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HALKETT, Sir Peter, 1st Bt. (c.1660-1746), of Gosford, Haddington and Pitfirrane, Fife.

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b. c. 1660, 2nd s. of Sir Peter Wedderburn of Gosford, Ld. Gosford SCJ, by his 2nd w. Agnes, da. of John Dickson of Hartree, Peebles, Ld. Hartree SCJ. educ. St. Andrews Univ. 1675. m. 1694 Janet (d. 1713), da. and event. h. of Sir Charles Halkett, 1st Bt., of Pitfirrane, 7s. (2 d.v.p.) 5da. (2 d.v.p.). cr. Bt. 31 Dec. 1697; suc. bro. to Gosford 1688, bro.-in-law to Pitfirrane and assumed name of Halkett 1705. A. Wedderburn, Wedderburn Bk. i. 369, 371, 374–6; NLS, ms 6503, ff. 37–47; Hist. Scot. Parl. 310–11, 723; Retours of Heirs, i. Haddington, 360–1; Scot. Rec. Soc. lxvii. 49.
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Lt. R. Reg. Ft. 1686, capt. 1688.

Burgess, Glasgow 1700, Perth 1709; provost, Dunfermline 1705–34. Scot. Rec. Soc. lvi. 243; Sandeman Lib. Perth, Perth burgh recs. B59/24/1/17, p. 14, list of burgesses; Hist. Scot. Parl. 311.

MP [S] Dunfermline 1705–7.

Commr. visitation, St. Andrews Univ. 1718.

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HALKETT, Sir Peter, 1st Bt. (c.1660-1746), of Gosford, Haddington and Pitfirrane, Fife.
Main residences: Gosford, Haddington; Pitfirrane, Fife.
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HALFORD, Richard (1662-1742), of Edith Weston, Rutland

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b. c. 1662, 1st s. of Charles Halford of Edith Weston, high sheriff, Rutland 1665, by Elizabeth (d. 1695), da. and coh. of Thomas Michell of South Witham, Lincs. educ. L. Inn 1679. unm. suc. fa. 1696. Vis. Rutland (Harl. Soc. lxxiii), 29; Lincs. Peds. (Harl. Soc. l), 438; Nichols, Leics. ii. 876.
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HALFORD, Richard (1662-1742), of Edith Weston, Rutland
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HALES, Sir Thomas, 2nd Bt. (1666-1748), of Howletts, Bekesbourne, nr. Canterbury, Kent

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b. 24 Feb. 1666, 1st surv. s. of Thomas Hales (d.v.p. s. of Sir Robert Hales, 1st Bt.† of Howletts), by Mary, da. and h. of Richard Wood of Abbots Langley, Herts. educ. I. Temple 1683; travelled abroad (France). m. 15 Nov. 1688, Mary (d. 1729), da. of Sir Charles Pym, 1st Bt.†, of Brymore, Som., sis. and h. of Sir Charles Pym, 2nd Bt., 7s. (?3 d.v.p.), 5da. (1 d.v.p.). suc. ?gt.-uncle Stephen Hales of Kilkenny, Ireland by 1691, fa. 1692, gdfa. as 2nd Bt. Dec. 1693. Som. RO, Bouverie of Brymore mss DD/BR/3/10, Thomas Hales snr. to Hales, 20 Jan. 1685[–6], 2 Mar. 1685–6; IGI, Kent, London; Add. 5480, f. 55; A. Vicars, Index to Prerogative Wills in Ire. 210.
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Gent. of bedchamber to ld. lt. [I] ?Dec. 1685–7. Clarendon Corresp. ed. Singer, i. 653; Bouverie of Brymore mss, DD/BR/3/10, Thomas Hales snr. to Hales, 3, 15 Dec. 1685.

Commr. lodemanage court, Cinque Ports Aug. 1688, Dover harbour by 1706; freeman, Canterbury 1700, Dover 1706. CSP Dom. 1687–9, p. 250; Add. 42650, f. 102; 29625, f. 142; Canterbury Freemen Roll ed. Cowper, 318.

Commr. forfeited estates. 1716–25. Cal. Treas. Bks. xxxi. 83.

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HALES, Sir Thomas, 2nd Bt. (1666-1748), of Bekesbourne, nr. Canterbury, Kent.
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HALES, Sir Christopher, 2nd Bt. (1670-1717), of Whitefriars, Coventry, Warws.

