DODDRIDGE, John (1610-59), of Bremridge, South Molton, Devon, Cheshunt, Herts. and the Middle Temple, London.

Family and Education

bap. 11 Nov. 1610, 2nd but 1st. surv. s. of Pentecost Doddridge† of Barnstaple, merchant, and Elizabeth (bur. 7 Mar. 1638), da. of Jacob Wescombe of Barnstaple.Misc. Gen. et Her. Ser. 5, i. 95-6. educ. Barnstaple g.s.; M. Temple, 26 June 1629.MTR ii. 754. m. (1) Jane, da. of Nicholas Hele of St George’s, Som. s.p.; (2) 4 Jan. 1649, Martha (d. 6 Aug. 1655), da. of Sir Thomas Dacres* of Cheshunt, Herts. 1s. (d.v.p.); (3) 7 Oct. 1657, Judith (bur. 24 July 1704), da. of John Gurdon* of Assington, Suff. s.p. suc. fa. 24 Feb. 1644. d. 23 Feb. 1659.Misc. Gen. et Her. Ser. 5, i. 95-6; Clutterbuck, Herts. ii. 101.

Offices Held

Legal: called, M. Temple 19 May 1637; bencher, 5 Nov. 1658.MTR ii. 754, 855.

Civic: freeman and retained counsel, Exeter 14 Jan. 1647. 4 May 1655 – d.Devon RO, Exeter City Archive, Act Bk. viii. f. 191. Recorder, Bristol; freeman, 29 Sept. 1655–d.Bristol RO, 04264/5 pp. 82, 92, 184.

Local: commr. assessment, Devon 23 June 1647, 16 Feb. 1648, 7 Apr., 7 Dec. 1649, 9 June 1657; Bristol 9 June 1657. J.p. Devon by 6 Mar. 1647–49.Devon RO, DQS 28/3; 28/5. Commr. Devon militia, 7 June 1648;LJ x. 311b. militia, 2 Dec. 1648.A. and O.

Central: member, cttee. for plundered ministers, 27 Dec. 1647.CJ v. 407a. Commr. exclusion from sacrament, 29 Aug. 1648.A. and O.

Parlimentarian

DODDRIDGE, John (1610-59), of Bremridge, South Molton, Devon, Cheshunt, Herts. and the Middle Temple, London.

: Herts., South Molton, Devon and London., the Middle Temple.

Volume

Commons 1640-1660

Web Title

DODDRIDGE, John (1610-59), of Bremridge, South Molton, Devon, Cheshunt, Herts. and the Middle Temple, London.

Will

20 Jan. 1658, pr. 20 June 1659.PROB11/293/272.

Estates

owned impropriate rectory of Ilfracombe, Devon, inherited from Sir John Doddridge†.E134/1655/Mich. 8.

Oxford 1644

Addresses

Religion

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