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Trigg and Denyer (and Bicknold) Families |
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I was first aware of the Triggs when researching land owned by William Chitty near the former paper mill at Catteshull near Godalming. There was mention of land inherited from Uncle Trigg. A visit to Godalming Museum increased my knowledge of this part of the family. At this time Jane Denyer’s parents found to be George Denyer and Elizabeth.
A sudden spurt of activity was generated by the release on British Origins of some abstracts of Surrey wills.
William Chitty’s (1741) confirms land left to him by uncle Trigg.
The next will related to above bequests of Jane Trigg (1679) of Dorking, who leaves bequests to son John Trigg, also to son-in law George Dennyer, and refers to Elizabeth Dennyer as daughter.
John Trigg’s (of Southwark, 1736) own will refers to niece Jane Chitty wife of William Chitty. Marriage and baptismal records lead to Jane Trigg’s husband as Edward Trigg.
Henry Trigg’s PCC will (1671), online at Surrey Wills plus confirms him as father of Edward Trigg, with wife Jane (unknown maiden name). His father is Edward Trigg. Edward’s own will (1628) was found, as a non-cupative or spoken will.
Additionally Henry Trigg jun has a will in 1683, which from the extract seems unremarkable, yet apparently leads to two Chancery disputes of Trigg v Denyer, and one by Temperance Trigg , who took out a case against John Trigg. Full details are shown here of Trigg v Trigg. Trigg v Denyer later.
Another later find is that the inventory for his father’s 1671 will survives in the National Archives, see here. However a much more complete and very long inventory for his widow Jane is to be found in the Chancery documents, presumable the inventory of the shop, including dozens of pairs of hose (socks), tennis balls (this would be Real Tennis!) , stomachers, spices etc. This will be posted here (eventually).
One thing missing in the Trigg tree is marriages. George Denyer's marriage to Jane Trigg is only known from a will, (it must have been about 1671), Henry Trigg's marriage to Jane has not been found, must be circa 1644, and again Henry's father Edward's marriage to Elizabeth circa 1622. In addition, and not in my direct line Henry Trigg junior's marriage to Temperance has not been found, though her remarriage to Richard Smyther is known.
George Denyer’s parents were know to Henry Denyer and Jane. A London marriage bond has been located giving marriage of:-
Henry Denyer of Godlyman, Surrey, age over 32, maltster and a bachelor, and Jane Bicknall age over 30 of St Andrew Hubbard, Eastcheap, London. to be married at St Andrew Eastcheap. This narrows down Henry’s age so his parents can be deduced to be Nicholas Denyer and Jane. Jane can found to be another Chitty (my third Chitty branch), they married in 5th Oct 1592 in Godalming.
A will gives Nicholas’s father as Edward Denyer, who died abt 1628. Again most of the Denyers in my direct line left wills.
Now Jane Bicknall/Bicknold may actually be from Godalming, despite the London marriage. This is still to be worked on, but tentatively it seems that Jane was daughter of George Denyer and Jane Stedman. They married on 31.1.1594 at Bramley, though apparently no children were born until 1603, Jane was baptised in 1608. I suspect this is the case as Henry Denyer appoints as overseer his friend George Bicknold of Wyke. Additionally George Bicknold of Catteshall has George Bignold as a witness for his will and John Stedman names George Bicknold as his father in law in his (John's) will.
