Hi
A possible for Bartholomew
Bartholomew Bapt. 30 Aug. 1615 Westbere, Kent, son of Thomas SPAINE.
A brother Thomas was also baptised 27 Sept. 1612.
The baptisms are also showing up in the parish registers of Ripple, Kent too. These gave a bit more info that the residence was Rodmersham.
Claire
Hi Claire
I found those two christenings myself last night. I suspect the one in Westbere is probably more likely given that it is closer to Littlebourne. Bartholomew's christening also appears in the PRs of Ripple so perhaps he (and any siblings) was also christened there, or perhaps he was re-christened when the family moved.
I have also found that Bartholomew left a Will and even more luckily there is a transcript of the Will on Rootsweb which is useful. Bartholomew seems to have lived a long life, given that his Will was written on 10 February 1697, and Probate was granted on 1 October 1698.
There are some notes attached to the bottom of the Will by the transcriber which give some more clues and bits of information. Bartholomew married Anne Rafill on 3 December 1641 in Patrixbourne, Kent. She predeceased him and was buried in Wootton on 18 October 1685.
In the Will Bartholomew names his sons Richard Spaine (who he names as executor), and Bartholomew, as well as his grandchildren Bartholomew Spaine, Augustine Spaine, and John Spain (children of his son Bartholomew). Interestingly he doesn't mention his daughter Susan (married to John Birch) so perhaps she had died by then.
If Bartholomew was born in 1615 then he would have been about 83 when he died which was fairly old for those days.
I also think I've found the christening of Bartholomew's son in law John Birch. John appears to have been christened in Coldred on 3 April 1636 (which fits with his age on the marriage licence). His parents appear to have been John and Constance Birch (spelt Burch on the christenings). I've also found that John Burch snr died in 1679 and also left a Will. The Will mentions John's wife Constance, and his sons John and William, as well as mentioning that his son John had six children.
I'll let you know if I come up with anything else.
Matt