Nan Death was born Florence Emma Pearman on November 25th 1882 at 22, Swanswell Street. She was the eldest daughter of Arthur Pearman and Hannah Maria Suddens. Arthur was born in Gilbert Street, Hillfields, Coventry, and Hannah lived at no.50, Spon Street. Hannah was the granddaughter of a very well respected watchmaker, John Suddens, who worked originally for Howlett Carr and Vale, and eventually, Mr Rotherham. He was still on their payroll at his death on December 28 1882. When Arthur and Hannah married on June 23rd 1878, at Holy Trinity Church, Coventry, they were both 21 years old. Arthur was a watchmaker and Hannah was a silk worker. I have been fortunate with my research of my Pearmans over the last two and a half years, as they have been very easy to research, having a wealth of information in the Coventry records archives, and also the family has been in the Midlands since the 1600's. I have also had a lot of help from Pearmans around the world, who also stem from the same roots as myself. After a few false starts, I now have a direct link to my 10 x great Grandfather, Hugh Pearman,(spelt Permon) who married Mary Penne in Hagley , Worcester on January 16th 1563.    Hugh, was born in 1536. His Father, John was born in about 1514. John and his wife had at least 6 children, Hugh being the third one. Hugh and Mary's youngest son, John had at least one son, Rychard who married Cicely and between them produced eight children, all born in Clent, Staffordshire(at that time). The youngest of these was Thomas, who married Mary Cooks.  They had thirteen children between them and their eleventh son Samuel  married Elizabeth Tomlin from Worcester, on July 17th 1717, at Kingswinford, Staffordshire. Samuel and Elizabeth moved from Clent, to lease Mercote Hall, a farm in Berkswell, Warwickshire. His landlord was a John Mathew, who died in 1741, and left the property to his two maiden nieces, who subsequently married and sold the property to Sir John Eardley Wilmot the Lord of the Manor of Berkswell in 1776. Mercote Hall was in the hands of the Pearmans for more than 100 years. Fortunately for me, a book was published by the 'Offshoot Group', members of Berkswell Local History research group. (Berkswell Miscellanies vol. lV) I was able to glean a great amount of information from this book and from a visit I made to the Berkswell Museum in 2001. Dee Tracy, the curator of the Museum, was an enormous help. Samuel and Elizabeth had at least four children, William, Samuel, Thomas and Jane. When Samuel died in 1761, after living at Mercote for 27 years, his son William took over the lease. William married Sarah Burton of Arley on June 24th 1762. She was 22 years old when they married and William was 28.  They had 10 children. We concentrate on the third son, Thomas. He married Sarah Biddle, and here we break the tie to Mercote Hall, as when William died in 1792, the lease passed on to his son Josiah, and eventually to his son Luke. Samuel's youngest son, also a farmer, married Anna Maria Palmer of Blind Hall. She had about 12 children, but died in 1777 after producing twins.  One of the twins died as well.

 

On the left is Mercote Hall, Berkswell, leased by Samuel Pearman in the 1700's and his son, William. Right is Blind Hall, Berkswell,left to Hannah Maria Palmer, who married Samuel's son, another Samuel.

          Thomas was baptised on December 29 1765, in Arley, Warwickshire. When he and Sarah married on November 1 1787, it was in Holy Trinity Church. He had been enrolled as an apprentice carpenter to one Joseph Ford on December 30th 1785, and it appears that he had moved to Coventry by then. Thomas married, Sarah Biddle a union that was to produce 10 more children, and it was from this prolific stem that branched the Australian and the American lines, via the eldest son, William, who married Ann Taylor in Coughton, Warwickshire on January 6th 1780 . The fourth son, Josiah, was baptised on January 9th 1795 in Coventry. He was apprenticed to a Thomas Hall as an apprentice watchmaker on 10th June 1808 at the age of 13. He married 20 year old Jane Yates Fletcher on July 26th 1819 at Holy Trinity Church, and they had two sons, John and James. James was born on May 7th 1827 and was my Great, Great,Grandfather. He was apprenticed to a Charles Lucas as a coach-maker, but by the time he was married, he became a ribbon weaver, as was his wife, Mary (nee Clarke), who’s Uncle and father were builders. She was left a substantial amount of property when her father and uncle died. They married on August 4th 1845 at St. John's church, in Fleet Street, Coventry. By the time of the 1851 census, they had one child, Emma, and were living in Shakespeare yard in Spon Street. Sometime after this, they moved to 32, Gilbert Street and had James, Arthur and Ada. Arthur, my Great Grandfather, was born at 32, Gilbert Street in 1857. Although he was a watchmaker by trade, by the late 1800's, he is listed as being a porter in the poll books. This was probably due to the slump in the watchmaking industry by this time. Arthur and Hannah lived at no. 4, Barnes buildings, Holyhead Road, an address that was later changed to 19, Holyhead Road. The house is still there, having been made a listed building, and bought by Touchstone Housing in the late 1980's and converted into flats. Here, they brought up their six children, James, Florence Emma, (Nan),Leonard George, Lillian Ethel , Caroline Elizabeth  and Amy  . They also had three other children who died in infancy. Arthur Ernest, (b. December 29 1880), Edith Ellen (September19 1885) and Alice May (October 23 1886)Great Uncle Len never married and lived with Nan until his death in April 1958 from a brain hemorrhage. He was also found to have cancer. He was buried, as are the other deceased of that side of the family at London Road cemetery. He was a very crabby man, who adored me and he used to always bring boiled sweets back with him for me whenever he went out to the pub (which was every day!), luckily for my teeth I wasn't there every day! He liked his woodbines as well as his drink. He was a member of the West End club, and also the British Legion, as the rest of my elders were. Uncle Len served in World War 1 and fortunately came home unscathed.  He served in the Civil Defence during World War 11.
 

Left:- Great Aunt Lil Hatton nee Pearman with Nan paddling at Cleethorps in the summer of 1939. (Note the "drawers"). Right:-  Nan Death in her Civil Defence uniform taken in 1944 in the back garden of Windsor Street.

    When the River Sherbourne burst it's banks on December31st. 1900, Nan still lived with her family in Holyhead Rd. They had to move up to the attic because the water was up so high. They watched the water running past their bedroom window like a river down the Holyhead Road.

    My Nan was the oldest of the four girls. I don’t know much about James, her older brother but I understand from Amy’s daughter, Molly, that there was some kind of family dispute many years ago, and his name was never mentioned. Her sister, Lillian came next. She married a man named Bill Hatton and they had two sons, Bill and Don. They lived in Northumberland Road, Coventry, and later, moved to 2, Stevenson Road, Keresley.

 

Left:- Great Uncle Len Pearman in the garden of Windsor Street. Coventry, in his Civil Defence uniform.  David and I are playing with him. Taken in 1944 Right:- On the left hand side of the photo is no 19 Holyhead Road, the house where Nan and her siblings were brought up.  Taken before the houses were converted into flats.

    Great Aunt Cal married before W.W.1, and they had a daughter, Hilda. They lived in Birmingham in a back to back house, in Clarke Street, Ladywood, before her husband went off to war, and got himself killed. After the war, she met and married another man and had a little boy, but such was the attitude of the time, that she was shunned for being a war widow, and remarrying, as it wasn't reckoned to be a patriotic thing to do. She moved with her new family to Adelaide, South Australia, and kept my Nan in food parcels every Christmas throughout W.W.2. Her daughter, Hilda came to visit my Mum in the 1970's, while she was holidaying with a friend, but said that her Mother was suffering from Alzheimer's disease, and was now in a home. Hilda had a son, Robert.

     Great Aunt Amy was the youngest daughter, who was born on January 6th 1896. She met William Arthur Lane, (Bill), when he was on leave from the Royal Navy, during W.W.1., and after serving at the Battle of Jutland, and in Russia, during the revolution. Their marriage took place at Portsmouth, where Bill was based. A friend who served on the Royal Yacht 'Victoria and Albert', Pa Stubbs, gave them away. After the wedding, sailors pulled them through the streets on a gun carriage back to Ma and Pa Stubbs, who arranged a wedding reception for them. Until Bill was discharged from the Navy, Amy went to live with her sister Cal, in Birmingham. In 1919, and their first child, Ada Mary was born. Thereafter, known as Molly.


     A son, Billy was born in 1922 and in 1924, when Aunt Amy was pregnant again, they rented a house, where Peggy was born. Bill senior had left the Navy by now. He got a job at Courtaulds in Coventry, and cycled to work every day until they moved to Ansty in 1935. Betty was born in 1926 and Bert in 1928. The youngest and last child, Brenda Mary was born in 1934. I remember visiting them during the war, and sitting on the side of the canal. They lived in a semi-detached cottage. Soon after that, Amy had a little boy, John, who was still-born. Molly was very ill at the beginning of the war, and spent a lot of time in hospital. She was bitten on her arm by a gnat in September 1940, and an abscess formed. A doctor lanced it, but wasn't very hygienic, and she developed a pelvic abscess, and was in hospital during the blitz, and for almost a year afterwards, having several operations. I was fortunate enough to meet Molly last year (2003), when I was invited to have tea with Betty's daughter, Gillian. Betty, Molly and Brenda were also invited, and Molly kindly let me have a book that she had written of her memoirs. Listening to them, and reading her story, enabled me to fill a lot of gaps that were missing. Especially about Peggy and Brenda, the two that I got to know well. Brenda was just a little older than me. In late 1943, Peggy, who was working in the Airfield Training shop, and was engaged to be married to Cecil, a medical orderly who was in the R.A.F., became ill. She had contracted T.B. and was in the rapid final stages. Cecil insisted on getting married to her, and he bought a large house at 31, Coundon Road, where the whole family moved to so that they could look after her. This is the time when I got to know them well, as Mum and I used to visit often. I got to be good friends with Brenda, and she taught me to tinkle on the piano. A little after this, I seem to remember that Uncle Bill acquired a pianola. I had never seen one before, and I thought that it was magic the way it played and the keys would go up and down with no one playing them!

