Joy/Botting/King/Martin Family of Brenchley

[Barbara F]

Hello again

I expect you have the marriage of Edward to Mary on 25 July 1665 and the baptisms of their children from 1666 to 1678. 

I can only see one burial that might relate to this family in Brenchley, Edward on 2 Jan 1679. This could be the son Edward (bap 19 March 1675) but I think it is more likely to be an adult as there is no mention in the register of him being a child or "the son of".  Other entries around this date definitely indicate child burials.  It could be the burial of Edward married to Mary in which case you might want to look for a second marriage for Mary.

I don't have any definite information on Mary Joy's origins I am afraid.

I will check my notes again and let you know if I find anything else.

Barbara

[Barbara F]

I knew that I had seen something more on this family!

I have found some correspondence I had back in 1998 about marriages between the King and Playfoot/ford family (another of my ancestral lines) with a descendant of John King who married Elizabeth Heasman in 1808.  The researcher also mentioned his link to the Joy family through the marriage of Edward Botting and Mary Joy and their daughter Dorothy. It was, unfortunately, just a passing reference so it does not throw any light on the origins of Mary and Edward.

Barbara

[Evian]

Edward Botten/Botting was the son of Gilbert Botting and Esther Harblet nee Lefford. I have been unable to find the birth of Gilbert Botting anywhere. I think there are gaps in the Brenchley records in the early 1600s.

[Fiona Caldarevic]

Hi all, here's my first message to the site - I'm VERY new to this!

I'm descended from the Joys of Brenchley - specifically from Ada (Adah?) Flora Joy b. 1849, who is my great-great-grandmother.  She's one of many daughters of James Albert Joy (b. 1819 Brenchley) and Mary Clara Prendergast (b. 1816 London) who lived in Great Wadd Farm near Staplehurst in Kent. James Albert Joy was the son of Thomas Joy (b. 1769 Brenchley).  Hope that means something to someone!

Ada Flora Joy married Alfred Wilkinson (b. 1848 Herne Bay); their grandson Kenneth (b. 1915 Herne Bay) migrated to Argentina where my Dad was born.  Dad then came to Australia where I was born and where I still am.

I'm quite curious about finding other relations, would love to get in touch with anyone who knows anything about what happened to all the brothers and sisters of Ada Flora Joy:
- Edward Alfred Guyon Joy b. 1844
- Ernest James Mace Joy b. 1845
- Algernon de Blaquiere Joy b. 1847
- William Horace Joy b. 1847
- Clara Joy b. 1851
- Jabez Thomas Minto Joy b. 1851 (then married Alfred Wilkinson's sister Harriet)
- Laura Marianne Joy b. 1853
- George Langford Joy b. 1854
- Kate Joy b. 1854
- Minnie Elizabeth Maria Joy b. 1856
- Jon Guyon Joy b. 1858
- Henry de Beaufre Joy b. 1861

Cheers
Fiona

[Barbara F]

Hi Fiona and welcome to Rootschat 

I do have some information on this branch of the Joy family but will need to check what that is!

I am descended from another branch but have collected details of many Joys in Kent especially those with a link to Brenchley.

I will get back to you.

Barbara

[Barbara F]

Hi again Fiona

I am afraid I don't have a lot of information on the descendants of James Albert although I have found marriages for most of his children and identified a number of grandchildren.

I have baptism and burial details for Thomas Joy, James' father and some notes on his ancestors that need more verification.

I am also sure I have a record of the MI for Mary Clara Prendergasts mother but need to get out another file.

Let me know what you are interested in.

Barbara

[Barbara F]

Hi Fiona

This is the inscription I found in the Baptist burial ground at Matfield.

Marianne Prendergast wife of J L Prendergast of Ireland d of Captain Henry William and Martha Guyon of Hampstead died 9 July 1857 aged 83.

Barbara

[Kris D]

Hi,
I'm new to RootsChat -- I found the site while researching my great-great grandfather, Ernest James Mace Joy. He married Elizabeth Hickmott & they emigrated to the US with their son, Harold. They had 10 more children after moving to the US.
Kris D

[Barbara F]

Hi Kris and welcome to Rootschat.

I have not linked your Joy family with mine as yet but feel sure they will connect somewhere.  I would be interested to know when Ernest and family emigrated and to have more information about his marriage and children as I am trying to keep track of the Joy families that lived in or near Brenchley.

Barbara