Sir Edward Alleyn, 1st Baronet of Hatfield

Edward Alleyne, 1st Bt.

• Birth: abt. 1581, Harston, Cambridge, England
• Death: 26 Oct 1638, St. Bride Fleet Street, London, England
• Wife: Elizabeth Scott

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Edward Aleyn, of Hatfield

“Edward Aleyn, of Hatfield, co., Essex, Esq.,” s. and h. of Edmund Aleyn, of the same, by Martha, da. and coheir of John Galscock, of Pewters Hall, in Witham, Essex, was b. about 1586; succ. his father, 12 Sep 1616, being then aged 30; and cr. a Baronet, as above, 24 June 1629. He was Sheriff for Essex 1629-30. He m. Elizabeth, da. and coheir of George Scott, of Little Leighs, Essex. He d. Nov 1638. Will pr. 1638."[1]

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Landed Families of Britain and Ireland

Alleyn of Hatfield Peverel and Little Leighs, baronets

Richard Alleyn (d. 1527) of Thaxted (Essex) had three surviving sons, two of whom were called John. (This was unusual, and must have been confusing, but is not in fact unprecedented). One John, who was knighted, was the founder of the Alleyns of Gresley. The other two sons, John Alleyn (d. 1558) and his brother Christopher, married the two daughters and co-heirs of Gyles Leigh of Walton-on-Thames (Surrey) and acquired through their marriages the Hatfield Peverel and Hazeleigh Hall estates in Essex, respectively. At Hatfield Peverel, John acquired the premises of the former priory, which were adapted as a house for the family. Nothing is known of the alterations which must have been made to this house over the years, but the adapted priory buildings were not replaced by a new manor house until 1769-71.

Sir Edward Alleyn (c.1586-1638), who was High Sheriff of Essex in 1629-30 was created a baronet the same year. By his marriage to the daughter and heiress of George Scott of Little Leighs he acquired the Little Leighs Hall estate (not to be confused with nearby Leez Priory), and at his death this secondary estate passed to his second son. When his great-grandson, the 3rd baronet, died in about 1658 as a child, the Hatfield Priory estate passed to his sister, Arabella (1655-1746), who was the wife first of Francis Thompson MP and later of Lord George Howard. Arabella seems to have been a woman of independent views and strong character, and in 1707 she and her husband agreed to separate; as part of the deal, Arabella recovered control of her property and by 1720 she had sold part of it and leased Hatfield Priory itself for life to Arthur Dobbs (d. 1750/1). On his death, Hatfield Priory reverted to Sir Edmund Alleyn (d. 1759), 8th bt., who had previously inherited the Little Leighs estate from his uncle. He was, however, the last of the male line, and both estates passed to his sister, another Arabella, the wife of Rev. Henry Chalmers, and were sold.

“Descent: Gyles Leigh (fl. mid 16th cent.); to daughter, Margaret Leigh, wife of John Alleyn (d. 1558); to son, John Alleyn (c.1538-72); to son, Edmund Alleyn (1558-1616); to son, Sir Edward Alleyn (c.1586-1638), 1st bt. ....”

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The Alleyn Baronetcy, of Hatfield in the County of Essex, was a title in the Baronetage of England. It was created on 24 June 1629 for Edward Alleyn. The title became extinct on the death of the eighth Baronet in 1759.

Sources

• A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Extinct and Dormant Baronetcies ... Alleyn, of Hatfield. Page 4 - 5. GoogleBooks
• The Visitations of Essex by Hawley, 1552; Hervey, 1558; Cooke, 1570 ..., Part 1 By College of Arms (Great Britain) Page 134 GoogleBooks
• Complete Baronetage. Edited by G.E. Cockayne. “Complete Peerage.” Vol. II, 1625-1649, page 74. Exeter. William Pollard & Co. Ltd. 39 & 40, North Street. 1902. Page 74 - 75 Archive.Org