COLES, William (1617-97), of Upper Woodfalls, Downton, Wilts.

Family and Education

bap. 29 Jan. 1617, 2nd but 1st surv. s. of Barnabas Coles of Downton and Katherine Barnes (bur. 3 Nov. 1657).Downton par. reg.; HP Commons 1660-1690. educ. Brasenose, Oxf. 13 Feb. 1635, 'aged 18';Al. Ox. M. Temple, 12 Oct. 1637; called 20 June 1645.MTR ii. 857, 935. m. (1) bef. 16 Jan. 1647, with £1,500, Eleanor, da. of Leweston Fitzjames† of Leweston, Dorset, 2s.;Alnwick Castle MS 547, ff. 37v, 76v-77 (BL microfilm 330); Downton par. reg.; HP Commons 1660-1690. (2) ?25 June 1655, Frances ?Hill, wid. (bur. 9 Feb. 1657), 1s. (d.v.p.);St Bride, Fleet Street, London par. reg.; Downton par. reg. (3) by 1658, Joyce, 1s (d.v.p.) 2 da. (1 d.v.p.);Downton par. reg. (4) 21 July 1690, Elizabeth, da. of James Goddard of South Marston, Wilts. wid. of Gilbert Raleigh† of Downton.HP Commons 1660-1690. suc. fa. betw. 3-19 May 1653.PROB11/230/134. bur. 16 Aug. 1697 16 Aug. 1697.Downton par. reg.

Offices Held

Local: commr. assessment, Wilts. ? 23 June 1647, ?7 Apr., ?7 Dec. 1649, ? 26 Nov. 1650, ? 10 Dec. 1652, 24 Nov. 1653, 9 June 1657, 26 Jan. 1660; ?Som. 10 Dec. 1652, 9 June 1657; militia, Wilts. 2 Dec. 1648, 26 July 1659, 12 Mar. 1660.A. and O.; An Act for an Assessment (1653, E.1062.28). J.p. 13 Sept. 1653-bef. Oct. 1660.C231/6, p. 266; C193/13/4, f. 109v; C193/13/6, f. 96v; C193/13/5, f. 116; Wilts. RO, A1/160/2, pp. 41, 47, 73, 107, 135, 165. ?Judge, relief of poor prisoners, 5 Oct. 1653. Commr. ejecting scandalous ministers, 28 Aug. 1654.A. and O. Visitor, Heytesbury Hosp. Wilts. 1 Aug. 1656.C231/6, p. 346. ?Commr. sequestration, Wilts. 25 Oct. 1659.CCC 755, 760.

Parlimentarian

COLES, William (c.1616-97), of Woodfalls, nr. Downton, Wilts.

: Wilts., Downton.

Volume

Commons 1640-1660

Web Title

COLES, William (1617-97), of Upper Woodfalls, Downton, Wilts.

Will

not found.

Estates

from May 1653, manor of Upper Woodfalls, Downton, and at least 275 acres;VCH Wilts. xi. 33, 38-9. from Dec. 1667, lease for three lives at Amberleaze, Semley.Wilts. RO, 2667/1/11/8, 10.

Oxford 1644

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