Amphillis (Beale) Rann (abt. 1717 - 1798)

Born about 1717 in Kidderminster, Worcestershire, England

Wife of John Rann — married about 3 May 1744 in Kidderminster, Worcestershire, England

Descendants

Died 1798 at about age 81 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

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Biography

Birth

Amphillis Beale was from a large Worcestershire family, and born in about 1717, at Kidderminster, the daughter of Benjamin.Beale, and Hannah Perks. She was baptised on 25 February 1717, at St Mary's Anglican Church, at Kidderminster. ^[1]

Marriage

In 1744, Amphillis Beale married John Rann of Birmingham, by licence, at Kidderminster. ^{[2] [3]}

Twelve months later, in May 1745, Amphillis's father, Benjamin Beale, died at Kidderminster. ^[4] He was a successful merchant who operated trows (cargo boats), transporting goods on the River Severn. He wrote his Will in 1742, leaving money to Amphillis, and on 12 May 1744, just after her marriage to John Rann, he added a codicil, revoking the legacy to Amphillis, stating, “Since the making of my Will, I have married (off) my daughter Amphilis, paid and secured to be paid to her husband John Rann her portion."

Children

John Rann and Amphillis Beale had four children who were all baptised at Birmingham in Warwickshire, England;

1. Amphillis Rann, Baptism 27 Feb 1750, at St Martin's Church. ^[5]
2. Hannah Rann, Baptism 26 Oct 1753, at St Peter and St Paul, Aston.^[6]
3. John Rann, Baptism 28 May 1756, at St Peter and St Paul, Aston.^[7]
4. Thomas Rann, Baptism 20 Feb 1758, at St Peter and St Paul, Aston.^[8]

Their son, John Rann born 1756, outlived his siblings, Amphillis, Hannah, and Thomas, and died at the age of 98 years, in 1854 at Dudley, making a Will, ^[9] confirming the relationship of all of the above siblings.

Second Marriage

It is assumed that Amphillis's husband John Rann died in about 1760 in Birmingham. In 1766, Amphillis Rann, a widow, married William Smith, a bachelor, by licence, at St Phillips Church, Birmingham.^[10]

Death

Mrs Amphillis Smith was a widow when she passed away in 1798, and was buried at St Martin's Churchyard, in Birmingham.^[11]

Research Notes

Transcription Error RANY. - Correct surname is RANN.

(Ancestry.com. Birmingham, England, Church of England Baptisms,Original data: Anglican Parish Records. Birmingham, England: Library of Birmingham. St Peter and St Paul Aston, The Register of Baptisms, Reference : DRO 41/5, Archive Roll M78. Relevant pages 7, 25, and 27. On Page 7, The 1753 Baptism Record for Hannah Rann states:

"Hannah daughter of John and Amphillis."

• This record was indexed by Family Search ^[12] as RANY, a transcription error, The surname RANN is almost illegible as the page has deteriorated. Pages 25 and 27 show 2 other children baptised at the same church, John 1756, and Thomas 1758. Both records state,

"Son of John and Amphillis Rann of Erdington"

• The Will of John Rann of Dudley who died in 1854 aged 98 years, confirms the relationship of the above four siblings. ^[9] John outlived his siblings, and named both Hannah Phillips and Amphillis Birks as "my late sister", and Thomas Rann as "my late brother".

Sources

1. ↑ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NG7W-VF4 : 20 March 2020), Amphilis Beale, Baptism 25 February 1717, Kidderminster, Father Benjamin Beale, Mother Hannah.
2. ↑ "England Marriages, 1538–1973 ", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NJ47-Y3L : 13 March 2020), Amphillis Beale in entry for John Rann, 3 May 1744.
3. ↑ "England Marriages, 1538–1973 ", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NJ9P-296 : 13 March 2020), Amphillis Beale in entry for John Rann, 3 May 1744.
4. ↑ Ancestry.com. England & Wales, Prerogative Court of Canterbury Wills, 1384-1858 [database on-line]. Class: PROB 11; Piece: 740, Benjamin Beale, death May 1745, Probate 18 June 1745, Kidderminster, Worcestershire.
5. ↑ Ancestry.com. Birmingham, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812 [database on-line]. Reference Number: DRO 34/4; Archive Roll: M175 , St Martin, Baptism Amphillis Rann, 27 Feb 1750, Father John Rann.
6. ↑ Ancestry.com. Birmingham, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812 [database on-line]. Reference Number: DRO 41/2; Archive Roll: M78, St Peter and St Paul, Aston, Baptism Hannah Rany, 26 October 1753, Father John Rany, Mother Amphillis. *Note Hannah Rann's Baptism has a surname transcription error, Rany, as the page in the register is covered in a dark stain, and is almost illegible.
7. ↑ Ancestry.com. Birmingham, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812 [database on-line]. Reference Number: DRO 41/4; Archive Roll: M78, St Peter and St Paul Aston, Baptism John Rann, 28 May 1756, Father John Rann, Mother Amphillis.
8. ↑ Ancestry.com. Birmingham, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812 [database on-line]. Reference Number: DRO 41/1; Archive Roll: M78, St Peter and St Paul, Aston, Baptism Thomas Rann, 20 February 1758, Father John Rann, Mother Amphillis.
9. ↑ ^{9.0 9.1} Ancestry.com. England & Wales, Prerogative Court of Canterbury Wills, 1384-1858 [database on-line]; Class: PROB 11; Piece: 2186, John Rann, Death 20 January 1854, Probate 15 February 1854. The Will of John Rann was proved in London, on the Oaths of Henry Phillips, and Joseph Birks, the nephews and Executors.
10. ↑ "England, Warwickshire, Parish Registers, 1535-1963," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QGDG-F353 : Marriage; citing Birmingham, Warwickshire, England. 26 February 2019, William Smith and Amphillis Rann , 02 Jun 1766.
11. ↑ Ancestry.com. Birmingham, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812 [database on-line]. Reference Number: DRO 34/7; Archive Roll: M178, St Martin’s Birmingham, Amphiles Smith, Widow buried 15 February 1798.
12. ↑ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J7QD-X8N : 24 March 2020), Hannah Rany, 1753.Baptism St Peter and St Paul, 26 Oct 1753, Hannah Rany, Father John Rany, mother Amphillis. Note this is a transcription error.