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MORLEY, William (1666-c.1694), of Halnaker, Boxgrove, Suss.

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bap. 6 Jan. 1666, 2nd s. of Sir William Morley* by his 2nd w. educ. St. John’s, Oxf. 1682. m. 19 Dec. 1689, Frances, da. and h. of Sir Thomas Morley of Old Malden, Surr., s.p. Add. 5699, ff. 154, 156; Surr. RO (Kingston), Old Malden par. reg.; Manning and Bray, Surr. iii. 9.
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Common councilman, Chichester 1685–Oct. 1688. A. Hay, Chichester, 589.

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MORLEY, William II (1666-93), of Halnaker, Boxgrove, Suss.
Main residence: Halnaker, Boxgrove, Suss.
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MORLEY, Sir William (1639-1701), of Halnaker, Boxgrove, Suss.

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bap. 21 Mar. 1639, 2nd s. of Sir William Morley† of Halnaker by Mary, da. of Sir Robert Heath†, l.c.j. Kb 1642–6, of Brasted, Kent. educ. St. John’s, Oxf. 1656; I. Temple 1658. m. (1) 4 July 1660, Mary (d. 1660), da. of Thomas Lee of Hartwell, Bucks. s.p.; (2) 11 June 1662, Anne (d. 1671), da. and coh. of Sir John Denham† of Middle Scotland Yard, Whitehall, 2s. d.v.p. 2da.; (3) bef. 1679 Anne (d. 1704), da. and coh. of George Mynne of Woodcote, Abinger, Surr., wid. of John Lewknor† of West Dean, nr. Chichester, Suss. s.p. suc. bro. 1659; KB 23 Apr. 1661. Vis. Suss. (Harl. Soc. lxxxix), 77–78; Add. 5699, ff. 154v, 156, 203; IGI, London.
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Freeman, Portsmouth 1667; common councilman, Chichester 1685– Oct. 1688; keeper East Walk, Forest of Bere by 1690–?d. R. East, Portsmouth Recs. 359; A. Hay, Hist. Chichester, 589; Cal. Treas. Pprs. i. 148.

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MORLEY, Sir William (1639-1701), of Halnaker, Boxgrove
Main residence: Halnaker, Boxgrove, Suss.
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MORLEY, George (1664-1711), of the Inner Temple

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bap. 14 July 1664, 4th but 3rd surv. s. of Francis Morley† of Droxford, Hants; bro. of Charles Morley*. educ. Winchester 1677; Christ Church, Oxf. 1682, ?DCL 1706; L. Inn 1683; I. Temple 1688. ?; ?unm.
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Master in Chancery in alienations office 1687–93, 1696– June 1702; commr. prizes June 1702–6. IGI, London; info. from Dr D. F. Lemmings; Cal. Treas. Bks. viii. 1344; ix. 19; x. 310; xi. 144; xvii. 243, 250; Luttrell, Brief Relation, vi. 50.

Freeman, Winchester by 1695. Hants RO, Winchester bor. recs. ordnance bk. 7, f. 128.

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MORLEY, George (1664-1711), of the Inner Temple
Main residence: the Inner Temple.
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MORLEY, George (1664-1711)

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MORLEY, Charles (c.1653-97), of Droxford, Hants.

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b. c. 1653, 1st s. of Francis Morley† of Droxford by Jane, da. of Charles Tancred of Arden, Yorks.; bro. of George Morley*. educ. Christ Church, Oxf. matric. 6 July 1669, aged 16; All Souls’, BCL 1677; M. Temple 1669. m. settlement 26 May 1679, Magdalen, da. of Sir Henry Herbert† of Ribbesford, nr. Bewdley, Worcs., sis. of Henry Herbert*, 1st Baron Herbert of Chirbury, 1s. 2da. suc. fa. 1690; Kntd. 20 Apr. 1696. Le Neve’s Knights (Harl. Soc. viii), 453; J. S. Davies, Hist. Southampton, 354; PCC 188 Pyne.
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Chancellor, dioc. of Winchester by 1684–?d.; freeman, Winchester by 1695, Portsmouth 1696. Wood, Ath. Ox. (1813–20), iv(2), 361; Hants RO, Winchester bor. recs. ordnance bk. 7, f. 128; R. East, Portsmouth Recs. 372.

