11 thoughts on “The Royal Lineage of Anne Barham (Wescott Family)”

  1. Thank you for presenting the genealogy in such an interesting and succinct way! My Barham lineage is through Judkins Barham (d ca 1838 in NC), son of Robert Barham of VA. I am a 6th generation Arkansan now living in my Barham ancestors’ VA, and an avid Barham researcher.

    Simone
    Alexandria VA

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  3. Is there a chance you know “for sure” the father of Thomas Bennett (b. 1580)? Would Edward happen to be the brother of Thomas? Thanks so much!

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    1. Hi Fredda, thanks for reading. I replied to your email and sent you the page from Southern Historical Families I, page 72. Thanks again and let me know if can help. Your email address bounced back. If you provid your email address, I’ll be happy to respond with the source.

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  5. Good post highlighting the Barham’s and helps greatly with genealogical research. My family line also comes from Richard Bennett and Anne Barham via Richard Bennett Jr. to his daughter Jane Bennett into the Coker family. I also have a line from the Carrell’s onto the Hart’s with Priscilla, daughter of Capt. Charles Barham. Both lines, the Coker’s and the Hart’s, they have besides that of Barham marriages, also close generational intermarriage with the Washington’s of Surry County so it seems that a common kinship group appears to be in play.

    I’ve been doing my best to dig into where these various ancestor planter families came from and their role not only in Virginia but their origins and the reasons for coming to Virginia. In most cases for those ancestors that have either histories back to England or through their particular behavior in Virginia, it seems that many were of former Royalist extraction, at least those certain families on my line. For example the Browne’s of Surry County, just north of Isle of Wight County, Col. Henry Browne stepped down from the Governor’s Council due to Richard Bennett’s (The Puritan Governor, not our Richard Bennett) period of rule over the colony.

    There is another website called Barhamhistory.com which also has the various Barham’s and includes Robert and Katherine but has no further idea about their descendants. Here’s an interesting excerpt:

    “This Katherine, the wife of Robert Barham, can boast of a portrait in the parish church of East Sutton, where there is a very fine brass showing the figure of Sir Robert Filmer, and his lady, and of his nine sons and five daughters, all of whom are named. Katherine is one of these named figures, but of course the accuracy of the likeness cannot be guaranteed. The Filmers were ardent Royalists at the time of the Civil War, and it is probable that some of the younger generation of Barhams were involved with them.

    A report on the movements of suspected Royalists drawn up by Cromwell’s Secret Service, and dated 31st December 1656, includes the name of Edward Barham, who it is stated had traveled from St. Andrew’s Holborn to East Sutton. Affra, one of the daughters of Robert Barham senior, had married a man from St. Andrew’s in 1633, and may have been the suspected Edward’s aunt. After this notice the Barhams of Boughton Monchelsea fade completely out of the picture.”

    Anyways, excited to read more posts in your word press blog and to find a fellow distant cousin.

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    1. It’s always nice to meet another cousin! Very interesting! Thank you for the kind compliment and for reading my blog. Yes, this is my maternal line and the majority trace back to England whereas my paternal roots trace to mostly Ireland and Scotland. A lot of intermarriages in the Virginia area for sure!

      I’ll have to look and see if I have done research on Capt. Charles. I can only dig in on long holidays until I get to retire! 😄

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