Family and Education
bap. 9 Apr. 1582, 2nd s. of John Hatton (d.1587) of Long Stanton, Cambs. and Jane, da of Robert Shute†;Soc. Gen. Oakington par. reg.; Vis. Essex 1552, 1558, 1570 , 1612 and 1634 ed. Metcalfe, i. 434; Vis. Cheshire 1580 (Harl. Soc. xviii.), 115. bro. of Sir Christopher† and Sir Thomas*. educ. Camb. to 1600;HMC Hatfield, x. 435. G. Inn 1602.G. Inn Admiss. m. by 1600, with £1,000, Mary (d. 5 June 1656), da. of Sir Robert Leigh of Chingford, Essex, 5s. (4 d.v.p.) 1da. d.v.p.Vis. Essex 1552, 1558, 1570, 1612 and 1634, i. 434; PROB11/120, f. 5; Mems. of St Margaret’s Church, Westminster, ed. A.M. Burke (1914), 65, 68, 85; Essex RO, D/P 81/1/1, f. 76; Al. Cant. Kntd. 1617.Shaw, Knights of Eng. ii. 161. d. 10 Jan. 1653.Wedgwood, Staffs. Parlty. Hist., ii. 45.
Offices Held

Religious: servant to Abp. Bancroft by 1610.S.B. Babbage, Puritanism and Richard Bancroft (1962), 397. Steward to Abp. Abbot by 1612-at least 1626.Letters of John Chamberlain, ed. N.E. McClure (1939), i. 356; LPL, TG1, pp. 1, 24.

Civic: freeman, Camb. 1613 (not sworn), 1640 (sworn); Sandwich 1620, 1624.Cambs. RO, Camb. corp. archives, common day bk. 1610–46, p. 310; Kent Hist. and Lib. Centre, Sa/AC7, ff. 85v, 115.

Local: commr. sewers, Surr. 1613;C181/2, f. 191v. Essex 1620;C181/3, f. 19. Kent and Surr. 1624, 1625;C181/2, f. 191v; C181/3, ff. 115, 161v. subsidy, Kent 1624.C212/22/23. ?Kpr. Havering Park, Essex by 1625. 1629 – 42CSP Dom. 1625–6, p. 154. J.p. Cambs.; I. of Ely 1631 – 37; Northants. 1637–42.Coventry Docquets, 63, 65, 72. Commr. gaol delivery, I. of Ely 1631–8;Coventry Docquets, 4; C181/4, ff. 102v, 201v; C181/5, ff. 20, 98v. swans, Cambs. and Hunts. 1633.C181/4, f. 154. Dep. lt. Northants. by 1640–?CSP Dom. 1640, p. 242. Commr. oyer and terminer, 16 July 1640;C181/5, f. 182v. array (roy.), July 1642.Northants. RO, FH133, unfol.

Central: chamberlain of exch. (roy.) 3 Apr. 1644.Docquets of Letters Patent ed Black, 384.

: of Oakington, Cambs. and Long Buckby and Northants., Benefield.
Volume
Commons 1640-1660
Web Title

HATTON, Sir Robert (1582-1653), of Oakington, Cambs. and Long Buckby and Benefield, Northants.

Will
not found.
Estates
he and his bro. Christopher, granted lands at Long Stanton, Cambs. by their stepfa. Henry Holford, 1616;VCH Cambs. ix. 226. inherited manor of Bruce, Oakington, Cambs. from his mo. 1626.VCH Cambs. ix. 197.
Oxford 1644
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