I am a descendant of Henry Isham (the 1626-1676 one who emigrated to VA) and saw a side note somewhere that the Ishams were related in some way to Samuel Pepys, so I did a search and found this discussion. I was really into the Pepys diary 20 years ago or so, so I am interested in this possible connection! I was not aware of my Isham ancestors at that time, so would not have noted, and do not remember, any mention of Henry Isham in the diary.
So, if I understand the posts here correctly, there were 2 Captain Henry Ishams living around the same time, and Pepys was related to the other one? So, no relation to me? It seems like the two Henry’s must have been related in some way.
Can anyone clarify Pepys’ connection to the Ishams?
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I am a descendant of Henry Isham (the 1626-1676 one who emigrated to VA) and saw a side note somewhere that the Ishams were related in some way to Samuel Pepys, so I did a search and found this discussion. I was really into the Pepys diary 20 years ago or so, so I am interested in this possible connection! I was not aware of my Isham ancestors at that time, so would not have noted, and do not remember, any mention of Henry Isham in the diary.
So, if I understand the posts here correctly, there were 2 Captain Henry Ishams living around the same time, and Pepys was related to the other one? So, no relation to me? It seems like the two Henry’s must have been related in some way.
Can anyone clarify Pepys’ connection to the Ishams?