'Denny1'Index links to: Lead / Letter
Families covered: Denny of Bishop's Stortford, Denny of Cheshunt, Denny of Waltham Abbey

                               
Geoffrey Denny
m. Cecily (dau of Hugh de Waltham who was MP for London in 1319)
1. Sir Robert Denny, Constable of England (d 1420)
  m. Amy (widow of John Gerneux, son of Sir John of Bergham)
  A. Thomas Denny
  These names in italics were found on various web sites.
  i. William Denny
  m. Agnes Troutbeck (dau of Sir John Troutbeck of Dunham)
a. Sir Edmund Denny of Cheshunt (d 1520)
  (1) Sir Thomas Denny of Cheshunt
  m. Elizabeth Monoux (dau of Sir George Monoux) apparently wife of Sir Thomas and mother of ...
  (A) John Denny of Howe Hall had issue
  (2) Sir Anthony Denny 'of Waltham Abbey' (b 1500, a 1547)
  m. Joan Champernowne (dau of Sir Philip Champernowne of Modbury)
(A) Henry Denny of Waltham Abbey (b 1540, d 1574, Dean of Chester)
  m1. Honora Grey (dau of William Grey, Lord de Wilton)
  (i) Edward Denny of Waltham Abbey, Earl of Norwich (b 14.08.1569, d 20/4.12.1630, 4th son)
  m. (before 09.03.1599) Mary Cecil (b 1573, d 1637/8, dau of Thomas Cecil,1st Earl of Exeter)
  (a) Honora Denny (bur 16.08.1614)
  m. (06.01.1606-7) James Hay, 1st Earl of Carlisle (b c1580, d 25.04.1636)
  (ii) Catherine Denny
  m. Sir George Fleetwood of The Vache
  (iii) Anne Denny
  m. George Goring of Hurstpierrepoint
(iv)+ other issue - Arthur (bpt 25.06.1563, d by 28.06.1574), Robert (b 30.11.1564, d 12.08.1576), Anthony (d young)
  m2. Elizabeth Grey (dau of John Grey, Lord of Pirgo)
  (v)+ other issue - Henry (d unm) , 2 daughters (d young)
  (B) Arthur Denny
  (C) Sir Edward Denny of Bishop's Stortford, later of Tralee, Sheriff of Kerry (d 12.02.1599-1600)
  m. Margaret Edgcumbe (dau of Pierce Edgcumbe of Mount Edgcumbe)
  (i) Sir Arthur Denny of Tralee Castle and Carrignafely (b 1584, d 1619)
  m. Elizabeth Forest (sister of Sir Anthony Forest)
  (ii) Henry Denny of Bishop's Stortford
  (a) ?? Denny
((1)) ?? Denny
  ((A)) William Denny of Cheshunt, Lt. Governor of Pennsylvania (dsp 1765)
  (iii) Anthony Denny of Bishop's Stortford (d 04.1662)
m. Mary Aldrich (dau of Thomas Aldrich of Swadeston)
  (a) Edward Denny of Bishop's Stortford (b c1631, d 14.03.1720)
  m. Cordelia Hill (dau of Adam Hill of Spaldwick)
  ((1)) Elizabeth Denny
  ((2)) Anne Denny (d 10.09.1747)
  m. John Sandford 'of Hertfordshire' (b 1670, son of William of Wraysbury and Bishop Stortford)
  ((A)) Cordeila Sandford (coheir) apparently of this generation
m. (08.08.1713) John Brome (b c1675, d 1734)
  (iv) Mary Denny (d 29.11.1678) possibly of this generation
  m. (14.08.1634) Richard Harlakenden of Earl's Colne (b 12.1606, d 09.1677)
  (D) Douglas Denny
  m. John Dive (d 1607)
  (E) Mary Denny
  m. Thomas Astley
  (F) Honora Denny
  m. Thomas Wingfield
  (3) Joice Denny (d 1560/1)
  m1. William Walsingham (d c1531)
  m2. Sir John Cary (b c1495, d 09.09.1552)
  (4) Mary Denny
  m. Sir John Gates
  (5) Martha Denny
  m. Sir Wymond Carew of Antony (a 1547)

Main source(s): BP1934 (Denny of Castle Moyle), BE1883 (Denny of Norwich)
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