Anyone who has attempted to follow the trail of the Wenhams as shown in the Visitations of Sussex, may be interested in the following.
John Wenham (c.1694-1768) later known as Sir John Wenham of Beckenham, Kent commissioned maps of land he owned including Hamsey in Sussex. The Wenham coat of arms, as described in the Visitations, is depicted. Source: National Archives HAMSEY SHR/2849 1752. His father was Sir Thomas Wenham; baptized in Hailsham in 1663 and died in New York in 1709.
The John Wenham said to be 6 years old in 1634 at the time of the Visitations was the Rev. John Wenham of Hailsham who married Elizabeth Wynyard. (A brother Richard Wenham is shown in both the Visitations of Sussex and London where he was said to be living in Farringdon Within and in the latter case his coat of arms has a star incorporated into the design to distinquish him from his brother, John, the male heir.)
The marriage settlement dd 1655 of John Wenham and Elizabeth Wynyard refers to John Wynyard of Westminster as being her brother. John Wynyard the grandfather, groom to the wardrobe of Elizabeth 1st and James 1st, married Susannah Stonehouse whose 2nd husband was Sir John Stafford. His parents, William Stafford and Dorothy Stafford, were distant cousins. William Stafford's 1st wife was Mary Boleyn, sister of Anne Boleyn, wife of Henry V111. (Kind of makes up for the lack of info regarding the Richard Wenham allegedly of Wenham Hall Little Wenham!)
Elizabeth Wynyard's grandson, Lt. Gen. John Wynyard made a will in 1752. In the event of his children's death, his estate was to go to his "kinsman, John Wenham". I believe this to be the Sir John Wenham of Beckenham mentioned above.
John Wenham and Elizabeth Wynyard had 3 known sons; John (c. 1657-1676), Rev. George Wenham of Rotherfield (c.1660-1736) and Sir Thomas Wenham (1663-1709). George Wenham's 1st wife was Mary Willett with whom he had a daughter, Hannah. She married the Rev. George Lewis of Rotherfield. I believe she may be the Hannah Lewis that is referred to in documentation with regard to the Wynyard family.
If anyone has details of any documentation to which the Wenham Coat of Arms was applied I would be grateful to have details.