39066. Lord John Barrett Esq. & 39067. Phyllis
Harpsfield
~1455, John born Essex, England, heir & s/o 78132. Robert Barrett & 78133. Margaret
Knolles.
~1480, Phyllis born in Hampshire, England d/o §§John
Harpsfield.
By 1483, John heir to his father of Belhouse. (S) A Hist. of
the County of Essex, V8, 1983.
John 1st married Elizabeth Braytoff, heir &
d/o Richard.
8/22/1485, Henry VII succeeded Richard III as King of
England.
4/1495, John, ‘gentilman of London’, began acquiring land
around Belhus, buying Culverhouse. [Added Lawrence and Quintin farms, a farm
adjoining Bredal Street, Somers at heth, and the manor of Noke.]
1499, John Barrett of Belhus in Aveley bought the manor of
Noke from Robert Andrews. (S) A Hist. of the County of Essex, V7, 1978.
7/22/1500, Debtor: Thomas Bassingborne, of Essex, esquire.
Creditor: John Barrett {Baret}, of London, gentleman. Amount: £400. (S) UKNA.
[––Phyllis & Thomas––]
10/26/1500, Proof of age of Thomas Dyneley, son and heir of
Edward Dyneley and Sanchea his wife. He is aged 22 and more. (S) CIsPM.
Phyllis Harpsfield, d/o John, 1st married Thomas
Dyneley. [1 daughter, Elizabeth.]
1500, John Barrett paid 20 marks for the 'inning' of 21 a.
marsh at Noke, with a wall 6 ft. high, 14 ft. wide at the base, and 3½ ft. at
the top.
1503, Thomas Dyneley, heir in 1494 to his mother of
Wolverton manor, died leaving the manor to Phyllis for life.
[––John &
Phyllis––]
~1503, John Barrett married Phyllis, her daughter Elizabeth
becoming his step-child.
4/21/1509, Henry VIII succeeded Henry VII as King of
England.
1509, John, a clothier, purchased a farm called Blaches
[Phyllis named in the deeds.]
1510, John & Phyllis held court at Wolverton manor.
1511–17, Phyllis died. [Estate settlement of her daughter
Elizabeth.]
1520, Phyllis’ father, John Harpsfeld, living with lands in
Aveley and Upminster.
[––John––]
John married 3rd Margaret Norris, sister to Sir
Henry Norris of Berkshire.
1/2/1522, The Cardinal and Archbishop shall have joint
commissaries to act by the authority of both in the province of Canterbury … Robert
Toneys and John Barret, who are deputed on behalf of both Cardinal and
Archbishop … (S) L&Ps, F&D, Henry VIII, V3, 1867.
John married 4th, Mary ?, widow of a Mr. Blage
[Mary mentioned in John’s will.]
7/1526, John made a jointure to his wife Mary.
1526-27, John ‘Barrett Register of Prerog. Court London
Avethely et Essex.’
10/14/1526, ‘John Barrett Esquire Register’ made his will: He
referred to “my place called Belhouse Hall, alias Barrett’s which I have newly
builded.” [John possessed about 1400 acres of land around Belhus, and another
600 in Sutton, near Rochford.]
Bef. 2/23/1527, John died. (S) Will proved. [His male heir
was his eldest grandson Edward, age 5.]
(S) Magna Carta Ancestry: P44, P250. (S) A Hist. of the Co.
of Hampshire, V4, 1911, ‘Parishes Wolverton’. (S) Peerage of England, Collins,
1812, P585. (S) 1570 Visitation of Essex. [Several of these are in conflict
with respect to Phyllis’ last name. What is presented is by Collins.] (S)
Account of the Families of Lennard and Barrett, Henry Barrett-Lennard, 1908,
P344.
Family notes:
·
John of Belhouse in Aveley, Essex, described by
Morant as “applying himself to the study of the law, became eminent in that
profession.” His contemporary, John Leland the antiquary, in his Encomia
Illust. viror. (Works, 1774 ed., v, p. 107), vaunts his forensic eloquence in
latin verse.
Children of John
and Elizabeth: [2 surviving sons]
i. George Barrett, born bef. 1497 in England. [Heir]
Bef. 1517, George married his step-sister Elizabeth Dyneley.
1517, “George Barrett and Elizabeth, his wife, daughter and
heir of Thomas Dyneley, esquire. ….: Refusal to convey the manors of Stanford
and Wolverton, as devised by the will of the said Thomas.:Berks, Hants.” (S)
UKNA.
11/11/1517, George and Elizabeth received livery of
Wolverton manor. (S) Letters and Papers … Reign of Henry VIII, P1188.
[Elizabeth’s ancestry is given in the document.]
1525, George died.
Children: Edward Barrett, born 1520. [Heir to his
grandfather in 1526]
Children of John
and Phyllis:
i. Cicely Barrett (19533), born 1512 in England.
ii. Muried Barrett, born ? in England.
Muriel married Sir John
Champneis of Hall Place, Bexley.
1556, John died.
iii. Anne Barrett, born ? in England.
Anne married Sir James
Wilford.
iv. Margaret Barrett, born ? in England.
Margaret married Sir Walter
Crompton.
v. Bridget Barrett, born ? in England.
Bridget died unmarried.
