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BACKHOUSE (BACCHUS, BACKHURST), John (1584-1649), of Sindlesham and Swallowfield , Berks. and Kingsley, Hants.

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b. 29 June 1584, 1st s. of Samuel Backhouse* and Elizabeth, da. of John Borlase† of Little Marlow, Bucks. m. lic. 11 July 1615 (with £4,000), Flower (d. 12 Aug. 1652), da. of Thomas Henshawe, silkman, of Milk Street, London. cr. KB 1 Feb. 1626; suc. fa. 1626.Ashmole, Berks. ii. 377; Vis. Berks. (Harl. Soc. lvi), 160; C.C.E. Russell, Swallowfield, 110-20; London Mar. Lic. ed. Foster, 60; Chamberlain Letters ed. N.E. McClure, i. 616; Shaw, Knights of Eng. i. 163. d. 9 Oct. 1649.Russell, 116-17.">[Footnote] sig. John Backhouse.
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Member, New River Co. 1619, E.I. Co. 1629.B. Rudden, The New River, 30; CSP Col. E.I. 1625–9, p. 697.

Commr. Forced Loan, Berks. 1626;T. Rymer, Foedera, viii. pt. 2, p. 144. j.p. Berks. 1632 – 42, Wilts. 1641–2;C231/5, pp. 85, 444, 527, 529. commr. assessment, Berks. 1641, subsidy 1641,SR, v. 82, 149. bounds of Windsor Forest 1642.Russell, 112.

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BACKHOUSE (BACCHUS, BACKHURST), John (1584-1649), of Sindlesham and Swallowfield , Berks. and Kingsley, Hants.
Main residences: Sindlesham; Swallowfield, Berks.; Kingsley, Hants.
Bacchus, Backhurst
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BACKHOUSE (BACCHUS, BACKHURST), John (1584-1649)

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PORTMAN, Sir Hugh, 4th Bt. (1607-1629), of Orchard Portman, Som.

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bap. 17 May 1607,A.W. Vivian-Neal, ‘Orchard Portman’, Som. Arch. and Nat. Hist. Soc. lxxxix. 50. 3rd s. of Sir John Portman, 1st bt. (d. 1612), of Orchard Portman and Anne, da. of Sir Henry Gifford† of King’s Somborne, Hants; bro. of Sir Henry, 2nd bt.* and Sir William, 5th bt.†. Vis. Som. (Harl. Soc. xi), 127; Sale of Wards ed. M.J. Hawkins (Som. Rec. Soc. lxvii), 137. educ. Exeter Coll. Oxf. 1624. Al. Ox. unm. suc. bro. Sir John, 3rd bt. 12 Dec. 1624. Sales of Wards, 47. d. by 31 Oct. 1629. C142/469/91 (day of month not recorded).
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J.p. Som. 1628–d. C231/4, f. 249.

Gent. of privy chamber, extraordinary by d. LC 3/1 (unfol.).

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PORTMAN, Sir Hugh, 4th Bt. (1607-1629), of Orchard Portman, Som.
Main residence: Orchard Portman, Som.
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Commons 1604-1629
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PORTMAN, Sir Hugh, 4th Bt. (1607-1629)

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BABER, John (1594-1644), of Wells, Som. and Lincoln’s Inn, London

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b. 14 Jan. 1594,IGI Som. 1st s. of John Baber DD of Tormarton, Glos., LI Admiss. i. 166. chan. of Gloucester dioc., and Mary, da. of John Wotton, bp. of Exeter. HMC Wells, ii. 334, 388; Vis Som. ed. F. Weaver, 3; J. Le Neve, Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae ed. J. Horn and D. Bailey, 50. educ. Lincoln Coll., Oxf. 1608, aged 15, BA 1611; L. Inn 1614, called 1621. Al. Ox.; LI Admiss.; LI Black Bks. ii. 220. m. Elizabeth, da. of William Walrond of Isle Brewer, Som. Som. Wills (ser. 6) ed. F. Brown, 56. suc. fa. 1628. HMC Wells, ii. 388. d. by 8 July 1644.
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Freeman, Wells 1625, capital burgess 1625–41; Wells Convocation Acts Bks. ed. A. Nott and J. Hasler (Som. Rec. Soc. xc-xci), 416, 424, 812. j.p. Som. 1625, 1640. C231/4, f. 191; 231/5, p. 416.

Recorder, Wells 1625–d.; Wells Convocation Acts Bks. 416. pens., L. Inn 1636, bencher 1639–41; LI Black Bks. ii. 330, 354, 356–7. fee’d counsel, Wells Cathedral 1636–?d.; HMC Wells ii. 417. recvr., Burton manor, Som. 1637–?d. HMC Egmont, ii. pt. 1, pp. 94, 108.

