{"id":6204,"date":"2020-09-20T11:02:09","date_gmt":"2020-09-20T01:02:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.michelledennis.com.au\/?page_id=6204"},"modified":"2020-09-20T15:22:50","modified_gmt":"2020-09-20T05:22:50","slug":"thomas-rixon-and-maria-veer","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/www.michelledennis.com.au\/?page_id=6204","title":{"rendered":"Thomas Rixon and Maria Veer"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_6184\" style=\"width: 230px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.michelledennis.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/St-Andrews-Chinnor-Oxfordshire.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6184\" class=\"size-full wp-image-6184\" src=\"http:\/\/www.michelledennis.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/St-Andrews-Chinnor-Oxfordshire.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"220\" height=\"140\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-6184\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">St Andrews Chinnor Oxfordshire<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>Thomas Rixon<\/strong> was born around 1696 in Chinnor, Oxfordshire, England.<\/p>\n<p>His parentage is unknown.\u00a0He was most likely baptised at St Andrews, Chinnor.<\/p>\n<p>Chinnor\u00a0is a large village and\u00a0civil parish\u00a0in\u00a0South Oxfordshire\u00a0about 4 miles (6.4\u00a0km) southeast of\u00a0Thame. St Andrew&#8217;s Church is the mostly 14th century parish church. Parts of St. Andrew&#8217;s go back to the 12th and 13th centuries and the wooden screen is reputed to be the sixth oldest in England.<\/p>\n<p>Industries based in and around Chinnor have included lacemaking, chair-making and agriculture. in 1871 \u00a0the population was 1296, with 296 houses.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-6204 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.michelledennis.com.au\/?attachment_id=6215'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/www.michelledennis.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Chinnor-village-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-6215\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-6215'>\n\t\t\t\tChinnor village\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.michelledennis.com.au\/?attachment_id=6216'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"137\" src=\"http:\/\/www.michelledennis.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Chinnor-houses-150x137.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-6216\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-6216'>\n\t\t\t\ta Chinnor house\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.michelledennis.com.au\/?attachment_id=6217'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/www.michelledennis.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Chinnor-Kings-Head-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-6217\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-6217'>\n\t\t\t\tKings Head Pub\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Thomas Rixon was married on 30 December 1717 at St Andrew&#8217;s, Chinnor, Oxfordshire to <strong>Mary Veer\/Vere<\/strong> of Sydenham by banns. Boyds Marriage Index 1538-1850 also records the marriage as Thomas Rixon married Mariam Veer in Chinnor in 1717.<\/p>\n<p>In\u00a0Latin Christianity, the Greek form\u00a0<i>Mariam<\/i>\u00a0was adopted as latinate\u00a0<em>Maria <\/em>or in later English <em>Mary<\/em>.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_6213\" style=\"width: 481px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.michelledennis.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Thomas-Rixon-marr-Maria-Veer-1717-Chinnor-Oxfordshire-Ancestry.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6213\" class=\" wp-image-6213\" src=\"http:\/\/www.michelledennis.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Thomas-Rixon-marr-Maria-Veer-1717-Chinnor-Oxfordshire-Ancestry.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"471\" height=\"228\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.michelledennis.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Thomas-Rixon-marr-Maria-Veer-1717-Chinnor-Oxfordshire-Ancestry.jpg 706w, http:\/\/www.michelledennis.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Thomas-Rixon-marr-Maria-Veer-1717-Chinnor-Oxfordshire-Ancestry-300x145.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 471px) 100vw, 471px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-6213\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Chinnor, Oxfordshire parish register 1717<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Thomas and Mary had four children &#8211;<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.michelledennis.com.au\/?page_id=6178\"><strong>Henricus &#8220;Harry&#8221;<\/strong><\/a> b 1719 Chinnor d 1795 Aston Rowant, mar Mary Littlepage, 6 kids<\/li>\n<li>Maria b 1721 &amp; d 1721 Chinnor<\/li>\n<li>Maria b 1723 Chinnor, married Michael Pidding. Lived Clerkenwell, London.<\/li>\n<li>Jane b 1728 Chinnor d 1783 Aston Rowant, marr Robert House. 2 children.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.michelledennis.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/old-farmer-pic.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-5697\" src=\"http:\/\/www.michelledennis.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/old-farmer-pic.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"207\" height=\"230\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.michelledennis.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/old-farmer-pic.jpg 720w, http:\/\/www.michelledennis.