Moody family

Edmund Moody of Bury St. Edmunds, county Suffolk, England, born probably about 1495, is the earliest person of the name from whom a descent has been proved in this particular family. All that is known of him is that he was a footman in the retinue of King Henry VIII, saved the latter from drowning, and was rewarded for this exploit by a grant of land, a pension and a coat-of-arms, as shown by the following record in Office of the College of Arms, London:

"The Arms & Crest of Edmund Moody of Bury St. Edmunds in the County of Suffolk, Gentlemen, granted to him by Thomas Hawley, Clarenceux King-at-Arms 6 October 1540, in the 32 year of King Henry the Eighth, for his miraculously saving his life (at Hitchin, co. Herts), when leaping over a ditch with a pole which brake; that if the said Edmund had not leapt into ye water and lifted up the King’s head, he had drowned; for which he was rewarded. After which he left the Court and lived at St. Edmunds Bury, as stated by Letters Patent in the Office. Also the deliverance is mentioned in the book called "Prince Protecting Providence”, set out in the year 1682, page 4". ..... more


The Arms & Crest of Edmund Moody

  • A1. Edward Moody;
    • B1. Edmund Moody, king's footman, d:1562;
      • C1. Richard Moody, b:1525, m. Anne Pannal;
        • D1. Robert Moody, lvd:1563/1580;
          • E1. William Moody, lvd:1580/1611, m. Agnes Collyn;
            • F1. William "The Immigrant" Moody, lvd:1611/1673, m. Sarah Dudah;
              • G1. Samuel Moody, lvd:1630/1674, m. Mary Cutting;
                • H1. Cutting Moody, lvd:1674/1747, m. Judith Little;  ==>  Coffin family

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