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MORLEY, Charles (c.1653-97), of Droxford, Hants.
Main residence: Droxford, Hants.
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MORLAND, George (1643-1712), of Elvet, Durham and Greystones, co. Dur.

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b. 13 Feb. 1643, 1st s. of John Morland, attorney, of Durham by Thomasina, da. of George Martyn of Durham. educ. Durham sch.; Magdalene, Camb. 1659, BA 1662. m. 7 Nov. 1671, Mary (d. 1721), da. of Cuthbert Carr of Auckland St. Helen, co. Dur., wid. of Alexander Davison of Blakiston, co. Dur., 2s. (1 d.v.p.) 2da. suc. fa. 1689. Surtees, Dur. iii. 276.
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Commr. for recusants, co. Dur. 1675; freeman, Hartlepool 1680; alderman, Durham by 1684–7, 1688–d., mayor 1690–1. Cal. Treas. Bks. iv. 740; C. Sharp, Hist. Hartlepool, 74; Surtees, iii. 276; iv(2), 19; Hutchinson, Dur. ii. 32; Durham RO, Durham bor. recs. Du 1/4, minute bk., 13 Mar. 1687.

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MORLAND, George (1643-1712), of Elvet, Durham and Greystones, co. Dur.
Main residences: Elvet, Durham; Greystones, co. Dur.
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MORISON, William (1663-1739), of Prestongrange, Haddington.

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bap. 19 Apr. 1663, 2nd but 1st surv. s. of Sir Alexander Morison, MP [S], of Prestongrange by Jean, da. of Robert, 7th Lord Boyd [S]. m. (1) 1676, Janet (d. 1713), da. of John Rocheid of Craigleith, Edinburgh, 5s. (?4 d.v.p.) 3 da.; (2) bef. 1 May 1718, an illeg. da. of Sir John Germain, 1st Bt.*, s.p. suc. fa. 1683. Hist. Scot. Parl. 509–10; Nisbet’s Heraldic Plates ed. Ross and Grant, 135–6; Scots Peerage ed. Paul, v. 171; Services of Heirs (1 ser.) i. 1710–19, p. 19; Scot. Rec. Soc. iii. 197, 231; xxxi. 40; Post Boy, 3–5 Nov. 1709; Retours, Haddington, i. 352; Edinburgh, i. 1296; Peebles, ii. 190; SRO, David Fearn mss GD1/576/8, Joseph Blake to Andrew Hutchinson, 1 May 1718 (ex inf. Mrs J. Turnbull).
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Hereditary burgess, Peebles; burgess, Edinburgh 1684, Glasgow 1707. Hist. Peeblesshire ed. Buchan, ii. 386; Scot. Rec. Soc. lix. 359; lvi. 277.

MP [S] Haddingtonshire 1690–1703; Peeblesshire 1702–7.

Commr. union with England 1706; PC [S] 1707–8. APS, xi. app. 162; SP57/27 pp. 3–6.

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MORISON, William (1663-1739), of Prestongrange, Haddington.
Main residence: Prestongrange, Haddington.
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D.W.
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MORICE, Sir Nicholas, 2nd Bt. (1681-1726), of Werrington, Devon

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b. 1681, 1st surv. s. of Sir William Morice, 1st Bt.†, of Werrington by his 2nd w. Elizabeth, da. of Richard Reynell of Ogwell, Devon, half-brother of William†. educ. Exeter, Oxf. 1698. m. lic. 21 Mar. 1704, Lady Catherine, da. of Thomas Herbert†, 8th Earl of Pembroke, 1s. 2da. suc. fa. as 2nd Bt. Feb. 1690. N. and Q. cxcii. 179; Mar. Lic. Fac. Off. (Br. Rec. Soc. xxxiii), 204.
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Stannator, Foymore 1710. R. Inst. Cornw. Tonkins’ hist. Cornw. ii. 244.

