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BENNET, Sir Henry (1618-85).

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bap. 6 Sept. 1618, 2nd s. of Sir John Bennet of Dawley, Harlington, Mdx. by Dorothy, da. of Sir John Crofts of Little Saxham, Suff.; bro. of Sir John Bennet. educ. Westminster; Christ Church, Oxf. 1635, BA 1639, MA 1642, DCL 1663. m. 16 Apr. 1666, Isabella, da. of Lodewyk van Nassau, Lord of Beverweerd, 1da. Kntd. by 23 Dec. 1656; cr. Baron Arlington 14 Mar. 1665, Earl of Arlington 22 Apr. 1672; KG 15 June 1672.
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Student of Christ Church 1636 – 48; commr. for assessment, Mdx. 1661 – 65, Westminster 1663 – 65, loyal and indigent officers, London and Westminster 1662; j.p. Berks., Bucks., Hants, Kent, Mdx., Oxon., Surr. and Westminster 1662–?d., Thetford 1668, 1670; freeman, Portsmouth 1665; gov. Charterhouse 1667; steward, Norwich Cathedral 1668; alderman, Thetford by 1669 – d.; high steward, Wallingford 1670 – d.; Kingston-upon-Thames 1683 – d.; custos rot. and ld. lt. Suff. 1681–d.R. East, Portsmouth Recs. 359; CSP Dom. 1666–7, p. 442; 1667–8, pp. 446, 476; 1685, pp. 260, 303; Manning and Bray, Surr. i. 342.

Secretary to the Duke of York 1648 – 57; gent. of the privy chamber 1656 – 61; agent and resident, Madrid 1657 – 61; keeper of the privy purse 1661 – 62; PC 15 Oct. 1662 – d.; sec. of state (south) 1662 – 74; asst. R. Adventurers into Africa by 1664 – 67, 1669 – 71, R. Fishing Co. 1664, R. Africa Co. 1673; comptroller of prizes 1664 – 67; postmaster-gen. 1667 – 77; commr. for trade 1668 – 72; ambassador extraordinary, France and the United Provinces June – July 1672; ld. of Admiralty 1673 – 79; ld. chamberlain 1674 – d.; ld. steward to Queen Catherine of Braganza 1680 – d.; commr. for Tangier 1680–4.CSP Dom. 1672, p. 263; 1672–3, p. 437; 1684–5, p. 130; Cal. Treas. Bks. vii. 1252–3.

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BENNET, Sir Henry (1618-85).
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BENNET, Sir Humphrey (c.1605-67), of Rotherfield Park, East Tisted, Hants.

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b. c. 1605, 3rd s. of Thomas Bennet (d.1620), Mercer, of London and Babraham, Cambs. by Dorothy, da. of Richard May, Mercer, of London and Rawmere, Suss. educ. I. Temple, entered 1622; St. John’s, Oxf. matric. 4 July 1623, aged 18. m. (1) 7 July 1631, Mary (d.1637), da. of Thomas Smith, merchant, of London and South Tidworth, Hants, 1s. 1da.; (2) Elizabeth, da. of Meredith Thomas, 2da.; (3) lic. 11 Feb. 1661, ‘aged 50’, Elizabeth, da. of Sir William Button, 1st Bt., of Alton Priors, Wilts., wid. of Sir Richard Norton, 2nd Bt., of Rotherfield, s.p. Kntd. 1970.G. E. Cokayne, Lord Mayors and Sheriffs of London, 66; Mortlake Par. Reg. 62; Wilts. N. and Q. viii. 83; W. H. Black, Docquets of Letters Patent, 235.
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Col. of horse (royalist) 1643–5.Black, 22.

Sheriff, Hants 1643 – 45; commr. for oyer and terminer, Western circuit July 1660, j.p. Hants July 1660 – d., dep. lt. c. Aug. 1660 – d.; freeman, Winchester Sept. 1660; capt. of militia horse, Hants Nov. 1660 – d., commr. for assessment 1661 – d., corporations 1662 – 63, loyal and indigent officers 1662; sub-commr. of prizes, Portsmouth 1665–7.Black, 130, 235; Winchester corp. assembly bk. 4, f. 142; Cal. Treas. Bks. i. 82, 184; CSP Dom. 1665–6, p. 376; R. East, Portsmouth Recs. 169.

Gent. of privy chamber 1666–d.Carlisle, Privy Chamber, 177.

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BENNET, Sir Humphrey (c.1605-67), of Rotherfield Park, East Tisted, Hants.
Main residence: Rotherfield Park, East Tisted, Hants.
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BENNET, John (1628-63), of Great Abington, Cambs.

