Descendants of John de Greet

Seventh Generation


10. Thomas Adye (John Adye , Thomas Adye , John Adye , Walter , Thomas , John ) was born in 1520.

Of Franbury. Thomas's date of birth is estimated at 1520.

He had the following children:

+ 14 M i John Adye

11. John Adye (Thomas Adye , John Adye , John Adye , Walter , Thomas , John ) was born in 1510.

Of Greet.

Johns date of birth is estimated as 1510.

He had the following children:

  15 F i Jean Adye was born in 1550.

Jean's date of birth is estimated as 1550
        Jean married Thomas Sart. Thomas was born in 1550.

Of Pravender in Norton.

Estimated birth year 1550.
+ 16 M ii John Adye

12. Nicholas Adye (Thomas Adye , John Adye , John Adye , Walter , Thomas , John ) died in 1564.

Of Greet and of Rainham.

In his will Nicholas left ten shillings to the poor people of Rainham together with a quantity of wheat to be distributed to the poor of Rainham on a yearly basis at Quenecombe Barn. His executors were his brothers John Adye and Thomas Adye of Doddington, William Hennaker and John Mendham of Rainham and Johane the daughter of William Barker of Rainham.

He left ten pounds to his son John and twenty pounds to his daughter Agnes, he left all of his books to John Adye the son of his brother John Adye.

To his brother John Adye his short riding gown faced with black lamb and lined with white lamb, to his brother Thomas Adye his short gown and the gold ring which he commonly wore, to William Hennaker his greater long gown furred with lamb and faced with budge and to John Mendham his black gown welted with velvet and faced with budge together with the table and stools at his house.

The closing paragraphs of his will say that Nicholas's brothers John and Thomas shall have custody rule and governance of his children John and Agnes until John reaches 21 and Agnes reaches 18 or marries. The children are to be bought up virtuosly and in the fear of God, John is to attend school and Agnes at their good discretion to be in some good mans service.

The will was witnessed by William Croxon, Walter Thomson and Phillip Wood, there is no mention of a wife so we must assume that his wife died before him.

Nicholas married ? Lewty. ? Lewty died before 1564.

Daighter and heir of ? Lewty of Birling in Kent

Nicholas and ? Lewty had the following children:

+ 17 M i John Adye
  18 F ii Agnes Adye.
        Agnes married George Robinson. George was born in 1530.

Of Chart in Kent.

Estimated year of birth 1530.

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