The Evans are buried in the churchyard at
Westcott Barton, with this memorial:
On the west side of the memorial:
In Memory of PHILLIP AND ELIZABETH his Wife whose Remains lie
in this place interred
PHILLIP EVANS was buried November ye .. 1723 &
Elizabeth Sepr ye 7th 1733
Here lieth the body of Ann ye Virtuous Wife of THOMAS
EVANS who Lived
beloved And died Lamented Apr the 2.th Aged 56 years
On the east side of the memorial:
And also near this place lieth Margaret the Daughter of
Philip and
Elizabeth Evans who was buried June the 14th 1703
And likewise of Sarah Evans thier Grand Daughter who was
buried September ye .. 1740
Blessed are the dead that die in the Lord
(Memorials Westcote Barton Graveyard;
bartonhistorygroup.org.uk)
Philip and Elizabeth had the following children:
1.
Philip, christened 11 July 1681 in Westcott Barton;
mentioned in father's will of 1724.
2. (Male, name blank in register), christened 10 January 1683 in
Westcott Barton.
(The Westcott Barton parish register is blank from1686 to 1693.)
3.
Mary, mentioned in father's will of 1724.
4.
John, mentioned in father's will of 1724.
*5.
Anne, christened 8 May 1696 in Westcott Barton;
mentioned in father's will of 1724: married John Nelder 1 April
1730 in Bloxham; buried 8 February 1787 in Bloxham.
Baptism record for Anne Evans in Westcott Barton: "Anne ye
daughter of Philip Evans and Elizabeth his wife was bapt May
ye 8th"
6.
Joan, christened 22 April 1698 in Westcott Barton:
mentioned in father's will of 1724.
5.
Thomas, christened 22 February 1701 in Westcott
Barton; mentioned in father's will of 1724; married Anne.
6.
Margaret, buried 14 June 1703 in Westcott Barton.
SOURCES: Westcott Barton parish register; Great Tew parish
register; www.ancestry.co.uk; will of Philip Evans, 1724;
www.findmypast.co.uk.
FAMILY GROUP RECORD OF
JOHN EVANS
John Evans was christened 30 January 1629 in Great Tew, the son
of Thomas and Katherine Evans.
John is mentioned in a history of Great Tew: "
Forty-three
Protestant nonconformists in the parish were returned in 1676.
Separatists recorded earlier were all of Little Tew., but
Quakers were prominent in both Great and Little Tew in the
17th century and early 18th. John Evans and Thomas
Reeves were gaoled in the 1660s for refusing the oath or
non-payment of tithes, and between 1689 and 1729 some 6
Quakers resident in Great Tew were fined repeatedly for
refusing tithes."
(British History Online: Great Tew:
www.british-history.ac.uk)
John acted as a witness for the will of William Hiorns of
Great Tew in 1668.
John acted as a witness for the will of William Predey of
Great Tew in 1686.
Signature of John Evans, 1686
John died and was buried 4 January 1710 in Great Tew.
Burial record for John Evans in Great Tew:
"John Evans was buryed Jany ye 4th 1710/11"
John and his wife had the following children:
1.
Thomas, christened 10 February 1661 in Great Tew.
*2.
Philip Joseph, christened 2 June 1664 in Great Tew;
married Elizabeth; buried 10 November 1723 in Westcott Barton,
leaving a will.
Baptism record for Philip Evans in Great Tew: "Philip Joseph
Evans the son of John Evans was
baptized June 2cond 1664"
3.
Anne, christened 14 January 1666 in Great Tew.
4.
John, christened 8 August 1669 in Great Tew.
5.
Elizabeth, christened 16 December 1671 in Great Tew.
SOURCE: Great Tew parish register; Westcott Barton parish
register; Banbury Meeting Quaker register; www.ancestry.co.uk;
National Burial Index, www.findmypast.com.
FAMILY GROUP RECORD OF
THOMAS AND KATHERINE EVANS
Thomas Evans was born in about 1600 of Great Tew, the son of
John and Margret Evans. He married Katherine. Thomas was a
blacksmith in Great Tew.
Thomas appeared in court in 1634 with Frannces, the widow of
Humphrey Evans of Little Tew, who died without a will. An
administration was created for Humphrey, which named his two
sons, John and Nicholas, both under 21 years old. Thomas'
signature is found on one of the court documents. It seems
likely that Humphrey was Thomas' brother.
Signature of Thomas Evans
Thomas died without a will, and an adminstration was created for
him in 1693. The document mentions his two sons, Thomas Evans of
Great Tew, also a blacksmith, and Nicholas Evans of Bloxham,
shoemaker. Philip Evans of Westcot Barton, blacksmith was also
mentioned without specifying a relationship. Thomas senior would
be Philip's grandfather, and Thomas and Nicholas Evans were
Philip's uncles.
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Administration for Thomas Evans of Great Tew in 1693
Katherine is mentioned in the will of her husband Thomas'
brother John Evans in 1679: "I
n the name of God Amen I John
Evins of Great Tew the Eldear in the County of
Oxford being aged and weake of body but in good & perfitt
memory I praised God for it doe make and ordaine this my last
will & testament in manner and forme following ffirst I
renounce make voyd all former wills next I beaqueth my soule
to God that gave it mee next I give my body to bee buried in
the burying place at Adderbury and for my worldly goods I
dispose of them as followeth. Itim Imprimis I give to Catharin
Evins my deceas’d brother Thomas his widdow four
pounds of currant money to bee payd to hur within six months
after my decease. Itim I doe give unto my Kinsman
John Evins hur sonne foure pounds to bee paid to
him within twelve months after my deceass. Itim I give to my
sister Anne ffortnum of Barford three pounds to
bee paid to hur within twelve months after my deceass." (Will
of John Evans the elder of Great Tew, 1679)
Thomas and Katherine had the following children:
*1.
John, christened 30 January 1629 in Great Tew.
Baptism record for John Evans in Great Tew: "John ye sonne of
Thomas & Katherine Evans of Great Tew was baptised ye 30th
of Januarie 1629"
2.
Thomas, christened 30 September 1632 in Great Tew.
3.
Nicholas, christened 3 September 1635 in Great Tew;
married Mary Plestow 16 April 1657 in Banbury; was a shoemaker
in Bloxham, Oxfordshire. .
4.
William, christened 4 March 1638 in Great Tew.
5.
Joane, christened 12 April 1642 in Great Tew.
6.
Richard, christened 1 May 1645 in Great Tew; married
Anne; occupation - yeoman; had children John and Joan; died
about 1676; left an administration .
7.
Francis, christened 12 August 1649 in Great Tew.
SOURCES: Great Tew parish register; Banbury parish register;
administration for Thomas Evans of Great Tew, 1696;
www.ancestry.co.uk.
