Sir Thomas Hendley
Sir Thomas Hendley (1580–1656) was an English landholder who served as Sheriff of Kent.
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) |
Life
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
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
- 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.