Maynard Family History
How did the school get its name?
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The Mainard name appears in the Roll of Battle Alley which lists those who came to England with William the Conqueror and John Mainard served under the Black Prince in the French wars. The Maynards were first resident in Kent, but afterwards Nicolas Maynard was known to have lived in Devonshire, in the 15th Century. His son, John Maynard (1514-1556) settled in St. Alban's, Hertfordshire and was the Member of Parliament for the town in 1553. Henry Maynard, born 1547 was the son of John Maynard's second wife, Margaret Rowlett. Henry was the first of the family to settle in Essex, at Little Easton. He was Secretary to the famous statesman Lord Burleigh and MP for St Albans in 1586, 1588 and 1597, and also for the County of Essex in 1601. He was Sherif of Essex in 1603 and and on the 7th of May in that year was knighted by James 1 and become Sir Henry Maynard. |
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Henry Maynard married Susanna Pierson and they had eight sons and two daughters. Henry and Susanna were both buried at Maynard Chapel at Little Easton Church, Little Easton, Essex (photo above). Sir William the oldest son (1586-1639) inherited the family estate and their third son Charles (1590-1665), (right) who was one of the Auditors of the Exchequer, settled in Walthamstow in 1635 and bought the manor of Walthamstow-Toni.
William the third son of Charles Maynard succeeded to the estate, was created a baronet in 1681 and became MP for Essex. When he died in November 1685 he was buried in the family vault at St. Mary's church, Walthamstow. Henry Maynard (1636-1686)Henry Maynard (1636-1686) the fourth son of Charles Maynard, was a merchant for the Levant company of Aleppo or Turkey merchants. Sadly no records exist of his life but he must have worked and travelled hard as he left a fortune in his will, which was set out in great length, to support the growing community in Walthamstow. It provided for the repairs and beautifying of the Church, the necessities of the Minister, the welfare of the School and the relief of the Poor.
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The Aleppo Merchants were set up in the reign of Queen Elizabeth.
In 1580 a treaty was signed between England and the Ottoman Empire, giving English merchants certain trading rights. The Company had no colonial aspirations, but rather established trading centres in already-established commercial centres, such as the Levant Factory in Aleppo, as well as Constantinople, Alexandria and Smyrna. Throughout the Company's history, Aleppo served as headquarters for the whole company in the Middle East. The merchandises exported included traditional cloths, tin, pewter, lead and pepper. The more valuable returns were in raw silk, cotton, wool and yarn, currants and raisins, nutmeg and pepper, soft Moroccan leathers, soda ash for making glass and soap, and several gums and medicinal drugs. 
The Maynard line was continued through further members of the Maynard family to Sir Henry Maynard (1786-1865), son of Rev. Henry Maynard, who became Lord Lieutenant and Vice Admiral of Essex. He married Mary, daughter of Reginald Rabbett, by whom he had five children.
His only son Charles Henry Maynard, born in 1914, died before him and so the Maynards became extinct in the male line. The manor of Walthamstow-Toni then passed to Frances Evelyn Maynard, Henry Maynard's granddaughter. |
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Over the door leading into the Vestry at the end of St. Mary's Church, there is a monument to Henry Maynard. Part of the inscription states:
TO THE MEMORY OF HENRY MAYNARD, ESQ, PRINCIPAL BENEFACTOR OF THE PARISH, WHERE HE WAS BORN IN THE THE YEAR 1646. HE WAS FOURTH SON OF CHARLES MAYNARD, ESQ, AUDITOR OF THE EXCHEQUER, AND MARY THE DAUGHTER OF ZIGER CORSEELIS, OF LONDON, MERCHANT. HIS FATHER LIES BURIED AT EASTON, A SEAT OF THE FAMILY IN THIS COUNTY: AND HIS MOTHER IN A VAULT HERETO ADJOINING IN THIS CHURCH. |
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