Sir Richard Weston, MP

WESTON, Richard I (1564-1613), of Sutton Place, Surr.

Family and Education b. 1564, 2nd but 1st surv. s. of Sir Henry Weston of Sutton Place by his 1st w. Dorothy, da. of Sir Thomas Arundell†, of Wardour castle, Wilts. and Shaftesbury, Dorset. m. 21 May 1583, Jane, da. and h. of John Dister of Bergholt, Essex, 1s. 1da. suc. fa. 1592. Kntd. 1596.

Offices Held

J.p. Surr. from c.1592; keeper of red deer in Windsor park 1604.1

Biography Weston inherited the borough of Petersfield and from the family’s Surrey lands, Sutton, Headley and lands in Ashtead. His father had settled a life interest in the house and park at West Clandon and the manors of Merrow and Bosgrave on his second wife, who, in the event, outlived her stepson. Weston returned himself for Petersfield to the Parliament of 1593, sold it in 1597, and sold Headley in 1601. He was with the Earl of Essex at Cadiz in 1596, and so was probably the Richard Weston who commanded the Swan during the voyage,

who meeting with a Fleming who refused to vale his foretop, with ... good courage and resolution attempted to bring him in. As he was described by the letter writer John Chamberlain on his death in 1613 as Sir Richard Weston the hunter, it was evidently he who was a keeper of the King’s red deer in Windsor park. By this time he was in financial diffculties, receiving two grants of protection against actions for debt in 1604. In the following year Cecil, then Earl of Salisbury, told the Latin secretary, Lake, to borrow £200 for him if the treasurer had no ready money available. By 1609 Weston was in prison, writing desperate letters to Salisbury. He died intestate 7 Sept. 1613. His heir was his son Richard, the author of books on farming.2

Ref Volumes: 1558-1603 Author: A. M. Mimardière Notes 1. Manning and Bray, Surr. i. 135; C142/255/90; Hatfield ms 278; CSP Dom. 1603-10, p. 79. 2. Vis. Norf. (Norf. Arch. Soc.), i. 196; PCC 100 Cope, 41 Harrington; C142/255/90; VCH Hants , iii. 114; VCH Surr. iii. 292; Hakluyt, Voyages (1903-5), iv. 243; Chamberlain Letters ed. McClure, i. 476; CSP Dom. 1603-10, pp. 81, 108, 115, 237, 503, 551, 553; C142/333/20.

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• The visitations of the county of Surrey : made and taken in the years 1530 by Thomas Benolte, Clarenceux king of arms ; 1572 by Robert Cooke, Clarenceux king of arms ; and 1623 by Samuel Thompson, Windsor herald, and Augustin Vincent, Rouge croix pursuivant, marshals and deputies to William Camden, Clarenceux king of arms (1899)
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  • Weston - Chart Pg.7-8
• Peter vel John Weston. = d. of Dawney of Yorkshire ; ch: 1. Edmond (m. Katheryn Camell), 2. John, 3. William Weston.
  • 2. John Weston Lord Pryor of St Johns.
  • 3. William Weston Knight of the Rhodes.
  • 1. Edmond Weston = Katheryn d. & heire of John Camell of com. Som. & widow of Rougwell. ; ch: Sr Ric' (m. Anne Sands), Will'm (Pryor of St Johns), Mabel (m. John Dingley), Anne (m. Rafe Verney) Weston.
    • Will'm Weston Lord Pryor of St Johns.
    • Mabell vx. John Dingley of the Ilse of Wight this Mabell was by a 2 wife.
    • Anne vx. Rafe Verney of Buckinghamshire sonn of Sr John this Anne was by a 2 wife.
    • Sr Ric' Weston Knight M'r of the Wards Threaseror of Callis & vnder Threaseror of England temp. H. 8. = Anne d. of William Sands. 3 egles legs in Chefe & a chevero' between 3 mores hds wth croses formy on the cheveron. ; ch: (Pg.8 Francis (m. Anne Pikering), Margaret (m. Walter Dennys), Katherin (m. John Rogers) Weston.)
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      • Francis Weston = Anne d. & sole heire of Sr Christopher Pikering heire to Morseby & Lasscells. ; ch: Sir Henry (m. Margaret Arundell), & possibly Richard Weston of Skrynes in Essex.
        • Sir Henery Weston Knighted at Callis was of Sutton in com. Surrey. = Margerett d. of Sir Tho. Arundell of com. Dorsett Knt. ; ch: Sir Richard (m. Jane Dister), Elizebeth (s.p.) Weston.
          • Sir Richard Weston of Sutton Knt. = Jane d. & heire of John Dister of London. ; ch: Sir Richard (m. Grace Harper) Weston.
            • Sir Richard Weston of Sutton Knt. 1623. = Grace d. & heire of John Harper of Chelston in com. Herefford. ; ch: 1. Richard (5 yere old 1623), 2. John, 3. Henery, Frances Weston.
        • possibly Richard Weston of Skrynes in Essex. Vide Essex. had issue
      • Margarett vx. Walter Dennys of Glostershire. ; ch: Richard, William Dennys
      • Katherin vx. John Rogers of com. Dorsett. ; ch: Richard, John, Katherine Rogers. _______________________________________