This pedigree drawn up by Theodore Becon, apparently in support of an application to the College of Arms, is useful in supplying information about his mother’s side of the family, and also where his father was from and his father’s name.<\/p>\n
Thomas Becon of Bretenham in the countie of Norff gent:
\nmarried ____ the daughter of ____ and had yssue Thomas\n
Thomas Becon one of the prebendaries of Christes
\nChurche in the cittie of Canterburye sonne and heire to Thomas maried Elizabeth
\ndaughter of William Godfrey of Winchester in Hampshire marchant and by her
\nhad yssue Theodore Becon his eldest sonne Basell Becon second
\nsonne Rachell maried to William Besweke of Horsmanden in
\nthe countie of Kent Esquire<\/p>\n
Theodore Becon of the cittie of Canterburye Esquire Doctor of
\nPhisicke eldest sonne and heire to Thomas maried Dorcas the [?]
\ndaughter of Charles Smythe of ____ neare newe castell
\nin the countie of ____ Esquire and by her hathe yssue [?]
\nAnthonye Becon his eldest sonne Elizabeth Becon and
\nSibbeld Becon both unmaried\n<\/p><\/div>\n
Found by the research of Mr. H. Beken Thomas amongst the Harleian manuscripts in the British Museum (among ‘loose and independent Arms and Pedigrees fastened to a printed book’, MS 1196, item no. 189b), published in Notes and Queries, vol. CCXXVII, p. 403 in item by D. S. Bailey ‘Thomas Becon: Some additional biographical notes’.<\/em><\/p>\nBailey considered this pedigree to be in support of a claim of entitlement to bear arms by Theodore Becon, submitted on his behalf by his brother-in-law William Beswicke to William Camden, Clarenceux King of Arms.<\/p>\n
Bailey found it curious that Theodore did not know his paternal grandmother’s name, nor that of her father, nor the place of residence of his father-in-law. He suggests he may have been choosing to conceal them. I find a lack of such knowledge more believeable. Watching ‘Who do you think you are?’ it is clear that people often know little about their grandparents, especially when they are the parents of a parent a person did not know well. Theodore was only aged about 12 when his father died and his surviving siblings were younger. It seems entirely possible little would have been said about his grandparents. His father being an ‘older Dad’ it is unlikely he would have known his grandmother, and the distance between Norfolk where the family lived and Kent where he grew up would have restricted any contact with other relatives who might have spoken about them.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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