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SWINTON, Sir John (bef. 1662-1723), of Swinton, Berwicks.

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b. bef. 1662, 2nd s. of John Swinton, MP [S], of Swinton, by his 1st w. Margaret, da. of William Stewart, 2nd Lord Blantyre [S]. m. (1) 1674, Sarah (d. c.1690), da. of William Welch of London, 1da.; (2) 17 Feb. 1698, Anne, da. of Sir Robert Sinclair, 1st Bt., of Longformacus, Berwicks., 4s. 3da. (1 d.v.p.). suc. bro. 1687 and to forfeited estates 1690; Kntd. by Sept. 1696. Hist. Scot. Parl. 688–90; Scot. Rec. Soc. xxvii. 671; A. C. Swinton, Swintons of that Ilk, 77–78.
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MP [S], Berwickshire 1690–1707.

Dir. Co. of Scotland, 1695, Bank of Scotland 1695. APS, ix. 378–9, 495.

Commr. Equivalent [S] 1707–19. CJ, xv. 419; Cal. Treas. Bks. xxiii. 23; xxix. 342; xxxi. 579.

Burgess, Edinburgh 1707. Scot. Rec. Soc. lxii. 198.

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SWINTON, Sir John (bef. 1662-1723), of Swinton, Berwicks.
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SWINFEN, Richard (1677-1726), of Swinfen, Weeford, Staffs.

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bap. 11 Apr. 1677, 1st surv. s. of Francis Swinfen of Shrewsbury, Salop by Jane Doughty. educ. Pembroke, Oxf. 1694; M. Temple 1696. unm. suc. fa. 15 Mar. 1694, gdfa. to Swinfen 12 Apr. 1694. Salop Par. Reg. Soc. xv. 438; Shaw, Staffs. ii. 29; H. R. Thomas Weeford Par. Reg. 55.
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Gent. of privy chamber 1720–d.

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SWINFEN, Richard (?1678-1726), of Swinfen, Staffs.
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SWINFEN (SWYNFEN), John (1613-94), of Swinfen, Weeford, Staffs.

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b. 19 Mar. 1613, 1st s. of Richard Swinfen of Swinfen by Joan, da. of George Curtal alias Harman of Weeford. educ. Pembroke, Camb. 1628, BA 1632. m. 26 July 1632, Anne (d. 1690), da. of John Brandreth of Weeford, 6s. d.v.p. 4da. suc. fa. 1659. Shaw, Staffs. ii. 29; J. C. Wedgwood, Staffs. Parl. Hist. (Wm. Salt Arch. Soc.) ii. 77.
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Commr. exclusion from sacrament 1646, indemnity 1647–9, scandalous offences 1648, customs Feb.– Sept. 1660; councillor of State 25 Feb.–31 May 1660. CJ, vii. 853; Ludlow, Mems. ii. 239.

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SWINFEN, John (1613-94), of Swinfen, Weeford, Staffs.
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SWIFT, Samuel (c.1659-1718), of Claines, Worcester

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b. c. 1659, 2nd s. of William Swift, merchant, sugar-baker, grocer and draper, of Worcester by Martha, da. of John Beauchamp of Newland, Worcs. m. 25 Nov. 1679, Sarah, o. da. of Thomas Shrewing of Worcester, 1s. d.v.p. suc. fa. 1689. Vis. Worcs. ed. Metcalfe, 90; IGI, Worcs.
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Common councilman (the 48), Worcester 1677, (the 24) 1679; chamberlain 1678–9, sheriff 1683–4, mayor 1684–5, 26 Oct.–9 Nov. 1688, alderman 1689; sheriff, Worcs. 1692–3. Trans. Worcs. Arch. Soc. ser. 3, viii. 25.

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SWIFT, Samuel (d.1718), of Claines, in Worcester.
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SUTTON, Richard (1674-1737), of Scofton, Notts.

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b. 16 Jan. 1674, 2nd s. of Robert Sutton of Averham, Notts. by Katherine, da. of Rev. William Sherborne, DD, of Pembridge, Herefs.; bro. of Sir Robert Sutton†. m. bef. 1714, Catherine Tolher of Bruges, 2s. 1da. W. Dickinson, Hist. Southwell, 183; Add. 22211, f. 174.
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Ensign, Visct. Castleton’s Ft. 1690, capt. 1693, maj. 1697, half-pay 1698; maj. 8 Ft. 1701, lt.-col. 1702; brevet col. 1704; col. regt. of ft. 1709–12; brig.-gen. 1710; col. 19 Ft. 1712–15; c.-in-c. Bruges 1713–14; maj.-gen. 1727; col. 19 Ft. 1729–d.; lt.-gen. 1735; lt.-gov. Hull 1707–11; gov. 1711–15; clerk of Bd. of Green Cloth 1724–7; envoy extraordinary to Hesse-Cassel 1727–9, 1730–1, Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel 1729, 1730–1 and Denmark 1729; gov. Guernsey 1733–5. J. Beattie, Eng. Court in Reign of Geo. I, 253.

