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BERKELEY, James, Visct. Dursley (c.1680-1736), of Berkeley Castle, Glos.

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b. c. 1680, 2nd but 1st surv. s. of Charles Berkeley†, 2nd Earl of Berkeley, by Elizabeth, da. of Baptist Noel†, 3rd Visct. Camden, sis. of Edward Noel†, 1st Earl of Gainsborough. m. c. 13 Feb. 1711, Lady Louisa Lennox (d. 1717), da. of Charles, 1st Duke of Richmond, 1s. 1da. Styled Visct. Dursley 1699–1710; summ. to Lords in his fa.’s barony as Lord Berkeley of Berkeley 5 Mar. 1705; suc. fa. as 3rd Earl of Berkeley 24 Sept. 1710; KG 31 Mar. 1718.
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Lt. RN 1699, capt. 1701, v.-adm. Jan. 1708, adm. Dec. 1708; v.-adm. of Great Britain 1718–d., adm. of the fleet and c.-in-c. 13 Mar.–15 Apr. 1719; ld. of bedchamber 1714–27; first ld. of Admiralty 1717–27; PC 17 Apr. 1717; ld. justice 1719, 1720, 1726, 1727. Commissioned Sea Officers of RN (Navy Recs. Soc., occ. pub. i), 31.

Freeman, Gloucester 1701; ld. lt. Glos. 1710–12, 1714–d.; custos rot. Surr. 1710–d.; high steward, Gloucester 1710–12, 1714–d.; warden, Forest of Dean and constable of St. Briavel’s Castle 1711–12, 1714–d. Gloucester Freemen (Glos. Rec. Ser. iv), 54; Bodl. Rawl. C.393, f. 52.

Er. bro. Trinity House 1715–d., master 1715–19.

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BERKELEY, James, Visct. Dursley (c.1680-1736), of Berkeley Castle, Glos.
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BERKELEY, Edward (c.1644-1707), of Pylle, nr. Wells, Som.

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b. c. 1644, 1st s. of Edward Berkeley of Pylle by Phillippa, da. of George Speke of White Lackington, Som. educ. Wadham, Oxf. matric. 12 July 1661, aged 17; L. Inn 1665. m. c.1680, Elizabeth (d. 1724), da. and coh. of John Ryves of Ranston, Dorset, 3s. (1 d.v.p.) 3da. (2 d.v.p.). suc. fa. 1669. Vis. Eng. and Wales Notes ed. Crisp, ix. 169–70; Collinson, Som. iii. 281–2; Hutchins, Dorset, i. 253–5.
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BERKELEY, Edward (c.1644-1707), of Pylle, Som.
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BERE, Thomas (1652-1725), of Huntsham, nr. Tiverton, Devon.

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bap. 23 May 1652, 1st s. of Thomas Bere of Huntsham by Margaret, da. of Sir John Davie, 1st Bt.†, of Creedy, Devon. educ. Exeter, Oxf. 1670. m. c.1686, Mary (d. 1700), da. of Robert Long of Stanton Prior, Dorset, wid. of George Stedman of Midsomer Norton, Som., 2s. suc. fa. 1680; fa.-in-law 1701. Vivian, Vis. Devon, 60; Trans. Devon Assoc. lxvii. 328; IGI, Somerset.
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Commr. victualling the navy June 1706–d.

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BERE, Thomas (1652-1725), of Huntsham, nr. Tiverton, Devon.
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BENTINCK, Henry, Visct. Woodstock (c.1682-1726), of Titchfield, Hants.

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b. c. 1682, 2nd but 1st surv. s. of Hans Willem Bentinck, 1st Earl of Portland, by Anne, da. of Sir Edward Villiers of Richmond, Surr., knight marshal of the Household, sis. of Edward Villiers, 1st Earl of Jersey. educ. travelled abroad (Italy, Germany) 1701–3. m. 9 June 1704, Lady Elizabeth (d. 1733), da. and coh. of Wriothesley Baptist Noel†, 2nd Earl of Gainsborough, 3s. 7da. Styled Visct. Woodstock 1689–1709; suc. fa. as 2nd Earl of Portland 23 Nov. 1709; cr. Duke of Portland 6 July 1716. Boyer, Anne Annals, viii. 405; Top. and Gen. iii. 150, 377; Luttrell, Brief Relation, v. 433; F. Cundall, Govs. of Jamaica in 18th Cent. 104; M. E. Grew, Wm. Bentinck and Wm. III, 418.
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Freeman, Southampton 1705. Southampton RO, bor. recs. SC3/2, f. 41.

