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COLLIER, William (c.1687-1758), of Hatton Garden, London

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b. c. 1687, 1st s. of William Collier of Bristol, Glos. educ. M. Temple 1708. m. suc. fa. bef. 1708.
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?Gent. of privy chamber 1702–14; solicitor to Treasury and surveyor of coasts Sept. 1710–14.Coke Pprs. 216; R. O. Bucholz, Augustan Court, 262; Cobbett, Parlty. Hist. vi. 1350; Luttrell, Brief Relation, vi. 630.

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COLLIER, William (c.1687-1758), of Hatton Garden, London
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COLLETON, Sir Peter, 2nd Bt. (1635-94), of Exmouth, Devon and Golden Square, Westminster

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bap. 17 Sept. 1635, 1st s. of Sir John Colleton, 1st Bt., of Exeter, Devon and London by Catherine, da. of William Amy of Exeter. m. c.1669, Elizabeth, sis. of John Leslie of Barbados, wid. of William Johnston, 1s. 3da. 1s. illegit. suc. fa. as 2nd Bt. c.Mar. 1667. PCC 72 Box; CSP Dom. 1666–7, p. 575.
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Member of council, Barbados 1664–84, pres. of council 1672–?77, dep. gov. 1673; ld. proprietor, Carolina 1666–d., high steward 1669, chancellor 1670–d.; ld. proprietor, Bahamas 1670–d. CSP Col. 1661–8, p. 195; 1669–74, pp. 43–44, 52, 122, 478, 481; 1681–5, p. 938; V. Harlow, Barbados, 212; K. H. D. Haley, Shaftesbury, 233, 242.

Member, R. Adventurers to Africa 1667–72, Hudson’s Bay Co. 1670–d.; asst. R. African Co. 1677–9, 1683–5, 1688–90. K. G. Davies, R. African Co. 379; P. C. Newman, Co. of Adventurers, i. 320; B. Willson, Gt. Co. i. 47.

FRS 1677.

Freeman, Exeter 1678. Exeter Freemen (Devon and Cornwall Rec. Soc. extra ser. i), 169.

Commr. public accts. 1691–d. EHR, xci. 36.

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COLLETON, Sir Peter, 2nd Bt. (1635-94), of Exmouth, Devon and Golden Square, Westminster.
Main residences: Exmouth, Devon; Golden Square, Westminster.
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COLLETON, Sir Peter, 2nd Bt. (1635-94)

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COLEPEPER (CULPEPER), Sir Thomas, 3rd Bt. (c.1656-1723), of Preston Hall, nr. Maidstone, Kent

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b. c. 1656, o. s. of Sir Richard Colepeper, 2nd Bt., of Preston Hall by Margaret Reynolds. educ. Magdalen Coll. Oxf. matric. 15 June 1672, aged 15; m. 23 Aug. 1704, Elizabeth, da. of Sir Thomas Taylor, 1st Bt., of Park House, Maidstone, Kent, sis. of Sir Thomas Taylor, 2nd Bt.*, and wid. of (Sir) Francis Wythens† of Southend, Eltham, Kent and the Middle Temple. s.p. suc. fa. as 3rd Bt. Jan. 1660. IGI, Kent.
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Sheriff, Kent 1703–4.

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COLEPEPER, Sir Thomas, 3rd Bt. (?1656-1723), of Preston Hall, nr. Maidstone, Kent.
Main residence: Preston Hall, nr. Maidstone, Kent.
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COLEPEPER, Sir Thomas, 3rd Bt. (c.1656-1723)

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COLEMORE, William II (1682-1722), of the Old Deanery House, Warwick

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bap. 24 Jan. 1682, 1st s. of William Colemore I*. educ. Magdalen Coll. Oxf. 1699; M. Temple 1699. unm. A. L. Reade, Johnsonian Gleanings, vii. 123.
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COLEMORE, William (aft.1676-1722), of the Deanery, Warws.
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COLEMORE, William II (1682-1722)

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COLEMORE, William I (c.1649-1723), of the Old Deanery House, Warwick

