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Family and Education
b. 4th but 2nd surv. s. of John Davies of Kill, co. Kildare. m. (1) bef. 1630, Margaret (d. 1633), da. of Arthur Ussher, at least 1s.; (2) Anne (d. 1644), da. of Sir William Parsons; (3) Mary, da. of William Crofton of Temple House, co. Sligo.F. Elrington Ball, The Judges in Ire., 1221-1921 (2 vols., New York, 1927), i. 357; Lodge, Peerage, ii. 73; McGrath, Biographical Dict. Kntd. 2 June 1636.Shaw, Knights of Eng. ii. 204. d. autumn 1672.CSP Dom. 1673-5, p. 247.
Offices Held

Irish: chamberlain of exch. 5 Nov. 1625.Cal. of Patent Rolls of Ire. ed. J. Morrin (Dublin, 1863), 74. Registrar, ct. of wards, 1626.McGrath, Biographical Dict. Clerk of PC, July 1630–47, 1660–d.CSP Ire. 1625–32, pp. 556, 576; CSP Dom. 1672–3, p. 435. MP, Enniskillen 1634; co. Donegal 1640; co. Kildare 1661. 16 Oct. 1654McGrath, Biographical Dict.; CJI i. 591. Commr. assessment, co. Kildare, 12 Jan. 1655.An Assessment for Ire. (Dublin, 1654, 1655). Member, cttee. for new coll. in Dublin, Dec. 1658;Barnard, Cromwellian Ireland, 209. cttee. of safety, Dublin Jan. 1660. Member for co. Kildare, gen. convention, Mar. 1660.Clarke, Prelude to Restoration, 146n, 202. Commr. poll money, city and co. Dublin, co. Kildare, co. Donegal 24 Apr. 1660, 1 Mar. 1661.Irish Census, 1659, 620–45. Sec. of state, 6 July 1661–d.SP63/331, f. 276. Commr. for prizes and assessing Adventurers’ lands, 1666.McGrath, Biographical Dict.

Civic: alderman and commr. to collect subsidies, Dublin 1637.McGrath, Biographical Dict. Churchwarden, St Audoen, Dublin 16 Apr. 1639.Vestry Recs. St Audoen ed. M. Ní Mhurchadha (Dublin, 2012), 56.

Central: commr. ordinance for raising £50,000 for Ireland, 25 Jan. 1648.CSP Ire. 1647–60, p. 771. Trustee, Irish lands, 5 June 1648.A. and O.

Parlimentarian
DAVIES, Sir Paul (d. 1672), of Bridge Street, Dublin.
: Dublin., of Bridge Street.
Volume
Commons 1640-1660
Web Title

DAVIES, Sir Paul (d. 1672), of Bridge Street, Dublin.

Will
1672.TCD MS 647, ff. 148-51 (B. McGrath, Biographical Dict. App.).
Estates
held 718 acres in Salt, Ikeathy and Oughterrenny baronies, co. Kildare, bef. 1641.Civil Survey, viii. 27, 201, 215. Inherited 2,000 acres (881 profitable) at Corlecky, Raphoe barony, co. Donegal.Civil Survey, iii. 35. Leased 2,000 acres in co. Carlow and 500 acres in co. Dublin, for 21 years, Mar. 1659.TSP vii. 624-5. Held lands in Coolock and Balrothery parishes, co. Dublin, from 1650s – reclaimed by crown aft. 1660, and granted instead lands formerly belonging to John Finglas, co. Dublin, Mar. 1661.CSP Ire. 1660-2, pp. 234-5, 248, 387. Other lands in co. Kildare acquired in 1650s, confirmed by royal grant, Mar. 1662.CSP Ire. 1660-2, p. 523.
Oxford 1644
No
Addresses
Bridge Street, St Audoen’s par., Dublin c.1636-46;Vestry Recs. St Audoen, 45, 60, 62. Hangman’s Lane, St Michan’s par. c.1659.Irish Census, 1659, 372.
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