William Isham (bef. 1588 - aft. 1630)

Born before 20 Mar 1588 in Braunston, Northamptonshire, England

Ancestors

Husband of Mary (Brett) Isham — married 15 Aug 1625 in Toddington, Bedfordshire, England

Descendants

Died after 4 Aug 1630 after age 42 in Little Harrowden, Northamptonshire, England

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Biography

William Isham was born in England.

William was the son of Euseby Isham of Pythcley and Braunston, Northamptonshire and Anne Borlase.^[1][2] According to a transcript on FreeReg, he was baptised at Braunston, Northamptonshire on 11 March 1587/8.^[3] Douglas Richardson gives the baptism date as 20 March 1587/8.^[1][2] A transcript on FindMyPast gives it as 20 March 1586 (probably 1586/7).^[4]

William sought to marry Joan Gregory, a widow of Great Harrowden , Northamptonshire. Thomas Throgmorton/Throckmorton (a Catholic, also of Great Harrowden) also sought her hand, and the two men fell out. In February 1610 Thomas Throgmorton complained to the Court of Star Chamber that William, his brother Euseby and others had assaulted him at Wellingborough, Northamptonshire, and "abducted and slandered" Joan.^[5] The quarrel dragged on. In 1615, William and Euseby complained to the Court of Star Chamber that Thomas had attacked them on two occasions. It seems that the weapon used in an alleged attack at widow Joan's house was a candlestick. They said that the inhabitants of Wellingborough, Northamptonshire saved them from another attack in the town churchyard.^[6][7]

In the event, William married Mary Brett, daughter of William Brett of Hearne, Toddington, Bedfordshire^[1][2] at Toddington on 15 August 1625.^[8][6] They had three children:

• Euseby,^[1][2] baptised at Pytchley, Northamptonshire on 7 June 1626 and buried at Wroxton, Oxfordshire on 31 January 1653/4^[8]
• Henry, born in 1627/8^[1][2]
• Anne^[1][2]

William lived at Little Harrowden, Northamptonshire, where he is recorded on 4 October 1630:^[1][2] he, his brother Euseby and Richard Kinseman of Pytchley, Northamptonshire were bound over in the sum of £20 each to keep the peace, especially in relation to John Sawyer of Kettering, Northamptonshire.^[6]

William's wife survived him: her brother Edward's 1682 will made a bequest to her.^[1][2]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7} Douglas Richardson. Magna Carta Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families, 4 vols, ed. Kimball G. Everingham, 2nd edition (Salt Lake City: the author, 2011), Vol. II, pp. 462, ISHAM 15, Google Books
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7} Douglas Richardson. Royal Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families, 5 vols, ed. Kimball G. Everingham (Salt Lake City: the author, 2013), Vol. III, p. 403, ISHAM 19
3. ↑ Northamptonshire: Braunston: All Saints: "Parish Register" database, FreeREG (https://www.freereg.org.uk/search_records/581899ece93790eca373abf5 : viewed 18 Jun 2023) baptism Willmus Isham 11 Mar 1587/8
4. ↑ Northamptonshire Archives, ref. 46p/204, entry C0343/0589, Northamptonshire baptisms, FindMyPast
5. ↑ The National Archives, ref. STAC 8/281/11, Throckmorton v Isham, February v1610, Discovery Centre catalogue entry
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1 6.2} Gyles Isham. Pepy's American Dinner Party, Part 1, in 'Northamptonshire Past and Present', Vol. 3 no. 6, Northamptonshire Record Society, 1965/6, pp. 263-269, PDF
7. ↑ The National Archives, ref. STAC 8/184/26, Isham v Throckmorton., May 1615, Discovery Centre catalogue entry
8. ↑ ^{8.0 8.1} Henry Isham Longden. Some Notes on Sir Euseby Isham, of Pytchley in the County of Northampton: with special reference to his Virginian Descendants, Mitchell and Hughes (London), 1898, p. 10, Familysearch (image page 11)

Acknowledgments

Magna Carta Project

This profile was re-reviewed for the Magna Carta Project by Michael Cayley on 18 June 2023.

William Isham is listed in Magna Carta Ancestry in a Richardson-documented trail between Gateway Ancestor Henry Isham and Magna Carta Surety Baron Robert de Ros (vol. II, pages 461-462 ISHAM) that was project-approved/badged in March 2016 by a Magna Carta project member. This profile also appears in trails that were badged in 2015/2016 from Gateway Henry Isham to other surety barons, including: William d'Aubigny, Gilbert de Clare, Richard de Clare, John de Lacy and Saher de Quincy. This profile also appears in unbadged trails between Henry Isham and Hugh le Bigod, Roger le Bigod and William Malet. All of these trails are set out in the Magna Carta Trails section of the Gateway's profile.

See Base Camp for more information about Magna Carta trails. See the project's glossary for project-specific terms, such as a "badged trail".