The DECENT line

They were mariners, master mariners and ship owners mainly from Brixham, Devon.

Peter DEASON was born about 1649 in St.George, of Clyst, Devon.

He married Dorothy JENKINS on 2/6/1674 in St. George.

Their children were

*Francis DEASON b.1/1679 in Topsham, Devon

John DEASON b.4/1675 in Topsham, Devon

Johnathon DEASON b.9/1677 in Topsham, Devon

Prissilla DEASON b.5/1682 in Topsham, Devon

Elizabeth DEASON b.9/1686 in Topsham, Devon

*Francis DEASON married Elizabeth COLE on 14/10/1704 in Brixham

Their children were

John DEASON b.10/1705 in Brixham

*Peter DEASON b.2/1714 in Brixham

Elizabeth DEASON b.9/1714 in Brixham

John DEASENT b.19/11/1719 in Brixham

*Peter DEASON married Christian MORE on 20/1/1746 in Brixham

Children were

*John DECENT b.1/1747 in Brixham

Peter DECENT b.10/1750 in Brixham

Thomas DECENT b.1/1753 in Brixham

William DECENT b.9/1755 in Brixham. Died in infancy

Peter DEASON then married Sarah DENNIS on 26/5/1757 in Brixham

And had

Sarah b.10/1759 in Brixham

*John DECENT married Elizabeth DECENT (a cousin) on 6/6/1773 in Brixham

Their children were

*John DECENT b.6/1776 in Brixham

Mary DECENT b.7/1778 in Brixham

Edward DECENT b.10/1780 in Brixham

Grace DECENT b.11/1790 in Brixham

George DECENTb.4/1789 in Brixham. Died in infancy

William DECENT b.12/1/1787 in Brixham. Died in infancy

Edward DECENT b.3/1774 in Brixham

*John DECENT married Agnes WHEATON on 15/4/1798 in Brixham

And their children were

John DECENT b.1798 in Brixham. Died in infancy

John Wheaton DECENT b.1/1800 in Brixham

Elizabeth b.1/1802 in Brixham

*William DECENT b.1/1804 in Brixham

Agnes DECENT b.3/1806 in Brixham

Sarah DECENT b.9/1810 in Brixham

Anne Wheaton DECENT b.7/1812 in Brixham

Edward DECENT b.27/10/1814 in Brixham

Mary DECENT b.4/1817 in Brixham

Samuel DECENT b.5/1819 in Brixham

Susan DECENT b.7/1822 in Brixham

*William DECENT married Betsy (Elizabeth)? in 1827 at Brixham

Children were

William DECENT b.1829 in Brixham

Elizabeth DECENT b.1833 in Brixham

*Samuel DECENT b.1836 in Brixham

Nicholas DECENT b.1838 in Brixham

*Samuel DECENT married Jane Wheaton BROWNING born in 1840

Their children were

Florence DECENT b. 1869 in Brixham

Samuel Wheaton DECENT b. 1870 in Brixham

John Wheaton DECENT b. 1873 in Brixham

Jane Wheaton DECENT b. 1874 in Brixham

Henrietta DECENT b. 1878 in Brixham

*Charles Beer DECENT b. 1879 in Brixham

* indicates direct line of descent

Charles Beer DECENT was my grandfather and married Millie PUTT, (born 1883)

in 1915. They had four children of which 3 are still alive.