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• Notes of Henry de Quincy Sewell where it is written: "Elizabeth Charlotte Monypenny, daughter of the late Robert Monypenny of Merrington Place, Kent, married on October 25, 1844 to {Reverend} Henry Doyle Sewell.  The marriage was by {Reverend} J.I. Monypenny, Vicar at Hadlow, Kent."

• "The Pedigree of the Sewell Family - from 1540 - Twelve Generations" copied by Margaret Evelyn Sewell (born on April 2, 1911 and died in 2000)  who married to Robert Arthur Silvey on December 27, 1941 where it is written that Elizabeth Charlotte Monypenny was "of Maytham Hall, Rolvenden."

• Doronée Monypenny: Letters, Autumn 2003 and Spring 2004

• "Notebook of Mary Blackwell Monypenny" who was likely Mary Beatrice Blackwell Monypenny (1872 - 1932)

• Evelyn Ferguson:  Letters, Autumn 2004

• Sir Bernard Burke: The General Armory, London, 1884

• Sir Bernard Burke: History of the Landed Gentry, London, 1898

• Sir John Balfour Paul:  The Scots Peerage, 1904 - 1914

• Sir Bernard Burke:  Burke's Landed Gentry, Edited by Peter Townsend.  London, 1969

• A.C. Fox-Davies & J.P. Brooke-Little: A Complete Guide to Heraldry, London 1985

 

The website of the Kent Archaelogical Society featuring the St. Mary the Virgin Church in Rolvenden, Kent where an excellent record of tombstone inscriptions is to be found.  John Rees of Surrey, a nephew of Margaret Evelyn (Sewell) Silvey referred me to this web site; and the following genealogy has been prepared with the help of these inscriptions. photograph of a watercolour 1809 from the Kent Archaeological Society St. Mary's Location:  At the intersection of the A28 and B2086, about 15 miles south Maidstone and 15 miles north of Hastings.

Rolvenden, Kent Click on Rolvenden for a close-up courtesy of Multimap.com; or if this doesn't work go to http://www.multimap.com/, search for "Rolvenden" and zoom in to 1:25,000 scale. For photos of Kent, please see: Hop Gardens and Farming Country Scenes Towns and Villages  . . . . Thanks to Michael Heron for the links  . . . .Map courtesy of Avis

• John de Moniepennie

Generation Two
John de Moniepennie who was granted a charter of Mirton to Nichol of Milton in 1263.
He married and had a son:

• John Monypenny

• —— Monypenny

• Thomas Monypenny of Pitmilly

• John de Monypenny

• John Monypenny

• Thomas Monypenny

• John Monypenny
• Sir William Monypenny who married in 1410 to Marjorie Arbuthnott, daughter of Philip Arbuthnott and they had, with other issue, a son:
• Sir William Monypenny, 1st Lord Monypenny (created circa 1460) was born in 1411 and died circa 1485.  He went to France in the train of Princess Margaret of Scotland in 1437 and soon afterwards entered the service of the Dauphin (later Louis XI). He was Chamberlain to Charles VII and Louis XI, and was knighted by the Comte de Dunais at the Siege of Rouen on October 16, 1449.  He was frequently employed on diplomatic missions by both the Scots and French Kings, particularily in negotiating royal marriages. He received considerable grants of land in Scotland and in France, where he was known as the Sieur de Concressault,  He was also granded lands in Berry and was appointed Seneschal of Xantogne (Saintonge) in 1473. Sir William Monypenny married Katherine Stewart, and they had, with other issue, the following children:
• Alexander Monypenny, 2nd and last Lord Monypenny in the Peerage of Scotland, and Vicomte d'Omoy in France who died circa 1528.  He disposed of all his Scottish estates and resided entirely in France.  He married Marguerite Flockhart, daughter of Patrick Flockhart, Captain of the Scots Guard and Seneschal of Xantogne. They had two sons who died before their father.
• William Abbot Monypenny of St. Satur, Bourges who was nominated Archbishop of Bourges in 1512, but the King refused to confirm.
• Elizabeth Monypenny who married her second cousin William Monypenny of Pitmilly.

Arms of Monypenny of Pitmilly

The arms of Lord Monypenny of  Pitmilly are described as "Quarterly, 1st and 4th, or, a dolphin naiant azure, finned gules; 2nd and 3rd, gules three crosses crosslet fitchée issuing out of as many crescents argent." . . . Sir John Balfour Paul:  The Scots Peerage, 1904 - 1914 This means "1st and 4th quarters, gold with a blue dolphin with red fins drawn horizontally as if swimming; 2nd and 3rd quarters, red with three silver crosses having the three upper ends terminating in three little crosses and pointed like a dagger at the bottom, each one on top of a crescent with the points turned up." Heraldic dolphins are strangely dissimilar from the real creature and are shown with fins similar to those of a fish.

