Faulkner Bristow (bef. 1693 - bef. 1759)

Ancestors Descendants

Biography

Faulkner (also Falconer) Bristow, son of Calvert Bristow (bef.1643-bef.1725) and Mary (Turner) Bristow (bef.1671-aft.1700), was born in 1693 at Ifield, Sussex, England and baptized there on 18 July 1693.^[1]

Faulkner Bristow and Mary (Maynard) Bristow (bef.1694-bef.1757) were married on 24 October 1718 in Wartling, Sussex, England.^[2][3] Children from the Faulkner Bristow and Mary Maynard marriage were:^[4]

• Mary Bristow was baptised at Westham on 3 October 1719 and died in infancy.
• Thomas Bristow was born in 1720.
• John Bristow was baptised at Westham, Sussex on 30 April 1722 and was buried at Westham on 21 October 1803.
• Mary Bristow was baptised at Westham, Sussex on 21 March 1724/5 and was buried at Westham on 26 August 1756.
• Faulkner Bristow was baptised at Westham, Sussex on 3 February 1726/7.
• William Bristow (abt.1730-1793)
• Susan Bristow was baptised at Westham, Sussex on 16 June 1732.
• Edward Bristow was baptised at Westham, Sussex on 21 November 1735.
• Ann Bristow was baptised at Westham, Sussex on 12 February 1736/7.

In 1740, Faulkner was named as Executor of his uncle-in-law Nicholas Maynard's (Nicholas Maynard (1664-1743)) Will. The Will was executed by Faulkner on 14 December 1743.

Faulkner Bristow died in 1759 and was buried on 12 June 1759 in Westham, Wealden District, East Sussex, England.^[5][6][7][8]

Previously Published Biographies

In the 1930s Edward Jenkins wrote:^[4]

The line of descent with which we are dealing comes down through the senior Calvert's son Faulkner, born in 1693, executor with his mother, Mary Bristow, to his father's Will.
Faulkner married Mary Maynard on 24 Oct 1718 at Wartling, Sussex, and settled at Westham, Sussex. From 1742 to 1744 he was churchwarden of Westham. His wife was buried there on 14 July 1757. Two years later Faulkner died, being buried at Westham on 12 June 1759.
The following were his 9 children:

1. Mary Bapt at Westham 3 Oct 1719. Died in infancy.

2. Thomas. Born 1720.

3. William. Born 1721. Buried at Westham 29 Ap.1793

4. John. Bapt at Westham 30 April 1722. Buried at Westham 21 Oct 1803.

5. Mary. Bapt at Westham 21 Mar. 1724/5. Buried at Westham 26 Aug 1756.

6. Faulkner. Bapt at Westham 3 Feb.1726/7.

7. Susan. Bapt at Westham 16 June 1732.

8. Edward. Bapt at Westham 21 Nov 1735.

9. Ann. Bapt at Westham 12 Feb 1736/7.

In 1942 William Syer Bristow described Faulkner/Falconer Bristow as part of his history of the Sussex Bristows:^[9]

T. "Falconer, son of Calvert and Mary Bristow" was baptized at Ifield on July 18th 1693 and married Mary Maynard at Wartling, Sussex, on October 24th 1718.
Since we know that his father owned property in Wartling at least six years earlier it is likely that Faulkner met Mary whilst managing these lands or else while on a visit there. The Maynard family were substantial owners of property and her father had died at Westham, near Pevensey, in 1701 so Faulkner's move to Westham after marriage was no doubt due to Mary having inherited some of her father's property there.
Between 1719 and 1737 Faulkner and Mary had nine children and from 1742 to 1744 he was one of the churchwardens at Westham.
In 1757 "Mary, wife of Faulkner Bristow" died and two years later, on June 12 1759, he was buried beside her in a tomb at Westham which bears the Nicholas Bristow coat of arms.
His Will gives no clue to his profession as it merely describes him as "Gentleman" but it is probable he farmed his lands in Pevensey and Westham and let his remaining properties in Lewes "and elsewhere in the said County of Sussex".

Sources

1. ↑ West Sussex, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812. West Sussex Record Office; Brighton, England; Sussex Parish Registers; Reference: Par 109/1/1/1. Falkner Bristowe, son of Calvert Bristowe and Mary Bristowe, Baptism 18 Jul 1693 at Ifield, Sussex, England. Transcript:

   Page 2 the Register of

   Baptisms A. Dom. 1693

   Falkner S. of Calvert & Mary Bristowe Jul 18

2. ↑ East Sussex, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812. East Sussex Record Office; Brighton, England; Sussex Parish Registers. Falkner Bristow and Mary Maynard, Marriage 24 Oct 1718 at Wartling, Sussex, England
3. ↑ "England Marriages, 1538–1973", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N6VV-8PB : 13 March 2020), Falkner Bristow, 1718. Falkner Bristow and Mary Meynard Marriage on 24 Oct 1718 at Wartling, Sussex, England. Transcript:

   1718

   Octobr 24. Falkner Bristow of this Parish and Mary Meynard of Westham by Licence

4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} Jenkins, Edward, 1930s. "The Bristows of South East England". (Table facing page 263, page 269)
5. ↑ "Find a Grave," database with images, Find A Grave: Memorial #203569582 (accessed 25 June 2023), Memorial page for Faulkner Bristow (18 Jul 1693-12 Jun 1759), citing St Mary the Virgin Churchyard, Westham, Wealden District, East Sussex, England.
6. ↑ England & Wales, Prerogative Court of Canterbury Wills, 1384-1858. The National Archives; Kew, Surrey, England; Records of the Prerogative Court of Canterbury, Series PROB 11; Class: PROB 11; Piece: 855. Faulkner Bristow of Westham, Sussex, England, Probate Date 19 May 1760.
7. ↑ East Sussex, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812. East Sussex Record Office; Brighton, England; Sussex Parish Registers. Falconer Bristow Burial 12 Jun 1759 at Westham, Sussex, England.
8. ↑ East Sussex, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812. East Sussex Record Office; Brighton, England; Sussex Parish Registers; Reference: PAR 505/1/1/2. Falconer Bristow Burial 12 Jun 1759 at Westham, Sussex, England. Transcript:

   Burials 1759

   Falconer Bristow June 12th

9. ↑ Bristow, W.S., 1942."The Bristow Heritage". Bristow, W.S., 1942. https://archive.org/details/w.s.bristowesthebristowheritage/Chap01-03/ Page 76