Edward Darcy (abt. 1543 - 1612)

Born about 1543 in England

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Died 28 Oct 1612 at about age 69 in Dartford, Kent, England

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Biography

Family and Education

Edward was born about 1543, the third son of Sir Arthur Darcy and his wife, Mary Carew.^[1][2] He matriculated as a Fellow-Commoner from Trinity College, Cambridge University in 1561,^[3] and was admitted to the Inner Temple in November of that same year.^[1][3]

He was appointed M.P. for Truro, Cornwall in 1584. ^[3] On 27 September 1592, Darcy received an M.A. degree from Oxford University,^[4] and on 11 May 1603 he was knighted.^[5][6]

Marriage and Children

Edward Darcy married Elizabeth Astley, daughter of Thomas Astley, Esq. and Mary Denny, although the date of their marriage is unknown.^[1][6] There were at least thirteen children from this marriage:

• Robert Darcy^[1], Knt.; m. Grace Reddish;^[7] d. bef. 1632^[7]
• Christopher Darcy;^[1] b. c1585; (matriculated Magdalen College, Oxford 18 Jun 1602 aged 17)^[4][7] 18 May 1604 adm. Gray's Inn^[8][9]
• Devereux Darcy^[1][7]
• Carew Darcy;^[1] 13 Mar 1611/12 admitted Gray's Inn^[7][9][10]
• Katherine Darcy;^[1] m. William West of Firbeck;^[1][7][9] d. 24 May 1646^[7]
• Elizabeth Darcy;^[1] m. 21 May 1605 William Bate^[7][11]
• Anne Darcy;^[1] m. ___________ Caldecott of London^[1][7]
• Frances Darcy;^[1] m. 27 Jan 1605 Thomas Carew, Esq.^[12][13]
• Dorothy Darcy^[1][13]
• Philippa Darcy;^[13][1] m(1) 1616 Dr. Thomas Pattison;^[14] m(2) John Hayne^[1][13]
• Mary Darcy;^[1] m. Richard Harris^[1]
• Philadelphia Darcy;^[1][13] m. 1623 George Throckmerton^[15]
• Isabel Darcy;^[1] b. c1600;^[13] m(1) John Launce;^[16] m(2) Sydrach Simpson;^[16] d. before 4 August 1669 when her Will was proved^[16]

Additional Positions Held and Land Acquistitions

Darcy was a courtier who successfully remained in favor throughout the reign of Elizabeth I.^[6] In 1583, he was selected to personally carry letters from the queen to Francis, duke of Anjou, and William of Orange.^[1][6] Soon after, he was made an M.P. representing Truro in Cornwall although he did not prove to be a very active member of parliament.^[6] He also became, in 1583, an extraordinary groom to Elizabeth I, later (in 1595) replacing his father-in-law, Thomas Astley, as Groom of the Queen's Privy Chamber.^[1]

Between 1578 and 1584 he, along with six of his brothers, conveyed a number of his family estates in Yorkshire to other influential men willing to acquire them, among whom were Thomas Cecil and his own father-in-law, Thomas Astley.^[1] He also received a number of properties as grants from the queen: the manor of Curdworth, Warwickshire; the manors of Coulsdon in Epsom and Sutton in Surrey (received on the death of his uncle, Francis Carew); and the manor of Ashtead in Surrey.^[1] In 1606 he was granted Dartford Priory for life.^[1]

Darcy was granted several patents which provided him with additional income. The first was for sealing leather but "...[it] led him to commit 'such exactions and outrages as disquieted all England"^[6] and was replaced (before May 1598) with a patent granting a monopoly on the importing, manufacturing, and selling of playing cards.^[1] This patent also ran into oppostion and resulted in several lawsuits, each time causing Darcy to seek the Privy Council's intervention by requesting "letters of assistance" so that he could enforce the patent.^[6] There were so many complaints that eventually a special tribunal was appointed to investigate the situation and, in 1603, the court decided that monopolies were against common law and Darcy's patent was voided.^[1][6]

Edward Darcy, by this time a very wealthy man, retired to Dartford Place where he spent the remainder of his life.^[6]

Death

Sir Edward Darcy died on 28 October 1612 at Dartford, Kent, and was buried at St. Botolph's, Aldgate, London.^{[1][6][17] [18][19]}

