PAUNCEFORT, Edward (aft.1652-1726), of Pall Mall, St. James’s, Westminster

Family and Education

b. aft. 1652, 2nd s. of Tracy Pauncefort of the Palace, Witham-on-the-Hill, Lincs. by Anne, da. of George Billingsley of Mdx. m. 24 Apr. 1701, Rebecca (d. 1719), da. and coh. of Sir Samuel Moyer, 1st Bt., of St. Stephen’s Walbrook, London and Pitsea Hall, Essex, s.p. Burke, Commoners, ii. 75–76; Cal. Treas. Bks. xxix. 673; PCC 151 Plymouth; London Mar. Lic. ed. Foster, 1027; Burke, Extinct Baronetcies, 378; St. Stephen’s Walbrook and St. Benet Sherehog (Harl. Soc. Reg. xlix–l), i. 69; ii. 170.

Offices Held

Dep.-paymaster of army in Ire. 1690, to receiver-gen. and paymaster-gen. [I] 1690–8; cashier transportation commrs. 1693; purveyor to Queen Mary ?– 1694; yeoman of jewel office 1696–1725, dep.-master 1698; cashier to paymaster of forces abroad 1699–c.1700, dep.-paymaster c.1700–5; agent to paymaster-gen. [I] 1705; comptroller of excise Mar.– May 1710, receiver-gen. May 1710–Nov. 1714, jt. receiver-gen. Nov. 1715–d. CJ, xii. 303; Cal. Treas. Bks. ix. 1293; x. 1075; xiii. 56, 297; xv. 1, 118–19; xvi. 402; xx. 141, 307; xxi. 124; xxiv. 23, 304; xxix. 179, 842; xxxii. 601; Cal. Treas. Pprs. 1557–1696, p. 319; 1714–19, p. 29; info. from Prof. R. O. Bucholz; J. Beattie, Eng. Court in Reign of Geo. I, 53; Luttrell, Brief Relation, iv. 620; v. 570.

Commr. taking subscriptions to S. Sea Co. 1711. Pittis, Present Parl. 351.

Parlimentarian

PAUNCEFORT, Edward (aft.1652-1726), of Pall Mall, St. James’s, Westminster

Main residence: Pall Mall, St. James’s, Westminster.

Author

D.W.H.

Volume

Commons 1690-1715

Web Title

PAUNCEFORT, Edward (aft. 1652-1726)

Will

Estates

Oxford 1644

Addresses

Religion

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