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COWPER, Sir William, 2nd Bt. (1639-1706), of The Castle, Hertford.

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bap. 14 Dec. 1639, o.s. of John Cowper (d.1643) of Hertford by Martha, da. of George Hukeley, merchant, of London. educ. G. Inn 1659. m. lic. 8 Apr. 1664, Sarah (d. 3 Feb. 1720), da. of Samuel Holled, merchant, of London, 4s. (2 d.v.p.); suc. gdfa. 20 Dec. 1664.VCH Herts. Fams. 138.
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Commr. for inquiry into recusancy fines, Herts. 1687 – Oct. 1688; j.p. Herts. by Apr. 1688 – d., Mdx. 1689 – d.; dep. lt. Herts. 1689 – d.; commr. for assessment, Herts. and Mdx. 1689–90.Mdx. RO, MJP/CP5a; Cal. Treas. Bks. viii. 1695, 1983.

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COWPER, Sir William, 2nd Bt. (1639-1706), of The Castle, Hertford.
Main residence: The Castle, Hertford.
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CRADOCK, Thomas (1633-90), of Harperley, co. Dur. and Cradock Hall, Richmond, Yorks.

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bap. 8 Apr. 1633, 1st s. of (Sir) Joseph Cradock by 1st w. educ. G. Inn 1650, called 1658; Trinity Hall, Camb., BA 1654, MA 1657. m. (1) 1662, Sibilla (d. 2 Mar. 1669), da. and coh. of Gabriel Clarke, DD, archdeacon of Durham, 1da.; (2) 21 Dec. 1671, Dorothy, da. of Nicholas Heath of Little Eden, co. Dur., 1s. d.v.p. suc. fa. 1686.Clay, Dugdale’s Vis. Yorks. iii. 339.
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Fellow of Trinity Hall, Camb. 1658 – 62; attorney-gen. to bp. of Durham 1664 – 72; j.p. co. Dur. 1666 – ?83, Yorks. (N. Riding) 1677 – 80; commr. for assessment, co. Dur. 1667 – 80, (N. Riding) 1679 – 80, co. Dur. and N. Riding 1690; recorder, Richmond 1669 – 84, ? Oct. 1688 – d., commr. for recusants, co. Dur. 1675; commissary, archdeaconry of Richmond 1681–d.Hutchinson, Dur. i. 554; C. Clarkson, Richmond, 176, App. xlvii, lxxv; SP44/135/144; Arch. Ael. (ser. 3), xv. 44–46; N. Riding Recs. vii. 5, 30.

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CRADOCK, Thomas (1633-90), of Harperley, co. Dur. and Cradock Hall, Richmond, Yorks.
Main residences: Harperley, co. Dur; Cradock Hall, Richmond, Yorks.
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CRAWFORD, Robert (c.1657-1706), of Bobbing Court, Kent.

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b. c. 1657. m. lic. 27 July 1687, aged 30, Frances (d. 18 Dec. 1693), da. and h. of Henry Sandford of Bobbing Court, wid. of Sir George Moore, 1st Bt., of Maids Moreton, Bucks., and of Edward Digges of Chilham Castle, Kent, s.p.Hasted, Kent, vi. 198; Canterbury Mar. Lic. iv. 169; Mar. Lic. (Harl. Soc. xxxi), 7.
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Lt. of ft. Admiralty Regt. 1673, capt.-lt. 1684, capt. 1686 – 89; lt.-gov. Sheerness 1684, gov. 1690 – d.; brevet col. 1694.

J.p. Kent Apr. – Oct. 1688, 1689 – d., dep. lt. Feb. – Oct. 1688; jurat, Queenborough June 1688–?d.Kent AO, Qb/RPp/1; CSP Dom. 1687–9, p. 274.

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CRAWFORD, Robert (c.1657-1706), of Bobbing Court, Kent.
Main residence: Bobbing Court, Kent.
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CREW, Thomas (c.1624-97), of Steane, Northants.

