Edmund Denny Explained

Edward Denny
Birth Date:	c. 1457/1461
Spouse:	Joan Champernowne
Children:	4+, including Anthony, Martha and Joyce
Relatives:	Francis Walsingham (grandson) Thomas Carew (grandson) Matthew Carew (grandson)

Sir Edmund Denny, of Cheshunt (c. 1457/1461 - died 22 December 1520) was a Tudor courtier and politician. He was a Baron of the Exchequer^[1] during the reign of Henry VIII of England.

His son, Sir Anthony Denny, rose to become the most powerful member of the Privy Council during the King's last years. Edmund's children also included:

• Martha Denny and
• Joyce Denny, wife of William Walsingham and then of Sir John Carey, and mother of Sir Francis Walsingham and Mary Walsingham, wife of Sir Walter Mildmay,
• Thomas Denny ^[2]

References

• Councer . C. R. . 1962 . Heraldic Painted Glass in the Church of St. Lawrence, Mereworth . Archaeologia Cantiana . 77 . 48–62 .
• Book: Nichols . John Gough . 1858 . The Topographer and Genealogist . London . John Bowyer Nichols and Sons . III . 208–9 . 6 May 2013 .
• Book: Rye, Walter . 1891 . The Visitation of Norfolk . London . Harleian Society . XXXII . 101–2 . 6 May 2013 .
• Sil . Narasingha P. . 2004 . Denny, Sir Anthony (1501–1549) . 7506.

Notes and References

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2. Will of Thomas Denny; PROB 11/23/1, written 10 May 1527; proved July 1527