Family and Education
3rd s. of William Cater (d. 1634) of Kempston, Beds. and Frances, da. and coh. of Richard Baynes, merchant of the staple, of Shrewsbury, Salop.Vis. Beds. 1566, 1582 and 1634, 90; Beds. Par. Regs. ed. F.G. Emmison (Bedford, 1931-53), xxxix. 73. educ. King’s, Camb. Easter 1631;Al. Cant. M. Temple, June 1634.MT Admiss. i. 129; MTR ii. 823. m. (1) 27 Sept. 1637, Mary (d. 1656), da. of Sir John Burgoyne* of Sutton, Beds. 1s.;Beds. Par. Regs. ed. Emmison, ii. A36, xxxix. 75; Vis. Beds. 1566, 1582 and 1634, 88; Genealogia Bedfordiensis, 162. (2) bef. 1662, ?, 2s. 1da. d.v.p. Beds. Par. Regs. ed. Emmison, xxxix. 13, 14, 76; Genealogia Bedfordiensis, 162. Kntd. 6 Nov. 1660.Shaw, Knights of Eng. ii. 232. bur. 24 Feb. 1668 24 Feb. 1668.Beds. Par. Regs. ed. Emmison, xxxix. 77.
Offices Held

Local: commr. further subsidy, Beds. 1641; poll tax, 1641;SR. assessment, 1642, 21 Feb. 1645, 23 June 1647, 16 Feb. 1648, 7 Dec. 1649, 26 Nov. 1650, 10 Dec. 1652, 24 Nov. 1653, 9 June 1657, 26 Jan. 1660, 1664;SR; A. and O.; An Act for an Assessment (1653, E.1062.28); CJ vii. 227a. loans on Propositions, 17 Sept. 1642;LJ v. 361a. associating midland cos. 15 Dec. 1642; additional ord. for levying of money, Beds. 1 June 1643; New Model ordinance, 17 Feb. 1645;A. and O. gaol delivery, 26 June 1645;C181/5, f. 256. militia, 2 Dec. 1648, 26 July 1659, 12 Mar. 1660.A. and O. J.p. 2 Apr. 1649-bef. Oct. 1660;C231/6, p. 146; C193/13/3, f. 1v.; Notes and Extracts from the Co. Recs. being a Cal. of Vol. I of the Sessions Minute Bks. 1651 to 1660 (Beds. Co. Recs. ii), 39. Hunts. by Feb. 1650-bef. Oct. 1653;C193/13/3, f. 32; C193/13/4, f. 46v. Bedford 10 May 1658–?C181/6, p. 289. Commr. sequestration, Beds. by Sept. 1653-bef. Sept. 1654;CCC 700. ejecting scandalous ministers, 28 Aug. 1654;A. and O. securing peace of commonwealth by 16 Nov. 1655.TSP iv. 207. Sheriff, 1664–5.List of Sheriffs (L. and I. ix), 4.

Civic: freeman, Bedford Aug. 1656-Oct. 1660.Min. Bk. of Bedford Corp. 99–100.

: of Kempston, Beds.
Volume
Commons 1640-1660
Web Title

CATER, Edward (d.1668), of Kempston, Beds.

Will
not found.
Estates
bought manors of Kempston Grayes and Kempston Hardwicke, Beds. 1635.Coventry Docquets, 672.
Oxford 1644
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