Thomas Denny (abt. 1722 - bef. 1803)

Born about 1 Jan 1722 in Combs, Suffolk, England

Ancestors

Husband of Ann (Bayly) Denny — married 20 Nov 1746 in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England

Descendants

Died before 13 Feb 1803 before about age 81 in Combs, Suffolk, England [uncertain]

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Biography

Thomas Denny was born in Suffolk, England.

Thomas Denny was born about 1722 to Thomas Denny and possibly Sarah Green in Suffolk, England.

Thomas married Ann Bayly on November 20, 1746 at Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England.^[1]

Thomas and Ann had 5 children, who are : Thomas, Jonathan, Samuel, Ann and Deborah.

Thomas died in February, 1803 and was buried at St Mary's church in Combs, Suffolk on February 13, 1803.

Research Notes

He married Ann Bayly Nov 20, 1746. Upon the death of Thomas Denny (son of Thomas and Grace) in 1772, his eldest son, Thomas, succeeded him in his estate at Combs, and as a tanner. What became of the Ipswich business there is nothing to show. he married Ann Bayley, Nov. 20, 1746, by whom he had five children, of whom 2 sons and 1 daughter survived him. He appears to have been rather a stern character and his grandchildren, who resided with him, much preferred their grandmother for her kindness and love towards them. He was a very strict member and attendant of the Congregational Church at Stowmarket, but used often once on the Sunday to attend at Needham Market, a town four miles distant. He carried on the tanyard for some years, and early took into his employe a lad named Webb, to whom later in life he leased the property for a long period, and whose descendants have carried on the business successfully ever since. He added some few acres to the estate, lived in very comfortable circumstances and died worth a few thousands of pounds. (Thomas Reeve Denny, the present owner of the Combs estate, and compiler of the account from which the foregoing pages are taken, is a great-grandson of this Thomas.)

Sources

1. ↑ Marriage: "FreeReg UK Parish Register database", database
   Suffolk; Combs; St Mary; Other Transcript; File line number: 624
   FreeReg Transcription (accessed 22 August 2023)
   Thomas Denny marriage to Ann Bayley on 20 Nov 1747 in Combs, Suffolk, England.

• Genealogy of the Denny family in England and America : descendants of John Denny of Combs, Suffolk, England in 1439