APSLEY, Sir Allen (1616-83), of St. James’s Square, Westminster.

Family and Education

b. 28 Aug. 1616, 2nd but 1st surv. s. of Sir Allen Apsley, lt. of the Tower 1617-30, being 1st s. by 3rd w. Lucy, da. of Sir John St. John of Lydiard Tregoze, Wilts. educ. Merchant Taylors 1626-8; I. Temple, entered 1629; Trinity, Oxf. 1631. m. Frances (d. 22 Sept. 1698), da. and h. of John Petre of Bowhay, Devon, 1s. 2da. suc. fa. 1630; Kntd. 17 Oct. 1646.Le Neve’s Knights (Harl. Soc. viii), 372.

Offices Held

Col. of horse (royalist) 1642 – 46; lt.-gov. Exeter 1643; gov. Barnstaple 1645 – 46; capt.-lt. Duke of York’s Horse Gds. July 1660–1; col. of ft. 1667.Clarendon, Rebellion, iv. 47; Parl. Intell. 23 July 1660.

Master of the hawks June 1660–75; treas. to the Duke of York 1666 – d.; commr. for accounts, loyal and indigent officers fund 1671.CSP Dom. 1660–1, p. 77; 1671, p. 324; HMC 8th Rep. pt. 1 (1881), 280; Cal. Treas. Bks. iv. 655.

J.p. Norf. and Oxon. July 1660 – d., Mdx. Aug. 1660 – d.; dep. Lt. Norf. c. Aug. 1660 – d.; keeper of Wilbraham Bushes, Cambs. Sept. 1660 – d.; commr. for assessment, Norf. and Thetford 1661 – 79, Oxon. and Westminster 1665 – 80, Mdx. 1673 – 79, loyal and indigent officers, London, Westminster and Norf. 1662, sewers, Bedford level 1662 – 63; keeper of North Park, Hampton Court 1662 – 70; asst. R. Adventurers into Africa 1665 – 66, 1668–70.CSP Dom. 1660–1, p. 280; 1661–2, p. 476.

Parlimentarian

APSLEY, Sir Allen (1616-83), of St. James’s Square, Westminster.

Main residence: St. James's Square, Westminster.

Author

E.C.

Volume

Commons 1660-1690

Web Title

APSLEY, Sir Allen (1616-83)

Will

Estates

Oxford 1644

Addresses

Religion

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