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    Dobson, Francis

    Female 1609 - 1680  (~ 70 years)


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    • Name Dobson, Francis 
      Christened 7 Dec 1609  St Peter, St Albans, Hertfordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
      Gender Female 
      Buried 17 Nov 1680  Luton, Bedfordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
      Person ID I05223  My Genealogy
      Last Modified 2 May 2015 

      Father Dobson, William,   b. Abt 1573, Of St Andrews, Holborn, London, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1626, Of St Albans, Hertfordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 53 years) 
      Mother Barne, Alice,   c. 28 Jul 1588, All Hallows Honeylane, London, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Between Dec 1643 and Jan 1644, London, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 55 years) 
      Married 08 Apr 1605  All Hallows Honeylane, London, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
      Family ID F01580  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    • Notes 
      • The following will is Frances Dobson's. The will is a holograph, apparently in her own handwriting, but bears no date.
        According to the Luton Registers she was buried 17 Nov. 1680; on 15 Mar. 1661 is recorded the burial of Miss Ellen Dobson. and in the Bishops' Transcripts of the Whipsnade Registers is recorded the burial of Johannes Dobson, generosus, on 26 Jan. 1639.

        Will: Mentions Sir John Napier, James Napier, Lady Barkham, Edward Barkham, Alexnader Napier, Sir Edward Barkham and Mrs Napier his wife, Penelope Barkham, sister Lysle and my godaughter Frances Lysle, her godaughter Katheren Lysle, nephew John Lyle, and his daughter Katherin and Frances, niece Catherine Constable, sister Ann Dobson, sister Hamon, neice Young, niece Nicholas, sister Sharp, neice Cory, neice Frances Dobson daugher of my brother Benjamin, neice Pomfrett, eldest daughter Frances Pomfrett, Mary Pomfrett, nephew Pomfrett.

        Sir Edward Barkham, 1st Bt. was born circa 1595. He was the son of Sir Edward Barkham and Jane Crouch. He was invested as a Knight on 30 June 1623 at Greenwich, London, England. He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Boston from 1625 to 1626. He married Frances Berney, daughter of Sir Thomas Berney and Juliana Gawdy, on 31 July 1622 at Tottenham, Middlesex, England.
        He held the office of Sheriff of Norfolk from 1633 to 1634.
        He died on 2 August 1667 at Tottenham, Middlesex, England. He was buried at Southacre, Norfolk, England.

        Children of Sir Edward Barkham, 1st Bt. and Frances Berney
        * Sir Edward Barkham, 2nd Bt.+ b. 1628, d. 1688
        * Sir William Barkham, 3rd Bt.+ b. 28 Feb 1638/39, d. c Dec 1695