BLACKMORE, John (1616-aft. 1665), of Exeter, Devon.

Military: capt. of ft. (parlian.) regt. of Sir Arthur Hesilrige*, July 1644;BHO, Cromwell Assoc. database. regt. of James Holborne, New Model army, Apr. 1645.Temple, ‘Original officer list’, 56. Lt.-col. regt. of John Humphrey*, Herefs. bef. May 1648.Wanklyn, New Model Army, i. 44–45. Adjutant-gen. c.May-Dec. 1648.Abbott, Writings and Speeches, i. 607; CSP Dom. 1648–9, p. 339. Maj. of horse, regt. of Oliver Cromwell* (later John Disbrowe*), June 1648 – Dec. 1659; col. of horse, Dec. 1659-Jan. 1660.Firth and Davies, Regimental Hist. i. 202, 204–5, 207, 209.

Local: j.p. Devon 26 Sept. 1653–?Mar. 1660.C231/6, p. 267; Roberts, ‘Devon Justices’, 163. Commr. militia, Devon, Cornw. 29 Apr. 1650;CSP Dom. 1650, p. 130. Exeter 26 July 1659; assessment, Cornw. 26 Nov. 1650, 10 Dec. 1652;A. and O. Devon 24 Nov. 1653, 9 June 1657;A. and O.; An Act for an Assessment (1653, E.1062.28). ejecting scandalous ministers, Devon and Exeter 28 Aug. 1654;A. and O. Som. 17 Jan. 1659;PRO31/17/33, p. 415. securing peace of commonwealth, Devon 1655.R. Williams, ‘County and Municipal Government in Cornw., Devon, Dorset and Som. 1649–60’ (Bristol Univ. PhD thesis, 1981), 174, 454. Sheriff, 1658–9.Mercurius Politicus no. 444 (25 Nov.-2 Dec. 1658), 47 (E.760.18). Commr. oyer and terminer, Apr. 1659;C181/6, p. 354. Western circ. June 1659–10 July 1660.C181/6, p. 377.