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WHITE, Thomas II (1667-1732), of Wallingwells, Notts.

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b. Aug. 1667, 2nd but 1st surv. s. of John White*. educ. G. Inn 1685; Christ’s, Camb. 1686. m. 28 July 1698 (with £5,000), Bridget, da. and h. of Richard Taylor*, 2s. 3da. suc. fa. 1713. M. H. White, Mems. House of White of Wallingwells, 21–22.
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?Gent. of the Ordnance, Whitehall 1700; first clerk 1702; clerk of the Ordnance 1718–d. H. Tomlinson, Guns and Govt. 228, 235.

Main residence: Wallingwells, Notts.
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WHITE, Thomas I (1667-1719), of Horsham, Suss.

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b. 2 May 1667, 2nd but 1st surv. s. of Thomas White of Horsham by 2nd w. Margaret, da. and coh. of Matthew Taylor, Grocer, of London and Newington, Surr. educ. G. Inn 1685. m. 30 Dec. 1695, Jane, da. of William Pellatt, Grocer, of London, Mitcham and Bletchingley, Surr., 4s. (2 d.v.p.) 3da. (1 d.v.p.). suc. fa. by 1700. Suss. Arch. Colls. xxxiv. 133, 164; info. from Dr D. F. Lemmings.
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Main residence: Horsham, Suss.
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WHITE, John (1634-1713), of Tuxford and Cotgrave, Notts.

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b. 3 Sept. 1634, o. s. of Thomas White of Tuxford by Anne, da. of Sir Edward Hartopp, 1st Bt.†, of Buckminster, Leics. educ. Emmanuel, Camb. 1651; G. Inn 1654. m. 26 Nov. 1657, Jane, da. of Sir Thomas Williamson, 1st Bt., of East Markham, Notts., 4s. (3 d.v.p.) 6da. (3 d.v.p.). suc. fa. 29 Apr. 1638. M. H. White, Mems. House of White of Wallingwells, 13, 17.
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Main residence: Tuxford and Cotgrave, Notts.
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WHITE, John (1634-1713)

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WHITAKER, Henry (c.1686-1746), of Motcombe, Dorset

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b. c. 1686, 1st s. of William Whitaker of Motcombe by Susanna Erle. educ. New Coll. Oxf. matric. 16 Feb. 1704, aged 17. unm. suc. fa. 1726. Hutchins, Dorset, iii. 628.
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Sheriff, Dorset 1737.

Main residence: Motcombe, Dorset.
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WHITAKER, Henry (c.1686-1746)

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WHITAKER, Charles (c.1642-1715), of the Inner Temple, London, and Ipswich, Suff.

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b. c. 1642, 1st s. of Charles Whitaker, of Windsor, Berks., under-sec. of state 1660. educ. New Coll. Oxf. matric. 5 Apr. 1661, aged 19, BA 1664; M. Temple 1666; G. Inn 1667, called 1668; I. Temple 1673, bencher 1692. m. lic. 20 June 1670, Anne Hale of Windsor, Berks., 2s. (1 d.v.p.). suc. fa. 1666. Cal. Treas. Pprs. 1714–19, p. 192.
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Foreign opposer in Exchequer 1666–1702; serjeant-at-law 1700, King’s serjeant 1700–2; c.j. Cardigan, Carmarthen and Pembroke 1708–11. Cal. Treas. Bks. i. 716; xxii. 272; xxv. 296; Cal. Treas. Pprs. 1714–19, p. 192; Folger Shakespeare Lib. Newdigate newsletter 19 June 1708; Boyer, Anne Annals, x. 217.

Recorder, Ipswich by 1694–1704, Apr.–May 1707. CSP Dom. 1699–1700, p. 397; Bohun Diary ed. Wilton Rix, 122.

Main residences: the Inner Temple, London; Ipswich, Suff.
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WHITAKER, Charles (c.1642-1715)

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WHICHCOT, George (1653-1720), of Harpswell, Lincs.

