Francis Baber (abt. 1566 - 1643)

Born about 25 Aug 1566 in St. James, Clerkenwell, London, England [uncertain]

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Died 9 Sep 1643 at about age 77 in Chew Magna, Somerset, England

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Biography

Francis Baber was the eldest son of Edward Baber, serjeant-at-law, and his wife Catherine Leigh.^[1][2][3]

He was educated at Magdalen Hall, Oxford. He matriculated on 6 April 1582, aged 16. He was a student of Lincoln's Inn in 1586.^[2]

He married Ann, the daughter of William Whitemore of London.^[3] Their children were:

1. Edward^[3]
2. Francis^[3]
3. James^[3]
4. Elizabeth. She married Richard Hill of Radland, Gloucestershire.^[3]
5. Ann^[3]
6. Mary^[3]
7. Jane

He died on 9 September 1643, aged 78 years and 15 days,^[4] and was buried the next day at Chew Magna, Somerset. The burial register records "Frances Baber Esquire the 10 of September [1643]."^[5]

His inscription on the Baber family monument in St Andrew's Church, Chew Magna, reads:

Memoriae S. Francisci Baber, de Chew-Magna, amigeri, qui officio Irenarchae com. Somerset. sub Elizabetha Regina, Jacobo et Carolo Regibus, cum laude functus, obijt 9^o die Septembris, A. D. MDCXLIII. Vixit annos LXXVIII, dies XV.^[4]

Research Notes

There is no record of his baptism in the parish of St James, Clerkenwell, Middlesex, so it is probable he was born elsewhere.

Note

This biography was auto-generated by a GEDCOM import.

BIRTH: Fact Admitted Lincolns in 1585/86 Fact 2: Tuition of Francis & John Tynte, his nephews

Occupation High Sheriff of Somerset

Elizabeth (Dame) Baber

1598 - 1636

Birth 8 Jan 1597/98 Chew Magna, Somerset

Gender Female

Died 12 Jul 1636

Buried Abbey Church, Bath

Father Francis Baber, b. Abt 25 Aug 1566, St. James, Clerkenwell, London? , d. 9 Sep 1643

Mother Anne Whitmore, b. 1570, Apley, Salop , d. 30 Dec 1650

Married 24 Jul 1595

Family 1 Richard (Sir) Hill, b. 1557, d. 3 May 1627

Married 12 Aug 1623 Chew Magna, Somerset

Family 2 John Hodges

Married Aft Sep 1627

Text: Notes Enlisted to serve in War of 1812 at Winchester, Ky. Served as a Private in Capt. Samuel R. Combs Company, Col. Richard Johnson's Regiment Kentucky Mounted Volunteers. He was discharged fr

om Service on November 20, 1813 at Fort Meigs.He did not participate in the bloody battle of the River Thames because he was ill in a hospital at Fort Meigs. He was granted a land bounty for service o

n Warrant 3427 under the act of September 1830.

John and Malinda are believed to be buried at the graveyard near the site of the old log house herein mentioned.1 PRIN MH:I80

Person note: Birth Abt 25 Aug 1566 St. James, Clerkenwell, London?

Gender Male

Fact Admitted Lincolns in 1585/86 Fact 2: Tuition of Francis & John Tynte, his nephews.

Occupation High Sheriff of Somerset

Died 9 Sep 1643

Person ID I00189 Baber Tree

Last Modified 01 Jan 2011

Father Edward Baber, b. 1531, d. 23 Sep 1578, Chew Magna, Somerset, England

Mother Catherine Leigh, d. 10 Mar 1600/01, Chew Magna, Somerset, Eng

Family ID F00140 Group Sheet

Family Anne Whitmore, b. 1570, Apley, Salop , d. 30 Dec 1650

Married 24 Jul 1595

Children 1. Edward Baber, b. Abt 6 Feb 1596/97, Chew Magna, Somerset , d. 14 Mar 1632/33

2. Elizabeth (Dame) Baber, b. 8 Jan 1597/98, Chew Magna, Somerset , d. 12 Jul 1636

3. William Baber, b. Abt 19 Feb 1598/99, Chew Magna, Somerset , d. Abt 13 Apr 1600, Chew Magna, Somerset

4. Francis Baber, b. Abt 6 Jul 1600, Chew Magna, Somerset , d. 1669, Abbot Seabroke Chapel, Gloucester Cathedral, Gloucester

5. Ann Baber, b. Abt 11 Aug 1603, Chew Magna, Somerset

6. Harry Baber, b. Abt 12 Oct 1606, Chew Magna, Somerset , d. Abt 13 Nov 1606, Chew Magna, Somerset

7. John Baber, b. Abt 14 Oct 1607, Chew Magna, Somerset , d. Abt 11 Nov 1619, Chew

8. Mary Baber, b. 7 May 1610, Chew Magna, Somerset , d. 2 Aug 1669

9. James Baber, b. Abt 13 Jul 1611, Chew Magna, Somerset , d. Abt May 1686, Hamburg?

10. Jane Baber, b. Abt 21 Mar 1612/13, Chew Magna, Somerset , d. 1692, Broadchalk, Wilts

Sources

1. ↑ F W Weaver (ed), The visitations of the county of Somerset, in the years 1531 and 1573, together with additional pedigrees, chiefly from the visitation of 1591, Exeter, 1885, page 3. [Internet Archive (accessed 15 Oct 2020).
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Joseph Foster, Alumni Oxonienses; the members of the University of Oxford, 1500-1714. Oxford: Parker & Co, 1891, volume 1, page 51. Internet Archive (accessed 15 Oct 2020).
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7} C T Colby (ed), The visitation of the county of Somerset in the year 1623, London, 1876, page 5. Internet Archive (accessed 15 Oct 2020).
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} John Collinson, The History and Antiquities of the County of Somerset, Bath, 1791, volume 2, page 89. Google Books (accessed 15 Oct 2020).
5. ↑ "Somerset, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, 1531-1812". Ancestry.com. Francis Baber, burial, 10 Sep 1643 (accessed 15 Oct 2020); citing Somerset Heritage Service; Taunton, Somerset, England; Somerset Parish Records, 1538-1914; Reference Number: D\P\che.m/2/1/1. Ancestry Record 60856 #2156921. Ancestry Sharing Link.

See also:

• http://baberfamilytree.org/worldwide/top-england.htm see "4 Francis BABER Born: Abt. August 25, 1566"
• https://findagrave.com/memorial/155347592/francis-baber
• https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LHQR-KF7