DENNY, Sir Edward (1569-1637), of Abbey House, Waltham Abbey, Essex

Family and Education

b. 15 Aug. 1569,C142/173/71. 4th but 2nd surv. s. of Henry Denny (d.1574) of Cheshunt, Herts. and Waltham Abbey and his 1st w. Honora, da. of William, Lord Grey of Wilton. educ. St. John’s, Camb. 1585. m. c.1590/1, Mary (d. 18 Mar. 1638), 4th da. of Thomas Cecil†, 1st earl of Exeter, 1da. d.v.p. suc. bro. Robert 1576; Kntd. 26 Oct. 1589; CP; Al. Cant.; Shaw, Knights of Eng. ii. 87. cr. Bar. Denny of Waltham 27 Oct. 1604, earl of Norwich 17-24 Oct. 1626. 47th DKR, 100; CSP Dom. 1625-6, p. 576; CSP Dom. Addenda, 1625-49, p. 167. d. 24 Oct. 1637. W. Winters, Waltham Holy Cross, 62. His i.p.m. incorrectly records the date as 31 Dec.: C142/718/143. sig. Edw. Denney.

Offices Held

J.p. Essex and Herts. by 1593–1636; Cal. Assize Recs. Essex Indictments, Eliz. ed. J.S. Cockburn, 393, 538; Cal. Assize Recs. Herts. Indictments, Eliz. ed. J.S. Cockburn, 97, 168; Cal. Assize Recs. Essex Indictments, Jas. I ed. J.S. Cockburn, 1, 253; Cal. Assize Recs. Herts. Indictments, Jas. I ed. J.S. Cockburn, 7, 284. commr. charitable uses, Herts. 1600, 1608 – at least09, 1612, 1621, Essex 1600 – at least01, 1604, 1607, 1610 – at least14, 1619 – 20, 1629-at least 1630; C93/1/12, 18, 19; 93/3/3, 12; 93/4/4, 9, 13, 16; 93/5/5, 7, 16; 93/6/6; 93//8/5; 93/9/10; C192/1, unfol. kpr. Epping Walk, Waltham Forest, Essex 1602 – d., Chingford Walk and New Lodge (jt.) 1605 – 36, (sole) 1636–d.; PSO 5/2, unfol. July 1602; CSP Dom. 1603–10, p. 230; 1635, p. 602; W.R. Fisher, Forest of Essex, 382–3. commr. subsidy, Essex 1602, 1606 – 08, 1621 – 22, 1624, Herts. 1621 – 22, 1624; Eg. 2644, f. 171; 2651, f. 14v; SP14/31/1; C212/22/20–1, 23. sheriff, Herts. 1602–3; List of Sheriffs comp. A. Hughes (PRO, L. and I. ix), 64. commr. sewers, Lea valley, Essex and Herts. 1607-at least 1623, C181/2, f. 50; 181/3, f. 91v. highways and bridges, Essex 1609, 1618, C193/6, no. 188; C181/2, f. 318v. Chipping Ongar bridge to Ilford bridge 1620, Havering and Dagenham levels 1622 – at least31, Rainham bridge to Mucking mill 1627, C181/3, ff. 19, 42v, 233; 181/4, f. 76. oyer and terminer, the Verge 1613 – 17, Essex (highways’ repair) 1614 – at least22, Herts. 1622, Home circ. 1635, C181/2, ff. 179, 225v, 287; 181/3, ff. 68v, 69; 181/5, f. 8. Forced Loan, Essex and Herts. 1626–7, Bodl. Firth C4, p. 257; C193/12/2, f. 23. to construct trench for an aquaduct bet. Hoddesdon, Herts. and London 1631. C181/4, f. 93.

Member, Virg. Co. 1612 – at least20, cttee. 1612. A. Brown, Genesis of US, ii. 542; Recs. Virg. Co. ed. S.M. Kingsbury, iii. 322.

Member, Lord Hay’s extraordinary embassy, France 1616. R.E. Schreiber, The First Carlisle (Trans. Am. Phil. Soc. lxxiv. pt. 7), p. 14.

Parlimentarian

DENNY, Sir Edward (1569-1637), of Abbey House, Waltham Abbey, Essex

Main residence: Abbey House, Waltham Abbey, Essex.

Author

A.D.T.

Volume

Commons 1604-1629

Web Title

DENNY, Sir Edward (1569-1637)

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Estates

Oxford 1644

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