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The Court Family of Reculver in the 17th Century
Reculver Tower at dusk by John Walsh The first records of the Court family at Reculver we have found are the marriages of Stephen Court to Tamazen Kyte and of Mary Court to Edmund Kyte both on 30 Jul 1610. … Continue reading
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Who was Thomas Paine’s grandmother?
Despite the considerable interest in the life and writings of Thomas Paine (1737 -1809) author of the Age of Reason nothing is known of his maternal grandmother. A letter written and signed by him in 1789 which was sold by … Continue reading
Jottings on my Family History 