NORREYS (formerly ROSE), Sir Francis (d. 1669), of Weston-on-the-Green, Oxon.
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Family and Education
b. s. (illegit.) of Francis Norreys (1579-1622), 2nd Baron Norreys and later 1st earl of Berkshire, and Sarah Rose, later w. of Samuel Hayward.CP.m. 4 Nov. 1628, Hester (d. Apr. 1672), da. of Sir John Rous† (d. 1645) of Rous Lench, Worcs.;Worcs. Par. Regs. i. 136; Bodl. Rawl. B.78, f. 159v; Weston-on-the-Green, Oxon. par. reg.; Vis. Oxon. 1566, 1574 and 1634 (Harl. Soc. v), 289; Vis. Worcs. 1634 (Harl. Soc. xc), 82. 5s. 5da.PROB11/330/519. Kntd. 27 Aug. 1633.Shaw, Knights of Eng, ii. 202.d. 11 July 1669.Vis. Oxon. 1669 and 1675 (Harl. Soc. n.s. xii), 97.
Offices Held
Local: sheriff, Oxon. 1635–6.List of Sheriffs (L. and I. ix), 50. Commr. subsidy, 1641, 1663; further subsidy, 1641; poll tax, 1641, 1660;SR. perambulation, Wychwood, Shotover and Stowood forests, Oxon. 28 Aug. 1641;C181/5, f. 209v. contribs towards relief of Ireland, Oxon. 1642; assessment, 1642, 17 Mar. 1648, 7 Dec. 1649, 26 Nov. 1650, 10 Dec. 1652, 24 Nov. 1653, 9 June 1657, 15 Feb., 1 June 1660, 1661.SR; A. and O.; An Act for an Assessment (1653, E.1062.28); CJ vii. 843b; An Ordinance for an Assessment (1660, E.1075.6). J.p. 24 Feb. 1642–?, 4 Dec. 1646–d.C231/5, p. 508; C231/6, p. 70; C231/7, p. 374; C193/13/4, f. 77v; C193/13/5, f. 83v; The Names of the Justices (1650), 44 (E.1238.4); CSP Dom. 1654, p. 67; 1655, p. 94, 132; A Perfect List (1660); Bodl. Rolls Oxon. 61. Commr. array (roy.), 4 July 1642;Northants. RO, FH133. impressment (roy.), 7 Nov., 30 Dec. 1643;Docquets of Letters Patent ed. Black, 97, 118. militia, 2 Dec. 1648, 12 Mar. 1660;A. and O. oyer and terminer, Oxf. circ. June 1659–23 Jan. 1663.C181/6, p. 374; C181/7, pp. 11, 135.
NORREYS (formerly ROSE), Sir Francis (d. 1669), of Weston-on-the-Green, Oxon.
Will
9 Aug. 1663, cod. 16 Oct. 1668, pr. 7 Sep. 1669.PROB11/330/519.
Estates
manors of Weston-on-the-Green, Oxon., Cumnor and Yattendon, Berks. from 1623; Hall Court manor, Thatcham, Berks. 1623-bef. 1628;VCH Berks. iii. 322n; iv. 128, 400; VCH Oxon. vi. 101n, 349, 352. land in Chesterton, Oxon. and South Hinksey, Berks., 1642.Oxon. and North Berks. Protestation Returns (Oxon. Rec. Soc. lix), 112, 116, 184.