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DAVIES, Maurice, of Caernarvon.
Family and Education
1st s. of Griffith Davies by Alice, da. of John ap Hywel ap Heilyn. educ. ?I Temple 1555. m. Lowry, da. of David Lloyd ap John Griffith of Botwnnog, Caern., 1s. 2da.
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Escheator, Caern. 1566 – 67; dep. chamberlain N. Wales and clerk of the Exchequer, Caernarvon by 1575.
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Main residence: Caernarvon.
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Commons 1558-1603
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DAVIES, Maurice
Will
Estates
Oxford 1644
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DAVIES, John (1569-1626), of the Middle Temple, London and Englefield, Berks.
Family and Education
bap. 16 Apr. 1569, 3rd s. of John Davies of Chisgrove, in Tisbury, Wilts. by Mary, da. of John Bennett of Pitt House, Wilts. educ. Winchester; Queen’s, Oxf. 1585, BA Magdalen 1590; M. Temple 1588, called 1595. m. 1609, Eleanor Touchet, da. of George, Lord Audley, 1st Earl of Castlehaven [I] by Lucy, da. of Sir James Marvyn, 1s. d.v.p. 1da. Kntd. 1603.
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MP [I]. Speaker of the Irish House of Commons 1613; solicitor-gen. [I] 1603 – 06, attorney-gen. [I] 1607 – 19; serjeant-at-law 1606.
J.p. Wilts. from c. 1579.
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Main residences: the Middle Temple, London; Englefield, Berks.
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Commons 1558-1603
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DAVIES, John (1569-1626)
Will
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DAVIES, Hugh.
Family and Education
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J.p. Rad. 1558; capital burgess, New Radnor 1562.
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Commons 1558-1603
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DAVIES, Hugh
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DAVIES, Edward (c.1544-90), of St. Mary’s, Shrewsbury, Salop.
Family and Education
b. c. 1544, s. of David ap Ieuan of the Marsh, Shrewsbury. educ. L. Inn 1562, called 1570, Lent or Autumn reader 1572. m. Prudence, da. of John Martin of London, 2s. 3da.
Offices Held
Acting attorney to council in marches of Wales 1570 – c.71; of counsel to and burgess of Shrewsbury by 1573; j.p. Merion., Pemb., Rad., Carm., Card., Denb., Mont., Salop from c. 1573; recorder, Ludlow 1581; escheator, Mont. 1571; steward, manor of Nethergorther, Mont. 1575 – 82, 1589, of Barnsley 1582 – 90, of Overgorther and Teirtref 1589.
Main residence: St. Mary's, Shrewsbury, Salop.
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Commons 1558-1603
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DAVIES, Edward (c.1544-90)
Will
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DAVIDGE, John (d.?1628), of Cheddon Fitzpaine, nr. Taunton, Som.
Family and Education
m. Catherine, 1s. 7da.
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Main residence: Cheddon Fitzpaine, nr. Taunton, Som.
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Commons 1558-1603
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DAVIDGE, John (-d. ?.1628)
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DAVENPORT, Humphrey (c.1566-1645), of Bramhall and Sutton, Cheshire.
Family and Education
b. c. 1566, s. of William Davenport of Bramhall (d.1585) by Margaret, da. of Richard Assheton of Middleton, Lancs. educ. Balliol, Oxf. 1581; Barnard’s Inn; G. Inn 1585, called 1590. m. Mary, da. of Francis Sutton of Sutton, and coh. of her bro. Richard Sutton, 3s. 2da. Kntd. 1624.
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Reader, Staple Inn 1600; bencher G. Inn 1611, Lent reader G. Inn 1613; counsel at law to Earl of Derby in Cheshire and Flints. 1619; serjeant-at-law 1623; King’s serjeant 1625; j.c.p. 1630; Ld. chief baron of the Exchequer 1631 – 44; commr. to compound for recusants’ estates 1633.
Main residences: Bramhall; Sutton, Cheshire.
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DAVENPORT, Humphrey (c.1566-1645)
Will
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Oxford 1644
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