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PAICE, Joseph (c.1658-1735), of Clapham, Surr.

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b. c. 1658, s. of Ezekiel Paice of Exeter, Devon by Elizabeth, da. of Thomas Whitehorne, rector of Upton Helions, Devon. educ. Chard sch.; travelled abroad (France). m. (1) 31 Jan. 1683, Mary Payne (d. 8 Apr. 1700), 1s. 2da.; (2) 10 Oct. 1700, Susannah Newman, 1s. 1da. suc. fa. 1667.
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Freeman, Salters’ Co. 1691, master 1723. PCC 158 Ducie.

Asst. R. Lustring Co. 1692; commr. taking subscriptions to land bank 1696. CSP Dom. 1691–2, p. 387; CJ, xii. 510.

Main residence: Clapham, Surr.
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Unless otherwise stated this biography is based on A. Manning, Fam. Pictures, 4-14, and info. from R. A. Elliott.

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PAGET, Hon. Henry (1663-1743), of Beaudesert, Staffs.; West Drayton, Mdx.; and Jermyn Street, London

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bap. 13 Jan. 1663, 2nd but 1st surv. s. of William Paget, 7th Baron Paget, by Frances, da. of Hon. Francis Pierrepont†. educ. privately by Rev. Samuel Langley at Tamworth 1677; ?Tamworth g.s. 1678; M. Temple 1683. m. (1) lic. 2 Jan. 1686, Mary (d. 1734), da. and coh. of Thomas Catesby of Whiston, Northants., 2s. (1 d.v.p.); (2) 7 June 1739, Elizabeth, 2nd da. of Sir Walter Bagot, 3rd Bt.*, sis. of Charles* and (Sir) Edward Bagot* (4th Bt.), s.p. cr. Baron Burton 1 Jan. 1712; suc. fa. as 8th Baron Paget 26 Feb. 1713; cr. Earl of Uxbridge 19 Oct. 1714. IGI, London; Shaw, Staffs. i. 220; Add. 30013, ff. 23–25; info. from Dr D. F. Lemmings.
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Gent. pens. 1689–95; member, council of ld. high adm. 1704–8; ld. of Treasury 1710– May 1711; capt. yeoman of the guard June 1711–by Sept. 1715; PC 14 June 1711; envoy extraordinary to Hanover Apr.–May 1714. Beaufort mss at Badminton House, bk. of procs. of gent. pens.; info. from Prof. R. O. Bucholz.

Freeman, Stafford 1689; ld. lt. Staffs. 17 May 1715–?Sept. 1715; recorder of Lichfield 1715–d. Staffs. RO, D1323/A/1/1, p. 358.

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

Main residences: Beaudesert, Staffs.; West Drayton, Mdx.; Jermyn Street, London.
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PAGET, Hon. Henry (1663-1743)

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PAGE, Gregory (c.1669-1720), of Greenwich, Kent

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b. c. 1669, 1st s. of Gregory Page, alderman of London 1687–8, of King Edward Street, London and Wapping, Mdx. by his 2nd w. Elizabeth Burton of Stepney, Mdx., wid. m. lic. 21 Jan. 1690 (aged about 21), Mary (d. 1729), da. of Thomas Trotman of St. Augustine’s, London, 2s. 2da. suc. fa. 1693; cr. Bt. 3 Dec. 1714. J. R. Woodhead, Rulers of London (London and Mdx. Arch. Soc.), 124–5; Mar. Lic. Vicar-Gen. (Harl. Soc. xxxiii), 197; (Harl. Soc. xxxi), 131.
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Cttee. Old E. I. Co. 1706–8, manager, united trade 1706–9, dir. E. I. Co. 1709–12, 1713–14, 1715–d.; dir. R. Hosp. Greenwich 1716–d. Info. from Prof. R. R. Walcott and Prof. H. G. Horwitz; Add. 38871 (unfol.).

Main residence: Greenwich, Kent.
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PAGE, Gregory (c.1669-1720)

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PAGE, Francis (c.1661-1741), of the Inner Temple

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b. c. 1661, 2nd s. of Nicholas Page, vicar of Bloxham, Oxon. 1663–96. educ. I. Temple 1685, called 1690, bencher 1713. m. (1) 18 Dec. 1690, Isabella White of Greenwich, Kent, s.p.; (2) 11 Oct. 1705, Frances (d. 1730), da. of (Sir) Thomas Wheate* (1st Bt.), sis. of Sir Thomas White, 2nd Bt.†, s.p. Kntd. 21 Jan. 1715. N. and Q. ser. 3, i. 153; ser. 8, iv. 275; VCH Oxon. ix. 75; Wood and Rawlinson, Parochial Colls. (Oxon. Rec. Soc. ii), 50; C. C. Brookes, Hist. Steeple Aston and Middle Aston, 222, 229.
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Serjeant-at-law 1704, King’s serjeant 1715; baron of Exchequer 1718– Nov. 1726; j.c.p. Nov. 1726–Sept. 1727; j.Kb Sept. 1727–d. Foss, Judges, viii. 144.

Commr. inquiry into damage caused by rebels in Oxon. 1716. Cal. Treas. Bks. xxx. 424.

Main residence: the Inner Temple.
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PAGE, Francis (c.1661-1741)

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PACKER, Robert (1678-1731), of Shellingford and Donnington, Berks.

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bap. 10 Feb. 1678, o. s. of John Packer of Shellingford by Elizabeth, da. of Richard Stephens of Eastington, Glos. m. 27 Feb. 1700, Mary, da. and coh. of Sir Henry Winchcombe, 2nd Bt.*, 5s. (1 d.v.p.) 1da. suc. fa. 1687. IGI, Berks.; A. L. Humphreys, Bucklebury, ped. facing p. 322.
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Sheriff, Berks. 1708–9.

