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NASHE, John (1590-1662), of St Martin, Worcester

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b. 1590, 2nd s. of Richard Nashe† (d. 6 Oct. 1606)Parish Bk. of St Helen’s Church in Worcester ed. J.B. Wilson (2 vols. 1900), ii, 108. of St Helen, Worcester and Margaret, da. of Thomas Walsgrove alias Fleet† of Worcester.Parish Bk. of St Helen’s, ii. 101; St Helen par. reg. educ. appr. Worcester clothiers’ co. 21 Dec. 1605.Worcs. Archives, 705:232, BA 5955/2 ff. 51. unm. d. May 1662.St Helen par. reg.
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Civic: freeman, Worcester by Apr. 1613;Worcs. Archives, 496.5/BA 9360, A1, box 2, vol. i (Liber Recordum), unfol. member, forty- eight, 26 Apr. 1622; twenty-four, 20 Nov. 1630;Worcs. Archives, 496.5/BA 9360, shelf 18, box 4, town clerk’s bk. unfol. auditor, 1631, 1635;Worcs. Archives, 496.5/BA 9360, A10, box 3, vol. ii, city chamberlains’ acct. bk. 1633–9, ff. 108, 158. sheriff, 1632;List of Sheriffs (List and Index ix), 228. mayor and judge of ct. of orphans, 1634; gov. and supervisor, free sch. and almshouses, 9 June 1634–d.Worcs. Archives, b261.1/BA 3617, f. 100. J.p. 1634, 1635, 4 Feb. 1640–d.Worcs. Archives, 496.5/BA 9360, A13, box 1, sessions order bk. 1633–55, unfol.; Worcester Chamber Order Bk. 277. Snr. alderman, 1635;Worcester Chamber Order Bk. 276; Worcs. Archives, 496.5/BA 9360, A13, box 1, sessions order bk. 1633–55, unfol. permanent alderman, 4 Feb. 1640–d.Worcester Chamber Order Bk. 335.

Mercantile: jnr. warden, Worcester clothiers’ co. 1625 – 26; snr. warden, 1626 – 27; high master, 1634–5.Worcs. Archives, 705:232, BA 5955/2 ff. 139, 141v, 172.

Local: commr. further subsidy, Worcester 1641; poll tax, 1641, 1660;SR. assessment, 1642, 23 June 1647, 16 Feb. 1648, 7 Apr., 7 Dec. 1649, 20 Nov. 1650, 10 Dec. 1652, 24 Nov. 1653, 9 June 1657, 26 Jan. 1660; Worcs. 18 Oct. 1644, 23 June 1647, 16 Feb. 1648, 1 June 1660;SR; A. and O.; An Act for an Assessment (1653, E.1062.28); An Ordinance…for an Assessment (1660, E.1075.6). commr. for Worcester, 23 Sept. 1644; militia, 2 Dec. 1648; Worcs. and Worcester 12 Mar. 1660.A. and O.

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NASHE, John (1590-1662), of St Martin, Worcester
: of St Martin, Worcester.
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Likenesses: line engraving, J. Ross, 1761;NPG. fun. monument, St Helen’s, Worcester.

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NASHE, John (1590-1662), of St Martin, Worcester

Will
30 July-30 Aug. 1661, pr. 15 Aug. 1662.Worcs. Archives, BA 3585.
Estates
Tenements and gardens in St Martin par. Worcester; lands at Helpridge, Dodderhill, Redmarley Oliver, Great Witley, Kempsey, Shelsley Beauchamp, Orleton, Powick and Mitton, Worcs.; two bullaries (salt-pits), Droitwich, Worcs.; lands at Llanfihangel Cefnllys, Rad.; cash bequests of over £3,500 in his will.Worcs. Archives, BA 3585.
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LEEDES, Sir John (c.1591-1657 or 1658), of Wappingthorne, Steyning, Suss.

