Family
 Edward Apps 1)Married 26 Mar 1706 Ticehurst, Sussex, England 3) (44 years married) to:  Mary Merrick 1)Children: 1. John AppsBorn 1708 Ticehurst, Sussex, England 2. Edward AppsBorn 1711 Ticehurst, Sussex, England 3. William Apps 5)Born ± 1723 Aged 75 at death 6) 1) Baptised 27 Nov 1723 Ticehurst, Sussex, England 1) Died 1799 Brenchley, Kent, England Yeoman, approximately 76 years 5) Occupation: 1761 Ticehurst, Sussex, England; Thatcher 7) Residence: between 1790 and 1799 Brenchley, Kent, England 8) 5) Will signed: 17 Sep 1799 5) Notes: William's will makes varied bequests to: Two deceased sons - Edward Apps and John Apps Two sons - Edward and John Daughter Mary, now the wife of Jeffery Coppins Grandsons of my daughter Mary; William, John, George, Edward, Jesse Grandaughters of my daughter Mary; Elizabeth, Ann, Sarah and Susannah Daughter Keturah, wife of Edward Ffilmer Grandchildren via Keturah - Elizabeth, Susannah, Charlotte Grandaughter Mary, daughter of John Apps That William baptised in Ticehurst, is the same individual as William who subsequently lived in Brenchley, can be confirmed with reasonable confidence from the names of the children being baptised at Ticehurst matching the children subsequently listed in William's will - including the name Keturah, which is sufficiently unusual for it to be extremely unlikely to be coincidental. There is a settlement certificate dated 1754, for William Apps of Ticehurst, in Ticehurst. 4. Susanna AppsBorn 1726 Ticehurst, Sussex, England 5. Robert AppsBorn 1715/16 Ticehurst, Sussex, England 6. Elizabeth AppsBorn 1706/07 Ticehurst, Sussex, England Died Apr 1707 Ticehurst, Sussex, England, approximately 1 years 7. Dinah AppsBorn 1718/19 Ticehurst, Sussex, England | |||
Sources
1) Source: England, Parish Registers Gulielmus Apps baptised to Edvardi and Maria Apps, 27 November 1723. Reference: Freereg, Ticehurst (Data from secondary evidence)2) Source: England, Parish Registers Edward Apps, thatcher, buried 23 June 1750. Reference: Freereg, Ticehurst (Data from secondary evidence)
3) Source: England, Parish Registers Edward Apps married Mary Merrick 26 March 1706. Reference: Freereg, Ticehurst
4) Source: England, Parish Registers Mary Apps, widow, buried 18 Dec 1770. Reference: Freereg, Brenchley (Data from secondary evidence)
5) Source: England & Wales, Prerogative Court of Canterbury Wills, 1384-1858 Record for William Apps. External Link
https://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=5111&h=477994&indiv=try. Reference: The National Archives; Kew, Surrey, England; Records of the Prerogative Court of Canterbury, Series PROB 11; Class: PROB 11; Piece: 1329 (Data from direct source)
6) Source: Monuments Grave for William and Ann Apps, and their children Mary, Keturah, Edward, and John (Data from direct source)
7) Source: England, Parish Registers Burial record for Jemima Apps, daughter of William Apps, thatcher of Ticehurst. Reference: Freereg, Ticehurst (Data from secondary evidence)
8) Source: UK, Poll Books and Electoral Registers, 1538-1893 Record for William Apps. External Link
https://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=2410&h=4799672&indiv=try (Data from direct source)