Henry STEVENS ¹

  Notes:

Henry was the eldest son, a farmer, and leased Jolyns in Ash from 1615 to 1628. He inherited land from his father at Hale/Badshot near Farnham in 1625, and probably went to live there, as he was described as 'of Badshot' when he leased Ash Manor and Mongers from 1646 (when his younger brother Nicholas died) to 1653. He was described as 'Henry Stevens senior of Ash with 3 hearths' for the 1664 Hearth Tax.

Henry married Mary Ede (qv) and had seven known children (six boys and a girl), but his marriage, will and burial have not been traced. The older children were baptised in Ash, and the younger ones (from 1632) in Farnham. His eldest son was Nicholas (qv). The baptism of their son John has not been traced, but he was named in his maternal grandparents' wills. Their son Henry rented Ash Manor, Mongers and Jolyns from 1653 to 1664, and was described as 'Henry Stevens junior with 5 hearths' in the 1664 Hearth Tax. Their son Thomas also lived in Ash, and was recorded as having 3 hearths for the Hearth Tax: he, his son and his grandson all named Thomas most likely leased Jolyns between 1682 and 1774. Little is known about their three youngest children Edward, Jane and William, but they all had small inheritances from their grandparents.

Additional sources:
Papers relating to Ash from Winchester College Muniments Vol II, Phillimore 1984. Surrey County RO ref 942.2 ASH
Surrey Record Office (1940) Vol XVII. Surrey Hearth Tax 1664. Surrey County RO.

Henry married Mary EDE, daughter of Henry EDE and Joane BOYLET. (Mary EDE was christened on 2 Aug 1605 in St Peter, Ash, Surrey ² and was buried on 15 Sep 1643 in St Peter, Ash, Surrey ⁴.)