Marriage between Samuel NEWINGTON & Margery *COMPLETED*

[Westy11]

Thank you once again Bearkat and thank you Johnw65 for your contributions. 

Much appreciated.

I will close the post now based on the posts to date I don't think there is a marriage record available unfortunately .

Westy

[bearkat]

It's worth remembering that this was the Commonwealth Period.

https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/Church_of_England_Parish_Registers

It would be worth looking to see if any Bishops Transcripts have survived.

The Calendar of Assize Records: Kent Indictments has Samuel Newington and others, yeomen of Hawkhurst,  charged with recusancy in 1641.

[bearkat]

I've just checked the marriage register.

There is nothing between 1641 and 1662.

[Westy11]

Hello again Bearkat,

That's very interesting - I had not heard of the term ' charged with recusancy..' before and makes for very interesting reading.

Where did you locate the record for this charge please.

Many thanks.

[bearkat]

I found it by searching Google books - it's under the 'more' tab.  You can find all sorts of gems hiding there.

[jonw65]

Is that daughter mentioned Marge... Newington?

Does Westy think that it says John Carpenter's daughter is Newington? If that is Samuel's wife then the missing marriage record is less of a problem.

It is not unusual to see gaps in parish registers during the civil war and commonwealth period. No BTs either. FamilySearch report none for Hawkhurst between 1641/2 and 1661/2.

[Westy11]

Hi Jonw65,

I have had a look at John CARPENTER's Will and he calls his daughter Margery NEWINGTON.

Westy

[bearkat]

I think the will confirms the marriage, which along with their deaths (I can't see a remarriage for Margery Newington) must have all happened between 1642 & 1662.

There few MIs on the Kent Archaelogical Society website for Hawkhurst but none for the Newingtons.

https://www.kentarchaeology.org.uk/research/monumental-inscriptions/hawkhurst

[Westy11]

I think so as well.  I cannot find anything online including Family search other than baptisms for the children.  I located John CARPENTER's marriage and with your help I located other material including Margery's baptism.

Maybe when we all live in a post COVID world I can attend the Kent Archives and see what else I can locate.

Thanks everyone for your contributions.

Westy