Mary SWANN

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Sir Francis Swann of Denton, county Kent, knight. Will 8 December 1621;
proved 14 February 1622. Body near my wife in Parisb. church of Nonnington. To my son Fraunces 100 at 24 years. To my son Peter 100 at 24 vears. To my son William 100 at 24 years. To my son John annuity of 20 towards maintenance hoping he will become a scholar. To him also presentation of avoidance (sic) of Church of Denton. If he fails in scholarship then gift void and I00 to him at 24 years. To my son Robert I00 at 24 years. To Paul my youngest son I00 at 24 vears. To Mary my eldest daughter 300. To Ann my daughter 150 at 18 years. To Dorothy my daughter IOO at 18 years. To Elizabeth my daughter l00 at 18 years. To Anne my youngest daughter I00 at 18 years. Towards performance of my bill all my goods with the revenue of my lands at Wye, Mydley and Old Romney for ten years to be received by my executor and afterwards said lands to my son Edward and heirs. My younger childrens portions to go for maintenance and education. My brother Mr. Robert Boys, overseer, to him 20s in gold for a ring. Witnesses: Thomas Blesshenden, John Butcber, William Davis.

Francis married Lady Dorothy BOYS, (de Bois) on 20 Feb 1598 in Nonington, Kent, England. Dorothy (daughter of Sir Edward BOYS and Mary WENTWORTH) was born on 23 May 1580 in Kent, Jefferson County, Indiana; was christened on 23 May 1580 in Nonington, Kent, England; died on 30 Nov 1617 in Nonington, Kent, England; was buried in Nov 1617 in Nottington, Dorset, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Name: Dorithie BOYSE
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Sussex, England: Parish and Probate Records

Sussex: - Wills and Administrations preserved in the District Probate Court of Lewes
Register 3.
Sussex Wills and Administrations in the District Probate Registry at Lewes.
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County: Sussex
Country: England
Swann, Henry, Rotherfield 10 Dec 1616

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• Name: Edward BOYSE
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• Residence: 28 Jun 1554, Nonington, Kent, England; England Births and Christenings as Edwarde Boyse / Father: Edward Boyse

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Will of Sir Edward Nonington[ye elder] of Nonington, Kent 1634
extract by Carol Hutchinson, please contact for corrections, I found this will difficult to read
WillBoysEdwardNonington16331634PRC/32/51/196PRC/31/102 B/61634

England, Kent, Wills and Probate, 1440-1881
Kent, Diocese of Canterbury
Wills 1634, A-Z image 16 of 205
will written 22 July 1633
Edward Boys of Nonington, Kent ye elder knight
-daughters dance? Boys
-daughter Wilse? ?uts
- my grounde child [grown?] Jhon Boys and to his eldest son my godson
-Captayne Thomas Boys 20 pounds
-poor of Nonington
-?? of Fredvile
-son Sir Edward Boys all my houses
-to my son Sir Edward Boys eldest son Jhon
-son[in-law?] Sir Thomas Sackville
-son[in-law?] Sir Jhon[John] Tomson
-my grandchild Jhon Boys
-Captaine Boys
-my daughter Sackvile
-my daughter Tomson
-my daughter Wise?
-?? hard to read
-daughter Petter
-son[in-law?] Buckind
-son[in-law?] Bode
-son[in-law?] Trotter [grandson? in law]
-daughter Trotter [granddaughter?] [see will of Sir Edward Boys the younger proved 1646] and to each of her sisters
-sole executor son Sir Edward Boys

will proved 18 March 1634

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"England, Kent, Wills and Probate, 1440-1881," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1951-23165-62778-41?cc=1949814 : 20 May 2014), Kent, Diocese of Canterbury > Wills > 1634, A-Z > image 16 of 205; County Record Office, Maidstone.

