FHB Barrington

Family History Book: Barrington

The earliest form of the Barrington name is Barenton, which some say derived from the placename of a town or commune in Normandy, France. While Amy Barrington claims the name appears in Domesday Book, I was unable to find it there. Otherwise, an early reference discovered is in Testa de Nevill, dating to 1216. Dating earlier than this, however, are records cited by William Clayton and edited by G. Alan Downdes in Transactions of the Essex Archaeological Society. According to Clayton, the family origins were Saxon, with Barenton, a servant to Queen Emma, wife of King Ethelred and mother of Edward "the Confessor". This Barenton was probably the father of Randulfus de Barenton.

Our Direct Lineage

Prior Generations

1. Barenton
2. Randulfus de Barenton
3. Sir Odynell de Barentone
4. Eustace de Barentone
5. Sir Humphrey de Barenton
6. Humphrey de Barenton
7. Sir Nicholas de Barenton
8. Nicholas Barrington
9. Nicholas Barrington (d. 1330)
10. Nicholas Barrington
11. Sir John Barrington
12. John Barrington (d. 1426)
13. Thomas Barrington (d. 1470)
14. Humphrey Barrington
15. Nicholas Barrington (1460-1504)
16. Nicholas Barrington (1480-1521)
17. John Barrington (b. 1507)
18. Sir Thomas Barrington (1530-1581)
19. Sir Francis Barrington (1560-1628)
20. Joanne Barrington (1604-1653)

Linked Families

• Cromwell-Williams
• Everard
• Pole

References

• Barenton in Wikipedia
• The Barringtons: A Family History, Barrington, Amy. University Press, Dublin, 1917.
• Testa de Nevill
• Thomas Barrington (Abt. 1530-1581) on WikiTree
• History of the Barrington Family, in Transactions of the Essex Archaeological Society, Vol. 1 New Series, 1878, pp. 251-273.

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Table of Contents

• Domesday Book