Thomas Boys, Esq., of Eythorne - Duplicate brother with different wives ....

Wentworth Genealogy

5. Clare, only daughter, who married, before her father's death, Edward Boys, Esq., of Fredville, in Nonington, co. Kent, sheriff of that county in 1577. She died before 1586, and he remarried twice, dying 15 February 1598-9, aged 71.

https://www.stirnet.com/genie/data/british/bb4fz/boys01.php

  (A) William Boys of Nonington (bur 22.12.1549)
m. Maria Ringely (sister/heir of Sir Edward Ringley or Ringsley of Knolton, Knight Marshal & Comptroller of Calais)
  (i) Edward Boys of Fredwell (Fredville) in Nonington, Sheriff of Kent (b c1527, d 15.02.1598-9)
  m1. (sp) Jane Engham (bur 19.01.1586-7, dau of Robert Engham of Bredgar, widow of Richard Ashenden)
  m2. Clara Wentworth (dau of Sir Nicholas Wentworth of Lillingston Lovell)

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  (ii) Thomas Boys of Eythorne (Eytham) (b c1527, d 28.02.1599-1600)
  m1. Christiana Searles (bur 28.07.1587, dau/coheir of Thomas Searles of Wye)
  m2. Mary Denne (dau of William Denne of Kingston, relict of John Coppin)

Main source(s): CountyGen (Kent, Berry, p440+) with support from Visitation (Kent, 1619, 'Boys')

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So there you go: Thomas the sheriff is really EDWARD. Will fix & lock names.

Notice: We have a slight discrepancy about wives dates between the Wentworth Genealogy and the Stirnet compilation.

Are these the same?

Robert Engham, of Bregdar and Robert Engham, of Bregdar

(father of Edward's 1st or 2nd wife)

http://gbpltd.co.uk/kingfamilytree/toppage13.htm

30. Jane ENGEHAM (Robert, John, Richard, John, Moyses, Robert, Richard, Allein/Allen/Allyen).

Source: The Visitaion of Kent 1574

Source: The Visitations of Kent 1592 - of the Boys family

Jane married (1) Richard ASHENDEN.

They had the following children:

46 M i. William ASHENDEN. Source: The Visitaion of Kent 1574

Jane also married (2) Edward BOYS.

Chart on page 8 of https://www.kent-opc.org/families/BOYSMediaeval30.pdf

Wives of Edward Boys

Wife 1) Clara Wentworth 2) Jane Engham Asheden 3) Joan Calthorp widow of Sir Martin dau of John Heath

From page 178 of Transactions of the London and Middlesex Archaeological Society, Volume 1 By London and Middlesex Archaeological Society "Sir MARTIN CALTHROPE, or CALTHORPE, (Draper), Lord Mayor, 1588-89."

He [Martin Calthorpe] m. in or before 1544, Joan, widow of William Freeston (by whom she had issue), da. of Robert Heath, of Linsfield, co. Surrey, and Eatonbridge, co. Kent. She m. thirdly, as his third wife, Edward Boys, of Friedvile in Nonington, co. Kent, Sheriff of that county in 1577, who d. 15 Feb., 1598/9, aged 71, and was bur. at Nonington. She was bur. there 10 March 1597/8. Her will dat. 28 Feb. 1592/3, pr. 7 May 1597, in C.P.C. (37 Cobham).

https://books.google.com/books?pg=PA178&lpg=PA178&dq=martin...

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Sir Martin Calthorpe, Lord Mayor of London is missing a wife