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BRIGHT (formerly LIDDELL), John (1671-1735), of Badsworth, Yorks.

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b. 23 Mar. 1671, 2nd s. of Henry Liddell*. educ. Christ’s, Camb. 1689, MA 1690; M. Temple 1689. m. Cordelia, da. of Samuel Clutterbuck, of Hydes, Ingatestone, Essex, common councilman of London, 4s. (3 d.v.p.) 3da. (2 d.v.p.). suc. maternal gdfa. at Badsworth and assumed name of Bright 1688. J. Foster, Peds. of Yorks. Fams. i. (Bright); Surtees, Dur. ii. 213; J. R. Woodhead, Rulers of London (London and Mdx. Arch. Soc.), 49; J. Hunter, Hallamshire ed. A. Gatty, 417–18.
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BRIGHT (formerly LIDDELL), John (1671-1735), of Badsworth, Yorks.
Main residence: Badsworth, Yorks.
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BRIGGS, Sir Humphrey, 4th Bt. (c.1670-1734), of Haughton, Salop.

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b. c. 1670, 1st s. of Sir Humphrey Briggs, 3rd Bt., of Haughton and Ernstrey Park, nr. Diddlebury, Salop by Barbara, da. of Sir Wadham Wyndham of Norrington, Wilts., j. Kb. educ. Wadham, Oxf. matric. 2 July 1687, aged 17; L. Inn 1687. unm. suc. fa. as 4th Bt. 31 Jan. 1700. Post Boy, 3–6 Feb. 1700.
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Freeman, Much Wenlock 1708. Salop RO, Forester mss, copy of Much Wenlock corp. bk.

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BRIGGS, Sir Humphrey, 4th Bt. (?1670-1734), of Haughton, Salop.
Main residence: Haughton, Salop.
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D.W.H.
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BRIGGS, Sir Humphrey, 4th Bt. (c.1670-1734)

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BRIDGES, William (d. 1714), of Wallington, Surr. and the Tower of London

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s. of Robert Bridges by his w. Mary Woodcock. Prob. unm. Playfair, Brit. Fam. Antiquity, vi. 797–8; Manning and Bray, Surr. i. 270 (cf. Mar. Lic. Vicar-Gen. (Harl. Soc. xxx), 87); St. Paul’s, Covent Garden (Harl. Soc. Reg. xxxv), 67.
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Farmer, hearth tax by 1681–4; clerk of deliveries, Ordnance 1682– Aug. 1683, storekeeper Aug. 1683–5, surveyor-gen. 1702–d.; ?sec. to commrs. of accts. and council of trade [I] 1683; commr. excise and hearth money 1684–5. Cal. Treas. Bks. vii. 297, 1074, 1485; xxiii. 224; H. C. Tomlinson, Guns and Govt. 224–5; CSP Dom. Jan.–June 1683, p. 6; 1684–5, pp. 302, 309; Luttrell, Brief Relation, i. 326.

Freeman, Portsmouth 1702; stannator, Foymore 1703; commr. Greenwich Hosp. 1704, fortifying Chatham, Harwich and Portsmouth 1709. R. East, Portsmouth Recs. 373; J. Tregoning, Laws of the Stannaries, 118; Daily Courant, 8 Aug. 1704.

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BRIDGES, William (d. 1714), of Wallington, Surr. and the Tower of London
Main residences: Wallington, Surr.; the Tower of London.
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BRIDGER, Richard (1620-99), of Coombe Place, Hamsey, Suss.

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bap. 13 Feb. 1620, 1st s. of Henry Bridger of Ashurst by Jane, da. of John Ravenscroft of Horsham. educ. Magdalen Hall, Oxf. 1638; I. Temple 1640. m. settlement 23 Mar. 1652 (with £1,300), Frances (d. 1680), da. of Walter Burrell of Cuckfield, 3s. (1 d.v.p.) 5da. suc. fa. 1657. Vis. Suss. (Harl. Soc. lxxxix), 17; F. W. Steer, Shiffner Archs. pp. xviii, 10–11.
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BRIDGER, Richard (1620-99), of Coombe Place, Hamsey, Suss.
Main residence: Coombe Place, Hamsey, Suss.
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BRIDGEMAN, Orlando II (1680-1731), of Combs Hall, Suff.

