Deen, Fordice, Hallett, Hodges and Van Horn Families - Person Sheet
Deen, Fordice, Hallett, Hodges and Van Horn Families - Person Sheet
NameSir Thomas Murfyn
Birthabt 1467, Ely, Cambridgeshire, England
Death2 Sep 1523, Stepney, Middlesex, England
OccupationLord Mayor Of London, Sheriff Of London, Merchant, Skinner
FatherGeorge Mervin (~1435-~1523)
MotherKatherine Unknown (~1447-~1495)
Spouses
Birthabt 1447, Cambridgeshire, Kingdom of England
Deathabt 1495, Headcorn, Kent, England
FatherSir Angel Donne Knight
MotherAnne Hawarden
ChildrenMary (~1515-1550)
Notes for Sir Thomas Murfyn
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Murfyn
About Sir Thomas Mirfyn, Lord Mayor of London
Thomas Murfyn was a native of Ely, in Cambridgeshire, and son of George Murfyn, or Murfine. He was a skinner, or a member of the Skinners' Guild, in London, and served the office of Sheriff of London with Nicholas Shelton, in 1511, and was Lord Mayor in 1518. He probably was not knighted until after his election to the mayoralty.
Family
Sir Thomas married first to Alice. Their surviving children were Edward, heir with two sisters; and George, a monk.
Sir Thomas' second wife was Elizabeth, only daughter and heiress of Sir Angel Donne, knt. alderman of London, by a daughter of ——— Hawarden/Howard, of Cheshire; one of their daughters, Mary, married another Lord Mayor of London, Andrew Judde. He also had a daughter, Frances, who married Richard Williams . She died at Stepney and was buried there on 20 February 1533.
Sir Thomas' last wife survived him and re-married to Sir Thomas Denys/Dennis, knt. by whom she had Sir Robert Denys/Dennis, knt. who by Mary, daughter of William Blount, 4th Baron Mountjoy, had Thomas Denys/Dennis.
The arms of the Murfyns were, Or, on a bend sabla' an estoilee arg. those of Dom, Azure, seme of cross-closslets or, an unicorn salient, arg.
Mirfyn is listed as one of the graves lost in the Great Fire of London in 1666, on a monument in the crypt of St Paul's Cathedral, together with several other Lord Mayors.
biographical notes
"He was quite an extraordinary character. Not only did he hold high civic office, but he also helped to open up the Hanseatic Ports of Antwerp and Bruges to successful trading and provided fleets of armed ships to protect their trading. He may have been responsible for founding what is today known as the Lord Mayor's Show." .
notes
From Cromwell, Mirfyn et al 1998.
Pedigrees of the families in the County of Kent... , 39. Berry States that Edward Mirfine, the son of Sir Thomas Mirfine and Elizabeth Squire, married Alice, daughter of Oliver Squyer, wife of Edward North, Lord North. Berry shows that Sir Thomas was father of three daughters and coheirs , Margaret Mirfine, who married Roger Halle of London, Mary Mirfine, who married Sir Andrew Judde, knight, and Frances Mirfine, who married SIr RIchard Cromwell. Now Berry and Camden's Vis. have their faults, but the attribution of the daughters to Elizabeth Don seem to be correct.
From Fasciculus Mervinensis, notes historical, genealogical, and heraldic of the family of Mervyn William Richard Drake 1873. Page 3:
I also find the will of Sir Thomas Merfyn, Sheriff of London in 1511, and Lord Mayor 10 II. VIII. , and who, at his death, left surviving children. The will is dated 2nd September, and proved 15th October, 1523. Sir Thomas appears to have been a member of the Kent familv, as he devised by his will his Manor of Downe in that county. His arms were, Or, on a chevron sa. a mullet argent: on the dexter chief point of the shield a erescent of the second. Weever states that Sir Thomas was the son of George Mirfyn, of Ely, Com. Cambridge, and that he was entombed, in a chapel in St. Paul's, London, which was pulled down in 1549 by the Protector Duke of Somerset.
From http://www.thepeerage.com/p30029.htm#i300285
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Murfyn
About Sir Thomas Mirfyn, Lord Mayor of London
Thomas Murfyn was a native of Ely, in Cambridgeshire, and son of George Murfyn, or Murfine. He was a skinner, or a member of the Skinners' Guild, in London, and served the office of Sheriff of London with Nicholas Shelton, in 1511, and was Lord Mayor in 1518. He probably was not knighted until after his election to the mayoralty.
Family
Sir Thomas married first to Alice. Their surviving children were Edward, heir with two sisters; and George, a monk.
Sir Thomas' second wife was Elizabeth, only daughter and heiress of Sir Angel Donne, knt. alderman of London, by a daughter of ——— Hawarden/Howard, of Cheshire; one of their daughters, Mary, married another Lord Mayor of London, Andrew Judde. He also had a daughter, Frances, who married Richard Williams . She died at Stepney and was buried there on 20 February 1533.
Sir Thomas' last wife survived him and re-married to Sir Thomas Denys/Dennis, knt. by whom she had Sir Robert Denys/Dennis, knt. who by Mary, daughter of William Blount, 4th Baron Mountjoy, had Thomas Denys/Dennis.
The arms of the Murfyns were, Or, on a bend sabla' an estoilee arg. those of Dom, Azure, seme of cross-closslets or, an unicorn salient, arg.
Mirfyn is listed as one of the graves lost in the Great Fire of London in 1666, on a monument in the crypt of St Paul's Cathedral, together with several other Lord Mayors.
biographical notes
"He was quite an extraordinary character. Not only did he hold high civic office, but he also helped to open up the Hanseatic Ports of Antwerp and Bruges to successful trading and provided fleets of armed ships to protect their trading. He may have been responsible for founding what is today known as the Lord Mayor's Show." .
notes
From Cromwell, Mirfyn et al 1998.
Pedigrees of the families in the County of Kent... , 39. Berry States that Edward Mirfine, the son of Sir Thomas Mirfine and Elizabeth Squire, married Alice, daughter of Oliver Squyer, wife of Edward North, Lord North. Berry shows that Sir Thomas was father of three daughters and coheirs , Margaret Mirfine, who married Roger Halle of London, Mary Mirfine, who married Sir Andrew Judde, knight, and Frances Mirfine, who married SIr RIchard Cromwell. Now Berry and Camden's Vis. have their faults, but the attribution of the daughters to Elizabeth Don seem to be correct.
From Fasciculus Mervinensis, notes historical, genealogical, and heraldic of the family of Mervyn William Richard Drake 1873. Page 3:
I also find the will of Sir Thomas Merfyn, Sheriff of London in 1511, and Lord Mayor 10 II. VIII. , and who, at his death, left surviving children. The will is dated 2nd September, and proved 15th October, 1523. Sir Thomas appears to have been a member of the Kent familv, as he devised by his will his Manor of Downe in that county. His arms were, Or, on a chevron sa. a mullet argent: on the dexter chief point of the shield a erescent of the second. Weever states that Sir Thomas was the son of George Mirfyn, of Ely, Com. Cambridge, and that he was entombed, in a chapel in St. Paul's, London, which was pulled down in 1549 by the Protector Duke of Somerset.
From http://www.thepeerage.com/p30029.htm#i300285