Hi Matt,
My apologies for being out-of-contact with you for the past little while. The tech issues became too big to surmount and rushing to get client work under control before our FHC shut-down for August and a steep learning curve getting a new computer up and running have left me a little exhausted. However, over the next week I will re-acquaint myself with the information we left off at and send an email to you.
In the meantime, the AUSTIN line for our mutual Matthew AUSTIN runs like this:
Matthew's father was:
Richard AUSTIN born circa 1512-1515, at Wickhambreaux, Kent
buried Dec 1592 at Adisham
His Will Consistory Court of Canterbury PRC32/37-89 written 21 May 1592, proved 13 February 1592/3
I have this Will.
Married Agnes a'DENNE
born circa 1520 at Barham
buried 23 Mar 1588 at Adisham.
Richard AUSTEN'S father was:
Robert AUSTEN
born circa 1479, likely at Wickhambreaux, Kent, England
buried 26 Nov 1544 at Adisham
His wife was named Elizabeth [surname unknown at this time].
She was buried 31 Oct 1538 at Adisham.
A possible lead on Robert's father comes in the manner of an Archdeaconry Court Will for:
AUSTEN Robert, Wickhambreaux, 1487, Court: AD 17 RW, v. 4, fol. 133, FHL #0188920
However, there are other Wills that should also be examined in order to develop the AUSTEN family at Wickhambreaux and Adisham more succinctly:
SURNAME NAME RESIDENCE YEAR WILL TYPE VOL. FOLIO FHL FILM #
AUSTYN Joane Adisham 1483 CC 32 RW 2 553 0188833
AUSTYN Robert Adisham 1528 CC 32 RW 15 47 0188840
AUSTYN Robert Adisham 1554 CC 32 RW 19 38 0188842
AUSTEN Thomas Adisham 1578-1580 CC 32 RW 34 66 0188848
AUSTEN Edmund Adisham 1582-1582 CC 32 RW 34 247 0188848
AUSTEN, AWSTEN Valentine Adisham 1616-1616 CC 32 RW 43 211 0188856
AUSTEN Thomas Adisham 1617-1617 CC 32 RW 44 130 0188857
AWSTEN Richard Wickhambreaux 1618-1618 AD 17 RW 55 405 0188953
AUSTEN Richard Adisham 1618-1619 CC 32 RW 44 310 0188857
AUSTEN Elizabeth Adisham 1629-1629 CC 32 RW 49 44 0188861
Any work on Archdeaconry or Consistory Court Wills will have to wait until September when the FHC reopens and I can access them on their computer system. They have many more now online than they did even one month ago.
Sincerely,
Susan