WROTHE, Sir Thomas (1584-1672), of Petherton Park, Som.

Family and Education

bap. 5 May 1584,GL, ms 4448, f. 75v. 1st s. of Thomas Wrothe of Blendon Hall, Bexley, Kent and Joan, da. and coh. of Thomas Bulman, of London. Vis. London (Harl. Soc. xvii), 374; Add. 19156, f. 256v. educ. Gloucester Hall, Oxf. 1600; I. Temple, 1607. Al. Ox.; I. Temple Admiss. m. c.1614, (with £3,000) Margaret (d. 14 Oct. 1635), da. of Richard Rich of Leez Priory, Essex, 1 ch. d.v.p. Vis. London, 374; W.D. Montagu (7th duke of Manchester), Ct. and Soc. from Eliz. to Anne, i. 343-8. suc. fa. 1610. PROB 11/117, f. 118. Kntd. 11 Nov. 1613; Shaw, Knights of Eng. ii. 153. d. 11 July 1672. Oxford DNB.

Offices Held

J.p. Kent 1616–22, C231/4, f. 18; C193/13/1, f. 52v. Som. 1624 – c.26, 1636 – at least40, by 1650–60, C231/4, f. 167; T.G. Barnes, Som. 1625–40, p. 316; C66/2858; C193/13/3, f. 54v; Perfect List of JPs (1660), p. 47. commr. sewers, Kent 1618, 1626–7, C181/2, f. 322v; 181/3, ff. 204, 225. Som. 1625 – 41, 1645 – 46, 1654–60; C181/3, f. 186; 181/5, ff. 205, 263, 268; 181/6, pp. 74, 394; 181/7, p. 24. recorder, Bridgwater, Som. 1628–62; Som. RO, Bridgwater bor. archive, D/B/bw 2409, f. 38; VCH Som. vi. 229. vestryman, St. Stephen’s, Coleman Street, London 1633–4; GL, ms 4457/1, pt. 1, ff. 86–9. sheriff, Som. 1639–40, List of Sheriffs comp. A. Hughes (PRO, L. and I. ix), 125. dep. lt. c. 1639–40, Barnes, 317. commr. assessment 1642 – 44, 1647 – 52, 1657, 1660, SR, v. 156; A. and O. i. 69, 94, 545, 974; ii. 42, 307, 476, 674, 1079, 1378. levying of money 1643, A. and O. i. 151, 235. execution of ordinances 1644, Ibid. i. 460. militia 1648, 1659, Ibid. i. 1243; ii. 1332. oyer and terminer, W. Country 1654–9, C181/6, pp. 8, 377. scandalous ministers 1654, Som. A. and O. ii. 974.

Member, Virg. Co. by 1619, Recs. Virg. Co. ed. S.M. Kingsbury, i. 215. Somers Is. Co. 1620, T.K. Rabb, Enterprise and Empire, 409. Council for New Eng. 1620. A. Brown, Genesis of US, 1064.

Commr. govt. of Virg. 1624, Recs. Virg. Co. iv. 491. exclusion from sacraments 1646, appeals, Oxf. Univ. visitation 1647, scandalous offences 1648, A. and O. i. 853, 975, 1209. trial of Charles I 1649, removing obstructions in the sale of church lands 1649, Ibid. i. 1254; ii. 152. govt. of Somers Is. 1653. CSP Col. 1574–1660, p. 404.

Parlimentarian

WROTHE, Sir Thomas (1584-1672), of Petherton Park, Som.

Main residence: Petherton Park, Som.

Author

G.Y.

P.M.H.

Volume

Commons 1604-1629

Web Title

WROTHE, Sir Thomas (1584-1672)

Will

Estates

Oxford 1644

Addresses

Religion

Image