MAIDSTONE, John (1606-67), of Pond House, Boxted, Essex and Whitehall, Westminster.

Family and Education

b. 10 Aug. 1606, 1st s. of John Maidstone of Boxted, Essex and Anne, da. of William Clopton of Groton, Suff.Groton par. reg.; Vis. Essex 1552, 1558, 1570, 1612 and 1634 (Harl. Soc. xiii-xiv), 447. m. (1) 19 Nov. 1632, Elizabeth (bur. 29 June 1643), da. of Ralph Everard of Mashbury, Essex, 1da.;Mashbury par. reg. f. 32; Vis. Essex 1552, 1558, 1570, 1612 and 1634, 394, 447; PROB11/325/338; Terling par. reg. (2) 6 Jan. 1645, Mary Willot, 1s. 2da.Terling par. reg.; PROB11/325/338. suc. fa. bef. 1649.Essex RO, D/ACW 15/78. bur. 17 Feb. 1667 17 Feb. 1667.Boxted par. reg. f. 59.

Offices Held

Military: capt. militia, Essex bef. July 1648; lt.-col. of ft. by Jan. 1650; capt. militia ft. 6 Aug. 1650.Josselin, Diary, 127; CSP Dom. 1649–50, p. 499; 1650, p. 508.

Local: commr. sequestration, Essex Jan. 1650–53. 1653 – ?59CCC 565, 703, 728. J.p. 6 Oct.; Mdx. by c.Sept. 1656-bef. Mar. 1660.Essex QSOB ed. Allen, p. xxxvii; C231/6, p. 271; C193/13/5, f. 65v; C193/13/6, f. 55. Commr. assessment, Essex 24 Nov. 1653, 9 June 1657;An Act for an Assessment (1653, E.1062.28); A. and O. ejecting scandalous ministers, 16 Dec. 1657.SP25/78, p. 333.

Central: steward of ld. protector’s household, Dec. 1653-Dec. 1657;CSP Dom. 1653–4, p. 457. cofferer, Dec. 1657-May 1659.TSP vi. 722. Member, cttee. for improving revenues of customs and excise, 26 June 1657.A. and O.

Parlimentarian

MAIDSTONE, John (1606-67), of Pond House, Boxted, Essex and Whitehall, Westminster.

: Boxted, Essex and Westminster., Whitehall.

Volume

Commons 1640-1660

Web Title

MAIDSTONE, John (1606-67), of Pond House, Boxted, Essex and Whitehall, Westminster.

Will

26 Sept. 1666, pr. 9 Nov. 1667.PROB11/325/338.

Estates

held impropriated rectory, Boxted 1633;CP25/2/416/8CHASIHIL, no. 7. owned Pond House, Boxted.PROB11/325/338.

Oxford 1644

Addresses

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