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Name: Pynyon, Everode Title:
Aliases: Effryt Pennyon
Date of birth: 1494 Date of death:  
Earliest known date: 1494 Latest known date: 1544
Place of birth: Auneuil, Picardy Place of death:
Place(s) of residence: Withyham, East Sussex
House/Home/Estate:
Nationality: French Role(s): Iron Worker
Notes: Born in "Bewuasyn Aunell", France in 1494, probably said he was Beauvaisin from Auneuil, Picardy, which is 14km SW of Beauvais. Age 50 in 1544
Came to England in 1510; had been in England 34 years in 1544
He was resident in Hartfield Hundred in the Rape of Pevensey, paying a tax on goods owned of 8d in 1524, when described as an alien, probably French. The list he is in was headed by Roger Machyn, who held Steel Forge, Hartfield and Birchden Forge, Rotherfield. (See Awty 1984 pp.44-5)
Working “In Master Lunsfords Iron Worke” in 1544.
Denization in 1544, see Denization Roll B, List 4, No 101. Married: Wife's nationality was French
Person Connections: Caserall, Jacobe (b.unknown, d.unknown) is Everode Pynyon's colleague
Deford, John (b.1484, d.unknown) is Everode Pynyon's colleague
Lunsford, John (b.1520, d.1582) is Everode Pynyon's employer
Machyn, Roger (b.unknown, d.1524) is Everode Pynyon's employer
Milkylbyll, William (b.unknown, d.unknown) is Everode Pynyon's colleague
Nuffyld, Gilham (b.1514, d.unknown) is Everode Pynyon's colleague
Robyn, Colles (b.unknown, d.unknown) is Everode Pynyon's colleague
Iron Site Connections: Cowden Paddock Furnace and Forge - ironworker in 1544
Birchden Forge - iron worker in 1524
Non-Iron Site Connections:
References: Awty, B. G.. (2019) Adventure in Iron. Wealden Iron Research Group. Tonbridge
(for this connection see page(s) 252, 815, 839)

Awty, B. G.. (1979) Provisional Identification of Ironworkers among French Immigrants Listed in the Denization Rolls of 1541 and 1544. Wealden Iron, Bulletin of the Wealden Iron Research Group. First series, 16. pp. 2-11
(for this connection see page(s) 6)

Awty, B. G.. (1984) Aliens in the ironworking areas of the Weald: the Subsidy Rolls, 1524-1603. Wealden Iron, Bulletin of the Wealden Iron Research Group. Second series, 4. pp. 13-78
(for this connection see page(s) 43)

Awty, B. G.. (1980) Identifications of places of origin of French ironworkers. Wealden Iron, Bulletin of the Wealden Iron Research Group. First series, 17. pp. 2-6
(for this connection see page(s) 3)

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