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Sir Herbert Whitfield (1617 - 1677)

Herbert Whitfield (1617–1677) was an English lawyer and landowner, whose pedigree and arms were recorded in both the 1619 Visitation of Kent and the 1623 Visitation of Surrey.Early lifeThe eldest son a...

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10/14/2021
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Sir Herbert Whitfield (1617 - 1677)

Herbert Whitfield (1617–1677) was an English lawyer and landowner, whose pedigree and arms were recorded in both the 1619 Visitation of Kent and the 1623 Visitation of Surrey.Early lifeThe eldest son a...

10/14/2021

Henry Whitfield (1619 - 1688)

Whitfield (1619–1688) was an English lawyer who moved to Ireland, where he was elected a member of the Irish House of Commons, and apparently had financial interests in Barbados.LifeBaptised on 17 June...

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Henry Whitfield (1619 - 1688)

Whitfield (1619–1688) was an English lawyer who moved to Ireland, where he was elected a member of the Irish House of Commons, and apparently had financial interests in Barbados.LifeBaptised on 17 June...

10/14/2021

Sir Dudley Digges, MP MP (1583 - 1639)

"Duddley Digges", "Dudley Diggs"

Dudley Digges Sir Dudley Digges (19 May c. 1583 – 18 March 1639) was an English diplomat and politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1610 and 1629. He was also a "Virginia adventurer," an in...

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7/17/2021
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Sir Dudley Digges, MP MP (1583 - 1639)

"Duddley Digges", "Dudley Diggs"

Dudley Digges Sir Dudley Digges (19 May c. 1583 – 18 March 1639) was an English diplomat and politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1610 and 1629. He was also a "Virginia adventurer," an in...

7/17/2021

Sir Richard Cox III, 1st Baronet MP (1650 - 1733)

"Coxe", "Cocke"

Dunmanway,IrelandSir Richard Cox Bart. Lord Chancellor of Ireland Became Lord Chancellor of Ireland. after the death of his father, Richard. He was reared by his grandfather, Walter Bird, and his uncle...

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8/11/2020
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Sir Richard Cox III, 1st Baronet MP (1650 - 1733)

"Coxe", "Cocke"

Dunmanway,IrelandSir Richard Cox Bart. Lord Chancellor of Ireland Became Lord Chancellor of Ireland. after the death of his father, Richard. He was reared by his grandfather, Walter Bird, and his uncle...

8/11/2020

Strachey (4 April 1572 – 21 June 1621 (buried)) was an English writer whose works are among the primary sources for the early history of the English colonisation of North America. He is best remembered...

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Strachey (4 April 1572 – 21 June 1621 (buried)) was an English writer whose works are among the primary sources for the early history of the English colonisation of North America. He is best remembered...

7/6/2020

Edward Digges, Colonial Governor of Virginia MP (1621 - 1675)

""The Immigrant"", "Diggs", "Governor (Sir) Edward Digges"

Edward Digges (14 February 1620 – 15 March 1674/75) was an English barrister and colonist who served as Colonial Governor of Virginia from March 1655 to December 1656. He was the son of the English pol...

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Edward Digges, Colonial Governor of Virginia MP (1621 - 1675)

""The Immigrant"", "Diggs", "Governor (Sir) Edward Digges"

Edward Digges (14 February 1620 – 15 March 1674/75) was an English barrister and colonist who served as Colonial Governor of Virginia from March 1655 to December 1656. He was the son of the English pol...

6/24/2020

Nathaniel Bacon (colonist)== Nathaniel Bacon (2 January 1647 – 26 October 1676) was a colonist of the Virginia Colony, famous as the instigator of Bacon's Rebellion of 1676, which collapsed when Bacon ...

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Nathaniel Bacon (colonist)== Nathaniel Bacon (2 January 1647 – 26 October 1676) was a colonist of the Virginia Colony, famous as the instigator of Bacon's Rebellion of 1676, which collapsed when Bacon ...

6/5/2020

Thomas McGuire (1754 - 1802)

McGuire (or McGwire), colonial official, the youngest son of William M. McGuire of Dublin, completed his studies in law at Gray's Inn, London, in 1754. By early 1760 he was in North Carolina serving as...

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5/18/2020
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Thomas McGuire (1754 - 1802)

McGuire (or McGwire), colonial official, the youngest son of William M. McGuire of Dublin, completed his studies in law at Gray's Inn, London, in 1754. By early 1760 he was in North Carolina serving as...

5/18/2020

Col. John Pickering MP (aft.1611 - 1645)

Pickering (died November, 1645), parliamentarian: brother of Sir Gilbert Pickering; of Gray's Inn, 1634; commanded a regiment in the Eastern Association (the Parliamentary army under the command of Edw...

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Col. John Pickering MP (aft.1611 - 1645)

Pickering (died November, 1645), parliamentarian: brother of Sir Gilbert Pickering; of Gray's Inn, 1634; commanded a regiment in the Eastern Association (the Parliamentary army under the command of Edw...

12/29/2019

Francis Place MP (c.1647 - 1728)

concerns== Do not confuse this Francis with Francis Place biography==Francis Place (1647 – 21 September 1728) was an English gentleman draughtsman, potter, engraver and printmaker, active mainly in Yor...

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Francis Place MP (c.1647 - 1728)

concerns== Do not confuse this Francis with Francis Place biography==Francis Place (1647 – 21 September 1728) was an English gentleman draughtsman, potter, engraver and printmaker, active mainly in Yor...

