MATTHEWS, Joachim (c.1609-59), of Gt. Gobions, Havering-atte-Bower, Essex.

Family and Education

b. c. 1609, o. surv. s. of Joachim Matthews, public notary, of Broad Street, London, and Sarah, da. of John Gibson, merchant, of London.CB; PROB11/164/393. educ. L. Inn, 27 June 1636.LI Admiss. i. 230 m. 31 Aug. 1637, Philippa, da. and coh. of Jeremy Crew, painter-stainer, of London.Regs. of St Bene’t and St Peter, Paul’s Wharf ed. W.A. Littledale (Harl. Soc. xxxviii.-xli.), ii. 22; London Mar. Lics. ed. Foster, 903; PROB11/174/649. cr. DCL, Oxf. 9 Sept. 1651.Al. Ox. suc. fa. bef. 1634.PROB11/164/393. bur. 5 May 1659.Al. Ox.

Offices Held

underclerk to Thomas Meautys*, clerk of PC bef. 1637.Harl. 991, f. 32. Commr. ct. martial, Oct. 1651.CSP Dom. 1651, p. 479. Judge, probate of wills, 24 Dec. 1653. Member, cttee. for improving revenues of customs and excise, 26 June 1657.A. and O.

member, Romford sub-cttee. by Sept. 1644-aft. Oct. 1654.Add. 37491, ff. 18–238. J.p. Essex 13 Sept. 1644–d.C231/6, p. 6; C193/13/3, f. 25v; CSP Dom. 1649–50, p. 280; Essex QSOB ed. Allen, p. xxxvii. Commr. New Model ordinance, 17 Feb. 1645; assessment, 21 Feb., 27 Sept. 1645, 23 June 1647, 16 Feb. 1648, 7 Apr., 7 Dec. 1649, 26 Nov. 1650, 10 Dec. 1652, 24 Nov. 1653, 9 June 1657; London, Surr. 10 Dec. 1652, 24 Nov. 1653, 9 June 1657;A. and O.; An Act for an Assessment (1653, E.1062.38). sewers, Mdx. 31 Jan. 1654, 5 Feb. 1657;C181/6, pp. 5, 200. Essex 31 Aug. 1654, 28 June 1658;C181/6, pp. 5, 296. oyer and terminer, Home circ. by Feb. 1654–d.;C181/6, pp. 14, 306. ejecting scandalous ministers, Essex 28 Aug. 1654;A. and O. militia, 14 Mar. 1655;SP25/76A, f. 15v. gaol delivery, Colchester 19 Apr. 1655, 20 Mar. 1656;C181/6, pp. 103, 150. Havering-atte-Bower, Essex 28 May 1655–d.;C181/6, pp. 104, 272. for public faith, Essex 24 Oct. 1657.Mercurius Politicus no. 387 (22–29 Oct. 1657), 62 (E.505.35).

elder, Braintree classis, 1645.Shaw, Hist. Eng. Church, ii. 375. Trustee, meeting-house, Barking, Essex 22 Nov. 1653.A. and O.

col. militia ft. Essex Feb. 1650–?d.CSP Dom. 1650, p. 504.

freeman, Maldon June 1652–d.;Essex RO, D/B 3/1/20, f. 189. recorder, Dec. 1652–d.Essex RO, D/B 3/1/20, ff. 191v-241.

Parlimentarian

MATTHEWS, Joachim (c.1609-59), of Gt. Gobions, Havering-atte-Bower, Essex.

Essex., Havering-atte-Bower.

Volume

Commons 1640-1660

Web Title

MATTHEWS, Joachim (c.1609-59), of Gt. Gobions, Havering-atte-Bower, Essex.

Will

20 Apr. 1659, pr. 4 June 1659.PROB11/292/127.

Estates

bought property in East Smithfield, London 1634;Coventry Docquets, 670. lived in St Botolph without Aldersgate, London, 1638;Inhabitants of London, 1638, i. 204. bought manor of Gobions, Havering-at-Bower, Essex, for £3,000, 1642;Essex RO, D/DHt/T140/19-23. bought manors of Bedfords and Earles, Romford, 1659;D. Lysons, The Environs of London (1792-6), iv. 189. owned property at Charing Cross, Westminster.Survey of London, xvi. 111.

Oxford 1644

Addresses

Religion

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