Joan (Lucas) Jacob (1570 - aft. 1653)

Born 1570 in Dover, Kent, England

Ancestors

Wife of John Jacob I — married 22 Jan 1588 in St. Mary's Church, Dover, Kent, England

Descendants

Died after 1653 after age 83 in Kent, England

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Biography

Biography

Name

Joan Lucas^[1][2]

1570 Birth and Parentage

She was born about 1570 in Dover, Kent Co., England ^[3]

Kenneth Jacobs states that Joan Lucas was the daughter of William Lucas. ^[1] while a My Heritage site shows her as the daughter of John Lucas 1540 - 1574 and Joan Duke, born 1545^[2]

1587/88 Marriage

A marriage license was granted to John Jacob of St Mary's parish in over and Joan Lucas on 22nd January 1587/88. ^[1]

Joan Lucas married John Jacob (1560-1628), Pilot and Mariner, Chamberlain of Dover, Jurat, Freeman of the Cinque Ports.

Kenneth Jacobs suspects that this was John Jacob's second marriage. "The parish register of St Mary's church, Dover, show a marriage between a John Jacob and Elizabeth Challice in November 1585 at St Mary's church, Dover. Property called Challice's was in the Jacob family in the early and later 17th century. ^[1]

John Jacob and Joan Lucas were married 22 JAN 1585/86 in Canterbury, Kent Co., England, ^[3]

1628 Death of Husband

John Jacob was buried on 12th March 1628, the burial register describing him as a mariner (Register of St Mary's church, Dover). ^[1]

Joan is living and named in the will of her husband. John Jacob's will was dated 4th March 1627, probate granted on 21st August 1628 (Centre for Kentish Studies, PRC 31/92). He had accumulated much property in Dover, as his will demonstrates. The will, of which [Kenneth Jacob] has a photocopy, as indeed of most of the other wills, is the original will. The is rather poor and a little difficult to read. He dispenses with the usual religious preamble.

• He wills to his son John the house at the town (?) with the kitchen belonging to it and garden also.
• He wills that his son shall give Rowland Ingram the sum of £10, and also that he gives his wife £10.
• He gives his wife the house that Godman (?) lives in for the term of her live and after her decease this is to go to his son Thomas.
• Also to his son Thomas the house that adjoins (?)….
• To his son Richard the house that Thomas Parnall lives in and the (?) belonging to it. He wills him to give Mary Ingram £10 if she comes of age.
• To his daughter Joan he gives the house that she lives in and the house that Ralph Peann (?) lives in with the little house belonging to it and to give Elizabeth Ingram £10 if she comes to the age of 20 and to be loving to her.
• To his daughter Elizabeth he wills the house that Hugh the shoemaker lives in. *He wills to the poor of St Mary's 30s and the poor of St James's 30s.
• Also to his wife the house that is under the cliff.
• Also his wife and son John to be his executors.
• The will was signed by his son Richard, John probably being to infirm to sign it. In a codicil he wills that his son Thomas shall give John Ingram £20 at the age of 20 years. Also that each of his sons and daughters give to his wife £3 rent yearly during her live. Also to his son John the new house that is yet unfinished. *The witnesses were Joan Jacob and Elizabeth Jacob.
• Probate was granted to his wife Joan.

1653 Death

Joan Lucas died after 1653 in Dover, Kent, England. ^[2]

Some genealogies report a death in 1591, ^[3] however, she was alive at the time her husband's will was written in 1628.

Children of Joan Lucas and John Jacob

They had children:^[1]

1. John, baptized 17th November 1588 at St Mary's church, Dover^[1]
2. Susan, baptized 11th October 1590 at St Mary's church, Dover^[1]
3. Ferdinandos, baptized 28th March 1591 at St Mary's church, Dover.^[1]
4. Susan, baptized 9th December 1593 at St Mary's church, Dover. Marriage allegation was made on 9th February 1613 between John Ingram of Folkestone, sailor, and Susan.^[1]
5. Thomas, baptized 13th January 1600 at St Mary's church, Dover^[1]
6. Richard, baptized 30th November 1602 at St Mary's church, Dover^[1] Richard Jacob 1602 - 1653 ^[2]
7. Mary, baptized 30th March 1606, buried 29th August 1611 at St Mary's church, Dover^[1]
8. Elizabeth, baptized 18th December 1612 at St Mary's church, Dover^[1]

There is reference in his will to a daughter Joan, but her name is not in the Dover parish registers. Perhaps London registers need to be checked. ^[1]

Research Notes

• 1570 is her estimated birth year. This would make her aged 17 at her marriage in 1587/88, which is not unreasonable.
• Further research is required to locate primary documents to satisfy Wikitree source standards for this info from MyHeritage. Some research documents are shown below.
• What is the proper marriage location? Is it Saint Margaret, Canterbury, Kent, England or Saint Mary, Dover, Kent, England?

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14} Kenneth Jacob. Pedigree of Descendants of Hugh Jacob of Dover Accessed Dec 31, 2016
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3} https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-1/myheritage-family-trees?s=216760841&itemId=349480131-1-500284&action=showRecord
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2} Gowens, Craig K. (Email: ckgowens@@uts.cc.utexas.edu). The Gowens & Reed Families (Ancestry member trees, www.ancestry.com).

• England Marriages 1538-1973 Transcription; First name(s) Jone; Last name Lucas; Name note -; Marriage year 1587; Marriage date 22 Jan 1587; Marriage place Canterbury; Spouse's first name(s) John; Spouse's last name Jacob; Residence Canterbury, Kent, England; County Kent; Country England; Record set England Marriages 1538-1973; Category Birth, Marriage & Death (Parish Registers); Subcategory Parish Marriages; Collections from England, United Kingdom; Repository: FamilySearch Intl.
• England, Boyd's marriage indexes, 1538-1850 Transcription; First name(s) Joan; Last name Lucas; Marriage year 1587; Spouse's first name(s) John; Spouse's last name Jacob; Place Canterbury Diocese Marriage Licences; County Kent; Country England; Source Boyd's 1st miscellaneous marriage index, 1415-1808; Record set England, Boyd's Marriage Indexes, 1538-1850; Category Birth, Marriage & Death (Parish Registers); Subcategory Parish Marriages; Collections from England, United Kingdom; Repository: Society of Genealogists.
• Kent, East Kent marriage index 1538-1754 Transcription; First name(s) Joan; Last name Lucas; Residence Dover St.My.; Marriage year 1588; Marriage date 22 Jan 1588; Marriage place Canterbury St Margaret; Spouse's first name(s) John; Spouse's last name Jacob; Spouse's residence Dover St.My.; County Kent; Country England; Record set Kent, East Kent Marriage Index 1538-1754; Category Birth, Marriage & Death (Parish Registers); Subcategory Parish Marriages; Collections from England, United Kingdom; Repository: Dean and Chapter of Canterbury.

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