'Isley1'Index links to: Lead / Letter
Families covered: Isley of Sundridge (Sondrige or Sundrish)

                               
VCH reports that this the following family was known in early deeds as Isle, Isley, L'Isle and De Insula.
John de Insula of Sundridge, Kent (a 1317)
1. ?? Isley or de Insula
  A. Roger (or John?) Isley 'of Brook Place, Sundrish' (d c 08.1375)
  m1. Joane de Fremingham (dau of Sir Ralph de Fremingham (Freningham) of Farningham)
  i. John Isley 'of Brook Place, Sundrish'
  m. Margaret Brown
  a. Roger Isley of Sundridge Manor (b c1399, d 16.05.1429) the first mentioned by Visitation & T&G
  m1. Alice Dryland (d 06.10.1421, dau of John Dryland of Cooksditch)
  (1) William Isley of Sundridge & Dreyhill, Sheriff of Kent (dsp 1463-4)
m. Elizabeth Warner (dau of (John?) Warner of Foots Cray)
  (2) John Isley this generation omitted by Visitation
  m. Margaret Gibbes of Framfield
  (A) John Isley of Sundridge (Sundrish), Sheriff of Kent (d 08.01.1483/4)
  m. Annis Morley (dau of Nicholas Morley of Glyn, widow of Sir John Paston of Paston)
  (i) Thomas Isley of Sundridge (Sundrish) (d 08.02.1518)
m. Elizabeth Guldeford (dau of Sir Richard Guldeford, KG, m2. (William) Stafford, m3. Sir Richard Shirley)
  (a) Sir Henry Isley of Sundridge (Sundrish), Sheriff of Kent (d c01.03.1553/4)
m. Ciceley Crowmar (bur 14.05.1561, dau of Sir William Crowmar (Cromer) of Tunstall)
  ((1)) William Isley, last of Sundridge (Sundrish), Sheriff of Kent (a 1584)
  m. Ursula Clifford (dau/coheir of Nicholas Clifford of Bobbing & Sutton Valence)
  ((A)) Henry Isley (a 1574, 1584) 
  ((i)) daughter (a 1610, "unica filia") 
  m. Martin Barnham (a 1604, son of Sir Martin of Hollingborne)
  ((ii)) Ursula Isley (coheir) possibly of this generation
  m. Francis Beaumont (b 1585-6, d 09.03.1615/6, poet)
  ((B)) Anne Isley
  m. James Peckham
  ((C))+ other issue (a 1574) - Mary, Katheryn, Hester, Ursula
  ((2)) Rose Isley
  m. _ Ives of Kentish Town
  ((3)) Alice Isley
  m1. ChristopherRogers
  ((A))+ issue - Christopher, Sara, Elizabeth, Mldred
  m2. _ Asten (Austin)
  ((4)) Anne Isley
((A)) William
  ((5))+ other issue - Edward, Fridswith (had issue)
  (b) Thomas Isley of Manns in Bredgar, Kent (d c01.03.1553/4, 3rd son)
  m. Mary Engham (dau/coheir of Robert Engham of Engham)
  ((1)) Mary Isley
  m. Francis Spelman (son of John of Naburgh)
  ((2)) Frances Isley (a 1582)
  m. William Boys
  ((3)) Elizabeth Isley
  m. Anthony Mason
  ((4)) Anne Isley
  m. George Delves
  ((5)) Jane Isley
m. Francis Hant
  (c) Anne Isley
  m1. James Peccam or Peckham of Yalding in Wortham
  m2. _ Sydney
  (d) Mary Isley
  m. William Shirley of Westneston or Wiston
  (e) Elizabeth Isley
  m1. Richard Hill 'of Hartley Wintney' ("sergeant of the cellar to Hen. VIII")
  m2. Sir John Mason
  (f)+ other issue - Anthony, James, 6 other sons (d young)
  (ii)+ other issue - William, Edward
  m2. Elizabeth
  ii. daughter mentione by T&G (vol 3, 1358, 'Apuldrefield', p179)
  m. Sir Thomas Salman of Burstow
  iii. Mary Isley possibly of this generation
  m. John Esburnham or Ashburnham (a 1396)
  m2. Sarah

Main source(s): 'The History and Topographical Survey of Kent' (vol 3, 1797, 'Parishes: Sundridge'), Visitation (Kent, 1530-1 & 1574, 'Isley'), T&G (vol 3, 1858, 'Pedigree of Isley', p196, used for review & slight expansion on 29.11.25)
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