BRISCOE, William (c.1606-88), of Lincoln’s Inn and Crofton, Cumb.

Family and Education

b. c. 1606, 3rd but 1st surv. s. of John Briscoe of Crofton by Mary, da. of Sir Thomas Braithwaite of Burneshead, Westmld. educ. Queen’s, Oxf. matric. 12 Dec. 1623, aged 17; L. Inn 1626, called 1634. m. (1) 26 Nov. 1635, Susanna, da. of Sir Randal Cranfield of London and Sutton-at-Hone, Kent, 1s. d.v.p.; (2) bef. 12 May 1643, Susanna, da. of Francis Brown, Haberdasher, of London, 3s. 5da. suc. fa. 1632.Vis. Cumb. and Westmld. ed. Foster, 21; Soc. of Genealogists, St. Stephen Coleman Street par. reg.; PCC 114 Rivers.

Offices Held

J.p. Cumb. 1642 – 62, commr. for assessment 1643 – 52, 1657, Jan. 1660–3, 1679 – 80, sequestrations 1643, levying of money 1643, northern assoc. 1645, militia 1648, 1659, Mar. 1660, sheriff 1650 – 51, commr. for poor prisoners 1653, scandalous ministers, Cumb., co. Dur., Northumb. and Westmld. 1654, oyer and terminer, Yorks., Northumb. and co. Dur. 1655, security [S] 1656; member of merchants’ guild, Carlisle 1658.HMC Portland, i. 186; CSP Dom. 1655, p. 116; Mun. Recs. Carlisle (Cumb. and Westmld. Antiq. Soc. extra ser. iv), 91.

Parlimentarian

BRISCOE, William (c.1606-88), of Lincoln’s Inn and Crofton, Cumb.

Main residences: Lincoln's Inn; Crofton, Cumb.

Author

M.W.H.

E.C.

Volume

Commons 1660-1690

Web Title

BRISCOE, William (c.1606-88)

Will

Estates

Oxford 1644

Addresses

Religion

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