John
"Seaman"
Marchant
aka Marchante
Born about in Yeovil, Somerset, England
Ancestors 
Son of John Baptiste Marchant
[uncertain]
and Eva (Cominge) Marchant
[uncertain]
Brother of
William Marchant
Husband of
Joane (Cottington) Marchant
— married
about 1594 in Yeovil, Somerset, England [uncertain]
[uncertain] Father of
John Marchant III
Died
at about age 26
in near Nombre de Dios, Panama [uncertain]
[uncertain]Profile last modified
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Biography
John Marchant was born in England.
John Marchant, later a seaman, was probably one of the two males by that name to have been christened in Yeovil St. John, Somerset:
- Here is the other John Marchant
Potential parents include:
- John Marchant (d 1593) & Eva Cominge who married at Yeoville 18 Jun 1568.[3]
- Gyles Marchant and Jone Cominge who married 25 April 1574 at Yeovil.[4] Note that the John Marchant, son of Gyles, was baptized in 1569, so John's mother must have been a different woman.
He may have married 1594 at Yeovil to a Joane Coddington [citation needed].
- A search of the Somerset parish register was unable to locate such a female or marriage entry.
Quote: " Juliana Marchant Marchant-1145 was the daughter of John Marchant, who was bapt. at Yeovil, Aug. 8, 1571, and granddaughter of John Marchant and his wife, Eva Cominge, who were married at Yeovil on July 18, 1568. John, Sr., d-1593. The Marchant family in Yeovil, according to the register, is as old as the register itself, which dates from the year 1563."[3]
Death: On 2 January 1595/96, Drake's forces marched up a hill only to discover at the last minute that the Spanish had hidden a fort on top of it. Twenty-some Englishmen were killed, including “Quarter-master Generall” Marchant. Three weeks later, Sir Francis Drake himself succumbed to dysentery, and was buried at sea, in a lead coffin. Capt. Marchant was likely buried at the site of his death, in Panama. [5]
Research Notes
A review of Yeovil parish records finds the following:
- John Marchant married Alice (?) Boyer 12 Sept 1566
- John Marchant married Eva Cominge 18 Jul 1568
- Gyles Marchange married Jone Cominge 24 Apr 1574.
A review of Canterbury probate records found a 1580 will of Gyles Marchant, son of John, brother of John, husband of Alice, father of unmarried Joan.
Sources
- ↑ Ancestry.com. Somerset, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, 1531-1812 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016. Original data:Anglican Parish Registers. Somerset Archives & Local Studies, South West Heritage Trust, Taunton, England. https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/60856/images/englb030d_d-p-yeo-j-2-1-1_m_00015
- ↑ Ancestry.com. Somerset, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, 1531-1812 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016. Original data:Anglican Parish Registers. Somerset Archives & Local Studies, South West Heritage Trust, Taunton, England. (image 15) https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/60856/englb030d_d-p-yeo-j-2-1-1_m_00015?pid=1124377
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 History and genealogy of the ancestors and some ... v.2. Whitman, Roscoe L. (Roscoe Leighton), b. 1869. https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=wu.89062509088;view=1up;seq=23
- ↑ Yeovil, Somerset England Parish Register https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/60856/englb030d_d-p-yeo-j-2-1-1_m_00050?pid=1129950
- ↑ John Marchant (seaman) citing "The Last Voyage of Sir Francis Drake". Retrieved 2011-03-14.
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Categories: Yeovil, Somerset
My person Marchant-1150 at least lived in the Somerset as he married there.
I'm going to try to find that 1569 christening to see if names parents. The 1571 one does not.
Have you looked to see if there were any wills for the respective fathers?
Index of Wills Proved in the Prerogative Court of Canterbury ..., Volume 18 By Church of England. Province of Canterbury. - proved 1580 Giles Marchaunte son of John Marchant , of Yeovil , Somerset 51 Arundell https://books.google.ca/books?id=JT8EAAAAIAAJ&pg=RA4-PA204&lpg=RA4-PA204&dq=Will+of+John+Marchant+of+Yevell&source=bl&ots=4DeISmIwE-&sig=ACfU3U3tkiXm_yHHJkW14Msn9AIYoLv-2Q&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwi66PXSrdX8AhUFATQIHSpNAbo4ChDoAXoECBMQAw#v=onepage&q=Will%20of%20John%20Marchant%20of%20Yevell&f=false
Probate 17 May 1585 D/D/ct/1/M/11 17 Apr 1544 - Will of John Marchant of Yevell [Yeovil]. from the Somerset Heritage Centre index catalogue
https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/960493:5111?tid=&pid=&queryId=3856c34afe61adf835f9fb3d070768f4&_phsrc=xbL18&_phstart=successSource Five shillings 8 pence to the Almshouse of Yeovil...his wife Alice he names executrix, daughter Joan thirty pounds upon marriage. He mentions his father is living John and as is his brother John
The wikipedia article provides a source.