Family and Education
b. c. 1646, o.s. of John Wroth of Loughton Hall by Anne, da. of Thomas Huxley, Mercer, of Foster Lane, London, wid. of Joshua Gallard, Leatherseller, of London. educ. travelled abroad (France) 1663-5. m. (1) lic. 13 Apr. 1666, aged 20, Elizabeth, da. of William, 2nd Baron Maynard of Estaines, 1s.; (2) lic. 20 May 1673, Dorothy (bur. 5 June 1693), da. of Ralph Pigott of Holborn, Mdx., wid. of John Moyle of the Inner Temple and West Twyford, Mdx., 4s. (2 d.v.p.) 6da.; (3) 26 Nov. 1706, Jane (bur. 10 Jan. 1735) da. of Thomas White, Dyer, of London, wid. of William Coke of Lincoln’s Inn and Trusley, Derbys., s.p.; at least 2 illegit. ch. suc. fa. 1622.Ped. Reg. i. 118; Trans. Essex Arch. Soc. n.s. viii. 181, 348, 350-1; London Mar. Lic. ed. Foster, 1516; Misc. Gen. et Her. (ser. 5), iv. 234; J. T. Coke, Coke of Trusley, 30.
Offices Held
Cornet, Prince Rupert’s Horse 1667; capt. Lord Gerard’s Horse 1678–9.
Commr. for assessment, Essex 1673 – 80, 1689 – 90; j.p. Essex 1673 – Apr. 1688, Herts. 1683 – Feb. 1688, Essex and Herts. Oct. 1688 – d.; commr. for recusants, Essex 1675, dep. lt. by 1683 – Feb. 1688, 1703–?d.; capt. of militia. horse by 1697–?d.
Parlimentarian
Main residence: Loughton Hall, Essex.
Volume
Commons 1660-1690
Web Title
WROTH, John (c.1646-1708)
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