Col. Sir John Bowyer, 1st Baronet Bowyer of Knipersley

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Sir John Bowyer, 1st Bt. was baptised on 21 September 1623 at Biddulph, Staffordshire, England.1 He was the son of Sir William Bowyer and Hester Skeffington.1 He married, firstly, Mary Milward, daughter of Robert Milward, on 4 April 1648 at Snitterton, Derbyshire, England.1 He married, secondly, Elizabeth Egerton, daughter of Sir Ralph Egerton, on 11 September 1665.1 He died circa July 1666.1 He was buried on 18 July 1666 at Biddulph, Staffordshire, England.1

Sir John Bowyer, 1st Bt. held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Staffordshire between August 1646 and December 1648.1 He held the office of Governor of Leek, for the Parliamentarians.1 He gained the rank of Colonel in the service of the Army.1 He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Newcastle-under-Lyme between 1656 and 1658.1 He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Newcastle-under-Lyme in 1660.1 He was invested as a Knight on 30 May 1660.1 He was created 1st Baronet Bowyer, of Knipersley, co. Stafford [England] on 11 September 1660.1 He held the office of Sheriff of Staffordshire from 1662 to 1663.1

Children of Sir John Bowyer, 1st Bt. and Mary Milward

• Sir John Bowyer, 2nd Bt.+3 b. 25 Apr 1653, d. c Jul 1691
• Sir William Bowyer, 4th Bt.+3 b. 23 Jul 1654, d. c Feb 1701/2

Citations

• [S15] George Edward Cokayne, editor, The Complete Baronetage, 5 volumes (no date (c. 1900); reprint, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 1983), volume III, page 120. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Baronetage.
• [S3409] Caroline Maubois, "re: Penancoet Family," e-mail message to Darryl Roger Lundy, 2 December 2008. Hereinafter cited as "re: Penancoet Family."
• [S15] George Edward Cokayne, The Complete Baronetage, volume III, page 121.