Edward married Mary WENTWORTH on 16 Sep 1578 in Nonington, Kent, England. Mary (daughter of Sir Knight Peter WENTWORTH and Elizabeth WALSINGHAM) was born about 1557 in Lillingstone, Lovell, Kent, England; died on 17 Oct 1616 in Nonington, Kent, England; was buried in Oct 1616 in St Mary the Virgin Churchyard, Nonington, Dove District, Kent, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Mary WENTWORTH
Born: ABT 1557, Lillingstone, Lovell, Kent, England
Died: 17 Oct 1616, Nonington, Kent, England
Father: Peter WENTWORTH (Sir Knight)
Mother: Elizabeth WALSINGHAM
Married: Edward BOYS 15 Sep 1578
Children:
1. Dorothy BOYS (m. Francis Swann)

Peter WENTWORTH (Sir Knight)
Born: 1529, Lillingstone, Dayrell, Buchinghamshire, England
Died: 10 Nov 1596, Tower of London, London, England
Buried: AFT 10 Nov 1596, Chapel of St. Peter ad Vincula, Tower of London
Notes: See his Biography .
Father: Nicholas WENTWORTH (Sir Knight)
Mother: Jane JOSSELYN
Married 1: Laetitia LANE (dau. of Sir Ralph Lane and Maud Parr )
Married 2: Elizabeth WALSINGHAM
Children:
1. Nicholas WENTWORTH
2. Mary WENTWORTH
3. Thomas WENTWORTH
4. Frances WENTWORTH
5. Walter WENTWORTH
6. Son WENTWORTH
7. Dau. WENTWORTH
8. Dau. WENTWORTH
9. Dau. WENTWORTH

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Edward married Clara WENTWORTH. Clara (daughter of Sir Nicholas WENTWORTH, Knight and Jane "Joan" JOSSELYN) was born about 1537 in Burnham, Buckinghamshire, England; died between 1563 and 1631 in Nonington, Kent, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Peter was of Lillingstone Darrell, Buckingham and Member of Parliment for Tamworth for 28 years. He with his brother Paul were leaders of the Puritan party in the time of Queen Elizabeth, and was committed to the Tower of London and is reported to have died there 10 Nov. 1596. Two years before his death he wrote while in the Tower a discourse on Succession to the Crown.
His p. 30 > The Wentworth Genealogy: by John Wentworth, 1878
GS 929.273 W488w vol. 1

Sir Peter was from a strong Puritan background with a radical religious upbringing. Some of the family went into exile during the reign of Queen Mary. Peter inherited Lillingstone Lovell from his father. He entered the Parliament House of Commons in 1571 for Barnstaple and subsequently in 1572 for Tregony and 1586, 1589 and 1593 for Northampton. His strong defense of religious freedom ensured a continuous clash with the established way. He was chastised by Archbishop Parker over the issue of members of Parliament determining for themselves whether something in a bill agreed with the Word of God. His philosophy could be summed when he said that he had rather commit some folly in speech than do injury by silence. Inroads on the freedom of speech by leaders in Parliament and the Queen led to his explicit criticism of her and within a few days he was sent by the House leadership to the Tower. A month later at the end of the Session, the Queen intervened and he was returned to the House. In march 1587 he again agitated in the House for certain liberties and with Anthony Cope and 3 others was sent to the Tower for the remainder of the Session. In August 1591 he was committed a prisoner to the Gatehouse until February 1592 because of a tract he drafted to the Queen. In February 1593 an unrepentant Wentworth again pushed forward with his agenda of freedom and as a disturber of the Queens policy of peaceful transition of power and was again imprisoned in the Tower. There he remained until his death even though he likely could have secured his release upon repentance which he would not do. His wife Elizabeth was permitted to live with him in the Tower where she preceded him in death in July 1596. Although he was not given much respect by his own generation of House members, his notions of freedom and about privilege and power became the accepted doctrine with the parliamentary opposition of the next generation.

https://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1558-1603/member/wentworth-peter-1524-97

Peter married Elizabeth WALSINGHAM about 1555 in , Buckingham, England. Elizabeth (daughter of William WALSINGHAM and Joyce DENNY) was born about 1533 in Horton, Northamptonshire, England; died on 21 Jul 1596 in Tower Of London, London, Middlesex, England; was buried in Chapel Of St. Pe. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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p. 263 > Dictionary of National Biography: Ref 920.042
D561n vol.59
His Elizabeth was the sister of the well-known Principal
Secretary of State under Queen Elizabeth. Even though her father was a councillor to the Queen this did keep her husband out of the Tower of London. She shared her husbands imprisonment, and died in the Tower, and was buried in the chapel of St. Peter ad Vincula on 21 July 1596.
His p. 30 > The Wentworth Genealogy: by John Wentowrth, 1878
GS 929.273 W488w vol. 1