BIRKHENED, Henry (1599-1660), of Backford, Cheshire.

Family and Education

bap. 2 Sept. 1599, 1st s. of Henry Birkhened of Backford, and Alice (d. 10 Nov. 1632), da. of John Singleton of Staining, Hardhorn, Lancs.Ormerod, Cheshire, ii. pt. 2, p. 368; Cheshire and Lancs. Fun. Certs. ed. J. P. Rylands (Lancs. and Cheshire Rec. Soc. vi), 17. educ. Brasenose, Oxf. 21 Nov. 1617.Al. Ox. m. by 1633 (with £860) Margaret (bur. 25 July 1661), da. of Sir Randle Mainwaring of Over Peover, Cheshire, 3s. d.v.p. 3da. d.v.p. suc. fa. 7 Mar. 1646; bur. 15 July 1660.Ormerod, Cheshire, ii. pt. 2, p. 368; Cheshire and Lancs. Fun. Certs. ed. Rylands, 17.

Offices Held

Local: jt.-prothonotary and clerk of the crown, Cheshire and Flint Jan. 1627–?d.CSP Dom. 1637–8, p. 148; Ormerod, Cheshire, i. pt. 1, p. 83; TSP v. 491. Member, Cheshire co. cttee. by Jan. 1645-aft. May 1647.SP28/224, f. 258; SP28/225, f. 17. Sub-commr. sequestration, Chester c.Feb. 1646–?SP28/225, f. 134. Member, sub-cttee. of accts. Cheshire by Feb. 1647–?SP28/332, f. 712; SP28/224, f. 274. Commr. assessment, 23 June 1647, 16 Feb. 1648, 7 Apr., 7 Dec. 1649, 26 Nov. 1650, 10 Dec. 1652, 24 Nov. 1653, 9 June 1657, 26 Jan., 1 June 1660; Chester 10 Dec. 1652, 24 Nov. 1653, 9 June 1657, 26 Jan. 1660.A. and O.; An Act for an Assessment (1653, E.1062.28); An Ordinance...for an Assessment (1660, E.1075.6). J.p. Cheshire 3 July 1647–d.C231/6, p. 93. Commr. ejecting scandalous ministers, 28 Aug. 1654;A. and O. militia, 14 Mar. 1655, 26 July 1659, 12 Mar. 1660; Chester 26 July 1659;SP25/76A, f. 15v; A. and O. securing peace of commonwealth, Cheshire by Nov. 1655;Cheshire RO, DLT/B38, p. 10; DSS/1/7/66/70; TSP iv. 251. dividing parishes, Cheshire and Chester 10 Mar. 1656;Mins. of the Cttee. of Plundered Ministers rel. to Lancs. and Cheshire ed. W.A. Shaw (Lancs. and Cheshire Rec. Soc. xxxiv), 115. for public faith, Cheshire 24 Oct. 1657;Mercurius Politicus no. 387 (22–29 Oct. 1657), 62 (E.505.35). sewers, 12 Feb. 1658.C181/6, p. 271.

Military: capt. of ft. (parlian.) by Apr. 1645-aft. Jan. 1646.Brereton Lttr. Bks. i. 324; ii. 112, 516. Lt.-col. militia ft. Cheshire 22 Aug. 1650–?CSP Dom. 1650, p. 509.

Parlimentarian

BIRKHENED, Henry (1599-1660), of Backford, Cheshire.

: of Backford, Cheshire.

Volume

Commons 1640-1660

Web Title

BIRKHENED, Henry (1599-1660), of Backford, Cheshire.

Will

20 May 1657, cod. 23 Sept. 1657, pr. 28 July 1660.PROB11/298, f. 363.

Estates

in the early 1630s, his fa. was assessed at £14 for distraint of knighthood.‘Obligatory knighthood temp. Charles I’ ed. J.P. Earwaker (Lancs. and Cheshire Rec. Soc. xii), 208. His house in Chester was assessed at 10 hearths in 1664-5.Chester Hearth Tax Returns ed. F.C. Beazley (Lancs. and Cheshire Rec. Soc. lii), 17.

Oxford 1644

Addresses

Religion

presented John Masterson to rectory of Fulbourn St Vigor, Cambs. 1653; Ralph Boat to rectory of Berrington, Salop, 1653.Add. 36792, ff. 75, 80.

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