FELTON, Sir Henry, 2nd bt. (1619-90), of Shotley and Playford, Suff.

Family and Education

b. 27 July 1619, 2nd or 3rd but 1st surv. s. of Sir Henry Felton, 1st bt., of Shotley and Dorothy, wid. of Sir Bassingbourne Gawdy† of West Harling, Norf., and da. of Sir Nicholas Bacon†, 1st. bt. of Redgrave.Early Hist. of the Felton Fam. [1931], 22; A. Hervey, ‘Playford and the Feltons’, Procs. Suff. Inst. Arch. iv. 33, 54; Shotley Par. Recs. ed. S.H.A. H[ervey] (Suff. Green Bks. xvi. 2, 1912), 234; CB, i. 154-5; Vis. Norf. 1563, 1589 and 1613, (Harl. Soc. xxxii.), 126. m. 19 Dec. 1637, Susanna, da. of Sir Lionel Tollemache†, 2nd bt., of Helmingham, Suff., 12s. (7 d.v.p.) 3da.Felton Fam. 22; Hervey, ‘Playford’, 34, 54-5; Shotley Par. Recs. 234, 236-7; F. Haslewood, ‘The ancient fams. of Suff.’, Procs. Suff. Inst. Arch. viii. 158-9. suc. fa. 1624.C142/421/117. bur. 20 Oct. 1690 20 Oct. 1690.Copinger, Manors of Suff. iii. 90.

Offices Held

Local: commr. oyer and terminer for piracy, Suff. 22 June 1640;C181/5, f. 176. oyer and terminer (roy.), 18, 27 Oct. 1643;Docquets of Letters Patent ed. Black, 88, 92. Norf. circ. June 1659-aft. Feb. 1673;C181/ 6, p. 379; C181/7, pp. 13, 635. rebels’ estates (roy.), Suff. 27 Oct. 1643.Docquets of Letters Patent ed. Black, 92. J.p. Suff. 28 Oct. 1643–?, c.Sept. 1656-July 1671, Dec. 1671 – July 1688, 1689–d.Docquets of Letters Patent ed. Black, 92; C193/13/6, f. 82; Bodl. Tanner 226, p. 187; C231/6, p. 381; A Perfect List (1660), 50; C231/7, pp. 396, 405. Commr. assessment, 9 June 1657, 1 June 1660, 1661, 1664, 1672, 1677, 1679, 1689–d.;A. and O.; An Ordinance...for an Assessment (1660, E.1075.6); SR. sewers, Norf. and Suff. 26 June 1658 – aft.June 1659, 29 Jan. 1670;C181/6, pp. 291, 360; C181/7, p. 525. Suff. 20 Dec. 1658, 9 May 1664;C181/6, p. 341; C181/7, p. 250. River Stour, Essex and Suff. 4 July 1664;C181/7, p. 277. militia, Suff. 26 July 1659, 12 Mar. 1660;A. and O. gaol delivery, Ipswich July- 13 Aug. 1660, 27 Feb. 1662 – 16 Feb. 1663, 16 Feb. 1668-aft. Feb. 1671;C181/7, pp. 19, 576. poll tax, Suff. 1660.SR. Dep. lt. Ipswich Oct. 1660–?d.Layton, ‘Notices’, E. Anglian, n.s. vii. 40. Commr. loyal and indigent officers, Suff. 1662;SR. corporations, 1662–3.Suff. RO (Bury), D14/1/1. V.-adm. 1663-bef. 1681.Suff. RO (Ipswich), EE6/3/4, f. 111; J.C. Sainty and A.D. Thrush, Vice Admirals of the Coast (L. and I. Soc. cccxxi.), 45. Commr. subsidy, Suff., Ipswich 1663;SR. recusants, Suff. 1675.CTB iv. 791.

Civic: freeman, Ipswich June 1660 – d.; Dunwich 10 Mar. 1672–d.W.E. Layton, ‘Notices from the great court and assembly bks. of the borough of Ipswich’, E. Anglian, n.s. vi. 265, 316, 318; Suff. RO (Ipswich), EE6/3/4, f. 111.

Parlimentarian

FELTON, Sir Henry, 2nd Bt. (1619-90), of Playford, Suff.

: 2nd bt. (1619-90), of Shotley 1619 – 90 and Suff., Playford.

Volume

Commons 1640-1660

Web Title

FELTON, Sir Henry, 2nd bt. (1619-90), of Shotley and Playford, Suff.

Will

22 Aug. 1689, pr. 10 Nov. 1690.PROB11/402/85.

Estates

worth £1,500 p.a.;Soc. Antiq., MS 667, p. 345; Haslewood, ‘Ancient fams.’, 159; Hervey, ‘Playford’, 46. sold manor of Wortham, Suff. for £1,655, 1651.Add. Ch. 5108; Add. Ch. 5110-11; Copinger, Manors of Suff. iii. 340.

Oxford 1644

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