I’ve been trying to discover more about the earlier generations of the Byne family of Sussex. A reminder: Mary Byne of the parish of St Botolph, Aldgate, married Stepney-born goldsmith Joseph Greene in 1701. They were my 7 x great grandparents. Mary was the daughter of Tower Hill stationer John Byne, who was born in Clayton, Sussex, in 1651, the son of the local rector, Magnus Byne. Magnus was born in Burwash, where his family had been yeoman farmers for at least three generations.
Countryside near Burwash, Sussex (via bandbchurchhouse.co.uk)
Before going on to explore the origins of the Byne family in more detail, it might be useful to summarise what we know of this branch of my family tree, stretching back from Mary Byne to her great-great-great-grandfather William.
First generation
William Byne, b. 1520 (?), d. 1559
Second generation
William Byne married Joan. Their children were:
Anthony Byne
Jane Byne
Symon Byne
Margaret Byne
Edward Byne, b. 1550, d. 1611
Third generation
Edward Byne married Agnes Fowle. Their children were:
Magnus Byne, b. 1574
William Byne, b. 1576
Edward Byne, b. 1578
Stephen Byne, b. 1586, d. 1664
John Byne, b.1589, d.1615
James Byne, b. 1593, d. 1594
Fourth generation
Stephen Byne married Mary Manser in 1611 at Wadhurst. Their children were:
Elizabeth Byne, b. 1612, d. 1639
Magnus Byne, b. 1615, d. 1671
John Byne, , b. 1617
Mary Byne, b. 1620
Edward Byne, b. 1623, d. 1682
Stephen Byne, b. 1632
Fifth generation
Magnus Byne married firstly Anne Chowne née Wane in 1640 at St Saviour, Southwark. Their children were:
Mary Byne, b. 1641 Clayton, d. 1643
Ann Byne, b. 1643, d. 1662
Edward Byne, b. 1643
Stephen Byne, b. 1647, d. 1674
John Byne, b. 1651, d. 1689
Magnus Byne married secondly Sarah Bartlett in 1662. Their children were:
Ann Byne, b. 1663
Magnus Byne, b. 1664, d. 1743
Sarah Byne, b. 1666
Sixth generation
John Byne married Alice Forrest in 1675 (?) in London (?). Their children were:
Alice Byne, b. 1676, d. 1760
Ann Byne, b. 1677
John Byne, b. 1679, d. 1726
Ann Byne, b. 1682
Mary Byne , b. 1683
Thomas Byne, b. 1684, d. 1728
Magnus Byne , b. 1685, d. 1716
Seventh generation
Mary Byne married Joseph Greene in 1701 at All Hallows, Tower Hill.