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b. c. 1649, 3rd s. of William Colemore, merchant, of Birmingham, Warws. being 1st s. by 2nd w. educ. Magdalen Coll. Oxf. matric. 3 May 1667, aged 18; I. Temple 1669. m. Jan. 1676, Elizabeth (d. 1731), da. and coh. of Edmund Waring† of Humphreston Hall, Donnington, Salop, 10s. (6 d.v.p.) 3da. suc. fa. 1675. A. L. Reade, Johnsonian Gleanings, vii. 122–4.
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Alderman, Warwick; commr. rebuilding Warwick 1695; sheriff, Warws., 1699–1700. Trans. Birmingham Arch. Soc. lix. 50, 59–60; Great Fire of Warwick (Dugdale Soc. xxxvi), 121.

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COLEMORE, William I (c.1649-1723), of the Old Deanery House, Warwick
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COLCHESTER, Maynard (1665-1715), of Westbury Court, Westbury-on-Severn, and the Wilderness, Abbinghall, Glos.

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b. 4 Mar. 1665, 1st s. of Sir Duncombe Colchester† of Westbury Court and the Wilderness by Elizabeth, da. of Sir John Maynard*. educ. Exeter, Oxf. 1681; M. Temple 1682, called 1689. m. 28 Jan. 1690, Jane (d. 1741), da. of Sir Edward Clarke, Merchant Taylor, of St. Peter Cheap and Gutter Lane, London, ld. mayor 1696, sis. and h. of Thomas Clarke*, 2s. d.v.p. 3da.; other ch. d.v.p. suc. fa. 1694. Trans. Bristol and Glos. Arch. Soc. vi. 189–90; li. 32–33; Morrice ent’ring bk. 3, p. 105; J. R. Woodhead, Rulers of London (London and Mdx. Arch. Soc.), 47; PCC 73 Whitfield.
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Commr. superstitious lands, Glos. 1692; verderer, Forest of Dean ?1709–d.; ?dep. constable, St. Briavels Castle, Glos. 1710–d. Cal. Treas. Bks. ix. 1909; xxiv. 567; Add. 61596, ff. 55–58, 63; Le Neve, Mon. Angl. 1700–15, p. 305; Trans. Bristol and Glos. Arch. Soc. iii. 364.

Member, SPCK 1699, SPG 1701. W. K. Lowther Clarke, Hist. SPCK, 54; W. O. B. Allen and E. McClure, Two Hundred Years, 13, 17–18.

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COLCHESTER, Maynard (1665-1715), of Westbury Court, Westbury-on-Severn, and the Wilderness, Abbinghall, Glos.
Main residences: Westbury Court, Westbury-on-Severn; the Wilderness, Abbinghall, Glos.
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COLCHESTER, Maynard (1665-1715)

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COKE, Thomas (1674-1727), of Melbourne, Derbys.; Melton Mowbray, Leics.; and St. James’s Place, London.

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bap. 19 Feb. 1674, 1st s. of John Coke† of Melbourne by Mary, da. and h. of Sir Thomas Leventhorpe, 4th Bt., of Shingehall, Sawbridgeworth, Herts. educ. Rotterdam (M. Chauvois) 1688; New Coll. Oxf. 1693; travelled abroad (Low Countries) 1696, 1697. m. (1) c.June 1698 (with £8,000), Lady Mary Stanhope (d. 1704), e. da. of Philip, 2nd Earl of Chesterfield, 2da.; (2) 15 Oct. 1709 (with £6,000) Elizabeth (d. ?1722), da. of Richard Hales of King’s Walden, Herts., 1s. 1da. suc. fa. 1692. HMC Cowper, iii. 156–7; Add. 19253, f. 189b; Beaufort mss at Badminton House, Coventry pprs., Ld. Bindon (Henry Howard*) to [Lady Anne Coventry?], 4 Oct. 1709; Cal. Treas. Bks. xxiii. 413.
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Commr. public accts. 1702; teller of Exchequer May 1704–Dec. 1706; vice-chamberlain of Household Dec. 1706–d. PC 1708–d.

