Henry St Barbe (abt. 1495 - abt. 1568)

Born about 1495 in Ashington, Somerset, England

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Died about 1568 at about age 73 in Somerset, England

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Biography

Henry St. Barbe of Ashington, Somerset, was the son of Richard St. Barbe and Margery Grey.

He married Eleanor Lewknor.

He died before February 11, 1567/8. ^[1]

“The eldest son [of Richard St. Barbe and Margery Grey], Henry St. Barbe, esq. of Ashington, m. Eleanor, daughter of Edward Lewknor, esq. of Trotton, in Sussex, and had a large family. He was buried at Ashington in 1567 (his interment being the first entry in the parish register), and his eldest son, John, died s.p. in 1570; in consequence, therefore, the second son, Edward St. Barbe, esq. became of Ashington, and was sheriff of Somersetshire in 1589.”^[2]

“Henry, of Ashington, who was buried there in 1567, and his interment is the first entry in the parish register. He married Eleanor, daughter of Edward Lewknor, of Trotten, in Sussex, and had three sons and seven daughters…” ^[3]

He died in 1567/8. His will mentions his two younger sons, Edward and William, his daughters Barbara, Frances, Elizabeth and Edith, and his eldest son and heir, John.^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ Name: Henry Senetbarbe [Henry Seintbarbe]  [Henrici Senetbarbe]  Probate Date: 11 Feb 1567 Residence: Allington, Somerset, England
2. ↑ A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Extinct and Dormant Baronetcies ... By John Burke, Bernard Burke, p. 460
3. ↑ A genealogical and heraldic History of the Commoners of Great ..., Volume 2 By John Burke, p. 448
4. ↑ Name: Henry Senetbarbe [Henry Seintbarbe]  [Henrici Senetbarbe]  Probate Date: 11 Feb 1567 Residence: Allington, Somerset, England

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