WELBY, William (1604-57), of Denton, Lincs.

Family and Education

b. 25 Nov. 1604, 2nd but 1st surv. s. of William Welby, yeoman, of Denton, and Judith (bur. 19 Dec. 1617), da. of William Newton of Gonerby, Lincs.Denton par. reg.; Lincs. Peds. (Harl. Soc. lii), 1053. m. 3 Oct. 1633, Eleanor (bur. 13 June 1688), da. of John Williams of Denton, 7s. (2 d.v.p.) 7da.Denton par. reg.; PROB11/270, f. 68v; Lincs. Peds. 1053. suc. fa. May 1627;Denton par. reg. bur. 30 July 1657.W. Betham, The Baronetage of Eng. v. app. p. 22.

Offices Held

Local: commr. sewers, Lincs., Lincoln and Newark hundred 10 Feb. 1642–d.C181/5, f. 224v; C181/6, pp. 40, 206; Lincs. RO, Spalding Sewers/449/7–10. J.p. Lincs. (Kesteven) 13 July 1646-July 1652, 11 Mar. 1656 – d.; Lindsey, Holland 11 Mar. 1656–d.C231/6, pp. 51, 161, 328; C193/13/4, f. 56. Commr. charitable uses, Morton, Lincs. 17 Feb. 1647;C93/19/23. assessment, Kesteven 23 June 1647, 16 Feb. 1648; Lincs. 7 Apr., 7 Dec. 1649, 26 Nov. 1650, 10 Dec. 1652, 28 Jan. 1654, 9 June 1657;A. and O.; CSP Dom. 1653–4, p. 371. militia, 2 Dec. 1648.A. and O.

Parlimentarian

WELBY, William (1604-57), of Denton, Lincs.

: of Denton, Lincs.

Volume

Commons 1640-1660

Web Title

WELBY, William (1604-57), of Denton, Lincs.

Will

27 July 1657, pr. 24 Nov. 1657.PROB11/270, f. 68v.

Estates

in 1648, purchased manor and capital messuage of Denton for £2,600.[Anon.], Notices of the Fam. of Welby, 64. At his d. estate consisted of manor of Denton; a moiety of manor of ‘Limmage’, Hunts.; lands and messuages in Leics. and Notts.; and lands and property in Allington, Carlton, Denton, Doddington, Dry Donington, Grantham, Harmston, Hougham, Long Benington, Milnthorpe, Ponton, Ropsley, Spittlegate (Grantham), Swarby, Welby and Welbourn, Lincs.PROB11/270, f. 68v; Lincs. RO, Misc. Dep. 178/1/68, 71. According to the list of nominees to the order of the royal oak, William Welby junior’s estate was worth £600 p.a.Burke, Commoners, i. 690.

Oxford 1644

Addresses

Religion

presented Richard Grant to rectory of Redmile, Leics. 1643.Lincs. RO, P.D./1643/39.

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