Edward Barrett, 1st Lord Barrett of Newburgh
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Sir Edward Barrett, 1st Lord Barrett of Newburgh, politician.
Life
Barrett was the son of Charles Barrett of
In 1614, Barrett was elected
Barret was created Lord Barrett of Newburgh in Scotland on 17 October 1627 and was made a
In August 1637 he wrote to the Earl of Middlesex that Henrietta Maria was unwell at Oatlands and was drinking asses milk, thought to be a remedy for consumption.[2]
He wrote to Middlesex about the Earl of Arundel who had fallen from his horse at Tart Hall. The Countess of Arundel was "pained by his obstinate, as some think ridiculous, resolution to go to Madagascar.[3]
Death
Barrett died at the age of 63 and was buried at Aveley on 2 January 1645.[1]
Family
Barrett married Jane Cary (d. 1633), daughter of Sir Edward Cary of Aldenham, Master of the Jewel House. He married secondly, Catherine Fenn, daughter of Hugh Fenn of Wotton-under-Edge, and widow of Hugh Perry alias Hunter, a London mercer.[4]
Barrett was married twice but had no heirs, so that upon his death in 1645, his titles became extinct. He left his papers to Edward Perry, his widow's grandson.[citation needed]
References
- ^ a b c d 'Alumni Oxonienses, 1500-1714: Baal-Barrow', Alumni Oxonienses 1500-1714: Abannan-Kyte (1891), pp. 51–78. Date accessed: 19 November 2011
- ^ HMC 4th Report: Earl de la Warr (London, 1874), p. 293.
- ^ HMC 4th Report: Earl de la Warr (London, 1874), p. 294.
- ^ Virginia C.D. Moseley & Rosemary Sgroi, 'BARRETT, Sir Edward (1581-1644), of Belhus, Aveley, Essex and Smithfield, London', The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1604-1629, ed. Andrew Thrush and John P. Ferris, 2010. Accessed 22 January 2023.