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bap. 22 June 1680, 1st and o. surv. s. of William Bridgeman† of Pall Mall, Westminster and Combs, under-sec. of state c.1667–81, 1683–94, sec. to the Admiralty 1694–8, by Diana, da. of Peter Vernatti. m. (1) 16 Apr. 1697, Catherine (d. 1711), 2s. (1 d.v.p.) 1da.; (2) 16 June 1716, Alice (d. 1731), da. of William Shawe of St. Clement’s, Ipswich, Suff., wid. of Mileson Edgar of Red House, nr. Ipswich, s.p. suc. fa. 1699. IGI, London; Wm. Salt Arch. Soc. Colls. n.s. ii. 237–8; Le Neve, Mon. Angl., 1700–15, p. 264.
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Freeman, Dunwich 1705; portman, Orford by 1709. E. Suff. RO, EE6/1144/14; W. Suss. RO, Shillinglee mss, John Hooke to Sir Edward Turnor*, 28 Sept. 1709.

Patentee to commrs. of bankrupts by d. Hist. Reg. Chron. 1731, p. 21.

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BRIDGEMAN, Orlando II (1680-1731), of Combs Hall, Suff.
Main residence: Combs Hall, Suff.
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D.W.H.
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BRIDGEMAN, Sir Orlando, 2nd Bt. (1678-1746), of Bloomsbury Square, Mdx.; Coventry, Warws. and Bowood, nr. Calne, Wilts.

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bap. 27 Apr. 1678, o. s. of Sir Orlando Bridgeman, 1st Bt.†, of Little Park Street, Coventry and Ridley, Cheshire, by Mary, da. of Sir Thomas Cave, 1st Bt., of Stanford Hall, Northants. educ. Rugby 1689; Trinity, Oxf. 1694. m. lic. 15 Apr. 1702 (with £10,000), Susannah (d. 1747), da. of Sir Francis Dashwood, 1st Bt.*, 3s. (2 d.v.p.) 2da. (1 d.v.p.). suc. fa. as 2nd Bt. 20 Apr. 1701. IGI, Warws.; Colls. Wm. Salt Arch. Soc. n.s. ii. 238, 250–1; Wilts. Arch. Mag. xli. 503–6; Rugby Sch. Reg. ed. Solly, i. 11; Bodl. D. D. Dashwood (Bucks.) mss A2, f. 15; St. Botolph Bishopsgate Regs. ii. 362, 427.
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Clerk of household to the Prince of Wales 1716–27; ld. of Trade 1727–37; gov. Barbados 1737–8.

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BRIDGEMAN, Sir Orlando, 2nd Bt. (?1679-1746), of Bowood Park, nr. Calne, Wilts.
Main residences: Bloomsbury Square, Mdx.; Coventry, Warws.; Bowood, nr. Calne, Wilts.
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BRIDGEMAN, Sir Orlando, 2nd Bt. (1678-1746)

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BRIDGEMAN, Orlando I (1671-1721), of Clifton on Dunsmore, Warws. and Sherrard Street, Westminster

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bap. 22 May 1671, 4th but 2nd surv. s. of Sir John Bridgeman, 2nd Bt., of Castle Bromwich, Warws. by Mary, da. and coh. of George Cradock of Caverswall Castle, Staffs. educ. Oriel, Oxf. matric. 1688, BA 1691; I. Temple 1694, called 1697. m. 20 Apr. 1697 (with £4,000), his 2nd cos. Catherine, da. of William Bridgeman† of Pall Mall, Westminster and Combs, Suff., sis. of Orlando Bridgeman II*, 1da. d.v.p. Wm. Salt Arch. Soc. Colls. n.s. ii. 238; Cal. I. Temple Recs. iii. 303, 338; IGI, London; Staffs. RO, Bradford mss D.1287/18/15, C. Cratford to Sir John Bridgeman, 9 Mar. 1697, John Bridgeman to Wm. Lewis, 6 May 1701; D.1287/18/14, same to same, 22 Apr. 1697.
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Freeman, Wigan 1698. Wigan RO, Wigan bor. recs. AB/MR/10.