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b. 10 Jan. 1628, 2nd but 1st surv. s. of John Bennet, merchant, of St. Stephen’s Walbrook, London by Joane, da. of William Mill of St. Clement Danes, Mdx. educ. G. Inn 1642. m. 5 Apr. 1654, Elizabeth, da. of Sir Thomas Whitmore 1st Bt., of Apley Park, Salop, 1s. suc. fa. 1631.G. E. Cokayne, Ld. Mayors and Sheriffs of London, 18; Salop Arch. Soc. Trans. (ser. 4), iv. 277; v. 62; St. Stephen’s Walbrook (Harl. Soc. Reg. xlix), 18.
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J.p. Cambs. 1657 – d., commr. for assessment Sept. 1660–2, corporations 1662–d.Camb. Antiq. Soc. Procs. xvii. 105.

Gent. pens. June 1660–2, gent. of privy chamber 1662–d.Beaufort mss 600.2; Carlisle, Privy Chamber, 173.

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BENNET, John (1628-63), of Great Abington, Cambs.
Main residence: Great Abington, Cambs.
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BEECHER, Sir William (1628-94), of Howbury, Renhold, Beds.

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b. 24 Apr. 1628, 1st s. of Oliver Beecher of Fotheringhay, Northants. and Howbury by Elizabeth, da. of Sir William Tate of Delapré Abbey, Northants. educ. Trinity Coll. Camb. 1645. m. (1) 15 Feb. 1656, his cos. Frances (bur. 17 Sept. 1658), da. and coh. of Oliver St. John, Baron St. John of Bletso, 1s. d.v.p. 1da.; (2) 24 Dec. 1660, Elizabeth (bur. 20 Jan. 1705), da. of John Huxley of Edmonton, Mdx., wid. of Thomas Hillersden of Elstow, Beds., 3s. (1 d.v.p.) 1da. suc. fa. by 1659; Kntd. 16 Nov. 1660.Beds. RO, DD/PO 13, f. 57; Vis. Beds. (Harl. Soc. xix), 81-82; Beds. Hist. Rec. Soc. v. 150-4; Beds. N. and Q. iii. 283.
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Commr. for assessment, Beds. 1657, Aug. 1660–80, 1689 – 90, Bedford 1661 – 63, 1673 – 74, militia, Beds. Mar. 1660; j.p. Beds. Mar. 1660–80, ?1689 – d., Bedford Sept. 1660, 1661, 1663, 1670, 1672; capt.-lt. of militia horse, Beds. Apr. 1660; dep. lt. Beds. c. Aug. 1660-bef. 1679, Feb. – June 1688, 1689–?d.; freeman, Bedford 1661; commr. for recusants, Beds. 1675.Merc. Pub. 12 Apr. 1660; Min. Bk. Bedford Corp. (Beds. Hist. Rec. Soc. xxvi), 154.

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BEECHER, Sir William (1628-94), of Howbury, Renhold, Beds.
Main residence: Howbury, Renhold, Beds.
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BEKE, Richard (1630-1707), of Westminster and Ford, Dinton, Bucks.

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bap. 8 Sept. 1630, 1st s. of Henry Beke of Haddenham by Frances, da. of John Billyard, Merchant Taylor, of London. m. (1) 7 Feb. 1656, Levina (d. Feb. 1658), da. of Roger Whetstone of Whittlesey, Cambs., s.p.; (2) lic. 1 July 1667, Jane, da. of Lord Charles Powlett of Abbott’s Anne, Hants, s.p.; (3) 10 Feb. 1684 (with £1,200), Elizabeth (d. 30 May 1737), da. of Thomas Lee I, of Hartwell, Bucks., 3da. suc. fa. 1654, cos. Thomas Dover in Dinton estate 1682.Top. and Gen. iii. 158, 162, 172, 177; PCC 143 Clarke; London Mar. Lic. ed. Foster, 110.
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Capt.-lt. of life-gds. 1650 – 55, capt. 1656 – 59; maj. of horse 1655 – 56, 1659; lt. Duke of York’s Horse Gds. July 1660–1; lt.-col. of horse, London vol. regt. of the Mq. of Winchester (Charles Powlett II) 1690. Whitelocke Mems. iii. 300; Clarke Pprs. (Cam. Soc. n.s. lxi), 141; Carte, Orig. Letters, ii. 81; CSP Dom. 1659–60, pp. 31, 577; 1690–1, p. 69; Parl. Intell. 23 July 1660.

Commr. for scandalous ministers, Bucks. 1654; j.p. co. Dur. 1655 – Mar. 1660, Bucks. 1656 – Mar. 1660, Feb. 1688 – d.; commr. for assessment, Bucks., co. Dur. and Nairnshire 1657, Nairnshire 1659, Bucks. 1689 – 90; dep. lt. Bucks. 1689 – d., London 1690; freeman, Chipping Wycombe 1691.First Wycombe Ledger Bk. (Bucks. Rec. Soc. xi), 233.

Commr. for excise appeals 1689–d.4 Cal. Treas. Bks. ix. 110; xxi. 512.

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BEKE, Richard (1630-1707), of Westminster and Ford, Dinton, Bucks.
Main residences: Westminster; Ford, Dinton, Bucks.
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BEKE, Richard (1630-1707)

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