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SUTTON, Richard (1674-1737), of Scofton, Notts.
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SUTHERLAND, William, Lord Strathnaver (1683-1720).

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b. c. 19 Dec. 1683, o. s. of John Sutherland (formerly Gordon), 16th Earl of Sutherland [S] by his 1st w. Helen, da. of William Cochrane, Ld. Cochrane (1st s. d.v.p. of William Cochrane, 1st Earl of Dundonald [S]), sis. of John Cochrane, 2nd Earl of Dundonald. m. contract 9 Oct. 1705 (with 60,000 merks), Katharine (d. 1765), da. of William Morison*, 8s. (4 d.v.p.) 2 da. Styled Master of Strathnaver to 4 Mar. 1703, Ld. Strathnaver 4 Mar. 1703–; d. W. Fraser, Sutherland Bk. i. 369, 395–6, 398–400.
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Col. of ft. 1702–10.

Burgess, Forres 1707; admiral depute and bailie depute, regality of Sutherland by 1711; chamberlain of Ross 1715–d.; sheriff, Inverness 1718–d. CSP Dom. 1702–3, p. 464; Add. 61589, f. 145; 61624, f. 71; Fraser, i. 370, 372, 375; ii. 225.

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SUTHERLAND, William, Lord Strathnaver (1683-1720).
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SUTHERLAND, William, Ld. Strathnaver (1683-1720)

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STURT, Anthony (c.1656-1741), of Heckfield, Hants.

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b. c. 1656, s. of Anthony Sturt, merchant, of St. Botolph, Aldgate, London by his w. Mary Chapman. m. lic. 16 Apr. 1689, Elizabeth, da. of Sir John Parsons*, 1s. suc. fa. 1673; Kntd. 27 Apr. 1713. London Mar. Lic. ed. Foster, 755; Misc. Gen. et Her. ser. 5, vi. 193; Hutchins, Dorset, iii. 125.
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Cashier of victualling office 1683–9; gent. privy chamber 1702–27. Cal. Treas. Bks. vii. 968; xxi. 347.

Sheriff, Hants 1693–4; freeman, Southampton 1713. CSP Dom. 1694–5, p. 45; Southampton RO, Southampton bor. recs. SC3/2, f. 44.

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STURT, Anthony (c.1656-1741), of Heckfield, Hants.
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STRODE, Richard (1638-1707), of Newnham, Plympton St. Mary, Devon

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bap. 11 Apr. 1638, 1st s. of William Strode† by Anne, da. and coh. of Sir William Button of Parkgate, Tawstock, Devon. unm. suc. fa. 1677. Vivian, Vis. Devon, 719.
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Freeman, Plymouth 1684; mayor, Plympton Erle 1684–5. CSP Dom. 1685, p. 87; Cal. Plymouth Mun. Recs. 8.

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STRODE, Richard (1638-1707), of Newnham, Plympton St. Mary, Devon.
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STRODE, Edward (1651-1708), of Lincoln’s Inn

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b. 1651, 3rd s. of James Strode of Dean, West Cranmore, Som. by his 2nd w. Amy A’Court. educ. L. Inn 1674, called 1686, bencher 1704. m. 25 Sept. 1679 aged 28, Martha Clayton (d. 1723) of St. Martin-in-the-Fields, Westminster, s.p. suc. fa. 1698. Som. Arch. Soc. and Nat. Hist. Procs. xxx. 66–71; F. Brown, Som. Wills, iii. 108–9; London Mar. Lic. ed. Foster, 1298.
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STRODE, Edward (1651-1708), of Lincoln’s Inn
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STRINGER, William (c.1659-1723), of Enfield, Mdx.

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b. c. 1659, 1st s. of Sir Thomas Stringer†, j. Kb 1688–9, of Enfield by his 2nd w.; bro. of Thomas Stringer*. educ. Christ Church, Oxf. matric. 26 Mar. 1675, aged 15; L. Inn 1672, G. Inn 1676, called 1683. m. 15 Oct. 1687, Margaret, da. of George Jeffreys, 1st Baron Jeffreys of Wem, s.p. suc. fa. 1689. Le Neve’s Knights (Harl. Soc. viii), 228; Luttrell, Brief Relation, i. 417; IGI, Bucks.
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Asst. R. Corp. of Eng. 1691. CSP Dom. 1690–1, pp. 369, 422.

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STRINGER, William (c.1659-1723), of Enfield, Mdx.
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