He was the 3rd son of Sir George Baynham (died 1546), Sheriff of Gloucestershire in 1543, by Cecilia Gage, daughter of Sir John Gage. He succeeded his elder brother Christopher Baynham (born 1529) in the Baynham estates.
Marriage and progeny
He married Mary Winter, daughter of William Winter of Lydney, Gloucestershire. They had two sons who both died without issue and two daughters, joint-co-heiresses: