Peter Brown Family History

Ano Dungate (c1510)

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General History

Ano Dungate were one of my 14th generation ancestors.

Key Dates:

Ano Dungate (Dungat) birth details are unknown but he was probably born in about 1510 in East Grinstead, Sussex. He may even have been Thomas Dungate- see Personal History.

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Ano had maybe three children but probably others(no parents shown against any child so all assumed):

  1. Edward Dungate was born about 1530. Edward married Denise King (Dionesse) on 15th June 1561 in East Grinstead, Sussex (shown as Dungat). Edward had children from an earlier marriage.
    1. George Dungate was possibly born in about 1558 in East Grinstead. (derived as no birth record). He married Grace Botting on 11th February 1587 in East Grinstead, Sussex (shown as Dungatt). George & Grace had two children.
      1. Margaret Dungate (Marget Dungat) was baptised on 23rd March 1588 in East Grinstead, Sussex.
      2. Elizabeth Dungate was buried on 21st July 1603 in East Grinstead, Sussex (daughter of George Dungete).
    2. Elizabeth Dungate (Dungat) was baptised on 10th May 1560 in East Grinstead, Sussex.
  2. Richard Dungate was born about 1535 and had children
    1. Edward Dungate (Dungatt) was baptised on 19th May 1569 in East Grinstead, Sussex.
    2. Grace Dungate was possibly born in about 1571 in East Grinstead. (derived as no birth record). She married Richard Brian on 5th June 1592 in East Grinstead, Sussex.
  3. John Dungate was born about 1540. He married Elizabeth. Details of John Dungate & Elizabeth are shown separately as they are direct ancestors.
  4. Joan Dungate (Johanne Dungat) was born about 1545. She married John Chapman on 3rd July 1576 in East Grinstead, Sussex.

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Thomas Dungate:

On July 18th, 1556, Anne Tree (familiarly known as Mother Tree), Thomas Dungate and John Forman were burned at the stake in East Grinstead. The three were not witches, but Protestant martyrs who refused to accept Catholicism in the reign of Mary I. No record of their examination and sufferings has been preserved, but the martyrdom is thus quaintly and briefly recorded in the second volume of Foxe's " Book of Martyrs" :
" Nere about the same tyme that the three women with the infant was burned at Guernsey suffered other three likewise at Grenested in Sussex, two men and one woman, the names of whom were Tho. Dungate, John Forman and Mother Tree, who for righteousness' sake gave themselves to death and tormentes of the fire paciently abidyng what the furious rage of man could say or worke against them at the said Towne of Grrenested endying their lives the xvin. of the sayd
moneth of July and in the yeare aforesayd (1556)".

Memorial to Anne Tree, Thomas Dungate and John Foreman in East Grinstead

Memorial to Anne Tree, Thomas Dungate and John Foreman

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  1. This page is obviously incomplete and error prone due to insufficient information being available
  2. There were numerous differant spellings of "Dungate" in the parish registers. eg Dungatt, Dungat, Dunget, Dungete Dungatte
  3. There is some additional infomation on Dungates which has yet to be evaluated. Other Dungate Stuff
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No information available
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  1. Sussex Record Society -  East Grinstead Parish Registers 1558-1661:
  2. Sussex Parish Registers – East Grinstead, West Hoathly
  3. Sussex Record Society – Marriage Licenses at Lewes 1586-1642,1670-1732, 1772-1837 (Volumes 1, 6, 25,26)
  4. Lewes Will Microfilm
  5. Sussex Family History Group-Sussex Marriage Index CD
  6. Sussex Family History Group - Baptism & Burial records
  7. Latter day Saints - Family Search: For initial identification of details only