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/old-farmer-pic-270x300.jpg 270w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 207px) 100vw, 207px\" \/><\/a>In 1742, Henry&#8217;s three children received a 10 pound legacy each from the will of John Eldridge (either a good friend or relative) &#8211;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/wills.oxfordshirefhs.org.uk\/index.html#select\">Will of John Eldridge<\/a> 27 Nov 1742. Harry Rixon of Aston Rowant, maltster, Mary &amp; Jane Rixon of Aston Rowant, spinsters, who are the children of Thomas Rixon of Aston Rowant living at time of decease of John Eldridge&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>Thomas was a farmer of Chinnor, and thats where his four children were born, but by 1747 when he wrote his will he was living in Aston Rowant, and described himself as a gentleman.<\/p>\n<p>His bequests were as follows &#8211;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>unto my daughter<em>\u00a0<\/em><em>Jane Rixon<\/em><em>\u00a0<\/em>the sum of fifty pounds<\/li>\n<li>wife<em>\u00a0<\/em><em>Mary Rixon<\/em><em> a<\/em>ll that piece and parcel of meadow ground called or known by the name of Court Mead, Aston Rowant<\/li>\n<li>to rent the land to my son<em>\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thewhitefamilyhistory.org.uk\/test2.php?key=514\"><em>Harry Rixon<\/em><\/a><em>\u00a0<\/em>at the rent or sum of two pounds and ten shillings a year, but if he neglects to pay, Mary may let it to another person<\/li>\n<li>on the decease of my wife Mary I bequeath the right and title of the meadow called Court Mead to\u00a0 my said son Harry Rixon and to his heirs for ever.<\/li>\n<li>ten pounds apiece unto my two daughters<em>\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thewhitefamilyhistory.org.uk\/test2.php?key=523\"><em>Mary Pidding<\/em><\/a> and my daughter Jane Rixon<\/li>\n<li>my said son Harry Rixon the sum of one shilling<\/li>\n<li>my said loving wife Mary all and singular my goods and chattels<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.michelledennis.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/will-of-Thomas-Rixon-mark-signature-1750.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft  wp-image-6223\" src=\"http:\/\/www.michelledennis.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/will-of-Thomas-Rixon-mark-signature-1750.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"236\" height=\"79\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.michelledennis.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/will-of-Thomas-Rixon-mark-signature-1750.jpg 352w, http:\/\/www.michelledennis.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/will-of-Thomas-Rixon-mark-signature-1750-300x101.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 236px) 100vw, 236px\" \/><\/a>The witnesses were Edward Hambleton, John Jones and Robert Munday, and his wife Mary was his sole executrix.<\/p>\n<p>Thomas made his mark and seal as his signature.<\/p>\n<p>Thomas died three years after writing his will at the age of 59 years. The will was proved on 22 October 1750. Mary died sometime after him and they were buried at Aston Rowant.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_5953\" style=\"width: 325px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.michelledennis.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Aston-Rowant-2019-3-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5953\" class=\" wp-image-5953\" src=\"http:\/\/www.michelledennis.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Aston-Rowant-2019-3-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"315\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.michelledennis.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Aston-Rowant-2019-3-1.jpg 1889w, http:\/\/www.michelledennis.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Aston-Rowant-2019-3-1-300x215.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.michelledennis.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Aston-Rowant-2019-3-1-1024x732.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.michelledennis.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Aston-Rowant-2019-3-1-768x549.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.michelledennis.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Aston-Rowant-2019-3-1-1536x1099.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 315px) 100vw, 315px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-5953\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Aston Rowant churchyard<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Thomas Rixon was born around 1696 in Chinnor, Oxfordshire, England. His parentage is unknown.\u00a0He was most likely baptised at St Andrews, Chinnor. Chinnor\u00a0is a large village and\u00a0civil parish\u00a0in\u00a0South Oxfordshire\u00a0about 4 miles (6.4\u00a0km) southeast of\u00a0Thame. St Andrew&#8217;s Church is the mostly &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.michelledennis.com.au\/?page_id=6204\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-6204","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.michelledennis.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6204","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.michelledennis.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.michelledennis.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.michelledennis.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.michelledennis.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=6204"}],"version-history":[{"count":14,"href":"http:\/\/www.michelledennis.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6204\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6229,"href":"http:\/\/www.michelledennis.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6204\/revisions\/6229"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.michelledennis.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=6204"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}