Edmund Moody, Gent.

Evidence needed to support Edmund Moody, Gent. as the son of William Moody and Harriet Moody

Biography

Edmund Moody was born about 1495, probably in or near Hitchin Hertfordshire, where his father Edward Moody was living in 1504:

The "History of Hitchin" states that "From Edward Moody, 1504, whose son twenty years after saved the great despoiler's life when he fell head first into the Hiz, they received two quarters of malt."(1)
Source: (1) History of Hitchin- Reginald L. Hine, Gresham Press, Old Woking, Surrey, 1927- Vol. I, p. 140 < GoogleBooks >

He was buried on 17 September 1562 at Bury St. Edmunds in Suffolk, England.

His wife may have been Anne Miart. He is seen with a second wife, Ursula Sadlier. There is no source for these names.

Issue:

• I. William- b.c.1515, bur. 28 June 1567 St. Peter's, Cockfield, Suffolk. Rev. William Moody was the rector of St. Peter's Church in Cockfield.
• II. John- bur. 24 Apr. 1567 Benhall, Suffolk. Rev. John Moody was the vicar of St. Mary's Church in Benhall.
• III. Thomas- bur. 26 Aug. 1569 Islington, Middlesex. Rev. Thomas Moody was rector of Lackford, Suffolk, then rector of St. Peter's, Moulton, before becoming the chaplain to Lady Worcester, widow of Henry, second Earl of Worcester.
• 3IV. RICHARD- b. 28 Apr. 1524 Bury St. Edmund, m. 4 Feb. 1548 Moulton, ANNE PANELL (b.c.1532, m.2. 6 Sept. 1574 Moulton, Edward Coulte, gent., bur. 14 Mar. 1576/7 Moulton), bur. 28 Apr. 1574 St. Peter's, Moulton, Suffok

Disambiguation

He’s not the same person as https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edmund_Moody

Captain Edmund Moody (also spelled Mody, Moodye, and Mondye) MP (1495–28 May 1552) was an English soldier and Member of Parliament for Dover.

It is contended that Captain Moody is sometimes mistakenly credited with saving the life of Henry VIII, as he shares the same name as a footman who saved the king from drowning.

Notes

Edmund Moody of Bury St. Edmunds, county Suffolk, England, born probably about 1495, is the earliest person of the name from whom a descent has been proved in this particular family. All that is known of him is that he was a footman in the retinue of King Henry VIII, saved the latter from drowning, and was rewarded for this exploit by a grant of land, a pension and a coat-of-arms, as shown by the following record in Office of the College of Arms, London:

"The Arms & Crest of Edmund Moody of Bury St. Edmunds in the County of Suffolk, Gentlemen, granted to him by Thomas Hawley, Clarenceux King-at-Arms 6 October 1540, in the 32 year of King Henry the Eighth, for his miraculously saving his life (at Hitchin, co. Herts), when leaping over a ditch with a pole which brake; that if the said Edmund had not leapt into ye water and lifted up the King’s head, he had drowned; for which he was rewarded. After which he left the Court and lived at St. Edmunds Bury, as stated by Letters Patent in the Office. Also the deliverance is mentioned in the book called "Prince Protecting Providence”, set out in the year 1682, page 4"

PLM: So, then he is not entitled to use the word Sir? He was also granted a Groat a day for life; so is this the equivalant of a penny?

No, he wasn't a sir. A groat was a fourpenny-piece (worth four old pence!) There were 3 groats to a shilling (now 5p or £0.05) and there were 20 shillings in one pound. I'll let you work out the dollar/annual conversion.

References

• (1) Record in the College of Arms quoted by Davy in his MS collections- Additional MSS. 19142, folio 194, British Museum Library
• (2) Life of Henry VIII- Edward Hall, 1904 edition- p. 38, originally published in London in 1542
• (3) PRO- DR 37/2/72/14
• The Moody Family: Records of the Descendants of Mr. John Moody of Hartford, Connecticut- Rev. Plinius Moody- book I, generations 1-8
• The Moody family: A Full and Complete Text Transcribed from Davy's Suffolk Collections Pedigrees of Suffolk Families- David Elisha Davy, Additional MSS 19, 142 Folio 186 at the British Library MS Reading Room
• http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~mainegenie/MOODY.htm
• http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~edmundmoody/ps01/ps01_197....
• http://richardpyoung.org/getperson.php?personID=I8053&tree=Hogan01
• https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Moody-357