    Peggy and Cecil were married on a wet September 3rd 1944. All the family were there at St. John's church and Aunt Amy did the reception at Coundon Road. Peggy and Cecil went away for their honeymoon, and it rained heavily for most of the fortnight. Peggy got pleurisy and was bedridden when they came home. Mum and I visited her after we'd been to a display of the Russian Cossacks at Coundon Road rugby ground in the October. I remember it well, because when I got home that night, we discovered that I had developed chicken pox.Soon after this, Aunt Amy developed T.B. as well. On December 15th, Peggy passed away. She was 20 years old and had been married for four months. She was buried at London Road Cemetery in her wedding dress. Aunt Amy died the following June  After that, we lost touch for years, although I did hear that Brenda had become a nun. Whenwe met again last year, we have kept in touch by letter and hopefully some time soon, I will visit her at the convent where she lives and looks after the garden at The Covent of the Holy Name in Derbyshire.

Wedding of Peggy Lane and Cecil, September 3rd 1944. at St. John's Church, Coventry. (L to R):- Cecil's sister, Her husband, Molly, Cecil, Peggy, Bill Lane, Betty, Aunt Laura, Nan and Great Aunt Amy. Cousin Barry is sitting on his Dad's shoulder.  Brenda is the small bridesmaid at the Front left.

A sequel to this narrative about my Pearmans, occurred yesterday, June 16th 2008.  I found my long lost Great Uncle James Herbert!  His Grand-daughter e-mailed me via Genes re-connected and gave me information that I never thought I would find and she lives in Coventry.  She gave me her telephone number, and I will be ringing her later today.  As the saying goes----watch this space!

 

The following notes are PDF records that a contact of mine kindly sent to me.  They are records of the early Pearman's (Permon's) and are extremely interesting, so I am including them on this page :-

Pearman Family History Research Notes [1]

The Pearman family

Hugh Perman married Mary Penn on 16 Jan 1564 at Hagley, Worcestershire

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1564 Wedded Hugh Perman & Mary Penne were marryed the 16 of January (Hagley PR

125/1 Worcs CRO)

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Hugh Perman (c1536 – c1600), possibly born in the parish of Pedmore (LDS/MS)

Mary Penn born c1538, survived her husband and executrix of his Will

From 1564 to 1573, the Pearman family lived in the parish of Alvechurch,

Worcestershire, where all the children were baptised. At some time between 1573

and 1586 (when daughter Jane was married) the family moved to Clent. It was here

that Hugh died in early 1599.

Baptismal records and beneficiaries of Hugh Pearman’s will enable the present

reconstruction of the family. Anthony is not mentioned in the will, so probably died in

childhood. One of his daughters, either Elizabeth or Ann, married John Jones, but it

is not clear which. His wife, Mary, was the executrix of Hugh’s Will.

An inventory of his goods made on 16 June 1599 valued them at £63 10s, and its contents

suggest Hugh was principally a sheep farmer. The livestock included 40 sheep, 10 lambs, 4

pigs, 2 mares and a cow.

Records of seven children:

Elizabeth

Jane

Antonye

Ann

Nicholas

Ales

John

Elizabeth Perman baptised on 24 Feb 1564 at Alvechurch, Worcs

Either Elizabeth or her younger sister, Ann, married John Jones, and by 1599 had a

son, Richard, and other children.

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1563 [1564] C The 24 of ffebruary was christened Elizabeth Perman the daughter of Hugh

Perman & Mary his wief (Alvechurch PR 8/1 Worcs CRO)

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Jane Perman baptised on 3 Apr 1566 at Alvechurch, Worcs

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1566 C The same daye (3 April) was christened Jane the daughter of Hugh Perman & Mary

his wyef (Alvechurch PR 8/1 Worcs CRO)

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Jane married Owyn [or Uwin] Heathe or Swan on 22 Oct 1586 in Clent

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Owin Heathe alias Swan of Tanworth and Jane Perman were married the 22 day of October

1586 (Clent PR, Worcs CRO 64/1)

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At the time of her father’s death, Jane and Owyn had four children.

Antonye Perman baptised on 2 Nov 1567 at Alvechurch, Worcs

In Hugh Perman’s Will, Nicholas Perman’s son, Thomas, is described as “my oldest

sonne’s sonne”, so it is probable that Antonye died before 1599.

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1567 C The 2 daye of November was christened Antonye the sonn of Hugh Perman & Mary

his wief (Alvechurch PR 8/1 Worcs CRO)

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Ann Perman baptised 1 May 1569 at Alvechurch, Worcs

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1569 C The first daye of Maye was christened Ann the daughter of Hugh Pereman & Mary his

wief (Alvechurch PR 8/1 Worcs CRO)

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Nicholas Perman baptised on 12 Jan 1571 at Alvechurch, Worcs

At the time of his father’s death, Nicholas was married with two children, Thomas and

Marie.

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1570 [1571] C The 12 daye of January was christened Nicholas the sonn of Hugh Perman &

Mary his wief (Alvechurch PR 8/1 Worcs CRO)

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Ales Perman baptised on 20 Sep 1572, buried 1 Nov 1572 at Alvechurch, Worcs

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1572 C The 20 of September was christened Ales the daughter of Hugh Perman & Mary his

wief (Alvechurch PR 8/1 Worcs CRO)

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1572 B The first daye of November was buried Ales the daughter of Hugh Perman & Mary his

wief (Alvechurch PR 8/1 Worcs CRO)

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John Perman baptised on 20 Sep 1573 at Alvechurch, Worcs

He married in about 1599 and had at least one child, Richard.

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1573 C The 20 daye of September was christened John the sonn of High Perman & Mary his

wiefe (Alvechurch PR 8/1 Worcs CRO)

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Notes

1. The Will of Hugh Pearman, 1599

I Hugh Pearman of Clente in the County of Stafford Dioces of Worcester [being]  sicke

in bodie but of perfecte mynde and memorie thanks be given to god make my last [will] and

 testamente in ………. and ………. followings, first I give and bequeath my soule to

[almighty] god my saviour and redeemer by whom I ………. to be saved by his …….. and

glorious  resurrection; secondlie my bodye to be buried in the church of Clente. Item I give

 and bequeath to Richard Jones when he shall accomplish the age of XXI years …….  X

[pounds] ………. ……….. and other X [pounds] I gave him ffreelye and my Executrix (8) to

keepe him until he be able to be sett to prentize, Item I give unto Thomas (9) Pearman my

oldest sonne’s sonne X [shillings] when he accomplish the age of XI (?) (10) Item I give to

Marie his sister at the age of XV (?) X [shillings] If they die before the …… (11) to remayne to

my Executrix, Item I give to the fower [four] children of Owyn Swan (12) my sonne in law X

[shillings] a yeare, Item I give to Nicholas Pearman my sonne and John my (13) sonne all the

debts which Henry Belamy oweth me, Item I give to the children of John Jones my sonne (14)

in law X [shillings] a yeare to be payde at the time above (?) ……….. al the rest of my goods

movable and immov- (15) able in whose hands …….. …… they be I give and bequeath to

Mary my wife whom I make sole (16) and full executrix ……. this my last will and testament

my debts payde ……… (17) …….. and I ………. ……….. ……….., witnesses to this my last

will and testament Henry (18) Mosley the elder (?) and Henry Mosley the younger John Jones

and Nicholas Pearman, John Pearman with others

(Line numbers in parentheses)

(Source: Worcester Wills Vol 1451-1600, p406, 1599, No.54, Pearman, Hugh, Yeoman,

Clent, Worcs CRO)

2. Inventory of the goods and chattels of Hugh Pearman, 16 June 1599

A true Inventorie of the goods and chattels of Hughe Perman of Clent whom the Dioceis of

Worcester desired taken the 16th day of June in the year of our Lorde god 1599 [appraised] by

us Henry Mosley Abraham Hill Richard Willes

(1) …….. his purse ……… 5s

(2) ……………… £11

(3) Cowe 30s

(4) Fortie shipe and 10 lambes £8

(5) 4 swayne 10s

(6) 2 mares £4

(7) 1 cubbard 10s

(8) 1 tableboarde with …….. ………. 2s 6d

(9) 4 barrels with all other ……… ware 20s

(10) 12 peeces of pewter with ……….. salte 20s

(11) 2 polles ………………………….. and all other brass £10

(12) 2 fetherbeds 2 flacksbeds with bolsters(?) and pillows

and all other things thereonto belongynge £4

(13) 20 payre of sheates with board ……. pillow boards

and table napkins £6 6s 8d

(14) 3 corne and maulte £4

(15) 3 beefe and bacon 20s

(16) ………………………………… and bill and hoes

with all iron round 20s

(17) I wayne bodie 1 tunbrill bodie 6s 8d

(18) 3 payre of iron bound £4

(19) harrows ………… plowes and …………. 10s

(20) 2 ladders 2s

(21) 4 coffers 8s

(22) his wearynge apparelle 30s

(23) debte one ……………. £20

Summa totalis £63 10s

(Source: Worcester Wills, 1599, No.54, Pearman, Hugh, Yeoman, Clent, Worcs CRO)

3. Also on IGI Batch Number: 7211053, baptisms that may be relevant:

Bennet Penne, Female Christening: 10 Dec 1546 Hagley, Worcester, Father: William Penne

Christopher Penne, Male Christening: 19 Jan 1549 Hagley, Worcester, Father: Edward Penne

John Perman married in about 1599

John Perman had at least one child, Richard, who was baptised in 1600

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1600 Richard Perman the sonne of John Perman was baptised the 21 day of October (Clent)

PR Worcs CRO 64/1

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It is this Richard Perman (or Pearman) (bap 21 Oct 1600 - bur 23 Feb 1674) who is

believed to have married Cicely and had eight children: Richard, John, Anne,

Ambrose, Nicholas, Elizabeth, Joane and Thomas.

