Barrett family genealogy

Ireland

Arms: Per pale ar. and gu. twelve barrulets counterchanged. Another: Ar. two pallets gu. Another: Az. a fesse nebulée and in chief three mullets ar.

The ancestor of Barrett was Sir David, who was son of a (nameless) king of Britain.

1. Sir David.
2. William of Kilcoman: his son.
3. William of Mayne: his son.
4. William, the younger: his son; was called “Baret;”[1] a quo Barrett. This William had three sons—1. Thomas; 2, Walter; 3. Uadhan (“uadhafan;” Irish, from him), a quo Mac Uadhain, anglicised MacWadden, and Caden.
5. Thomas: son of said William.
6. Magiun: his son.
7. William Dubh: his son.
8. Richard: his son.
9. Edmond: his son.
10. William Dubh (2): his son.
11. Richard (2): his son.
12. Edmond (2): his son.
13. Edmond (3): his son.
14. Richard (3) Barrett: his son.

Notes

[1] Baret: Some are of opinion that this epithet was equivalent to our present English word barrat-or.