Edward, the first son and eldest of eight children of William Boys and Mary Ringley (alias Ringeley) was born in 1526/7 at Fredville Manor, Nonington, Kent.[1] Edward was High Sheriff of Kent and one of the High Commissioners for causes ecclesiastical.[2]
Edward was married three times. He married 1) Clara Wentworth (1537-1556), the daughter of Sir Nicholas Wentworth, Kt, of Lillingston-Lovell, Oxford and Jane Jocelyn in 1554 at Nonington, Kent, England.[3][1]They had at least one child born at Nonington:
1. Edward Boys (b. 1556; d. 8 Jan 1634/5, Nonington) m. 1) 15 Sep 1578 at Nonington, Kent, Mary Wentworth (-1616), daughter of Sir Peter Wenworth and Elizabeth, sister of Sir Francis Walsingham, Kt. principal secretary to Queen Elizabeth I; m. 2) Catherine Knatchbull (-1625)
Clara (Wentworth) Boys died in 1556.
Edward married 2) Jane Engham (1535-1586), the daughter of Robert Engham and widow of Richard Ashenden.[1]They had at least four children:
1. Nicholas Boys (b. 1557, Nonington; d. )
2. Gersona Boys (b. 1558; d. 1558, Frankfurt, Germany)
3. Elizabeth Boys (b. 1561, Nonington; d. )
4. Mary Boys (b. 1563, Nonington; d. )
Edward, Jane and their children lived in exile in Switzerland and Germany during the reign of Queen Mary and returned when Elizabeth I ascended the throne in November 1558.[4] Edward grew up as a strict Protestant, possibly under the influence and tutelage of Archbishop Thomas Cranmer, a founder of the Reformation and friend of his uncle, Sir Edward Rinsgley.[4]Adherence to his strict Protestant beliefs led to Edward Boys becoming one of the "Marian Exiles" in 1557 and 1558; Marian Exiles were strict Protestants who fled England to escape persecution by the staunchly Roman Catholic Queen Mary Tudor.[4] Jane (Engham) Ashenden-Boys died in 1586.
Edward married 3) Dame Joan (Heath) Freeston-Calthorpe (1524-1598/9), the daughter of John Heath, Couselor at Law in 1590 at Nonington, Kent.[1][5]There were no children from this union. Joan was the widow of Martin Calthorpe (1520-1589), the Lord Mayor of London from 1588-1599, with whom she had nine children.
Edward Boys, Esq. died on 15 February 1599 n his 71st year,[1][3]and was buried on 10 March 1599 in St Mary the Virgin Churchyard at Nonington, Kent, England.[6]
Edward was married three times. He married 1) Clara Wentworth (1537-1556), the daughter of Sir Nicholas Wentworth, Kt, of Lillingston-Lovell, Oxford and Jane Jocelyn in 1554 at Nonington, Kent, England.[3][1]They had at least one child born at Nonington:
1. Edward Boys (b. 1556; d. 8 Jan 1634/5, Nonington) m. 1) 15 Sep 1578 at Nonington, Kent, Mary Wentworth (-1616), daughter of Sir Peter Wenworth and Elizabeth, sister of Sir Francis Walsingham, Kt. principal secretary to Queen Elizabeth I; m. 2) Catherine Knatchbull (-1625)
Clara (Wentworth) Boys died in 1556.
Edward married 2) Jane Engham (1535-1586), the daughter of Robert Engham and widow of Richard Ashenden.[1]They had at least four children:
1. Nicholas Boys (b. 1557, Nonington; d. )
2. Gersona Boys (b. 1558; d. 1558, Frankfurt, Germany)
3. Elizabeth Boys (b. 1561, Nonington; d. )
4. Mary Boys (b. 1563, Nonington; d. )
Edward, Jane and their children lived in exile in Switzerland and Germany during the reign of Queen Mary and returned when Elizabeth I ascended the throne in November 1558.[4] Edward grew up as a strict Protestant, possibly under the influence and tutelage of Archbishop Thomas Cranmer, a founder of the Reformation and friend of his uncle, Sir Edward Rinsgley.[4]Adherence to his strict Protestant beliefs led to Edward Boys becoming one of the "Marian Exiles" in 1557 and 1558; Marian Exiles were strict Protestants who fled England to escape persecution by the staunchly Roman Catholic Queen Mary Tudor.[4] Jane (Engham) Ashenden-Boys died in 1586.
Edward married 3) Dame Joan (Heath) Freeston-Calthorpe (1524-1598/9), the daughter of John Heath, Couselor at Law in 1590 at Nonington, Kent.[1][5]There were no children from this union. Joan was the widow of Martin Calthorpe (1520-1589), the Lord Mayor of London from 1588-1599, with whom she had nine children.
