These people were,
in that Place ... at that Time ... in that State
The names and events listed are drawn from various archive catalogues; complete details are not given (copyright). Where individuals of another parish are mentioned, then they may have made a transaction with a local resident; the intention is simply to create a 'directory' and as such the lists are not exhaustive. Further information may be obtained from the appropriate record office (see link to A2A at bottom of page, search Buckinghamshire archives).
BUCKS PEOPLE: MOSTLY PENN
[LATE 13TH CENTURY]
WEYSE Henry Len ............ of Penn
14TH CENTURY
[1305: May]
de BOVINDONE Robert ........ of Penn
[1336: April]
BOVENDON William ........... of Penn
atte GORE Roger ............ of Penn
[1340: December]
le NITTYNGALE Henry ........ of Penn
15TH CENTURY
1406: June
NURZE Alicia ............... of Penn
[--] Robert ................ [clerk?], London
COLVERHOUS Roger ........... of Penn
atte DENE Edward
PLEYTOR John
William
son & heir of:
- NIGHTYNGALE Henry ........ of Penn
[1424]
BOVYNDON Richard ........... of Penn
[1456/7]
BOVYNGDON Richard snr. ..... of Penn
his daughter:
- FRERE Alice
BOVYNGDON Richard .......... of Oburne [Wooburn]
CHEYNE Thomas .............. knight
[1458]
BOVYNGDON Simon ............ formerly of Penn
his son & heir:
- BOVYNGDON William snr. ... of Penn
BOVYNDON Richard ........... of Wooburn
BOVYNDON Richard ........... of Penn, deceased
16TH CENTURY
1505
FONNGE Rd. ................. of Penn
HERON Wm.
HULLMET Alexander .......... husbandman of Penn
- Margery his wife
PANYER Thos.
17TH CENTURY
1601: March
CHYLD John ................. wheelwright, Amersham
1619: June
GROVE William snr. ......... yeoman of Penn
his son and heir:
- GROVE William jnr.
[1632]
post-nuptial settlement between:
- BOVINGDON William ........ yeoman of 'The Glorie', Penn
and:
- Ann his wife
[1633]
BOVINGDON William jnr.
son of:
- BOVINGDON William snr. ... yeoman of Penn
BOVINGDON Richard
1634: May
BOVINGDON Thomas ........... yeoman of Penn
GROVE John ................. blacksmith of Penn
[1638]
HUNT Thomas ................ blacksmith of Penn
1639: June
post nuptial settlement between:
- HUNT Edmund ................ husbandman of Penn
and his wife:
- Elizabeth
if no natural heirs, property to use of:
- HUNT Enoch for natural life
- HUNT Ephraim & lawful heirs
- HUNT John, brother of HUNT Ephraim
property in Penn, after [-] year[s], to:
- HUNT Christopher
- HUNT John, his brother
- their heirs
1646: February
NERTON Theodoria
relict of
- NERTON James esq. ........ decd., late of London
HUNT Margerit, widow
relict of
- HUNT Thomas .............. blacksmith, decd., sometime of Penn,
(late of Hughenden)
----
Henry BISHOPP .............. miller of Abbotts Langley, Hertfordshire
GROVE Christopher .......... clothworker of Penn
1652/3: March
HUNT Edmund ................ husbandman of Penn
son and heir of:
- HUNT Thomas .............. blacksmith, decd., late of Hitchenden
who was son and heir of:
- HUNT Thomas .............. yeoman, decd., of Towersey
who was brother and heir of:
- HUNT John ................ yeoman, decd., late of Winchmore
Hill, Amersham
1653: December
HUNT John snr. ............. husbandman of Penn Street, Penn
HUNT Thomas ................ husbandman of Towersey
son and heir of:
- HUNT Christopher ......... late of Towersey,deceased
1659: March
GROVE Henry ................ clothier of Penn
1662-3: May
GROVE George ............... clothworker of Nottocke Green, Penn
GROVE Henry ................ clothworker of Chesham
[1663]
OAKLEY Jeremiah ............ of Amersham
OAKLEY William ............. of Penn
1670: March
BROWNE Mary ................ of Penn
1672: May
GROVE John jnr. ............ blacksmith of Penn
BOVINGDON William .......... yeoman of Penn
1675: April
Long Leyes [place]:
- HILL Henry on the north
- HILL John on the north
- ROSE John on the west
1687: March
COLLINS Richard ............ gent. of Chesham
DENNIS John ................ now of Penn
HALL Andrew ................ yeoman of Amersham
TREACHER Jacob
1694: November
BOVINGDON William jnr. ..... yeoman of Penn
CHARLES John ............... fellmonger of Chesham
CHARLES William ............ tallowchandler of Chesham
1695: August
NORWOOD James .............. cloathworker of Amersham
son and heir of:
- NORWOOD Emma ............. deceased
daughter of:
- BOVINGDON Thomas ......... yeoman, decd., late of Penn
and the late wife of:
- NORWOOD Ezekiell ......... of Amersham, cloathworker
1697: May
BUTTERFIELD James .......... carpenter of Penn
October
LONG Charles esq.
