Here you will find genealogy and family history about the three branches of the Isham family represented at the 2013 AAIAA launch.  The Ishams of Pytchley are the common ancestors of

• the Ishams of Lamport
• the Randolphs and Eppeses of Virginia and
• the Ishams of New England.

Their common ancestral home, Pytchley Hall, was demolished in 1824–some time after being sold out of the family–although its village remains.

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The Ishams of Lamport

The current baronetical family, the Ishams of Lamport, are descendants of Sir Justinian IV, 7th Baronet (pictured), through four intervening non-baronetical generations.  The grandparents of the current and 14th Baronet, Sir Norman, as well as his late brother Sir Ian, 13th Baronet, were Arthur Charles Isham and his wife Evelyn Rose Selby-Lowndes.  It is the descendants of this couple who are today regarded as the extended Isham of Lamport family.

Here is a history of “The Ishams of Northamptonshire” produced by the Market Harborough Historical Society.

 

To learn more about these descendants of Sir Justinian, see AAIAA Document:

• 22   Three Isham Families

For charts of these descendants, see:

• B01 to B05     The Ishams of Lamport

The former Isham seat, Lamport Hall, now in the care of the Lamport Hall Preservation Trust, is a Grade I listed house museum as well as an education and event center.

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The Randolphs & Eppeses of Virginia: Capt. Henry Isham of Bermuda Hundred and His Distaff Descendants 

Capt. Henry Isham  was in colonial Virginia by 1658. His descent from the Ishams of Pytchley is well-documented.  The Isham name survives only as a forename among his descendants, owing to the death–young, unmarried, and without issue–of his only son, Henry Isham, Jr. Capt. Henry’s descendants are through his daughters, Mary (pictured), who married William Randolph, and Anne, who married Francis Eppes III.

To learn more about the descendants of Capt. Henry Isham, click on the following heading.

• The Randolphs & Eppeses of Virginia: Capt. Henry Isham of Bermuda Hundred and His Distaff Descendants

Dogham Farm–a property Katherine (Banks) Royall brought to her marriage to Capt. Henry Isham–has remained a private residence and home to 13 generations of Royall and Isham descendants.  It is listed in the U.S. National Register of Historic Places.

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The Ishams of New England: John Isham of Barnstable and His Descendants 

John Isham of Barnstable first appears in colonial Massachusetts records in 1670.  (He and his wife Jane Parker appear in front of their home, Barnstable, in a conjectural portrait by Steve Isham of Tasmania.)  While his precise descent from the Ishams of Pytchley is not documented, 2021 Y-DNA tests taken by representatives of the Lamport and New England branches of the family confirm that they share a common male-line ancestor. John of Barnstable has many male line descendants, so the Isham surname survives in this family.

For more information on the various speculations about this relationship, see the following AAIAA Documents:
44   Henry and John Saga
45   Significant Related Events

Detailed information about the English and American Isham families and their descendants is provided on associated pages.  Notably, the American family has two branches rooted in Virginia and New England.

To learn more about the descendants of John Isham, click on the following heading.

• The Ishams of New England:  John Isham of Barnstable and His Descendants

The Herman Isham House, another U.S. National Register of Historic Places property, was built by one of John Isham of Barnstable’s descendants.  It is located in Barnstable, Massachusetts.