GOTT, Samuel (1614-71), of Battle, Suss. and Gray’s Inn, Mdx.

Family and Education

b. 20 Jan. 1614, 1st s. of Samuel Gott, Ironmonger, of St Dunstan-in-the-East, London, and Elizabeth Russell.Vis. Suss. (Harl. Soc. lxxxix), 54-5; Reg. of St Dunstan in the East 1558-1654 (Harl. Soc. lxix), 45. educ. Merchant Taylors’ Sch. 1626-9;Reg. of Scholars admitted into Merchant Taylors’ School (1882), i. 119. St Catharine’s, Camb. Lent 1630; BA 1633, MA 1644;Al. Cant. G. Inn, 19 Mar. 1633.GI Admiss. i. 199. m. (settlement 26 Oct. 1638) Joan (d. 1681), da. of Peter Farnden of Sedlescombe, Suss. 7s. (6 d.v.p.) 4da. (1 d.v.p.). suc. fa. 30 Dec. 1641.E. Suss. RO, SAS/FA/288; Vis. Suss., 54-5; Reg. of St Dunstan 1558-1654, 76-91, 209, 211, 213, 223, 225, 227; Reg. of St Dunstan in the East 1653-1691 (Harl. Soc. lxxxiv-v), 5-6, 71. bur. 18 Dec. 1671 18 Dec. 1671.Add. 39481, f. 113.

Offices Held

Legal: called, G. Inn 23 June 1640; ancient, 21 May 1658.PBG Inn, i. 339, 422. Reader, Barnard’s Inn 13 Nov. 1657.PBG Inn, i. 420.

Central: commr. exclusion from sacrament, 5 June 1646, 29 Aug. 1648. Member, cttee. for sale of bishops’ lands, 30 Nov. 1646; cttee. for indemnity, 21 May 1647.A. and O.

Local: commr. militia, Suss. 2 Dec. 1648;A. and O. sewers, Mdx. 31 Jan. 1654, 5 Feb. 1657, 17 Aug. 1660, 17 Aug. 1667; Suss. 12 Jan. 1657, 14 May 1670, 25 May 1671;C181/6, pp. 6, 194, 201; C181/7, pp. 29, 410, 541, 579. charitable uses, Rye 2 June 1657;E. Suss. RO, Rye MS 112/5. assessment, 9 June 1657.A. and O. J.p. by 3 May 1660-May 1670.C220/9/4; E. Suss. RO, QO/EW3, f. 80; C231/7, p. 367. Commr. poll tax, 1660; assessment, 1661.SR.

Civic: counsel, Hastings 5 Sep. 1656–?d.;Hastings Museum, Suss. C/A(c)3, unfol. Rye 18 Aug. 1658–d.E. Suss. RO, Rye MS 1/14, f. 265.

Parlimentarian

GOTT, Samuel (1614-71), of Battle, Suss.

: of Battle, Suss. and Mdx., Gray’s Inn.

Volume

Commons 1640-1660

Web Title

GOTT, Samuel (1614-71), of Battle, Suss. and Gray’s Inn, Mdx.

Will

13 Dec. 1671, pr. 19 Jan. 1672.PROB11/338/70.

Estates

fa. left his estate to be divided equally betw. his wid. and his son; this inc. extensive property in London; additionally, property in Godmanchester, Hunts. and Royston, Cambs., was to descend to Gott aft. the deaths respectively of his mo. and his uncle William Gott.PROB11/188/147; C54/2891/16; C54/3416/24. By late 1648 Gott had sold Godmanchester and property in St Botolph without Aldgate, London.C54/3358/5; C54/3416/24 In Apr. 1649 sold lands in Warws. and acquired manor of Gate-Place, Suss.C54/3482/31; Suss. Manors, i. 178. Bought property in Worcs.C54/3448/33. From 1653 leased farmland, woods and ironworks at Crowhurst, Suss., at £200p.a.Add. 33144, f. 172v; E. Suss. RO, Dunn MSS, 29/1, 3; 46/2. In 1654 bought manor of Bayham, Lamberhurst, incl. iron mill;Suss. Manors, i. 29; Abstract Suss. Deeds and Docs. 64. in 1658/9, manor of Glossom’s Hall; and in Sept. 1659 Brede furnace and forge in Seddlescombe, from Nathaniel Powell*.C54/3983/14; E. Suss. RO, Dunn MS 27/3. Iron business sold off bef. mid-1660s.Suss. Manors, i. 115; ii. 422; E. Suss. RO, Dunn MS 27/3.

Oxford 1644

Addresses

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