HARRIS, John I (c.1586-1657), of Hayne, Stowford, Devon.

Family and Education

b. c. 1586, 1st s. of Arthur Harris† of Hayne and Kenegie, Gulval, Cornw. and Margaret, da. and h. of John Davells of S. Marland, Petrockstow, Devon.Vivian, Vis. Devon, 449. educ. Exeter Coll. Oxf. 18 Mar. 1603; L. Inn, 10 Feb. 1607;Al. Ox.; LI Admiss. i. 145. travelled abroad (France), 1608-?1611.SO3/4; HMC Cowper, i. 483-4. m. (1) bef. 1 Dec. 1625, Florence (d. 1 Jan. 1631), da. of Sir John Wyndham of Orchard Wyndham, St Decumans, Som. s.p.;Devon RO, 2527 M/TS14. (2) lic. 4 Nov. 1631, Cordelia, da. of John Mohun†, 1st Baron Mohun of Okehampton, 1s. (Arthur Harris†).Devon RO, 2527 M/TS16. suc. fa. 1628. d. 6 Mar. 1657.Vivian, Vis. Devon, 449.

Offices Held

Local: commr. piracy, Devon 9 July 1619 – aft.Apr. 1620, 6 Nov. 1624; Cornw. 30 Mar. 1624-aft. June 1626;C181/2, f. 348; C181/3, ff. 2, 113v, 130v, 196. impressment, 1623;APC 1621–3, p. 437. swans, W. Country 20 May 1629;C181/4, f.3. subsidy, Devon 1641; further subsidy, 1641; poll tax, 1641. 6 July 1641 – 24 Feb. 1642SR. J.p., Feb. 1643 – bef.June 1649; Cornw. 6 Mar. 1647-bef. Jan. 1650.C231/5, pp. 457, 507; C231/6, p. 78; Devon RO, QS28/1–5; Western Circuit Assize Orders ed. Cockburn, 277. Commr. contribs. towards relief of Ireland, Devon 1642;SR. assessment, 1642, 18 Oct. 1644, 23 June 1647, 16 Feb. 1648;SR; A. and O. commr. for Devon 1 July 1644; militia, 2 Dec. 1648.A. and O.

Civic: freeholder, Launceston by 1639;Cornw. RO, B/LAUS/345. Lostwithiel by 1643.Cornw. RO, B/LOS/305.

Parlimentarian

HARRIS, John II (c.1586-1657), of St. Michael’s Mount, Cornw. and Hayne, Stowford, Devon

: Devon., Stowford.

Volume

Commons 1640-1660

Web Title

HARRIS, John I (c.1586-1657), of Hayne, Stowford, Devon.

Will

5 Feb., pr. 16 June 1657.PROB11/265/339.

Estates

main estate inc. the manor of Lifton (inc. the advowson).Coventry Docquets, 701; C142/440/85. His will (1656) also mentions manors of Black Torrington, Toteley Barton, Bradstone, West Lincombe, Little Morland, Taddiport, Yarnscombe and other lands in Devon, also manor of St Neot and shares in manors of Mayow, Rinsey and Venton Leage in Cornwall.PROB11/265/339. It was estimated that Harris’s income was £1,000 p.a. in 1644.Symonds, Diary, 44.

Oxford 1644

Addresses

Religion

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