Dennis Jones
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I'm also the 3rd Great Grandson of Brown-26957 a convict from the 3rd Fleet transported to New South Wales in 1791
I was Born at the very early age of 0 and I have no great claim to fame.
Name: Dennis - Corrupted from the name Dionysius. According to the Annals of Ireland the old Irish name Donnoch or Donnchu has been sometimes Anglicised to Denis or Dennis.
Originally Dionysus was the Greek god of fertility. Later, he came to be known chiefly as the god of wine and pleasure. The Romans called him Bacchus. (Wine and Pleasure - Yep thats me)
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1671 May 18 Robert FILMER of Otterden, yeom, ba. 24 whose parents consent and Eliz. Jeffery s.p., spr 22 whose parents also consent. At St. Mildred Cant. Robert Jeffery of Lenham yeom bonds.
Robert and Elizabeth appear to have had several children: the first was aborted at Wichling in 1672; their next child, Ann, was baptised there in 1673; their first son, clearly named after his wife's family name - Jeffery, was baptised at Newnham in 1675 but was buried at Wichling in 1676; next came Elizabeth, baptised at Wichling in 1677 (She died in infancy), then probably another Jeffery, (he married Ann Hounder ? at Milton in 1698/9, dying there, presumably from an accident, with his servant, in 1732: they had two children. Mary baptised in 1700 and Ann in 1703 both at Milton): followed by another son. John. who was baptised at Charing in 1680 but died there three years later; then, possibly, a daughter; Sarah, baptised in 1683 at St. Giles, Cripplegate; followed by another daughter, Katherine, who was baptised at Charing in 1684 (She died at Ospringe in 1693), then Jane, baptised at Charing in 1688 (She married James Lucas there in 1710); and, lastly, Robert, baptised in 1693 at Ospringe. They must have been very pleased to have at last got a son to survive whom they could call Robert.
Robert was buried at Charing on the 22nd October, 1712 and his wife, Elizabeth, also at Charing, on 19th February, 1728/1729.
The family were early descendants of the main FILMER family of Kent
Colin
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Sarah's maiden name was Jackson, as per the sources on her profile
Could you please amend her Last Name at Birth or add me to her Trusted List so I can make the change myself.
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