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Saturday, September 27, 2025

Isham

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Isham Surname Origin

Isham Lineage
William Isham 1427-1510, father of Thomas Isham 1456-1547, father of Euseby Isham 1486-1546, father of Gregory Isham 1520-1558, father of Euseby Isham 1553-1626, father of William Isham 1587-1647, father of Henry Isham 1628-1670, father of Anne Fitzhugh Isham 1665-1718. 

Anne Fitzhugh IshamElizabeth Sarah Eppes > Sarah Randolph > Sarah Barksdale > William Davis > Roxie Ann Davis > Charles Eugenius Benton > Ina Belle Benton > Thelma Irene Brown > William Harris Lawson Sr. 

Isham Migration
Pytchley, Kettering Borough, Northamptonshire, EnglandSouth Northamptonshire Borough, Northamptonshire, England > Bermuda Hundred, VirginiaHenrico County, Virginia

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Anne Fitzhugh Isham, Bill's 8th Great-Grandmother
1 June 1665 - 1718
b. Henrico County, Virginia
d. Henrico County, Virginia

Cemetery TBD

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Parents:
Henry Isham 1627-1670
Katherine Banks 1627-1696

Maternal Lineage:
Katherine Maplesden, mother of Mary Fisher, mother of Katherine Banks

Spouse: Francis Epes III 1658-1718
Married: 1664
Children: 

  1. Elizabeth Sarah Epes 1682-1777
  2. Ann Epps
  3. Nancy Anne Eppes
  4. William Eppes 1698-1725
  5. Sarah Eppes 1702-1750
Children are identified in her Find a Grave bio.

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Henry Isham, Bill's 9th Great-Grandfather
1628 - 1 February 1670
b. 
South Northamptonshire Borough, Northamptonshire, England
d. 
Henrico County, Virginia

Randolph Family Cemetery Presque Isle
Henrico, Henrico County, Virginia

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Parents:
William Isham 1587-TBD
Mary Brett 1604-1682

Maternal Lineage: TBD

Spouse: Elizabeth Katherine Banks 1627-1686
Married: 1658
Children: 3

  1. Phoebe Isham 1648-1735
  2. Mary Isham 1659-1735
  3. Anne Fitzhugh Isham 1665-1718


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William IshamBill's 10th Great-Grandfather
1 March 1587 - 1647
b. Braunston, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England
d. 
Little Harrowden, Northamptonshire, England

Cemetery TBD

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Parents: 
Euseby Isham 1553-1626
Anne Borlase 1552-1627

Maternal Lineage:
Charlotte Calverley TBD, mother of Frances Calverley 1513-1585, mother of Anne Lytton 1532-1622, mother of Anne Borlase 1552-1627, mother of William Isham.

Spouse: William Isham 1587-1647
Married: 15 August 1625 at Toddington, Bedford, England
Children: 

  1. Euseby Isham 1626-1653
  2. Henry Isham 1628-1670
  3. Others TBD

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Euseby IshamBill's 11th Great-Grandfather
26 February 1553 - 11 June 1626 (73)
b. 
Northamptonshire, England
d. 
Pytchley, Kettering Borough, Northamptonshire, England

All Saints Churchyard
Pytchley, Kettering Borough, Northamptonshire, England

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Noteworthy

  1. Knighted by King James I in 1603
  2. High Sheriff of Northamptonshire

Parents & Maternal Lineage TBD

Parents: 
Gregory Isham 1520-1558
Elizabeth Dale 1518-1568

Maternal Lineage:
Edith Isabel Burton 1476-TBD, mother of Mary Chapman 1500-1550, mother of Elizabeth Dale 1518-1568, mother of Euseby Isham

Spouse: Anne Borlase 1552-1627
Married: 9 February 1578 at St. John the Baptist Church in Little Marlow, Buckinghamshire, England
Children: 