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b. c. 1624, 1st s. of John Crew. educ. G. Inn 1641; Padua 1647. m. (1) May 1650, Mary, da. of Sir Roger Townshend, 1st Bt., of Raynham, Norf., 1s. d.v.p. 3da.; (2) 1674, Anne, da. and coh. of Sir William Armine, 2nd Bt., of Osgodby, Lincs., wid. of Sir Thomas Wodehouse of Kimberley, Norf., 2da. Kntd. 26 Sept. 1660; suc. fa. as 2nd Baron Crew of Stene 12 Dec. 1679.Baker, Northants. i. 685.
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J.p. Northants. 1656 – at least66, commr. for militia 1659, Mar. 1660, assessment Aug. 1660–79, dep. lt. c. Aug. 1660–2; high steward, Banbury 1683-Oct. 1688.SP44/66/307.

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CREW, Thomas (c.1624-97), of Steane, Northants.
Main residence: Steane, Northants.
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CREW, John (c.1598-1679), of Steane, Northants and Lincoln’s Inn Fields, Mdx.

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b. c. 1598, 1sts. of Sir Thomas Crew of Nantwich, Cheshire and Steane by Temperance, da. and coh. of Reynold Bray of Steane. educ. G. Inn, entered 1615, called 1624; Magdalen Coll. Oxf. matric. 26 Apr. 1616, aged 18. m. c.1623, Jemima, da. and coh. of Edward Waldegrave of Lawford Hall, Essex, 6s. 2da. suc. fa. 1634, cr. Baron Crew of Stene 20 Apr. 1661.Baker, Northants. i. 685.
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J.p. Northants. 1634 – 49, 1656 – d., commr. for defence 1642, assessment 1643 – 48, 1657, Jan. 1660–1, sequestration 1643, execution of ordinances 1643, accounts 1643, levying of money 1643, appeals, Oxf. Univ. 1647, militia, Northants. 1648, Northants. and Westminster Mar. 1660, drainage, Great level of the fens 1649, visitation, Oxf. Univ. 1654, scandalous ministers, Northants. 1654, statutes, Durham college 1656, oyer and terminer, Midland circuit July 1660.

Member, committee of Both Kingdoms 1644 – 48; commr. for treaty of Uxbridge 1645, abuses in heraldry 1646, exclusion from sacrament 1646, bishops’ lands 1646, scandalous offences 1648, trade 1655 – 57, relief of Piedmontese Protestants 1656; Councillor of State 25 Feb.-31 May 1660.CSP Dom. 1655–6, pp. 1, 100, 218.

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CREWE, John (c.1598-1679), of Steane, Northants.
Main residences: Steane, Northants.; Lincoln's Inn Fields, Mdx.
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COVENTRY, Hon. William (1627-86), of Whitehall and Bampton, Oxon.

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bap. 4 Oct. 1627, 5th s. of Sir Thomas Coventry, 1st Baron Coventry of Aylesborough, being 4th s. by 2nd w.; bro. of Henry Coventry and John Coventry and half-bro. of Thomas Coventry, 2nd Baron Coventry. educ. Queen’s, Oxf. 1642; travelled abroad (France) by 1649-52. unm. Kntd. 26 June 1665.Lysons, Environs, iii. 155; Evelyn Diary, ii. 564.
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Capt. of ft. (royalist) c.1645.Clarendon, Life, ii. 201.

Sec. to the Duke of York May 1660–7; commr. for trade Nov. 1660–9, plantations Dec. 1660–9, navy 1662 – 67, Tangier 1662 – 69; PC 26 June 1665 – 5 Mar. 1669; ld. of Treasury 1667–9.Peppys Diary, 22 May 1660, 27 Oct. 1662, 2 Sept. 1667, 6 Mar. 1669.

Freeman, Yarmouth 1660, Portsmouth 1661, 1666; agent, R. Adventurers into Africa Dec. 1660–3; j.p. Essex, Kent, Mdx. and Suss. 1662 – 67, Oxon., by 1669 – bef.80; asst. R. Fishing Co. 1664; commr. for assessment, Oxon. 1673 – 80, Norf. 1677 – 80, Glos. 1679–80.Yarmouth Freemen, 92; R. East, Portsmouth Recs. 357, 359; Sel. Charters (Selden Soc. xxviii), 173, 183.

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COVENTRY, Hon. William (1627-86), of Whitehall and Bampton, Oxon.
Main residences: Whitehall; Bampton, Oxon.
Notes

This biography is based on D. T. Witcome, ‘Parl . Careers of Sir William and Mr Henry Coventry’ (Oxf. Univ. B. Litt. thesis, 1954).

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