WESTON, Richard (by 1527-72), of the Middle Temple, London and Roxwell, Essex.

Family and Education

b. by 1527, prob. 3rd s. of Richard Weston of Colchester, Essex. educ. M. Temple. m. (1) Weburgh, da. of Anthony Catesby of Whiston, Northants., wid. of Richard Jenour (d.1548) of Great Dunmow, Essex, 1s. 1da.; (2) 1552/55, Margaret, da. of Eustace Burneby, wid. of Thomas Addington, 1s. 2da.; (3) July 1566, Elizabeth, da. of Thomas Lovett of Astwell, Northants., wid. of Anthony Cave of Chicheley, Bucks. and John Newdigate (d.1565) of Harefield, Mdx.Date of birth estimated from first certain reference. Vis. Essex (Harl. Soc. xiii), 319; Trans. Essex Arch. Soc. n.s. ix. 56 seq.; R. E. C. Waters, Chester of Chicheley, i. 93-96; PCC 25 Populwell; C142/160/35; Essex RO, D/ABW 39/51.

Offices Held

Bencher and Autumn reader, M. Temple 1554.

Commr. relief, Essex 1550, eccles. causes 1572; other commissions 1552 – d.; j.p. Essex 1554 – d., Maldon 1556 – 59, q. Cornw., Devon, Dorset, Hants, Som., Wilts. 1564, Bucks., Devon 1569; solicitor-gen. Nov. 1557 – Feb. 1559; member, council of 16th Earl of Oxford by 1558; serjeant-at-law Jan. 1559; Queen’s serjeant Feb. 1559; j.c.p. Oct. 1559 – d.; receiver of petitions in the Lords, Parlts. of 1563, 1571 and 1572.CPR, 1553–4, pp. 19, 27, 31–32; 1554–5, pp. 104–5, 107; 1557–8, pp. 65, 72; 1558–60, pp. 18, 104; 1563–6, pp. 20–22, 26–28, 37, 41–43, 104–5, 123, 332, 490; 1566–9, pp. 131, 441; 1569–72, pp. 35, 219–24, 431, 441; E159/337, r. 244; Essex RO, D/B3/1/5, ff. 1, 12, 29; information from Susan Flower; LJ, i. 580, 667, 703.

Parlimentarian

WESTON, Richard (by 1527-72), of the Middle Temple, London and Roxwell, Essex.

Main residences: the Middle Temple, London; Roxwell, Essex.

Author

D.F.C.

Volume

Commons 1509-1558

Web Title

WESTON, Richard (by 1527-72)

Will

Estates

Oxford 1644

Addresses

Religion

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