COOPER, Sir John, 1st Bt. (1597-1631), of Rockbourne, Hants and Thornton’s Alley, St. Giles-in-the-Fields, Mdx.

Family and Education

b. 24 Oct. 1597,Sales of Wards ed. M.J. Hawkins (Som. Rec. Soc. lxvii), 16. o.s. of Sir John Cooper† of Pawlett, Som. and Margaret, da. and coh. of Anthony Skutt of Stanton Drew, Som. m. (1) 1 Jan. 1617, Anne (d. 20 July 1628), da. and h. of Sir Anthony Ashley†, 1st bt., of Wimborne St. Giles, Dorset and High Holborn, Mdx., 2s. 1da.; (2) settlement 12 Mar. 1629, Mary, da. and coh. of Sir Baptist Hicks*, 1st Visct. Campden, wid. of Sir Charles Morrison* of Cassiobury, Herts., s.p. CB, i. 199; Collins, Peerage, iii. 546; Dorset RO, Wimborne St. Giles par. reg.; Add. 40627, f. 118. suc. fa. 1610; Sales of Wards, 16. cr. bt. 4 July 1622; CB, i. 199. Kntd. 10 July 1622. Shaw, Knights of Eng. ii. 179. d. 23 Mar. 1631. CB, i. 199.

Offices Held

Commr. piracy, Dorset 1622; C181/3, f. 72v. j.p. Hants 1623 – d., Wilts. 1623 – at least25, Dorset 1628–d.; C231/4, ff. 154, 249; C66/2367, 2527. freeman, Poole 1625; Hutchins, Dorset, i. 32. commr. Forced Loan, Hants 1626–7, T. Rymer, Foedera, viii. pt. 2, p. 145; C193/12/2, f. 51. martial law 1627, CSP Dom. 1627–8, p. 440. oyer and terminer, Western and Home circs. 1629–d., C181/3, f. 259; 181/4, ff. 13v, 70v, 72. swans, W. Country 1629, sewers, Wilts., Hants 1629. C181/4, ff. 2, 17v.

Parlimentarian

COOPER, Sir John, 1st Bt. (1597-1631), of Rockbourne, Hants and Thornton’s Alley, St. Giles-in-the-Fields, Mdx.

Main residences: Rockbourne, Hants.; Thornton's Alley, St. Giles-in-the-Fields, Mdx.

Author

J.P.F.

Volume

Commons 1604-1629

Web Title

COOPER, Sir John, 1st Bt. (1597-1631)

Will

Estates

Oxford 1644

Addresses

Religion

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