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b. c. 1591, 1st s. of Sir Thomas Leedes of Wappingthorne and Mary, da. of Thomas Leedes of North Milford, Yorks.London Marr. Licences (Harl. Soc. xxv), 321; Vis. Yorks. (Surtees Soc. xxxvi), 287; E. Lloyd, ‘Leedes of Wappingthorne’, Suss. Arch. Coll. liv. 49, 54. educ. travelled abroad, ?aft. Nov. 1633-bef. Feb. 1636.APC 1630–1631, p. 397; W. Suss. RO, QR/W25; SP16/314, f. 218. m. (lic. 30 May 1610, aged 19), Bridget, da. of Sir Thomas Monson† of South Carlton, Lincs., 2s. (2 d.v.p.), 1da. (d.v.p.).London Marr. Lics. (Harl. Soc. xxv), 321; Vis. Yorks. 287; Suss. Arch. Coll. liv. 49, 54. Kntd. 8 Jan. 1611.Shaw, Knights of Eng. ii. 150. suc. fa. ?betw. 1610-1613.Suss. Manors, i. 13, 223; Suss. Arch. Coll. liv. 49, 54. d. betw. Oct 1657-22 Nov. 1658.TSP vii. 110, 165; PROB11/283/516.
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Court: gent. usher of privy chamber bef. Dec. 1614.Beinecke Lib., uncat. MSS, box 19, no. 15.

Civic: freeman, Aberdeen 1617.J. Nichols, Progs. of Jas. I, iii. 330.

Local: commr. sewers, Suss. 1617, 1624, 1625, 1630; 1637.C181/2, f. 292v; C181/3, ff. 133v, 166v; C181/4, ff. 46v, 53v; C181/5, f. 69v. J.p. 11 Mar. 1630-aft. 29 July 1642.C231/5, p. 27; C193/13/2; SP16/405, unfol.; SP16/212, unfol.; ASSI35/72/8; ASSI35/84/8. Commr. charitable uses, 1632, 1639;C192/1, unfol. oyer and terminer for piracy, 23 May 1637;C181/5, f. 68v. array (roy.), 6 Aug. 1642.Northants. RO, FH133, unfol.

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LEEDES, Sir John (c.1591-1658), of Wappingthorne, nr. Steyning, Suss. and Whitehall
: Suss., Steyning.
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LEEDES, Sir John (c.1591-1657 or 1658), of Wappingthorne, Steyning, Suss.

Will
18 Feb. 1655, pr. 22 Nov. 1658.PROB11/283/516.
Estates
Received portion of £3,000 from wife, 1610-12;Suss. Arch. Coll. liv. 49, 54. ?bef. 1614 inherited family estates; 1618-21 income of £1,608, disbursements £4,175, necessitating borrowing over £2,500; 1621-5 income higher, but seat at Wappingthorne leased to Sir William Goring†, for £120 p.a.Add. 28241, ff. 80–129v; Suss. Manors, ii. 443; Preston Manor Museum, Brighton, WS/BQ/1. In 1626, £10,000 raised from assigning properties in Suss. and Wilts. to Sir Thomas Monson.Add. Ch. 18932; C54/2690/86. Assessed at £10 in lands, subsidy 1621;Suss. Arch. Coll., lix. 101. at £500, Aug. 1644.CCAM 443.
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HERLE, Edward (c.1617-95), of Prideaux, Luxulyan, Cornw.

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b. c. 1617, 1st s. of Thomas Herle of Prideaux and Loveday, da. of Nicholas Glyn of Glynn, Cardinham; bro. of Thomas Herle*. m. lic. 5 Feb. 1634, Mary, da. and h. of Nicholas Trefusis* of Landue, Lezant, 7s. (3 d.v.p.), 3 da.;Vivian, Vis. Cornw. 220. (2) 1680, Susanna, wid. of John Owen, Fishmonger, of Bread Street, London and Mortlake, Surr. s.p.HP Commons 1660-1690, ‘Edward Herle’. suc. fa. 1644. d. bef. 20 Apr. 1695.Vivian, Vis. Cornw. 220; Cornw. RO, Luxulyan par. regs.
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Military: capt. of horse (parlian.), regt. of ?Hans Behr, army of 3rd earl of Essex by Sept. 1644 – Apr. 1645; col. regt. of Edward Massie*, Aug. 1645–1647; Cornish forces, 1647–26 Oct. 1648.SP28/18/94; Coate, Cornw. 242.

Local: sheriff, Cornw. 3 Dec. 1646-aft. July 1649.LJ viii. 590a; CCC 145; cf. List of Sheriffs (L. and I. ix, 1963), 23. Commr. assessment, 23 June 1647, 16 Feb. 1648, 26 Jan., 1 June 1660, 1661, 1672, 1677, 1679, 1689–90.A. and O.; An Ordinance…for an Assessment (1660, E1075.6); SR. V.-adm. N. Cornw. 17 Dec. 1647–?Apr. 1650.LJ ix. 580a, 584b; Sainty and Thrush, Vice-Admirals of the Coast (L. and I. Soc. cccxxi), 5. Commr. Cornw. militia, 7 June 1648; LJ x. 311a. militia, 2 Dec. 1648. A. and O. J.p. Cornw. 15 Feb. 1651 – bef.Oct. 1653, 7 Mar. 1657–62, Feb. 1668-May 70, June 1688–d.C231/6, pp. 205, 361; C231/7, pp. 320, 361; C193/13/4, f. 13v. Stannator, Foymore, Cornw. 1673. Dep. lt. Cornw. July 1688–d.HP Commons 1660–1690.

