Geoffrey Denny (1325 - 1375)

Born 1325 in England

Descendants

Died 1375 at about age 50 in London, England [uncertain]

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Biography

Geoffrey Denny, Citizen and Fishmonger of London^[1][2][3]

The parents of Geoffrey Denny are unknown. His year of birth is unknown and is estimated as c 1325.

Marriages and Children

He married first by 1349 Cecily de Waltham, daughter of Hugh de Waltham and Juliana Picot.^[2][3]

Children:

• [Sir] Robert Denny^[2][3]
• Eleanor Denny^[2]

He married second, Joan, surname unknown.^[2]

Career

1351: "Lease by Geoffrey Denneye, fishmonger, and Cecilia his wife to John Lighfote, blader, and Alice his wife of a shop in Bredestrete, situate near the property of Thomas de Brusyngham and the Hospital of St. James near Westminster, for a term of ten years. Witnesses, Adam Brabazon, John de Brynchesle, John Botiller, Robert de Ivyngho, William de Dreytone, John Clerk, and others [not named]. Dated Tuesday after the Feast of St. Michael [29 Sept.], 25 Edward III. [A.D. 1351]."^[4]

1357: "Lease by Geoffrey Denneye, fishmonger, and Cecilia his wife to John Lightfot, cornmonger, and Alice his wife of a shop in Bredstret, situate near the tenement of Thomas de Brusyngham and the tenement of the Hospital of St. James near Westminster, for a term of fifteen years. Witnesses, Adam Brabazoun, John de Brencheslee, John Boteler, Robert Ivyngho, William de Draytone, John Clerk, and others [not named]. Dated the Feast of St. Michael [29 Sept.], 31 Edward III. [A.D. 1357]."^[5]

19 Mar 1366/1367: "A sum of money delivered by John de Cantebrigge, the Chamberlain, in the presence of John Lovekyn, the Mayor, Adam Fraunceys, William Haldene, John Pecche, Simon de Mordone, and John Lytle, Aldermen, to Andrew Pykeman, fishmonger, in trust for Alice, daughter of Robert Fourneux, late fishmonger Sureties, viz., Geoffrey Denny, fishmonger, and Simon Levelif, "brewere."^[6]

1369: Churchwarden of St. Andrew Undershaft, City of London.^[2]

Geoffrey Denny used on his seal the coat; on a chevron three mullets.^[2]

Death and Will

Geoffrey Denny's will was dated 19 Jul 1375 and proved 24 Jul 1375. He named his son Robert, his daughter Eleanor and his (second) wife Joan. He directed that his burial was to be in the churchyard of St. Margaret's (possibly St Margaret's Fish Hill Street, near London Bridge).^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ Denny, H L L. Pedigrees of some East Anglian Dennys. The Genealogist. New Series, Vol. 38, 1922, pp 15-28 (see p 17) Internet Archive.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7} Denny, H L L. Some Pedigrees of Denny, le Denneys, etc. Proceedings of the Suffolk Institute of Archaeology and Natural History. Vol. XIX, Part 3, 1927, pp 313-337 pdf.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2} Denny, Sir Robert (d.1419), of London and Barham in Linton, Cambs. Published in The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1386-1421, ed. J.S. Roskell, L. Clark, C. Rawcliffe., 1993 HOP.
4. ↑ 'Folios ccii - ccxvi: July 1351 -', in Calendar of Letter-Books of the City of London: F, 1337-1352, (London, 1904) pp. 232-249. British History Online https://www.british-history.ac.uk/london-letter-books/volf/pp232-249 [accessed 26 April 2024]. Folio cciv b.
5. ↑ 'Folios lxi b - lxx: May 1357 -', in Calendar of Letter-Books of the City of London: G, 1352-1374, (London, 1905) pp. 88-101. British History Online https://www.british-history.ac.uk/london-letter-books/volg/pp88-101 [accessed 26 April 2024]. Folio lxviii b.
6. ↑ 'Folios clxxxi - cxc: Sept 1366 -', in Calendar of Letter-Books of the City of London: G, 1352-1374, (London, 1905) pp. 210-216. British History Online https://www.british-history.ac.uk/london-letter-books/volg/pp210-216 [accessed 1 May 2024]. Folio clxxxix.