The arms of Monypenny are described as "Argent, a dolphin naiant azure" which means "a silver shield with a blue dolphin drawn horizontally as if swimming" (left) The arms of Monypenny of Pitmilly are described as "Quarterly, 1st and 4th, argent, a dolphin naiant azure, for Monypenny; 2nd and 3rd, azure three crosses crosslet fitchée issuing out of as many crescents argent., for Cathcart. (right) (Sir Bernard Burke: The General Armory, London, 1884, page 699) It is unclear how the Cathcart Family is connected with the Monypennys.

Generation Nine
John Monypenny of Pitmilly
Died in 1448
John married and had the following children:

• Thomas Monypenny
• another son

• William Monypenny who married firstly his second cousin Elizabeth Monypenny, daughter of William, 1st Lord Monypenny and secondly Elizabeth Balfour.  He died without issue in 1466 and was succeeded by his younger brother Thomas.
• Thomas Monypenny
• two additonal sons

Generation Eleven
Thomas Monypenny of Pitmilly
Died in 1479
Thomas married Margaret Wemyss and they had a son:

• David Monypenny
• Margaret Monypenny

• William Monypenny
• Elizabeth (or Isabella) who married John Beaton de Balfour.  Their son was Cardinal David Beaton (born circa1494, murdered on May 29, 1546), Archbishop of St. Andrews and the last Scottish Cardinal prior to the Reformation.

• David Monypenny
• Janet Monypenny
• Helen Monypenny

• David Monypenny
• Janet Monypenny

• James Monypenny

Generation Fifteen
David Monypenny of Pitmilly
Died in 1600
    David, like his father, was also an ardent Reformer and was sentenced to forfeiture and banishment for his uncompromising opposition to the marriage of Queen Mary and Lord Darnley.
    David married Elizabeth Monypenny and they had the folloiwng children:

• James Monypenny
• David Monypenny
• Thomas Monypenny, said to have emigrated to Ireland circa 1610 and returned to Scotland in 1625. 
• William Monypenny
• Elizabeth Monypenny

• John Monypenny (continued below)
• James Monypenny (continued below)
• {Venerable} Andrew Monypenny who emigrated to Ireland in 1613 and was in 1618 Archdeacon of Connor.  Andrew died without issue circa 1634.
• {Reverend} Arthur Monypenny (died in 1658) who emigrated to Ireland and was Prebendary of Lochmalony, County Down in 1620.  A "Prebendary" is a resident clergyman who is entitled to a share of the revenues of the church. This was the time of the "Ulster Plantation"; see James Monypenny (below) for further information and links. The Monypennys were likely not very popular with the Irish Catholic native peoples.  Arthur married Mary ____ and they had three sons and a daughter.
• four additional sons, one of whom may be Henry Monypenny. 
• two daughters

• Sir James "The Brave" Monypenny of Pitmilly (continued below)

James Monypenny
    James emigrated to Ireland before 1620.  This was the time of the "Ulster Plantation" when English and Scottish settlers were encouraged to emigrate to Ireland.  During the Plantation most of the Irish remained on their lands because the planters needed their labor, but they remained as tenants rather than owners of their own land. By 1650, the rights of the Irish Catholic people had been reduced to little more than that afforded to livestock. For further details, please click on:

• Arthur Monypenny (continued below)

• John Monypenny of Pitmilly who died without issue in 1657 and was succeeded by his brother Alexander.
• Alexander Monypenny of Pitmilly (1642 - 1712) who married and had, with other issue, a son:
• David Monypenny of Pitmilly (born in 1694) who married and had, with other issue, a son:
• Lt. Col. Alexander Monypenny of Pitmilly (1726 - December 22, 1801) who married and had, with other issue:
• David Monypenny of Pitmilly who married but died without issue, having entailed the Estate of Pitmilly to his brother William Tankerville Monypenny, failing which to his kinsman {Rev} James Isaac Monypenny.
• William Tankerville Monypenny of Pitmilly who married but died without issue in 1869 when he was succeeded by his kinsman {Rev} James Isaac Monypenny.

