Valentine Markham (1584 - 1654)

Born 5 Jan 1584 in Cornhill St Michael, London, England

Ancestors

Husband of Mary (Colvill) Markham — married 19 Oct 1609 in Edmonton, Middlesex, England

Died 14 Sep 1654 at age 70 in St Dionis Backchurch, Langbourn, Middlesex, England

Biography

• MARKHAM OF LANGBOURN LONDON
• AUDITOR OF THE EAST INDIA COMPANY
• Sworn auditor of the East India Company. ^[1]
• Valentyne, Vallentine, Valentine, Markham, Markeham. ^[2]
• Later of Lime Street, St. Dionis Backchurch, London. ^[3]
• 1632-04-02: Valentine Markham was mentioned in the will of Gregory Markham's will. ^[4]
• Auditor of the East India Company. ^[5]
• A Court of Committees, November 4, 1553 (Court Book, vol. xxiii, p. 395): Valentine Markham, who lyeth at present very weake and sicke, is given a gratuity of 30/. Silk sold to Henry Newton. All who bought silk from the Company are to be allowed 16 lb. per bale for tare. Some rings left by Christopher Parrott, a factor who died at Bantam, to be given to his father, Abraham Parrott, and at the latter's request his son's account is ordered to be examined and made up. The request of Thomas Fenn to be paid his salary during his return voyage is refused, but he is promised payment of all else due to him. Damaged cotton yarn bought by Mr. Tutchin to be examined and allowance to be made for it, both for damage and for tare. Messrs. Steeventon, Diewy, Semaine, Davies and Carter, powdermakers, request that the refraction and charge for refining the Rajapur saltpetre may be settled ; they are shown Mr. Berrisford's report, but are unwilling to agree to it, as he only charges two per cent, for refining and they demand five per cent Order is given for so much saltpetre to be delivered to the powder-makers as will complete the first contract for 300 tons made with the State, (i J pp.). ^[6]
• 'The Way It Was With Our Ancestors': Our generally accepted immigrant ancestor is Thomas Markham, born in England in 1613, who sailed to Virginia on the ship, 'Assurance' in 1635 and later had a large estate on the James River between Jamestown and present-day Richmond. At this point it appears that he may have been a son of Valentine Markham, who was an auditor for the East India Company, of London. Bart Simon: Thomas Markham (Son of this Valentine Markham) d:1616-07-06 and was buried in Darbeys Isle, St. Dionis, Backchurch, Langbourn, London. The other son Thomas Markham bp:1620-05-12 at St. Dionis, Backchurch, Langbourn, London, seems too young to be Susan Greenleafe's husband. The 'Thomazin Markcom' on the ship, 'Assurance' in 1635 is female. ^[7]

Sources

• FamilySearch (bp). bp:1583/4-01-05: St. Michael's, Cornhill, London. [1] ^[8]
• Will of Thomas Smithe of London. Knight (1621). Virginia Gleanings in England. The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography. (Vol. 26, No. 3. Jul., 1918, pp. 267-282). Published by Virginia Historical Society. [2] ^[9]
• Will of Joane Rogers, wife of Richard Rogers. (The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Volume 46 1892. By New England Historic Genealogical Society Staff). [3] ^[10]
• Gregory Markham (Will:1632-04-02: Cornhill, London): To Valentine Markham forty shillings to buy a ring. (Visitation of England and Wales Notes: Volume 4 1902, by Joseph Jackson Howard, Frederick Arthur Crisp). [4] ^[11]
• The Visitation of London, anno Domini 1633, 1634, and 1635. Sir Henry Saint-George. [5] ^[12]

Footnotes

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Acknowledgments

• Thanks to Bart Simon