ANDERSON, Sir Francis (1614-79), of Greyfriars House, Newcastle-upon-Tyne and Bradley, Ryton, co. Dur.

Family and Education

bap. 21 Dec. 1614, o.s. of Roger Anderson, merchant (d.1622), of Jesmond, Northumb. by 1st w. Jane, da. and coh. of William Bower alias Jackson of Oxen-le-Field, co. Dur. educ. Corpus, Oxf. 1634; G. Inn 1634. m. 19 May 1636, Jane (d.1673), da. and h. of John Dent of Barnard Castle, co. Dur., 7s. (4 d.v.p.) 3da. suc. gdfa. 1623, cos. Robert Anderson in Bradley estate 1640; Kntd. Nov. 1641.Surtees, Dur. ii. 269; Dur. Vis. Peds. ed. Foster, 33; R. Welford, Men of Mark ‘twixt Tyne and Tweed, i. 56.

Offices Held

Sheriff, Newcastle 1641 – 42, alderman 1642 – 44, 1662 – d.; member of hostmen’s co. 1642, gov. 1676 – 77; j.p. co. Dur. July 1660 – d.; commr. for assessment, Newcastle and co. Dur. Aug. 1660–1, 1663 – d.; dep. lt. Newcastle c. Aug. 1660–d., member of merchant adventurers 1661, commr. for loyal and indigent officers 1662, mayor 1662 – 63, 1675 – 76, sub-commr. for prizes 1665 – 67; commr. for recusants, co. Dur. 1675, carriage of coals, Newcastle 1679.Welford, i. 55–58; R. Howell, Newcastle and the Puritan Revolution, 186; CSP Dom. 1665–6, p. 178; Cal. Treas. Bks. v. 1205.

Col. of horse (royalist) 1642–5.CSP Dom. 1671, p. 275; List of Officers Claiming (1663), 1.

Parlimentarian

ANDERSON, Sir Francis (1614-79), of Greyfriars House, Newcastle-upon-Tyne and Bradley, Ryton, co. Dur.

Main residences: Greyfriars House, Newcastle-upon-Tyne; Bradley, Ryton, co. Dur.

Author

M.W.H.

G.H.

Volume

Commons 1660-1690

Web Title

ANDERSON, Sir Francis (1614-79)

Will

Estates

Oxford 1644

Addresses

Religion

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