The English ancestry of Reinold and Matthew Marvin of Hartford, Ct ...

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previous to his removal to Great Bentley, does not appear ;
the births of his older children are not recorded in the latter
Parish ; no Marvins appear on the records of St. Mary's,
Wix,* and the Registers of Ramsey and of Wrabness (the
nearest Church to his home), are not old enough to help us.
If he came from Ramsey, where we have seen he had an
estate, he may have left there during the troubles which
arose on account of the character of the Vicar, John White,
who died 1591.! We find him at Great Bentley 7 June, 1593,
on which date the Parish Register records the baptism of
two of his sons.
He married Margaret , who survived him. He died
in Great Bentley, and was buried in St. Mary's Church-yard
in that Parish. His Will is dated 13 November, 161 5; it
was proved 17 January following. The date of the death of
his widow has not been learned. Their children were cer-
tainly seven in number ; the dates of birth of the elder are
unknown, but the names are arranged below as mentioned
in the Will.
53 i. Edward, from his name and also as first mentioned by
his father, thought to be the eldest son, b. in 1581 or earlier
mar. 12 Aug. 1603, Betteris [Beatrice] , who survived
him.
54 ii. Thomas, b. about 1583; he was made supervisor of his
father's Will.
55 iii. Richard, b. about 1585 ; mar. at Great Bentley, 1 Nov.,
1610, Suzin Loosk (Parish Register).
* These date from 1560. t See p. 17, supra.
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