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John* Pynyon (Pray)

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  1. 1.  John* Pynyon (Pray) was born in 1514 in Auneuil, Picardy, France (son of Everode* Pynyon (Pray)).

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Residence: 1530, England

    Notes:

    Western Denization Rolls of 1554. Aged 40 then, with 24 years in England at the time. Listed under heading, "Frenchmen to be made denyzens for Iron Workes by William Levett, clerks." Wealden Iron, Series 1, Vol. 16 1979 internet edition. Bulletin of the Wealden Iron Research Group.

    Family/Spouse: Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Notes:

    Ironworker

    Children:
    1. Richard Pinnion* Pray was born in 1565 in South Berwick, Yorkshire, England; died in 1594 in United Kingdom.

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Everode* Pynyon (Pray) was born in 1494 in "Bewuasyn Aunell," Auneuil, Picardy, France (son of Pynyon (Pray)); died after 1544 in Withyham, East Sussex, England.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Residence: 1510, England
    • Occupation: Between 1524 and 1544, In Master Lunsfords Iron Worke
    • Residence: 1524, Hartfield Hundred in the Rape of Pevensey, England

    Notes:

    Alias: Effryt Pennyon

    Most likely, he was a French Huguenot -- a French Protestant -- from the Picardy region.

    In England, he was employed at Master Lunsford's Iron Workes.

    Possibly John Pynyon's brother.

    See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Picardie

    http://www.wealdeniron.org.uk/BullSer1/1-16LR.PDF

    and The Continental Origins of Wealden Ironworkers, 1451-1544


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    Name: Pynyon, Everode Title:
    Aliases: Effryt Pennyon
    Date of birth: 1494 Date of death:
    Earliest known date: 1494 Latest known date: 1544
    Place of birth: Auneuil, Picardy Place of death:
    Place(s) of residence: Withyham, East Sussex
    House/Home/Estate:
    Nationality: French Role(s): Iron Worker

    Notes: Born in "Bewuasyn Aunell", France in 1494, probably said he was Beauvaisin from Auneuil, Picardy, which is 14km SW of Beauvais. Age 50 in 1544
    Came to England in 1510; had been in England 34 years in 1544
    He was resident in Hartfield Hundred in the Rape of Pevensey, paying a tax on goods owned of 8d in 1524, when described as an alien, probably French. The list he is in was headed by Roger Machyn, who held Steel Forge, Hartfield and Birchden Forge, Rotherfield. (See Awty 1984 pgs 44/5)
    Working ?In Master Lunsfords Iron Worke? in 1544. There is a possibility that the iron works were Catsfield Furnace.
    Denization in 1544, see Denization Roll B, List 4, No 101. Married: Wife's nationality was French

    Person Connections: Caserall, Jacobe (b.unknown, d.unknown) is Everode Pynyon's colleague
    Deford, John (b.1484, d.unknown) is Everode Pynyon's colleague
    Lunsford, unknown (b.unknown, d.unknown) is Everode Pynyon's employer
    Machyn, Roger (b.unknown, d.1524) is Everode Pynyon's employer
    Milkylbyll, William (b.unknown, d.unknown) is Everode Pynyon's colleague
    Nuffyld, Gilham (b.1514, d.unknown) is Everode Pynyon's colleague
    Robyn, Colles (b.unknown, d.unknown) is Everode Pynyon's colleague

    Iron Site Connections: Birchden Forge - iron worker in 1524

    Non-Iron Site Connections:

    References: Awty, B. G.. (1979) Provisional Identification of Ironworkers among French Immigrants Listed in the Denization Rolls of 1541 and 1544. Wealden Iron, Bulletin of the Wealden Iron Research Group. First series, 16. pp. 2-11

    Awty, B. G.. (1984) Aliens in the ironworking areas of the Weald: the Subsidy Rolls, 1524-1603. Wealden Iron, Bulletin of the Wealden Iron Research Group. Second series, 4. pp. 13-78

    Awty, B. G.. (1980) Identifications of places of origin of French ironworkers. Wealden Iron, Bulletin of the Wealden Iron Research Group. First series, 17. pp. 2-6

    http://www.wirgdata.org/searchpro2.cgi?personid=469

    Children:
    1. 1. John* Pynyon (Pray) was born in 1514 in Auneuil, Picardy, France.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Pynyon (Pray)
    Children:
    1. 2. Everode* Pynyon (Pray) was born in 1494 in "Bewuasyn Aunell," Auneuil, Picardy, France; died after 1544 in Withyham, East Sussex, England.
    2. John Pynyon (Pray) was born in 1504 in Auneuil, Picardy, France.