Letters of Administration were granted on 6 November 1612 to his son and heir, Robert Darcy, Knt. and re-granted 17 June 1612 to his second son, Christopher.^[1][6]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14 1.15 1.16 1.17 1.18 1.19 1.20 1.21 1.22 1.23 1.24 1.25 1.26 1.27 1.28} Richardson, Douglas. Royal Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families, 5 vols, ed. Kimball G. Everingham (Salt Lake City: the author, 2013), vol.3, pp. 545-546 LAUNCE 20. Edward Darcy.
2. ↑ Flower, William. Visitation of Yorkshire 1563-4. (H.S.P. 16) London: Mitchell and Hughes (1881), p. 93.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2} Venn, John. Aumni Cantabrigienses. Cambridge: University Press (1922), vol. 2, p. 10.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} Foster, Joseph. Alumni Oxonienses 1500-1714. Oxford: Parker and Co. (1891), vol. 1, p. 372.
5. ↑ Shaw, William. The Knights of England. London: Sherratt and Hughes (1906), p. 105.
6. ↑ ^{6.00 6.01 6.02 6.03 6.04 6.05 6.06 6.07 6.08 6.09 6.10} Virgoe, Roger. Darcy, Edward (1543-1612). The History of Parliament online edition.
7. ↑ ^{7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.5 7.6 7.7 7.8} Jacobus, Donald L. The Darcy Ancestry of Mrs. John Sherman. The American Genealogist. New Haven, CT: D. L. Jacobus, 1937-. Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society (2009), vol. 21 (1944), p. 175, available here by subscription.
8. ↑ Foster, Joseph. Register of Admissions to Gray's Inn 1521-1889. London: Hanard Pub. Union (1889), p. 106, folio 558.
9. ↑ ^{9.0 9.1 9.2} Clay, John William. Extinct and Dormant Peerages of the Northern Counties of England. London: J Nisbet & Co. (1913), p. 45.
10. ↑ Foster, Joseph. Register of Admissions to Gray's Inn 1521-1889. London: Hanard Pub. Union (1889), p. 129, folio 670.
11. ↑ West Kent Marriage Index, Dartford Marriages 1561-1812 (Kent Family History Society). Bride: Elizabeth Darcy; Spouse: Wiliam Bate, Esq.; Marriage date: 21 May 1605; Marriage place: Dartford, Holy Trinity; Spouse's residence: West Lathes, Yorkshire; Bride's father: Sir Edward Darcy.Transcript available here by subscription.
12. ↑ Kent Marriages and Banns: Medway Archives, #P110/1/1, p. 84. Franncys Darcey m. Thomas Carewe, Gent.; Bride's father: Sir Edward Darcy, Knight; Marriage date: 27 Jan 1605; Marriage place: Dartford, Holy Trinity. Transcript available here by subscription.
13. ↑ ^{13.0 13.1 13.2 13.3 13.4 13.5} Jacobus, Donald L. The Darcy Ancestry of Mrs. John Sherman. The American Genealogist. New Haven, CT: D. L. Jacobus, 1937-. Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society (2009), vol. 21 (1944), p. 176, available here by subscription.
14. ↑ Boyd's 1st Miscellaneous Marriage Index 1538-1850: Philip Darcy m. Thomas Patison 1616 St Mary Magdalen Church, Bermondsey, Surrey, England. Transcript available here by subscription.
15. ↑ Boyd's Marriage Indexes 1538-1850. Philadelphia Darcy m. George Throckmerton 1623, St Anne Blackfriars, London, England. Transcript available here by subscription.
16. ↑ ^{16.0 16.1 16.2} Richardson, Douglas. Royal Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families, 5 vols, ed. Kimball G. Everingham (Salt Lake City: the author, 2013), vol.3, pp. 546-547 LAUNCE 21. Isabella Darcy.
17. ↑ Hasted, Edward. History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent. Canterbury: W. Bristow (1797), vol. 2, pp. 286-328.
18. ↑ National Archives, Kew. Chancery: Inquistions Post Mortem, series 2. Darcy, Edward, Knight: Surrey. #C 142/328/157.
19. ↑ National Archives, Kew. Court of Wards and Liveries: Inquistions Post Mortem. Darcy, Edward, Knight: Surrey. #WARD 7/49/85.

See Also:

• Glover, Robert. Visitation of Yorkshire in 1584/5 and 1612. London: Joseph Foster (1875), p. 47.

• Hawley, Thomas (ed). Visitation of Essex 1552, 1558, 1570, 1612 and 1634. London: Mitchell and Hughes (1878) (H.S.P. 13), pp. 336-337. (Astley pedigree)

• Richardson, Douglas. Magna Carta Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families, 4 vols, ed. Kimball G. Everingham, 2nd ed. (Salt Lake City: the author, 2011), vol. 3, pp. 7-8, LAUNCE 14. Edward Darcy.

• Thoresby, Ralph. Ducatus Leodiensis. London: Maurice Atkins (1715), pp. 226-228. (Darcy pedigree)

• Wikipedia page. (2015-02-23) Names wrong wife. This doesn't appear to be supported or explained by the cited source, but presumably confuses this Edward with his grandson Edward.
• London Metropolitan Archives; London, England; Reference Number: P69/BOT2/A/015/MS09222/001

Acknowledgements

Magna Carta Project

This profile was developed for the Magna Carta Project on 14 April 2023 by Jen Hutton and reviewed for the Project by Michael Cayley on 15 April 2023.

Edward Darcy is in a Richardson-documented trail from Gateway Ancestor Mary Launce to Magna Carta Surety Baron Robert de Ros (Magna Carta Ancestry, vol. III, pages 4-10 LAUNCE). This trail was badged in July 2023. It is set out in the Magna Carta Trails section of the Gateway's profile.

See Base Camp for more information about identified Magna Carta trails and their status. See the project's glossary for project-specific terms, such as a "badged trail".