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'''Benedict Barnham''' (c. 1559 – 1598) was a [[London]] merchant, |
'''Benedict Barnham''' (c. 1559 – 1598) was a [[London]] merchant, alderman and sheriff of London and MP. |
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==Life== |
==Life== |
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| ⚫ | He was born the third son of the merchant Francis Barnham, a draper, alderman and sheriff of London. A note in the ''Genealogical Record of the Barnum Family'' refers to Saint Clement's Church in connection with Benedict. He was christened at Saint Clement, Eastcheap, which is located on Clement's Lane, near Eastcheap in the City of London. |
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Benedict Barnham (also appears as Benet Barnham) also became a London Alderman and merchant and Master of the Drapers Company in 1592. He was elected Member of Parliament for [[Minehead (UK Parliament constituency)|Minehead]] in 1589 and [[Yarmouth (Isle of Wight) (UK Parliament constituency)|Yarmouth, Isle of Wight]] in 1597. He was also elected [[sheriff of London]] in 1591, like his father had been in 1571, but at the premature age of 32 because thirteen men more senior than he had declined to serve owing to the financial demands of the office. <ref> {{cite web| url = http://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1558-1603/member/barnham-benedict-1559-98|title=BARNHAM, Benedict (1559-98), of London.|publisher = History of Parliament Online| accessdate = 2012-03-29}} </ref> |
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Barnham was [[alderman]] of the [[City of London]], and served as [[Sheriff of the City of London]] from 1591 to 1592. He was married to Dorothy Smith. They had several children, of whom Elizabeth married [[Mervyn Tuchet, 2nd Earl of Castlehaven]], and [[Alice Barnham|Alice]] married Sir [[Francis Bacon]]. |
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| ⚫ | In 1592 Robert, earl of Sussex had mortgaged the manor of Drayton, in County Hampshire, to Alice and Benedict Barneham for the sum of £1,054, but three months later the enrolment was cancelled and the earl redeemed the manor for £1,024. He conveyed it to Richard Garth later that same year, in whose family it remained for about forty years. |
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Benedict Barnham (also appears as Benet Barnham) was a London Alderman and merchant, and Member of Parliament for Yarmouth. He was also a [[sheriff of London]] during the 33rd year of the reign of Elizabeth I (1591-2); his father had been Sheriff before him in 1571. Benedict was elected at the premature age of 32 because thirteen men more senior than he declined to serve in 1591 due to the financial demands of the office. |
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| ⚫ | Alderman Benedict Barnham died in 1598 and was buried at St Clement, Eastcheap. He owned a house called Westbourne and {{convert|70|acre|m2}} in Paddington, Kensington, and Chelsea detached, held of the Crown by 1/40 knight's fee, and a further {{convert|66|acre|m2}} there, of unknown tenure, including {{convert|40|acre|m2}} occupied by William Lisle. He had married Dorothy Smith. They had several children, of whom Elizabeth married [[Mervyn Tuchet, 2nd Earl of Castlehaven]], [[Alice Barnham|Alice]] married Sir [[Francis Bacon]] and Bridget married Sir William Soame of Thurlow, Suffolk. |
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| ⚫ | In 1592 Robert, earl of Sussex had mortgaged the manor of Drayton, in County Hampshire, to Alice and Benedict Barneham for the sum of £1,054, but three months later the enrolment was cancelled and the earl redeemed the manor for £1,024. He conveyed it to Richard Garth later that same year, in whose family it remained for about forty years. |
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Benedict's elaborate and pious will is still to be read in Somerset House. He left his money, plate and jewels to his wife and four daughters, so they had no lack of this world's goods. One paragraph in the will says: "Item: I give to my daughter, Alice Barneham [sic], my lease of certain lands at [[Moulsham]] and [[Chelmsford]] in the County of Essex. And if it happen that the same Alice doe die and unmarried then I give the same lease to Elizabeth my eldest daughter, etc." |
Benedict's elaborate and pious will is still to be read in Somerset House. He left his money, plate and jewels to his wife and four daughters, so they had no lack of this world's goods. One paragraph in the will says: "Item: I give to my daughter, Alice Barneham [sic], my lease of certain lands at [[Moulsham]] and [[Chelmsford]] in the County of Essex. And if it happen that the same Alice doe die and unmarried then I give the same lease to Elizabeth my eldest daughter, etc." |
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| ⚫ | Alderman Benedict Barnham died in 1598, |
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The following entry appears in ''Oxford Alumni, 1500-1886, 1500-1714'', Volume I: Barnham, Benedict, of St. Alban Hall in or before 1572 (s. Francis, of London, merchant and alderman), M.P. Minehead 1588-9, and Yarmouth, Isle of Wight, 1597-8, alderman of Breadstreet Ward 1591, sheriff of London and Middlesex 1591, F.S.A. 1592, died 3 April 1598, aged 39. See ''Remembrancia of London'', 80; ''Foster's Parliamentary Dictionary''; & D.N.B. |
The following entry appears in ''Oxford Alumni, 1500-1886, 1500-1714'', Volume I: Barnham, Benedict, of St. Alban Hall in or before 1572 (s. Francis, of London, merchant and alderman), M.P. Minehead 1588-9, and Yarmouth, Isle of Wight, 1597-8, alderman of Breadstreet Ward 1591, sheriff of London and Middlesex 1591, F.S.A. 1592, died 3 April 1598, aged 39. See ''Remembrancia of London'', 80; ''Foster's Parliamentary Dictionary''; & D.N.B. |
