Elizabeth (King) Barnardiston (abt. 1652 - 1707)

Born about 1652 in County Roscommon, Ireland

Ancestors

Wife of Thomas Barnardiston Bt MP — married about 1670 in England

Descendants

Died 1707 at about age 55 in Kedington, Suffolk, England

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Biography

Elizabeth King was born about 1652. She was the sole surviving child and heir of Sir Robert King of Boyle, co. Roscommon Ireland and his second wife, Rt Hon Sophia, Viscountess Wimbledon of Whittacre, co. Warwick.^[1] Sir Robert King (c. 1599–1657) was an Irish soldier and statesman.

Elizabeth married Sir Thomas Barnardiston, 2nd Barnonet of Ketton (Kedington). According to the Allegations for marriage licenses, the wedding was to take place in the parish church of St Alban's, Herts, "or any church or chapel, co. Warwick." The allegation was dated 26 July 1670. Thomas was about 24 years old and Elizabeth about 18. ^[2] Thomas and Elizabeth had two daughters, Sophia and Elizabeth, who died in childhood, and seven sons, of whom only six names are known: Thomas, Nathaniel (who died in infancy), Robert, Nathaniel, Samuel, and John.^[3]

Elizabeth died in 1707 and was buried on 21 Oct. 1707 in the Barnardiston family vault at St Peter and St Paul's Church in Kendinton.^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ The Manors of Suffolk by Walter Arthur Copinger. Manchester: Taylor, Garnett, Evans and Co. (1909), Vol. 5, p. 260. Available on Google Books: https://books.google.com/books?id=vztOAAAAYAAJ&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_ge_summary_r&cad=0#v=onepage&q=Barnardiston&f=false (accessed 8 Feb 2023).
2. ↑ Allegations for marriage licenses issued from the Faculty office of the Archbishop of Canterbury at London, 1543 to 1869, published in London in 1886 by the Harleian Society. Consulted on Archive.org (accessed 1 Feb 2023). https://archive.org/details/allegationsf24chur1918/page/n125/mode/2up?q=%22Thomas+Barnardiston%22
3. ↑ A. Collins, The English Baronetage: Containing a Genealogical and Historical Account of All the English Baronets, Now Existing, Volume III Part II (Thomas Wotton, London 1741), p. 400. Available on Google Books (accessed 31 Jan 2023). https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=7W4UAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA400#v=onepage&q&f=false
4. ↑ Barnardiston Vaults in Kedington Church by W.H.B. Originally published in 1917. Reprint in Suffolk Institute Proceedings Vol. XVI, Part 1, 2016, pp. 44-48. Available online at the website of the Suffolk Institute of Archeology and History: https://suffolkinstitute.pdfsrv.co.uk/customers/Suffolk%20Institute/2014/01/10/Volume%20XVI%20Part%201%20(1916)_Barnardiston%20vaults%20in%20Kedington%20church%20W%20H%20B_44%20to%2048.pdf (accessed 2 Feb. 2023).

See also:

• Findagrave.com. Entry for Elizabeth Barnardiston. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/160271521/elizabeth-barnardiston (accessed 9 Feb 2023)

• Wikipedia entry for Sir Thomas Barnardiston, 2nd Baronet. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sir_Thomas_Barnardiston,_2nd_Baronet. and

• Wikipedia entry for Robert King (Roundhead). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_King_(Roundhead)