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St. Mary the Virgin, Ebony Parish Church

Ebony 1664 Hearth Tax Return


Transcribed by Susan Young
PRO: E179/249/37A mem. 1, fol. 79v-71r, pp. 255-256: A TRUE DUPLICATE conteyning an account etc. (signed) Wm. Peyton Philip Packer, Chr. Dering Clerk of the Peace.
"An accompt as well of the names of the persons and number of hearths and stoves in theire respectyve possessions that are Chargeable by virtue of a late act intituled an act for the establishing an additional revenue upon his Majestie his heires and successors for the better support of his and theire crowne and dignity as alsoe of the names of the persons and number of hearths and stoves in theire respective possessions which are not chargeable by the said act which accompt being transmitted by the justices of Peace unto the clarke of the peace of the said county is by him engrossed in parchment to be still kept in the said county And now this duplicate thereof being signed by two justices of the peace and the clarke of the peace of the said county of Kent is transmitted into his majesties court of Exchequer by virtue of another late act entitled an additionall act for the better ordering and collecting the revenues arising by Hearth money.

A duplicate hereof was transmitted unto the exchequer on the xvijth day of August 16 Charles 1664."

The Hundred of Oxney in the Lath of Shepway

includes Wittersham, Stone and Ebony

Church Borough


Chargeable

SURNAMEGIVEN NAME# HEARTHS
CRESSINGHAMMiles2
CROSWELLSamuell, Mr7
DASONRichard2
FANNWiddow2
FOWLERichard3
FOWLEWiddow4
GEORGEWiddow2
GOODALEThomas1
GOSLINGThomas1
HALLRichard3
HUNTJohn3
JARVESJohn3
KINEWilliam1
LASHENDENRichard3
LINGHAMLevy1
PENCROFTDaniell4
PRICEJohn1
SMYTHAnthony1
TUFTONWilliam4
WALKERThomas2
WISHERDENEdmund4


Not chargeable

SURNAMEGIVEN NAME# HEARTHS
BAKERRichard1
BROADYWiddow1
FULLERWiddow1
HOULTJohn1
NICHOLLSWiddow1
WALKERWiddow1


Chrissenden Borough


Chargeable

SURNAMEGIVEN NAME# HEARTHS
BRICKNALLMorgan1
DANYGiles2
ELSICKRichard3
FANNWilliam1
GEORGEMary3
GODFREYThomas1
HARRISBeniamin3
HOYWilliam1
HUNTJohn1
PECKHAMWiddow, heirs of2
STARKEYPhillip1
TURNEYWiddow4
VANNWilliam6
WELLSRichard4
WOODRobert2


Palster Borough


Chargeable

SURNAMEGIVEN NAME# HEARTHS
DAVIEGiles4
DAVIE (MORE)Giles2
DAVIEThomas4
DAVIE (MORE)Thomas3
FOLLOWAYRobert4
FOWLE-SEE ALSO HENRY PEENEJohn
HAMMONDWiddow1
HOYWilliam2
PEENEHenry4
PEENE (MORE)Henry2
PEENE-SEE ALSO JOHN FOWLEHenry4
ROOKEJames4
RUSSELLThomas1
SEERWilliam4
SHEAFEThomas2
SPRINGETTJohn2
TUCKNESJohn3
WARDThomas1
WATERSPeter1


Not chargeable

SURNAMEGIVEN NAME# HEARTHS
PECKHAMJohn1
SEAMANWiddow1


Knock Barnett Borough


Chargeable

SURNAMEGIVEN NAME# HEARTHS
BAKERWilliam6
EELYRobert4
GREENLANDRichard7
HARTJohn7
OXENBRIDGEJohn4
PATTESONThomas1
SNIPPWilliam1
SPRINGETTWiddow6
TOMPSETTJohn1


Ownam Borough



Chargeable

SURNAMEGIVEN NAME# HEARTHS
BENDENJohn4
PAINEThomas4
PAINEThomas4
WATERSThomas4
WATERS (MORE)Thomas4


Oxney Stone


Chargeable

SURNAMEGIVEN NAME# HEARTHS
ATWATERSEdward1
AUSTINDavid3
BAKERWiddow1
BEECHINGJohn2
BIRCHETTJohn2
BLACKAMOREJames1
BROKERRichard2
BURCHATTRichard1
BUTTLERRichard1
COGARThomas1
COGARThomas2
CORDERichard1
COURTJohn2
DENNETTWilliam1
DICKERThomas1
DICKERWiddow2
DIKERThomas4
EASTThomas1
FRENCHRobert3
GOODENThomas1
HALLJohn4
HALLThomas1
HARNETTRichard1
HARRISAbraham3
HARTJohn1
HENDENJohn, Sir4
JEFFThomas1
LIDDENWiddow2
LONLYJohn3
MARTENWiddow1
ODIARNEJeremy3
PACKHAMJohn1
SHARNALLThomas2
SHOOESMITHJohn1
SMALLDigere3
WEBBJohn1
WHODEEdward1
HALLJohn, Constable