AITKEN to WHAITE - Person Sheet
AITKEN to WHAITE - Person Sheet
NameAbraham ARGENT 
, GGGG Grandfather
, GGGG GrandfatherBirth Dateca 1760
Birth PlaceStambourne, Essex, England
Chr Date1760 Age: <1
Chr PlaceHalstead, Essex, England
Death Dateca 1838 Age: 78
Death PlaceHalstead, Essex, England
MemoNot found in 1841 census.
FatherWilliam ARGENT (ca1734-ca1790)
MotherElizabeth (ca1730->1764)
Spouses
1Ruth SAMMS 
, GGGG Grandmother
, GGGG GrandmotherBirth Datebef 21 Apr 1764
Birth PlaceSteeple Bumpstead, Essex, England
Chr Date21 Apr 17643871 Age: <1
Chr PlaceSteeple Bumpstead, Essex, England
MemoDaughter of William & Mary.
Death DateOct 1783 Age: 19
Death PlaceStambourne, Essex, England
MemoSee burial her Husband Abraham remarried as widower in 1787.
Burial Date1 Nov 17833872
Burial PlaceStambourne, Essex, England
FatherWilliam SAMMS
MotherMary HUMPHREYS (<1740-)
ChildrenWilliam (<1782-1858)
2Mary PLAYLE , Step GGGG Grandmother
, Step GGGG GrandmotherDeath Datebef 9 Dec 1787
Death PlaceStambourne, Essex, England
MemoSee burial. Abraham married for third time in 1789.
Burial Date9 Dec 17873876
Burial PlaceStambourne, Essex, England
MemoDaughter Mary was baptised on the same day as her mothers burial but then died and was buried on the 2nd March 1788.
ChildrenMary (<1787-<1788)
3Ann WESTLEY , Step GGGG Grandmother
, Step GGGG GrandmotherBirth Datebef 29 Jun 1767
Chr Date28 Jun 17673879 Age: <1
Chr PlaceStambourne, Essex, England
Alias/AKAWRESLEY or WESTLEY
FatherEdward WESTLEY
MotherRebecca
Notes for Abraham ARGENT
Email from John Argent 2 July 2016
I have failed to find a Baptism for Abraham Argent circa 1760 but the Baptism/Burial records for Stambourne between 1757 and 1775 are missing. I suspect he probably was born there. The manner in which he named his children makes me believe his father was called William.
After he married Ann Westley he named their eldest son Edward after her father (having used his father's name already)
I have failed to find a Baptism for Abraham Argent circa 1760 but the Baptism/Burial records for Stambourne between 1757 and 1775 are missing. I suspect he probably was born there. The manner in which he named his children makes me believe his father was called William.
After he married Ann Westley he named their eldest son Edward after her father (having used his father's name already)
Notes for Ruth (Spouse 1)
Email from John Argent 2 July 2016
Ruth Samms birth is just as elusive (as Abraham Argent’s) but I have found that there were Samms/Sams living in the area.
A Phoebe Sams married John Ager on 16th December 1794 they were both from Steeple Bumpstead which raises the question could this have been Ruth's sister.The Samms/Sams spelling is almost certainly at the whim of the Vicar or Parish Clerk at that time.
Email from John Argent 6 July 2016
I have found the possible parents of Ruth Samms, On the 22nd of December 1762 William Samms married Mary Humphreys at St, Mary the Virgin Church in Steeple Bumpstead, However I have not been able to find a baptism for Ruth so far. This could be because the family decided to attend a non-conformist church or possibly moved to another village soon after marriage.
Ruth Samms birth is just as elusive (as Abraham Argent’s) but I have found that there were Samms/Sams living in the area.
A Phoebe Sams married John Ager on 16th December 1794 they were both from Steeple Bumpstead which raises the question could this have been Ruth's sister.The Samms/Sams spelling is almost certainly at the whim of the Vicar or Parish Clerk at that time.
Email from John Argent 6 July 2016
I have found the possible parents of Ruth Samms, On the 22nd of December 1762 William Samms married Mary Humphreys at St, Mary the Virgin Church in Steeple Bumpstead, However I have not been able to find a baptism for Ruth so far. This could be because the family decided to attend a non-conformist church or possibly moved to another village soon after marriage.