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William Boddie was a Captain in the Navy during the reign of King Henry VIII, stationed at Portsmouth. According to a letter from his son, John Boddie, he served in the Navy for forty years.
John Boddie, son of Captain William Boddie, was a Captain and Admiral in the Navy during the reign of Queen Elizabeth. His service lasted thirty nine years, from 1552 until his death in 1591. John Boddie was married to Thomasine Mildmay, a daughter of John Mildmay of Cretingham in Suffolk. In May of 1569 he petitioned the Queen to restore him to the command of a ship called " Brave" which had been sunk by pirates. In February of 1580 he was appointed the commander of a fleet of ships sailing for the West coast of Ireland. The next record found of him was after the Battle of Armada when he was in charge of the Navy Yard at Portsmouth. In 1589 he received a Grant of Arms from the Queen for his services, which is in the British Museum. The Last Will and Testament of John Boddie; also, Thomas, was given on his death bead on 17 May 1591. He was buried at the Church of St. Olave, Hart Street in London on 22 May 1591. His widow, Thomasine Boddie, survived him twenty two years. She died in 1613 and was buried in the churchyard at Chelmesford. Her Last and Testament was dated 12 Mar 1613 and filed at the Commissary Court of London (Essex and Herts). Issue:
- Anthony Boddie of London, married Alice Twynes of Sussex. Anthony and his brother, Thomas, were mentioned in the will of their grandfather, John Mildmay of Cretingham, Suffolk in 1580.
- Thomas Boddie of Fryerning, Essex, married Mary Myldmay, his first cousin, a daughter of Thomas Myldmay, the elder, of Framlingham, Suffolk.
