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GILBERT, John (c.1650-1732), of Bridgwater, Som.

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b. c. 1650, s. of John Gilbert of Bridgwater by Frances, da. of John Collard of Spaxton, Som. m. (1) by Apr. 1676, Joan, 1da.; (2) 24 Apr. 1682, Ann Turner (bur. 1682), s.p. IGI, Som.; F. Brown, Som. Wills, i. 87; v. 4; St. Mary’s Bridgwater par. reg. (ex inf. Frances Pearce).
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Commr. recusants’ fines, Som. 1688; capital burgess, Bridgwater 1674, alderman by 1690, mayor 1690, 1697, 1706, 1710, 1722. S. G. Jarmon, Bridgwater, 271.

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GILBERT, John (c.1650-1732), of Bridgwater, Som.
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GILBERT, Henry (bef.1636-1716), of Locko, Derbys.

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b. bef. 1636, s. of Henry Gilbert of Locko by Dorothy, da. and coh. of Sir Richard Harpur of Swarkeston, Derbys. m. 18 Feb. 1658 (with £2,000), Elizabeth (d. 1665), da. of Sir John Bernard of Abingdon, Northants., 5s. (2 d.v.p.) 1da. suc. fa. c.1657. Fam. Min. Gen. iii. 869–70; info. from Derby Local Stud. Lib.; W. Woolley, Hist. Derbys. (Derbys. Rec. Soc. vi), microfiche of Sanders Coll. ff. 168–9; Add. 6691, f. 277.
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Commr. recusants, Derbys. 1675. CTB, iv. 791–3.

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GILBERT, Henry (bef.1636-1716), of Locko, Derbys.
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GIFFORD, William (c.1649-1724), of Portsmouth, Hants and Dover Street, Westminster

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b. c. 1649, ?2nd s. of Sir Richard Gifford, of King’s Somborne, Hants. m. lic. 21 Dec. 1669, Elizabeth Charret, widow (d. 1721), s.p. Kntd. 6 Sept. 1705. PCC 8 Romney; St. Michael-at-the-Northgate, Oxf. par. reg. (ex inf. Mrs E. Finn).
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2nd lt. RN 1676, 1st lt. 1679, capt. 1682; commr. of navy, Portsmouth 1702–6, extra commr. of navy 1706–14; commr. excise May– Sept. 1710, disbanding marine regts. 1711–15. Charnock, Biog. Nav. ii. 92–93; Cal. Treas. Bks. xxiv. 74, 293; xxix. 459.

Freeman, Portsmouth 1702; gov. Greenwich Hosp. 1708– May 1710, Sept. 1710–15; keeper, Greenwich park and palace 1711–Oct. 1714. R. East, Portsmouth Recs. 373; Luttrell, Brief Relation, vi. 296, 583, 634; Cal. Treas. Bks. xxv. 405; xxix. 367; Cal. Treas. Pprs. 1708–14, p. 317; 1714–19, p. 44.

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GIFFORD, William (c.1649-1724), of Portsmouth, Hants and Dover Street, Westminster
Main residences: Portsmouth, Hants.; Dover Street, Westminster.
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Unless otherwise stated, this biography is based on D. Ellison, ’Swashbuckler Captain Gifford’ (Hist. of Parlt. trans.).

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GIFFORD, John Hoskins (c.1693-1744), of Beaminster, Dorset, and Boreham, nr. Westbury, Wilts.

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b. c. 1693, 2nd s. of William Gifford and bro. of Benjamin Gifford*. educ. Wadham, Oxf. matric. 7 Dec. 1710, aged 17; M. Temple 1710. m. Dec. 1731, Elizabeth, da. and h. of Nicholas Watts of Cucklington, Som., s.p. suc. bro. Benjamin 1713. Hoare, Wilts. Warminster, 75–76; Hutchins, Dorset, ii. 123; Collinson, Som. ii. 373.
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GIFFORD, John Hoskins (?1693-1744), of Beaminster, Dorset, and Boreham, in Warminster, Wilts.
Main residences: Beaminster, Dorset; Boreham, nr. Westbury, Wilts.
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GIFFORD, Benjamin (c.1688-1713), of Beaminster, Dorset, and Boreham, nr. Westbury, Wilts.

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b. c. 1688, 1st s. of William Gifford of Beaminster and Horsington, Som., by Mary, da. and h. of John Hoskins of Beaminster; bro. of John Hoskins Gifford*. educ. Trinity, Oxf. matric. 30 Apr. 1706, aged 17. unm. suc. fa. 1693. Collinson, Som. ii. 373; Hutchins, Dorset, ii. 123.
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GIFFORD, Benjamin (c.1688-1713), of Beaminster, Dorset, and Boreham, nr. Westbury, Wilts.
Main residences: Beaminster, Dorset; Boreham, nr. Westbury, Wilts.
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GIFFORD, Benjamin (c.1688-1713)

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GIBSON, John (c.1637-1717), of Portsmouth, Hants.

