RICH, Nathaniel (d. c.1701), of Stondon Massey, Essex and Eltham, Kent.

Family and Education

b. ?c.1619, 1st s. of Robert Rich of Stondon and Elizabeth, da. of Sir Thomas Dutton.Morant, Essex, i. 188, ii. 101. educ. St Catharine’s, Camb. 1637; G. Inn 13 Aug. 1639, called 20 June 1648.Al. Cant.; G. Inn Admiss. 223. m. (1) Elizabeth, da. of Sir Edmund Hampden of Bucks. 2s.; (2) Anne, da. of Robert Kerr, 1st earl of Ancram [S], s.p.Morant, Essex, i. 188, ii. 101. suc. uncle, Sir Nathaniel Rich† of Stondon, bef. 26 May 1636.VCH Essex iv. 244; DNB; Harl. 1912, f. 220v. d. betw. Oct. 1700 and Mar. 1702.

Offices Held

Military: trooper (parlian.), lifeguard of 3rd earl of Essex, 1642.Ludlow, Mems. i. 39. Capt. of horse, army of Edward Montagu†, 2nd earl of Manchester, 1643; maj. by Feb. 1644;SP28/25/367. lt.-col. of horse, Manchester’s regt. by 3 Apr. 1644.SP28/25/570. Col. of horse, New Model army, May 1645-Dec. 1654.Temple, ‘Original officer list’, 65, 73; M. Wanklyn, Reconstructing the New Model Army (Solihull, 2015–16), ii. 68. Member, gen. cttee. of officers, 29 Aug. 1647.Clarke Pprs. i. 223–4. Gov. Deal castle 26 Aug. 1648.CJ v. 685a. Capt. Deal, Sandown and Walmer castles, Kent Nov. 1648.CJ vi. 85b. Col. of horse, 4 July 1659–25 Feb. 1660.CJ vii. 704a; Firth and Davies, Regimental Hist. i. 143, 154, 157; Wanklyn, New Model Army, ii. 129.

Central: member, cttee. for excise, 10 Mar. 1649;CJ vi. 161b. cttee. of navy and customs, 1 May 1649.CJ vi. 199a. Commr. removing obstructions, sales of bishops’ lands, 4 May 1649.CJ vi. 201a. Member, Star Chamber cttee. of Irish affairs, 20 July 1649;CJ vi. 266b. cttee. for plundered ministers, 5 Sept. 1649.CJ vi. 290a. Gov. Westminster sch. and almshouses, 26 Sept. 1649. Commr. admlty. and navy, 28 July 1653.A. and O.

Local: commr. assessment, Essex 7 Apr., 7 Dec.1649, 26 Nov. 1650, 10 Dec. 1652, 26 Jan. 1660; Kent 7 Apr., 7 Dec. 1649, 26 Nov. 1650, 10 Dec. 1652; Westminster 26 Jan. 1660. J.p. Essex by Feb. 1650 – bef.Oct. 1660; Kent 1652-Mar. 1656;C231/6, p. 328. Suss. July 1652–?C231/6, p. 239. Commr. high ct. of justice, E. Anglia 10 Dec. 1650;A. and O. oyer and terminer, Home circ. June 1659–10 July 1660;C181/6, p. 373. Westminster militia, 28 June 1659;A. and O. sewers, Kent 1 July 1659;C181/6, p. 366. Southwark militia, 14 July 1659; militia, Essex, Kent 26 July 1659.A. and O.

: Essex and Kent., Eltham.

Volume

Commons 1640-1660

Web Title

RICH, Nathaniel (d. c.1701), of Stondon Massey, Essex and Eltham, Kent.

Will

21 Oct. 1700, pr. 3 Mar. 1702.PROB11/464/12.

Estates

inherited Stondon from his uncle; acquired confiscated crown properties of Eltham, Kent and High Easter manor, Essex, and lands at Dover, 1651-3; Eltham and High Easter valued at over £36,000.CSP Dom. 1653-4, p. 168; Oxford DNB, ‘Nathaniel Rich’.

Oxford 1644

Addresses

Eltham, Kent from 1653.Oxford DNB, ‘Nathaniel Rich’; CSP Dom. 1656-7, p. 130.

Religion

presented Edward Otway to Stondon Massey, 1660.VCH Essex, iv. 245.