Dorothy Thompson

Not the same as her aunt Dorothy Croke

Biography

https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Honywood-121

Dorothy Honywood was the firstborn child and daughter of Robert Honeywood and his first wife Dorothy Crooke, who were married in 1569. [1] Dorothy was born at London on Christmas day, 25 December 1572, and baptised the 28th. [2]

"The said Robert Honywood, beinge 24 years old, first married Dorothy Crooke, daughter and heire of John Crooke, Dr. in the Laws. by his wife Dorothy Theobalds, July 3, 1569, and by her had issue: l. Dorothy. (A A.) This Dorothy 2. Robert. (B B.) 3. Roger. 4. Mary. (CC.) 5. Joyce. (D D.) 6. Elizabeth. 7. Susan." THE POSTERITY OF MARY HONYWOOD, pg 399 <PDF>

"... eldest son Robert Honywood, of Charing, and afterwards of Markshall, in Essex, was twice married; first to Dorothy, daughter of John Crook, LL. D. by whom he had one son, Sir Robert Honywood, of Charing, and a daughter Dorothy, married to Henry Thomson, gent."

Dorothy Honywood married Henry Thomson (Thompson), son and heir of Thomas Thomson of Sandwich, Kent. [4] "Dorothy Honiwood, ye first child of ye saied Robert Honiwood ye father, married unto Henry Thompson, Gent. 27 Feb. 1588-7, at Dorking,"[5] To this marriage she brought the manor of Royton in Lenham, as settled on her by Robert Honywood at his death. [3]

They had children: [4]

1. Robert - b. abt 1600; m. Dorothy, daughter of Thomas Swan of Wye
2. John - b.1604
3. Peter - b. 1608
4. Anthony - bp. 30 August 1612
5. Charles - b. 1615
6. Mary
7. Judith
8. Elizabeth

Some accounts also speak of a son William, but this is not supported by evidence. [6]

Henry Thomson died October 1648 and was buried in Lenham, as was his wife Dorothy, the next year, under the same stone. Their inscription reads: [7]

Here under lye the bodyes of Henry / Thompson and Dorathy [sic.] his Wife of Royton / Chappell in this parish. Hee was sonne / and coheire of Thomas Thompson of / Sandwich Marchant and shee eldest / daughter of Robert Honywood of Pett / in Charing Esq. /

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Edward Hasted, 'Parishes: Lenham', in The History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent: Volume 5 (Canterbury, 1798), pp. 415-445. British History Online http://www.british-history.ac.uk/survey-kent/vol5/pp415-445 [accessed 7 May 2022].

Their eldest son Robert Honywood, of Charing, and afterwards of Markshall, in Essex, was twice married; first to Dorothy, daughter of John Crook, LL. D. by whom he had one son, Sir Robert Honywood, of Charing, and a daughter Dorothy, married to Henry Thomson, gent. His second wife was Elizabeth, daughter of Sir Thomas Brown, of Beechworth-castle, in Surry, by whom he had several sons and daughters; the eldest of whom, Thomas, was of Markshall, in Essex, esq. and father of John Le Mott Honywood, esq. of that place.

Sir Robert Honywood, on his death, devised the manor of Royton to Dorothy, his daughter by his first wife, married to Mr. Henry Thomson, the second son of Mr. Tho. Thomson, of Sandwich, and younger brother of T. Thomson, esq. of Kenfield, in PeTham, who afterwards resided at Royton, bearing for his arms, Gules, two bars argent, a chief ermine, a crescent for difference. (fn. 8) His surviving son Anthony, was of Royton, of which he died possessed in 1682, leaving an only daughter Dorothy, who carried it in marriage to Richard Crispe, gent. of Maidstone, in whose descendants it continued down to William Crispe, gent. of Royton, who died in 1761,

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Disambiguation

https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Honeywood-1

As William Croke and his wife Dorothy Croke lived until 1642, it is not possible that Dorothy then married Henry Thompson in 1589. As Henry Thompson died in 1648, it is not possible that Dorothy then married William Croke. As Dorothy Croke was buried in Chilton with William Croke, it is not possible that she was buried at Lenham with Henry Thomson five years later.

This Dorothy (L in the Posterity list), daughter of Mary Atwater, was the wife of William Croke. The Dorothy married to Henry Thompson, (AA in the Posterity list) was the daughter of Dorothy Crooke Honywood, first daughter of the first wife of Mary Atwater's son Robert. She is Honywood-121.

Birth surname has also been reported to be Honeywood.

Date of birth has also been (erroneously?) reported to be 1572.

"...Royton Manor did indeed belong to an ances- tor: Robert Atwater (1479-1522). Upon his death, he passed it on to his son Robert (1500-1565) who is not in our line. In turn Robert passed it to his daughter Mary who married Robert Honywood. From there it passed to Robert’s daughter Dorothy who married Henry Thompson, gent. Henry’s son Anthony, who died in 1682, passed it to his only daughter Dorothy (see above) who married Richard Crispe, gent. In turn they passed it to the Belchers, Fosters and Bests..."

Disproved descendants

• Ancestry of General Tom Thumb - Dwarf Circus Performer < famouskin.com>Anthony Thompson and his two brothers William and John are often said to be sons of Henry Thompson and Dorothy Hony of Lenham, County Kent, England. This claim has since been refuted.
• Ancestry of Nathaniel Hawthorne - Author of The Scarlet Letter. <FamousKin.com> Reverend William Thompson is seen as a son of Dorothy Thompson & Henry Thomson, but his parents are unknown.

links

• FamilySearch AFN: 94L0-FN
• https://www.familysearch.org/en/wiki/St_Mary_Magdalene_Old_Fish_Str...
• https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Honywood-121 Cites

1. England Marriages, 1538–1973 database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NKG1-F8N : 10 December 2014), Robert Honywood and Dorothie Crooke, 03 Jul 1569; citing Saint Gregory By Saint Paul,London,London,England, reference , index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 375,028.
2. The Topographer and Genealogist, Volume 2: 1853. p. 169. Evidences
3. Hasted, Edward. "Parishes: Lenham." The History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent: Volume 5. Canterbury: W Bristow, 1798. 415-445. British History Online. Web. 21 September 2021. Lenham
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 The Visitation of Kent, 1619. p. 10. Camden, William, ed. London : Harleian Society, 1898. Thomson
5. Posterity, p. 571. Note: This date may be questionable.
6. Thompson
7. Find A Grave: Memorial #96799842 :Burial: St Mary Churchyard, Lenham, Maidstone Borough, Kent, England https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/96799842/dorathy-thompson