PEARD, George (1594-c.1644), of Barnstaple and the Middle Temple.

Family and Education

bap. 28 July 1594, 1st s. of John Peard of Barnstaple and Julian (d. 1642), da. of Roger Beaple, merchant of Barnstaple.Barnstaple Par. Reg. ed. T. Wainwright (Exeter, 1903), 37; ‘George Peard’, Oxford DNB. educ. M. Temple 23 June 1613, called 30 June 1620.MTR ii. 567, 653. suc. fa. Dec. 1631.Barnstaple Par. Reg. ed. Wainwright, 52; PROB11/161/51. unm. d. c. July 1644.PROB11/196/67; Chanter, Lit. Hist. Barnstaple, 24-5.

Offices Held

Civic: retained counsel, Barnstaple 1627–?38;N. Devon RO, B1/46/222. dep. recorder by Jan. 1638–d.N. Devon RO, B1/3975, 3976. Commr. tendering oaths of supremacy and allegiance, 3 Feb. 1641.Barnstaple Records ed. Chanter, Wainwight, i. 228.

Local: commr. sequestration, Devon 11 Apr. 1643; levying of money, 3 Aug. 1643.A. and O.

Parlimentarian

PEARD, George (1594-c.1644), of Barnstaple and the Middle Temple.

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Likenesses

Likenesses: fun. monument, Barnstaple church, Devon.

Volume

Commons 1640-1660

Web Title

PEARD, George (1594-c.1644), of Barnstaple and the Middle Temple.

Will

18 Mar. 1644, cod. 9 June 1644, pr. 2 May 1646.PROB11/196/67.

Estates

tenements of Horswill and Little Hilland, Barnstaple.PROB11/196/67.

Oxford 1644

Addresses

Religion

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