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Notes

1. Jo Vernon suggests that the parents of Richard Pearman (c1600-1675) were Rychard

Perman and Ann Baylies (married 24 Nov 1594 in Alvechurch, Worcester). Two points argue

against this. First, there is no record of a Richard born to Rychard and Ann. Second, the three

recorded baptisms of their children (from 1595 to 1606) took place in Alvechurch (when the

family of Hugh Perman were already living in Clent). It is, of course, possible that Richard

Pearman’s family also moved to Clent and also had a son, Richard, in about 1608. But as

Richard Pearman married Cicely in about 1628, it is more likely he was born in about 1600 –

corresponding to the age of Richard, son of John Pearman and grandson of Hugh.

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2. Other records of Pearmans in Worcestershire at around this time:

So far unconnected

1557 [1558] M [marriage] The 21 of January was married Rychard Yonge & Agnes Perman

(Alvechurch PR 8/1 Worcs CRO)

1557 [1558] M The 10 of ffebruary were maryed Wyllyam Hopkins & Ellinor Perman

(Alvechurch PR 8/1 Worcs CRO)

1559 [1560] M The 3 of ffebruary were married John Albot & Elizabeth Perman (Alvechurch

PR 8/1 Worcs CRO)

1585 [1586] M The 10 day of ffebruary were married John Beventon gent & Joane Peareman

(Alvechurch PR 8/1 Worcs CRO)

1585, p300, 54, Perman, Joane, Alvechurch, M. Bond (Worcs Wills Vol.1, 1451-1600, Worcs

CRO)

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John Perman (buried 22 May 1558) married c1535. Wife (buried 6 Feb 1548) one

recorded child: Bennet/Benedict)

1548 [1549] C The 2 of ffebruary Bennet Perman the daughter of John Perman was

christened (Alvechurch PR 8/1 Worcs CRO)

1548 [1549] B The 6 of ffebruary Permans mother was buried (Alvechurch PR 8/1 Worcs

CRO)

1558 B The 22 of Maye was buried John Perman (Alvechurch PR 8/1 Worcs CRO)

Bennet Perman married John Newey 8 Sep 1571, St Swithin, Worcs (IGI/7906191)

1571, p219, 58a, Perman, Benedict, Alvechurch, M. Bond (Worcs Wills Vol.1, 1451-1600,

Worcs CRO)

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Thomas Perman married Margaret Kightley 8 Sep 1566

1566 M The 8 of September were married Thomas Perman and Margaret Kightley

(Alvechurch PR 8/1 Worcs CRO)

1566 [1567] B The 20 daye of ffebruary was buried Joane the daughter of Thomas Perman

and Margaret his wief (Alvechurch PR 8/1 Worcs CRO)

1570 C The 27 daye of November was christened Jane Perman the daughter of Thomas

Perman & Margaret his wief (Alvechurch PR 8/1 Worcs CRO)

1573 C The 3 daye of Aprill christened Rychard the sonn of Thomas Perman and Margaret

his wife (Alvechurch PR 8/1 Worcs CRO)

1599 [1600] B The 25 of ffebruary was buried Margaret Pereman widdowe (Alvechurch PR

8/1 Worcs CRO)

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Richard Perman (possibly the son of Thomas Perman and Margaret Kightley) married

Ann Baylies on 24 Nov 1594. Three recorded children: Thomas, Robert and John.

1594 M The 24 of November were married Rychard Perman & Ann Baylies (Alvechurch PR

8/1 Worcs CRO)

1595 C [christening] The 8 day of December was christened Thomas the son of Rychard

Perman (Alvechurch PR 8/1 Worcs CRO)

1598 C The 21 daye of Maye was christened Robert the son of Rychard Perman & Ann his

wife (Alvechurch PR 8/1 Worcs CRO)

1606 C The second day of July was christened John the sonn of Richarde Perman

(Alvechurch PR 8/1 Worcs CRO)

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Worcester Wills Volume 1 1451-1600 (Worcs CRO)

1558 p165 854h Pearman, Thomas [Cookesey?] I

1558 p165 854s P’mon, Thomas Upton Warren Admon

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3. The records suggest four possibly related Pearman families living in north Worcestershire

in the mid to late-sixteenth century.

a) John Perman (bur 22 May 1558) father of Bennet. Bennet married John Newey in 1571.

b) Thomas Perman (who also died in 1558) in Upton Warren, with a son Humphory

c) Thomas Perman of Alvechurch married Margaret Kightley in 1566, and whose recorded

children were Joane, Jane and Rychard. It is likely that it was his son, Rychard, who married

Ann Baylies in 1594 and the couple had three children in Alvechurch (Thomas, Robert and

John) between 1595 and 1606.

d) Hugh Perman married Mary Penne and had seven children. The family moved from

Alvechurch to Clent between 1573 and 1586. Hugh was succeeded by two sons, Nicholas

and John, and it appears that it was John’s son, Richard, who married Cicely and farmed at

Hollow (now Holly) Cross in Clent in the seventeenth century.

In 1599, at the time of Hugh Perman’s death, his son Nicholas had only one son, Thomas. It

is possible that between 1599 and 1607 he had another son, Richard, and it is this Richard

(rather than John’s son) who married Cicely. No records have been found yet to support this

lineage.

4. The [Clent Parish] registers previous to 1813 are as follows: (i) all entries 1562 to 1619,

also for year 1626; (ii) baptisms 1637 to 1642, marriages and burials 1637 to 1641, also all

1654 to 1729; (iii) baptisms 1729 to 1775 (no entries for 1738), also for year 1782, marriages

1729 to 1754, burials 1729 to 1757, for the year 1768, 1774 to 1776 and 1780 to 1782; (iv)

baptisms and burials 1783 to 1812; (v) marriages 1754 to 1787; (vi) marriages 1787 to 1798;

(vii) marriages 1798 to 1812. The earlier books have been handsomely bound.

From: 'Parishes: Clent', A History of the County of Worcester: volume 3 (1913), pp. 50-4.

URL: http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report. Date accessed: 05 September 2007.

5. CLENT

Clent is a hilly parish containing besides the village of Clent the hamlets of Upper Clent,

where is situated the church, Lower Clent, Adam's Hill, Holy Cross and Rumbold, divided from

the rest of the parish by Walton Hills, of which Holy Cross is the most populous. Although

surveyed in Worcestershire in Domesday Book the parish was soon afterwards annexed to

Staffordshire, evidently owing to the fact that it paid the farm it rendered to the king, through

the manor of Kingswinford in that county. It remained part of Staffordshire until 1832, when it

was again annexed to Worcestershire for Parliamentary purposes. In 1844 it became part of

Worcestershire for all purposes. The soil is gravel, marl and clay and the subsoil clay and

stone. Agriculture is the only industry; the chief crops being wheat, oats and potatoes, which

latter have largely supplanted the barley which used to be grown. In the 16th and 17th

centuries the chief trade was scythe-making, which was followed by nail-making, and this in

its turn died out late in the 19th century. The parish covers an area of 2,424 acres, which

includes 755½ acres of arable land, 911½ of grass land, 81 acres of woods and plantations

and 7 acres covered by water, the last being made up by several ponds, two of which work

mills.

From: 'Parishes: Clent', A History of the County of Worcester: volume 3 (1913), pp. 50-4.

URL: http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report. Date accessed: 05 September 2007.

 

Pearman Family History Research Notes [2]

 

 Pearman [3] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 11.3.08

Richard Pearman married Cicely c1628

No record of marriage yet found

Richard Pearman (bap 21 Oct 1600 – bur 23 Feb 1674) a yeoman with farmland at

Hollow Cross (now Holly Cross) in the parish of Clent, Staffordshire (now

Worcestershire)

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1600 Richard Perman the sonne of John Perman was baptised the 21 day of October (Clent)

PR Worcs CRO 64/1)

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Richard Pearman buried 23 Feb 1674, St Leonard, Clent, Worcs (NBI)

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An inventory of the goods of the late Richard Pearman drawn up on 31 May 1674 assessed

their value at £168 15s 8d.

The lease of the farm at Hollow Cross was bequeathed to Richard’s son, Thomas.

Cicely (c1602 – bur 27 May 1691) a beneficiary of her husband’s will, we know she

outlived her husband

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Cicely Pearman buried 27 May 1691, St Leonard, Clent, Worcs (NBI)

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Eight children: Richard

John

Anne

Ambrose

Nicholas

Elizabeth

Joane

Thomas

Richard Perman

Richard Perman (bap 3 Dec 1629) not mentioned in the will of Richard Pearman,

possibly dying in childhood.

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Richard Perman baptised 3 Dec 1629 in Clent, Worcester, father: Richard Perman

(IGI/C035171)

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John Perman

John Perman (bap 15 Aug 1631) not mentioned in the will of Richard Pearman.

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John Perman baptised 15 Aug 1631 in Clent, Worcester, parents Richard Perman and Cicely

(IGI/C035171)

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Anne Pearman

Anne Pearman (bap 10 July 1634)

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Ann Pearman baptised 10 July 1634 in Clent, Worcester, father: Richard Perman

(IGI/C035171)

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In her father’s will she is referred to as Anne Greene, and she, her husband and their

children were to receive twenty shillings. The will was witnessed by Humphory

Greene, her husband.

Anne married Humphory Greene c1661 and there are records of four children.

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Joseph Green, bap 8 Nov 1662, Clent, Worcs (IGI C035172)

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Humfrey Green, bap 28 May 1667, Clent, Worcs (IGI C035172)

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Thomas Green, bap 22 June 1670, Clent, Worcs (IGI C035172)

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Tym Green, bap 6 March 1674, died 10 March 1674, Clent, Worcs (IGI C035172)

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Other baptismal records probably refer to the children of Humfrey jnr and his wife Ann.

Ambrose Pearman

Ambrose Pearman (bap 11 Sep 1637) not mentioned in the will of Richard Pearman.

