MEREDITH, Richard (d. 1679), of Leeds Abbey, Kent.

Family and Education

b. 2nd but 1st surv. s. of Sir William Meredith 1st bt. of Stansley, Denb. and Leeds Abbey, and 1st w. Susan (d. 1654/5), da. of Francis Barker (d. 1625), Vintner, of St Mary, Whitechapel, London.Vis. Kent 1663 (Harl. Soc. liv), 114. educ. Queens’, Camb. Easter 1647;Al. Cant. G. Inn, 10 Mar. 1649.G. Inn Admiss. 250. m. 8 Apr. 1655, Susan (d. aft. 1683), da. of Philip Skippon*, 6s. 4da.Kent RO, U274/T89, 95; Vis. Kent 1663, 114. suc. fa. as 2nd bt. 10 Apr. 1675.CB. bur. 5 Sept. 1679 5 Sept. 1679.Leeds par. reg.; CB.

Offices Held

Local: j.p. Kent 11 Mar. 1656-bef. Oct. 1660.C231/6, p. 328; C193/13/6, f. 44; C193/13/5, f. 53; A Perfect List (1660). Commr. assessment, 9 June 1657, 26 Jan. 1660, 1672, 1677, 1679;A. and O.; SR. militia, 26 July 1659, 12 Mar. 1660.A. and O.

Civic: freeman, Sandwich 3 Jan. 1659.E. Kent RO, Sa/AC8, ff. 141v-42v.

Parlimentarian

MEREDITH, Richard (d. 1679), of Leeds Abbey, Kent.

: Kent.

Volume

Commons 1640-1660

Web Title

MEREDITH, Richard (d. 1679), of Leeds Abbey, Kent.

Will

not found.

Estates

with his fa. sold land in Broughton, Wrexham, Denb. to Sir John Dingley, in 1653, and property in Wrexham to Henry Goring* of Highden in Sept. 1658, but inherited from fa. extensive estates in Kent and property in Denb.Kent RO, U274/T95; PROB11/347/496. At his d. Meredith’s personal estate valued at £987.Kent RO, U274/F6.

Oxford 1644

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