Sir Thomas Denys, MP

Family and Education

b. by 1477, 1st s. of Thomas Denys of Holcombe Burnell and Bicton by Janera, da. of Philip Loveday of Sneston, Suff. educ. I. Temple. m. (1) by 1506, Anne, wid. of Thomas Warley alias Waley and of Thomas Wood of London; (2) lic. 14 July 1524, Elizabeth, da. of Sir Angel Donne of London, wid. of Sir Thomas Murfyn of London, 5s. inc. Robert 3da. suc. fa. 4 June 1498. Kntd. Mar./Nov. 1514. d. 18 Feb. 1561.

Biography

History of Parliament Online

Family

Thomas Denys

• Born c. 1477 Holcombe Burnell, Devon
• Died 18 February 1561 (aged 83–84)
• Parent(s): Thomas Denys & Janera Loveday
• Spouse(s) Anne, widow of Thomas Warley; Elizabeth Donne

Children with Elizabeth:

1. Sir Robert Denys
2. George Dennis
3. Edward Dennis
4. Walter Dennis
5. Gabriel Dennis
6. Margaret Dennis
7. and others ...

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He married twice; firstly, before 1506, to Anne, widow of Thomas Warley (alias Waley) and of Thomas Wood of London.[1]

He married, secondly, in 1524, Elizabeth, daughter of Sir Angel Donne of London, and Anne Hawarden (alias Hawardine), of Cheshire, and widow of Thomas Murfyn,[1] an alderman and former Lord Mayor of London.[1][6] By March 1534 his stepdaughter, Frances Murfyn, had married, Thomas Cromwell's nephew, Richard.[7][8] His wife's brother, Gabriel Donne (died 1558), was the last Abbot of Buckfast Abbey in Devon, who in 1539 on the Dissolution of the Monasteries surrendered his abbey to Sir William Petre, as agent for King Henry VIII and was rewarded with a large annual pension of £120. The site of the abbey was granted by the king to Dennis, the Abbot's brother-in-law.[4][5][9]

By his second wife he had five sons and three daughters, including:[1][10]

1. Sir Robert Denys (died 1592), his eldest son, was MP for Devon in 1555 and Sheriff of Devon, who acquired the manor of Bicton, on the other side of Exeter (i.e. the eastern side) to Holcombe Burnell. It is likely that the Easter Sepulchre in the church is his tomb and monument.[11]
2. George Dennis
3. Edward Dennis
4. Walter Dennis
5. Gabriel Dennis
6. Margaret Dennis, married George Kirkham of Blackden in Devon.

Links

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