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BABER, John (1594-1644), of Wells, Som. and Lincoln’s Inn, London
Main residences: Wells, Som.; Lincoln's Inn, London.
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H.J.L.
S.H.
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BABER, John (1594-1644)

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PORTMAN, Sir Henry, 2nd Bt. (1596-1621), of Orchard Portman, Som.

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b. 31 Oct. 1596,Sales of Wards ed. M.J. Hawkins (Som. Rec. Soc. lxvii), 137. 1st s. of Sir John Portman, 1st bt., of Orchard Portman and Anne, da. of Sir Henry Gifford† of King’s Somborne, Hants; bro. of Sir Hugh, 4th bt.* and Sir William, 5th bt.† Vis. Som. (Harl. Soc. xi), 127. educ. M. Temple 1614. M. Temple Admiss. m. 20 July 1615 (with £5,000), Anne, da. of William Stanley, 6th earl of Derby, s.p. Memorials of St. Margaret’s, Westminster ed. A.M. Burke, 323; B. Coward, The Stanleys 1385-1672 (Chetham Soc. ser. 3. xxx), 57. suc. fa. as 2nd bt. 4 Dec. 1612. d. 24 Feb. 1621. Sales of Wards, 47, 137.
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Gov. of Huish’s almshouses, Taunton, Som. 1616; J. Toulmin, Taunton, 219. kpr. Roche forest, Som. by 1618–d.; STAC 8/237/18; Harl. 781, f. 29v. j.p. Som., Devon and Dorset 1620–d. C231/4, f. 109.

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PORTMAN, Sir Henry, 2nd Bt. (1596-1621), of Orchard Portman, Som.
Main residence: Orchard Portman, Som.
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A.D.
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Commons 1604-1629
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PORTMAN, Sir Henry, 2nd Bt. (1596-1621)

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POPHAM, Sir Francis (c.1573-1644), of Wellington, Som. and Littlecote, Wilts.; later of Houndstreet, Som. and Stoke Newington, Mdx.

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b. c. 1573, o.s. of Sir John Popham†, c.j.q.b. 1592, of Wellington, and Amy, da. and h. of Hugh Adams of Castleton, Glam.Vis. Som. (Harl. Soc. xi), 124-5. educ. Balliol, Oxf. 1588, aged 15; M. Temple 1589. Al. Ox.; M. Temple Admiss. m. (1) 1590, F.W. Popham, A West Country Fam. 58. Anne, da. and h. of John Dudley I† of Stoke Newington, 5s. (3 d.v.p.) 8da. Vis. Som. (Harl. Soc. xi), 124-5; J. Burke, Commoners, ii. 196-9. Kntd. 27 June 1596; S. and E. Usherwood, Counter-Armada, 1596, p. 147. suc. fa. 10 June 1607. C142/303/128; J. Aubrey, Brief Lives ed. A. Clark, ii. 160. d. 28 July 1644. CSP Dom. 1644, p. 382. sig. Francis Popham.
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Vol. Cadiz expedition 1596. Usherwood, 147.

Col. militia ft., Wilts. by 1597–1605; Longleat, Thynne Pprs. (IHR microfilm XR71/4), vii. f. 102; SP16/502/71(I); Earl of Hertford’s Ltcy. Pprs. ed. W.P.D. Murphy (Wilts. Rec. Soc. xxiii), 92–3. j.p. Wilts. 1597-at least 1642, C231/1, f. 37v; 231/5, p. 529. Som. 1602–1643; C231/1, f. 129; Docquets of Letters Patent 1642–6 ed. W.H. Black, i. 10–11. dep. lt. Som. 1597 – at least1633, Wilts. 1598–d.; C231/1, f. 56v; APC, 1597–8, pp. 91–2; SP12/283A/85; 16/247/17. bailiff, Glastonbury manor, Som. 1603; E315/310, f. 14v. commr. sewers, Som. 1603–41, C181/1, f. 70; 181/2, ff. 129v, 245v; 181/4, ff. 21, 172v; 181/5, f. 205. oyer and terminer, Western circ. 1604–42; C181/1, ff. 76, 131v; 181/2, ff. 7v, 335; 181/3, ff. 6, 259v; 181/4, ff. 11v, 193v; 181/5, ff. 5v, 221. gov., Sir John Popham’s hosp. for orphans, Wellington 1604–d.; PROB 11/112, f. 18v. commr. Thames navigation, Wilts. 1607, C181/2, f. 34. subsidy, Wilts. 1608, 1622, 1624, 1628 – 29, Som. 1608, 1621; SP14/31/1; C212/22/20, 21, 23; Add. 34566, f. 132; E179/199/400. collector aid, Som. 1609, 1612; SP14/43/107; E403/2732, f. 15v. constable, Taunton Castle, Som. 1613; J. Toulmin, Taunton, 269; S.W. Bates-Harbin, MPs for Som. 133. commr. inquiry, Wilts. cloth trade 1616, APC, 1616–17, p. 21. disafforestation, Roche Forest, Som. 1627, SP16/73/68. swans, Som., Hants, Wilts., Dorset, Devon, Cornw. and I.o.W. 1629, C181/4, f. 2. repair of St. Paul’s Cathedral, Som. 1633, GL, ms 25475/1, f. 12. contributions, 1643, malignants, 1643, assessment, Wilts. 1644, militia, Wilts. 1644. A. and O. i. 68, 69, 460, 475.

