Septima Flight married Lewis Lamotte and their daughter Catherine Septima Lamotte married Arthur Herbert Lanyon in 1899. The Flights are an interesting family and probably deserve their very own website.
Thomas Flight and Judith
Thomas Flight lived in Henley in Berkshire and the little we know about him comes from his wife’s will. We don’t know when he was born or when he married but presumably it was before 1691 when his eldest son Thomas was born. When Judith died in 1729 she was a widow and her will described Thomas as a baker. They had 5 daughters and 4 sons all named in Judith’s will.
Thomas Flight and Martha Fuller
Thomas and Judith’s eldest son Thomas Flight married Martha Fuller 1st Aug 1720 at St. Leonards, Wallingford, Berkshire. Thomas was buried on 8th Aug 1767 at Bunhill Fields in London. His burial record records that he was a dissenter. His will names his children: Joseph, Thomas, John, Ann, Mary, Elizabeth and Hanson, son in law Joseph Pattison and grandson Joseph Pattison. He left the sum of £1600 to his wife to be shared amongst his children. His eldest son Joseph inherited his lands in Farringdon and his youngest son, Hanson, inherited his lands at Abingdon. His sons Thomas and Joseph are his executors.
His daughter Martha Pattison died in 1766
His son Joseph was a turpentine merchant and wheelwright. He died in 1788.
His son John was a maltster and draper. He died in 1769.
His youngest son was Hanson.
Hanson Flight and Martha Underhill
In 1752 aged 15 Hanson was apprenticed to Francis Gawthern a citizen and farrier of London for seven years however three years later his apprenticeship was passed to Gurdolfston Rolfe a citizen and mercer of London.
Hanson Flight and Martha Underhill pledged to marry at Bermondsey, Surrey in Feb 1765 and married at St Anne, Soho two days later on the 24th.
Hanson and Martha had at least two sons:
- Joseph 1773 – 1811 married Jane Greenwood in 1801
- Hanson 1776
Joseph was a miller and lived at the Abbey Mills at Barking. Joseph was attacked and murdered by footpads at Bow Bridge, River Lea at Stratford on 2nd Feb 1811. He left a wife and six children under the age of 10.
The Abbey Mills no longer exist but on the site today is the Abbey Mills pumping station.
Joseph Flight’s son was also called Hanson and worked as a collector to a draper.
Joseph’s great great great great granddaughter also married a Lanyon!
The Lanyons 