BRETT, John (d. 1672), of New Ross, co. Wexford.

Family and Education

?s. of Edward Bray Nicoll Brette of Orchardstowne, Curraghcloney, co. Tipperary.Down Survey website. m. bef. 1642 Elizabeth, 3s, 1da. d. 1672.Warwick St Nicholas par. reg.; PROB11/338/386.

Offices Held

Military: lt.-col. of ft. regt. of Solomon Richards, Ireland by Sept. 1650-aft. 1656;SP28/70/4, f. 679; CSP Dom. 1655–6, pp. 240–1. regt. of Thomas Sadleir, Ireland 8 July 1659;CSP Dom. 1659–60, p. 12. regt. of Sir John Clotworthy*, royal army in Ireland, 1660–1.CSP Ire. 1663–5, p. 474; 1669–70, pp. 384, 388. Capt. of horse and ft. New Ross 28 July 1662–11 Aug. 1663.HMC Ormond, o.s. i. 242, 281.

Irish: commr. high ct. of justice, 13 Nov. 1652;Eg. 1761, f. 51. security of protector, Ireland 27 Nov. 1656.A. and O. MP, Thomastown, co. Kilkenny 1661–6.CJI, i. 591. Commr. poll money, co. Wexford 1661.Irish Census, 1659, 639.

Parlimentarian

BRETT, John (d. 1672), of New Ross, co. Wexford.

: of New Ross, co. Wexford.

Volume

Commons 1640-1660

Web Title

BRETT, John (d. 1672), of New Ross, co. Wexford.

Will

30 Jan. 1672, pr. 28 Mar. 1672.PROB11/338/386.

Estates

in 1670 held 21 townlands in co. Wexford.Down Survey website.

Oxford 1644

Addresses

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