Edward Boys, Esq. died on 15 February 1599 n his 71st year,[1][3]and was buried on 10 March 1599 in St Mary the Virgin Churchyard at Nonington, Kent, England.[6]
Edward, the first son and eldest of eight children of William Boys and Mary Ringley (alias Ringeley) was born in 1526/7 at Fredville Manor, Nonington, Kent.[1] Edward was High Sheriff of Kent and one of the High Commissioners for causes ecclesiastical.[2]
Edward was married three times. He married 1) Clara Wentworth (1537-1556), the daughter of Sir Nicholas Wentworth, Kt, of Lillingston-Lovell, Oxford and Jane Jocelyn in 1554 at Nonington, Kent, England.[3][1]They had at least one child born at Nonington:
1. Edward Boys (b. 1556; d. 8 Jan 1634/5, Nonington) m. 1) 15 Sep 1578 at Nonington, Kent, Mary Wentworth (-1616), daughter of Sir Peter Wenworth and Elizabeth, sister of Sir Francis Walsingham, Kt. principal secretary to Queen Elizabeth I; m. 2) Catherine Knatchbull (-1625)
Clara (Wentworth) Boys died in 1556.
Edward married 2) Jane Engham (1535-1586), the daughter of Robert Engham and widow of Richard Ashenden.[1]They had at least four children:
1. Nicholas Boys (b. 1557, Nonington; d. )
2. Gersona Boys (b. 1558; d. 1558, Frankfurt, Germany)
3. Elizabeth Boys (b. 1561, Nonington; d. )
4. Mary Boys (b. 1563, Nonington; d. )
Edward, Jane and their children lived in exile in Switzerland and Germany during the reign of Queen Mary and returned when Elizabeth I ascended the throne in November 1558.[4] Edward grew up as a strict Protestant, possibly under the influence and tutelage of Archbishop Thomas Cranmer, a founder of the Reformation and friend of his uncle, Sir Edward Rinsgley.[4]Adherence to his strict Protestant beliefs led to Edward Boys becoming one of the "Marian Exiles" in 1557 and 1558; Marian Exiles were strict Protestants who fled England to escape persecution by the staunchly Roman Catholic Queen Mary Tudor.[4] Jane (Engham) Ashenden-Boys died in 1586.
Edward married 3) Dame Joan (Heath) Freeston-Calthorpe (1524-1598/9), the daughter of John Heath, Couselor at Law in 1590 at Nonington, Kent.[1][5]There were no children from this union. Joan was the widow of Martin Calthorpe (1520-1589), the Lord Mayor of London from 1588-1599, with whom she had nine children.
Edward Boys, Esq. died on 15 February 1599 n his 71st year,[1][3]and was buried on 10 March 1599 in St Mary the Virgin Churchyard at Nonington, Kent, England.[6]
Edward was married three times. He married 1) Clara Wentworth (1537-1556), the daughter of Sir Nicholas Wentworth, Kt, of Lillingston-Lovell, Oxford and Jane Jocelyn in 1554 at Nonington, Kent, England.[3][1]They had at least one child born at Nonington:
1. Edward Boys (b. 1556; d. 8 Jan 1634/5, Nonington) m. 1) 15 Sep 1578 at Nonington, Kent, Mary Wentworth (-1616), daughter of Sir Peter Wenworth and Elizabeth, sister of Sir Francis Walsingham, Kt. principal secretary to Queen Elizabeth I; m. 2) Catherine Knatchbull (-1625)
Clara (Wentworth) Boys died in 1556.
Edward married 2) Jane Engham (1535-1586), the daughter of Robert Engham and widow of Richard Ashenden.[1]They had at least four children:
1. Nicholas Boys (b. 1557, Nonington; d. )
2. Gersona Boys (b. 1558; d. 1558, Frankfurt, Germany)
3. Elizabeth Boys (b. 1561, Nonington; d. )
4. Mary Boys (b. 1563, Nonington; d. )
Edward, Jane and their children lived in exile in Switzerland and Germany during the reign of Queen Mary and returned when Elizabeth I ascended the throne in November 1558.[4] Edward grew up as a strict Protestant, possibly under the influence and tutelage of Archbishop Thomas Cranmer, a founder of the Reformation and friend of his uncle, Sir Edward Rinsgley.[4]Adherence to his strict Protestant beliefs led to Edward Boys becoming one of the "Marian Exiles" in 1557 and 1558; Marian Exiles were strict Protestants who fled England to escape persecution by the staunchly Roman Catholic Queen Mary Tudor.[4] Jane (Engham) Ashenden-Boys died in 1586.
Edward married 3) Dame Joan (Heath) Freeston-Calthorpe (1524-1598/9), the daughter of John Heath, Couselor at Law in 1590 at Nonington, Kent.[1][5]There were no children from this union. Joan was the widow of Martin Calthorpe (1520-1589), the Lord Mayor of London from 1588-1599, with whom she had nine children.
Edward Boys, Esq. died on 15 February 1599 n his 71st year,[1][3]and was buried on 10 March 1599 in St Mary the Virgin Churchyard at Nonington, Kent, England.[6]
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There are no extent markers for Edward... The only record of his burial here is found in the Nonington parish records: Burials, 1598. Feb. 18. Boyse, Edward, Esq.
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