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1637 Christeninges: The 11th (?) day of September was baptized Ambrose the Sonne of

Richard Perman and Cicely his wife (Clent PR, Worcs RO 64/1)

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Nicholas Pearman

Nicholas Pearman (bap 2 Feb 1639 – bur 4 April 1724)

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1639 Christenings: The 2nd day of Feb was baptized Nicolas the Sonne of Richard Perman

and Cicely his wife (Clent PR, Worcs RO 64/1)

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Burials 1724: Nicholas Pearman was Buried April 4th (St Leonard, Clent PR 64/1 Worcs CRO)

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Pearman, Nicholas, Clent, Will proved 13 June 1724 (Index to Wills, Worcs CRO)

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Nicholas Pearman was named as executor of his father’s will. However, the date of

the marriage between Nicholas and Sara (when this Nicholas would have been 40)

and the fact that Thomas inherited the lease of Hollow Cross Farm (implying that he

was the oldest son) suggest that this Nicholas may have died in childhood and

another unrecorded son named Nicholas was born after Thomas in c1647. The will of

Nicholas Pearman might clarify this.

Nicholas married twice:

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(1) Married Elizabeth Smale on 2 July 1676 in Hanbury, Worcs. Elizabeth died a

week after the birth of their only daughter, also named Elizabeth.

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Anno Domini: 1676 Nichollas Pearman of the Parish of Clent And Elizabeth Smale of this

Parish, were Married the Second day of July 1676 (Hanbury PR 130/1 Worcs CRO)

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A.d. 1678 Elizabeth ye dau of Nich Pearman & Elizabeth his wife was bapd Dec 9th & buried

Dec 13th (Clent PR 64/1 Worcs CRO)

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A.d. 1678 Elizabeth ye wife of Nicholas Pearman was buried December 20 (Clent PR 64/1

Worcs CRO)

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(2) Married Sara c1679 (no record found) she died in 19 July 1713.

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A.d. 1713 Sara Wife of Nich Pearman burd July 19 (Clent PR 64/1 Worcs CRO)

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Records suggest they had ten children:

Richard Pearman baptised 31 May 1680, buried 8 May 1721, Clent, Worcester, parents Nich.

Pearman and Sara (IGI/C035171) and married Mary Smith on 27 Nov 1715 in Kingswinford,

Staffs.

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Marriages in the year 1715: Novemb. 27 Richard Permon of Clent & Mary Smith were married

(Kingswinford PR, PSH4, Staffordshire RO)

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Burials 1721 Richard Pearman was buried May the 8th (Clent PR 64/1 Worcs CRO)

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Richard died without heirs, his estate passing to his wife and her decease to be divided

between his brothers and sisters. (See Will of Richard Pearman in Notes)

John Pearman baptised 30 Sep 1683 in Clent, Worcester, parents Nic. Pearman and Sara

(IGI/C035171) Executor of his father’s Will.

Sara Pearman baptised 5 Dec 1684 Clent, Worcester, parents Nich. Pearman and Sara

(IGI/C035171) She probably died before 1724 as not mentioned in father’s Will.

Joshua Pearman baptised 6 Mar 1685 Clent, Worcester, died 29 Mar 1689, parents Nich.

Pearman and Sara (IGI/C035171) Buried 29 March, St Leonard, Clent, Worcs (NBI)

Ann Pearman baptised 25 Feb 1687 Clent, Worcester, parents Nich. Pearman and Sara

(IGI/C035171) Ann married William Robinson of London, with one son, William, at the time of

her father’s death.

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Wm Robinson married Ann Pearman 28 July 1715, Saint Katherine-by-the-Tower, London,

(IGI M001441, 1584-1625)

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Thomas Pearman was baptised 14 Jan 1690 in Clent, Worcester, parents Nich Pearman and

Sarah (IGI/C035171). Not mentioned in father’s Will, so he probably died before 1724.

Elizabeth Pearman baptised 29 Jan 1692 in Clent, Worcester, died 12 Feb 1692, parents Nic.

Pearman and Sara (IGI/C035171) Buried 12 Feb 1693, St Leonard, Clent, Worcs (NBI)

Mary Pearman baptised 10 Jun 1694 in Clent, Worcester, parents Nich. Pearman and Sara

(IGI/C035171) married John Raybould in 1715, three daughters: Sarah and Ann, both

beneficiaries of their grandfather’s Will, and Elizabeth.

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1714 [1715] John Raybould and Mary Pearman were married ffeb 13 (Clent PR 64/1 Worcs

CRO)

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1715 [1716] Sara dau of John Raybould & Mary his wife bapt Jan 28 (Clent PR 64/1 Worcs

CRO)

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Elizabeth Rabold bap 2 May 1723, Clent, Worcester, Parents: John Rabold and Mary (IGI

C035172, 1562-1611)

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Elizabeth Pearman baptised 20 Dec 1696 in Clent, Worcester, died 26 Dec 1696, father Nich.

Pearman (IGI/C035171) Buried 26 Dec 1696, St Leonard, Clent, Worcs (NBI)

Ambrose Pearman baptised 30 Sep 1699 Clent, Worcester, parents Nich. Pearman and

Sara (IGI/C035171) and beneficiary of father’s Will.

Elizabeth Perman

Elizabeth Perman (bap c1641) was a beneficiary of the will of Richard Pearman,

and unmarried at the time. Elizabeth may have married William Shenstone on 8 Feb

1675 in Alvechurch

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Elizabeth Perman married William Shenstone, 8 Feb 1675, Alvechurch, Worcs (IGI/M025491,

1545-1754)

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Joane Perman

Joane Perman (bap c1643 - bur 21 July 1662)

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1662 Burialls Joane the daughter of Richard Pman was buried the 21st day of July (Clent PR

64/1 Worcs CRO)

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Thomas Pearman

Thomas Pearman (c1645 – bur 12 Oct 1714) he was probably born about 1645 (no

record) and was bequeathed the lease of Hollow Cross Farm in the will of his father.

He married Mary c1673 (no record found) and although they had twelve children -

Ambrose, Thomas, Elizabeth, Mary, Ann, Joseph, John, Sara, Samuel, Susana, Ann

and Daniel – only four survived.

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Notes

1. The Will of Richard Pearman, Witnessed 25 December 1674, Probate 12 February 1675/6

(Worcs RO) (NW/RP/2)

In the name of God, Amen, the 25th day of December in the twenty sixth year of the reign of

Our Sovereign Lord King Charles the Second in the year of our lord God 1674. I, Richard

Pearman of Clent in the County of Stafford, yeoman, being sick and weak in body but of

sound and good memory pray to be given to God for the ………..…….. knowing the …………

Of this life and being desirous to settle things in order do make this last will and testament in

manner and form following that is ……………………….. my soul to Almighty God my Creator

……………………… to be …………… by the ……… death and mercy of my blessed Saviour

Jesus Christ and my body to the Earth from where it was taken to be buried in devout and

Christian manner and as ………….……………. worldly Estate as the lord hath lent me my

……………………. the same shall be of me ………….. and bestowed as hereafter by this will

is Executed and first I revoke, renounce and make void all wills by me formerly made and

declare this only to be my last will and testament.

Item. I give and bequeath to my son Thomas Pearman the lease of the farm (barn?) at Hollow

Cross, and one fine (?) bed standing in the parlour of Hollow Cross, with all furniture thereto

belonging, with three pairs of sheets with the tableboard and …………….. standing in the Hall

at Hollow Cross House and half a dozen of table napkins being flaxen.

Item. I give to my daughter Elizabeth ten pounds worth of goods out of my dwelling house

in ……………………. And if so be she do dislike of the goods when they be praised by the

credible neighbours, then my will is that my Executor shall pay the ten pounds in money, and

moreover I give to her one bed …………. to ……………. and will ………… those table

napkins and those curtain linens which my wife has provided for her, that is to say one pair of

flaxen sheets, one bolster, one pillow filled with feathers, one dozen of flaxen napkins and

one dozen of ………………………

Item. My will is that my wife shall have my little house at my foldgate (?) in ……………. to live

in if she so pleases and that my Executor doest the same in repair convenient for her, and my

will is that she have all sorts of goods convenient for her use if she pleases to dwell in the

said house or elsewhere and the same goods to return to my Executor at her decease.

Item. I give to my daughter Anne Greene and to her husband and their children twenty

shillings.

Item. My will is that my two sons Nicholas and Thomas do equally bear and share in my

funeral charges and that they see that I am brought to home in devout manner, and I do make

and ordain my son Nicholas to be my sole Executor of this my last will and testament and in

witness hereof I ……………………….. to put my hand and seal this twenty fifth day of

December one thousand six hundred seventy four.

Richard Pearman, his mark

Witnesses

Tho: Walker Vic.

…………….. …………………

Humphory Greene

 The Will of Richard Pearman (bap 31 May 1680 - bur 8 May 1721) probate 1 June 1721

(Index to Wills, Worcestershire, 1700-1749, Worcs CRO)

Extracts:

Richard Pearman of Clent in the County of Stafford…

Item I give devise & bequeath all my Goods… unto my loveing wife Mary Pearman for &

during the term of her naturall Life & from & after her decease I give & devise the same

personal Estate…the same unto all my brothers & sisters to be equally devided amongst

them share & share alike & I do hereby nominate constitute & appoint my loveing Wife Mary

sole executrix of this my last Will & Testament

Eight Day of March 1720 [1721]

Signed by Richard Pearman

Witnessed by Mary Waldron, Eliz Waldron and Wm Waterson

3. The Will of Nicholas Pearman (bap 2 Feb 1639 – bur 4 April 1724) signed and witnessed

Jan 1722 [1723] probate 13 June 1724 (Index to Wills, Worcestershire, 1700-1749, Worcs

CRO)

(1) In the Name of God Amen I Nicholas Pearman of Clent in the County of Stafford ………..