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* ''The Dictionary of National Biography. The Concise Dictionary. Part 1, From the beginnings to 1900''. London: Oxford University Press, 1953. Contains abstracts of the biographies found in The ''Dictionary of National Biography'' (21 volumes, New York: Macmillan Co.; London: Smith, Elder & Co., 1908). (DcNaB). |
* ''The Dictionary of National Biography. The Concise Dictionary. Part 1, From the beginnings to 1900''. London: Oxford University Press, 1953. Contains abstracts of the biographies found in The ''Dictionary of National Biography'' (21 volumes, New York: Macmillan Co.; London: Smith, Elder & Co., 1908). (DcNaB). |
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*''Wills Proved in the Prerogative Court of Canterbury 1584-1604 1584 to 1604''. County: General Country: England 1598 Barnham, Benedict, citizen and alderman of London. Lands in Middlesex, Hampshire, Essex 39, 40 Lewyn. |
*''Wills Proved in the Prerogative Court of Canterbury 1584-1604 1584 to 1604''. County: General Country: England 1598 Barnham, Benedict, citizen and alderman of London. Lands in Middlesex, Hampshire, Essex 39, 40 Lewyn. |
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*[http://www.barnum.org/fam01032.htm Barnum family genealogy] |
*[http://www.barnum.org/fam01032.htm Barnum family genealogy] |
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*[http://www.thepeerage.com/p2728.htm#i27277 ThePeerage.com] |
*[http://www.thepeerage.com/p2728.htm#i27277 ThePeerage.com] |
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Revision as of 01:24, 30 March 2012
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Benedict Barnham (c. 1559 – 1598) was a London merchant, alderman and sheriff of London and MP.
Life
He was born the third son of the merchant Francis Barnham, a draper, alderman and sheriff of London. A note in the Genealogical Record of the Barnum Family refers to Saint Clement's Church in connection with Benedict. He was christened at Saint Clement, Eastcheap, which is located on Clement's Lane, near Eastcheap in the City of London.
Benedict Barnham (also appears as Benet Barnham) also became a London Alderman and merchant and Master of the Drapers Company in 1592. He was elected Member of Parliament for Minehead in 1589 and Yarmouth, Isle of Wight in 1597. He was also elected sheriff of London in 1591, like his father had been in 1571, but at the premature age of 32 because thirteen men more senior than he had declined to serve owing to the financial demands of the office. [1]
In 1592 Robert, earl of Sussex had mortgaged the manor of Drayton, in County Hampshire, to Alice and Benedict Barneham for the sum of £1,054, but three months later the enrolment was cancelled and the earl redeemed the manor for £1,024. He conveyed it to Richard Garth later that same year, in whose family it remained for about forty years.
Alderman Benedict Barnham died in 1598 and was buried at St Clement, Eastcheap. He owned a house called Westbourne and 70 acres (280,000 m2) in Paddington, Kensington, and Chelsea detached, held of the Crown by 1/40 knight's fee, and a further 66 acres (270,000 m2) there, of unknown tenure, including 40 acres (160,000 m2) occupied by William Lisle. He had married Dorothy Smith. They had several children, of whom Elizabeth married Mervyn Tuchet, 2nd Earl of Castlehaven, Alice married Sir Francis Bacon and Bridget married Sir William Soame of Thurlow, Suffolk.
Benedict's elaborate and pious will is still to be read in Somerset House. He left his money, plate and jewels to his wife and four daughters, so they had no lack of this world's goods. One paragraph in the will says: "Item: I give to my daughter, Alice Barneham [sic], my lease of certain lands at Moulsham and Chelmsford in the County of Essex. And if it happen that the same Alice doe die and unmarried then I give the same lease to Elizabeth my eldest daughter, etc."
The following entry appears in Oxford Alumni, 1500-1886, 1500-1714, Volume I: Barnham, Benedict, of St. Alban Hall in or before 1572 (s. Francis, of London, merchant and alderman), M.P. Minehead 1588-9, and Yarmouth, Isle of Wight, 1597-8, alderman of Breadstreet Ward 1591, sheriff of London and Middlesex 1591, F.S.A. 1592, died 3 April 1598, aged 39. See Remembrancia of London, 80; Foster's Parliamentary Dictionary; & D.N.B.
According to Boyd's Inhabitants of London, Benedict Barnham, citizen, draper, alderman and sheriff, freed two apprentices: 1) Abraham Cartright, citizen & draper, 16 Sep 1590 and 2) Edmond Hill, citizen and draper, 15 Jul 1603. Since Benedict died in 1598, the second entry is suspect. Perhaps Edmond Hill completed the full term of his apprenticeship under Benedict's heirs.
References
- ^ "BARNHAM, Benedict (1559-98), of London". History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 2012-03-29.
- Bendall, Sarah, "Barnham, Benedict", Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, (Oxford, 2004)
- The Dictionary of National Biography. The Concise Dictionary. Part 1, From the beginnings to 1900. London: Oxford University Press, 1953. Contains abstracts of the biographies found in The Dictionary of National Biography (21 volumes, New York: Macmillan Co.; London: Smith, Elder & Co., 1908). (DcNaB).
- Wills Proved in the Prerogative Court of Canterbury 1584-1604 1584 to 1604. County: General Country: England 1598 Barnham, Benedict, citizen and alderman of London. Lands in Middlesex, Hampshire, Essex 39, 40 Lewyn.