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BRIDGEMAN, Orlando I (1671-1721), of Clifton on Dunsmore, Warws. and Sherrard Street, Westminster
Main residences: Clifton on Dunsmore, Warws.; Sherrard Street, Westminster.
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D.W.H.
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Commons 1690-1715
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BRIDGEMAN, Orlando I (1671-1721)

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BRIDGEMAN, John (c.1655-1729), of Prinknash Park, Glos.

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b. c. 1655, 1st s. of John Bridgeman of Prinknash Park by Margaret, da. of Sir Charles Berkeley†, 2nd Visct. Fitzhardinge [I] and Earl of Falmouth. educ. Wadham, Oxf. matric. 26 July 1672, aged 17; I. Temple 1673. m. c.1710, Catherine (d. 1744), da. of Richard Ockold of Upton St. Leonards, Glos. s.p. suc. fa. by 1663; uncle James Bridgeman 1694. Bristol and Glos. Arch. Soc. Trans. vii. 296–9, 306.
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Freeman, Gloucester 1702. Gloucester Freemen (Glos. Rec. Ser. iv), 58.

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BRIDGEMAN, John (c.1655-1729), of Prinknash Park, Glos.
Main residence: Prinknash Park, Glos.
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D.W.H.
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BREWER, John (1654-1724), of Gray’s Inn, and West Farleigh, Kent

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bap. 9 Jan. 1654, 2nd but 1st surv. s. of Thomas Brewer of West Farleigh by 1st w. Jane, da. and coh. of Thomas Houghton of Mayfield, Suss. educ. Wadham, Oxf. matric 1669; G. Inn 1671, called 1678, ancient 1702. m. Jane (d. 1717), da. of George Baker of Maidstone, Kent. suc. fa. 1691. IGI, Kent; PCC 21 Vere; Vis. Kent (Harl. Soc. liv), 26; Le Neve, Mon. Angl. 1650–79, p. 130; Arch. Cant. lxii. 80–81.
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Freeman, New Romney 1687, Rochester 1696, Reading 1709; standing counsel, Tenterden, 1690–1, 1708–23, Cinque Ports 1691–d.; recorder, New Romney, 1687–1712, Deal 1699–d., Lydd 1702. Centre Kentish Stud. New Romney bor. recs. NR/AC2, pp. 660, 662, 675–6; NR/AC3, p. 75; info. from Medway Area Archs.; Berks. RO, R/Ac1/1/19, f. 105v.; Arch. Cant. xxxiii. 102; Cal. White and Black Bks. (Kent Recs. xix), 546, 555; London Gazette, 26–30 Mar. 1702.

Rec.-gen. of prizes 1702–7. Cal. Treas. Bks. xvii. 251; xxi. 51.

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BREWER, John (c.1654-1724), of New Romney, Kent and Gray’s Inn.
Main residence: Gray’s Inn, West Farleigh, Kent.
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BRETT, Henry (1675-1724), of Cowley and Sandywell Park, nr. Dowdeswell, Glos.

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b. 5 Dec. 1675, 1st s. of Henry Brett† of Down Hatherley, Glos. by Hester, da. of Richard Eynes of Enstone, Oxon. educ. Balliol, Oxf. 1693; M. Temple 1695. m. c.1701, Anne, da. of Sir Richard Mason† of Bishop’s Castle, Salop and Sutton, Surr., div. w. of Charles Gerard*, Visct. Brandon, 2nd Earl of Macclesfield, 1da. Trans. Salop Arch. Soc. ser. 2, x. 55; Vis. Glos. ed. Fenwick and Metcalfe, 25; Bristol and Glos. Arch. Soc. Trans. xxviii. 218; Misc. Gen. et Her. (ser. 4), v. 143.
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Lt.-col. of ft. Sir Charles Hotham’s* regt. 1705–6.

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BRETT, Henry (1675-1724), of Cowley and Sandywell Park, nr. Dowdeswell, Glos.
Main residence: Cowley and Sandywell Park, nr. Dowdeswell, Glos.
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D.W.H.
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BRETT, Henry (1675-1724)

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