Margery Hosmer

b. circa 1520
Last Edited: 2 Nov 2021

Family:

John Lockyer b. c 1520, d. 1553

Children:

Joan Lockyer b. 12 Jan 1545
John Lockyer+ b. 21 Jun 1547, d. 1596
Martha Lockyer b. 18 Feb 1550

Citations

  1. [S24] Index to Marriages, 1538-1837, Compact Disc SFHGCD003, compiled by Sussex Family History Group, 2008.

Joan Lockyer

b. 12 January 1545

Parents:

Father: John Lockyer b. c 1520, d. 1553
Mother: Margery Hosmer b. c 1520
Last Edited: 2 Nov 2021

Citations

  1. [S23] Online Index to Baptisms, 1538 onwards, compiled by Sussex Family History Group, http://www.sfhg.uk/, ongoing project,.

Martha Lockyer

b. 18 February 1550

Parents:

Father: John Lockyer b. c 1520, d. 1553
Mother: Margery Hosmer b. c 1520
Last Edited: 2 Nov 2021

Citations

  1. [S23] Online Index to Baptisms, 1538 onwards, compiled by Sussex Family History Group, http://www.sfhg.uk/, ongoing project,.

Nicholas Selmes

b. 15 November 1590, d. 1675

Parents:

Last Edited: 6 Nov 2021

Family:

Joan Dennet b. 1590, d. 1647

Children:

Thomas Selmes b. 19 Nov 1615
Ann Selmes+ b. 1622

Joan Dennet

b. 1590, d. 1647

Parents:

Last Edited: 6 Nov 2021

Family:

Nicholas Selmes b. 15 Nov 1590, d. 1675

Children:

Thomas Selmes b. 19 Nov 1615
Ann Selmes+ b. 1622

Stephen Dennet

Last Edited: 2 Nov 2021

Family:

Child:

Joan Dennet+ b. 1590, d. 1647

Thomas Selmes

Last Edited: 2 Nov 2021

Family:

Child:

Nicholas Selmes+ b. 15 Nov 1590, d. 1675

Leonard Morley

b. circa 1584, d. February 1626/27

Parents:

