Sir Thomas Hendley
Sir Thomas Hendley | |
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| High Sheriff of Kent | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 20 April 1580 Ticehurst, Sussex, England |
| Died | 28 January 1656 |
| Spouse | Elizabeth Wilford (1578–1634) |
Sir Thomas Hendley (1580–1656) was an English landholder who served as Sheriff of Kent.
Life[edit]
He was the son of Thomas Hendley (1554–1590), Lord of the Manor of Coursehorn at Cranbrook, Kent, and his first wife Anne, daughter of Henry Bowyer and his wife Elizabeth Vaux.[1] He married Elizabeth, daughter of John Wilford (1547–1605) and his wife Elizabeth Cordall, the ceremony being on 28 February 1597 at the church of St Botolph-without-Bishopsgate in the City of London.[2]
In 1637 he served as Sheriff of Kent. In addition to his inherited manor of Coursehorn, he acquired two other manors in the parish of Cranbrook, those of Angley and Bettenham.[3]
Family[edit]
Thomas and Elizabeth had thirteen children, including Sir Walter Hendley, 1st Baronet and John Hendley (1617–1676), who became the father of Bowyer Hendley.[1]
References[edit]
- ^ a b Burke, John; Burke, John Bernard (1844). A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Extinct and Dormant Baronetcies of England, Ireland, and Scotland. J. R. Smith. hdl:2027/hvd.hw2sbj.
- ^ England Marriages, 1538–1973 «Thomas Hendly and Elizab. Mrs Wilford, 28 Feb 1597 Saint Botolph Bishopsgate,London,England» reference; FHL microfilm 380,147, 380,148, 380,149, 547,171. https://familysearch.org retrieved 11 October 2015
- ^ Hasted, Edward (1798). "Parishes: Cranbrooke". The History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent. Vol. 7. Canterbury. pp. 90–113. Retrieved 30 September 2019 – via British History Online.
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