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Sir Edward BOYS

Sir Edward BOYS[1, 2, 3]

Male Abt 1556 - 1635  (~ 79 years)


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  • Name Edward BOYS 
    Prefix Sir 
    Christening 28 Jun 1554 
    Residence 28 Jun 1554  Nonington, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    England Births and Christenings as Edwarde Boyse / Father: Edward Boyse 
    Birth Abt 1556  Nonington, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Gender Male 
    TitleOfNobility   [4
    TitleOfNobility 
    Name Edward BOYSE  [4
    _FSFTID LZGR-VDW 
    _FSLINK https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LZGR-VDW 
    _UID 1AE9BCF25C1747C09AB4230EDA8F334D9348 
    Death 8 Jan 1635  Nonington, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Burial 8 Jan 1635  Nonington, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I10325  Carney Wehofer July 2025
    Last Modified 4 Jan 2023 

    Father Edward BOYS,   b. Abt 1528, Nonington, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 Feb 1599, Nonington, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 71 years) 
    Mother Clara WENTWORTH,   b. Abt 1537, Burnham, Buckinghamshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Between 1563 and 1631, Nonington, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 26 years) 
    Family ID F5113  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Mary WENTWORTH,   b. Abt 1557, Lillingstone, Lovell, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 Oct 1616, Nonington, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 59 years) 
    Marriage 16 Sep 1578  Nonington, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    • REFN19496
    Children 
     1. Sir Edward BOYS,   b. 19 Jul 1579, Kent, Jefferson County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1646, , Nonington, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 66 years)
     2. Lady Dorothy BOYS, (de Bois),   b. 23 May 1580, Kent, Jefferson County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 30 Nov 1617, Nonington, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 37 years)
     3. Roger BOYS,   b. 1582   d. Yes, date unknown (Age ~ 41 years)
     4. Thomas BOYS,   b. 1583   d. Yes, date unknown
     5. Mary BOYS,   b. 1586   d. Yes, date unknown
     6. Elizabeth BOYS,   b. 1587, , Nonington, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     7. Peter BOYS,   b. 1588   d. Yes, date unknown (Age ~ 39 years)
     8. Jane BOYS,   b. 1591   d. Yes, date unknown
     9. Ann BOYS,   b. 1592, , Nonington, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     10. Frances BOYS,   b. 1594, , Nonington, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
    Family ID F5123  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 29 Aug 2016 

  • Notes 
    • WILL
      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
      Will      Boys      Edward      Nonington      1633      1634      PRC/32/51/196      PRC/31/102 B/6           1634

      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

      https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9RG7-SCGV?i=15&wc=M68V-1WG%3A250713801%2C250719201%2C251341901%3Fcc%3D1949814&cc=1949814

      Citation
      "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.

  • Sources 
    1. [S398] VaLene Ewell Collings, VaLene Ewell Collings.

    2. [S400] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Ancestral File (R), (Copyright (c) 1987, June 1998, data as of 5 January 1998).

    3. [S601] Ancestry.com Database.

    4. [S1160] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, FamilySearch Family Tree (http://www.familysearch.org), ((http://www.familysearch.org)), accessed 4 Jan 2023), entry for Edward BOYS, person ID LZGR-VDW. (Reliability: 3).

    5. [S70] G645.ftw.