgin, Hadleigh, Suffolk c. 2010

Thomas married Sarah Bright at St Martin Outwich in the City of London on 28th November 16774. Sarah’s family were also from Suffolk, the Bright’s having originated in Bury St Edmunds.

Figure 2: Marriage Register entry for Thomas Dawtrey and Sarah Bright

Thomas and Sarah apparently settled in Doddinghurst, Essex as both their children were baptised there, William the eldest on 8th November 16785 and Sarah my 7th great grandmother on 14th May 16806.

Figure 3: Baptism Register entry for Sarah Dawtrey

On 28th November 1681 Thomas was appointed High Sheriff of Essex7. The term of a High Sheriff was typically for one year and he was replaced the following year by Sir William Glascocke.

Figure 4: Family of Thomas and Sarah Dawtrey

Thomas is recorded as voting in the elections of 17028, 17059, 171510 and 172211. In 1705 he votes in Petworth, Sussex the ancestral home of the Dawtrey family but in all the other elections he votes in Doddinghurst.

Figure 5: Poll Book entry for Thomas Dawtrey at the Election of 1702

Thomas died on 6th October 1732 and was buried on 11th October 173212 at St Mary, Petworth in the Dawtrey family vault in the chancel of the church. In his will13 he leaves most of his Estate to his son William, but, while he leaves it up to his son’s discretion, he makes clear his wish that if his son William dies without any issue then the estate should be divided between his two grandsons, Richard Luther and William Luther children of his daughter Sarah and her husband Edward Luther.

In his will14, his son William leaves the Estate to Richard Luther, William having died without issue.

I have not been able to find any reference to the death of Thomas’s wife Sarah, but she must have died before he wrote his will.

References

“England & Wales, Prerogative Court of Canterbury Wills, 1384-1858.” 2013. Ancestry.com. 2013. https://www.ancestry.co.uk/search/collections/5111/.

“England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975.” 2014. Ancestry.com. 2014. https://www.ancestry.co.uk/search/collections/9841/.

“Essex, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812.” 2019. Ancestry.com. 2019. https://www.ancestry.co.uk/search/collections/61698/.

Foster, Joseph. 1892. “Alumni Oxonienses: The Members of the University of Oxford, 1500-1714.” Oxford, England: Parker & Co. 1892. https://www.ancestry.co.uk/search/collections/8942/.

“London, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812.” 2010. Ancestry.com. 2010. https://www.ancestry.co.uk/search/collections/1624/.

“The London Gazette.” 1665 - 2024. London, England: The Stationery Office. 1665 - 2024. https://www.thegazette.co.uk//.

“UK, Poll Books and Electoral Registers, 1538-1893.” 2012. Ancestry.com. 2012. https://www.ancestry.co.uk/search/collections/2410/.

“West Sussex, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812.” 2023. Ancestry.com. 2023. https://www.ancestry.co.uk/search/collections/62121/.

Footnotes

  1. When showing relationships F means Father, M means Mother, U means Uncle and A means Aunt. So FFM is my father’s father’s mother, and FFMU is my father’s father’s mother’s uncle.↩

  2. (see “England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975” 2014)↩

  3. (see Foster 1892), volume 1, p. 387.↩

  4. The Parish Register of St Martin Outwich, City of London, (see “London, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812” 2010), P69/Mtn3/A/001/Ms06837, p. 3.↩

  5. The Parish Register of All Saints, Doddinghurst, 1560 – 1713, , (see “Essex, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812” 2019), D/P 112/1/1, pt 41.↩

  6. The Parish Register of All Saints, Doddinghurst, 1560 – 1713, , (see “Essex, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812” 2019), D/P 112/1/1, pt 41.↩

  7. (see “The London Gazette” 1665 - 2024), Issue 1672, p. 2.↩

  8. List of Electors for the County of Essex, 28 July 1702, (see “UK, Poll Books and Electoral Registers, 1538-1893” 2012), 1702, p. 10.↩

  9. List of Electors for the County of Sussex, 24 May 1705, (see “UK, Poll Books and Electoral Registers, 1538-1893” 2012), 1705, p. 32.↩

  10. List of Electors for the County of Essex, 31 May 1715, (see “UK, Poll Books and Electoral Registers, 1538-1893” 2012), 1715, p. 40.↩

  11. List of Electors for the County of Essex, 27 March 1722, (see “UK, Poll Books and Electoral Registers, 1538-1893” 2012), 1722, p. 54.↩

  12. The Parish Register of st Mary, Petworth, 1559 – 1794, , (see “West Sussex, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812” 2023), Par 149/1/1/1, pt 337.↩

  13. The Will of Thomas Dawtrey, dated 22 Dec 1729, (see “England & Wales, Prerogative Court of Canterbury Wills, 1384-1858” 2013), PROB 11/654/65.↩

  14. The Will of William Dawtrey, dated 23 Apr 1758, (see “England & Wales, Prerogative Court of Canterbury Wills, 1384-1858” 2013), PROB 11/839/354.↩

Created: Mar 25 2024, Last Modified: Apr 15 2024

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