(2) being ………… & weak in body but of sound & ………… mind & memory praised be God

do (3) make & publish this my last Will & Testamt in ………… following …………… I

commend my (4) soul into the Hands of Almighty God my creator hoping thro the meritts of

my Lord (5) Saviour Jesus Christ to obtain pardon of all my sins & to inherit everlasting Life,

my body (6) I comitt to the Earth to be decently buried at the discretion of my Executor

hereafter (7) named & as for such worldly estate as it has pleased Almighty God to entrust me

with (8) in this World I dispose thereof as followeth Imprimis I will & desire that all my debts (9)

& fines Expenses be first paid & discharged Item I give & bequeath unto my son (10) John

Pearman the sum of ffive shillings to be paid within six months next after my (11) decease

Item I give & bequeath unto my daughter Ann now wife of Willm Robinson (12) of London the

sume of ffive shillings to be paid within six months next after my decease (13) Item I give …….

& bequeath unto my daughter Mary now wife of John Raybould …… (14) the sum of twenty

Pounds to be paid within six months next after my decease being (15) the remaining part of

the marriage …………. Is by Agreemt to be paid at my (16) decease Item I will desire &

bequeath unto my son Ambrose Pearman the sume (17) of ffifty nine Pounds tenn shillings to

be paid within six months next after my (18) decease And for the security of all ………. Above

mentioned in all ………. To the (19) sume of Eighty Pounds I have by ………. of ……….

Bearing date (?) the one & twentieth day of (20) March one thousand seven hundred &

nine ……….. unto Mr Roger Waterson & Willm ………………. (21) of Land called Pool furlong

upon trust that they in the ………….. shall mortgage full & dispose (22) of the same to raise

and Pay the said sum of Eighty Pounds to such person & persons & ………… pro- (23) ……..

as I by my last Will should limit (?) & declare as in & by the said afore in part …….. (24) deed

of ……………………. Being there to had may …………. At large appear Item I will & desire

(25) my son John Pearman being my eldest son to pay unto my Granddaughter Sarah

Raybould (26) the sume of tenn Pounds within twelve months next after my decease Item I

will & desire my (27) said son John Pearman to pay unto my Granddaughter Ann Raybould &

my Grandson Willm (28) Robinson the sum of ffive Pounds such to be paid within twelve

months next after my decease (29) Item all the rest of my personall Estate I give unto my said

son John Pearman who I ………… (30) ………… & appoint my sole Executor hereof revoking

all former Wills by me heretofore made (31) In Witness hereof I have unto sett my hand &

seal this ffifth day of January Anno (32) Dom 1722

Signed sealed published & declared… The mark of Nicholas Pearman

Thomas Hemming

The mark of Jonathan Staunton

Wm Waterson

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Thomas Pearman married Mary Cookes on 29 May 1676 at Stoke Prior, Worcs

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Thomas Permon of Clent Starford Shiere and Mary Cookes of this P.ish were married May

the twenty nine (Stoke Prior PR 252/1 Worcs CRO)

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Thomas Pearman (c1645 – bur 11 Oct 1714) born in Clent, the son of Richard

Pearman and Cicely, his will was proven 30 Dec 1714.

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1714 Tho: Pearman burd. Oct 11 (Clent PR Worcs RO 64/1) (12 Oct 1714, NBI)

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Mary Cookes was a beneficiary of Thomas’s will, so survived her husband.

Twelve children: Thomas

Ambrose

Elizabeth

Mary

Ann

Joseph

John

Sara

Samuel

Susana

Ann

Daniel

Thomas Pearman

Thomas Pearman (bap 17 Mar 1677 – bur 10 June 1677)

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1676 [1677] Tho: Son of Tho: Pearman & Mary his wife was Bapd March 17 (Clent PR Worcs

RO 64/1)

1677 Tho: Son of Tho: Pearman & Mary his wife was bur.d June 10 (Clent PR Worcs RO 64/1)

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Ambrose Pearman

Ambrose Pearman (bap 22 April 1678 – c Jan 1715)

Oldest surviving son of Thomas and Mary Pearman, he married Mary Small in

Hanbury in 1700.

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A.d. 1678 Ambrose ye Son of Tho: Pearman & Mary his wife was Baptized April 22 (Clent PR

64/1 Worcs CRO)

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Marriages in 1700: Ambros Perman of the Parish of Clent & Mary Small of this P.ish were

married Aprill the second 1700 (Hanbury PR 130/1 Worcs CRO)

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Four sons: Thomas, John, Samuel and Richard.

Thomas born c1701

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John Pearmain bap 29 July 1703 Feckenham, Worcs, Parents: Ambrose Pearmain and Mary

(IGI C012452)

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Samuel Pearmain bap 29 July 1703 Feckenham, Worcs Parents: Ambrose Pearmain and

Mary (IGI C012452)

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Baptized 1708: Richard the son of Ambrose Pearman and Mary his wife was baptized July

the 1st 1708 (Bradley PR 36/1 Worcs CRO)

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Both his wife, Mary, and youngest son, Richard, had died before March 1713 when his

father’s Will was proven. Ambrose died intestate, and his three surviving sons, who were

“above the age of seven and under the age of seventeen” applied for administration and their

“Unkle John Pearman of Clent” elected guardian. An inventory of the goods of Ambrose

Pearman (8 Feb 1715 – see Notes) valued his assets at £116.3.10. The Will of his father, who

died in Oct 1714, required Ambrose to pay £90 to his younger brothers and sisters, an

amount that would have rendered him bankrupt. Did this have a bearing on his early death?

The Letter of Administration (15 Feb 1715) was witnessed by Richard Pearman, whose

signature matches that of his cousin (son of Nicholas Pearman and Sara). The “Unkle John”

may have been the children’s direct uncle (Ambrose’s younger brother) or their second cousin,

Richard’s younger brother.

The Inventory of Ambrose’s goods valued them at £128.7.10, with debts of £12.4.0, including

a debt of £1 to a Mary Small, possibly his mother-in-law.

Elizabeth Pearman

Elizabeth Pearman baptised 13 Sep 1680 in Clent, Worcester, married William

Tompson, wheelwright, and beneficiary of the Will of Thomas Pearman

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A.d. 1680 Elizabeth ye daugh. Of Tho: Perman [sic] & Mary his wife Bapd: April 13 (Clent PR

Worcs RO 64/1)

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Mary Pearman

Mary Pearman (bap 20 Feb1683 – bur 13 Jan 1687)

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A.d. 1682 [1683] Mary ye daugh Of Tho: Pearman & Mary his wife Bapd: Feb 20 (Clent PR

Worcs RO 64/1)

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Mary Pearman, parents Thomas Pearman and Mary, died Jan 1686 (IGI/ C035171) Buried 13

Jan 1687, St Leonard, Clent, Worcs (NBI)

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Ann Pearman

Ann Pearman (bap 19 May 1684 – bur 23 Jul 1684)

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A.d. 1684 Ann Dau. of Tho: Pearman & Mary his wife was Bapd May 19; & burd. July 23

(Clent PR Worcs RO 64/1)

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Joseph Pearman

Joseph Pearman (bap 5 Jul 1685 – bur Oct 1685)

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A.d. 1685 Joseph Son of Tho: Pearman & Mary his wife was Bapd July 5 & Burd. Octob. ?

[date obscured] (Clent PR Worcs RO 64/1)

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John Pearman

John Pearman (bap 3 Apr 1687) joint executor and beneficiary of the will of Thomas

Pearman

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A.d. 1687 John Son of Tho: Pearman & Mary his wife was Bapd Apr. 3 (Clent PR Worcs RO

64/1)

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Sarah Pearman

Sarah Pearman (bap 29 June 1689) joint executor and beneficiary of the will of

Thomas Pearman

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A.d. 1689 Sara Dau. of Tho: Pearman & Mary his wife was Bapd June 29 (Clent PR Worcs

RO 64/1)

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Samuel Pearman

Samuel Pearman (bap 20 Feb1691 – bur 15 Mar 1761) joint executor and

beneficiary of the will of his father’s will.

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A.d. 1691 Sam: Son of Tho: Pearman & Mary his wife was Bapd Feb 20 (Clent PR Worcs RO

64/1)

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Married Elizabeth Tomlins on 17 July 1717 and they had eight or nine children: Mary,

Samuel, John / Thomas, Joseph, Samuel, Elizabeth, Jane and William. The family

moved to Berkswell, Warwickshire in about 1736 and leased Mercote Hall.

Susana Pearman

Susana Pearman (bap 16 Apr 1694 – bur 4 Dec 1695)

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A.d. 1694 Susana Dau. of Tho: Pearman & Mary his wife was Bapd Apr. 16 (Clent PR Worcs

RO 64/1)

A.d. 1695 Susana Dau. of Tho: Pearman burd. Dec 4 (Clent PR Worcs RO 64/1)

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Ann Pearman

Ann Pearman (19 Dec 1695) beneficiary of will of her father, Thomas Pearman. She

married Zephaniah Creswel on 11 Nov 1722, and three children recorded: Mary,

Anne and Hannah.

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A.d. 1695 Ann Dau. of Tho: Pearman & Mary his wife was born Decemb. 19, & Bapd 22th day

(Clent PR Worcs RO 64/1)

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1722 Weddings Zephaniah Creswel & Anne Pearman were married November 11 (Clent PR

64/1 Worcs CRO)

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Mary Creswel bap 8 Dec 1723, Clent, Worcs, Parents: Zephaniah Cresswell and Anne (IGI

C035172)

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Anne Creswel bap 15 Oct 1726, Clent, Worcs, Parents: Zephaniah Cresswell and Anne (IGI

C035172)

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Hannah Creswel bap 12 May 1733, Clent, Worcs, Parents: Zephaniah Cresswell and Anne

(IGI C035172)

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Daniel Pearman

Daniel Pearman (bap 12 Nov 1699 – bur 10 Mar 1670)

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A.d. 1699 Daniel Son of Tho: Pearman & Mary his wife was Bapd Nov 12 (Clent PR Worcs

RO 64/1)

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A.d. 1699 [1670] Dan son of Tho: Pearman buried March 10 (Clent PR 64/1 Worcs CRO)

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Notes

1. There are references in Clent Parish records to Richard Pearman (1669) and Tho: Parman

[sic] (1679) as churchwardens – possibly father and son?