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MORICE, Sir Nicholas, 2nd Bt. (1681-1726), of Werrington, Devon.
Main residence: Werrington, Devon.
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MORICE, Sir Nicholas, 2nd Bt. (1681-1726)

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MORICE, John (c.1630-1705), of St. Peter le Poer, London

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b. c. 1630, 2nd s. of Sir William Morice†, sec. of state, of Werrington, Devon by Elizabeth, da. of Humphrey Prideaux of Soldon, Cornw.; bro. of Sir William, 1st Bt.†, and Nicholas Morice†. m. lic. 16 Feb. 1661, Mary, da. of Robert Lowther, alderman of London, of Marske, Yorks., sis. of Anthony Lowther†, 2s. (1 d.v.p.), 1 da. (d.v.p.). N. and Q. cxcii. 179; Mar. Lic. Fac. Off. (Brit. Rec. Soc. xxxiii), 13.
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Freeman, Mercers’ Co. 1662; member, Levant Co. 1663, asst. 1672, 1674, 1676–84, 1691–d.; member, R. African Co. 1671, asst. 1674–6, 1679–81, 1689–93, sub-gov. 1695–6; common councilman, London 1675–83, 1688–92, dep. 1693–4. J. R. Woodhead, Rulers of London (London and Mdx. Arch. Soc.), 118; info. from Prof. R. Walcott, Miss S. P. Anderson.

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MORICE, John (c.1630-1705), of St. Peter le Poer, London
Main residence: St. Peter le Poer, London.
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MORICE, John (c.1630-1705)

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MORICE, Humphry (c.1671-1731), of The Grove, Chiswick, Mdx., and Mincing Lane, London

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b. c. 1671, o. s. of Humphry Morice, London merchant and auditor of the Exchequer (bro. of John*, Sir William, 1st Bt.†, and Nicholas Morice†) by Alice, da. of Sir Thomas Trollope, 1st Bt., of Casewick, Lincs. m. (1) 26 June 1704, Judith (d. 1720), da. of Thomas Sandes, London merchant, 2s. (d.v.p.) 3da.; (2) 5 June 1722, Catherine (d. 1743), da. of Peter Paggen of the Manor House, Wandsworth, Surr., wid. of William Hale*, 2s. suc. fa. 1689. N. and Q. cxcii. 179; Bank of Eng. Morice mss, Nicholas to Humphry Morice, 5 June 1704 (note to Hist. of Parl. trans.); IGI, London.
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Commr. taking subscriptions to S. Sea Co. 1711; dir. Bank of Eng. 1716–31 (with statutory intervals), dep. gov. 1725–7, gov. 1727–9. Pittis, Pres. Parl. 351; N. and Q. clxxix. 81.

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MORICE, Humphry (c.1671-1731), of the Grove, Chiswick, Mdx.
Main residences: The Grove, Chiswick, Mdx.; Mincing Lane, London.
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MORICE, Humphry (c.1671-1731)

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MORGAN, Sir Thomas, 3rd Bt. (1684-1716), of Kinnersley Castle, Herefs.

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bap. 28 Aug. 1684, o. s. of Sir John Morgan, 2nd Bt.*; educ. M. Temple 1699; travelled abroad (France, Italy) 1701–2. m. 7 June 1709, Anne, da. and h. of John Roydhouse, vintner, of St. Martin-in-the-Fields, Mdx., 1s. suc. fa. as 3rd Bt. 10 Jan. 1693. IGI, Herefs.; Williams, Herefs. MPs, 59; C 6/354/24; M.T. Adm. i. 246; HMC Buccleuch, i. 752, 758, 760; Top. and Gen. iii. 375.
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MORGAN, Sir Thomas, 3rd Bt. (c.1685-1716), of Kinnersley Castle, Herefs.
Main residence: Kinnersley Castle, Herefs.
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D.W.H.
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MORGAN, Sir Thomas, 3rd Bt. (1684-1716)

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