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HERLE, Edward (c.1617-95), of Prideaux, Luxulyan, Cornw.
: Cornw., Luxulyan.
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Commons 1640-1660
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HERLE, Edward (c.1617-95), of Prideaux, Luxulyan, Cornw.

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centred on 11-hearth mansion of Prideaux, Luxulyan par.Cornw. Hearth Tax, 57. In 1649-50 was freeholder of Climsland Prior manor (Stoke Climsland) from the duchy of Cornwall, and held impropriate tithes of St Winnow par.Parl. Surv. Duchy Cornw. i. 32, 102.
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CRESHELD, Richard (c.1585-1652), of Mattishall, Norf., Evesham, Worcs., Lincoln’s Inn, Mdx., and Serjeants’ Inn, Chancery Lane, London.

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b. c. 1585, 2nd s. of Edward Cresheld of Mattishall and Bridget, da. and coh. of Robert Hurleston of Mattishall.C3/308/86; Vis. Worcs. 1634 (Harl. Soc. xc), 28. educ. L. Inn 18 June 1608.LI Admiss. i. 148. m. by 1611, Elizabeth, da. of Richard Egioke of Salford Priors, Warws. 1s. (d.v.p.) 4da.Vis. Worcs. 1634 (Harl. Soc. xc), 28; VCH Warws. iii. 160. bur. 22 Jan. 1652 22 Jan. 1652.St Andrew Holborn, Mdx. par. reg.
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Civic: prothonotary, Evesham borough ct. 1605 – 09; att. ?1606–9. 26 May 1608C3/308/86. Freeman, Evesham; capital burgess, recorder and j.p. 20 Dec. 1622–d.Evesham Borough Records of the Seventeenth Century ed. S.K. Roberts (Worcs. Hist. Soc. n.s. xiv), 3, 24, 48; C193/12/2.

Legal: called, L Inn 17 Oct. 1615; bencher, 14 May 1633; Lent Reader, Mar. 1635-Mar. 1637.LI Black Bks. ii. 175, 309, 330. Sjt.-at-law, 29 May 1636.C202/19/6; C231/5, p. 207. J.c.p. 18 Oct. 1648.C231/6, p. 122.

Local: commr. subsidy, Evesham c. 1624 – 25, 1625, 1628;E179/201/286; E179/201/293; E179/201/298. Forced Loan, 1627.C193/12/2, f. 77v. J.p. Worcs. 1627-bef. Jan. 1650;C231/4, f. 228v. Essex, Herts., Kent, Surr., Suss. 1647-bef. Jan. 1650.C231/6, pp. 79, 96. Commr. sewers, Glos. and Worcs. 1629-aft. Mar. 1631;C181/4, ff. 18, 64v, 79. gaol delivery, Worcester 1630, 1638;C181/4, f. 44v; C181/5, f. 100. disafforestation, Malvern Chase, Worcs. 1631;B.S. Smith, Hist. Malvern (Gloucester, 1978), 151. charitable uses, Worcs. 1632, 1637, 1638;C93/14/1; C192/1, unfol. Avon navigation, 1636;Rymer, Foedera, ix. pt. 2, p. 6. oyer and terminer, Oxf. circ. 23 Jan. 1637-aft. Jan. 1642;C181/5, ff. 62v, 219. Kent circ. 6 Feb. 1647, 31 Jan. 1648, 13 June 1648; Essex circ. 8 July 1647; Canterbury 18 Apr. 1648.CJ v. 76a, 236b, 451a, 534a, 598a. Commr. assessment, Worcs. 24 Feb. 1643, 18 Oct. 1644, 23 June 1647, 16 Feb. 1648; sequestration, 27 Mar. 1643; levying of money, 7 May, 3 Aug. 1643; commr. for Worcester, 23 Sept. 1644; militia, Worcs. 2 Dec. 1648.A. and O.

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CRESHELD, Richard (c.1585-1652), of Evesham, Worcs. and Lincoln’s Inn, London; later of Serjeants’ Inn, Chancery Lane, London
: of Mattishall, Worcs., Mdx., Evesham, Norf. and Serjeants’ Inn, London., Chancery Lane.
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CRESHELD, Richard (c.1585-1652), of Mattishall, Norf., Evesham, Worcs., Lincoln’s Inn, Mdx., and Serjeants’ Inn, Chancery Lane, London.