2. The four surviving children – John, Sarah, Samuel and Anne – correspond to four

executors of the will of Thomas Pearman. The two other beneficiaries were Mary, Thomas’s

widow, and their son, Ambrose Pearman.

3. Mary Cookes may have been born c1640 in Stoke Prior, the daughter of Humphrey and

Jane Cookes, but as her last child was born in 1699 this seems unlikely.

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Mary Cookes bap 12 July 1640, Stoke Prior, Worcester, England, Parents: Humphrey Cookes

and Jane (IGI C046661, 1564-1710)

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4. The Will of Thomas Pearman, Witnessed 31st March 1713, Proven 30th December 1714

(Worcs RO) (NW/TP/2, 3)

In the name of God, Amen, this One and Twentieth day of March in the year of our Lord One

Thousand seven hundred and thirteen, I, Thomas Pearman of Hollow Cross in the parish of

Clent in the County of Stafford Butcher (?) being weak in body but of a sound and perfect

memory (thanks be given to God therefore) surely weighing with my …………… the certainty

of death and the ………………… hour thereof do make and ordain this my last will and

testament in manner following. And first I commend my Soul into the hands of Almighty God

my Creator thrusting that through the ………………….. death and passion of my ever blessed

Saviour and Redeemer Jesus Christ I shall inherit eternal life, my body I commit to the Earth

desiring the same may be devoutly interred in that Christian manner as person of my degree.

And as my Executors hereinafter named shall ………………………… And as ………………

my Worldly Estate I give and dispose thereof in manner following and first my will is that all

such debts as I do owe or am in conscience bound to pay be fully paid and satisfied with what

convenient speed they may or can.

Item. I give and bequeath to Mary my loving wife the use of my best beds with appurtenances

thereto belonging and the use of such part of my ……………….. goods as she necessarily

have occasion for during the term of her natural life, and from and after her decease ………….

I give and bequeath the same said beds with appurtenances and necessary household goods

to my two daughters Sarah Pearman and Anne Pearman to be equally divided between them

share and share alike, and all the …………………….. of my ……………….. brass pewter,

household goods and household …………………….. I give and bequeath to my said two

daughters Sarah Pearman and Anne Pearman to be likewise equally divided amongst them

share and share alike.

Item. All my implements of husbandry ……………….. cattle, corn, grain, and hay debts, and

rights ………………… owing to me, I give and bequeath to my two sons John Pearman and

Samuel Pearman and to my said two daughters Sarah Pearman and Anne Pearman to be

equally divided between them share and share alike.

Item. That whereas my son Ambrose in his marriage settlement with Mary his late wife hath

contracted and agreed with me to pay the sum of one hundred and twenty pounds of current

money to such of my younger children as I shall think according to my last will or other writing,

now my will and meaning is that my said son Ambrose Pearman shall pay or cause to be paid

unto my younger children but the sum of fourscore and ten pounds in manner and at such

time as hereinafter is expressed, that is to say to my said two daughters Sarah Pearman and

Anne Pearman the sum of thirty pounds a piece and to my said two sons John Pearman and

Samuel Pearman the sum of fifteen pounds a piece to be paid within twelve months next after

the burials of me and Mary my now wife as in the same settlement or writing …………….. and

thirty pounds being the residue of the said one hundred and twenty pounds I give and

bequeath to my said son Ambrose Pearman.

Item. I give and bequeath to my daughter Elizabeth Tompson wife of William Tompson,

wheelwright, the sum of four shilling.

This I do hereby make and ordain my said two sons John Pearman and Samuel Pearman and

also my said two daughters Sarah Pearman and Anne Pearman Executors of this my last will

and testament, desiring them to pay my debt discharge, my funeral expenses and see that I

am devoutly brought home in such Christian manner as becomes a person of my degree. And

I do hereby revoke all former wills by me made and declare this is to be my last will and

testament. In witness whereof I here onto put my hand and seal, the day and year first above

written.

Tho: Pearman

Signed sealed published and declared to be the last will and testament of the testator in the

presence of

Nicholas Pearman

Zephaniah Creswell

Jo. Hamond

5. The “Goods and Chattels” of the late Thomas Pearman listed in an inventory of 10th

October 1714 were assessed at £114 19s 0d. The three most valuable items were Cows (£19)

Horses (£18) and household goods (£18 10s).

6. Other Pearman records

1700: Burial: 10 Mar 1700, David Pearman, Worcs, St Leonard, Clent (NBI)

1703: Sara Pearman married William Penn, 25 Feb 1703, Clent, Worcs (IGI M035172)

1710: A.d. 1710 Ri: Pearman a child burd May 21 (Clent PR 64/1 Worcs CRO)

1721 [1722] Samuel Pearman was buried Feb:

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1722: John Pearman married lSara Beall, 25 Feb 1722, Belbroughton, Worcs (IGI M039852)

1724: Tho: Son of John Pearman & Sara his Wife was bapt July 20 (Clent PR 64/1 Worcs

CRO)

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1726: Anne the dau of Tho: Pearman & Ann his wife Bapt May 15 (Clent PR 64/1 Worcs CRO)

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1723: Samuel son of Tho Pearman & Eliz his wife bap Novm 10 (Clent PR 64/1 Worcs CRO)

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1728: 1727 [1728] Thomas Son of Tho: Pearman & Eliz: his wife Bapt Mar 13 (Clent PR 64/1

Worcs CRO)

1730: 1729 [1730] Robert the Son of Tho: Pearman & Eliz his wife Bap Feb 14 (Clent PR 64/1

Worcs CRO)

1737: Burials in the year 1737 May 29 Robert son of Thomas and Eliz Pearman Without

Affidavit (Clent PR 64/1 Worcs CRO)

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1735: Ambrose Son of Tho: Pearman & Mary his Wife Bap July 28 (Clent PR 64/1 Worcs

CRO)

1740: Burial: 21 May 1740, Mary Pearman, Worcs, St Leonard, Clent (NBI)

1751: Ann Pearman bap 1751, Clent, Worcs, Parents: John Pearman and Elizabeth (IGI

M035172)

1752: Burials 1752 Aug 25th John Pearman Without Affidavit (Clent PR 64/1 Worcs CRO)

1774: Burials in the year 1774 May 21 Mary Pearman Without Affidavit (Clent PR 64/1 Worcs

CRO)

Index to Wills, Worcestershire, 1750-1799, Worcs CRO

Pearman, Thomas Clent 18 Oct 1769 W

Pearman, John Clent 23 Oct 1788 A

From Register of Clent, Staffs: Jan 1st 1794 – Mr William Timings purchased the estate of Mr

Mence, with all Appurtances, now in the occupation of Joseph Pearman Butcher at Holy

Cross (CF, from BMSGH magazine, Dec 2007)

7. Letter of Administration of the estate of Ambrose Pearman, Ambrose, Bradley, 26 Feb

1714 [1715] Worcs CRO

(1) Know all men by these ………. That we Thomas Pearman (2) John Pearman and Samuel

Pearman the natural and lawful (3) Sons of Ambrose Pearman late of the Parish of Stock &

Bradley (4) in the County and Diocese of Worcester Intestate deceased being (5) in our

respective minorities ………… above the age of seven and (6) under the age of seventeen

years severally and so not capable (7) of takeing upon Us or either of Us Letters of

Administration of (8) the Goods Chattells and Credits of the said deced, do and each of (9) Us

doth by these ……… make theire of and elect our dearly (10) beloved Unkle John Pearman of

Clent in the County and (11) Diocese of Worcester to be our Guardian and Curator at Lawa

(12) during our respective minorities and ………., And we do hereby (13) desire that Letters of

Adion of all and singular the Goods Chattells (14) and Credits of the said deced may be

granted unto the said (15) John Pearman during our several minorities to and for (16) the

Uses Good benefit and Advantages of each and every of Us (17) the said Minors, And we the

said Thomas Pearman, John (18) Pearman and Samuel Pearman do and each of Us doth (19)

by these ………… nominate constitute and appoint Mr Joseph (20) Ley Notary Publick one of

the Proctors of the Consistory Court (21) of Worcester our and each of Our true and lawfull

(22) Procurator giveing and granting unto him full and absolute (23) Power and Authority for

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Us and each of Us in our respective (24) names to appear before the Judge of the said Court

or his lawfull (25) surrogate or other competent Judge in this behalf and before (26) him or

them to exhibite (?) this our free and voluntary proxy, and (27) to desire and procure the same

to be admitted and that Adion (28) during our several minorities may be committed into the

aforesd (29) John Pearman for the purposes aforesd And further to …….. (30) and do all &

every other thing & things whatsoever requisite and (31) necessary to be done in &

concerning these ……… or any part (32) thereof and …….. do and each of Us doth hereby

promise to ratify (33) and confirm the same. In Witness whereof We have hereunto (34) put

our hands and seals this fifteenth day of Ffebruary (35) in the Year of our Lord (according to

the computation …… (36) Church of England) 1714

Sealed & delivered in the presence of Thomas Pearman

Richard Pearman John Pearman

Samson Poole Samuel Pearman by mark

8. Inventory of the Goods and Chattels of Ambrose Pearman, 8 Feb 1714 [1715] Worcs CRO

February the 8th 1714

A True and Perfect Inventory of the goods and Chattells of Ambrose Pearman in this Parish of