Arthur Monypenny
    Arthur married and had two sons, of whom the elder was:

• {Captain} James Monypenny (continued below)

James Monypenny  purchased Maytham Hall in Rolvenden in 1714. The estate dates from Saxon times and at least four Norman lords had manors here.      Shown here is a photograph (circa 2003) of Great Maytham Hall which was designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens and built in 1910 for the Rt Hon H.J. Tennant. For further details, click on Great Maytham Hall

Mary Gybbon and {Captain} James Monypenny had the following children:

• James Monypenny who died young and was buried in St. Ann's Church, Soho, Middlesex.
• Elizabeth Monypenny who was born circa 1717, died on July 21, 1760 æt. 43; buried in the North Chancel.
• Robert Monypenny who was born circa 1719, died on March 29, 1772 æt. 53; buried in the North Chancel.
• Phillips Monypenny who died young was buried in the North Chancel of Rolvenden Church.
• James Monypenny (continued below)

    James, the youngest son of James Monypenny and Mary Gybbon, married Silvestra Blackwell (born circa 1728, died on February 13, 1818 æt. 90) who was the eldest daugher and co-heiress of {Reverend} Thomas Blackwell, A.M. Rector of St. Clement-Danes, London.

    James and Silvestra had the following children:

• Silvestra Monypenny who was born in 1758 and died young.
• Elizabeth Monypenny who was born in 1759 and died young.
• James Monypenny who was born circa 1759, married Mary Burt, died in June 1822 æt. 53; interred in the North Chancel.[345]
• {Reverend} Phillips Monypenny A.M., of Maytham Hall, Rolvenden, Kent who was Vicar of Hadow, Kent. He married Charlotte Dering, second daughter of Sir Edward Dering, 6th Baronet of Surrenden-Dering, Kent.  Phillips was born circa 1763 and died on January 4, 1841 æt. 78.  Charlotte, his wife, was born circa 1762 and died on November 12, 1826 æt. 64. They are interred in the North Chancel of Rolvenden Church. [348]
• Thomas Monypenny (continued below)
• Silvestra Monypenny who was born in 1766, married {Rev} John Hutton, died in 1836.
• Mary and Arthur Monypenny, both died young.
• Robert Monypenny (continued below)

• {Lieutenant Colonel} Thomas Gybbon-Monypenny, M.P. who was born on November 7, 1796 and died on January 15, 1854.  On his succession to The Hole House, Rolvenden in 1837 he assumed the name and arms of Gybbon in addition to Monypenny. Thomas was Lt. Col. of the West Kent Militia, M.P. for Rye and he fought at Waterloo as Ensign of the 30th Foot.  He married in 1818 to his 1st cousin, Silvestra Rose Monypenny, eldest daughter of his uncle Robert Monypenny of Merrington Place and they had four sons and three daughters:
• Sylvestra Elizabeth Gybbon-Monypenny (b. Dec 1820)
• {Captain} Robert Thomas Gybbon-Monypenny (1823 - December 27, 1893) of Great Maytham Hall which passed out of the family on his death. Robert married Janet Philips Burney (d. 1863) Robert and Janet had six children:
• Henry Thomas Gybbon-Monypenny b.1850 emigrated to New South Wales, Australia. Still living 1900.
  
• Edward St Leonards Gybbon-Monypenny b. 1852 Tea Planter, Ceylon. Still living 1900.
• Ada Jessie Gybbon-Monypenny (1854-1872)
  
• Frederick Burney Gybbon-Monypenny (1856-1898)
• Herbert d'Arblay Gybbon-Monypenny (1858 - 1930) who married Margaret Catherine Sterndale. Click Here to see photographs of the family. Herbert and Margaret had six children:
• Robert d'Arblay Gybbon-Monypenny b. 1892 m. Nina Dorothea Brenda Reeve & had issue; 1 son 2 daughters.
• Herbert Reginald Dauphin Gybbon-Monypenny CBE (1895-1988) m. Marjorie Logan Aird Reid (1909-1969) and had issue; 2 sons 1 daughter. His second son:
• Peter John Gybbon-Monypenny who suceeded his kinswoman Joan Monypenny of Pitmilly as 29th Laird of Pitmilly. He is married with 2 sons and a daughter.
• Phillips Burney Sterndale Gybbon-Monypenny (1898-1914)
• Bertie Crawfurd Gybbon-Monypenny
• Richard Montague Gybbon-Monypenny (1905-1969) who was employed by the Colonial Service in Ceylon. Richard married Annie Mary Olive "Min" York. To visit their homes, Click Here. Richard and Min had two sons:
• Richard Brian Gybbon-Monypenny (1934 - 2007) who married Claire Margaret who kindly shared this family information. Claire lives in Australia where she has children, grandchildren, and a great-grandchild. Among Brian and Claire's children is:
• Sue Gybbon-Monypenny who married and has children.
  
