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Michael RICKSON
Abt 1661 - 1708 (~ 47 years)
Has 9 ancestors and 15 descendants in this family tree.
Set As Default Person 
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Name Michael RICKSON Relationship 
with Teresa Ann GOATHAM Born Abt 1661 (probably), Faversham, Kent, England 
- At present I don't have very clear evidence that this Michael was the son of Michael and Dorothy. There was quite a gap between the marriage of his probable parents and the baptism of their first known child, Michael fits neatly into this gap, going by the dob suggested by the age given in the marriage licence when he first married. Also, this Michael was a mariner (like his probable father), he was 'of Faversham' when he married for the first time (and there appear to have been no other Rickson families in the town) and like his probable siblings he moved to Herne.
Most conclusively an Elizabeth Rickson married one John Barnes. Thomas Rickson had a daughter Elizabeth but she died in infancy; the only one I have found who could have married John Barnes was the daughter of this Michael, and in his will the probable father of this Michael describes Elizabeth Barnes as his granddaughter.
Date of birth based on age given in marriage licence.
Baptised 26 Mar 1662 St. Mary of Charity Church, Faversham, Kent, England - I have browsed the images of the PRs for Faversham around this time and not found an entry for the baptism of Michael. It is clear there are gaps in the register in the lates 1650s - 1662.
FamilySearch does have the baptism, from films 1751865 and 1751866; these contain Archdeacon's transcripts, 1560-1812 abd Bishop's transcripts, 1603-1915 for Faversham.
Gender Male Occupation From 1687 to 1708 Mariner - Described as a mariner in his marriage licence allegation, more specifically as a hoyman in his probate inventory.
Buried 8 Feb 1707/08 St. Martin’s Church, Herne, Kent, England [1] Siblings1 brother and 4 sisters Patriarch & Matriarch 
Michael RICKSON, b. Est 1635, d. Abt Nov 1721, Faversham, Kent, England (Age ~ 86 years) (Father) 
Amy MANTLE, b. Abt 1593, Boughton Aluph, Kent, England, bur. 1 Jan 1647/48, St. Michael and All Angels’ Church, Throwley, Kent, England (Age ~ 55 years) (Grandmother) Person ID I14681 All | England: Kent Group (in Go(a)tham One-Name Study), All in the Goatham / Gotham One-Name Study Last Modified 9 Jan 2020
Father Michael RICKSON, b. Est 1635, d. Abt Nov 1721, Faversham, Kent, England (Age ~ 86 years)
Other Partners: Susanna HOMERSHAM m. 27 Jan 1680/81; Mary m. 21 Aug 1681; Abigail m. 26 Apr 1698Mother Dorothy WHITLOCKE, bap. 6 May 1638, St. Michael and All Angels’ Church, Throwley, Kent, England , d. Mar 1680, Faversham, Kent, England (Age ~ 41 years) Married 10 Oct 1659 St. Mary of Charity Church, Faversham, Kent, England [2] - In 1649 Dorothy's guardian was her brother-in-law Vincent Brice (husband of her sister Mary). Vincent was, like Michael, a Faversham Hoyman, and it seems probable that as such he knew and was a friend of Michael's and introduced the two; quite likely Vincent arranged the marriage.
Family ID F6186 Family Group Page | Family Chart
Family 1 Elizabeth FIGGETT, b. Abt 1664, bur. 26 Mar 1692, St. Martin’s Church, Herne, Kent, England (Age ~ 28 years) Marriage License 13 May 1687 Canterbury, Kent, England - Rixon, (Rickson). Michael, of Faversham, mariner, ba., 25 and Eliz. Higgett of Wye, maiden, 22, at her own govt. At Wye or Boughton Aluph. May 13, 1687.
Married 16 May 1687 Ss. Gregory and Martin’s Church, Wye, Kent, England [3] Last Modified 29 Oct 2014 Family ID F6187 Family Group Page | Family Chart
Family 2 Elizabeth EWILL, b. Abt 1675, d. 22 Sep 1700 (Age ~ 25 years) Married 23 Mar 1692/93 St. Mary’s Church, Reculver, Kent, England [4] Children2 children Last Modified 21 Sep 2014 Family ID F6195 Family Group Page | Family Chart
Family 3 Judith MACARÉ, bur. 5 Mar 1727/28, St. Mary Northgate Church, Canterbury, Kent, England Marriage License 11 Dec 1703 St. Mary Northgate Church, Canterbury, Kent, England - Rickson, Michae1, of Herne, seaman, widr., and Judith Macare of S. M. Northgate, Cant., spr. At S. M. N. or H. Dec. 11, 1703.