Will
1 Aug. 1650 pr. 3 Feb. 1652.PROB11/221 f. 136.
Estates
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THISTLETHWAYTE, Alexander (1611-70), of Winterslow, Wilts.

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b. 14 July 1611, 1st s. of Alexander Thistlethwayte ( c. 1583) of Winterslow and Dorothy (d. 1 Nov. 1657), da. of Sir Edward Penruddock of Compton Chamberlaine, Wilts. kt.Winterslow par. reg.; Vis. Wilts. 1623 (Harl. Soc. cv, cvi), 193-4; Hoare, Hist. Wilts. v: Alderbury, 46; MIs Wilts. 1822, 345. educ. Queen’s, Oxf. 21 Nov. 1628;Al. Ox. L. Inn, 21 Apr. 1629.LI Admiss. i. 208. m. (1) 4 July 1633,St Mary, Battersea par. reg. Cecilia (d. 10 July 1637), da. of Sir Anthony Hungerford of Black Bourton, Oxon. and Farley, Wilts. 2s.; (2) by 3 June 1642, Katherine (d. 13 Dec. 1656), wid. of Andrew Chaldecott (d. 22 Feb. 1640) of East Whiteway, Church Knowle, Dorset, 1s. (d.v.p.), 4 da. (1 d.v.p.).Winterslow par. reg.; Vis. Wilts. 1623, 193-4; Hoare, Hist. Wilts. v: Alderbury, 46; MIs Wilts. 1822, 345; Wilts. RO, 11/60; CSP Dom. 1640-1, p. 239. suc. fa. 20 Jan. 1648. d. 18 Dec. 1670.Hoare, Hist. Wilts. v: Alderbury, 46; MIs Wilts. 1822, 345.
Offices Held

Local: commr. raising forces and money, Wilts. 3 Feb. 1643;A. and O. assessment, 24 Feb. 1643, 18 Oct. 1644, 23 June 1647, 16 Feb. 1648, 7 Apr. 1649, 26 Nov. 1650, 10 Dec. 1652, 24 Nov. 1653, 9 June 1657, 26 Jan., 1 June 1660;A. and O; An Act for an Assessment (1653, E.1062.28); An Ordinance for an Assessment (1660, E. 1075.6). sequestration, 27 Mar. 1643; levying of money, 7 May, 3 Aug. 1643; commr. for Wilts. 1 July 1644; defence of Wilts. 15 July 1644.A. and O. Sheriff, Oct. 1645–6.LJ vii. 628a; CJ iv. 323b, 324a. J.p. Dorset 6 Mar. 1647-bef. Jan. 1650;C231/6, p. 78. Wilts. 27 June 1649-bef. Oct. 1660.C231/6, p. 160; C193/13/3, f. 69; C193/13/4, f. 108v; C193/13/6, f. 96; C193/13/5, f. 115v; Stowe 577, f. 58; Wilts. RO, A1/160/1, f. 239; A1/160/2, p. 47; The Names of the Justices (1650, E.1238.4), 61; A Perfect List (1660), 59. Commr. militia, 2 Dec. 1648, 12 Mar. 1660;A. and O. ejecting scandalous ministers, 28 Aug. 1654.A. and O. Visitor, Heytesbury Hosp. Wilts. 1 Aug. 1656.C231/6, p. 346. Commr. poll tax, Wilts. 1660.SR.

Military: ?col. militia, Wilts. ?by Mar. 1647, ?by Jan. 1655-aft. Mar. 1660.CJ v. 130a; vii. 417b, 857a.

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THISTLETHWAYTE, Alexander (1611-70), of Winterslow, Wilts.
: Wilts.
Volume
Commons 1640-1660
Web Title

THISTLETHWAYTE, Alexander (1611-70), of Winterslow, Wilts.

Will
20 May 1669.Wilts. RO, P1/T/156.
Estates
manor and advowson of Winterslow.Wilts. Glebe Terriers, ed. S. Hobbs (Wilts. Rec. Soc. lvi), 476-8.
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PARKER, John I (1610-86), of Shorne and Gravesend, Kent.

