Oliver Mainwaring, the Gentleman of Exeter

Biography

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Oliver Mainwaring I (abt. 1545) was referred to as Oliver Mainwaring, the Gentleman of Exeter.

Oliver Mainwaring was born about 1545 in Windleshaw, Lancashire, England, married Margaret Torbock (1558 - 1641) in 1579 in Dawlish, Devon, England, and died in 1634 in Windleshaw, Lancaster, England. He was the seventh son of George Mainwaring and Juliana Spurway.[1][2]

Children of Oliver Mainwaring and Margaret Torbock:

1. William Mainwaring, Gentleman
2. Oliver Mainwaring II (abt. 1587 - 1672)
3. Edward Mainwaring, a Catholic priest
4. George Mainwaring, a Catholic priest
5. Christopher Mainwaring
6. Mary Mainwaring (1590 - 1665)
7. Mary Isebella (Mainwaring) Gill (abt. 1605 - 1663)
8. (daughter) Mainwaring
9. (daughter) Mainwaring

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Notes

https://johnblythedobson.org/genealogy/ff/Mainwaring/Mainwaring.cfm...

They were probably the parents of Mary Mainwaring, wife of Benjamin Gill of Maryland.[26] Three of their younger sons became Roman Catholic priests, and were required to make depositions concerning their family and education on their admission to the seminary. The eldest of these, George Mainwaring (b. 1589-90) writes,

As to my parents, both are of high family. My father, Oliver Mainwaring, was the youngest of seven brothers, deriving his origin from the house of Over-Peover, Cheshire. My mother was a relative of the Gerards. Their circumstances, both on account of the multitude of their children, as of the injustice of the times (for my father was more than once in prison, and always suffered from the malice of the wicked), must be reckoned among the more moderate. I have four brothers, and the same number of sisters. All brought up Catholic, and educated politely and liberally, as far as the condition of my parents would allow. My relations and connections, thank God, as far as I know, all profess the Catholic faith, except a paternal uncle, named Christopher, who, following a worse lord on account of his paternal estate, and to curry favour with the magnates, obtained honours from the late Queen.

The next of three, Christopher Mainwaring (b. 1595-97) writes,

I was born and brought up by my parents in Lancashire, who are of the upper class, and my father is of the ancient family of Mainwaring. My mother is of the illustrious house of Torbock; both are Catholics, and strong defenders of the faith, and have been repeatedly spoiled of nearly all their property on that account. My father was cast into prison for the faith, and remained there for some time, all of which, thank God, they endured with constancy. I have four brothers: three are Catholics, I am uncertain about the fourth. The same number of sisters, all Catholics. My relations are mixed, some Catholic some Protestant, the chief ones Protestants.

The youngest of the three, Edward (b. 1602-03), writes,

My parents were always excellent Catholics, and are of high families, but in consequence of the iniquity of the times, they were not only reduced from their high position, but likewise encountered other sufferings for the cause of the faith. I have three brothers, one of whom, deceived by the darkness of heresy, or rather schism, reposes in this error, in false security; and four sisters, all well-instructed Catholics. My principal relations on both sides are chiefly schismatics, some are heretics, and some likewise Catholics.[27]

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References

1. “Genealogy Page of John Blythe Dobson” < link >
2. https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Mainwaring-134 cites
   1. Douglas Richardson, Magna Carta Ancestry, p. 563.
   2. Douglas Richardson, Magna Carta Ancestry, 2nd Edition, Vol. III, p. 128.
   3. The latest possible birthdate for their son Oliver.
   4. She is not mentioned in her father’s will, dated 14 May 1558, and was aged only 2 months when he died shortly after; see V.C.H. Lancashire 3:180.
   5. Albert H. Buck, The Bucks of Wethersfield, pp. 112-16 (a section contributed by Dr. Howard M. Buck); NEHGR 79 (1925): 111-12; Roberts, RD500, 255, RD600, 294.
   6. Records of the English Province of the Society of Jesus, ed. Henry Foley, series 1, vol. 1 (London, 1877), pp. 653-57.
3. https://our-royal-titled-noble-and-commoner-ancestors.com/p3172.htm... cites
   1. [S15] Douglas Richardson, Magna Carta Ancestry, p. 563.
   2. [S16] Douglas Richardson, Magna Carta Ancestry, 2nd Edition, Vol. III, p. 128.
   3. [S4] Douglas Richardson, Royal Ancestry, Vol. IV, p. 26-27.