'Lynch02'Index links to: Lead / Letter
Families covered: Lynch of Groves

                               
William Lynch of Cranbrook, Kent (a temp Henry VIII who r. 1509-1547)
m. _ Hendly of Coursborne (near Cranbrook)
1. Simon Lynch of Sandwich & Groves (in Staple, Kent) (d 1573, MP)
  m1. Mary Roberts (dau of Walter Roberts of Glastenbury)
  m2. Joan Courthope of Cranbrooke (a 1573)
  A. William Lynch of (Groves in) Staple
  m. (1563) Mary Collier (d 1635, dau of John Collier of Lenham)
  i. William Lynch of Groves
  m. Judith Aylmer (dau of John Aylmer, Bishop of London)
  a. John Lynch of Groves (b c1591, d 1680)
  m. Grace Bromfield (d 1663, dau of John Bromfield of Ewehurst)
(1) Gratianus Lynch of Groves (b c1635, d by 1691)
  m. Rebecca Whiting of London (b c1634, d 1674)
  (A) John Lynch of Groves (d 28.02.1732-3)
  m. Sarah Head (b c1669, d 24.11.1710, dau of Francis Head of Rochester)
(i) John Lynch of Groves (b 05.12.1697, d 05.1760, Dean of Canterbury)
  m. Mary Wake (d 1768, dau of William Wake, Archbishop of Canterbury)
  (a) William Lynch (a 1769, dsp, MP, envoy)
  m. Mary Coke (dau/coheir of Edward Coke)
  (b) Etheldreda Lynch
  m. (08.1758) Thomas Hey (rector of Wickham)
  ((1)) John Hey (d infant)
  (c) Sarah Lynch (d 04.05.1777)
  m. William Tatton (d 11.02.1782, prebendary of Canterbury, rector of Rotherfield)
  ((1))+ issue - William (d unm), Catherine
  (d) Mary Lynch
  m. Sir William Hanham
  (e) Catherine Lynch
  m1. Henry Knight (d 12.1781)
  m2. Sir John Norris
(f)+ other issue - John (prebendary of Canterbury, rector of Adisham), Hester Elizabeth (b 1742)
  (ii) George Lynch (b 1699, d 03.11.1765, MD)
  m. (03.1720-1) Mary Bowler (d 09.02.1776, dau of Robert Bowler of Ripple)
  (a) George Lynch of Linne (b 1731, 2nd son)
  m. (31.01.1769) Anne Smith (widow)
  (b) Sarah Lynch (b 1724, d 1780)
m. Isaac Bargrave
  (c) Mary Lynch (b 1729)
  m. (1769) Rev. John Denne of Maidstone
  (d)+ other issue - Robert (b 1722, d 02.10.1783), Elizabeth (b 1735), Ann (b 1738, d 1769), Frances (b 1737), Jane (dsp 1763)
  (iii) Sarah Lynch
  m. (05.1712) Stephen Bax of Feversham
  (iv) Rebecca Lynch (b 1692-3, d 31.08.1754)
  m. (10.1719) Rev. Obadiah Brown (sb Bourne)
  (v) Judith Lynch (bpt 1695)
  m. (1729) Christhoper Hussey
  (vi) Ann Lynch (b 1698)
  m. (1728) Rev. Robert Talbot
  (vii) Catherine Lynch (b 1701)
  m. Rev. Benjamin Richardson
  (viii)+ other issue - Head (b 1700), Francis (b 1704, d infant?), Francis (b 1705, d infant?), Richard (b 1707), Francis (b 1709), Frances (b 1693, d infant), Gatien (b 1696, d infant), Gratien (b 1702, d infant)
(B) Grace Lynch (b 1669)
  m. (1690) Thomas White
  (C) Judith Lynch
  m. Rev. _ Marshbourne
  (D) Sarah Lynch
  m1. (1679) (Andrew) Hughes of Ringleton (bur 20.08.1680)
  m2. John Clerk or Clarke
  (E)+ other issue - Squire (d young), Gratianus (d unm 1690)
  (2) Grace Lynch (a 1702)
  m. (1651) Rev. John Squire (d by 1702)
  (3) Margaret Lynch (b 1630)
  m. (1658) Thomas Blechinden of Aldington
  (4)+ other issue - William, John of Aldington (a 1580)
  b. Theophilus Lynch (b 1603, 4th son)
  (1) Sir Thomas Lynch, Governor of Jamaica (a temp Charles II who r. 1649-1685)
  c. Ann Lynch (b 1508)
m. _ Goddard
  d.+ other issue - William (b 1599), Aylmer (b c1602, d 1694), others (d young)
  ii. Simon Lynch (b 1566)
  m. Elizabeth Searle of Northweale
  iii. Robert Lynch (b 1579, d 1653)
  m. Ann Hughes (dau of Andrew Hughes of Ringleton)
  iv. Mary Lynch
  m1. (1594) Thomas Woodyer of Cowling
  m2. Richard Atkinson
  m3. Joseph Fant
  v. Elizabeth Lynch
  m. (1588) Gabriel Pordage
  vi. Frances Lynch
  m1. Richard Laystone
  m2. George Beastone
  m3. _ Austen
2 B. Abigail Lynch (b 1569)
  m. (09.1589) Andrew Edmunds of Cambridge
  C. Mary Lynch
  m. Thomas Luck of Cranbrook
  D. Elizabeth Lynch
m. Edward Short of Tenterden
  E.+ other issue - John (d 1553), Thomas (b 1568), Simon of London, Joan (d 1571), Jane (d 1557)
2. Gervase Lynch of Elmeston (d unm 1568)
3. Elizabeth Lynch
  m. Richard Courthope
4. Catharine Lynch
  m1. (Thomas) Spencer
  m2. _ Southwick
5. Margaret Lynch
  m. _ Bambridge
6. Rose Lynch
  m1. _ Jennings
  m2. _ Hughes
7. Clementina Lynch mother sb Elizabeth Baker?
  m. John Theobald

Main source(s): CountyGen (Kent, Berry, p282+)
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