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bap. 21 July 1610, 1st s. of Richard Parker of Shorne, Kent and 1st w. Priscilla, da. of Robert Edolph of Hinxhill, Kent.Vis. Kent (Harl. Soc. lxii), 173-4; Shorne par. reg. educ. M. Temple, 28 Feb. 1631.M. Temple Admiss. i. 124. m. 3 July 1637, Bridget (bur. 19 Dec. 1650), da. of John Robinson of Gravesend, 1s. 1da. suc. fa. 1646.St Andrew, Holborn par. reg.; St George, Gravesendpar. reg.; PROB11/199/425. bur. 6 Jan. 1686 6 Jan. 1686.Gravesend St George par. reg.
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Legal: called, M. Temple 8 June 1638.M. Temple Admiss. i. 124; MTR, ii. 775, 871. Assize judge, Northern circ. July 1651;A. and O. var. circs. July 1655-July 1659.C181/6, pp. 113, 369. Sjt.-at-law, June 1655, 1660.Baker, Serjeants at Law, 190, 442, 444, 529; C231/6, p. 311; CP45/398 m.3. Bar. exch. 11 Feb. 1656–60.C66/2914/33.

Local: member, sub-cttee. of accts. Kent c.1646–51.SP28/253a (Letter Bk. 1646–9), f. 1; SP28/253a (Order Bk. 1651–8), ff. 5v, 10v. J.p. 2 Mar. 1647–d.C231/6, p. 76; C231/7, p. 88; C231/8, p. 110. Commr. assessment, 7 Apr., 7 Dec. 1649, 26 Nov. 1650, 10 Dec. 1652, 24 Nov. 1653, 9 June 1657, 26 Jan. 1660;A. and O.; An Act for an Assessment (1653, E.1062.28). sequestration, 29 July 1648;CJ v. 652a. militia, 22 May 1650, 19 Feb. 1651, 12 Mar. 1660.CSP Dom. 1650, pp. 145, 173; 1651, p. 53; A. and O. Judge, relief of poor prisoners, 5 Oct. 1653.A. and O. Commr. charitable uses, London Oct. 1655;Publick Intelligencer no. 7 (12–19 Nov. 1655), 97–8 (E.489.15). oyer and terminer, co. palatine of Lancaster 9 July 1656;Add. 4184, f. 200. London 18 May 1659.CJ vii. 657b.

Civic: recorder or understeward, Gravesend 11 Sept. 1646-c.1656.Cent. Kent. Stud. Gr/AC2, unfol.; Gr/FAc2, unfol.

Central: commr. high ct. of justice, 26 Mar. 1650; removing obstructions, sale of confiscated lands, 1 Apr. 1652. Trustee, sale of royal forests, 22 Nov. 1653. Judge, causes of poor prisoners, 9 June, 11 Aug. 1654.A. and O. Member, cttee. for statutes, Durham Univ. 10 Mar. 1656.CSP Dom. 1655–6, p. 218.

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PARKER, John I (1610-86), of Shorne and Gravesend, Kent.
: of Shorne and Kent., Gravesend.
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PARKER, John I (1610-86), of Shorne and Gravesend, Kent.

Will
not found.
Estates
inherited lands in Northfleet, and a house and chapel at Shorne, 1646;PROB11/199/425. chamber at M. Temple, 26 Nov. 1641-11 May 1655;MTR, ii. 917, iii. 1078. chamber at Serj. Inn, Fleet Street, 1661.Baker, Serjeants at Law, 529.
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HAYNES (HAINES), Hezekiah (1621-93), of Copford, Essex.

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bap. 16 Aug. 1621, 2nd s. of John Haynes (d.1654) of Old Holt, Copford, Essex and Mary, da. and coh. of Robert Thornton of Hingham, Norf.Josselin, Diary, 666; Hingham par. reg.; W.L.F. Nuttall, ‘Hezekiah Haynes – Oliver Cromwell’s major-general for the eastern counties’, Trans. Essex Arch. Soc. 3rd ser. i. 196-209. m. bef. 1653, Anne (d.1700), wid. of John Bushell of St Helen’s Bishopsgate, London, and da. of Thomas Smithsby, esquire saddler to Charles I, 6s. (3 d.v.p.) 3da.Josselin, Diary, 666; Morant, Essex, ii. 195; Nuttall, ‘Haynes’, 197 and n. suc. his bro. Robert, Aug. 1657.Josselin, Diary, 405. d. 26 Aug. 1693.Nuttall, ‘Haynes’, 209.
Offices Held