• William Gybbon-Monypenny (1935 - 1982) who married Mary Anne (1939-1987). William and Mary had two daughters:
• Sarah Ann Gybbon-Monypenny who married and has children.
• Karen Marie Gybbon-Monypenny
  
• David Cathcart Gybbon-Monypenny who married Dorothy Yates and had three childred, a son and two daughters.
• Ethel Maude Gybbon-Monypenny (b. 1861) was the 6th child of {Captain} Robert Thomas Gybbon-Monypenny and Janet Burney.
• William David Cathcart Gybbon-Monypenny (b. May 31, 1825)
• Thomas Phillips Blackwell Gybbon-Monypenny (1828 - 1874, perhaps buried at Kensal Green Cemetery, London?)
• Emily Catherine Gybbon-Monypenny (b. August 15, 1830, baptised August 20, 1830)
• Laura Dunn Gybbon-Monypenny (b. November 30, 1832, baptised 8 January 8, 1833)
• Richard James Lamb Gybbon-Monypenny (b. July 7, 1839, baptised October 20, 1839)

• {Reverend} James Isaac Monypenny of Pitmilly who was born on January 19, 1799 and died on December 18, 1881.  James succeeded his kinsman William Tankerville Monypenny of Pitmilly (who married but died without issue in 1869) as the 25th Laird of Pitmilly.  James was the Vicar of Hadlow, and it was he who performed the marriage between {Rev} Henry Doyle Sewell and Elizabeth Charlotte Monypenny on November 25, 1844.  James Isacc Monypenny married in 1828 to his 1st cousin, Mary Blackwell Monypenny, a daughter of his uncle Robert Monypenny of Merrington Place.

Family of James Issac Monypenny and Mary Blackwell Monypenny This early photograph is thought to date from the 1840's.

image courtesy of St. Mary's Church, Hadlow

St. Mary's Church, Hadlow, Kent "The first known mention of the church is in the Textus Roffensis (or Rochester Register) of 975 AD. This first church was probably a timber church. It is likely that the timber building lasted until about 1018  when the land of Hadlow was given to Eddeva (also Edith and Eadgyth) - Edward the Confessor’s queen. It is thought that she rebuilt the church at this time in stone. The lower part of the tower dates from about this time as  evidenced by the long and short technique on the NE corner" For more about St. Mary's, please click to visit St. Mary's Church, Hadlow {Rev} James Issac Monypenny was Incumbent at St Mary's from 1840 to 1871; and it was here that Elizabeth Charlotte Monypenny was married to {Rev} Henry Doyle Sewell on October 25, 1844.

portraits courtesy of
Tim Sinclair
great X2 grandson of James and Mary

Rev. James Isaac Monypenny and Mary Blackwell Monypenny

James and Mary had the following children:

• Mary Catherine Monypenny;  born on December 3, 1829 and died on December 10, 1830.
• Margaret Dunn Monypenny;  born on June 13 1832 and died in 1920. Margaret married in 1860 to Rev.Alexander James Manson and they didn't have children.
• Adelaide Elizabeth Monypenny;  born on October 19,  1833 and died on September 23, 1910.
• James Robert Blackwell Monypenny of Pitmilly, 26th Laird of Pitmilly, J.P., M.A. Trinity College, Cambridge, Hon. Colonel 4th Batt. the Buffs (East Kent Regt.) Born September 25, 1835 and died May 22,1886. James married Mary Elizabeth Lane, a daughter of {Reverend} Charlton Lane, M.A., Vicar of Hamstead, Middlesex and left issue with three other sons and two daughters:
• Charlton James Blackwell Monypenny of Pitmilly, 27th Laird of Pitmilly (1867 - 1947) who married Emila Sybil Wetenhall, 3rd daughter of Cecil Algernon Salisbury Wetenhall of Stamrick, Northhampton and left issue:
• Pheobe Monypenny, heiress of Monypenny of Pitmilly, who resigned in favour of her 2nd cousin Joan Cranfield Monypenny.
Charlton J. B. Monypenny emigrated to South America where he re-married and had 3 more daughters and one son, also raised 2 step-sons. Among the grandchildren from this second marriage are:
• Evelyn M. Ferguson who shared information used to prepare this genealogy.
• Roger Fry
  
