Family and Education
b. c. 1592, 3rd but 2nd surv. s. of Edmund Dunch† (d.1623) of Little Wittenham, Berks. and Anne, da. and h. of Nicholas Fettiplace of Kentwood, Berks.Vis. Berks. (Harl. Soc. lvi-lvii), i. 87, 196; ‘Ped. of Dunch of Little Wittenham, Berks.’, Misc. Gen. et Her. 3rd ser. ii. 44. educ. Magdalen, Oxf. 1608, BA 1612; G. Inn 1611.Al. Ox.; G. Inn Admiss. 129. m. lic. 28 May 1617, Dulcibella (d. 10 July 1664), da. of John More† of North Baddesley and coh. to her bro., 2s. (1 d.v.p.) 5da.London Mar. Lics. ed. Foster, 427; Vis. Berks. i. 87, 196; ‘Ped. of Dunch’, 44, 47. d. 20 Oct. 1668.PROB11/328/235; ‘Ped. of Dunch’, 44.
Offices Held

Civic: freeman, Wallingford 1621.Berks. RO, W/AC1/1/1, f. 105.

Local: commr. charitable uses, Berks. 1629.C192/1, unfol. Sheriff, 1629–30.List of Sheriffs (L. and I. ix), 6. Commr. subsidy, 1641; further subsidy, 1641; poll tax, 1641; contribs. towards relief of Ireland, 1642;SR. assessment, 1642, 23 June 1647, 16 Feb. 1648, 7 Apr., 7 Dec. 1649, 26 Nov. 1650, 10 Dec. 1652, 24 Nov. 1653, 9 June 1657, 26 Jan., 1 June 1660.SR; A and O.; An Act for an Assessment (1653, E.1062.28); An Ordinance…for an Assessment (1660, E.1075.6). J.p. 7 Jan. 1647-bef. Oct. 1660.C231/6, p. 73; Sheffield Archives, EM1480; A Perfect List (1660). Commr. oyer and terminer, Oxf. circ. by Feb. 1654-June 1659;C181/6, pp. 11, 303. sewers, River Kennet, Berks. and Hants 14 June 1654, 13 Oct. 1657;C181/6, pp. 44, 261. Berks. 7 Aug. 1657;C181/6, p. 255. ejecting scandalous ministers, 28 Aug. 1654;A and O. securing peace of commonwealth, c.Dec. 1655;TSP iv. 285. for public faith, 24 Oct. 1657.Mercurius Politicus no. 387 (22–9 Oct. 1657), 62 (E.505.35).

Central: visitor, Oxf. Univ. 1 May 1647. Commr. visitation Oxf. Univ. 2 Sept. 1654.A and O.

: of North Baddesley, Hants.
Volume
Commons 1640-1660
Web Title

DUNCH, Samuel (c.1592-1668), of North Baddesley, Hants.

Will
8 Nov. 1667, pr. 13 Nov. 1668;,PROB11/328/285. sentence 1 Mar. 1673.PROB11/342/452.
Estates
his wife inherited land at North Baddesley, Hants 1622;VCH Hants, iii. 464. he owned land at Romsey, Hants;VCH Hants, iv. 435. bought land at Berton Marston, Wilts. 1627;Coventry Docquets, 566. bought land at Pusey, Berks. 1628;VCH Berks. iv. 473. bought land at Stanford in the Vale, Berks. 1629; bought land at Eaton and Appleton, Berks. 1634; bought manors of Compton Beauchamp and Knightington, Berks. 1635; sold land at Eaton and Appleton, Berks. 1638.Coventry Docquets, 595, 661, 685, 717.
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