Generation XII
William Isham
1587–1686
Life
William Isham, christened 20 March 1583 at Braunston, Northamptonshire,1 had a legacy of £200 under his mother's will of 1627, which also gave his wife Mary a border of goldsmiths' work.2
He married at Toddington, Bedfordshire, on 15 August 1625, Mary Brett,3 sister to Sir Edward Brett of Bexley in Kent, knight, serjeant-porter to the king, whose will of 22 December 1682, proved 17 March 1683/4, mentions his Virginian nephew, Henry Isham, deceased, and his two daughters.4 They had issue two sons and one daughter.5
- Northamptonshire Families (1906): Sir Euseby Isham (1552/3–1626) and Anne Borlase (will 1627)
- Will of Dame Anne Isham (Borlase), 3 Dec 1627, proved 1 Jan 1627/8 (TNA PROB 11/153/2)
- Wm Isham, "England Marriages, 1538–1973"
- Will of Sir Edward Brett of Bexley, 22 Dec 1682, proved 17 Mar 1683/4 (Longden)
- Northamptonshire Families (1906): Henry Isham of Virginia (fl. 1676) and Katharine Banks (will 1686)
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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1552
Date: 1553–1627 (Sir Euseby life and Dame Anne will); published 1906.
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1607
Richmond Genealogies ancestry tree for Mary Brett and William Isham
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1625
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1627
Date: 3 December 1627 (will); proved 1 January 1627/8.
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1676
Date: 1676–1686 (Brett will, Henry Jr will, Katharine will); published 1906.
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1682
Date: 22 December 1682 (will); proved 17 March 1683/4.