Stock and Bradley And in the County of Worcester Deceased

£ s d

Item Cloaths & money in his Pocket 8 – 12 – 0

Item A bed and bedshids 2 – 10 – 0

Item one other bed & what belongs to it 1 – 5 – 0

Item for napkins and other linens 0 – 18 – 0

Item for a Chest and two Coffers 0 – 10 – 0

Item for a Looking Glas 0 – 6 – 0

Item for a bed and ffurniture 2 – 0 – 0

Item for Cheese in ye house 4 – 0 – 0

Item for one other bed & ffurniture 1 – 15 – 0

Item for a Table and a firm 0 – 5 – 0

Item for six vessels & Irons 1 – 3 – 0

Item for six skeels and three Tubs 0 – 15 – 0

Item for Cheesesfats & Cheese Press & Cheese ? - ? – 0

Item for Pots & milkpans & weights & scales 0 – 4 – 6

Item for bras three kettells and a Pot & a warming pan 2 – 12 – 0

Item for Peuter dishes and Plates & spoons 1 – 2 – 0

Item for a grate & ………. & cleiver & frying pan &

Dripping pan & other od things 0 – 15 – 0

Item for a …….. & old Iron & six chires & a table and benchers 0 – 16 – 0

Item for a ……… 0 – 16 – 0

Item for two ffitchens of bakon 0 – 18 – 0

Item for shous & boots 0 – 4 – 0

Item for gears and saddells and Panels 0 – 18 – 0

Item for a Tumbril & Cart body & Plow 2 – 13 – 0

Item Grain 4 – 10 – 0

Item ffor seed and plowing & a ffan 2 – 7 – 0

Item ffor two store pigs 1 – 10 – 0

Item for a ………. sheepe 4 – 8 – 0

Item for twentey five sheepe 6 – 8 – 0

Item for Ten Cows 35 – 0 – 0

Item foe Lease Land 38 – 0 – 0

Item for a mare 3 – 10 – 0

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128 – 7 – 10

Item Henery Chellenworth 3 – 5 – 0

Item Mr Halle for a cowe and caufe 3 – 15 – 0

Item William Penell 3 – 6 – 0

Item Samuel Eckells 0 – 18 – 0

Item Mary Small 1 – 0 – 0

This money is owing upon desprate Debts 12 – 4 – 0

The names of the two praisers

The Mark of Richard Laite

William Lett

 

Pearman Family History Research Notes [3]

 

Samuel Pearman married Elizabeth Tomlins on 17 July 1717 in Kingswinford,

Staffordshire

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Weddings in the year 1717: July 17 Samuel Perman of Clent & Elizabeth Tomlins of Dunsley

in Kinfare [Kinver] Parish were marrd. (Kingswinford PR, PSH4, Staffordshire RO)

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Samuel Pearman (bap 20 Feb1691 – bur 15 Mar 1761) born in Clent,

Worcestershire, the son of Richard and Cicely Pearman. He moved to Berkswell with

his family in about 1736 where he leased Mercote Hall.

Item: Lease for 21 years from John Mathew of Whistones, in Claines, Worcs. Esq. to Samuel

Pearman of Clent, Staffs. Esq., of Murcoat Hall, late in occupation of Elizabeth Greenaway

(CR2440/5/11, 28 Jan 1735/6, WCRO)

File: Original bundle of deeds relating to the Murcote estate after John Mathew’s death

Item: Lease for a year from Sir John Eardley Wilmot of Great Ormond St. Kt. PC to Sir Hew

Dalrymple of N Berwick, Bt., and Sir Sampson Gideon of Belvidere Kent, Bt., of messuages at

Mercote and Berkswell; viz, the messuage and lands of 230 acres now in the tenure of

Samuel Pearman… (CR2440/6/1-7, 1742-1776, WCRO)

Samuel was buried on 15 March 1761 in Berkswell.

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1761 March 15th Samuel Pearman the Elder buried. Affidavit made. (p 78 Berkswell PR)

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“Samuel Pearman died intestate in 1761. An Inventory taken after his death has a total value

of just over £482. He obviously farmed Mercote as a traditional mixed farm, having both a lot

of stock, including 62 sheep, and crops both in the ground and harvested. The house

consisted of a hall, with two cellars thereto, a kitchen, two parlours, four bedrooms and

various other chambers. He owned many items, including a clock and looking glass, there

were three spinning wheels with yarn, and in the cheese chamber were over four hundred

cheeses!” (Dee Tracey, Mercote Hall, BM Vol IV, p41)

The lease of Mercote Hall passed to Samuel’s youngest son, William.

Elizabeth Pearman (c1692 – bur 19 Jun 1769)

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1769 Burials June 19 Elizabeth Pearman (BPRI)

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Eight or nine children: Mary

Samuel

John / Thomas

Joseph

Samuel

Elizabeth

Jane

William

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Mary Pearman

Mary (bap 21 May 1718) born in Clent, Worcestershire

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1718 May Dau: of Sam: Pearman & Eliz: his wife Bapd: May 21 (Clent PR Worcs RO 64/1)

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Mary may have married Thomas Nutt in 1743 as this record suggests:

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Weddings 1743 November 1 Thomas Nutt & Mary Pearmain [sic] (Holy Trinity, Coventry PR)

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Samuel Pearman

Samuel (bap 12 Mar 1720 – d. Apr 1720) born in Clent, Worcestershire

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1719 [1720] Samuel Son of Sam: Pearman & Eliz: his wife bapt. March 12 (Clent PR Worcs

RO 64/1)

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Burials 1720 Samuel Son of Sam: Pearman buried Ap. 18 (Clent PR Worcs RO 64/1)

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John / Thomas Pearman

John (bap 14 April 1722) born in Clent, Worcestershire.

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1722 John Son of Sam: Pearman & Eliz: his wife bap April 14th (Clent PR Worcs RO 64/1)

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We know Samuel had a son named Thomas who married Phebe Robinson on 26

Dec 1750 in Berkswell.

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1750 Dec 26 Thomas Pearman and Phebe Robison [sic] (p13 Marriages BPR)

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The date of the marriage suggests that Thomas was born c1722, but the only record

of a son being born to Samuel and Elizabeth around this time is the baptism of John

Pearman. It is possible the incumbent made a mistake and John and Thomas are the

same.

Phebe Robinson the daughter of James Robinson and Sarah Butler. She was

baptised 12 May 1731 in Arley, Warwickshire, and died Jan 1776 in Berkswell. (JV)

Thomas and Phebe had eight children:

Eliza Pearman baptised 1 Jan 1752 in Arley, Warwick, parents Thomas Pearman and Phebe

Robinson (IGI/MS)

William Pearman baptised 8 Jan 1755 in Berkswell, Warwick, parents Thos. Pearman and

Phebe (IGI/ C039862)

John Pearman baptised 9 Mar 1757 in Berkswell, Warwick, parents Thos. Pearman and

Phebe (IGI/ C039862) Buried 1 Dec 1781 (BPRI)

James Pearman baptised 6 Jun 1759 in Berkswell, Warwick, parents Thos. Pearman and

Phebe (IGI/ C039862)

Thomas Pearman baptised 5 Feb 1761, buried 23 Feb 1761 in Berkswell, Warwick, parents

Thomas Pearman and Phebe Robinson (IGI/MS)

Mary Pearman baptised 15 Sep 1762 Berkswell, Warwick, parents Thomas Pearman and

Phebe Robinson (IGI/MS)

Phoebe Pearman baptised 16 SEP 1767, buried 12 Mar 1772 in Berkswell, Warwick, parents

Thomas Pearman and Phebe Robinson (IGI/MS)

Elizabeth Pearman baptised 11 Jan 1775 in Berkswell, Warwick, parents Thomas Pearman

and Phebe Robinson (IGI/MS)

Joseph Pearman

Joseph (bap 4 Nov 1724) born in Clent, Worcestershire, married Ann Wolf on 23

May 1752 in Berkswell.

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1724 Joseph the Son of Sam: Pearman & Eliz his wife bapt. Nov 4 (Clent PR Worcs RO 64/1)

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23 January 1754 Jos: Pearman and Ann Wolf (p24 Marriages BPR)

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Samuel Pearman

Samuel (bap Dec1726 – d. May 1814) born in Clent, Worcestershire

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1726 Sam: the Son of Sam: Pearman and Eliz Decem: (date obscured) (Clent PR Worcs RO

64/1)

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1814 Burials May 5 Samuel Pearman of Barston, aged 88 (BPRI)

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Samuel Pearman, yeoman, married Anna Maria Palmer, “only daughter and heir

apparent of Edward Palmer” (CA PA47/1/33) on 9 Oct 1750 at Holy Trinity, Coventry,

Warwick (IGI/M041922)

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Weddings 1750 Oct 9 Saml. Pearman & Anna Maria Palmer (Holy Trinity, Coventry PR)

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Anna Maria Palmer was born 5 Sep 1735, baptised about 26 Sep 1735, the

daughter of Edward Palmer and Damaris Kirkham. She died on 2 Nov 1777 in Blind

Hall and was buried 5 Nov 1777 (p58 BM Vol IV).

“On 9th October 1750, Anna Maria Palmer, aged 15, was married at Holy Trinity, Coventry, to

Samuel Palmer… Between 1750 and 1777, Samuel and Maria Pearman had at least 12

children, nine of whom were baptised at Berkswell. Anna Maria died after giving birth to

twins… in November 1777, at the age of 42.” (Connie Fell, Blind Hall, p58 BM Vol IV)

Children of Samuel and Anna Maria:

Samuel Pearman jnr buried Oct 17 1784 (BPRI)

Joseph Pearman baptised on 13 Aug 1759 Berkswell, Warwick, parents Saml. Pearman and

Anna Maria (IGI/ C039862) buried 7 Feb 1760 (p58 BM Vol IV)

Joseph Pearman baptised on 10 Mar 1761 Berkswell, Warwick, parents Saml. Pearman and

Anna Maria (BPRI) buried 14 July 1793 (?) (p58 BM Vol IV)

Martha Pearman baptised 18 Feb 1764 in Berkswell, Warwick, parents Saml. Pearman and

Anna Maria (BPRI)

Ann Pearman baptised 31 May 1766 in Berkswell, Warwick, parents Saml. Pearman and

Anna Maria (IGI/ C039862)

Mark Pearman baptised 14 Mar 1769 in Berkswell, Warwick, parents Saml. Pearman and

Anna Maria (IGI/ C039862) He became a solicitor and collected numerous documents now at

Coventry Record Office, Accession No. 47 (CF)

Charles Palmer Pearman baptised 28 Dec 1771 in Berkswell, Warwick, parents Saml.