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bap. 4 June 1670, 1st s. of Sir John Hales, 1st Bt., by Anne, da. of Abraham Johnson, fishmonger, of Langborn, London and Ilford, Essex. educ. Christ Church, Oxf. matric. 1689. unm. suc. fa. as 2nd Bt. c.1677. IGI, Warws.; Misc. Gen. et Her. n.s. i. 69–70; J. R. Woodhead, Rulers of London (London and Mdx. Arch. Soc.), 99.
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Commr. taking subscriptions to land bank 1696. CJ, xii. 508.

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HALES, Sir Christopher, 2nd Bt. (1670-1717), of Whitefriars, Coventry, Warws.
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HALE, William (c.1686-1717), of King’s Walden, Herts.

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b. c. 1686, 1st s. of Richard Hale by Elizabeth, da. and h. of Isaac Meynell of Meynell Langley, Derbys. educ. Brasenose, Oxf. matric. 30 Sept. 1702, aged 16. m. Catherine, da. of Peter Paggen of the Manor House, Wandsworth, Surr., 2s. suc. fa. 1689.
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HALE, William (?1686-1717), of King’s Walden, Herts.
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HALDANE, John (1660-1721), of Gleneagles, Perth.

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b. 31 Mar. 1660, 1st s. of Mungo Haldane, MP [S], of Gleneagles by his 1st w. Anne, da. of John Grant of Lurg, Inverness. educ. Aberdeen Univ. (King’s Coll.) 1674. m. (1) settlement 22 Aug. 1677 (with 10,000 marks), Mary (d. 1685), da. of David Drummond, 3rd Ld. Maderty [S], 5s. (3 d.v.p.); (2) Feb. 1691, Helen (d. aft. 1724), da. of Sir Charles Erskine, 1st Bt., MP [S], of Alva, Stirling, sis. of Charles Erskine (Areskine†) and Sir John Erskine, 3rd Bt.*, 5s. (1 d.v.p.) 4da. (1 d.v.p.); suc. fa. 1685.
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Burgess, Edinburgh 1684; commr. visitation St. Andrews Univ. 1718. Scot. Rec. Soc. lix. 224.

MP [S] Perth 1689–93, 1702–7, Dunbarton 1700–2.

Dir. Co. of Scotland by 1696–aft. 1700, chairman 1700–2; dir. Bank of Scotland 1699. Darien Pprs. (Bannatyne Club, xc), 14, 283–4; C. A. Malcolm, Bank of Scotland, 297.

Commr. justiciary for Highlands [S] 1701–2, public accts. [S] 1703–4, police [S] 1707–d., Equivalent [S] 1707–15, tunnage and poundage [S] July 1715–?July 1716, customs and salt duty [S] July 1716–d. CSP Dom. 1700–2, p. 337; Scot. Hist. Soc. xiii. 51; Boyer, Anne Annals, vi. 234; Cal. Treas. Bks. xxix. 342, xxx. 349; P. W. J. Riley, Eng. Ministers and Scotland, 272.

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HALDANE, John (1660-1721), of Gleneagles, Perth.
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Unless otherwise stated, this article is based on the biographical notice in J. A. L. Haldane, Haldanes of Gleneagles, pp. xxviii-xxi, 101-28.

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GYBBON, Phillips (1678-1762), of Hole Park, Rolvenden, Kent.

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b. 11 Oct. 1678, o. surv. s. of Robert Gybbon of Hole Park by Elizabeth (d. 1691), da. and h. of John Phillips of St. Clement Danes, Mdx. educ. travelled abroad (Holland) 1690, (Germany) 1694; M. Temple 1694. m. Catherine (d. 1733), d. of Honor Bier, 3da. (2 d.v.p.). suc. fa. 1719. Soc. of Geneal., Kent MIs (Rolvenden) nos. 350–1, 358–9; ibid. Rolvenden par. reg. (trans.); London Mar. Lic. ed. Foster, 541; CSP Dom. 1690–1, p. 92; 1694–5, p. 132.
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Commr. of revenue [I] 1714–26; surveyor-gen. 1726–30; ld. of Treasury 1742–4.

Chairman, cttee. of privileges and elections 1722–7.

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GYBBON, Phillips (1678-1762), of Hole Park, Rolvenden, Kent.
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GWYNNE, Sir Rowland (c.1659-1726), of Llanelwedd, Rad.

