Thomas Muns (bef. 1676 - abt. 1750)

Born before 1 Oct 1676 in Meopham, Kent, England

Husband of Elizabeth (Sawkins) Muns — married 28 Jun 1692 in Saint George, Gravesend, Kent, England

Descendants

Died about 1750 after about age 73 in Kent, England

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Biography

Thomas Muns was born in Kent, England.

Thomas was born about 1670 in Meopham, Kent. ^[1]He passed away about 1750.

Freereg St George Parish records, Gravesend Kent

Thomas Muns Male Christening date 22 Dec 1676 Gravesend Kent, England The time between baptism and marriage is only 16 years however birth date precedes baptism and baptism may have been delayed.

Source Familysearch.org England Births and Christenings 1538-1975 via FamilySearch.org Batch No C03660-1 GS Film Number 412918

Marriage 06 Jun 1692 Kent Thomas Muns marriage to Elizabeth Sawkins. (This may be a reading of the bans as another record sets marriage at the end of this month. The marriage of Thomas and Elizabeth is in other researchers conclusions as correct. ^[2]

There are a large number of clustered burials 1660-1670 and around 1700, Need to check if epidemics of disease occurred in that location at that time.

Potential father for Thomas Thomas Mun Baptised at Meopham St John the Baptist 22 Oct 1654 Son of John Muns Free reg Meopham is 8 miles away from Gravesend.

The burial records don't have family connections so harder to track when the same name appears in several generations, and families of the same surname

Sources

1. ↑ Baptism - First name(s) Thomas Last name Mun Gender Male Birth year - Birth place - Baptism year 1676 Baptism date 01 Oct 1676 Place Meopham County Kent Country England Father's first name(s) James Father's last name Mun Mother's first name(s) - Mother's last name - Record set England Births & Baptisms 1538-1975 Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records Subcategory Parish Baptisms Collections from England, Great Britain [https://www.findmypast.co.uk/transcript?id=R_964721855 FindMyPast.co.uk
2. ↑ Marriage - Name: Thomas Muns Spouse's Name: Elizabeth Sawkins Event Date: 28 Jun 1692 Event Place: Saint George, Gravesend, Kent, England Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M13133-1 System Origin: England-ODM GS Film number: 992465 Citing this Record "England Marriages, 1538–1973 ," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NLHT-1P2 : 10 February 2018), Thomas Muns and Elizabeth Sawkins, 28 Jun 1692; citing Saint George, Gravesend, Kent, England, reference , index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 992,465.