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bap. 31 May 1560, 4th but 3rd surv. s. of John Connock† (d.1583) of Liskeard, Cornw., mayor and tanner, and Joan, da. of William Rowe of Landrake, Cornw.Vis. Cornw. (Harl. Soc. ix), 46; Cornw. RO, P126/1/1, pp. 53, 57, 176, 186. educ. New Inn; M. Temple 1583; called. M. Temple Admiss. m. Joan (admon. 14 Sept. 1633), da. of Thomas Williams† of Stowford, Devon and wid. of Philip Cole (d.1596) of Slade, Devon and John Buller (admon. 25 Oct. 1599) of Lillesdon, s.p. Vivian, Vis. Devon, 214, 789; PROB 11/164, f. 184; PROB 6/6, f. 27. bur. 25 Jan. 1620 25 Jan. 1620. St. Martin-in-the-Fields, London (Harl. Soc. Reg. lxvi), 156. sig. Richard Connock.
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Commr. duchy of Cornw. assessions 1598, 1602, DCO, ‘Duchy servants’, 61. sewers, London and Mdx. 1606 – 08, duchy of Cornw. lands 1607, C181/2, ff. 20v, 34; Lansd. 168, f. 152. survey, Dartmoor, Devon 1608, T. Westcote, Devonshire, 82–3. improvement of forest wastes, Yorks. 1613-at least 1615; C66/1993, 2078. steward, Alwarton and Penzance manors, Cornw. 1603 – 04, Calstock manor by 1615–d., DCO, ‘Letters and Warrants, 1615–19’, ff. 11v, 255. under-steward, Liskeard manor, Cornw. 1614-at least 1617, SC2/160/43–4. Trematon honour (jt.) by 1619; Antony House, Cornw. BO/21/1A. assay-master of tin, Devon and Cornw. 1605–7; C66/1667. j.p. Cornw. 1609 – 10, 1611–d. C66/1822, 1897–8, 2174.

Servant of Thomas Sackville†, 1st Bar. of Buckhurst by 1601-at least 1603. CLRO, Reps. 25, f. 196v; J. Doddridge, Hist. of ... Principality of Wales (1630), dedication.

Auditor, duchy of Cornw. 1603 – 11; solicitor, Prince Henry’s Household 1604 – 10, auditor-gen. and solicitor-gen., Prince Henry’s Household 1610–12; C66/1629, 1888; DCO, ‘Duchy servants’, 61, 137. gent. of privy chamber, extraordinary, Prince Henry’s Household by 1611–12; SP14/67/147; SP46/69, f. 205. commr. Prince Henry’s ‘causes’ 1612–13. E315/76, f. 50; AO1/2021/3, unfol.

Freeman, Merchant Taylors’ Co. from 1607; Memorials of Merchant Taylors’ Co. ed. C.M. Clode, 160. member, N.W. Passage Co. 1612, Virg. Co. 1612–d. T.K. Rabb, Enterprise and Empire, 269; Recs. Virg. Co. ed. S. M. Kingsbury, iii. 82, 322.

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CONNOCK, Richard (1560-1620), of Charing Cross, Westminster and Lillesdon, Som.; later of Calstock, Cornw.
Main residences: Charing Cross, Westminster; Lillesdon, Som.; Calstock, Cornw.
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P.M.H.
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Commons 1604-1629
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CONNOCK, Richard (1560-1620)

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