Father: John Morley b. 28 Sep 1540, d. Jan 1607/8
Mother: Alice Mockford
Last Edited: 4 Nov 2021
  • Birth*: Leonard Morley was born circa 1584 at Rotherfield, Sussex, EnglandB.
  • He was the son of John Morley and Alice Mockford.
  • Anecdote: According to John Howes, "Elizabeth may have been a Lockyer but I cannot prove it."1
  • Anecdote: As John Morley’s youngest son and according to the Borough English tradition of Rotherfield, Leonard inherited his father's lands following his death in 1608.1
  • (Witness) Will: Leonard Morley is mentioned in the will of John Morley dated 20 January 1607/8 at Rotherfield, Sussex, EnglandB.
  • Marriage*: Leonard Morley married Elizabeth (?) circa 1617 at England.
  • Anecdote*: The evidence for Elizabeth being Leonard's wife is:
    1. Their first daughter was named Elizabeth
    2. There is a marriage of an Elizabeth Morley (widow) in 1629, soon after Leonard's death.
  • Anecdote: From John Howe's research.1
  • Anecdote: On Oct 15 1619 Leonard Morley surrendered Great Hook to George Lockyer. Great Hook appears on the 1597 map as John Morley's cotman land but does not appear on later maps so it is possible that the Lockyers incorporated it into their farm at Hollybridge. On that same date Leonard was granted license to lease 12 acres of bondland called Friseland.
    The precise wording for the two above-mentioned transactions from the court rolls of Oct 15 1619 are as follows:
    "License is granted to Leonard Morley to let to farm to George Lockier his executors & assigns 12 acres of bondland called Ffriseland from the feast herein B V M (Blessed Virgin Mary?) last past, & he gives for fine 4s."
    "At this court it is found that Leonard Morley out of court and since the last court viz Sep 28 last past by acceptance of Edward Latter deputy bedell there in the presence of John Hosmer and William Cherone tenants of this manor, said Edward, John and William being now present surrd one acre with appurts, part of a cotman called Great Hookelying on the south side of the said field called Great Hooke, abutting on another part of the said field towards the north, and the land of George Lockier towards the east or the land of William Ovenden to the south (see map) & the highway between Boreshed & Hamsell Bridge on the west. To the use of George Lockier & his heirs. Comes the sd George & prays etc and he gives for fine 12s. No heriot falls because the tenant remains. Memo that the rent is divided between Leonard & George viz George paying 2d and the said Leonard 11d".
    Why Leonard did this is not certain since apparently he remained on the land but looking at the map above the surrender expands the lands of George Lockier which abutt it.
    About a year later the following entry was in the records of the meeting dated Dec 20 1620.
    "At this court it is found that Leonard Morley on Nov 29 last past surrendered all his parcels of bondland now divided into three parts or parcels called Ffrisefeild contg 12 acres lying near the messuage of George Lockier in Rotherfield viz with the highway leading from Boreshed towards Hamsell Bridge on East, the land of George Lockier on South, the land of John Cheseman & Thos Cheseman on West & North and the land of William Ovenden to the North, to the use of George Lockier or his assigns during the natural life of the said George & after his decease to the use of William Lockier son of George and his heirs. And now come the said George & William & pray admittance and give of fine 6s, do fealty etc."
  • Anecdote: At the court of Sep 28 1625, Leonard Morley had provided sureties for his elder brother John Morley after a plea of trespass against him by Richard Heath. This is the only record of Leonard’s brother John Morley in the Court rolls.1
  • Death*: Leonard Morley died in February 1626/27 at Rotherfield, Sussex, EnglandB.
  • Burial*: Leonard Morley was buried on 28 February 1626/27 at St Denys, Rotherfield, Sussex, EnglandB.2
  • Anecdote*: From the Rotherfield manorial records: "They present that Leonard Morley who held certain free lands of this manor (now paid) by the yearly rent of (blank) formerly died so seised and that Richd is his eldest son and next heir & aged 3 years."

Family:

Elizabeth (?) b. c 1590

Children:

John Morley b. c 1618, d. May 1618
Elizabeth Morley b. 27 Feb 1619/20
Millicent Morley+ b. 18 Feb 1620/21, d. 1682
Richard Morley b. 15 Dec 1623
Mary Morley b. 20 Feb 1626/27

Citations

  1. [S1017] John Howes "History of the Morleys of Rotherfield" in the MORLEY - History of the Morleys of Rotherfield, April 2015,.
  2. [S25] Online Index to Burials, 1538 onwards, compiled by Sussex Family History Group, http://www.sfhg.uk/, ongoing project,.

Henry Kent

d. 1596
Last Edited: 3 Nov 2021

Family:

Ursula Longley b. c 1535, d. 1608

Citations

  1. [S24] Index to Marriages, 1538-1837, Compact Disc SFHGCD003, compiled by Sussex Family History Group, 2008.
  2. [S25] Online Index to Burials, 1538 onwards, compiled by Sussex Family History Group, http://www.sfhg.uk/, ongoing project,.

Eliza (?)

b. circa 1610
Last Edited: 4 Nov 2021

Family:

Thomas Moone b. c 1606

Children:

John Moone+ b. 26 Aug 1632, d. Oct 1678
Elizabeth Moone+ b. 6 Jul 1634
Thomas Moone b. 14 Aug 1636, d. Jul 1688
William Moone b. 17 Feb 1638
John Moone b. 13 Dec 1640
Joseph Moone b. 25 Nov 1646
Joane Moone b. 15 Sep 1650
Mary Moone b. 7 Apr 1655

Elizabeth Moone

b. 6 July 1634

Parents:

Father: Thomas Moone b. c 1606
Mother: Eliza (?) b. c 1610
Last Edited: 4 Nov 2021

Family:

William Ovenden d. 1690

Children:

William Ovenden+ b. 3 Apr 1664
Thomas Ovenden b. 27 May 1666
John Ovenden+ b. 2 Feb 1667/68

Citations

  1. [S24] Index to Marriages, 1538-1837, Compact Disc SFHGCD003, compiled by Sussex Family History Group, 2008.