Married 12 Dec 1703 St. Alphege’s Church, Canterbury, Kent, England [5] Children3 children Last Modified 16 Dec 2013 Family ID F6197 Family Group Page | Family Chart
- At present I don't have very clear evidence that this Michael was the son of Michael and Dorothy. There was quite a gap between the marriage of his probable parents and the baptism of their first known child, Michael fits neatly into this gap, going by the dob suggested by the age given in the marriage licence when he first married. Also, this Michael was a mariner (like his probable father), he was 'of Faversham' when he married for the first time (and there appear to have been no other Rickson families in the town) and like his probable siblings he moved to Herne.
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Baptised - 26 Mar 1662 - St. Mary of Charity Church, Faversham, Kent, England 
Marriage License - 13 May 1687 - Canterbury, Kent, England 
Married - 16 May 1687 - Ss. Gregory and Martin’s Church, Wye, Kent, England 
Married - 23 Mar 1692/93 - St. Mary’s Church, Reculver, Kent, England 
Child - Elizabeth RICKSON - 29 Mar 1698 - St. Martin’s Church, Herne, Kent, England 
Marriage License - 11 Dec 1703 - St. Mary Northgate Church, Canterbury, Kent, England 
Married - 12 Dec 1703 - St. Alphege’s Church, Canterbury, Kent, England Child - Michael RICKSON - 21 Oct 1704 - St. Martin’s Church, Herne, Kent, England Child - Mary RICKSON - 28 Jun 1706 - St. Martin’s Church, Herne, Kent, England Buried - 8 Feb 1707/08 - St. Martin’s Church, Herne, Kent, England Child - Judeth RICKSON - 24 Oct 1708 - St. Mary Northgate Church, Canterbury, Kent, England = Link to Google Earth (if installed; see link below to install) Pin Legend 
Sources - [S236] Herne - St. Martin's Parish Registers, St. Martin (Herne, Kent), (findmypast.com.), "Register for 1678-1765," Burial of Michaell Rickson; accessed 15 Dec 2013 (Reliability: 3).
Under heading '1707' - 'Michaell Rickson householder _ Bur: Feb the 8th.'
Archive Reference: U3/65/1/2 - [S232] Faversham - St Mary of Charity Parish Registers, St. Mary of Charity (Faversham, Kent), (findmypast.com.), "Register for 1620-1669," Marriage of Michild Rickson to Dorothy Whitlooke; accessed 15 Dec 2013 (Reliability: 3).
Under heading 'Marigs' - 'October 10 Michild Rickson and Dorothy Whitlooke' [Drick crossed out and replaced with Rickson - was the surname misheard at first? - it seems to be the first Rickson event at St Mary of Charity Faversham so would not have been a name the scribe was used to]
Archive Reference: U3/146/1/1 - [S234] Wye - Ss. Gregory and Martin Parish Registers, Ss. Gregory and Martin Church (Wye, Kent), (findmypast.com.), "Register for 1603-1730," Marriage of Michaell Rickson to Elizabeth Figgett; accessed 15 Dec 2013 (Reliability: 3).
Under heading 'Marriages' and in left margin '1687' - Michaell Rickson and Elizabeth Figgett were marryed May the 16th'
Archive Reference:U3/174/1/A2, p.67 - [S236] Herne - St. Martin's Parish Registers, St. Martin (Herne, Kent), (findmypast.com.), "Register for 1678-1765," Marriage of Michaell Rickson to Elizabeth Ewill; accessed 15 Dec 2013 (Reliability: 3).
Under heading '1692' - 'Michaell Rickson and Elizabeth Ewill married by me at Reculver - March the 23d.'
Archive Reference: U3/65/1/2 - [S237] Canterbury - St. Alphege's Parish Registers, St. Alphege (Canterbury, Kent), (findmypast.com.), "Register for 1677-1777," Marriag of Michael Rickson and Judith Macaré; accessed 15 Dec 2013 (Reliability: 3).
Under heading '1703 Marriages.' - '[December] 12. Michael Rickson of Herne, seaman, & Judith Macaré, by a Lic:.'
Archive Reference: U3/8