Dorothy (Ginn) Creed (1562)

Born 1562 in Therfield, Hertfordshire, England

Ancestors

Wife of John Creed — married 23 Jul 1590 in Anstey, Hertfordshire, England

Descendants

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Biography

Dorothy was born in 1562, daughter of Henry Ginn, yeoman. The Fordham family are famous in this part of the county and were prominent in local affairs until the 20th century. Fordham seems to have had quite a bit of land but no male heir: his property going to Margaret and her sister Agnes. This no doubt made the girls very desirable in the marriage stakes.

Dorothy - married the yeoman, John Creed, son and heir of Anthony Creed a yeoman and one time High Constable of Edwinstrey Hundred. John Creed was a Caliverman with William Ginn (his future brother in law - above) in the Herts Trained Band in the English Army at Tilbury in the Spanish Armada scare of 1588.

John and Dorothy had four children - John, Alice, Frances and Arthur. John snr then died in 1606 (will ERO). All of the children are mentioned in Ginn wills and Captain Arthur Ginn (d.1652) left small sums to his great nephews and nieces through John Creed jnr and to Arthur Creed. Dorothy Creed (nee Ginn) died in 1633 aged 70..

Sources

• IGI marriage