Member, Mines Royal Co. 1604, Select Charters of Trading Cos. ed. C.T. Carr (Selden Soc. xxviii), 15. Council for Virg. 1606 – 08, Council, New Eng. Co. 1620. A. Brown, Genesis of US, ii. 968–9.

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POPHAM, Sir Francis (c.1573-1644), of Wellington, Som. and Littlecote, Wilts.; later of Houndstreet, Som. and Stoke Newington, Mdx.
Main residences: Wellington, Som.; Littlecote, Wilts.; Houndstreet, Som.; Stoke Newington, Mdx.
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H.J.L.
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Commons 1604-1629
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POPHAM, Sir Francis (c.1573-1644)

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POPHAM, John (1603-1637), of Houndstreet, Som., and Littlecote, Wilts.

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b. 1603, 1st s. of Sir Francis Popham* (d. 28 July 1644) of Wellington, Som., and Littlecote, and Anne, da. of John Dudley I† of Stoke Newington, Mdx.; bro. of Alexander†, Edward†.F.W. Popham, A West Country Fam. 58; CSP Dom. 1644, p. 382. educ. Camb. MA 1622; Al. Cant. m. 21 June 1621 (with £11,500), C2/Chas.I/H59/64. Mary, da. of Sir Sebastian Harvey, alderman and Ironmonger, of London, s.p. Vis. Som. (Harl. Soc. xi), 124-5; J. Burke, Commoners, ii. 198; J. Nicholl, Co. of Ironmongers, 191. d. 23 Dec. 1637. C115/108/8621; C142/566/16.
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Commr. swans, Hants, Wilts., Dorset, Som., Devon, Cornw. and I.o.W. 1629; C181/4, f. 2v. j.p. Wilts. 1633–d.; C231/5, f. 123. commr. oyer and terminer Hants, Wilts., and Dorset 1634–d.; C181/4, ff. 169, 185, 194; 181/5, ff. 6, 73v. ranger, Savernake Forest, Wilts. 1636–d. Wardens of Savernake Forest ed. C.S.C. Brudenell-Bruce, 181.

Gent. of privy chamber extraordinary, 1631. LC5/132, f. 230.

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POPHAM, John (1603-1637), of Houndstreet, Som., and Littlecote, Wilts.
Main residences: Houndstreet, Som.; Littlecote, Wilts.
Author
H.J.L.
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Commons 1604-1629
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POPHAM, John (1603-1637)

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POPHAM, Edward (1581-1641), of Huntworth, Som.

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b. 11 Nov. 1581, 1st s. of Alexander Popham* of Huntworth, and Dowsabell, da. of John Bayley of ?Salisbury, Wilts.Vis. Som. (Harl. Soc. xi), 87-8; F.W. Popham, A West Country Fam. 27. educ. M. Temple 1600. M. Temple Admiss. m. (1) 1603, Dorothy (d.1614) da. of Richard Bartlett of Berks., 1s. d.v.p. ; (2) 29 Oct. 1618, Anne, da. of Henry Gifford and wid. of Sir John Portman of Orchard Portman, Som., s.p. Vis. Som. 87-8; Popham, 29. suc. fa. 1602. VCH Som. vi. 300. admon. 6 Mar. 1641. PROB 11/185, f. 298v.
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J.p. Som. 1607–26, Popham, 29; Q. Sess. Recs. 1625–39 ed. E.H. Bates Harbin (Som. Rec. Soc. xxiv), 11; E163/18/12. commr. sewers 1610, 1616, 1625, 1629, 1634; C181/2, ff. 130, 246; 181/3, f. 186v; 181/4, ff. 21, 172v. treas. of hospitals, E. Som. 1613 – 17, maimed soldiers, Som. 1615; Q. Sess. Recs. 1607–25 ed. E.H. Bates Harbin (Som. Rec. Soc. xxiii), 100, 153, 215. sheriff, Som. 1622–3, List of Sheriffs comp. A. Hughes (PRO, L. and I. ix), 125. dep. lt. 1623-c.1630; T. Barnes, Som. 1625–40, p. 317. commr. enclosure, Sedgemoor, Som. 1628. T. Rymer, Foedera, viii. pt. 2, p. 267.