Military: capt. of ft. (parlian.) regt. of 3rd earl of Essex by Nov. 1642; regt. of James Holborne by Dec. 1642 – aft.Dec. 1643; regt. of Edward Rosseter* aft. 1643. Jan. – bef.Sept. 1645SP28/3a, ff. 43, 44, 471; SP28/11, f. 302; BHO, Cromwell Assoc. database. Maj. of militia horse, Essex, ?- 1647, by July 1652–55.Josselin, Diary, 33; SP28/153: bks. of acquittances, Dec. 1651-June 1653, pt. 1, f. 20v. Capt. of horse, regt. of Philip Twisleton, June 1647-c.Oct. 1649;M. Wanklyn, Reconstructing the New Model Army (Solihull, 2015–16), i. 94, 106. maj. regt. of Charles Fleetwood*, c.Oct. 1649-Jan. 1660.Wanklyn, Reconstructing the New Model Army, i. 106, ii. 51, 67, 95, 112, 129; CJ vii. 710a, 719b; CSP Dom. 1659–60, pp. 308–9. Dep.-maj.-gen. Cambs., Essex, I. of Ely, Norf. and Suff. Oct. 1655-c.Feb. 1657.CSP Dom. 1655, p. 387.

Central: commr. to inspect treasuries, 28 July, 31 Dec. 1653;A. and O.; CSP Dom. 1653–4, p. 317. security of protector, England and Wales 27 Nov. 1656;A. and O. tendering oath to MPs, 18 Jan. 1658.CJ vii. 578a.

Local: j.p. Essex 6 Oct. 1653–?Mar. 1660;C231/6, p. 271; Essex QSOB ed. Allen, p. xxxvi. Thetford 20 Nov. 1654-aft. June 1656;C181/6, p. 73; C231/6, pp. 336. Cambs. 12 Dec. 1655-bef. Oct. 1660;C231/6, p. 321; A Perfect List (1660). Suff., I. of Ely 12 Dec. 1655–?Mar. 1660;C231/6, p. 321. Herts. 10 July 1656–?Mar. 1660.C231/6, p. 340; C193/13/5, f. 48v; C193/13/6, f. 40v. Commr. ejecting scandalous ministers, Essex, Norf. 28 Aug. 1654;A. and O. Cambs., Hunts. and I. of Ely 16 Dec. 1657;SP25/78, p. 334. gaol delivery, Thetford 16 Nov. 1654;C181/6, p. 72. I. of Ely 12 Mar. 1657;C181/6, p. 223. securing peace of commonwealth, Cambs. 21 Sept. 1655;Bodl. Rawl. C.948, p. 24. assessment, Essex, Norf. 9 June 1657, 26 Jan. 1660; Cambs. 26 June 1657, 26 Jan. 1660;A. and O. sewers, Norf. and Suff. 20 Dec. 1658;C181/6, p. 339. Deeping and Gt. Level 21 July 1659;C181/6, p. 381. militia, Cambs., Norf. 26 July 1659.A. and O.

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HAYNES (HAINES), Hezekiah (1621-93), of Copford, Essex.
: Essex.
HAINES
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Commons 1640-1660
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HAYNES (HAINES), Hezekiah (1621-93), of Copford, Essex.

Will
not found.
Estates
bought manor of Wymondham in sale of royal lands; sold it to Ralph Woollmer* for £1,400, 1658;C5/39/119. bought manor of Histon St Etheldred, Histon, Cambs, 1657; sold 1659.VCH Cambs. ix. 95.
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LAWRENCE, William (1613-82), of Wraxall, Dorset.

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bap. 26 Sept. 1613,South Perrott par. reg. 1st s. of William Lawrence of Wraxall, and Elizabeth (d. 1672), da. of William Gibbes of South Perrott and the Middle Temple.Hutchins, Dorset, ii. 202-3. educ. Trinity, Oxf. 18 Nov. 1631;Al. Ox. M. Temple, 13 Feb. 1634, called 4 June 1641.MTR ii. 816, 908. m. 1649, Martha (bap. 18 Oct. 1622), da. of William Sydenham of Wynford Eagle, Dorset, 1s.Vis. Dorset (Harl. Soc. xx), 84; Toller Fratrum, Dorset, par. reg. suc. fa. 1640.PROB11/184/358. d. 18 Mar. 1682.Hutchins, Dorset, ii. 202-3.
Offices Held

Local: j.p. Dorset 22 Nov. 1649-bef. Oct. 1660.C231/6, p. 168; Names of the Justices (1650), 15 (E.1238.4); A Perfect List (1660), 13. Judge, relief of poor prisoners, 5 Oct. 1653. Commr. assessment, 26 June 1657, 26 Jan. 1660; militia, 26 July 1659.A. and O. Sheriff, 1678.List of Sheriffs (List and Index ix), 39.

