Henrie Pattenden 1542 East Peckham,Kent

[Gigi]

Hi
I have Pattendens in my tree but from Gouldhurst. Margaret Gibbon married married Andrew Willard who died 1559 Benenden and she then married Henry Pattenden who died 1575 Gouldhurst. Henry's parents were Henry and Dorothy. Henry the father died 1549 Gouldhurst. Most of the information comes from wills. They were clothiers as were the Gibbons of Benenden.
I seem to remember that there is a one name Pattenden study. Try searching online.
Regards
Gigi

[Vance Mead]

Henry Pattenden or Patynden of Peckham, along with Ralph, John and James Pattenden, were in Common Pleas 1567 to 1585. They were in a family feud with John Comden of Goudhurst, about 4 miles from East Peckham. In 1567 Henry, Ralph, John and James had property in Goudhurst, but after that they were of Peckham.

In 1567: Henry Patynden, Ralph Patynden, John Patynden, James Patynden versus John Comden of Goudeherst, yeoman, for trespass: breach of close on their property at Goudherst.
http://aalt.law.uh.edu/AALT5/Eliz/CP40no1252/aCP40no1252fronts/IMG_0081.htm

In 1571: John Combden versus Henry Pattenden, of Pekham, yeoman; John Pattenden, of Pekham, yeoman; Ralph Pattenden, of Pekham, yeoman; James Pattenden, of Hadlowe, yeoman, for trespass: breach of close on his property at Goudherst.
http://aalt.law.uh.edu/Eliz/CP40no1296/cCP40no1296dorses/IMG_0986.htm

In 1585: John Comden versus Henry Patynden, of Peckham, yeoman; John Patynden, of Peckham, yeoman; Ralph Patynden, of Peckham, butcher; James Patynden, of Hadlowe, laborer, for trespass.
http://aalt.law.uh.edu/AALT5/Eliz/CP40no1439/aCP40no1439fronts/IMG_0802.htm

The relationship between Henry, Ralph, John and James is unknown, but they might be brothers. In Kent there was something called gavelkind or partible inheritance. Instead of the oldest son getting everything, the inheritance was shared equally.

There is a will of Henry Patenden of Goudherst, clothier, made 1549. He mentions a son Henry, daughters Anne and Joan, wife Dorothy, wife's children, brothers John and Thomas, and father Thomas.
https://www.kentarchaeology.org.uk/Research/Libr/Wills/Bk54/page%2062.htm

There seem to be two different Henry Pattendens. In 1567 Henry Patynden, of Gouthurst, Kent, clothier was a defendant in Common Pleas. The will of Henry Patenden of Gouthurst probate 1576. This was while the other Henry Pattenden was being described as of Peckham, yeoman.
http://aalt.law.uh.edu/AALT5/Eliz/CP40no1253/bCP40no1253dorses/IMG_0451.htm

Possibly Henry of Peckham was the son of either John or Thomas, the brothers of Henry Pattenden of Goudhurst. Thomas, the father of Henry of Goudherst and John, was in Common Pleas in 1536: Thomas Pattenden, of Goodhurst, Kent, clothman.
http://aalt.law.uh.edu/H8/CP40no1088/aCP40no1088fronts/IMG_2956.htm

Still earlier, in 1505, there was another Henry Pattenden of Peckam:
John Rote, of London, mercer versus Henry Pattenden, of Peckam, Kent, clothier and John Whyttoppe, of Goodhurst, Kent, fuller for debt.
http://aalt.law.uh.edu/AALT1/H7/CP40no971/bCP40no971dorses/IMG_0911.htm

So the possibility is that Henry Pattenden of Peckham (living in 1505) had Thomas of Goudhurst (living in 1536); Thomas had Thomas, John and Henry (died 1549); Henry had son Henry, and either Thomas or John had sons Henry, Ralph, John and James.