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The first known record of Thomas is his marriage license, given to him and Bennet Lott on 22 December 1612.1 They had one child on record, a son John baptized in 1615 in Worth, Kent,2 and buried in 1616 in Temple Ewell, Kent.3 His mother likely died from complications in childbirth, since she was buried five days after John was baptized.

     After his marriage to a woman named Richarden or Richardene, they had six children together, baptized at Worth and Ash, Kent. Thomas probably died while she was pregnant with their last child, another John. He was buried on 11 December 1631 in Ash. He left a will that apparently wasn't recorded, and an estate inventory.

children of Thomas Curtis and Bennet Lott:

i. John, bap. 3 September 1615, bur. 12 November 1616

children of Thomas Curtis and Richardene:4

ii. Thomas, bap. 7 November 1619 (Worth)
iii. Richard, b, abt. 1621 (no bishop's transcipt for the year he was likely born)
iv. Elizabeth, bap. 1 August 1624 (Worth)
v. William, bap. 29 April 1627 (Ash)
vi. Stephen, bap. 5 December 1629, prob. bur. 16 September 1630 (Ash - bur. record says William)
vii. John, bap. 13 May 1632 (Ash)

vital records sources:

1. Canterbury Marriage Licences, vol. 1 (1568-1618), images at Findmypast, Thomas of Ash, license granted at (Temple) Ewell.
2. "Kent, England, Tyler Index to Parish Registers, 1538-1874," Ancestry.com image database online.
3. Parish register for Sts. Peter & Paul, Temple Ewell, Kent, Canterbury Cathedral Archives, in "Kent Burials," findmypast.co.uk database online.
4. Parish register of St. Nicholas, Ash, Kent, England, in "Kent Baptisms," Findmypast image database online.