Robert, son of Charles Barham and Elizabeth Ridley[1] born 1678-1679, died before 14 August 1760 (probate), married Elizabeth Clark and had at least nine children[2]
1695 Order records Surry Co VA Bk1691/1713 pg 105 - Robert Barham orphan of Capt Charles Barham, being now in court and having no settled place to live is being gone from Thomas Binns whith whom he lately dwelt, and the said Binns refusing to take him again, at his request he is placed with Robert Hart, who promiseth to give him 2 months schooling each year.. and provide his maintenance, etc - 3 Jul 1695 (did Robert Hart marry Priscilla Barham, dau of Capt Charles and sister to orphan Robert - Robert Hart became a tithable in 1683 so was b 1666/7. Priscilla Barham mentioned in Wm Ridley will of 1671. Robert Hart's will probated in 1720 makes bequest wife Priscilla - did Elizabeth Barham dau of Capt Charles and sister of Priscilla and orphan Robert marry Thomas Binns who was a tithable in 1675 born in 1658/9 and died without a will in 1699)..[3]
His will dated January 18, 1748 was probated in Southampton County April 14, 1760[3]
Sources
↑ 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.
↑ "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.
Is Robert your ancestor? Please don't go away! Login to collaborate or comment, or contact
the profile manager, or ask our community of genealogists a question.
Sponsored Search by Ancestry.com
DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Robert by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA.
Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree: