David Honeysett (1770 - 1830) of Rye
David Honeysett, son of John, miller of Beckley, and his 3rd wife Sarah, was baptised in Beckley on 8 April 1770. He married Frances Beeching in Rye on 30 April 1793 and they are beleived to have had at least three children although no baptisms have yet been found:
| William | ca. 1796 | |
| Jane | ca. 1798 | |
| David | ca. 1800 |
David died aged 60 and was buried in Rye on 1 June 1830. It is not clear what he did for a living but it is likely that he was a baker as that was the occupation recorded for his widow, Frances, and his daughter, Jane, in 1841 at which time they were living in High Street, Rye. It would also be a natural occupation for the son of a miller. Frances died aged 79 and was buried in Rye on 15 October 1843.
Of their children:
- William, a hatter, was recorded as insolvent in 1821. He married Mary Cox in Rye in 1834 and had a daughter, Catherine, in 1839. The 1841 census records him as a hatmaker living in Jarrets Yard, Rye, but in 1851 he was shown as a gardener. He died before 1861. Catherine died in 1867 and Mary in 1878.
- Jane died, unmarried, aged 49, and was buried in Rye on 2 March 1848.
- David married Hannah Fryer in Rye on 1 June 1824 and they had two daughters; Elizabeth in 1834 and Amelia in 1836. They lived in Rye High Street, where the 1839 Directory of Sussex lists him as a confectioner, and David was the local Relieving Officer until he died in 1856, leaving a will. Hannah, proprietor of houses in 1861, died in 1869. Neither of their daughters married but continued to live together in Rye until they died, Elizabeth in 1918 and Amelia in 1919.
