Margaret (Barns) Abbott (1579 - 1630)

Born 1579 in London, London, England

Wife of Maurice Abbott MP — married 27 May 1598 in London, England

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Biography

Margaret Barnes was a daughter of Bartholomew Barnes of Widdford, Hertfordshire. She was baptised on 30 July 1579 at St Mary le Bow, London. ^[1]

Margaret Barnes was licenced to marry on 27 May, 1598. "Maurice Abbott of St. Michael, Bassishaw, draper, aged 30 or more, a widower about eight months past, and Margaret Barnes, maiden, of Widdford, co. Herts, daughter of Bartholomew Barnes, of same, gent., and with his consent, age about 18 — at Widford Church, where she dwells." ^{[2] [3]}

The marriage had children: Sons - Bartholomew, Maurice (1), George, Maurice (2), Edward; and daughters - Margaret (m. Marsh), Elizabeth (m. Tresham), Anne, Mary (m. Digges), Martha. ^[4]

Lady Abbott died on 5 September 1630 and was formally interred at St Stephen Coleman Street on 23 September, ^{[5] [4]} after first being buried at Croydon St John, Surrey. ^[6]

Sources

1. ↑ Ancestry Baptismal Index Ancestry UK
2. ↑ Foster, Joseph, London Marriage Licences, 1521-1869 p. 2. London : B. Quaritch, 1889. p. 2
3. ↑ London and Surrey, England, Marriage Bonds and Allegations, 1598, Apr-Jun Ancestry UK
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} "Remarks on a Brass Plate Formerly in the Church of the Holy Trinity at Guildford, and Now Remaining in the Hospital There" Archaeological Data Service, p. 254. King
5. ↑ Parish Register St Stephen Coleman Street 1598-1636 Ancestry UK
6. ↑ Parish Registers Croydon, St John 1619-1678 Ancestry UK

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