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b. c. 1594, 1st s. of William Priestley, Merchant Taylor of London, and Anne, da. of Ralph Hurte of Bristol.Clutterbuck, Herts. ii. 129. educ. Sidney Sussex, Camb. 18 Apr. 1610; Gray’s Inn, 4 Aug. 1612.Al. Cant.; G. Inn Admiss. i. 130. m. (1) 21 Aug. 1621, Hester, da. of Sir John Gore of Gilston, Herts. 1s. (d.v.p.) 3da. (d.v.p.); (2) 14 Mar. 1645, Frances, da. of Sir Thomas Dacres* of Cheshunt, Herts., and wid. of John Norris and of John Herries of Chepstead, Chevening, Kent, 2s. (1 d.v.p.). d. 10 Mar. 1664.LMA, St John, Hackney par. regs.; Herts. RO, Essendon par. regs.; Clutterbuck, Herts. ii. 101, 129, 135; Al. Cant.
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Local: j.p. Herts. 8 Jan. 1630 – 15 July 1642, by July 1642 – bef.Jan. 1650, 17 Sept. 1660–d.Coventry Docquets, 64; C231/5, pp. 530–1; Herts. County Recs. v. 342; The Impact of the First Civil War on Herts. ed. A. Thomas (Herts Rec. Soc. xxiii), 227; C231/7, p. 40. Sheriff, 5 Nov. 1634.VCH Herts. Fams. 283. Dep. lt. 3 June 1642–?CJ ii. 602b. Commr. assessment, 24 Feb. 1643, 18 Oct. 1644, 21 Feb. 1645, 23 June 1647, 16 Feb. 1648; Eastern Assoc. 10 Aug. 1643.A. and O. Member, Herts. co. cttee. by May 1644.First Civil War in Herts. ed. Thomas, 78. Commr. militia, Herts., Mdx. 12 Mar. 1660.A. and O.

Central: member, Star Chamber cttee. of Irish affairs, 2 Nov. 1647. CJ v. 347b; LJ ix. 506a. Commr. exclusion from sacrament, 29 Aug. 1648.A. and O.

Parlimentarian
PRIESTLEY (PRESTLEY), William (c.1594-1664), of Wild Hill, Hatfield, Herts.
: of Wild Hill, Herts., Hatfield.
PRESTLEY
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Commons 1640-1660
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PRIESTLEY (PRESTLEY), William (c.1594-1664), of Wild Hill, Hatfield, Herts.

Will
15 Jan. pr. 10 May 1664.PROB11/314/36.
Estates
centred on Wild Hill or Camfield Place, Hatfield par. Herts., with bulk of lands in par. of Essendon, Herts.VCH Herts. iii. 459, 461 23 Nov. 1627 purchased manor of Bedwell Lowthes, Essendon.Clutterbuck, Herts. ii. 129; VCH Herts. iii. 461. 10 Sept. 1637 purchased manor of Eastwicke, Herts.Coventry Docquets, 709. By d. had acquired manor of Royden Hall, Royden and Nasing parishes, Essex; lands in Maplethorpe and Threadlethorpe, Lincs, and par. of Hornsey, Mdx; urban property in par. of St Andrew, Holborn, Mdx, Sothey Street, Bristol and Bread Street, London.PROB11/314/36.
Oxford 1644
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