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bap. 6 June 1653, 1st s. of William Whichcot of Fotherby, Lincs. by Margaret, da. of Sir Gervase Clifton, 1st Bt.†, of Clifton, Notts., wid. of Sir John South of Kelstern, Lincs. educ. Clare, Camb. 1670, MA 1673. m. (1) 4 Dec. 1677, Frances (d. 1682), da. of Sir Francis Boynton, 2nd Bt., of Barmston and Burton Agnes, Yorks., 2s. d.v.p. 2da.; (2) 26 June 1683, Isabella Robinson, wid. of Darcy Stanhope of Melwood, Isle of Axholme, Lincs., s.p.; (3) lic. 11 Nov. 1699, Frances Katherine (d. 1731), da. of Sir Thomas Meres*, and sis. and coh. of Sir John Meres, 2s. 3da. suc. fa. 1662. Lincs. Peds. (Harl. Soc. lii), 1072–3; London Mar. Lic. ed. Foster, 1447; Barmston par. reg. (info. from Mr. J. Crawfurd-Stewart).
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Capt. Ld. Castleton’s [I] (George Saunderson*) regt. ft. by 1690–at least 1692. CSP Dom. 1690–1, p. 157.

Main residence: Harpswell, Lincs.
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WHICHCOT, George (1653-1720)

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WHEELER, William (d. 1708), of St. Michael’s, Barbados

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2nd s. of Richard Wheeler (d. aft. 1699) by Elizabeth, sis. of Richard Howell of Haverfordwest, Hatton Garden, London and St. Michael’s, Barbados. unm. suc. Richard Howell in Barbados property 1701. W. Wales Hist. Recs. xi. 52–53; Haverfordwest Co. Lib. Francis Green Coll. index to Picton Castle mss, f. 134 (ex inf. Mr R. G. Thorne).
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Member of the Barbados assembly 1695–1700, 1706–7, dep. speaker 1699, speaker 1706–7; member of the Barbados council 1706–d. Jnl. Barbados Mus. and Hist. Soc. xi. 171–4; xii. 29–30, 35, 44, 80; CSP Col. 1693–6, p. 626; 1699, p. 691; 1706–8, pp. 291, 315.

Main residence: St. Michael’s, Barbados.
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WHEELER, William (d. 1708)

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WHEATE, Thomas (1667-1721), of Glympton Park, Oxon.

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b. 6 Sept. 1667, o. s. of Thomas Wheate of Glympton Park by Frances (d. 1706), da. of Sir Robert Jenkinson, 1st Bt.*; m. lic. 24 May 1687, Anne (d. 1719), da. and coh. of George Sawbridge, bookseller, of London, 3s. (1 d.v.p.) 2da. suc. fa. 1668; cr. Bt. 2 May 1696. H. Barnett, Glympton (Oxon. Rec. Soc. v), 26–29, 96; Mar. Lic. Vicar-Gen. (Harl. Soc. xxx), 293.
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Freeman and bailiff, Oxford 1689; sheriff, Oxon. 1696–7; asst. and magistrate, Banbury 1718. Oxford Council Acts (Oxford Hist. Soc. n.s. ii), 206; A. Beesley, Hist. Banbury, 516–17.

Gent. privy chamber 1689–1702; storekeeper of Ordnance Mar. 1717–d. N. Carlisle, Gent. Privy Chamber, 204; Cal. Treas. Bks. xxxii. 290.

Main residence: Glympton Park, Oxon.
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WHEATE, Thomas (1667-1721)

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WHARTON, Hon. Thomas (1648-1715), of Winchendon, nr. Aylesbury and Wooburn, nr. Chipping Wycombe, Bucks.

