Clement Crowcher (Croucher) (1728-1771)

Dates

Birth: 1728 East Dean near Chichester, Sussex, UK
Father: Clement Crowcher 1698-1734
Mother: Elizabeth Vaughan [Micklam] About 1706

Christening: 11 March 1728 East Dean near Chichester, Sussex, UK

Marriage: Unknown
Wife: Unknown

Death: October 1771 East Dean near Chichester, Sussex, UK
Buried: 13 October 1771 East Dean near Chichester, Sussex, UK

Children

Unknown

Notes

Christening of Clement Crowcher in the IGI on 11 March 1728 in Eastdean near Chichester, Sussex, parents Clement and Elizabeth Crowcher.

There was an entry in FamilyHistory Online for Clement Croucher buried on 13 October 1771 at East Dean W Sussex in Wills Now Preserved in the Probate Registry at Chichester "Croucher, Clement, Eastdean 42 296 1772".

Entry in Ancestry UK, Extracted Probate Records, 1269-1975 for Croucher, Clement 1772 East Dean, Sussex

The following entry from Access to Archives states his mother's maiden name was Vaughan not Micklam, - she was a widow when she married his father.

"FILE - Deeds - ref. WISTON/3147-3154 - date: 1750-1788 Elizabeth Croucher (née Vaughan) of Eastdean, widow, by her will, 29 Jan. 1749/50, devised all her estate to Clement Croucher of Eastdean, yeo., her only son (no. WISTON/3147), who conveyed the above property, 2, 3 Oct. 1764, to William Pannat of Thakeham, carpenter (nos. WISTON/3148, WISTON/3149). The latter, having mortgaged the property (with bond), 28 July 1787, to James Hunt of Kirdford, farmer (nos. WISTON/3150, WISTON/3151), conveyed it, 9, 10 Oct. 1788, in consideration of £60 to himself and £120 to his mortgagee, to Charles Goring of Wiston, esq. (nos. WISTON/3152, WISTON/3153) and the residue of the mortgage term was assigned to Thomas Dennett of Storrington, surgeon, in trust to attend the inheritance (no. WISTON/3154)."

The following entries are from the Goodwood Estate Archives By courtesy of His Grace the Duke of Richmond and Gordon, and with acknowledgments to the West Sussex County Record Office and the County Archivist:

"FILE - Deeds of tenement, garden, orchard and 3 yardlands in East Dean, late in occ. of Clement Croucher and purchased by his grandfather, John, from John Hale. - ref. GOODWOOD/E2000-2022 - date: 1706-1793 [...] The deeds recited in abstracts of title (nos. E2019 and 2020, the former endorsed with counsel's opinion, 1791, and the latter endorsed with counsel's opinions, 1809, 1810) are present except for an indenture, 27 Jan. 1735, and the will, 25 Sept. 1771, of Clement Croucher. No. GOODWOOD/E2005 is the probate, 3 July 1734, of the will, 25 Sept. 1733, with codicils, of Clement Croucher of East Dean, yeoman, Nos. E2016-2018 are receipts, 1791, of John Croucher for the purchase money of (i) barn and yardland called Bacons, Overlong Field (7a.), West Field, Lodge Field, 24a. customary land and common of pasture for 60 sheep and 15 hogs; (ii) cotland called Aylings and a cottage in East Dean; (iii) for interest on £1100. FILE - Deeds of tenement or farm and lands in East Dean (no details) in occ. of Clement Croucher at an annual rent of £120, formerly in occ. of John Micklam and sometime of Richard Glover. - ref. GOODWOOD/E2023-2029 - date: 1730-1733[...] Farm in East Dean in occ. of Clement Crouc FILE - Release; with counterpart - ref. GOODWOOD/E2030, 2031 - date: 29 Dec 1768 [...] Clement Croucher of East Dean, yeoman, to Charles, 3rd Duke of Richmond.[...] Rights of pasture for all beasts except 510 sheep on Southside Down which Croucher claims as a copyholder of the manor of East Dean."

Relationship

Clement Croucher was the four great grandson of Walter Croucher.

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