Pearman and Anna Maria (BPRI)

John Pearman baptised 9 Nov 1774 in Berkswell, Warwick, parents Saml. Pearman and

Anna Maria (BPRI) buried 25 Aug 1790 (BPRI)

Sarah Pearman baptised 2 Nov 1777 in Berkswell, Warwick, parents Saml. Pearman and

Anna Maria (IGI/ C039862)

Abraham Pearman baptised 2 Nov 1777, died 30 Jan 1778 in Berkswell, Warwick, parents

Samuel Pearman and Anna Maria (IGI/ C039862) buried 30 Jan 1778 (BPRI)

[The following marriages may refer to an unrecorded daughter of Samuel and Anna Maria:

Elizabeth Pearman, Marriage: 16 May 1772 Berkswell, Warwick, England, Spouse: John

Clarke (IGI/ M039862)

Anna Maria Pearman, Marriage: 27 Dec 1774 Berkswell, Warwick, England Spouse: George

Midlam of Upper Whitacre, Witnesses: Samuel Pearman jnr and Thomas Garner (BPRI)]

Elizabeth

Elizabeth (bap 23 Aug 1729) born in Clent, Worcestershire

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1729 Elizabeth Dau. of Sam: Pearman & Eliz his wife bapt. Aug 23 (Clent PR Worcs RO 64/1)

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Elizabeth possibly died shortly after birth.

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Elizabeth Pearman buried 26 Aug 1729, St Leonard, Clent, Worcs (NBI)

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Jane Pearman

Jane (bap 10 Dec1733 – d. Oct 1814) born in Clent, Worcestershire

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1733 Jane Daughter of Sam: Pearman & Mary [sic] Bap Dec 10 (Clent PR Worcs RO 64/1)

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Jane married John Chattaway on 19 Dec 1754 in Berkswell, Warwickshire.

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The Year 1754 Page 1: John Chattaway of the Parish of Hampton in Arden and Jane

Pearman of this Parish married in this Church by banns this nineteenth Day of December in

the Year One Thousand Seven Hundred and fifty four by me Sherman Harrold Curate. This

marriage was solemnized between us John Chattaway, The mark of Jane Pearman. In the

presence of Joseph Boston, Robert Smith (BPR)

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John Chattaway was the son of Thomas Chattaway, a successful blacksmith in

Balsall. Thomas married Hannah Palmer in 1726, his wife dying in 1745/6.

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Marriages 1726 Thomas Chataway & Hannah Palmer both of this parish Feb 12 (HIAPR)

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Burials 1745 Hannah, wife of Thomas Chattaway of Balsall buried 8 Jan (BPRI)

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The marriage of Jane Pearman and John Chattaway produced eight children:

Sarah Chattaway bap 21 July 1758 in Temple Balsall, daughter of John and Jane Chattaway

(HIAPR)

Hanah (?) Chattaway bap 3 Aug 1760 in Temple Balsall, daughter of John and Jane

Chattaway (HIAPR)

Thomas Chattaway bap 25 Aug 1762 in Temple Balsall, son of John and Jane Chattaway

(HIAPR)

William Chattaway bap 6 Apr 1764 in Hampton in Arden (probably Temple Balsall) son of

John and Jane Chattaway (HIAPR)

Jane Chattaway born c1766, buried 18 Jan 1767 in Berkswell, aged 1, daughter of John and

Jane Chattaway (BPR)

Mary Chattaway bap 28 Sep 1768 Hampton in Arden, daughter of John and Jane Chattaway

of Balsall (HIAPR) buried 23 Oct 1768 in Berkswell (BPR)

John Chattaway bap 5 Aug 1772 in Hampton in Arden, son of John and Jane Chattaway of

Balsall (HIAPR)

Joseph Chattaway baptised 5 Aug 1776 in Hampton in Arden, son of John and Jane

Chattaway of Balsall (HIAPR). Joseph married Catherine Garner on 15 Nov 1804 in Hampton

in Arden; ten children: William, Mary, Joseph, Thomas, Elizabeth, William, Mark, Mary Anne,

Richard and Henry. Joseph died 23 Sep 1823.

William Pearman

William was born c1734 and took over the running of the farm on his father’s death

in 1761. He married Sarah Burton on 24 Jun 1762 in Arley, Warwickshire

(IGI/M039701) and died in 1792

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1792 Burials Mar 26 William Pearman of Morecot Hall (BPRI)

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Sarah Burton was the daughter of Ambrose Burton and Mary Claridge. She was

baptised 2 Feb 1740 in Arley, Warwickshire (JV, no record found). She was the sole

executor of her husband’s will, and after her death in 1826 the lease of Mercote Hall

passed to her son, Josiah.

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1826 Burials Jan 29 Sarah Pearman, aged 83, widow (BPRI)

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William and Sarah had eleven children:

William Pearman died aged 23, buried 1 April 1786 (BPRI)

Joseph Pearman baptised 15 Aug 1764 in Arley, Warwick, parents Willm. Pearman and

Sarah (IGI/C039701)

Thomas Pearman baptised 29 Dec 1765 in Arley, Warwick, parents Wm. Pearman and

Sarah (IGI/C039701)

Mary Pearman baptised 20 May 1767 in Arley, Warwick, parents Wm. Pearman and Sarah

(IGI/C039701)

John Pearman baptised 11 Dec 1768 in Arley, Warwick, died 24 May, parents Willm.

Pearman and Sarah (IGI/C039701)

Sarah Pearman baptised 3 Feb 1771 in Arley, Warwick, parents Wm. Pearman and Sarah

(IGI/C039701)

Josiah Pearman baptised 25 Apr 1773 in Arley, Warwick, parents William Pearman and

Sarah (IGI/C039701) He married Hannah Brittain by licence on 28 May 1805, witnesses: Eliz

Pearman and Wm Smith (BPRI/CF). Hannah was baptised on 7 Aug 1770, daughter of

Thomas and Ann Brittain. She had an illegitimate son, Josiah Pearman, buried 6 Dec 1801.

(CF) Josiah and Hannah had five more children: Luke (bap 26 May 1806) Mary Ann (bap 12

Oct 1807) Jane (bap 30 Dec 1809) Christiana (bap 9 Dec 1811) and Eliza (bap 4 Jan 1814).

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Ambrose Pearman baptised 7 MAY 1775 in Arley, Warwick, parents William Pearman and

Sarah (IGI/C039701)

Ann Pearman baptised 4 May 1777 in Arley, Warwick, parents Wm. Pearman and Sarah

(IGI/C039701)

Samuel Pearman baptised 8 Aug 1779 in Arley, Warwick, parents Wm. Pearman and Sarah

(IGI/C039701)

John Burton Pearman baptised 19 Aug 1781 in Berkswell, Warwick, parents Wm Pearman

and Sarah (BPRI) John Burton Pearman of Packwood (p41, BM Vol IV)

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Notes

1. Information from Wills, Letters of Administration, etc. kindly provided by Connie Fell

1.1 William Pearman, farmer, died 1792; Will dated 28th January 1792, Probate 1794

Leaves to “loving wife Sarah Pearman” all household goods and farming stock, money and

securities… to bring up and educate sons and daughters already born or to be born; Josiah

Pearman, Ambrose Pearman, Samuel Pearman, John Burton Pearman, Sarah Pearman and

Ann Pearman.

After decease of wife, to sons and daughters equally when they attain 21 years

Witnesses: Mark Pearman, William Holbeche

1.2 Sarah Pearman (Probate 1825) Letters of Admin.

Estate under £450

For some reason, the L/A had to be dealt with (a) at the Bishops Court of Lichfield on 31st

March 1826 and (b) at Coventry, also on 31st March 1826

The Administrators were Josiah Pearman of Berkswell, farmer, and John Burton Pearman of

Packwood, Warwickshire, farmer.

1.3 Josiah Pearman, of Murcote Hall, Berkswell, farmer (Probate 1828)

Give and desire all freehold and copyhold lands situate on Bradnocks Marsh in the parish of

Berkswell and all other my freehold and copyhold estates… unto my brother John Pearman of

Packwood, farmer, and Mark Pearman of City of Coventry, gentleman, as Trustees, to pay

interest, dividends and profits of said personal estate to wife Hannah for life as long as she

remains a widow to enable her to bring up, maintain and educate my children Luke Pearman,

Mary Anne Pearman, Jane Pearman, Christiane Pearman and Eliza Pearman… then to

children as they attain 21 years.

If Hannah marries again, give her £60

Trustees to carry on farming business, if landlord agrees, until son Luke is 21 then he can

take over with agreement of landlord. If landlord not agreeable, Trustees to acquire some

other farm or farms for use of wife and children…

Witnesses: Signed Josiah Pearman

ET Pearman

Mark Pearman, jnr

John Hine

References

BM Vol IV: Dee Tracey, Mercote Hall, Berkswell Miscellany Volume IV, by Members of “The

Offshoot Group” of Berkswell Local History Research Group, Birmingham: Kingate Press,

1988, pp38-43

BM Vol IV: Connie Fell, Blind Hall, Berkswell Miscellany Volume IV, by Members of “The

Offshoot Group” of Berkswell Local History Research Group, Birmingham: Kingate Press,

1988, pp54-61

BPR: Berkswell Parish Register

BPRI: Berkswell Parish Registers from Index Cards

CA: Coventry Archives

CF: Connie Fell, Berkswell Local History Research Group

HIAPR: Hampton in Arden Parish Register

JV: Mary Josephine (Jo) Vernon, http://www.coventrykid.com/Pearman