Family
 William Apps 1)Son of Edward Apps and Mary Merrick. Born ± 1723 Aged 75 at death 2) 3) Baptised 27 Nov 1723 Ticehurst, Sussex, England 3) Died 1799 Brenchley, Kent, England Yeoman, approximately 76 years 1) Occupation: 1761 Ticehurst, Sussex, England; Thatcher 4) Residence: between 1790 and 1799 Brenchley, Kent, England 5) 1) Will signed: 17 Sep 1799 1) 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. Married/ Related to:  Mary Ann Unknown 2)Children: 1. Jemima AppsBorn 1752 Ticehurst, Sussex, England Died 1761 Ticehurst, Sussex, England, 8 or 9 years 2. John AppsBorn 1753 Ticehurst, Sussex, England 4. Keturah AppsBorn 1758 Ticehurst, Sussex, England | |||
Sources
1) Source: England & Wales, Prerogative Court of Canterbury Wills, 1384-1858 Record for William Apps. External Linkhttps://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)
2) Source: Monuments Grave for William and Ann Apps, and their children Mary, Keturah, Edward, and John (Data from direct source)
3) Source: England, Parish Registers Gulielmus Apps baptised to Edvardi and Maria Apps, 27 November 1723. Reference: Freereg, Ticehurst (Data from secondary evidence)
4) Source: England, Parish Registers Burial record for Jemima Apps, daughter of William Apps, thatcher of Ticehurst. Reference: Freereg, Ticehurst (Data from secondary evidence)
5) 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)
6) Source: England, Parish Registers "18th, John, son of Geofrey and Mary Coppin". Reference: Linton, 1781 (Data from direct source)
7) Source: England & Wales, Prerogative Court of Canterbury Wills, 1384-1858 Record for Mary Coppen. Will leaves bequests to Sons William Coppen, George Coppen, John Coppen and Edward Coppen; and five daughters, Elizabeth Coppen, Ann Clark, Sarah Coppen, Susanna Coppen, Caroline Coppen. External Link
https://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=5111&h=41906&indiv=try. Reference: The National Archives; Kew, Surrey, England; Records of the Prerogative Court of Canterbury, Series PROB 11; Class: PROB 11; Piece: 1689 (Data from direct source)
8) Source: Monuments "Sacred to the memory ofJohn CoppenOf East Farleigh in this countyAnd son of Jeffery and Mary CoppenOf this parishWho departed this life June…. 1813Aged 62 years". Reference: Gravestones at Lenham Church (Data from direct source)
9) Source: Monuments "Sacred to the Memory ofJeffery CoppenWho departed this life ---- 13th 1800Aged 49 yearsAlso Mary Coppen widow of the aboveWho departed this life July 10th 1824Aged 73 yearsAlso Jesse CoppenWho departed this life -----Aged 27 years". Reference: Lenham churchyard (Data from secondary evidence)
10) Source: England, Parish Registers Mary Apps, daughter of William and Mary Apps, baptised 5 November 1755. Reference: Freereg, Ticehurst (Data from secondary evidence)
11) Source: England, Parish Registers Mary Coppin buried 10 Jul 1824. Reference: Lenham PRs (Questionable reliability of evidence)