Family and Education
bap. 1 Sept. 1595, o.s. of Thomas Jane of Liskeard and Honor Molton of Pillaton, Cornw. m. (1) 29 June 1629, Jane (bur. 27 May 1632) da. of ?William Sparke of Plymouth, Devon, 1da. d.v.p.; (2) 15 Aug. 1633, Loveday (bur. 7 June 1660) da. of William Kekewich of Catchfrench, Cornw., 3s. (1 d.v.p.) 3da. suc. fa. 1636.Vivian, Vis. Cornw. 587; Cornw. RO, FP126/1/1, pp. 78, 116, 219, 223, 226-7; FP188/1/1a, p. 26; Reg. St Andrew’s Plymouth ed. M.C.S. Cruwys (Devon and Cornw. Rec. Soc. 1954), 119; T51/1, p. 37 d. by 14 Sept. 1658.Nicholas Pprs. iv. 68.
Offices Held

Civic: feoffee town lands, Liskeard by Jan. 1625;Cornw. RO, B/LIS/26/10. chief steward by 1629-at least 1637;J. Allen, Hist. of Liskeard (1856), 239; Cornw. RO, B/LIS/289. capital burgess by 1631-c.1648;Allen, Liskeard, 58, 271. mayor and j.p. 1631 – 32, May-Oct. 1636.Allen, Liskeard, 58; Cornw. RO, B/LIS/284, 288; FP126/1/1, p. 223.

Local: commr. salvaged goods, Cornw. 1631.APC 1630–1, pp. 272–3. Escheator, Devon and Cornw. 1632–3.List of Escheators ed. A.C. Wood (L. and I. Soc. lxxii), 38. Commr. further subsidy, Cornw. 1641; poll tax, 1641.SR. J.p. 4 Oct. 1643–?46.Docquets of Letters Patent ed. Black, 78. Steward, manor and ct. of Trematon, Cornw. 26 Jan. 1644.Docquets of Letters Patent ed. Black, 378. Commr. excise (roy.), Cornw. 17 May 1644;Docquets of Letters Patent ed. Black, 209. contributions (roy.), 1644–6;Allen, Liskeard, 86; A.C. Miller, Sir Richard Grenville (1979), 198 n.36. rebels’ estates (roy.), 21 Feb. 1645.Docquets of Letters Patent ed. Black, 259. Member, council of war (roy.), Pendennis Castle c.Apr.-Aug. 1646.Coate, Cornw. 216n, 218–9.

Central: clerk in ordinary, PC, June 1650–d.CCSP ii. 63, 206; CSP Dom. 1657–8, pp. 201–2.

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Volume
Commons 1640-1660
Web Title

JANE, Joseph (1595-1658), of Liskeard, Cornw.

Will
not found.
Estates
lands in Powder Hundred sequestered Apr. 1646;Cornw. RO, V/EC/3/3. reference in 1653 to sale of Jane’s houses in Liskeard and lands in St Martin’s par. Cornw.CCC 3062.
Oxford 1644
Yes
1640 Volume
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