Capt. and brevet col. 1 Life Gds. 1710–13; ld. of bedchamber 1717–26; gov. and v.-adm. Jamaica 1721–d. Cundall, 104, 115.

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BENTINCK, Henry, Visct. Woodstock (c.1682-1726), of Titchfield, Hants.
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BENSON, Robert (1676-1731), of Red Hall, nr. Wakefield; Bramham Hall, Yorks.; and Queen Street, Westminster

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bap. 25 Mar. 1676, 1st s. of Robert Benson of Wrenthorpe, Yorks. by Dorothy, da. of Tobias Jenkins of Grimston, sis. of Tobias Jenkins*. educ. ?London; Christ’s, Camb. 1691; Padua 1694; travelled abroad (Italy). m. 21 Dec. 1703 (with £8,000), Elizabeth (d. 1757), da. of Hon. Heneage Finch I*, 1s. d.v.p. 1da.; 1da. illegit. suc. fa. 1676; cr. Baron Bingley 21 July 1713. IGI, Yorks.; Wentworth Pprs. 133; C107/89, m. settlement.
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? Capt. Sir Henry Belasyse* ft. reg. 1691. CSP Dom. 1690–1, p. 323.

Freeman, York Apr. 1705, alderman May 1705–Sept. 1715. J. Torr, Antiq. York, 142, 147.

Ld. of Treasury Aug. 1710–May 1711; chancellor of Exchequer 14 June 1711–Aug. 1713; PC 14 June 1711–Sept. 1714, 11 June 1730–d.; ambassador to Spain 1713–14; treasurer of Household 1730–d.

Dir. S. Sea Co. July 1711–Feb. 1715. J. Carswell, S. Sea Bubble (1993), 274.

Trustee, West Riding Registry 1711; commr. building 50 new churches 1711–15, survey Westminster and St. James’s manors 1712. York Diaries II (Surtees Soc. lxxvii.) 127–8; E. G. W. Bill, Q. Anne Churches, p. xxiii; Cal. Treas. Bks. xxvi. 137.

? FRS 1699. Thoresby Letters (Thoresby Soc. xxi.), 82; M. Hunter, Royal Soc. and its Fellows, 58, 60.

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BENSON, Robert (1676-1731), of Red Hall, nr. Wakefield; Bramham Hall, Yorks.; and Queen Street, Westminster
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BENNETT, Sir John (c.1658-1723), of Essex Buildings, Essex Street, Westminster

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b. c. 1658, 1st s. of John Bennett of St. Paul’s, Covent Garden, Westminster and Witham, Essex by his w. Sarah. educ. G. Inn 1675, called 1683. m. 9 Jan. 1683 (with £1,000), Anne (d. 1722), da. of Sir Joseph Brand of Edwardstone, Suff., wid. of Thomas Dudson, woollen-draper, of St. Benet’s, Gracechurch Street, London, 4s. 2da. (1 d.v.p.). suc. fa. 1670; Kntd. 10 July 1706. The Gen. n.s. xx. 238; Le Neve’s Knights (Harl. Soc. viii), 331, 493; Vis. Mdx. (Harl. Soc. xcii), 57.
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Attorney, duchy of Lancaster ct. 1678, clerk of council 1678–85; dep. south auditor, duchy of Lancaster 1678–84; clerk of revenue, duchy of Lancaster 1685–d.; steward, Essex, Herts. and Mdx. 1697–d.; judge of Marshalsea ct. 1699–d.; bailiff, Salford hundred 1699–d.; serjeant-at-law 1705. Somerville, Duchy of Lancaster Official Lists, 39, 63, 71, 141, 206, 214.

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BENNETT, Sir John (c.1658-1723), of Essex Buildings, Essex Street, Westminster
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BENNET, William (d. 1729), of Grubbet, Roxburgh.