Family and Education
bap. 23 Oct. 1648, 3rd but 1st surv. s. of Philip, 4th Baron Wharton; bro. of Hon. Goodwin* and Hon. Henry Wharton†. educ. privately at home; Protestant academy at Caen 1662–4; travelled abroad (France, Italy, German States, Netherlands) 1664–6. m. (1) 16 Sept. 1673 (with £2,500 p.a. and £10,000), Anne (d. 1685), da. and coh. of Sir Henry Lee, 3rd Bt., of Quarrendon, Bucks. and Ditchley, Oxon., s.p.; (2) July 1692, Lucy (d. 1717), da. of Adam Loftus, Visct. Lisburne [I], 1s. 2da. suc. fa. as 5th Baron Wharton 4 Feb. 1696; cr. Earl of Wharton 23 Dec. 1706, Mq. of Wharton 15 Feb. 1715, Mq. of Catherlough [I] 12 Apr. 1715. J. Carswell, Old Cause, 30–36; Wharton Mems. 13; PCC 204 Fagg.
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Commr. recusants Bucks. 1675; custos rot. Bucks. 1689–1702, Westmld. 1700–2, 1706–14, Oxon. 1697–1702, 1714–d.; high steward, Malmesbury 1689–98, 1704–11, Chipping Wycombe 1694–d., Tewkesbury 1710–d.; freeman, Chipping Wycombe 1691, Woodstock 1697, Appleby 1700, Dublin 1709; ld. lt. Oxon. 1697–1702, Bucks. Jan.– June 1702; alderman, Appleby 1700, mayor 1708–9. Coll. Top. et Gen. i. 297–8; Wycombe Ledger Bk. ed. Ashford, 38; J. Bennett, Hist. Tewkesbury, 415; First Ledger Bk. of Wycombe ed. Greaves (Bucks. Rec. Soc. xi), 233; Woodstock council acts, 1679–99; Cumbria RO (Kendal), Appleby bor. recs. WSMB/A min. bk. 3, 6 Aug. 1700; Cal. Ancient Recs. Dublin ed. Gilbert, vi. 397; W. A. Speck, Tory and Whig, 51.

PC 19 Feb. 1689; comptroller of Household 21 Feb. 1689–Apr. 1702; commr. to reform abuses in army 1689; appeals for prizes 1695; for union with Scotland 1706; c.j. in eyre, south of Trent Apr. 1697–June 1702, Aug. 1706–Dec. 1710; ld. lt. [I] Dec. 1708–Oct. 1710; col. Drag. [I] Apr.– Oct. 1710; ld. privy seal 23 Sept. 1714–d.

Asst. Mines Adventurers 1693; commr. Greenwich Hosp. (ex officio) 1695; Q. Anne’s Bounty 1704. CSP Dom. 1693, p. 207; J. Cooke and J. Maule, Hist. Acct. Greenwich Hosp. 8–30; A. Savidge, Q. Anne’s Bounty, 124.

Main residences: Winchendon, nr. Aylesbury; Wooburn, nr. Chipping Wycombe, Bucks.
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WHARTON, Hon. Thomas (1648-1715)

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WHARTON, Hon. Goodwin (1653-1704), of Soho Square, Westminster, Mdx. and Waddesdon, Bucks.

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b. 8 Mar. 1653, 2nd surv. s. of Philip, 4th Baron Wharton, by Jane, da. and coh. of Arthur Goodwin† of Winchendon, Bucks.; bro. of Hon. Henry† and Hon. Thomas Wharton*. educ. Protestant Academy at Caen 1663–4; travelled abroad (France, Italy, Germany and Holland) 1664–6. unm. ; 2s. illegit. (1 d.v.p.). J. Kent Clark, Goodwin Wharton, 1, 9–10.
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Capt. and brevet col. Ld. Macclesfield’s Horse Feb. 1694–Mar. 1704; ld. of Admiralty Apr. 1697–9.

Chairman of the cttees. of elections and privileges 28 Nov. 1696–8.

Commr. taking subscriptions to land bank 1696. CJ, xii. 508.

Main residences: Soho Square, Westminster, Mdx.; Waddesdon, Bucks.
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WHARTON, Hon. Goodwin (1653-1704)

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