George Barnes Sr.
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George Barnes Sr. (abt. 1505 - bef. 1558)

Sir George Barnes Sr. aka Barne
Born about in Woolwich, Kent, Englandmap [uncertain]
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of — married [date unknown] (to before 21 Mar 1558) [location unknown]
Descendants descendants
Died before before about age 53 in Woolwich, Kent, Englandmap
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Biography

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]

Children:[1]

  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]
  2. John Barnes of Willesden, Co. Middlesex, died 1615; married Jane Langton, daughter of Richard Langton, of London.[2]
  3. Alice Barne married first, Alexander Caryll; married second, Sir Francis Walsingham, Secretary to Queen Elizabeth.[2]
  4. 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]

George's wife Alice died June 2, 1559.[1]

Sources

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Pleasants, J. Hall, The Lovelace Family and Its Connections (Continued). (Vol. 29, No. 1, Jan. 1921, pp. 110-124) The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography, Virginia Historical Society, JSTOR.org accessed April 19, 2015
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 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.
  3. 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
  • Visitation of London Page 25: Barne




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LNAB Barne. Son of George Barne grocer of London so probably never known as George Barne senior
posted by C. Mackinnon
Died 18 February 1558 see ODNB Buried at St Bartholemew by the Exchange. Knighted 11 April 1553
posted by C. Mackinnon
See George Barne in the Visitation of Essex. Part II. Publications of the Harleian Sociey. 1879. Altham Pedigree. p538. Rgds Steve.
posted by Steve Hunt

Rejected matches › George Barnes (1504-)