Anne Baseden

Anne Baseden (1600–1634) was the wife of Thomas Besbeech. They married in Biddenden, Kent, and had three children baptized at Frittenden, Kent. Anne was buried at Frittenden on 21 April 1634. She is identified as the 11th great-grandmother in Barbara’s family branch.

Anne Baseden was born in 1600. On 14 January 1618/9, she married Thomas Besbeech in Biddenden, Kent.

Anne and Thomas had three children, all baptized at Frittenden, Kent: Mary Browne, Sarah, and Alice Bourne. Their daughter Alice Bourne is the ancestor named in the supplied relationship path.

Anne Baseden was buried at Frittenden, Kent, on 21 April 1634.

After Anne’s death, Thomas Besbeech of Ashford, Kent, received a certificate of conformity in March 1634/5 from Thomas Warren of Sandwich and Thomas Harmon, vicar of Headcorn, in preparation for sailing to New England on the Hercules. The certificate named children Mary and Alice, along with Elizabeth Egelden, Jane Egelden, Sara Egelden, John Egelden, and servants Thomas Neuley, Joseph Pacheury, and Agnes Love.

Historical context

Anne’s life is documented in Kent parish records through her marriage at Biddenden, the baptisms of her children at Frittenden, and her burial at Frittenden. A later certificate of conformity for her widower, Thomas Besbeech, records preparations for a voyage to New England on the Hercules in March 1634/5.

Sources & research

Supplied Family Tree Maker notes: Thomas Besbeech married Anne Baseden at Biddenden, Kent, on 14 January 1618/9; Anne was buried at Frittenden, Kent, on 21 April 1634; their three children were baptized at Frittenden; and Thomas Besbeech received a certificate of conformity in March 1634/5 in preparation for sailing to New England on the Hercules.