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

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
• Randulfus de Barentone in Geni
• 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