There is a marriage listed for RICHARD OFFEN of Catsfield, Sussex,
to ELIZABETH JEMPSON in 1718, which is presumably Richard's
first marriage (source : Sussex Marriage Index, courtesy of Helen Bultitude). The marriage was on
1st November 1718 in Battle, Sussex (source : Christine Waterstone). Elizabeth must have died before 1731, when
Richard remarried.
RICHARD OFFIN remarried ELIZABETH GRAYLING in 1731
in Battle, Sussex (source : Collette Kendall). This was his second marriage. The marriage was on 16th
October 1731 in Catsfield, Sussex (source : Christine Waterstone).
In 1738, there is a reference to WILLIAM LAVENDER having a seven-year apprenticeship to RICHARD OFFEN,
wheelwright of Westfield, Sussex (source : Helen Bultitude).
In 1747, he had to pay 2 shillings for the East Sussex Window and House Tax Assessments for his house
in Westfield with 9 lights (source : http://www.sussexrecordsociety.org/bookwt.asp?bookid=wtax044&xid=O&xnm=1&an=&ap=).
Richard died in 1750 (source : Collette Kendall). He was buried on 17th March (1750?) in Westfield, Sussex
(source : Christine Waterstone).
The Children of RICHARD OFFIN and ELIZABETH JEMPSON:
JOHN OFFIN was baptised on 15th February 1718/19 in
Mountfield, Sussex (source : Christine Waterstone). He was buried on 9th April 1721 in Westfield, Sussex (source :
Christine Waterstone).
ELIZABETH OFFIN was baptised on 9th February 1721/22 in
Westfield, Sussex (source : Christine Waterstone).
ANNE OFFIN was baptised on 14th April 1723 in
Westfield, Sussex (source : Christine Waterstone). She was buried on 19th December 1736 in Westfield, Sussex (source :
Christine Waterstone).
GRACE OFFIN was baptised on 6th February 1726/7
(source : Christine Waterstone). She married JOHN GUTSHELL
in 1750 in Westfield, Sussex (source : Christine Waterstone). She died in 1799 (source : Christine Waterstone).
The Children of RICHARD OFFIN and ELIZABETH GRAYLING:
RICHARD OFFEN
was baptised on 9th January 1732/33 in Westfield, Sussex (source : Christine Waterstone).
ELIZABETH OFFIN was baptised on 13th March 1734 in
Westfield, Sussex (source : Christine Waterstone). She had two illegitimate daughters :
BETTY OFFIN
(baptised on 16th October 1757 in Guestling, Sussex, and was buried on 16th January 1764 in Westfield, Sussex
- source : Christine Waterstone) and
GRACE OFFIN (baptised on 19th April 1761 in All Saints, Hastings, Sussex,
mother ELIZABETH OFFIN, no father - source BVRI 2nd edition). She may be the ELIZABETH OFFEN who married
THOMAS PHILLIPS on 2nd October 1767 in St Clement's Church, Hastings, Susex (source : BVRI 2nd edition).
HENRY OFFIN
was baptised in 1735 in
Westfield, Sussex (source : Collette Kendall).
WILLIAM OFFIN was baptised in 1737 in
Westfield, Sussex (source : Collette Kendall). Since his father was a wheelwright, it would seem logical that he
is the William Offen of Westfield, wheelwright, bound by a bastardy bond on 1st October 1768
(source : A2A website, ref. PAR504/34/4/2 Overseers of the Poor: bastardy).
He married ELIZABETH HOWARD
in 1770 in Westfield. They had two children : ELIZABETH OFFIN (baptised
in 1770 in Westfield) and ROBERT OFFIN (baptised in 1773 in
Westfield and died in the same year in Westfield) (source : Collette Kendall).
JOHN OFFEN
was baptised in 1740 in
Westfield, Sussex (source : Collette Kendall).