  1. Euseby Isham Jr 1586-1631
  2. Gregory Isham TBD
  3. John Isham TBD-1626 
  4. Mary Isham 1584-
  5. William Isham 1587-1647
  6. Thomas Isham 1600-1671
  7. Anthony Isham 1603-604
  8. Elizabeth Isham TBD-1623
  9. Mary Isham TBD
  10. Sarah Isham TBD
  11. Anne 1582-1583
  12. Others TBD


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Gregory IshamBill's 12th Great-Grandfather
26 February 1520 - 4 September 1558
b. Ringstead, East Northamptonshire Borough, Northamptonshire, England
d. Pytchley, Kettering Borough, Northamptonshire, England

All Saints Churchyard
Pytchley, Kettering Borough, Northamptonshire, England

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Euseby IshamBill's 13th Great-Grandfather
1486-1546 (60)
b. TBD
d. TBD

All Saints Churchyard
Pytchley, Kettering Borough, Northamptonshire, England

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Thomas IshamBill's 14th Great-Grandfather
1456-1547 (91)
b. Pytchley, Kettering Borough, Northamptonshire, England
d. 
Pytchley, Kettering Borough, Northamptonshire, England

All Saints Churchyard
Pytchley, Kettering Borough, Northamptonshire, England

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William IshamBill's 15th Great-Grandfather
10 April 1427 - 13 June 1510
b. Pytchley, Kettering Borough, Northamptonshire, England
d. 
Pytchley, Kettering Borough, Northamptonshire, England

Cemetery TBD

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Bibliography 

Ancestry ®. "Public Member Trees Database.” © 1997-2025 Ancestry®.  Ancestry.  ancestry.com/ Lawson-Robertson Family Tree. www.ancestry.com/family-tree/tree/10075800/family  User profile for William Harris Lawson, Jr., user Livingweb. Accessed 26 November 2025.

Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/106088017/anne_fitzhugh-eppes: accessed November 26, 2025), memorial page for Anne Fitzhugh Isham Eppes (Jun 1665–1718), Find a Grave Memorial ID 106088017; Maintained by Kyros Podulke (contributor 50489282).

---, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/71994302/henry-isham: accessed November 26, 2025), memorial page for Henry Isham (1628–1 Feb 1670), Find a Grave Memorial ID 71994302, citing Randolph Family Cemetery Presque Isle, Henrico, Henrico County, Virginia, USA; Maintained by JAG (contributor 51423829).

---, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/90329877/william-isham: accessed November 26, 2025), memorial page for William Isham (Mar 1587–unknown), Find a Grave Memorial ID 90329877; Maintained by JAG (contributor 51423829).

---, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/119000407/gregory-isham: accessed November 26, 2025), memorial page for Gregory Isham (26 Feb 1520–4 Sep 1558), Find a Grave Memorial ID 119000407, citing All Saints Churchyard, Braunston, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England; Maintained by RFB Jenkins (contributor 47712974).

---, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/147897536/euseby-isham: accessed November 26, 2025), memorial page for Sir Euseby Isham (1486–1546), Find a Grave Memorial ID 147897536, citing All Saints Churchyard, Pytchley, Kettering Borough, Northamptonshire, England; Maintained by RFB Jenkins (contributor 47712974).

---, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/206743819/thomas-isham: accessed November 26, 2025), memorial page for Sir Thomas Isham (1456–1547), Find a Grave Memorial ID 206743819, citing All Saints Churchyard, Pytchley, Kettering Borough, Northamptonshire, England; Maintained by Roese (contributor 47359710).

---, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/206744261/william-isham: accessed November 26, 2025), memorial page for William Isham (10 Apr 1427–13 Jun 1510), Find a Grave Memorial ID 206744261; Maintained by Roese (contributor 47359710).

Geneanet. "Public Member Database." © 1996. Geneaneten.geneanet.org Accessed 26 November 2025.

Google. "AI Overview." Search term: "SURNAME Surname Origin." Google. 

---. "Search Results." Search term: "Euseby Isham 1553-1626" Google.  https://www.google.com/search?q=Euseby+Isham+1553-1626  Accessed 9 December 2025.

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