The Tey/Tay Family

First Generation

  

1.  John Tay/Tey¹ was born in Layer-De-La-Haye, Essex, England, United Kingdom.¹ During the 15th century, the Tey family became Lords of the Manor of Layer de la Haye and neighboring parishes in Essex. The Manor House was located at the site of the present-day Layer Hill Farm. (www.essexinfo.net/layerdelahayepc)

John Tay/Tey and Mary Hussey were married.¹ Mary Hussey¹ was born (date unknown).

 

John Tay/Tey and Mary Hussey had the following child:

 

2 i. John Tay/Tey, born Brightwell, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom.

 

 

Second Generation

 

2.  John Tay/Tey¹ (John-1) was born in Brightwell, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom.¹

 

John Tay/Tey had the following child:

 

3 i. John Tay/Tey, born Brightwell, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom.

 

 

Third Generation

 

3.  John Tay/Tey¹ (John-2, John-1) was born in Brightwell, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom.¹

 

John Tay/Tey had the following child:

 

4 i. Sir Henry Tay/Tey, born Brightwell, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom.

 

 

Fourth Generation

 

4.  Sir Henry Tay/Tey¹ (John-3, John-2, John-1) was born in Brightwell, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom.¹

 

Henry Tay/Tey had the following child:

 

5 i. Sir Thomas Tay/Tey, born Brightwell, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom.

 

 

Fifth Generation

 

5.  Sir Thomas Tay/Tey¹ (Henry-4, John-3, John-2, John-1) was born in Brightwell, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom.¹

 

Thomas Tay/Tey had the following child:

 

6 i. Margaret Tay/Tey, born ca 1500, possibly Ardleigh, Essex, England; married Sir John Jermy, ca 1525, Brightwell, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom.

 

 

Sixth Generation

 

6.  Margaret Tay/Tey¹ (Thomas-5, Henry-4, John-3, John-2, John-1) was born circa 1500 in possibly Ardleigh, Essex, England.²

Margaret Tay/Tey and Sir John Jermy^1–2 were married circa 1525 in Brightwell, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom.² Sir John Jermy^2–3, son of Edmond Jermy and Anne Boothe, was born circa 1496–98 in Prob Metfield, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom.² He died in Nov 1560 at the age of 64 in Brightwell, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom.² He was buried on 13 Nov 1560 in St. Stephen's Church, Colmanstrett, London, England.² Sir John Jermy of Metfield and Brightwell in Suffolk was made a Knight of the Bath at the coronation of Anne Boleyn in 1533. In 1539, he attended a reception of Lady Anna of Cleves. Son Francis became High Sheriff of Suffolk in 1586/7.

 

John Jermy and Margaret Tay/Tey had the following child:

 

7 i. Anne Jermy, born ca 1530, Brightwell, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom.

 

Sources:

1. Walter C. Metcalfe, editor, Visitation of Essex: 1552, 1558,1570, 1612 (London: Mitchell & Hughes, 1878/9), 297; digital images, archives.org, archives.org (www.archives.org : accessed .

        2. John Millman, "The Genealogy of the Jermy Family," database, John Millman, The Tripartite Website (myweb.tiscali.co.uk/tripartite/jermyhomepage.htm: accessed 20 August 2016), Jermy family.

        3. Nina Green, "The National Archives Prob 11/45/221," database, Nina Green, Oxford Authorship Site (www.oxford-shakespeare.com/PROB_11_45_221.pdf: accessed 20 August 2016), Meautys Family; citing National Archives of Britain.