Generation XII
Gregory Isham
1597–1658
Life
Gregory Isham, gentleman, of Barwell, Leicestershire, was the son of Matthew Isham of Hampstead and Edmonton.?
He married first Elizabeth Moore in 1635;1,2 at that marriage he was described as a bachelor of St Andrew, Holborn, aged 37, and she as a spinster aged 17.? He married second Martha Bourne, about 1641.? His will of 15 September 1656 names children including George, Elizabeth, and Joan by his first wife, and Robert, Edward, and Martha by his second.3
He was buried at Barwell on 7 October 1656.4 His will was proved on 21 November 1656.3,5
- Gregory Isham, "England Marriages, 1538–1973"
- Gregory Isham, "England Marriages, 1538–1973"
- Will of Gregory Isham, gentleman, of Barwell, Leicestershire, 15 September 1656, proved 21 November 1656 (TNA PROB 11/259/368)
- Gregory Isham, "England, Leicestershire, Parish Registers, 1533-1991"
- Gregory Isham in the England & Wales, Prerogative Court of Canterbury Wills, 1384-1858
? marks 3 statements for which no attached source was found.
Life sketch as written on the FamilySearch Family Tree. Footnotes link each statement to the attached source that supports it; they were matched by machine against the source summaries and should be read as a guide, not a verification.
Records
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1495
Pg 123 of 703 describes a John Isham, son of Thomas Isham. There is a John Isham 5 generations later who is a son of Gregory. It seems that the latter one is the one that ended up in Barnstable, not one that was born in 1495 to Thomas.
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1635
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1635
This extracted record was used to create this person in Family Tree.
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1636
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1636
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1637
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1637
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1639
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1639
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1656
Name: Gregory Isham
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1656
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1656
Working transcription of the full register copy (TNA PROB 11/259, two image pages), from low-resolution images; spelling modernised, uncertain readings in square brackets, and the long conveyancing passage about the Earl Shilton copyhold summarised where marked.
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1657