Edmund Moody/Modye Gentleman1 15th great grandfather Morin lineb. circa 1495, d. 15 September 1562, #9007
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Edmund Moody/Modye Gentleman1 15th great grandfather Morin line| Father | Edward Moody/Modye b. circa 1470, d. circa 1505 | |
| Birth | circa 1495 | Edmund was born circa 1495 at Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk county, England.1 |
| The name of the wife of Edmund is not known. There were 4 sons, at least born to Edmund. Richard who is our ancestor and I. William- b.c.1515, bur. 28 June 1567 St. Peter's, Cockfield, Suffolk. Rev. William Moody was the rector of St. Peter's Church in Cockfield. II. John- bur. 24 Apr. 1567 Benhall, Suffolk. Rev. John Moody was the vicar of St. Mary's Church in Benhall. III. Thomas- bur. 26 Aug. 1569 Islington, Middlesex. Rev. Thomas Moody was rector of Lackford, Suffolk, then rector of St. Peter's, Moulton, before becoming the chaplain to Lady Worcester, widow of Henry, second Earl of Worcester.2 | ||
| Moulton is a peculiar jurisdiction of the Archbishop of Canterbury, rather than the Archdeacons of Sudbury or Suffolk. That is why Henry VIII was able to grant Edmund Moody land there; Moulton was the closest place in Suffolk to Edmunds home which was entirely in Henry’s gift. The land was probably confiscated from a religious organization. Some parish records are extant from 1560, but land records may go back farther. | ||
| 1533 | All that is known of him is that in 1533 he was a
footman in the retinue of King Henry VIII. Edmund had saved the Kingr
from drowning, and was rewarded for this exploit by a grant of a
pension and a coat-of-arms, as shown by the following record in the
College of Arms, London: "The Armes & Crest of Edmund Moody of Bury St. Edmunds in the County of Suffolk, Gentlemen, graunted to him appear to be those which were given and granted unto Edmund Mowdye otherwise Moody of Bury St. Edmunds by Letters Patent of Thomas Hawley (then Bluemantle, later Clarenceux King-at-Arms, of the College of Arms), 6th October 1541, in the 32 year of King Henry the Eighth (1540), for his miraculously saving his life (at Hitchin, co. Herts), when leaping over a ditch with a pole which brake; that if the said Edmund had not leapt into ye water and lifted up the King’s head, he had drowned; for which he was rewarded.” After which he left the Court and lived at St. Edmunds Bury, as stated by Letters Patent in the Office. Also the deliverance is mentioned in the book called "Prince Protecting Providence”, set out in the year 1682, page 4. Edmund was rewarded with a pension of a groat a day or £6 per year, a large sum at the time. His pension was honored as we can see from the following: "The 24th day of September 1531, paied to Edmond the foteman, being in pension of a grote a day for one quarter now ended, xxx shillings."3 | |
| 1545 | It appears there may be some confusion here as the record of Wills in Canterbury indicates that his will was proved in 1545.4 This could have been when the will was WRITTEN. | |
| Death | 15 Sept 1562 | Edmund died on 15 September 1562 at Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, England.1,2 |
| Family | ||
| Child | 1. | Richard Moody/Modye+ b. 28 Apr 1524, d. 28 Apr 15743 |
| Last Edited | 22 Dec 2014 |
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