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b. c. 1659, 1st s. of George Gwynne† of Llanelwedd by Sybill, da. and h. of Roderick Gwynne of Llanelwedd. educ. St. John’s, Oxf. matric. 16 July 1674, aged 15; G. Inn 1679. m. Mary (d. 1722), da. and h. of William Bassett, DCL, of Broviscan, Glam., s.p. suc. fa. c.1673; Kntd. 28 May 1680. W. R. Williams, Old Wales, i. 250, 379; G. T. Clark, Genealogies of Glam. 354; Boyer, Pol. State, xxiii. 235.
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Gent. privy chamber 1671–?83; treasurer of chamber 1689–92. CSP Dom. 1689–90, p. 68, 119; 1691–2, p. 255; LS 13/231/16.

Freeman, New Radnor by 1681, common councilman by Feb.– Dec. 1690; sheriff, Brec. Jan.– July 1688; steward of crown manors, Rad. 1689–91; custos rot. Rad. 1689–1702, Brec. May– Oct. 1689; gamekeeper, manor of Havering-atte-Bower, Essex 1689. Jones, Brec. i. 131; Arch. Camb. (ser. 3), iii. 189; CSP Dom. 1689–90, pp. 89, 240, 271; Add. 70014, f. 355;

FRS 1681–c.1719. M. Hunter, R. Soc. and Its Fellows, 100, 154.

Chairman, cttee. of privileges and elections 1698–1702.

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GWYNNE, Rowland (c.1658-1726), of Llanelwedd, Rad.
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GWYN, Francis (c.1648-1734), of Llansannor, Glam.; Forde Abbey, Dorset; and Scotland Yard, London

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b. c. 1648, 1st s. of Edward Gwyn by Eleanor, da. of Sir Francis Popham† of Houndstreet, Som. educ. Christ Church, Oxf. matric. 1 June 1666, aged 17; M. Temple 1667. m. 18 Dec. 1690, Margaret (d. 1709), da. and h. of Edmund Prideaux† of Forde Abbey, 4s. 3da. Welsh Hist. Rev. xi. 285; Hutchins, Dorset, iv. 528; HMC Downshire, i. 871; Hearne Colls. xi. 359.
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Commr. revenue [I] 1676–81; clerk of PC 1679–85; prothonotary and clerk of crown for Glam., Brec. and Rad. 1680–d.; under-sec. of state 1681–3; groom of bedchamber 1683–5; jt. sec. to Treasury 1685–7; chief sec. [I] 1701–3; PC [I] 1701; ld. of trade 1711–13; sec. at war 1713– Sept. 1714; referee, army debts Aug.–Oct. 1714. Luttrell, Brief Relation, i. 27, 325; iv. 224, 718; v. 73; CSP Dom. 1700–2, p. 390; 1702–3, p. 144; Cal. Treas. Bks. xxvi. 117; xxix. 123.

Mayor, Cowbridge, 1677–8, Christchurch 1719–20; chamberlain, Brecon 1681–90; freeman, Portsmouth, 1682, Dublin, 1702, Cardiff by 1706; recorder, Totnes 1708–d. CSP Dom. 1677–8, pp. 38, 357; 1679–80, p. 598; J. F. Mathews, Cardiff Recs. v. 496; R. East, Portsmouth Recs. 366; Cal. Ancient Recs. Dublin ed. Gilbert, vi. 259–60; Univ. Coll. Swansea, Mackworth mss, ‘list of Cardiff burgesses in 1706’; Trans. Devon Assoc. lvi. 222.

Commr. public accts. 1696–7. CJ, xi. 429; Cal. Treas. Bks. xi. 162; xii. 169.

Trustee, linen manufacture in Ire. ?1700–?3. CSP Dom. 1702–3, pp. 331–2.

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GWYN, Francis (c.1648-1734), of Llansannor, Glam. and Scotland Yard, Westminster.
Main residences: Llansannor, Glam.; Forde Abbey, Dorset; Scotland Yard, London.
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GUYBON, Sir Francis (c.1638-1705), of Thursford, Norf.

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b. c. 1638, 2nd but 1st surv. s. of Sir Thomas Guybon of Thursford by Barbara, da. of Sir William de Grey of Merton, Norf. m. (1) 2 Feb. 1669 (he aged 30), Susanna, da. of Goldsmith Hodgson of Framfield, Suss., wid. of John Byne† of Rowdell, Washington, Suss., s.p.; (2) lic. 15 Feb. 1675, Isabella, da. of Joachim Matthews† of Havering, Essex, 4s. 2da. suc. fa. 1666; Kntd. 19 June 1682.
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Freeman, King’s Lynn 1682; sheriff, Norf. 1685–6.

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GUYBON, Sir Francis (c.1639-1705), of Thursford, Norf.
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