 At his death Denys left a large debt of £7,500 due to the Crown.His heir to his surviving estates, including Siston, was his nephew Richard Denys (1525-1594), a member of parliament, son and heir of his elder brother Sir Walter Denys (c.1501-1571), of Dyrham.The inheritance of such a debt was a burden to Richard, who had also inherited debts from his own father, largely contracted due to his entanglement in Sir Maurice's land purchases and speculations.