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Joseph TAPNER
Abt 1751 - 1805 (~ 54 years)
Has 14 ancestors and 211 descendants in this family tree.
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Name Joseph TAPNER Relationship 
with Teresa Ann GOATHAM Born Abt 1751 West Stoke, Sussex, England 
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Baptised 9 Jun 1751 St. Andrew’s Church, West Stoke, Sussex, England [1] Gender Male Occupation 1778 Westhampnett, Sussex, England Husbandman - At the time of his marriage in 1778.
Bequest Abt 1781 [2] Will of William Harwood, husband of his aunt Mary (Shelly) - So far I have only seen summary of the will, which shows "the Children of Henry Tapner late of Funington (Funington?) Sussex Bricklayer deceased". The will was written in 1758, proved in 1781, so William must have died between the two, probably shortly before the will was proved.
Land tax 1798 Halnaker, Boxgrove, Sussex, England - Joseph was occupying land owned by Mary Lanoway, on which the Land Tax was 4 shillings and 11d.
Died 1805 Boxgrove, Sussex, England - (assumed from burial)
Buried 17 Jul 1805 St. Mary and St. Blaise Church, Boxgrove, Sussex, England [3] Siblings5 brothers and 2 sisters Half-siblings1 half sister (family of John PESCOD and Grace SHELLEY) Patriarch & Matriarch 
Person ID I2040 All | Teresa's direct ancestors Last Modified 7 Mar 2018
Father Henry TAPNER, b. Abt 1717, Aldingbourne, Sussex, England , d. 1757, West Stoke, Sussex, England (Age ~ 40 years) Mother Grace SHELLEY, b. Abt 1723, Thakeham, Sussex, England , d. 1800, Chichester, Sussex, England (Age ~ 77 years)
Other Partners: John PESCOD; Philip NEWMAN m. 3 Oct 1742; John PONTEN m. 13 Oct 1764; Thomas GRAYLEY m. 5 Dec 1773Married 22 Jan 1743/44 St. Mary’s Church, Pulborough, Sussex, England [4] Family ID F1583 Family Group Page | Family Chart
Family Mary HACOM, b. Abt 1758, Parham, Sussex, England , d. 25 Apr 1842, The Parish of Boxgrove, Sussex, England (Age ~ 84 years) Marriage License 8 Sep 1778 Archdeaconry of Chichester Married 10 Sep 1778 St. Peter’s Church, Westhampnett, Sussex, England [5] - source: SFHG Marr index
Mary HOLKHAM to Joseph TAPNER
A snag with this being the right marriage is the baptism of Rachel in 1772. That there was a Joseph Tapner who married Mary Hacom in 1778 seems clear. So were there 2 Josephs, did this one marry twice or was there a mistake in the baptism register and Rachel was not the son of Joseph? (see Rachel's entry for more on this last possibility)
Whatever the answer, it seems reasonable to suppose that the children bapt in Boxgrove 1778 - 1789 were the offspring of the Joseph and Mary who married in 1778.
The SFHG Marr Index has separate entries for the marriage licence (see below) and the marriage, 2 days later.
It shows the marriage as taking place in Westhampnett.
Tony Holkham's index, however, which also has entries for both the licence and the marriage shows the marriage as having been at Boxgrove! It has witnesses for the wedding - Richard Smith and William Rapson.
source: SFHG Marriage Index:
Place: Archdeaconry of Chichester Marriage Licence, Date: 8 Sep 1778:
Subject: Mary HACOM, spinster 19 with consent of father, James, of Boxgrove, husbandman
Spouse: Joseph TAPNER, bach 26 husbandman of Westhampnett
Extra Information: Sussex Record Society vol. 35
Children6 children Last Modified 21 Oct 2013 Family ID F1575 Family Group Page | Family Chart
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Born - Abt 1751 - West Stoke, Sussex, England 
Baptised - 9 Jun 1751 - St. Andrew’s Church, West Stoke, Sussex, England 
Occupation - Husbandman - 1778 - Westhampnett, Sussex, England 
Married - 10 Sep 1778 - St. Peter’s Church, Westhampnett, Sussex, England 
Child - Charles TAPNER - Abt 1784 - Halnaker, Boxgrove, Sussex, England 
Child - George TAPNER - Abt 1789 - Boxgrove, Sussex, England Land tax - 1798 - Halnaker, Boxgrove, Sussex, England Died - 1805 - Boxgrove, Sussex, England 
Buried - 17 Jul 1805 - St. Mary and St. Blaise Church, Boxgrove, Sussex, England = Link to Google Earth (if installed; see link below to install) Pin Legend 
Sources - [S104] Sussex Family History Group Data Archive, Sussex Family History Group, ((http://sfhg.frontis.co/bin/index.php )), accessed 30 Sep 2013), Baptism of Joseph TAPNER. (Reliability: 3).
Shows Joseph Tapner, son of Henry and Grace - [S104] Sussex Family History Group Data Archive, Sussex Family History Group, ((http://sfhg.frontis.co/bin/index.php )), accessed 30 Sep 2013), Will of William Harwood of Pulborough (Peope Index entry id 129974). (Reliability: 3).
Transcribed abstract of will includes "the Children of Henry Tapner late of Funington (Funington?) Sussex Bricklayer deceased"
(SFHG index entry - only viewable by members of the SFHG) - [S104] Sussex Family History Group Data Archive, Sussex Family History Group, ((http://sfhg.frontis.co/bin/index.php )), accessed 30 Sep 2013), Burial of Joseph Tapner. (Reliability: 3).
(no other information given) - [S188] Family Search - England Marriages, 1538–1973, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, ((http://new.familysearch.org )), entry for Henry TAPNER and Grace SHELLY, person ID NKBS-YB9. (Reliability: 3).
Gives year as 1743. Entry on FamilySearch website. Prob OS date as most FamilySearch entries are, and another FS entry for the same marriage gives year as 1744.
Both entries give Grace's surname as Shelly despite that being her maiden name and her having been married to Philip Newman. Need to see PR to confirm details. - [S186] Sussex Marriage Index (up to 1837), Sussex Family History Group, ((2008)), Marriage of Joseph TAPNER to Mary HOLKHAM. (Reliability: 3).