'BZmisc34'
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Families covered: Braham of New Windsor, Braham of Wandsworth, Braems of Bridge Court, Braems of Dover
| (1) Note that the surname of one of the Richards shown below was identifies as Braham or Breame. Note also that the Braems family shown in the second section below was sometimes referred to as Brahams or Brames. (2) Visitation (Suffolk, 1612, 'Braham of Wickham Skeith') shows a family that was probably closely connected to the following family. However, we have not found a link to that family. (3) BEB1844 identifies the arms of the following family as "Sa. a cross patonce, or". |
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| John Braham of Bramhall, Suffolk | |||||||||||||||
| m1. ?? | |||||||||||||||
| 1. | John Braham 'of Wethringsett or Wetheringsett' | ||||||||||||||
| A. | Katherina Braham | ||||||||||||||
| m. _ Cornwalles | |||||||||||||||
| B. | Margaret Braham (d 23.07.1561) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Sir Thomas Blennerhassett (b 1461, d 1531) | |||||||||||||||
| m2. ?? | |||||||||||||||
| 2. | Robert Braham of Wickham, Suffolk | ||||||||||||||
| m. _ Coppinger | |||||||||||||||
| A. | Richard Braham of Wandsworth, Surrey (2nd son?) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Joana Palmer (dau/heir of John Palmer of Warwickshire, widow of _ Finnemore) | |||||||||||||||
| i. | Richard Braham of Wandsworth & New Windsor (b c1585, d 02.03.1618) | ||||||||||||||
| TCB identifies Richard's surname as "Braham, or Bream". | |||||||||||||||
| m. Elizabeth Giles (dau of Nathaniel Giles of New Windsor) | |||||||||||||||
| a. | Sir Richard Braham of New Windsor (Berkshire), Bart (b c1613, dsps before 16.02.1676/7) | ||||||||||||||
| m1. Susan Southcot (b c1620, d 06.05.1642, dau of Sir George Southcot(t), Governor of Dartmouth Castle) | |||||||||||||||
| (1) | Charles Braham (d young) | ||||||||||||||
| m2. Susan Gawsill (dsp, dau of Sir Robert Gawsill or Gawsell of Watlington) | |||||||||||||||
| m3. (c05.1663) Jane Devenish of Westminster (dsps 1667, dau of Thomas Devenish of Langham, widow (of _ Scobell?)) | |||||||||||||||
| m4. (?) (29.11.1671) Dorothy Brandling of Carmarthen (widow) | |||||||||||||||
| ii. | Katherina Braham (d 14.10.1628?) | ||||||||||||||
| m. George Duke of Suffolk | |||||||||||||||
| iii.+ | other issue - John of London, William, Thomasine | ||||||||||||||
| B.+ | other issue - Thomas, George | ||||||||||||||
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| Visitation (1619) indicates that the following family originated in Flanders. Note that the spelling of the surname varied, sometimes overlapping with the family shown in the section above. | |||||||||||||||
| Jasper Braems of Sandwich ("came into England in the tyme of Q. Mary") | |||||||||||||||
| 1. | Charles Braems of Dover | ||||||||||||||
| m. ?? ("a Flemish genthellwoman of the family of Sowterines") | |||||||||||||||
| A. | Charles Braems of Dover | ||||||||||||||
| m. Josina Spike of London | |||||||||||||||
| i/ii. | Sir Arnold Braems or Braemes ('Bream') of Bridge Court, Dover & Blackmansbury, Kent | ||||||||||||||
| 'Le eEve's Knights' ('Brahams', p55), which shows Arnold as son of Charles (by Josina Spkie) son of Jacob (by Katherine Bradnex), shows Arnold as father of Walter byhis 3rd wife, Margaret Palmer. Provisionally, we follow Visitation in showing Walter's mother as ... | |||||||||||||||
| m1. Joane Harfleete (dau of Walter Harfleete "als. Setvans") | |||||||||||||||
| a. | Walter Braems ('Beams') of Bridge Court | ||||||||||||||
| m. Mary Jacob (dau of Sir John Jacob of Bromley) | |||||||||||||||
| m2. (sp) Elizabeth Diggs (dau of Sir Dudley Diggs of Chilham Castle (Master of the Rolls)) | |||||||||||||||
| m3. Margaret Palmer (dau of Sir Thomas Palmer of Wingham, Bart) | |||||||||||||||
| ii/i. | Jacob Braemes of Sandwich | ||||||||||||||
| m1. Katharine Bradnex (dau of Robert Bradnex) | |||||||||||||||
| a. | Charles Braemes | ||||||||||||||
| m2. Mercie Harfleet (dau of Walter Harfleet of Beakesbourne) | |||||||||||||||
| b.+ | other issue - Walter, Jane | ||||||||||||||
| iii. | Christiane Braems | ||||||||||||||
| m. Bartholomew Windsore | |||||||||||||||
| 2. | Lambert Braemes | ||||||||||||||
| A. | Daniell Braems | ||||||||||||||
| m1/2. Susan Carpenter | |||||||||||||||
| i. | Daniell Braems | ||||||||||||||
| m2/1. Agnes Grace (dau of Ed. Grace of Eltham) | |||||||||||||||
| ii. | Edward Braems | ||||||||||||||
| 3. | John Braems | ||||||||||||||
Main source(s):
(1) For Braham (uploaded 20.12.25) : Visitation (Berkshire, 1623, 'Braham of Windsor'), with a little input & support from BEB1844 ('Braham of New Windsor'), Visitation (Berkshire,
1665-6, 'Braham of New Windsor'), TCB (vol 3, 'Braham of New Windsor', p247)
(2) For
Braemes (uploaded 20.12.25) : Visitation (Kent, 1619 (Additional Pedigrees), 'Braemes'), Visitation (Kent, 1663-8. 'Braems')
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