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BERKENHEAD (BIRKENHEAD), John (1617-79), of Whitehall.

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b. 24 Mar. 1617, 5th s. of Randall Berkenhead, innkeeper, of the Swan, Northwich, Cheshire by Margaret Middleton. educ. Witton g.s.; Oriel, Oxf. 1634, BA 1637, MA 1639, DCL 1661; advocate, Doctors’ Commons 1661. unm. Kntd. 14 Nov. 1662.P. W. Thomas, Sir John Berkenhead, 6-9.
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Fellow of All Souls, Oxf. 1639 – 48, Aug. 1660–1; commr. for assessment, Wilts. 1661 – 62, Westminster 1663 – d., Mdx. 1665 – 74, the Household 1671, loyal and indigent officers, London and Westminster 1662.Cal. Treas. Bks. iii. 842.

Editor, Mercurius Aulicus 1643 – 45; licenser of the press Oct. 1660–3; master of the faculties, province of Canterbury Nov. 1660 – d.; editor-in-chief, Kingdom’s Intelligencer and Mercurius Publicus 1661 – 63; master of requests 1664 – d.; commr. for loyal and indigent officers’ accounts 1671.Thomas, 214; CSP Dom. 1671, p. 255.

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BERKENHEAD (BIRKENHEAD), John (1617-79), of Whitehall.
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BERKELEY, Sir Rowland (c.1613-96), of Cotheridge, Worcs.

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b. c. 1613, o.s. of William Berkeley of Acton Beauchamp, by Margaret, da. of Thomas Chettle of Worcester. educ. M. Temple, entered 1627; Christ Church, Oxf. matric. 24 Feb. 1632, aged 18. m. 26 Nov. 1635, Dorothy, da. of Sir Thomas Cave of Stanford, Northants., 1s. d.v.p. 5da. Kntd. 30 June 1641; suc. fa. 1658.Vis. Worcs. (Harl. Soc. xc), 12, Vis. England and Wales Notes ed. Crisp, viii. 128.
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Commr. for array, Worcs. 1642, j.p. 1643 – 46, July 1660–87, sheriff 1644 – 45, commr. for excise 1645, assessment, Worcs. 1646, Aug. 1660–80, Worcester Sept. 1660–80, Worcs. and Worcester 1689 – d.; dep. lt. Worcs. c. Aug. 1660 – Feb. 1688, capt. vol. horse 1661, commr. for loyal and indigent officers 1662; freeman, Bewdley by 1673; commr. for recusants, Worcs. 1675.Townshend’s Diary (Worcs. Rec. Soc.), i. 138; ii. 182; SP29/21/48; W. H. Black, Docquets of Letters Patent, 261; Univ. Birmingham Hist. Jnl. i. 108.

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BERKELEY, Sir Rowland (c.1613-96), of Cotheridge, Worcs.
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BERNARD, John (1630-79), of Brampton Park, Hunts.

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b. Nov. 1630, 1st s. of Sir Robert Bernard, 1st Bt., of Huntingdon by 1st w. Elizabeth, da. of Sir John Tallakerne of Ashen Hall, Essex. educ. Huntingdon g.s.; Christ’s, Camb. 1645; M. Temple 1645, called 1649. m. (1) 26 Feb. 1656, Elizabeth, da. of Oliver St. John, l.c.j.c.p., of Thorpe Hall, Northants., 1s. 7da.; (2) lic. 30 Aug. 1670, Grace, da. of Sir Richard Shuckburgh, of Shuckburgh Hall, Warws., s.p. suc. fa. as 2nd Bt. 18 Apr. 1666.Lysons, Environs, ii. 319; Bridges, Northants. i. 404; M. Noble, Mems. Cromwell Fam. ii. 30.
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Commr. for assessment, Hunts. 1657, Aug. 1660 – d., Huntingdon Aug. 1660–1, 1664 – d., Mdx. 1673–d. , militia, Hunts. Mar. 1660; j.p. Hunts. Mar. 1660–70, 1673 – d.; commr. for sewers, Lincs. Aug. 1660; conservator, Bedford level 1669–75.S. Wells, Drainage of the Bedford Level, i. 459–61.

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BERNARD, John (1630-79), of Brampton Park, Hunts.
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BERNARD, Sir John (1604-74), of Abington, Northants.

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b. 23 Aug. 1604, 1st s. of Baldwin Bernard of Abington by 2nd w. Eleanor, da. and coh. of John Fullwood of Fordhall, Warws. educ. King’s, Camb. 1621; G. Inn 1624. m. (1) Elizabeth (d.1642), da. of Sir Clement Edmondes of Preston Deanery, Northants., 4s. d.v.p. 4da.; (2) 5 June 1649, Elizabeth, da. and h. of John Hall, physician, of New Place, Stratford on Avon, Warws., wid. of Thomas Nash of Welcombe, Warws., s.p. suc. fa. 1610; Kntd. 25 Sept. 1661.Wards 7/44/25; Bridges, Northants. i. 402-5.
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Commr. for midland assoc., Northants. 1642, assessment 1643 – 52, Jan. 1660 – d., sequestration 1643, levying of money 1643, new model ordinance 1645, militia 1648, Mar. 1660, j.p. 1661–?d.

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BERNARD, Sir John (1604-74), of Abington, Northants.
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BERNARD, Sir Robert, 3rd Bt. (d.1703), of Brampton Park, Hunts.

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o.s. of John Bernard by 1st w. m. 26 May 1692, Anne, da. of Robert Weldon, mercer, of Fleet Street, London, 1s. 5da. suc. fa. as 3rd Bt. 25 June 1679.M. Noble, Mems. Cromwell Fam. ii. 31, Misc. Gen. et Her. i. 79; Mar. Lic. (Harl. Soc. xxxi), 222.
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Dep. lt. Hunts. Mar. 1688 – d., j.p. Oct. 1688 – d., commr. for assessment 1689 – 90; sheriff, Cambs. and Hunts. 1691–2.

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BERNARD, Sir Robert, 3rd Bt. (d.1703), of Brampton Park, Hunts.
Main residence: Brampton Park, Hunts.
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BERNARD, Sir Robert (-d.1703)

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