youngest son of:
- LONG George of Penn ...... deceased
1698: November
pre-nuptial settlement between:
- BOVINGDON William jnr.
and:
- CROCKER Ellen ............ spinster of Woodrow
----
VERY Charles ............... butcher of Chesham
son and heir of:
- VERY Charles ............. butcher, late of Chesham, decd.
his son:
- VERY William ............. citizen & tallow handler of London
BOVINGDON William snr. ..... yeoman of Penn
BOVINGDON Sarah ............ his wife
BOVINGDON William jnr. ..... of Penn
son and heir of:
- BOVINGDON William snr.
18TH CENTURY
1700: May
BOVINGDON William .......... late of 'The Glorie', Penn, deceased
1701: January
BUTTERFIELD James .......... gent. of Penn
1703: January
PENN Thomas ................ clerk of Great Missenden, &
- Mary his wife
1706: April
BENNET John ................ Vicar of Penn, for
received payment for 6 mths' board of:
- LEE John ................. son of Lady LEE
1709: February
Will of:
NORWOOD Sarah .............. of Amersham:
her brother:
- NORWOOD James
her nephew:
- NORWOOD Ezekiel (son of NORWOOD James)
1710: September
Will of NORWOOD Ezekiell
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BOVINGDON Elizabeth ........ widow of Penn
1714: July
WINTER John ................ husbandman of Penn
1715: June
BOVINGDON Elizabeth ........ widow of Penn
1716
Mrs. GRENVILLE expulsed from her home (Wotten) by her husband & son
----
ROBERTSHAW Rev. Benjamin, Vicar of Penn 1716-1728
accused of ...non-residence, popish practices, disloyalty...
1718: March
apprenticeship of:
- WINTER John
son of:
- WINTER Thomas ............ surgeon of Beelings, Penn
to:
- DANIELL Alexander ........ surgeon of Beaconsfield
1720: October
BOVINGDON Elizabeth ........ widow, of Penn
CHILD James ................ gent., of Amersham
WELCH Richard .............. gent., of Wendover
[c.1720's]
Bishop of Lincoln wrote about misconduct of:
- ROBERTSHAW Rev. Benjamin [Vicar of Penn 1716-1728]
1722: October
BOVINGDON Elizabeth ........ widow, of 'The Glory', Penn
her son:
- BOVINGDON William ........ yeoman, of 'The Glory', Penn
1723, 1724: March
GROVE Jonathan ............. yeoman of Penn
- Mary his wife
STYLES Jane ................ of Chepping Wycombe
1723: September
THOMSON John
his wife:
- [?CHITCH?] Jane
her brother:
- CHITCH John, deceased
his daughter:
- [?CHITCH?]WINGRAVE Alice
her son:
- WINGRAVE Richard
November
BECK Daniel ................ barber & peruke maker of Amersham
BOVINGDON Jonas ............ husbandman of Penn
FRYER Francis .............. husbandman of Amersham
HOBBS Samuel ............... saddler of Amersham
LANE John .................. husbandman of Coleshill, Amersham,
Hertfordshire
MOYSE Richard .............. husbandman of Amersham
NASH John .................. carrier of Amersham
NICOLLS Thomas ............. husbandman of Chalfont St. Giles
RANDALL John ............... husbandman of Amersham
1724: August
PAGE John .................. clerk of Penn
[LANE] Dorothy his wife
only daughter & executrix of:
- LANE John ................ gent. of Chepping Wycombe
[1732: January]
[Will] of:
- NORRIS Samuel snr. ....... carpenter of Penn
1732: February
Will of ANTHONY John snr. [Penn],
