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HONYWOOD, HONEYWOOD of Kent


WILLIAM HONYWOOD b. ca 1236 Honeywood, Postling, Kent, England, Had issue:

THOMAS HONYWOOD b. ca 1268 Honeywood, Postling, Kent, England. Issue:

EDWIN HONYWOOD b. ca 1300 Honeywood, Postling, Kent, England, m. Mabilia de Handlo, daughter of Nicholas de Handlo. Issue:

PAGAN HONYWOOD b. ca 1332 Honeywood, Postling, Kent, England. Issue:

ALLAN HONYWOOD b. ca 1364 Honeywood, Postling, Kent, England. Issue:

WILLIAM HONYWOOD b. ca 1396 Honeywood, Postling, Kent, England m. Catherine Caseborne, daughter of Thomas Caseborn. Issue:

ALLAN HONYWOOD b. ca 1428 Honeywood, Postling, Kent, England m. Katharina and had issue:

THOMAS HONYWOOD b. ca 1460 Honeywood, Postling, Kent, England m. Thomasina Mary Lovelace, b. ca 1463 Kingsdown, Ringwould, Kent, England, daughter of William Lovelace. Issue:

ROBERT HONYWOOD b. ca 1490 Kent, England.

JOHN HONYWOOD b. ca 1498 Postling, Kent, England d. Evington, Kent, England m. Alice Barnes, daughter of William Barnes of Wye, Kent, England and wife, Bennet Lewknor, daughter of Richard Lewknor. He m. (2) Agnes Martyn. Issue:*

1. Margaret Honywood b. Honeywood, Postling, Kent, England.

2. Bennett Honywood b. Honeywood, Postling, Kent, England.

3. Robert Honywood b. Charing, Essex, England d. 4/22/1576 Charing, Essex, England, buried Lenham Church at Charing m. Elizabeth Atwater b. 1527 Royton, Essex, England, d. 5/11/1620 Royton, Marks Hall, Essex, England, buried 5/20/1620 the Church at Lenham, Kent, England, daughter of Robert Atwater (d. 5/1565 Royton, Kent, England*) and his wife, Catherine Bright. Robert Atwater was a son of John Atwater (d. 7/14/1501 Royton, Lenham, Kent, England) and his wife, Mary Ann. John Atwater was a son of Thomas Atwater (d. After 10/5/1484) Royton, Lenham, Kent, England and wife, Eliner. Issue:

(a) Robert Honywood chr. 9/18/1545 Charing, Kent, England d.7/3/1569 Charing, Pett, Kent, England m. 7/3/1569 Charing, Pett, Kent, England, Dorothy Crooke.

(b) Catherine Honywood chr. 12/19/1546 Charing, Kent, England m. (1) William Fleete (2) William Henmarsh.

(c) Priscilla Honywood b. Charing, Kent, England m. Thomas Enggham.

(d) Anthony Honywood b. ca 1550 Charing, Kent, England.

(e) Mary Honywood b. ca 1552 Charing, Kent, England m. George Morton.

(f) Sir Thomas Honywood b. Petts, Kent, England d. 1627 Evington, Kent, England.

(g) Anne Honywood b. ca 1555 Charing, Kent, England m. Charles Hales.

(h) Grace Honywood b. ca 1556 Charing, Kent, England, d. 1620/1621 m. 8/12/1577 Michael Heneage at Bowchurch, London, England.

(i) Walter Honywood b. Charing, Kent, England.

(j) Arthurus Honywood chr. 2/19/1563 Charing, Kent, England m. Elizabeth Spencer.

(k) Elizabeth Honywood chr. 12/2/1561 Burgate, Suffolk, England m. 12/9/1579 George Woodward, St. Helen at Bishopsgate, London, England.

(l) Susan Honywood chr. 3/20/1564 Charing, Kent, England m. Renchinge.

(m) Bennet Honywood chr. 6/22/1567 Charing, Kent, England.

(n) Isaack Honywood chr. 11/30/1570 Charing, Kent, England d. 6/20/1600 Battle of Newport.

(o) Dorothy Honywood b. Royton Chapel, Essex, England d. Lenham, Kent, England m. (1) Henry Thomason (2) William Croke.*

Charing Church

Charing Church and entrance to the Palace in Kent.

Sources: Robert Atwater: Ancestor of Anthony Thompson by E. E. Atwater; *History of County, Kent, England, pg 164-167;LWT of Robert Atwater, Jr. dated 8/31/1563 probated 5/5/1565 Kent, England.