SPRINGETT, Harbert (c.1614-62), of Broyle Place, Ringmer, Suss.
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Family and Education
b. c. 1614, 1st s. of Sir Thomas Springett of Broyle Place and Mary, da. of John Bellingham of Erringham.Comber, Suss. Genealogies Lewes, 279-81.educ. Hawkhurst School (Mr Godwin) bef. July 1628; Christ’s, Camb. 3 July 1628, ‘aged 15’;Al. Cant. M. Temple, 8 Nov. 1630;MT Admiss. travelled abroad (France), 2 Oct. 1635-bef. Sept. 1637.CSP Dom. 1635-6, p. 353; Goudhurst, Kent, par. reg.m. 10 July 1634, Barbara (d. 1697), da. of Sir William Campion of Combwell, Kent; 1s. (d.v.p.), 4da.Comber, Suss. Genealogies Lewes, 279-81; Add. 39466, f. 79; MI, St Mary the Virgin, Ringmer.suc. fa. 17 Sept. 1639, aged 24.Notes IPMs Suss., 213.cr. bt. 8 Jan. 1661.SO3/13, unfol.d. 5 Jan. 1662.CB; Add. 39483, f. 386.
Offices Held
Local: dep. lt. Suss. 1 Dec. 1642–?CJ ii. 870a; iii. 156a. Commr. assessment, 24 Feb. 1643, 18 Oct. 1644, 21 Feb. 1645, 23 June 1647, 9 June 1657, 1 June 1660, 1661;A. and O.; An Ordinance...for an Assessment (1660, E.1075.6). sequestration, 27 Mar. 1643; levying of money, 3 Aug. 1643; defence of Hants and southern cos. 4 Nov. 1643; commr. for Suss., assoc. of Hants, Surr., Suss. and Kent, 15 June 1644;A. and O. oyer and terminer, Suss. 4 July 1644;C181/5, f. 235. gaol delivery, 4 July 1644.C181/5, f. 235v. J.p. by 18 Sept. 1644 – bef.13 Mar. 1648, by Oct. 1660–d.;ASSI35/85/1; ASSI35/89/9; ASSI35/102/7; C220/9/4. Kent 15 July 1656-Mar. 1660.C231/6, p. 343; C193/13/5, f. 54. Commr. New Model ordinance, Suss. 17 Feb. 1645;A. and O. sewers, 30 Apr. 1646, 12 Jan. 1657, 6 July 1659, 21 Sept. 1660;C181/6, pp. 194, 367; C181/7, p. 55; E. Suss. RO, DAP1/2. militia, 2 Dec. 1648, 12 Mar. 1660;A. and O. ejecting scandalous ministers, Kent 23 Mar. 1658;SP25/78, p. 500. poll tax, Suss. 1660.SR.
SPRINGETT, Harbert (c.1614-62), of Broyle Place, Ringmer, Suss.
Will
2 Jan., pr. 20 Oct. 1662.PROB11/309/244.
Estates
June 1634, manor of Southease, Suss., settled on Springett and his wife at marriage;E. Suss. RO, Danny MS 11; VCH Suss. vii. 74. Sept. 1639, ‘a large inheritance’ from fa., comprising land in Suss. and Kent; manor of Ringmer subsequently devised to him by mo.;PROB 11/181/390. manor of Plumpton, sold to his bro. Thomas (for £615), 1640;E.F. Salmon, ‘Plumpton and the Springett family’, Suss. Arch. Coll. lvi; E. Suss. RO, SAS/PG/132; SAS/A/156. 1648, share with bro. Thomas of estate of their uncle Simon Stone;PROB11/206/88. 1653, sold land in Laughton to Sir Thomas Pelham* and John Pelham*;Add. Ch. 30548–50 1654, inherited the bulk of Thomas’s lands, but sold Plumpton to bro. Anthony;Add. 39483, f. 395; PROB11/234/129; E. Suss. RO, SAS/A/171; SAS/PG/134. moiety of manor of Kingston Bowsey bought from bro. Anthony for £3,000 and sold Apr. 1655 for £2,600 to John Stapley*;E. Suss. RO, Glynde MSS 1552-3, 1561-3; VCH Suss. vi. part I, 134. bef. 1662, land in Cambridge.PROB11/309/244. Inventory, 20 Aug. 1662, valued his personal estate at £670, not including outstanding debts of £500 owed to him.PROB4/15259.