his sons:
- ANTHONY David
- ANTHONY William
1733: January
BOVINGDON William .......... of Penn
September
BOVINGDON William snr. ..... yeoman of Penn
BOVINGDON William .......... yeoman of 'The Glory', Penn
BROWN Elizabeth ............ widow, of Penn
1733, 1745, 1747, 1748: September; 1753, 1759: October
WINTER John ................ cutter of Penn
1736: March
BOVINGDON William snr. ..... yeoman of Penn
1738: April
BOVINGDON William .......... yeoman of Winchmore Hill Green, Penn
son and heir of:
- BOVINGDON William snr. ... decd., late of Penn
1741: October
Will of:
SPARROW John ............... carpenter of Wooburn
cottage & land ('Hodses'), Taplow to his kinswoman:
- BURCH Mary ............... of Penn
1748: November
summoned as Qtr. Sessions witness:
- ROBERTS William
High Wycombe v. Penn, removal of:
- WINGRAVE Dinah
1762: February
WROUGHTON William .......... clerk (attorney) of Penn
1763: October
COXHEAD Charles
admitted to Nunwells (Nonhills) Meadow in Little Kings Mead under Will of:
- THOROWGOOD Mary .......... widow, deceased, of Penn
1766: June
Probate Will of:
ARUNDEL Mary ............... widow of Penn
executor:
- CLARKE William ........... of Penn House, Penn
1768: September
CURZON A.
presented:
- Rev. John DABBS
to vicarage of Penn; & disappointed:
- Mr. PRITCHARD
informed:
- DRAKE William
1771: February
WILLIAMS William, formerly of cottage on east side of Back Lane (leading out of the High St. towards St. Mary's St.)
"Maidenhead Inn", [later "Crown"] and Bakehouse, on north side
PENN Richard, lives to south
1780: January
HEARN Joseph ............... grocer of Penn
William RUSSELL
1799
BOWLER Thomas .............. marriage; 'The Glory', Bovingdon
[rebuilt it?]
19TH CENTURY
BOVINGDON Thomas (1804-1878)
sold 'Glory Farm' to:
- GROVE Thomas of Penn (linked to BOVINGDON family by marriage)
[Nottocks or Egham Fields, Penn : part of today's Egham Fields housing estate?]
1820: September
SPICER Stephen ............. papermaker of Penn
1824: July
BELSON Charles ............. draper of High Wycombe
BOVINGDON Thomas Bowler .... farmer of Penn
HEARNE Thomas .............. farmer of Penn
MILLER Thomas .............. farrier of High Wycombe
STRINGER Benjamin .......... tailor of High Wycombe
WEIGHT John ................ chairmaker of High Wycombe
WEST Joshua ................ butcher of High Wycombe
September
LONG George jnr. ........... shoemaker of Penn
1830: February
STACEY John ................ mealman of Penn
1832: January
PENN Mary .................. previously occupied messuage near Crown Lane
THOMPSON Nathaniel ......... present occupier
1843: December
BOVINGDON Thomas
1849: December
BIRCH Elizabeth ............ widow of Penn
ROSE Philip esq. ........... of 3 Park Street, Westminster,
Middlesex, and of Penn
1852: October
SPICER Jane ................ widow of Penn
SPICER Stephen ............. gent. [deceased?], of Penn
1880: November
Henry Edward WOODHOUSE ..... grocer of Tylers End Green, Penn
1898: June
DAY Henry Lee .............. grocer of Tyler's End Green, Penn
WOODHOUSE Henry Edward ..... grocer of Great Marlow, late of
Tyler's End Green, Penn
