Background
John Isham was born 27 July 1582 to Thomas Isham, being the only son.
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The younger John Isham succeeded to this estate in 1605 with the death of his father and in 1607 married Judith Lewin, the daughter of William Lewin (d1598), a Doctor of Laws and Judge of the Prerogative Court of Canterbury. However, the title was probably purchased as both Charles I and his father James I before him had used baronetcies as a means of raising funds, first for the settlement and pacification of Northern Ireland and later for the settlement of Nova Scotia in the Colonies. Sir John"s daughter Elizabeth Isham is known for her diary, which is one of the earliest known examples of an autobiography written by a woman.
Membership
Wealthy and successful, Isham became a member of the aristocracy when Charles I on May 30, 1627 created him first hereditary Baronet of Lamport.
