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DENYS, Sir Walter (by 1501-71), of Dyrham and St. Augustine’s Green, Bristol, Glos.
Family and Education
b. by 1501, 1st s. of Sir William Denys of Dyrham by 1st w. Anne, da. of Maurice, de jure 3rd Lord Berkeley; bro. of Sir Maurice. m. (1) 10 May 1522, Margaret, da. of Sir Richard Weston of Sutton Place, Surr.; (2) by Oct. 1565, Alice, 5s. inc. Richard 2da. suc. fa. 22 June 1533; bro. Sir Maurice 25 Aug. 1563. Kntd. bet. 30 Jan. 1535 and 15 Oct. 1537.Date of birth estimated from age at fa.’s i.p.m., C142/56/9. E150/368/4; Harl. 1041, f. 50v; 1543, ff. 37v, 75v; Vis. Glos. (Harl. Soc. xxi), 51-52; LP Hen. VIII, viii, xii; PCC 26 Holney; CPR, 1563-6, p. 299.
Offices Held
Sheriff, Glos. June – Nov. 1533, 1538 – 39, 1543 – 44, 1551–2. 1555–6; j.p. 1537 – 47, q. 1558/59; commr. musters 1542, relief, Glos, Bristol 1550, goods of churches and fraternities, Glos. 1553; steward and receiver, lands formerly of St. Augustine’s abbey, Bristol by Sept. 1550.
Main residences: Dyrham; St. Augustine's Green, Bristol, Glos.
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DENYS, Sir Walter (by 1501-71)
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Oxford 1644
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DENYS, Sir Thomas (by 1477-1561), of Holcombe Burnell and Bicton, Devon and London.
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. 1970.Date of birth estimated from age at fa.’s i.p.m., CIPM Hen. VII, ii. 180. Vis. Devon, ed. Vivian, 279-80; Vis. Devon, ed. Colby, 79; CPR, 1494-1509, p. 467; Mar. Lic. London (Harl. Soc. xxv), 4.
Offices Held
Marshal I. Temple 1511, 1513, 1514.
J.p. Devon 1504 – d., Exeter 1537, western counties 1540; custos rot. Devon 1507 – 53; sheriff 1507 – 08, 1508 – 09, 1512 – 13, 1518 – 19, 1522 – 23, 1527 – 28, 1531 – 32, 1549 – 50, 1553 – 54; gent. usher by 1509; esquire of the body by 1509, knight by 1533; feodary, duchy of Lancaster, Devon 1509 – 56; commr. musters Devon 1511, subsidy 1512, 1514, 1515, 1523, 1524, relief 1550, goods of churches and fraternities, Exeter 1553, chantries 1553; other commissions 1509 – 47; dep. warden (under Sir Henry Marney) of the stannaries by 1512; auditor, duchy of Cornw. 1514, 1518, 1528, dep. steward, Lidford in 1515; recorder, Exeter 1514 – 44, Sept. 1551 – d.; chamberlain, household of Cardinal Wolsey by 1524; comptroller, household of Princess Mary July 1526; chief steward, abbot of Tavistock’s manors of Cowick and Christow and of liberty and franchise of Tavistock 1535; chancellor, household of Queen Anne of Cleves 1540; master of the game, Okehampton, Devon in 1553; dep. lt., Devon and Cornw. Mar. 1558.
Main residences: Holcombe Burnell; Bicton, Devon; London.
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Commons 1509-1558
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DENYS, Sir Thomas (by 1477-1561)
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Oxford 1644
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DENYS, Robert (by 1530-92), of Holcombe Burnel and Bicton, Devon.
Family and Education
b. by 1530, 1st s. of Sir Thomas Denys by 2nd w. m. (1) by 4 Apr. 1552, Mary, da. of William Blount, 4th Lord Mountjoy, 2da.; (2) by 12 Oct. 1555, Margaret, da. of (Sir) William Godolphin of Godolphin, Cornw. at least 3s. inc. Sir Thomas 4da. Kntd. by 16 Nov. 1557, suc. fa. 18 Feb. 1561.Date of birth estimated from age at father’s death, C142/129/47. Vis. Devon. ed. Colby, 79; Vis. Devon, ed. Vivian, 279-80; PCC 20 Tashe.
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Feodary, duchy of Lancaster, Devon 1556 – 10 Dec. 1566, 7 Dec. 1568 – 27 July 1590; sheriff, Devon 1557 – 58, 1567 – 68; j.p. 1558/59; recorder, Exeter 1572–d.
Main residences: Holcombe Burnel; Bicton, Devon.
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DENYS, Robert (by 1530-92)
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DENYS, Richard (1525-93/94), of Cold Ashton, Glos.
Family and Education
b. c. 1525, 1st s. of Sir Walter Denys by 1st w. m. by 1557, Anne, da. of Sir John St. John of Bletsoe, Beds., 4s. 6da. suc. fa. Feb./May 1571.Date of birth estimated from parents’ marriage in 1522; Vis. Glos. (Harl. Soc. xxi), 51-52; Vis. Beds. (Harl. Soc. xix), 53; C142/141/38; PCC 45 Welles, 26 Holney.
Offices Held
Steward in guerris of dean and chapter of Wells Dec. 1558; j.p. Glos. 1558/59, 1564–9 or later.
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Main residence: Cold Ashton, Glos.
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Commons 1509-1558
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DENYS, Richard (c.1525-93/94)
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Oxford 1644
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