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WHITE LION PUBLIC HOUSE, PRINCES RISBOROUGH
1760: June
FLOYD John ................ yeoman of Tyle End Green, Penn
took over from:
- COCK John ............... butcher of Princes Risborough
1771: April
FLOYD Thomas
took over from his brother:
- FLOYD John .............. yeoman, deceased, of Tyler End Green, Penn
1810: January
Will of MORRIS Mary ....... widow of Putnam Place, Penn
Probate: August, 1810
1845: August
WELLER Stephen ............ yeoman of Chepping Wycombe
took over from his mother:
- WELLER Charlotte ........ widow, deceased, of Penn
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THE BAKER FAMILY
1691
arrived in Penn
Daniel BAKER I
- London Merchant & Alderman
- purchased an estate in Penn from CURZON Sir Nathaniel
- d. 1700
- was succeeded by his son
Daniel BAKER II (1659-1727)
of Tyler's Green House, Penn
- High Sheriff of Buckinghamshire 1721-1722
- married [1?] LUTTRELL [--], sister of LUTTRELL Narcissus
- married [2?] (1685/6) MELLISH Martha (d. 1752)
(daughter of MELLISH Samuel & Joan, of Blyth, Yorkshire)
- kept a diary 1690-1705
- d. 1727
----
BAKER Ann
daughter of:
married:
- MEAD Thomas
1707: November
[BAKER] Jemmy [James]
Death of grandfather [MELLISH] & Sir Cloudesly [SHOVELL]*
[?c.1710]
BAKER Ann
her brothers:
- Dan[iel]
- Jem [James]
- Sam[uel]
----
Mr. HAMPDEN
Mrs. PEARCE
Mrs. PIGOTT
1717 [1718]: January
BAKER John linen draper, of Cornhill
wrote to father:
- BAKER Daniel, at Penn
"Capt. LONG* wishes to visit Penn ... to see Sal [Sarah] and ... will not be put off ... think this match will be much to my sister's advan[ta]ge"
----
RICHARDSON Catherine [of Barnet?]
cousin to:
- BAKER John at Cornhill
----
BAKER James (1693-1768), Vicar of Stamfordham, Northumberland
----
BAKER Sarah (1695-17?) (m. LONG)
Cousin RICHARDSON in Barnet
----
BAKER Barbara (1699-1759) (m. ANDREWES)
----
ATKINSON Maria Josepha (1701-17?) (formerly BAKER)
----
(1715-1717)
John Verney, Viscount FERMANAGH
wrote to his nephew:
- BAKER John
----
1721/2: January
BAKER Daniel esq. of Penn, High Sheriff of Buckinghamshire
appointed as Under Sheriff of Buckinghamshire:
- REDDALL Thomas ........... gent. of Eversholt, Bedfordshire
----
1749: November
BAKER Rev. Samuel died (of smallpox?) Settrington
Daniel BAKER III
- inherited the estate
- d. 1738 (unmarried)
1745: March
BAKER Rev. Samuel, D.D., of Tylering Green, Penn
The [BAKER] estate went to:
1. BAKER Revd. Dr. Samuel, d. 1749
2. BAKER John, d. c.1757
3. BAKER Revd. Dr. James, d.1767
estate transmitted to:
- ANDREWES John, a nephew of above (3) BAKER brothers
- who took surname 'BAKER' upon inheriting
1766: February
ANDREWES John .............. Penn
1767: May
Bill for bricklayer's work done for ANDERWES John (sic) at Penn by TILBEY Joseph
TILBURY Joseph, bricklayer of Penn - see 'Penn' page
1769
[ANDREWES]BAKER John of Penn d. 1768
- effects sold by auction June 1769
estate transmitted to:
- nephew (ii) HOLROYD John Baker
- who became 1st Earl of SHEFFIELD
HOLROYD sold house & land at Penn c.1769
This ended the BAKER FAMILY's association with Penn
* see 'Site Map', 'HMS Tilbury': a Captain LONG and Sir Cloudesly SHOVELL are mentioned