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b. 8 Mar. 1624, 1st s. of John Blackwell, Grocer, of Cripplegate, London, and Mortlake, and 1st w. Juliana (d. 19 Apr. 1640).Misc. Gen. et Her. n. s. i. 178. educ. ?appr. m. (1) 8 June 1647, Elizabeth (d. Mar. 1669), da. of James Smithesby of London, 7 ch. living 1669; at least 4; d.v.p. Par. regs. St Andrew Undershaft, St Mary Abchurch, St Pancras Soper Lane, London; Mortlake Par. Reg. ed. M.S. Cockin and D. Gould, (1958), 66-7; Penn. Mag. of Hist. and Biog. lxxxviii. 123, 137. (2) ?1672, Frances, da. of John Lambert*, of Calton, Yorks., at least 1s.Penn. Mag. of Hist. and Biog. lxxxviii. 138-9, suc. fa. 2 Jan. 1658.Misc. Gen. et Her. n. s. i. 178. bur. 6 July 1701.Penn. Mag. of Hist. and Biog. lxxxviii. 141.
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Local: member, Hon. Artillery Coy. 19 Apr. 1642.Ancient Vellum Bk. ed. Raikes, 64. Commr. Westminster militia, 7 June 1650;Severall Procs. in Parl. no. 37 (6–13 June 1650), 525 (E.777.11). assessment, Surr. 26 Nov. 1650, 10 Dec. 1652, 24 Nov. 1653, 9 June 1657;A. and O.; An Act for an Assessment (1653, E.1062.28). Kent 19 Dec. 1651;CJ vii. 54b. Berks. 10 Dec. 1652, 9 June 1657; Westminster 9 June 1657.A. and O. J.p. Surr. 18 Mar. 1653–?Mar. 1660;C231/6, p. 254; CJ vii. 286a; Mortlake Par. Reg. 46. Westminster 13 Apr. 1653-bef. Oct. 1660;C231/6, p. 256; C193/13/4, f. 129v; A Perfect List (1660). Mdx. by Oct. 1653–?Mar. 1660.C193/13/4, f. 64v; C193/13/5, f. 68; Penn. Mag. of Hist. and Biog. lxxxviii. 128. Commr. ejecting scandalous ministers, Surr. 28 Aug. 1654;A. and O. charitable uses, London Oct. 1655;Publick Intelligencer no. 7 (12–19 Nov. 1655), 97–8 (E.489.15). securing peace of commonwealth, Berks. c.Dec. 1655;TSP iv. 285. oyer and terminer, Home. circ. 3 Feb. 1657-June 1659;C181/6, pp. 220, 306. Surr. 31 Mar. 1659;C181/6, p. 349. for public faith, 24 Oct. 1657;Mercurius Politicus no. 387 (22–9 Oct. 1657), 63 (E.505.35). sewers, Kent and Surr. 14 Nov. 1657, 1 Sept. 1659;C181/6, pp. 238, 387. militia, Berks., Surr. 26 July 1659.A. and O.

Military: ensign (parlian.), regt. of Thomas Adams*, London 1642.The Names, Dignities and Places of all the Collonells (1642) (669.f.6.10). Capt. regt. of Edmund Harvey I* by 9 May 1644;CSP Dom. 1644, p. 155. horse regt. of Oliver Cromwell*, New Model army, aft. 14 June 1645-June 1649.Firth and Davies, Regimental Hist. i. 200–2; Wanklyn, New Model Army i. 73, 107. Capt. of horse, 10 Aug. 1659.CSP Dom. 1659–60, p. 563.

Central: jt. treas.-at-war, 2 Jan. 1652, 26 July 1653, 21 Dec. 1654, 18 May 1659-bef. 27 Jan. 1660.A. and O.; CJ vii. 61a, 286a, 406b. 656a-657b, 824a. Commr. high ct. of justice, 21 Nov. 1653. Jt. recvr.-gen. for assessments, 8 Feb. 1655. Member, cttee. for improving revenues of customs and excise, 26 June 1657.A. and O.

Civic: alderman, Bishopsgate, London 25 Oct. 1659–19 Jan. 1660.Beaven, Aldermen of London, i. 40; ii. 90; Woodhead, Rulers of London (1966), 32.

Colonial: j.p. and commr. King’s province, Connecticut 1686. Dep. gov. Pennsylvania 12 July 1688–? Feb. 1690.Penn. Mag. of Hist. and Biog. lxxxviii. 138–9.

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BLACKWELL, John (1624-1701), of Mortlake, Surr.
: Surr.
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Commons 1640-1660
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BLACKWELL, John (1624-1701), of Mortlake, Surr.

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Estates
bef. 27 Aug. 1643, agreed to buy £200 worth of Irish lands from Dr Edward Alston of London.SP63/292, f. 123. Bought former episcopal lands incl. bishop’s palace, Norwich, and (for £3,382 7s 6½d) manor of Reculver and other land in dioceses of Canterbury, Gloucester, Norwich and Worcester, 24 Sept. 1647; (for £3,161 1s 3½d) manors of Askham, Stone and Lambeth Dye or Wye Court, dioceses of York, Rochester and Canterbury, 16 Mar. 1649; (or his fa.; for £2,921 11s 8d) Covert wood, par. of Barham, diocese of Canterbury, 28 Feb. 1650; all forfeited 1660.Norf. RO, DN/MSC1/39; Bodl. MS Rawl. B. 239, pp. 1, 24, 41, 44; Coll. Top. et Gen. i. 3, 127; Penn. Mag. of Hist. and Biog. lxxxviii. 135. Hundred or half hundred of Chertsey and manor of Egham, Surr. formerly property of Queen Henrietta Maria, 1650-2; possession restored to queen, 29 June 1660.VCH Surr. iii. 397, 421; LJ xi. 73a, 78b. With fa. purchased fee farm rents, bef. 2 Aug. 1653.SP46/108, f. 351. In satisfaction of an adventure of £2,350 (made bef. 26 Sept. 1653), grants in Cos. Kildare (c.5,000 acres) and Dublin (c.2,000 acres), 1657; partly forfeited, partly sold, partly retained 1660; compensation of £1,000 p.a. ordered 28 Apr. 1693.A. and O. (26 Sept. 1653); Bodl. MS Carte 44, f. 404; C204/4/35; CSP Dom. 1693, p. 113; Penn. Mag. of Hist. and Biog. lxxxviii.. Property at Mortlake inherited from fa. Jan. 1658; forfeited 1660.Penn. Mag. of Hist. and Biog. lxxxviii. 135 Grant of 8 square miles in Connecticut, 1685.Penn. Mag. of Hist. and Biog. lxxxviii. 139.
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