Elizabeth (Ridley) Barham (1643 - 1694)

Born 1643 in Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia, British Colonial America

Ancestors

Wife of Charles Barham Gent — married before 2 Feb 1667 in Surry, Virginia [uncertain]

Descendants

Died 3 Jul 1694 at about age 51 in Surry, Surry, Virginia, British Colonial America

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Biography

While records indicate the her name was Elizabeth, we have no proof of her maiden name

She married Charles Barham before 2 February 1666/7.^[1] It is thought that his wife was a Ridley because Charles Barham was appointed executor of the will of William Ridley of Isle of Wight County in 1671 and bequests were left for his daughters, Elizabeth and Perilee.^[2] Charles and Elizabeth had two sons and two daughters:

• Charles,^[1] born before 1673^[2]
• Robert,^[1] their only surviving son, was born 1678-1679, died before 14 August 1760 (probate), married Elizabeth Clark and had at least nine children^[2]
• Elizabeth,^[1] born before 1671^[2]
• Perilee,^[1] born before 1671^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4} Douglas Richardson, Magna Carta Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families, 2nd edition, 4 vols., ed. Kimball G. Everingham (Salt Lake City, Utah: the author, 2011), Vol II page 166, FILMER 16.ii.a.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4} "The Newsom Family, Appendix C: The Barham Family", in The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography Vol. 48, No. 3 (Jul., 1940), pp. 276-280. Online at JSTOR.