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Thomas BOYS
Abt 1527 - 1600 (~ 73 years)
Has 6 ancestors and 18 descendants in this family tree.
Set As Default Person 
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Name Thomas BOYS Relationship 
with Teresa Ann GOATHAM Born Abt 1527 - Shown on memorial as aged 72 when he died
Gender Male Miscellaneous 27 Feb 1577/78 Ss. Peter and Paul’s Church, Eythorne, Kent, England 
Burial of shepherd - In Eythorne one 'Thomas' was buried, just described with the single name in the PR entry '1577. Thomas : Mr Boyse hys sheaphearde, buryed 27. Februarye'
Buried 3 Mar 1599/00 St. Nicholas’ Church, Barfreston, Kent, England - From PR entry (image on FMP, viewed 7 Aug 2016):
"31 Boys
Thomas Boys generosus patronus huius Ecclie de Barfrestone Sepultus erat, Tertion dies mensis Marcii Anno dm secundinu(?) computacuem Eclie Anglicane 1599"
(Archive reference U3/98/1/1, p. 58; also in a transcribed register, Archive reference U3/98, p.66)
There is a memorial in Barfreston Church, two versions of the inscription are on the KAS website:
Noted by Rev Bryan Faussett in 1759:
On a Monument on the North Wall, wth. the Arms of BOYS, see P.77 (Nonington).
"M.S. Thomae Boys de Bvarfreston, Stirpe Generosâ de Fredville oriundo, Viro in Bonum Patriae Nato, ejusdemq, maximo In commodo denato: Actib ad Exemplum praecipus. qui ductâ Christianâ SEARLES, Thomae De WYE Filiâ, 6 Filios, et 4 Filias, suscepit. Amnicitias singulari semper Constantiâ coluit; Humanitatem in signi Reverentiâ temperavit, notabilis in omnes Adfectus. Mortus Patri desideratissimo, vivus Filius Maestissimums fieri curavit. Obijt Anno Christi 1599/1600. Vitae 72. Prid. Kal. Mark '96 Pater, valeto! Plura non sinit Dolor. Salve, recepte Calo; et, aeternium vale! Brevi sequemur; interim, Vale! Vale!"
Recorded by Zechariah Cozens in about 1795:
On a Mural Monument at the North side of the Chancel is:
"M.S. Thomae BOYS de Barefreston, stirpe generosa de Fredville oriundo: viro in bonu patriae nato, eiusdemq maximo in comodo denato: actib ad exemplu praecipuo: qui ducta Christiana SEARLES Thomae de Wye filia 6 filios. 4 filias suscepit amicitias singulari semper constantiae coluit, humanitate in signi reverential temperavit notabilis in omnes adfectus, mortuo patri desideratissimo vivos filios mestissimus fieri curavit. Obiijt anno Christi 1599: vitae 72 pridi Kal. Mart Pater valeto phra non sinit dolor Salve recepte caelo, et eternu vale: Brevi sequemor, interim vale, vale."
Arms: BOYS.
Translated this includes something like:
"Thomas Boys of Barfreston, descended from the gentry stock of Fredville."And:
"He married Christian Searles, the daughter of Thomas of Wye, and received 6 sons and 4 daughters."
Siblings1 brother and 1 sister Patriarch & Matriarch 
William BOYS, d. 31 Jul 1507 (Great Grandfather)
Mary RINGLEY, bur. 13 Feb 1570/71, St. Andrew’s Church, Tilmanstone, Kent, England (Mother) Person ID I19299 All Last Modified 23 Jan 2020
Father William BOYS, d. Yes, date unknown Mother Mary RINGLEY, bur. 13 Feb 1570/71, St. Andrew’s Church, Tilmanstone, Kent, England Married - The Boys family of Kent is well studied and on the edge of my tree.
I am only including enough to show how the different Kent 'Boys' on my tree were linked, and in particular the children of Thomas and Christian Searles, the only ones who are actually blood relations (so far as I know), Christian being a second cousin to my line.
A useful PDF with a wide coverage of can be found here.
Family ID F8726 Family Group Page | Family Chart
Family 1 Christian SERLYS, b. Est 1536, bur. 28 Jul 1587, Ss. Peter and Paul’s Church, Eythorne, Kent, England (Age ~ 51 years) Married Abt 1555 - Christian was named as a Boyes in her uncle Robert Serlys' will.
Oxford DNB shows that the Dean of Canterbury John Boys was the son of Thomas and Christian née Serlys, hence I am showing her husband as Thomas.
The ODNB also identifies this Thomas as the one who had a family in Eythorne and the burial of his wife Christian there seems to confirm the link is correct.
The memorial to Thomas also confirms the link.
According to the ODNB John was one of 10 children, and the memorial to Thomas describes them as having 6 sons and 4 daughters, but there are only 8 baptisms of Thomas's children there. Whilst the ODNB could be wrong or 2 baptised elsewhere, the most likely explanation is that the register only goes back to 1559 and with the earliest known baptism of a child of Thomas being in 1560 the missing 2 could well have been baptised before then.
The date is assuming that there were 2 children baptised before 1560.
Children10 children Last Modified 7 Aug 2016 Family ID F7599 Family Group Page | Family Chart
Family 2 Mary, d. Yes, date unknown Marriage License 23 May 1588 Canterbury, Kent, England - "Boyes, Thomas, of Eythorne, g., and
Mary Coppyn of Deal, w. In Cant.
Thomas Boyes, his son (?) of the
Inner Temple, London, g., bonds.
May 23, 1588."
(from Cowper, 1st series)
Married 16 Jul 1588 Ss. Peter and Paul’s Church, Eythorne, Kent, England - From PR entry (image on FMP, viewed 7 Aug 2016):
"1588. Mr Tho: Boyse & Marye Coppin were married the 16 of Julye."
(Archive reference U3/151/1/1)
Last Modified 23 Jan 2020 Family ID F8731 Family Group Page | Family Chart