HOSKINS, Bennet or Benedict (1609-80), of Morehampton, Abbey Dore, and Harewood, Herefs.

Family and Education

b. 1609, 1st s. of John Hoskins† of Morehampton, sjt.-at-law, and 1st w. Benedicta (d. 6 Oct. 1625), da. of Robert Moyle of Buckwell, Kent, wid. of Francis Bourne of Sutton St Clere, Som. and the M. Temple.Robinson, Mansions and Manors, 133. educ. M. Temple 16 Mar. 1620.MTR ii. 646. m. (1) Ann, da. of Sir John Bingley† of Templecombe, Som., auditor of exchequer, 2s.; (2) Dorothy, da. of Francis Kyrle of Much Marcle, Herefs., wid. of John Abrahall of Ingeston, s.p.Robinson, Mansions and Manors, 125, 133, 281. suc. fa. 27 Aug. 1638.Aubrey, Brief Lives, i. 422-3. cr. bt. 18 Dec. 1676.CB iv. 79. d. 10 Feb. 1680.Reg. Bks. of Llandinabo, Pencoyd and Harewood ed. J.H. Parry (Devizes, 1900), 88; Robinson, Mansions and Manors, 133.

Offices Held

Legal: called, M. Temple 11 Feb. 1631; bencher, 26 Oct. 1649; auditor, 1654, 1662, 1666; Lent reader, 1662; treas. 1664. 1654 – 59MTR ii. 773; iii. 1070, 1165–6, 1181, 1204,1212. Justice, Carm. circ.; c.j. 14 Mar.-Aug. 1660.CJ vii. 876a; Williams, Welsh Judges, 172.

Local: j.p. Herefs. 14 June 1641–?, 3 July 1649-bef. Oct. 1653, by c.Sept. 1656–d.C231/5, p. 453, C231/6, p.157; C193/13/4, f. 41v; C193/13/6, f. 37v. Commr. Herefs. militia, 30 Sept. 1642, 23 May 1648;HMC Portland, iii. 100; LJ x. 277a; Add. 70108, misc. 41. assessment, 17 Mar. 1648, 10 Dec. 1652, 9 June 1657, 1 June 1660, 1661, 1664, 1672, 1677, 1679;A. and O.; An Ordinance...for an Assessment (1660, E.1075.6); SR. militia, 2 Dec. 1648, 12 Mar. 1660; taking accts. of money for propagation of the gospel in Wales, S. Wales 30 Aug. 1654;A. and O. poll tax, Herefs. 1660; subsidy, 1663;SR. making Rivers Wye and Lugg navigable, Oct. 1664;Herefs. RO, S33/6. recusants, 1675.CTB iv. 696.

Central: commr. security of protector, England and Wales 27 Nov. 1656.A. and O.

Parlimentarian

HOSKINS, Bennet or Benedict (1609-80), of Morehampton, Abbey Dore, and Harewood, Herefs.

: Abbey Dore and Herefs., Harewood.

Volume

Commons 1640-1660

Web Title

HOSKINS, Bennet or Benedict (1609-80), of Morehampton, Abbey Dore, and Harewood, Herefs.

Will

12 Dec. 1679, pr. 19 Dec. 1685.PROB11/381/611.

Estates

at d. held manors of Harewood, Evaston, Pettishold and other lands in Herefs.; 2 messuages, Wigmarsh ward, Hereford;Hereford City Lib. Hill MSS vol. 4 (Hereford), p. 184. properties in Milk Lane, St John Baptist par., Hereford.PROB11/381/611; Herefs. RO, transcripts of city docs. 22.xiv.viii-viiia.

Oxford 1644

Addresses

Religion

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