7/11/2019

Sir Peter Stanley, 2nd Bt.*M, b. 29 May 1626, d. circa 1 October 1683===Biography From Edited=30 Dec 2017Sir Peter Stanley, 2nd Bt. was born on 29 May 1626.1 He was the son of Sir Thomas Stanley, 1st B...

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Sir Peter Stanley, 2nd Bt.*M, b. 29 May 1626, d. circa 1 October 1683===Biography From Edited=30 Dec 2017Sir Peter Stanley, 2nd Bt. was born on 29 May 1626.1 He was the son of Sir Thomas Stanley, 1st B...

1/14/2019

Sir John Peyton, Bart. [1611], possibly sometime of Iselham aforesaid; s. and h., by 1st wife, bap. 2 Nov. 1607, at Iselham ; admitted, 6 Nov. 1627, to Gray's Inn ; suc. to the Baronetcy, April 1627. H...

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Sir John Peyton, Bart. [1611], possibly sometime of Iselham aforesaid; s. and h., by 1st wife, bap. 2 Nov. 1607, at Iselham ; admitted, 6 Nov. 1627, to Gray's Inn ; suc. to the Baronetcy, April 1627. H...

5/10/2018

Sir Edward Peyton, Bart. [1611], of Iselham aforesaid, and of Great Bradley, Suffolk, 1st s. (of seven) and h. ; ed. at Bury School and at Cambridge ; was Knighted, 18 March 1611, at Whitehall; admitte...

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Sir Edward Peyton, Bart. [1611], of Iselham aforesaid, and of Great Bradley, Suffolk, 1st s. (of seven) and h. ; ed. at Bury School and at Cambridge ; was Knighted, 18 March 1611, at Whitehall; admitte...

5/10/2018

From Wikipedia Sir William Jones (1631 – 2 May 1682) was an English lawyer and politician. Life He was son of Richard Jones, of Stowey, Somerset, M.P. for Somerset in 1654, and entered Gray's Inn on 6 ...

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From Wikipedia Sir William Jones (1631 – 2 May 1682) was an English lawyer and politician. Life He was son of Richard Jones, of Stowey, Somerset, M.P. for Somerset in 1654, and entered Gray's Inn on 6 ...

4/26/2018

Family and Education bap. 23 Mar. 1655, 1st s. of John Manley† of Bryn y Ffynnon, Wrexham, Denb. by Margaret, da. of Isaac Dorislaus, DD, envoy to States General in 1648, of Maldon, Essex. educ. G. Inn...

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Family and Education bap. 23 Mar. 1655, 1st s. of John Manley† of Bryn y Ffynnon, Wrexham, Denb. by Margaret, da. of Isaac Dorislaus, DD, envoy to States General in 1648, of Maldon, Essex. educ. G. Inn...

4/26/2018

Sir Geoffrey Shakerley, MP (1619 - 1696)

"Shackerley"

Family and Education b. 20 Apr. 1619, 1st s. of Peter Shakerley of Hulme by Margaret, da. of Philip Oldfield of Bradwall, Cheshire. educ. Brasenose, Oxf. 1638; G. Inn 1640. m. (1) Katherine (bur. 4 Apr...

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Sir Geoffrey Shakerley, MP (1619 - 1696)

"Shackerley"

Family and Education b. 20 Apr. 1619, 1st s. of Peter Shakerley of Hulme by Margaret, da. of Philip Oldfield of Bradwall, Cheshire. educ. Brasenose, Oxf. 1638; G. Inn 1640. m. (1) Katherine (bur. 4 Apr...

4/26/2018

Sir Thomas Mainwaring, 1st Baronet (7 April 1623 – 28 June 1689) * Parents: Philip Mainwaring of Peover Hall and his wife Ellen Minshull, daughter of Edward Minshull of Stoke.* Occupation: English poli...

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Sir Thomas Mainwaring, 1st Baronet (7 April 1623 – 28 June 1689) * Parents: Philip Mainwaring of Peover Hall and his wife Ellen Minshull, daughter of Edward Minshull of Stoke.* Occupation: English poli...

4/26/2018

a possible birth date is 23 October 1559Cecil, 2nd Earl of Exeter was born in January 1565/66.1 He was the son of Thomas Cecil, 1st Earl of Exeter and Dorothy Neville.1 He married, secondly, Elizabeth ...

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a possible birth date is 23 October 1559Cecil, 2nd Earl of Exeter was born in January 1565/66.1 He was the son of Thomas Cecil, 1st Earl of Exeter and Dorothy Neville.1 He married, secondly, Elizabeth ...

4/2/2018

Richard Cecil (7 December 1570 – 4 September 1633) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1593 and 1622.Cecil was the second son of Thomas Cecil, 1st Earl of...

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Richard Cecil (7 December 1570 – 4 September 1633) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1593 and 1622.Cecil was the second son of Thomas Cecil, 1st Earl of...

4/2/2018

Dr. Brune Ryves MP (1596 - 1677)

Bruno Ryves (1596–1677) was an English royalist churchman, editor in 1643 of the Oxford newsbook Mercurius Rusticus, and later dean of Chichester and dean of Windsor. Both Ryves's Christian name and su...

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Dr. Brune Ryves MP (1596 - 1677)

Bruno Ryves (1596–1677) was an English royalist churchman, editor in 1643 of the Oxford newsbook Mercurius Rusticus, and later dean of Chichester and dean of Windsor. Both Ryves's Christian name and su...

4/1/2018