Elizabeth Barnard

Elizabeth Barnard

Infobox Person
name = Elizabeth Barnard


imagesize = 125px
caption = Portrait of Lady Barnard
birth_date = birth date|1608|2|21|mf=y
birth_place = Stratford-upon-Avon, England
death_date = death date and age|1670|2|17|1608|2|21
death_place = Abington, Northampton,Northamptonshire, England
occupation =
spouse(s) =

Elizabeth, Lady Barnard (formerly Elizabeth Nash, née Elizabeth Hall) (baptised February 21st, 1608 - February 17th, 1670) was the granddaughter of the famous English-poet William Shakespeare, and was also his last direct descendant.

Elizabeth Hall was born to Susanna Shakespeare and Doctor John Hall. She was baptised on 21 February 1608 in the Holy Trinity Church of Stratford-upon-Avon, England. She was the only grandchild William Shakespeare ever knew, because her three cousins were born after his death in 1616. In 1629, Elizabeth Hall married Thomas Nash, who was a member of the Manor and Lordship of Shottery. Thomas made his will on August the 25th, 1642, in which he left his house on Chapel Street and two meadows to Elizabeth. However, he left the bulk of his fortune to his cousin, Edward Nash, after Elizabeth’s death. On April 4th 1647, Thomas died, leaving Elizabeth a widow and instructing his fortune to be passed on to his cousin's son. She then married Sir John Barnard (1604-1674), and could thus be called Lady Barnard.

In February 1662, Judith Quiney died in Stratford-upon-Avon, making Elizabeth Barnard the last descendant of William Shakespeare. She wrote her will on January 29th 1669, which did not give much to her husband, Sir John Barnard. Elizabeth Barnard died at Abington, Northamptonshire on February 17th 1670. There is a memorial plaque in the Church of Saint Peter & Paul, Abington, Northampton where she is buried. The family home of Sir John and Lady Barnard is now a museum, "Abington Museum", and the grounds are now a park in the town of Northampton.Fact|date=August 2008 It is surmisedwho that she is buried in a tomb with her husband.

References

*1. http://www.blackcountrysociety.co.uk/articles/bagley.htm
*2. http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~shakespeare/books/stopes/chapter9.htm

Related Pages

*William Shakespeare
*Shakespeare's life


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