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POPHAM, Edward (1581-1641), of Huntworth, Som.
Main residence: Huntworth, Som.
Author
G.Y.
Volume
Commons 1604-1629
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POPHAM, Edward (1581-1641)

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POPE, Lewis (d.1623), of Taunton, Som.

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m. (1) 7 Oct. 1594, Ellen Saunders; (2) 18 Aug. 1597, Grace, da. of John St. Aubyn of Alfoxton, Som., wid. of Francis Moore of Taunton; 1da. admon. 20 Dec. 1623.Som. Par. Reg. ix. 14-15; C2/Jas.I/P20/66; PROB 11/142, f. 468.
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Constable, Taunton 1600 – 01, 1615 – 16, 1623–d., Som. Arch. and Nat. Hist. Soc. Procs. lv. 57. trustee of town lands by 1617. C2/Jas.I/W4/40.

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POPE, Lewis (d.1623), of Taunton, Som.
Main residence: Taunton, Som.
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J.P.F.
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Commons 1604-1629
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POPE, Lewis (-d.1623)

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POPE, Sir William (1596-1624), of Cogges, Oxon.

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bap. 17 Oct. 1596, 1st s. of Sir William Pope, 1st bt. (d.1631), of Wroxton, Oxon. and Anne, da. of Sir Owen Hopton† of Yoxford, Suff., lt. of the Tower 1570-90, wid. of Henry, 3rd Lord Wentworth.Baker, Northants. i. 707-8. educ. Oxf. 1614; Al. Ox. travelled abroad (Italy) 1617-20. APC, 1616-17, p. 348. m. lic. 13 Dec. 1615, London Mar. Lics. ed. Foster, 1075. Elizabeth, da. and h. of (Sir) Thomas Watson* of Halstead, Kent, teller of the Exch. 3s. 2da. Baker, i. 708. Kntd. 28 Aug. 1616. Shaw, Knights of Eng. ii. 159. d. 19 Aug. 1624. Bodl. North c. 7, f. 125.
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POPE, Sir William (1596-1624), of Cogges, Oxon.
Main residence: Cogges, Oxon.
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A.D.
R.C.L.S.
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POPE, Sir William (1596-1624)

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POOLE, Sir Neville (c.1592-1661), of Poole Keynes, Wilts.

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b. c. 1592, 1st s. of Sir Henry Poole* and his 1st w. Griselda, da. of Edward Neville of Newton St. Loe, Som.J.R. Dunlop, ‘Pedigree of the Pooles of Sapperton and Coates, Glos. and of Poole and Chelworth, Wilts.’, Misc. Gen. et Her. (ser. 5), iii. 213-14. educ. G. Inn 1611. GI Admiss. m. (1) settlement 8 Dec. 1612, Abstracts of Wilts. IPMs ed. G.S. Fry and E.A. Fry (Brit. Rec. Soc. Index Lib. xxiii), 148-50. Frances (d. 25 June 1638), GL, ms 6673/2. da. of Sir Henry Poole† of Sapperton, Glos., 2s.; Dunlop, 214. (2) 3 July 1639, Glos. Par. Regs. ed. W.P.W. Phillimore, iii. 87. Margaret, da. and h. of John Newman of Bellington, Worcs., wid. of Richard Delabere* (d.1636) of Southam, Glos., F. Were, ‘Index to the heraldry in Bigland’s Hist of Glos.’, Trans. Bristol and Glos. Arch. Soc. xxviii. pt. 2, p. 349. s.p. Kntd. 15 Jan. 1613; Shaw, Knights of Eng. ii. 152. suc. fa. 1632, aged 40. Wilts. IPMs, 148-50. d. by 29 June 1661.PROB 11/304, f. 349.
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J.p. Wilts. 1616 – 26, 1633–43, C231/4, f. 23; 231/5, p. 99; Harl. 1622, f. 85; Docquets of Letters Patent 1642–6 ed. W.H. Black, 94. dep. lt. by 1631-at least c.1642; CSP Dom. 1631–3. p. 67; CCC, 1329 commr. sewers, Glos. and Wilts. 1635; C181/5, f. 42. sheriff, Wilts. 1636–7; List of Sheriffs comp. A. Hughes (PRO, L. and I. ix), 154. commr. oyer and terminer, Western circ. 1638, C181/5, f. 94 assessment, Wilts. 1643 – 48, sequestrations 1643, levying money 1643, execution of ordinances 1644, defence 1644, militia 1648, 1660. A. and O. i. 95, 117, 151, 236, 450, 475, 542, 977, 1095, 1244; ii. 1445.

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POOLE, Sir Neville (c.1592-1661), of Poole Keynes, Wilts.
Main residence: Poole Keynes, Wilts.
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A.D.
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Commons 1604-1629
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POOLE, Sir Neville (c.1592-1661)

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