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COKE, Thomas (1674-1727), of Melbourne, Derbys.; Melton Mowbray, Leics.; and St. James’s Place, London.
Main residences: Melbourne, Derbys.; Melton Mowbray, Leics; St. James’s Place, London.
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COKE, Thomas (1674-1727)

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CODRINGTON, John (1677-1754), of Codrington, Glos. and Wraxall, Som.

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bap. 10 Jan. 1677, 1st s. of Robert Codrington of Codrington and Didmarton, Glos. by Agnes (d. 1717), da. of Richard Samwell of Upton and Gayton, Northants. educ. Univ. Coll. Oxf. 1695. m. (1) Jane (d. 1702), da. of one Giffard of Cannington, nr. Bridgwater, Som., wid. of Fortescue Tynte (2nd s. of Sir Halswell Tynte, 1st Bt.) and Hopton Wyndham*, s.p.; (2) lic. 24 Sept. 1709, Elizabeth (d. 1740), da. and h. of Samuel Gorges of Wraxall, Som., 4da. (3 d.v.p.). suc. fa. 1717. Trans. Bristol and Glos. Arch. Soc. xxi. 328–32; Collinson, Som. iii. 159; A. J. Jewers, Mar. Lic. Bath and Wells, 82.
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Freeman, Bath 1702. Bath AO, Bath council bk. 3, p. 329.

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CODRINGTON, John (?1678-1754), of Codrington, Glos. and Wraxall, Som.
Main residences: Codrington, Glos.; Wraxall, Som.
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COCKS, Sir Richard, 2nd Bt. (c.1659-1726), of Dumbleton, Glos.

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b. c. 1659, 1st s. of Richard Cocks of the Middle Temple, (d.v.p. o. s. of Sir Richard Cocks, 1st Bt., of Dumbleton), by Mary, da. of Sir Robert Cooke† of Highnam, Glos., and sis. of William Cooke I*. educ. M. Temple 1667; Oriel, Oxf. 1677-by 1680. m. (1) lic. 6 Oct. 1688, Frances (d. 1724), da. of Richard Neville*, s.p.; (2) by Nov. 1724, Mary (d. 1764), da. of William Bethell of Swindon, Yorks., s.p. suc. fa. 1669; gdfa. as 2nd Bt. 16 Sept. 1684. J. V. Somers Cocks, Hist. Cocks Fam. pt. 3, pp. 96, 99, 111; info. from Mrs Elizabeth Boardman, Archivist, Oriel Coll. Oxf. ">
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Sheriff, Glos. 1692–3; freeman, Evesham by 1697.J. V. Somers Cocks, Hist. Cocks Fam. pt. 3, pp. 96, 99, 111; info. from Mrs Elizabeth Boardman, Archivist, Oriel Coll. Oxf.; C 219/81.

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COCKS, Sir Richard, 2nd Bt. (c.1659-1726), of Dumbleton, Glos.
Main residence: Dumbleton, Glos.
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Unless otherwise stated, this biography is based on the evidence of Cocks’s own diary and commonplace books (Bodl. mss Eng. hist. b. 209-10, published as The Parliamentary Diary of Sir Richard Cocks, 1698-1702 ed. D. W. Hayton).

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COCKS, James (c.1685-1750), of the Middle Temple

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b. c. 1685, 1st s. of Charles Cocks*. educ. Trinity, Oxf. matric. May 1700, aged 15; M. Temple 1702, called 1708. m. (1) Sept. 1718, Lady Elizabeth, da. of Richard Newport*, 2nd Earl of Bradford, 1s. d.v.p. ; (2) May 1737, Anne (d. 1739), da. of William, 4th Baron Berkeley of Stratton, 1s. suc. fa. 1727; aunt, Lady Jekyll, to Reigate, Surr. and Brookmans, Herts. 1745. J. V. Somers Cocks, Hist. Cocks Fam. 88–89; Hist. Reg. Chron. 1718, p. 34; Manning and Bray, Surr. i. 285–6; W. Hooper, Reigate, 32; VCH Herts. ii. 256.
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Trustee, Reigate par. lib. 1708–?d. Hooper, 63.

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COCKS, James (c.1685-1750), of Reigate, Surr.
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COCKS, James (c.1685-1750)

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