• Mary Beatrice Blackwell Monypenny;  born on March 15,  1872 and died in 1932. Mary (frequently referred to as Mary Blackwell Monypenny) married her 1st cousin {Reverend} Sinclair Howard Monypenny (see below).
• {Reverend} Phillips Howard Monypenny, B.A., born on 13 June 13, 1837 and died on February 23, 1913. Phillips married first Emma Melasina MacMunn, 4th daughter of Dr. John MacMunn, M.D., of Rutland Square, Dublin, leaving issue with other sons and daughters. Phillips married second to Isobel Seymour Peat.
• James Egerton Howard Monypenny (1864 - 1931) who married Gladys Gwendoline Cranfield, a daughter of {Reverend} Robert Cranfield leaving issue:
• Joan Cranfield Monypenny of Pitmilly, 28th Laird of Pitmilly (born 1906) who succeeded her kinsman Charlton James Blackwell Monypenny on the resignation of her 2nd cousin Phoebe Monypenny.
• {Reverend} Sinclair Howard Monypenny, (1870 - 1951), Vicar of Hadlow 1908 - 1951 who married his 1st cousin Mary Beatrice Monypenny (see above) leaving issue:
• Mary Theodora Howard Monypenny (born 1897)
• Douglas Phillips Sinclair Monypenny (born 1903) who married his 1st cousin Doreen Ilbert Monypenny
• John Blackwell Sinclair Monypenny (1911 - 1940)  Squadron Leader R.A.F., killed in action, July 19/20, 1940.
• Lionel Howard Monypenny (1880 - 1954) who married Christina Patterson (1888 - 1991). This family came to Canada and is thought to have settled in Alberta.  Lionel and Christina are known to have had two daughters:
• Elizabeth Howard Monypenny (1917 - 1997)
• Joyce Monypenny (1919 - 2007)

  Lionel Howard Monypenny and Family Photo submitted by Evelyn Ferguson sent to her by a living nephew of Christina.

• Charlotte Jane Monypenny;  born on March 20, 1839 and died in 1884. Charlotte married in 1860 to Fred. Arthur Littleton and they had 5 sons and 5 daughters.
• Henrietta Silvestra Monypenny; born on August 10, 1841 and died in 1884. Henrietta married  Rev. Charles Grant and they had a daughter.
• Emma Susannah Monypenny; born on October 27, 1844 and died in 1908.
• Mary Louisa Gordon Monypenny;  born on April 19, 1848 and died in 1896. Mary married first in 1872 to Ralph Tebbit and second to Robert Calwell (an American).
• Catherine Silvestra Monypenny who was born in 1800, died on October 8, 1825 and was buried at Hythe, Kent.
• Phillips Monypenny who died young.
• Mary Judith Monypenny who was born on January 21, 1803 and died unmarried in London in 1846.
• Phillips Monypenny who was born on August 14, 1804. He married Jane, a daughter of Thomas Castle, died 1845.
• Elizabeth Monypenny who was born in 1806, married at Rolvenden in 1836 to {Rev} Henry Davis of Dorsetshire and died in 1842. Elizabeth and Henry had two children:
• Henry Thomas Staines Davis who was born on May 10, 1837
• Louise Elizabeth Davis who was born on January 11, 1839
• William Monypenny what was born in 1804 and died in 1808.
• William Backhouse Monypenny who was born on December 19, 1808, was a Captain in the Royal Navy, and died on November 29, 1859.
• Robert Honywood Monypenny who was born on March 21, 1810. Robert was a Lieutenant in the 4th or King's Own Regiment; he died in 1839 and was buried at Bangalore. Robert was engaged to marry his 1st cousin Elizabeth Charlotte Monypenny, but he died before the marriage could take place.

Robert Monypenny of Merrington Place near Rolvenden, Kent. [347]
Born on January 28, 1771
Died on January 14, 1834 æt. 62 years and 11 months

    Merrington Place is located about a half mile south east of Rolvenden, Kent on the west side of Hastings Road. Click on Rolvenden for a close-up showing both Merrington Place and Maytham Hall courtesy of Multimap.com; or if this doesn't work go to http://www.multimap.com/, search for "Rolvenden" and zoom in to 1:25,000 scale.

    Robert married in 1796 Elizabeth Dunn, a daughter of James Dunn of Merrington, Durham. Elizabeth was born in 1771 and died on April 28, 1833 æt. 61 years and 10 months.

