BLISSETT, Joseph (1618?-73), of Eye, Suff.

Family and Education

?bap. 13 Feb. 1618, 2nd s. of William Blissett (d. 1642) of Marlborough, Wilts. and his 2nd w. Margaret Walker.St Mary, Marlborough par. reg. m. (1) ?, 1da.; (2) Abigail, prob. da. of William Deye of Moor Hall, Eye, 1s. 5da.PROB11/342/241; Vis. Norf. 1664 (Norf. Rec. Soc. iv-v), ii. 257-8. bur. 25 Jan. 1673 25 Jan. 1673.Eye par. reg.

Offices Held

Military: capt.-lt. of horse (parlian.), regt. of Charles Fleetwood* by July 1646; capt. Oct. 1649-aft. Mar. 1657.CJ iv. 622b; Firth and Davies, Regimental Hist. i. 95; PROB11/265/601.

Civic: principal burgess, Eye by Sept. 1653–19 Mar. 1661.Suff. RO (Ipswich), EE2/I/1, ff. 13v, 22.

Local: commr. securing peace of commonwealth, Suff. by 20 Nov. 1655;TSP iv. 225; PRO30/11/268, f. 7. ejecting scandalous ministers, 24 Oct. 1657;SP25/78, p. 238. militia, 26 July 1659.A. and O.

Parlimentarian

BLISSETT, Joseph (1618?-73), of Eye, Suff.

: Suff.

Volume

Commons 1640-1660

Web Title

BLISSETT, Joseph (1618?-73), of Eye, Suff.

Will

9 Jan. 1673, pr. 13 June 1673.PROB11/342/241.

Estates

?inherited properties from his father in Marlborough, Wilts. 1642;PROB11/198/540. bought manor of Great Ashfield and other lands at Eye, Suff., probably during 1650s.PROB11/342/241.

Oxford 1644

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