Main residence: Shellingford and Donnington, Berks.
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PACKER, Robert (1678-1731)

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OXENDEN, Sir James, 2nd Bt. (1641-1708), of Deane, Wingham, Kent

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bap. 4 Apr. 1641, 1st s. of Sir Henry Oxenden, 1st Bt.†, of Deane by his 2nd w. Elizabeth, da. of Sir William Meredith, 1st Bt., of Leeds Castle, Kent; bro. of George Oxenden*. educ. G. Inn 1657; Trinity Coll. Camb. 1658, BA 1661; travelled abroad (Italy) 1663–5. m. (1) lic. 17 May 1673 (with £3,000), Elizabeth, da. of Edward Chute alias Westrow of Bethersden, Kent, s.p.; (2) 1 Dec. 1698, Arabella (d. 1735), da. of Edward Watson, 2nd Baron Rockingham, s.p. Kntd. 22 Mar. 1672; suc. fa. as 2nd Bt. Aug. 1686. The Gen. n.s. viii. 40; Coll. and Travels ed. A. and J. Churchill (1744–6), vi. 520, 663; IGI, London.
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Freeman, Sandwich 1679; commr. lodemanage ct. Cinque Ports 1689. CSP Dom. 1689–90, p. 210.

Main residence: Deane, Wingham, Kent.
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OXENDEN, Sir James, 2nd Bt. (1641-1708)

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OXENDEN, Sir Henry, 4th Bt. (1690-1720), of Deane House, Wingham, Kent

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bap. 10 July 1690, 1st s. of George Oxenden*, and bro. of George Oxenden†. educ. Trinity Hall, Camb. 1705. m. 27 July 1712, Anne, da. of John Holloway, barrister-at-law, of Oxford and the I. Temple, s.p. suc. fa. 1703, uncle Sir Henry Oxenden, 3rd Bt., as 4th Bt. Feb. 1709. IGI, London.
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Freeman, Sandwich 1713. Centre Kentish Stud. Sandwich bor. recs. Sa/AC/8, f. 374.

Main residence: Deane House, Wingham, Kent.
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OXENDEN, Sir Henry, 4th Bt. (1690-1720)

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OXENDEN, George (1651-1703), of Doctors’ Commons and Trinity Hall, Cambridge

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bap. 31 Oct. 1651, 4th but 3rd surv. s. of Sir Henry Oxenden, 1st Bt.†, of Deane, Wingham, Kent by his 2nd w. Elizabeth, da. of Sir William Meredith, 1st Bt., of Leeds Castle, Kent; bro. of Sir James Oxenden, 2nd Bt.*; educ. Trinity Hall, Camb. 1667, LL.B. 1673, MA 1675, LL.D. 1679; Oxf. Univ. incorp. 1674; Doctors’ Commons 1679. m. c.1690 (with £2,000), Elizabeth (d. 1704), da. of Sir Basil Dixwell, 1st Bt., of Broome House, Barham, Kent, sis. of Sir Basil Dixwell, 2nd Bt.*, and maid of honour to Queen Mary II, 3s. (1 d.v.p.). The Gen. n.s. viii. 40; Berry, Kent Gen. 225; Top. and Gen. i. 44; G. D. Squibb, Doctors’ Commons, 117; IGI, London.
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Fellow, Trinity Hall, Camb. 1671, master 1689–d.; regius prof. of civil law, Camb. Univ. 1684–d., vice-chancellor 1692–3; pres. Doctors’ Commons 1689–d.; vicar-gen. to abp. of Canterbury and dean of arches 1689–d.; judge of Admiralty 1689–d. Squibb, 117; HMC Downshire, i. 305; Boyer, Anne Annals, ii. app. p. 19; Cal. Treas. Bks. ix. 138; xviii. 133; Cal. Treas. Pprs. 1702–7, p. 47.

Commr. rebuilding St. Paul’s Cathedral 1692–d. CSP Dom. 1691–2, p. 267; 1702–3, p. 313.

Main residences: Doctors’ Commons; Trinity Hall, Cambridge.
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OXENDEN, George (1651-1703)

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OWEN, Wirriot (c.1681-1713), of Nash, Pemb.

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b. c. 1681, 7th but 2nd surv. s. of Sir Hugh Owen, 2nd Bt.*, by his 1st w.; bro. of Arthur Owen II*. educ. G. Inn 1697. m. Dorothy Cosens (d. 1703) of Robeston, Pemb., wid., 1da. J. E. Griffith, Peds. Anglesey and Caern. Fams. 58, 83; J. R. Phillips, Owens of Orielton, 46–48.
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Gent. privy chamber Jan. 1710–d. N. Carlisle, Gent. Privy Chamber, 214; R.O. Bucholz, Augustan Court, 263.

Main residence: Nash, Pemb.
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OWEN, Wirriot (c.1681-1713)

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OWEN, Thomas (c.1637-1708), of Cwmeog, Nevern, Pemb. and Gray’s Inn

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b. c. 1637, 1st s. of William Owen of Cwmeog by his 1st w., da. of one Sheldon of Wenallt, Pemb. educ. G. Inn 1663, called 1665, ancient 1687, bencher 1692, treasurer 1704–5. m. lic. 17 June 1665, aged about 28, Mary, da. of Richard Dagnall, brewer, of Westminster, wid. of Zachary Worth of Westminster, 3s. Trans. Cymmro. Soc. (1943–4), 101; London Mar. Lic. ed. Foster, 1003.
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Commr. taking subscriptions to land bank 1696. CJ, xii. 510.

Main residences: Cwmeog, Nevern, Pemb.; Gray’s Inn.
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OWEN, Thomas (c.1637-1708)

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