Robert Monypenny circa 1780 Robert Monypenny (1771-1834) aged 8, ready to play Battledore and Shuttlecock, an early game similar to Badminton. This game is played by two persons with small rackets, called battledores, made of parchment or rows of gut stretched across wooden frames, and shuttlecocks, made of a base of some light material, like cork, with trimmed feathers fixed round the top. The object of the players is to bat the shuttlecock from one to the other as many times as possible without allowing it to fall to the ground. For further details, visit Wikipedia.

portraits courtesy of 
Evelyn Ferguson
great X3 granddaughter of Robert and Elizabeth

Robert Monypenny	Elizabeth Dunn

Robert and Elizabeth had the following children:

• Silvestra Rose Monypenny who was born on August 28, 1798 and married on January 8, 1818 to her 1st cousin {Lieutenant Colonel} Thomas Gybbon-Monypenny, M.P., eldest son of her uncle Thomas Monypenny. Silvestra and Thomas had four sons and three daughters.
• Robert Joseph Monypenny the eldest son who was born in March 1800, died at Maytham Hall on September 4, 1842 æt. 42; interred in the North Chancel. [347]  Robert married Susan Dearden, a daughter of James Dearden of Handel Hall, Lancaster.  They had a son
• Robert Phillips Dearden Monypenny who was born in 1836.
• James John Monypenny second son who was born circa 1804, died on December 5, 1821 æt. 17 and buried in Rolvenden Churchyard, Section C on the North side of the Church. [106]
• Phillips Dunn Monypenny who was born in 1806, died on February 16, 1810 æt. 3 years and 6 months and buried in Rolvenden Churchyard, Section C on the North side of the Church. [106]
• Mary Blackwell Monypenny who was born on December 9, 1804 and married her 1st cousin, {Reverend} James Isaac Monypenny of Pitmilly, son of her uncle Thomas Monypenny. Mary and James had two sons and seven daughters; see above. Mary died in 1880.
• Elizabeth Charlotte Monypenny, 3rd daughter and 6th child.(continued below)
• Phillips Dunn Monypenny who was born in March 1812 and died in London.

    Charlotte was engaged to marry her first cousin Robert Honywood Monypenny, but he died before they were married. Charlotte had loaned her fiancé the sum of  £1,100 to purchase his commission. In 1852, {Reverend} Henry Doyle Sewell sued Robert's heirs to recover the loan. Click to see a newspaper report on this.

    Charlotte married on October 25, 1844 to {Reverend} Henry Doyle Sewell, Curate of Hadlow by {Reverend} James Isaac Monypenny, Vicar of Hadlow, Kent; and they had the following children:

• Henry de Quincy Sewell (I) who was born in 1845 and died 9 months later.
• Henry de Quincy Sewell (II) who was born on April 18, 1848.
• Charlotte Mary Sewell who was born on October 11, 1851 and died on July 22, 1920.
• Sewallis Arthur Sewell who was born on Septermber 6, 1854 and died on May 5, 1890.

Coat of Arms Late 19th Century commissioned by Edward St. Leonards Gybbon-Monypenny

  The seal pictured below, about 1 3/4 inch diameter and apparently used to make an impression on sealing wax, was inherited by Robert George Sewell and is said to have belonged to Elizabeth Charlotte Monypenny. However, it contains the arms of Dering, and the only connection with this family that we have found is through Elizabeth's aunt Charlotte Dering (1762 - 1826) who was the second daughter of Sir Edward Dering.  Perhaps the seal was given to Elizabeth at the time of her Aunt Charlotte's death.
 

The written part appears to be (top) "Monypenny & Cathcart dexter" 
and (bottom) "Dering the sinister side."

The coat of arms to the right was drawn using the seal and the descriptions from tombstones at St. Mary the Virgin Church in Rolvenden, Kent.       The description would be: the dexter side Quarterly 1 & 4 argent, a dolphin naiant azure (Monypenny), 2 & 3 azure, 3 crosses crosslet fitchee issuing our of an many crescents argent (Cathcart); the sinister side Quarterly 1 & 4 argent, a fess azure in chief three torteaux gules (Dering); 2 & 3 or, a saltair sable (unknown). Please send further information to: Robert Sewell For the continuation of this line please click on: {Rev} Henry Doyle Sewell

Click to read the actual Inscriptions from St. Mary the Virgin Church in Rolvenden, Kent.

106 is in the Churchyard Section C on the North side of the Church.
345, 347, 348, and 349 are within the church in the North Chancel.
351 and 358 are within the church in the South Chancel.

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