William Hyde MP JP (bef. 1496 - 1557)

Born before 1496 in England

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Died 2 May 1557 after age 61 in Denchworth, Berkshire, England

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Biography

Born c 1496 William was the eldest son of Oliver Hyde of South Denchworth, near Wantage, in Berkshire (now Oxfordshire), and his wife, Anne, daughter of Thomas Lovingcott of Goring & Lovedays in Elmington in Oxfordshire. ^[1]

The Hyde family held the manor of South Denchworth and other Berkshire lands of Abingdon abbey by the mid 15th century and Oliver Hyde also received property in Oxfordshire on his marriage to Anne Lovingcott.^[2]

His father Oliver died in 1516, William, succeeded him inheriting Denchworth. His son William and grandson William, followed. The latter was succeeded in 1598 by his son George, who sold the manor of Hyde to the Cokaynes in 1617.^[3]

Married by 1517 to Margery, daughter of John Cater of Letcombe Regis, Berkshire and Margaret, daughter of John Awdlett of Woburne, Buckinghamshire. Together they had 12 sons including Oliver and William and 8 daughters. Some listed below, the rest possibly died young.^[4][1]

1. William, eldest son and heir
2. Oliver, died without issue
3. Thomas
4. John
5. Hugh (see Hyde of Letcombe)
6. Peter
7. Anthony

1. Elizabeth, married to John Odingsells of Long Ichington, Warwickshire.
2. Mary married John Ernle of Bishop Cannings, Wiltshire.
3. Anne, married George Woodcocke of Shinfield, Berkshire.
4. Margaret, married Thomas Moore of Shirfield Southampton.
5. Ciscellie, married William. Danyell of St. Margarett's beside Marlborough, Wiltshire.
6. Jane, married Arthur Bydlecombe of Wolferd, Warwickshire

William was the High Sheriff of Berkshire and Oxfordshire in 1551. He was also a Member of Parliament for Berkshire in 1553, 1554 and 1555. He served against the rebels during the Pilgrimage of Grace and was amongst the English gentry who met Anne of Cleves upon her arrival in the country. ^[1]

He died on 2 May 1557 and has a memorial brass in Denchworth Church.^{[5] [6][7]}

Inscription on a brass plate

Here lye we two enclosed now in erth not far a part,

Husband and wife, whiles we had lyfe,whom only death could parte.

My name William, her's Margery, by surname called Hyde,

Which name accord to us live and dead whom now the erth doth hyde;

Whyle we dyd lyve, God gave us grace to harbour clothe and hyde

The naked poor folkes :Injuries we did defend and hyde;

Now being dead we crave mercy of God, that he will hyde

Hys face from our synnes, and with his arme he from the Devyll us hyde

And that with saints and happy soules our sely soules may byde

In heaven with God: good folkes we pray to pray to God for Hyde.

For complete ancestry see profile for Warin Hyde

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} Wikipedia contributors, "William Hyde (high sheriff)," Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=William_Hyde_(high_sheriff)&oldid=944783553 (accessed April 25, 2020
2. ↑ HYDE, William (by 1496-1557), of South Denchworth, Berks. Published in The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1509-1558, ed. S.T. Bindoff, 1982. Available from Boydell and Brewer (Uploaded 30 Dec 2020)
3. ↑ 'Parishes: Denchworth', in A History of the County of Berkshire: Volume 4, ed. William Page and P H Ditchfield (London, 1924), pp. 280-284. British History Online http://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/berks/vol4/pp280-284 [accessed 28 December 2020].
4. ↑ Visitation of Berkshire 1566 Harvey. Page 5 & 18
5. ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "William Hyde (high sheriff)," Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=William_Hyde_(high_sheriff)&oldid=975860455 (accessed December 29, 2020).
6. ↑ Parochial Topography of the Hundred of Wanting With Other Miscellaneous Records Relating to the County of Berks By William Nelson Clarke · 1824 Page 92
7. ↑ "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVLG-N3ZH : 2 August 2020), William Hyde, ; Burial, Denchworth, Vale of White Horse District, Oxfordshire, England, St. James Parish Churchyard; citing record ID 101268379, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.

See also

• Parochial topography of the hundred of Wanting, with other miscellaneous records relating to the County of Berks by Clarke, William Nelson Insert to page 86 on archive.org copy