William Ovenden

d. 1690
Last Edited: 4 Nov 2021

Family:

Elizabeth Moone b. 6 Jul 1634

Children:

William Ovenden+ b. 3 Apr 1664
Thomas Ovenden b. 27 May 1666
John Ovenden+ b. 2 Feb 1667/68

Citations

  1. [S24] Index to Marriages, 1538-1837, Compact Disc SFHGCD003, compiled by Sussex Family History Group, 2008.
  2. [S25] Online Index to Burials, 1538 onwards, compiled by Sussex Family History Group, http://www.sfhg.uk/, ongoing project,.

William Ovenden

b. 3 April 1664

Parents:

Father: William Ovenden d. 1690
Mother: Elizabeth Moone b. 6 Jul 1634
Last Edited: 4 Nov 2021

Family:

Ann Homesby

Children:

Sarah Ovenden b. 4 Sep 1696
Ann Ovenden b. 22 Feb 1697/98
Mary Ovenden+ b. 1 Apr 1700, d. 1745
John Ovenden b. 24 Feb 1701/2
William Ovenden b. 12 Feb 1703/4
Elizabeth Ovenden b. 5 Apr 1706
James Ovenden b. 17 Nov 1708
Edmund Ovenden b. 25 Oct 1711, d. 1789
Alice Ovenden b. 22 Jul 1713

Citations

  1. [S23] Online Index to Baptisms, 1538 onwards, compiled by Sussex Family History Group, http://www.sfhg.uk/, ongoing project,.
  2. [S24] Index to Marriages, 1538-1837, Compact Disc SFHGCD003, compiled by Sussex Family History Group, 2008.

Ann Homesby

Last Edited: 4 Nov 2021

Family:

William Ovenden b. 3 Apr 1664

Children:

Sarah Ovenden b. 4 Sep 1696
Ann Ovenden b. 22 Feb 1697/98
Mary Ovenden+ b. 1 Apr 1700, d. 1745
John Ovenden b. 24 Feb 1701/2
William Ovenden b. 12 Feb 1703/4
Elizabeth Ovenden b. 5 Apr 1706
James Ovenden b. 17 Nov 1708
Edmund Ovenden b. 25 Oct 1711, d. 1789
Alice Ovenden b. 22 Jul 1713

Citations

  1. [S24] Index to Marriages, 1538-1837, Compact Disc SFHGCD003, compiled by Sussex Family History Group, 2008.

John Ovenden

b. 2 February 1667/68

Parents:

Father: William Ovenden d. 1690
Mother: Elizabeth Moone b. 6 Jul 1634
Last Edited: 24 Nov 2021

Family:

Mary Austen

Children:

John Ovenden b. 13 May 1693
Elizabeth Ovenden b. 28 Apr 1695
William Ovenden b. 21 Mar 1696/97
Mary Ovenden b. 4 Dec 1699
Thomas Ovenden b. 2 Oct 1701

Citations

  1. [S23] Online Index to Baptisms, 1538 onwards, compiled by Sussex Family History Group, http://www.sfhg.uk/, ongoing project,.

Mary Austen

Last Edited: 24 Nov 2021

Family:

John Ovenden b. 2 Feb 1667/68

Children:

John Ovenden b. 13 May 1693
Elizabeth Ovenden b. 28 Apr 1695
William Ovenden b. 21 Mar 1696/97
Mary Ovenden b. 4 Dec 1699
Thomas Ovenden b. 2 Oct 1701

William Longley

b. 5 April 1565

Parents:

Father: William Longley b. c 1540, d. 1606
Mother: Joan Morley b. c 1540, d. 1614
Last Edited: 7 Nov 2021

Family:

Children:

William Longley b. c 1596, d. 1620/21
Mary Longley b. c 1597
John Longley b. c 1606
Jane Longley b. c 1608
Thomas Longley b. c 1610

Citations

  1. [S23] Online Index to Baptisms, 1538 onwards, compiled by Sussex Family History Group, http://www.sfhg.uk/, ongoing project,.

