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The Blaker Society © Mary Blaker of Hasting, widow BLAKER WILLS

Sureties: the said John Langley &
Thomas Freind of Westfeild, yeoman

At St. Clement, Hasting

26 April 1688
John Avery of Ashburnham &
Elizabeth Baker [or Blaker] of Horsemounceux, maiden
Sureties: the said John Avery &
Anthony Avery of Ashburnham
At Waldron or Ashburnham

25 November 1692
Silvanus Austen of Lewes and
Susan Blaker of Kingston Bowsey, maiden
Sureties: the said Silvanus Austen &
John Austen of Lewes
At Easthoathly or Laughton

30 June 1698
Thomas Durrant of Battle &
Elizabeth Blaker of Heathfield, maiden
Sureties: the said Thomas Durrant &
John Blaker
At All Saints, Lewes

The marriage licences from Chichester archdeaconry include this
one pre-1700 Blaker :
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14 April 1691
Mr Thomas Sparkes, clerk, &
Dorothy Blaker of Funtington, maiden
Sureties: Edward Benson of Stoughton, gentleman &
John Crowcher of Chichester, cordwinder;
and
Edward Benson of Stoughton, gentleman &
Mary Bemboe of Funtinton, maiden
Sureties: the said Edward Benson &
John Croucher of Chichester, cordwinder

In each case the probate calendars were checked for wills for the
appropriate surname from the same area for the period immediately after
the marriage, with a view to checking each for reference to the Blaker
family:

Gunne 1588–1638 in or near Brighton:

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