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1st s. of Sir William Bennet, 1st Bt., of Grubbet by Christian, da. of Alexander Morison of Prestongrange, Haddington. educ. ?Edinburgh, MA 1685. m. (1) Jean, da. of Sir John Kerr of Lochtour, Roxburgh. ?1s. (2) contract 18 Mar. 1692 (with 40,000 merks), Margaret (d. by 17 Aug. 1694) da. and h. of John Scougall of Whitekirk, Haddington. s.p. (3) Elizabeth, da. of Sir David Hay, MD, of Auchquhairney, ?1s. suc. fa. as 2nd Bt. 1710. Hist. Scot. Parl. 49; Edinburgh Graduates, 127; SRO, Biel mss GD6/1389/1–3, contract and discharge; APS, xi. app. 130–1; SRO, Cromartie mss GD305 addit./bdle. 14, Ld. Royston to [Cromarty], 6 Apr. 1710.
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Capt. own tp. of horse 1689–94, R. Scots drag. 1693; maj. Ld. Jedburgh’s tp. of horse bef. 1697; half-pay 1698; muster master gen. [S] 1704–8; commr. excise 1714–25; ensign R. coy. Archers 1715. Cal. Treas. Bks. xxix. 198; SRO, Ogilvy of Inverquharity mss GD205/38/8, ensign’s commn.

Burgess, Edinburgh 1691, Linlithgow 1693. Scot. Rec. Soc. lix. 55; Ogilvy of Inverquharity mss GD205/38/8, burgess tickets.

MP [S], Roxburghshire 1693–1707.

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BENNET, William (d. 1729), of Grubbet, Roxburgh.
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BENNET, Thomas (c.1640-1703), of Salthrop, Wroughton, Wilts.

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b. c. 1640, o. s. of Sir Thomas Bennet, DCL, of Salthrop, master in Chancery 1635–; d., by his 2nd w. Thomasine, da. and coh. of George Dethick of G. Inn and Poplar, Mdx. m. settlement 29 June 1659 (with £2,000), Martha (d. 1694), da. of John Smith of South Tidworth, Hants, sis. of John Smith I*, 2s. (1 d.v.p.) 5da. (1 d.v.p.). suc. fa. 1670. Wilts. RO, 551/6; Wilts. Arch. Mag. xxxvi. 286–7; Le Neve’s Knights (Harl. Soc. viii), 145.
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BENNET, Thomas (c.1640-c.1702), of Salthrop, Wroughton, Wilts.
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BENNET, Sir Levinus, 2nd Bt. (1631-93), of Babraham, Cambs.

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bap. 18 Jan. 1631, 1st s. of Sir Thomas Bennet, 1st Bt., of Babraham by Mary, da. and coh. of Levinus Munck†, of London and Mortlake, Surr. educ. G. Inn 1644. m. 6 July 1653, Judith, da. of William Boevey, merchant, of Little Chelsea, Mdx. and Flaxley Abbey, Glos., 2s. (1 d.v.p.) 7da. suc. fa. as 2nd Bt. 28 June 1667. Mortlake Par. Reg. ed. Cockin 12.
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Sheriff, Cambs. and Hunts. 1652–3; commr. for corporations 1662–3, complaints, Bedford level 1663, appeals 1668; freeman, Cambridge 1679. Camb. Antiq. Soc. Procs. xvii. 105; C. H. Cooper, Annals of Cambridge, iii. 557, 582.

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BENNET, Sir Levinus, 2nd Bt. (c.1631-93), of Babraham, Cambs.
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BENNET, Sir Levinus, 2nd Bt. (1631-93)

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BENNET, John (c.1656-1712), of Great and Little Abington, Cambs.

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b. c. 1656, 1st s. of John Bennet† of Great Abington by Elizabeth, da. of Sir Thomas Whitmore, 1st Bt.†, of Apley Park, Salop. educ. Trinity Coll. Camb. 1673. m. 1681, Grace (d.1732), da. and coh. of Simon Bennet of Beachampton, Bucks., 1s. suc. fa. 1663. VCH Cambs. vi. 5; HMC Ormonde n.s. vi. 190–1; Lipscomb, Bucks. ii. 529.
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BENNET, John (c.1656-1712), of Great and Little Abington, Cambs.
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BENNET, John (c.1656-1712)

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