John Longley

b. 21 December 1563

Parents:

Father: William Longley b. c 1540, d. 1606
Mother: Joan Morley b. c 1540, d. 1614
Last Edited: 7 Nov 2021

Family:

Jane Crowe

Citations

  1. [S23] Online Index to Baptisms, 1538 onwards, compiled by Sussex Family History Group, http://www.sfhg.uk/, ongoing project,.
  2. [S24] Index to Marriages, 1538-1837, Compact Disc SFHGCD003, compiled by Sussex Family History Group, 2008.

Thomas Longley

b. circa 1568

Parents:

Father: William Longley b. c 1540, d. 1606
Mother: Joan Morley b. c 1540, d. 1614
Last Edited: 7 Nov 2021

Joan Longley

b. 13 March 1569

Parents:

Father: William Longley b. c 1540, d. 1606
Mother: Joan Morley b. c 1540, d. 1614
Last Edited: 7 Nov 2021

Citations

  1. [S23] Online Index to Baptisms, 1538 onwards, compiled by Sussex Family History Group, http://www.sfhg.uk/, ongoing project,.

George Longley

b. 4 April 1571, d. 1616

Parents:

Father: William Longley b. c 1540, d. 1606
Mother: Joan Morley b. c 1540, d. 1614
Last Edited: 9 Nov 2021

Citations

  1. [S23] Online Index to Baptisms, 1538 onwards, compiled by Sussex Family History Group, http://www.sfhg.uk/, ongoing project,.
  2. [S25] Online Index to Burials, 1538 onwards, compiled by Sussex Family History Group, http://www.sfhg.uk/, ongoing project,.

Mary Longley

b. 1574

Parents:

Father: William Longley b. c 1540, d. 1606
Mother: Joan Morley b. c 1540, d. 1614
Last Edited: 6 Nov 2021

Grace Longley

b. 1577

Parents:

Father: William Longley b. c 1540, d. 1606
Mother: Joan Morley b. c 1540, d. 1614
Last Edited: 10 Nov 2021

Family:

Edward Hosmer

Child:

Mary Hosmer b. c 1600

Citations

  1. [S24] Index to Marriages, 1538-1837, Compact Disc SFHGCD003, compiled by Sussex Family History Group, 2008.

Anthony Hyland

b. 14 September 1617

Parents:

Father: Thomas Hyland b. 26 Jul 1590, d. Dec 1657
Mother: Sylvestra Lockyer b. 7 Jun 1584
Last Edited: 5 Nov 2021

Family:

Judith Beechen

Citations

  1. [S23] Online Index to Baptisms, 1538 onwards, compiled by Sussex Family History Group, http://www.sfhg.uk/, ongoing project,.
  2. [S1051] Will of John Lockyer of Rotherfield, Sussex, England, made 30 Nov 1628, proved in the Prerogative Court of Canterbury, 14 Jan 1628/29. (TNA: PROB 11/155/27).
  3. [S24] Index to Marriages, 1538-1837, Compact Disc SFHGCD003, compiled by Sussex Family History Group, 2008.

Joan Hyland

b. 2 March 1599/0

Parents:

Father: Anthony Hyland b. 10 Apr 1564, d. 1622/23
Mother: Elizabeth Longley b. c 1566, d. 1635
Last Edited: 5 Nov 2021

Family 1:

William Cornes d. 1622

Child:

Thomas Cornes b. c 1621

Family 2:

John Stace alias Sheather

Citations

  1. [S23] Online Index to Baptisms, 1538 onwards, compiled by Sussex Family History Group, http://www.sfhg.uk/, ongoing project,.
  2. [S24] Index to Marriages, 1538-1837, Compact Disc SFHGCD003, compiled by Sussex Family History Group, 2008.

Anthony Hyland

b. 17 October 1602

Parents:

Father: Anthony Hyland b. 10 Apr 1564, d. 1622/23
Mother: Elizabeth Longley b. c 1566, d. 1635
Last Edited: 4 Nov 2021

Citations

  1. [S23] Online Index to Baptisms, 1538 onwards, compiled by Sussex Family History Group, http://www.sfhg.uk/, ongoing project,.