Sir George Barnes, knt. of Wool[w]ich, Kent (spelled "Barne" in The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography)[1]
Origin
George was the son of George Barne and an unknown mother.[1] He was born c. 1505. His birth date is a guess, based on his date of death, 1558, using a life-span of ~ 50 years.
The Birth Date is a rough estimate. See the text for details.
Family
George married to Alice Brooke, daughter of _____ Brooke of Shropshire and sister of Roger Brooke.[1]
George Barne/Barnes, Lord of London, born c. 1525; died 2 Jan 1592/3; married Anne Garrard, daughter of William Garrard, Lord Mayor of London, 1555.[2]
John Barnes of Willesden, Co. Middlesex, died 1615; married Jane Langton, daughter of Richard Langton, of London.[2]
Alice Barne married first, Alexander Caryll; married second, Sir Francis Walsingham, Secretary to Queen Elizabeth.[2]
Elizabeth Barnes married Sir John Rivers, Knight, Lord Mayor of London, 1574.[2]
George Barnes Sr. was the first merchant adventurer to Barbary, Russia, and Genoa. [3]
Death and Legacy
George's will was dated 15 February 1557/8 and was proved on 21 March 1557/8.[1]
↑ 2.02.12.22.3 Suckling, Alfred I. The History and Antiquities of the County of Suffolk: With Genealogical and Architectural Notices of Its Several Towns and Villages. London: J. Weale, 1846, p. 95. Print.
↑ Paul Slack, ‘Barne, Sir George (c.1500–1558)’, rev. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004; online edn, Jan 2008 accessed 9 Oct 2017
History of Parliament online entry for his son, George [1]
Royal Ancestry Bible 2005 Michel L Call Pedigree Chart 94
Paul Slack, ‘Barne, Sir George (c.1500–1558)’, rev. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004; online edn, Jan 2008 accessed 9 Oct 2017
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