Re: Thomas Weller of Tonbridge, Kent, 1602-70
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Thomas Weller of Tonbridge, Kent, 1602-70
Richard Weller 1/07/09
Hi Richard,
I have some intriguing connections to a Thomas Weller of Rotherfield and Frant which I am hoping you may be able to help me with.
I have a will of William Heath of Rotherfield, dated 1635, and a Thomas Weller jnr was a witness.
I have a property lease dated 1662 concerning Thomas Barber, son of Ann Barber, the widow of the above William Heath who married a Barber after William Heath died. In the lease, this Thomas Barber states he is "of Frant", and a servant of Thomas Weller, gent.
This Thomas Barber moved to Hilden near Tonbridge about 1670 where he died in 1683.
I made the following notes in my family history documents:
It is interesting to note that a Thomas Weller jnr witnessed the 1635 will of William Heath, Thomas' mother Ann Barber's first husband. Ann was twice widowed and left with young children and Thomas Weller may have been a friend of the family. There was a Thomas Weller (married Elizabeth from Hadlow) who was a character in the civil war around Tonbridge 1642-46. He wrote his memoirs and later moved away from Tonbridge and died at Eridge Green (in Frant) in 1670 age 68. Another Thomas Weller, who could be his son, married an Elizabeth Vann (of Frant) in Rotherfield on 10 Mar 1654/55. There are interesting connections here as the Vane family (Sir Harry Vane) had lands in Hilden, and these connections may be the reason that Thomas Barber, servant to Thomas Weller in 1662,moved to Hilden (Tonbridge).
Can you throw any light on this? I am wondering if the Thomas Weller jnr who witnessed the will in 1635 is the Thomas Weller (gent) of Frant in 1662, and who may be the same Thomas Weller of Tonbridge during the Civil War???
Regards
Geoff Barber
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