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b. c. 1637, s. of Sir John Gibson of Alderstone, Ratho, nr. Edinburgh. m. 2s. 2da. Kntd. 6 Sept. 1705. DNB.
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Capt. Dutch army 1675, maj. 1688; dep.-gov. Exeter 1688; lt.-col. of ft. Sir Robert Peyton’s regt. 1689, col. 28 Ft. 1694–8, 1702–4, half-pay 1698–1702; lt.-gov. Portsmouth 1689–d.; c.-in-c. land forces, Newfoundland 1697. CSP Dom. 1689–90, p. 123; 1702–3, p. 380.

Freeman, Portsmouth 1690–d. R. East, Portsmouth Recs. 371.

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GIBSON, John (c.1637-1717), of Portsmouth, Hants.
Main residence: Portsmouth, Hants.
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GIBSON, John (c.1637-1717)

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GERY, Thomas (c.1663-1727), of Ealing, Mdx.

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b. c. 1663, o. s. of Thomas Gery of Spon Street, Coventry, bellmonger and alderman of Coventry, by his w. Anne. educ. M. Temple 1680, called 1687. m. (1) lic. 27 Feb. 1693, aged 30, Mary, da. of William Richardson of Christchurch, London, s.p.; (2) 5 Jan. 1710, Elizabeth (d. 1734), da. of James Wittewrong of Rothamstead House, Herts., wid. of Thomas Bennet, publisher, of the Golden Lion, Fleet Street, London. 3da. suc. fa. c.1674; Kntd. 7 July 1712. Misc. Gen. et Her. ser. 4, ii. 113; Foster, London Mar. Lic. 539.
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Master in Chancery 1700–19.

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GERY, Thomas (c.1663-1727), of Ealing, Mdx.
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GERY, Thomas (c.1663-1727)

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GERMAIN, Sir John, 1st Bt. (1650-1718), of Drayton, Northants.

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b. c. May 1650, s. of John Germain by Mary Moll. m. (1) lic. 15 Sept. 1701, Mary (d. 1705), suo jure Baroness Mordaunt, da. and coh. of Henry, 2nd Earl of Peterborough, div. w. of Henry, 7th Duke of Norfolk, s.p.; (2) 15 Sept. 1706 (with £6,000), Lady Elizabeth (d. 1769), da. of Charles Berkeley†, 2nd Earl of Berkeley, 2s. d.v.p. 1da. d.v.p. 1 da. illegit. Kntd. 26 Feb. 1698; cr. Bt. 25 Mar. 1698. DNB; Letters of Denization and Acts of Naturalization 1603–1700 (Huguenot Soc. xviii), 222; Bridges, Northants. ii. 248; Top. and Gen. iii. 263; Lambeth Palace Lib. ms 3129, f. 9; SRO, David Fearn mss GD1/576/8, Joseph Blake to Andrew Hutchinson, 1 May 1718 (ex inf. Mrs J. Turnbull).
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Asst. R. African Co. 1709, 1711–12. K. G. Davies, R. African Co. 381.

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GERMAIN, Sir John, 1st Bt. (1650-1718), of Westminster, and Drayton, Northants.
Main residence: Drayton, Northants.
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GERMAIN, Sir John, 1st Bt. (1650-1718)

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GERARD, Hon. Fitton (1663-1702), of Chelsea, Mdx.

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bap. 15 Oct. 1663, 2nd s. of Charles, 1st Baron Gerard of Brandon and 1st Earl of Macclesfield; bro. of Charles Gerard*, Visct. Brandon. educ. Christ Church, Oxf. 1673. unm. suc. bro. Charles as 3rd Earl of Macclesfield 5 Nov. 1701. R. G. Blunt, Hist. Handbk. to Old Chelsea, 124; IGI, London; Baines, Lancs. ed. Croston, iv. 376–7.
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Cornet of horse, Queen’s regt. 1678–9.

Freeman, Preston 1682, Liverpool 1698. Preston Guild Rolls (Lancs. and Cheshire Rec. Soc. ix), 186; Wahlstrand thesis, 58.

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GERARD, Hon. Fitton (c.1660-1702), of Chelsea, Mdx.
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GERARD, Hon. Fitton (1663-1702)

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GERARD, Sir Charles, 3rd Bt. (1653-1701), of Flambards, Harrow-on-the-Hill, Mdx.

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b. 16 Aug. 1653, 1st s. of Sir Francis Gerard, 2nd Bt.†, of Clement’s Inn by Isabel, da. of Thomas Cheke† of Pirgo, Havering, Essex. m. 10 Feb. 1676, Honora, da. of Charles Seymour†, 2nd Baron Seymour of Trowbridge, 1s. d.v.p. 2da. suc. fa. as 3rd Bt. Dec. 1680. Harrow Reg. 317; Add. 70013, f. 62
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GERARD, Sir Charles, 3rd Bt. (1653-1701), of Flambards, Harrow-on-the-Hill, Mdx.
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GERARD, Sir Charles, 3rd Bt. (1653-1701)

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