Scottish: commr. admin. justice, Nov. 1653; claims, ordinance of pardon and grace, 12 Apr. 1654.CSP Dom. 1653–4, p. 273; 1655–6, p. 279; TSP, iv. 528; A. and O. Judge of exch. and ld. of session, Jan. 1656.CSP Dom. 1655–6, p. 326; J. Nicholl, A Diary of Public Transactions ed. D. Laing (Bannatyne Club, 1836), 173. Commr. security of protector, Scotland 27 Nov. 1656.A. and O.

Civic: burgess, Newtown, I.o.W. ?-24 Mar. 1663.I.o.W. RO, JER/BAR/3/9/79.

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LAWRENCE, William (1613-82), of Wraxall, Dorset.
: Dorset.
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LAWRENCE, William (1613-82), of Wraxall, Dorset.

Will
6 Mar. 1682, pr. 17 Mar. 1682.PROB11/372/359.
Estates
inherited from fa. £60 p.a. until age 31, then a moiety of the property at Wraxall and Rampisham (subject to a 99-year lease from Sir John Stawell*); the other moiety following the d. of his mo. in 1672.PROB11/184/358. According to a potentially unreliable source, the whole property was worth nearly £300 p.a. at the time William Lawrence senior negotiated the leases;J. Stawell, The Vindication of Sir John Stawells Remonstrance (1655), 72 (E.1072.4). it was probably quite substantial, and inc. a newly-constructed manor house.An Inventory of the Hist. Monuments in Dorset (1952), 268-9. Bef. Aug.-Sept. 1652, bought Wraxall farm, and thus some or all of the land covered by the lease, sequestered from Stawell as a delinquent.CCC,1430; SP23/17, p. 243. Salary of at least £600 p.a. for offices in Scotland, Nov. 1653-?1660.CSP Dom. 1653-4, p. 273; 1655-6, p. 279; TSP iv. 528.
Oxford 1644
No
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GIBBONS, Thomas (c.1616-68), of Whitestone, Devon.

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Family and Education
b. c. 1616, 1st s. of William Gibbons of Holcombe Rogus and Joan.PROB11/133/180; Al. Ox. educ. Lincoln Coll. Oxf. 17 Apr. 1635, ‘aged 19’; I. Temple 4 May 1638.Al. Ox.; I. Temple database. m. ?, at least 1s. suc. fa. 1619. d. 1 Mar. 1668.Al. Ox.; Whitestone par. reg.
Offices Held

Local: commr. oyer and terminer, Exeter 1 Aug. 1640, 1 Aug. 1664;Devon RO, Exeter City Archives, charters and letters patent, no. ci; C181/7, p. 285. assessment, Devon 9 June 1657, 26 Jan., 1 June 1660, 1661, 1664.A. and O.; An Ordinance … for an Assessment (1660, E.1075.6); SR. J.p. ?July 1659-aft. Mar. 1660.Devon RO, DQS 28/12. Commr. militia, 26 July 1659.A. and O. Recvr.-gen. of assessments, Devon c.1660.E113/6, answer of Arthur Ayre. Commr. piracy, 3 Mar. 1662;C181/7, p. 140. charitable uses, 11 July 1666.Devon RO, Exeter City Archives, charters and letters patent, no. civ.

Military: maj. (parlian.) ?1642–6. Gov. Exeter 17 June 1647–?8.Trans. Devonshire Assoc. lxi. 212; LJ ix. 238a.

Legal: called, I. Temple 5 Nov. 1646.I. Temple database; CITR ii. 273. Master in chancery, extraordinary, c.1663.C202/47/6.

Civic: freeman, Exeter 10 July 1654; retained counsel, 21 Feb. 1660.Exeter Freemen, 143; Devon RO, Exeter City Archives, Act Bk. x. f. 129v.

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GIBBONS, Thomas (c.1616-68), of Whitestone, Devon.
: Devon.
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GIBBONS, Thomas (c.1616-68), of Whitestone, Devon.

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SMITHE, Sir Thomas (c.1595-1668), of Hatherton, Wybunbury, Cheshire.

