The Baynard family - Lackham Countryside Centre

The Baynards
In September 1535 the King’s Chamberlain Thomas Cromwell, who
was travelling with the Court, wrote to Robert Baynard, apparently
asking that he did something about the poor condition of the locks
and weirs of the county’s rivers in his capacity as Sheriff. As
Sheriff it was certainly Robert’s duty, amongst many others, to
make sure that the rivers were as navigable as possible. This was
important as the roads, such as they were, tended to be very poorly
maintained and of little use - especially for heavy loads, fragile
goods or Kings who suffered from severe gout…..
Robert and Anne had quite a large family – 9 children were named in
1523 193 :
The eldest son and heir was Edward, born in 1512.
The second son, Robert, was born 1521 and was a scholar at
Winchester. “He may have founded the Baynard line in Suffolk “ 194
although Hasell may be mistaken in this. A Robert Baynard is shown
in the pedigree as being “of Spettishall” by 1561. He appears to
have had a son or grandson, Henry, who is shown in the Suffolk
Visitation of 1612, but there are records of Baynards holding land in
Suffolk well before this. It may be that this was a different line
altogether and is a different Robert from Robert and Anne’s son.
Little is known about the third son, Thomas. He later lived in the
Barton area of Gloucestershire. He married Elizabeth Barnes and
they had a son, Henry from whom some of the Baynards of the
United States are descended 195 .
193 Hasell, ABS (1972) Baynard : An ancient family bearing Arms pp47-8
194 Hasell, ABS (1972) ibid p4
195 Roberts, GL (2002) 2 nd ed. The Royal Descent of 500 Immigrants to the
American Colonies or the United States pp 346-346.My thanks to Karen Repko
for making me aware of this information.
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