Francis Barnham (1576 - 1646)

Born 20 Oct 1576 in Boughton Monchelsea, Kent, England

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth (Leonard) Barnham — married 3 Jan 1598 in Sevenoaks, Kent, , England

Descendants

Died 16 Sep 1646 at age 69 in Boughton Monchelsea, Kent, England

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Biography

This profile is part of the Barnum Name Study.

Although recent research contradicts the supposition that Sir Francis was the father of the immigrant ancestor Thomas Barnum (1625-1695), as had previously been thought, it seems likely that Thomas was descended from a different line of the English family of Barnham, perhaps a distant cousin of Sir Francis. In any case, Thomas did emigrate from England to the North American Colonies and the history of the Barnham family in England will certainly be of interest to many Barnum descendants.

Accordingly, Sir Francis, his ancestors and his cousins are included in this genealogy.

A detailed biography of FRancis Barnham may be found in History of Parliament Online, entry for BARNHAM, Sir Francis (1576-1646), of Hollingbourne Parsonage, Boughton Monchelsea and Bilsington, Kent.

About 1630 Sir Francis Barnham wrote thus of his own marriage and that of his sister Alice: That yeare of his shrivalty [1598, when Sir Martin was made High Sheriff of Kent] was acompanied with many good fortunes considerable in his life, for hee then maried his eldest daughter to the eldest sonne of his auntiente and worthey freind, Mr. Robert Honywood, which match in regard of the quality of his sonne in lawe, and his fayre hopes of very good estate, was full of comforte and reputation, and shortly after he maried me to the daughter of Mr. Samson Lennard and the Lady Dacre, in which match, his goodnesse to me wards, sought rather to give me a wife that might bringe mee a noble alliance, and promise the happinesse of a good wife (as beinge borne of a mother that abounded as much in worth and vertue as in honor) then to enriche himselfe, or his other children by so greate a portion as it is probable he might have had in divers places if that had beene his cheifest ayme in my mariage.

Sevenoaks, where Francis and Elizabeth were married, is a town in the Sevenoaks district of Kent, in Southeast England. It is situated 21.5 miles (34.6 km) southeast of Charing Cross in London. At Riverhead lies the source of the River Darent. The town's name is derived from the Saxon word "Seouenaca", the name given to a small chapel near seven oak trees in Knole Park around 800 A.D. Sevenoaks was not mentioned in the Domesday Book, although neighbouring Otford was. A market was established there in the 13th century. In 1456 Archbishop Bourchier of Canterbury purchased Knole estate and built the house there. In the Middle Ages, two hospitals were provided there by religious orders, for the care of the old or sick, especially those going on pilgrimage.

The will of Sir Francis Barnham of Maidstone, Kent, dated 23 October 1646, may be found in Department Records of the Prerogative Court of Canterbury, Prerogative Court of Canterbury and related Probate Jurisdictions: Will Registers. Name of Register: Twisse Quire Numbers: 102 - 148, Catalogue reference PROB 11/197.

Marriage

Aug 1572 London, Middlesex, , England

Husband: Sir Martin Barnham, Knight of Hollingbourne, Sheriff of Kent

Wife: Dame Ursula Rudstone Wotton

Child: Martin Barnham

Child: Francis Barnham

Child: Benedict J Barnham

Child: Francis Barnum

Sources

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