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Family and Education
b. c. 1595, 1st s. of Laurence Smith of Hough, Wybunbury, and Anne, da. of Sir Randal Mainwaring of Over Peover, Cheshire.Vis. Cheshire (Harl. Soc. lix), 213, 214. educ. L. Inn 14 Feb. 1614.L. Inn Admiss. i. 165. m. 20 Dec. 1616 (with at least £1,500), Mary, da. of Hugh Smith of Long Ashton, Som. 5s. (2 d.v.p.) 3da. 14 other ch.Long Ashton par. reg.; Bristol RO, AC/S/8; Vis. Cheshire, 214; Ormerod, Cheshire, iii. pt. 1, p. 503. Kntd. 21 July 1615.Shaw, Knights of Eng. ii. 156. suc. fa. 19 Jan. 1621.Cheshire IPMs ed. R. Stewart-Brown (Lancs. and Cheshire Rec. Soc. xci), 61. d. c. May 1668.Cheshire RO, ZAB/2, f. 160v.
Offices Held

Civic: freeman, Chester 23 Dec. 1614–?d.;Cal. Chester City Mins. ed. M. J. Groombridge (Lancs. and Cheshire Rec. Soc. cvi), 77. alderman, 23 Dec. 1614 – 1 Oct. 1646, 26 Aug. 1662–d.;Cheshire RO, ZAB/2, f. 135; Cal. Chester City Mins. ed. Groombridge, 77; LJ viii. 506. mayor, 1622–3.Cal. Chester City Mins. ed. Groombridge, 118.

Local: j.p. Chester 1622- 1 Oct. 1646, 26 Aug. 1662–d.;Cal. Chester City Mins. ed. Groombridge, p. xi. Cheshire 13 Mar. 1626–11 Nov. 1644.C231/4, f. 198v; Cheshire RO, DAR/I/29. Sheriff, 1622–3.List of Sheriffs (L. and I. ix), 18. Commr. privy seal loan, 1626;SP16/53/28, f. 38. Forced Loan, 1627;C193/12/2, f. 6. sewers, 7 Feb. 1628;C181/3, f. 237v. charitable uses, Chester 24 Apr. 1630; Cheshire 24 Apr. 1630, 15 Nov. 1638.C192/1, unfol. Dep. lt. by Feb. 1639–?Cheshire RO, ZCR 63/2/6, f. 60v. Commr. subsidy, Chester 1641; further subsidy, 1641; poll tax, 1641; contribs. towards relief of Ireland, 1642; assessment, 1642, 1664; Cheshire 1642;SR. array (roy.), 16 June, 10 Oct. 1642.Northants. RO, FH133; Cheshire RO, DLT/B11, pp. 76, 83.

Parlimentarian
SMITHE, Sir Thomas (c.1595-1668), of Hatherton, Wybunbury, Cheshire.
: of Hatherton, Wybunbury, Cheshire.
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SMITHE, Sir Thomas (c.1595-1668), of Hatherton, Wybunbury, Cheshire.

Will
3 July 1666, pr. 2 Nov. 1668.PROB11/328, f. 260v.
Estates
in 1614, inherited manors of Greasty, Great Shavington, Hatherton, Hough and Weston; a moiety of manor of Audlem; numerous properties around Chester and east and south of Nantwich; 16 saltworks in Nantwich and 6 in Middlewich; impropriate rectory and advowson of vicarage of Audlem; and 60 messuages and 40 cottages in Chester.Cheshire IPMs ed. Stewart-Brown, 57-60. He was assessed at £20 for the privy seal loan in 1625;Cheshire RO, DLT/B/11, p. 14. and at £20 for the 1641 subsidy.M.D.G. Wanklyn, ‘Landed Society and Allegiance in Cheshire and Shropshire in the First Civil War’ (Manchester Univ. PhD thesis, 1976), 375. By 1641, he was leasing a house on King Street, Covent Garden, near the Piazza.SP16/482/110, f. 211v; SP16/483/20, f. 36v. In 1646, estate consisted of manors of Greasty, Hough, Shavington and Weston; a moiety of manors of Audlem and Hatherton; numerous properties around Chester and east and south of Nantwich; impropriate rectory and advowson of vicarage of Audlem, Cheshire – valued at £779 p.a. (minus rents and annuities of £191 p.a.) and, on improvement, at £1,139 p.a.SP23/187, pp. 543-6, 575-6.
Oxford 1644
Yes
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Addresses
house of Sir John Miller, Bedford Street, Covent Garden, Westminster (1641);CSP Dom. 1641-3, p. 60. house of Lord Poulett, Chiswick, Mdx. (1641).SP16/485/12, f. 31v.
Religion
presented Richard Eaton to vicarage of Audlem, Cheshire, 1642; William Seddon, 1645; Gabriel Smith, 1662.IND1/70007, ff. 129v, 386.
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