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John MUSCHAMP
1509 - 1587 (~ 77 years)
Has 8 ancestors and 1320 descendants in this family tree.
Set As Default Person 
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Name John MUSCHAMP Relationship 
with Teresa Ann GOATHAM Born 8 May 1509 - Shown in Surrey vis as 2nd son
Date given as 1509 in 'Mitcham Pedigrees' probably using Blanch or his source; this also shows 'place' as 'Mychan' - presumably Mitcham. I guess this reflects where he lived not where he was born.
Allport (1841) citing an old pedigree in the British Museum records:
"Itm. John my sone was borne the viijth Daye of May the First yere of
kyng Henry the viijth And his godfathers Sr John legh & Willm
polkyn & his godmother mris Scott."
Gender Male Residence Mitcham, Croydon, Surrey, England 
- According to the Surrey vis. His older brother Ralph inherited the family property in Peckham.
Died - Living when his brother Christopher Muschamp wrote his will in 1579.
Buried 18 Jan 1586/87 St. Stephen’s Church, Walbrook, London, England - I think this is probably his burial. The description of him as 'Gentleman' fits his status as given elsewhere.(From the Greater London Burial index by Cliff Webb, on FMP, from the City of London Burials, 1538-1812, vol. 1), date given as 18 Jan 1587, not clear if OS or NS, but also in Boyd's burial index, with year as 1586, suggesting it was 1586/7.
Siblings2 brothers and 1 sister Half-siblings7 half brothers and 5 half sisters (family of William MUSCHAMP and Elizabeth HARMONDE) Patriarch & Matriarch 
MUSCHAMP, d. Yes, date unknown (2 x Great Grandfather)
Elizabeth SANDS, d. Yes, date unknown (Mother)Person ID I18885 All | Teresa's direct ancestors Last Modified 30 Jul 2022
Father William MUSCHAMP, Esq., b. 10 Aug 1480, d. Abt 1542 (Age 61 years)
Other Partners: Elizabeth HARMONDE; Agnes SCOTT m. Bef 1520Mother Elizabeth SANDS, d. Yes, date unknown
Other Partners: Nicholas MYNSMarried Est 1506 - William was married more than once, and the Collectanea topographica et genealogica ('CTG') and The visitations of the county of Surrey ('Surrey vis') disagree about which wife was the mother of William, while a number of children are not assigned a mother by either source.
Surrey vis. shows Elizabeth Sands as the mother of Raffe and John.
A book "Collections Illustrative of the Geology, History, Antiquities, and Associations of Camberwell and the Neighbourhood", by Douglas Allport, published in 1841 agrees with the Surrey vis, saying on p.153
"An old pedigree in the British Museum, gives this account ...
"William Muschamp, of Camberwell, in co' Surr' maried to his 1 wife, the da: of Scott, but had no issue by her." By "the wydowe of Nynnes," his second wife, he had two sons, Rafe and John; and by his third lady, who is described as "da : of Harman," he had "four more, Richard, Edward, Thomas, and Xpofer, or Christopher, ..."
I am following this for the moment, for the sons, and assigning the daughters according to where they fall within the sequence of sons. However the account misses 3 sons given in the list of births, two Williams and a Francis. Francis and the older William probably died in infancy; Francis and the younger William can be assigned a mother according to their birth dates, but the older William as well as one daughter Mary were born between the sons assigned in Allport. Mostly both of William's wifes Elizabeth had one child a year, at least for the first few years of marriage. However, between John (son of Elizabeth Sands) and the older William there was about a 3 year gap, and another similar gap between the older William and Mary. One of these is probably due to the gap between William being widowered and remarrying. It seems most likely that this was the second gap, the first may have been due to Elizabeth Sands' health declining. Since neither the older William nor Mary had children if I have assigned them wrongly it doesn't make anyone else's ancestors wrong. Since all sources show Elizabeth Sands, alias the 'widow Nynnes' as the mother of John I hope I am correct in showing her as my 12 x great grandmother.
CTG shows Elizabeth's surname as Sandys, and mother of Raffe, Christopher, John, William and Edith.
I hope there may be surviving wills or other documents for members of the wives families which may clarify this.
Family ID F9623 Family Group Page | Family Chart
Family 1 Helen GAYNSFORD, b. Est 1520, d. Yes, date unknown Married Est 1538 - John was married more than once, and the Collectanea topographica et genealogica ('CTG') and The visitations of the county of Surrey ('Surrey vis') disagree about which wife was the mother of which children, each showing the reverse of the other!
The dates of baptisms of the children and the burial of John's wife Anne seem to point to the mother's being as shown here.
I hope there may be surviving wills for members of the wives' families which may confirm this.
Children8 children Last Modified 30 Jul 2022 Family ID F7469 Family Group Page | Family Chart
Family 2 Anne FRESBYE, bur. 1572, Mitcham, Croydon, Surrey, England Married Est 1559 - Estimate based on Anne being John's second wife, and John having at least 2 children with his first wife born after 1545.
Children3 children Last Modified 5 Jan 2018 Family ID F9635 Family Group Page | Family Chart
- Shown in Surrey vis as 2nd son
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Residence - - Mitcham, Croydon, Surrey, England 
Child - Francis MUSCHAMP - 27 Feb 1538/39 - All Saints’ Church, Carshalton, Surrey, England Child - John MUSCHAMP - 3 Jun 1543 - All Saints’ Church, Carshalton, Surrey, England Child - John MUSCHAMP - 11 Feb 1546/47 - All Saints’ Church, Carshalton, Surrey, England Child - Mistress Jane MUSCHAMP - 3 Aug 1548 - All Saints’ Church, Carshalton, Surrey, England Child - William MUSCHAMP - 4 Jun 1554 - All Saints’ Church, Carshalton, Surrey, England Child - Henry MUSCHAMP - 1 Sep 1556 - All Saints’ Church, Carshalton, Surrey, England 
Buried - 18 Jan 1586/87 - St. Stephen’s Church, Walbrook, London, England = Link to Google Earth (if installed; see link below to install) Pin Legend 
