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GERARD, Charles, Visct. Brandon (c.1659-1701).

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b. c. 1659, 1st s. of Charles, 1st Baron Gerard of Brandon and 1st Earl of Macclesfield, by Jeanne, da. of Pierre de Civelle, equerry to Queen Henrietta Maria; bro. of Hon. Fitton Gerard*. educ. G. Inn 1674. m. 18 June 1683, Anne (div. 1698), da. and coh. of Sir Richard Mason† of Bishop’s Castle, Salop and Sutton, Surr., s.p. legit. Styled Visct. Brandon from 21 July 1679; suc. fa. as 2nd Earl of Macclesfield 7 Jan. 1694. Baines, Lancs. ed Croston, iv. 376–7; DNB.
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Lt.-col. of horse Ld. Gerard’s regt. 1678–9, col. June– Sept. 1679, Oct.– Dec. 1688, 1694–d.; maj.-gen. 1694; envoy to Hanover 1701.

Freeman, Preston 1682, Liverpool 1690; steward, Blackburn hundred 1689–90; ld. lt. Lancs. 1689–d., N. Wales 1696–d.; custos rot. Lancs. 1689–d., Mont. 1700–d.; constable, Liverpool castle and butler, Lancs. 1691–d.; v.-adm. Cheshire and Lancs. 1691–d., N. Wales 1696–d.; commr. superstitious uses, Lancs. 1693. Preston Guild Rolls (Lancs. and Cheshire Rec. Soc. ix), 180; Wahlstrand thesis, 58; Somerville, Duchy of Lancaster Official Lists, 125; Cal. Treas. Bks. x. 89; xix. 457.

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GERARD, Hon. Charles (c.1659-1701), of Halsall, Lancs.
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GEE, William (c.1648-1718), of Bishop Burton, Yorks.

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b. c. 1648, 1st s. of William Gee of Bishop Burton by 1st w. Rachel, da. of Sir Thomas Parker† of Willingdon, Suss. m. (1) 23 Feb. 1664, Elizabeth (d. 1684), da. of Sir John Hotham, 2nd Bt.†, of Scorborough, Yorks. 5s. 6da.; (2) settlement 8 Oct. 1685, Elizabeth, da. of Charles Cracroft of Louth, Lincs., wid. of John Ellerker of Risby, Yorks. 1s. 2da. suc. fa. 1678. Dugdale’s Vis. Yorks. ed. Clay, iii. 24, 263.
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Freeman, Kingston-upon-Hull 1679. W. J. Davies, ‘Trade and Shipping of Hull during 17th Cent.’ (Wales Univ. M.A. thesis, 1937), App. D.

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GEE, William (c.1648-1718), of Bishop Burton, Yorks.
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GEE, Sir Orlando (c.1619-1705), of Petworth, Suss. and Syon Hill, Isleworth, Mdx.

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b. c. 1619, 4th s. of John Gee (d. 1631), vicar of Dunsford, Devon by Sarah Mogridge of Littleham, Devon. m. (1) 18 May 1662, Elizabeth, da. of Sir William Maxey of Bradwell-next-Coggeshall, Essex, wid. of Thomas Barker of Sibton, Suff., s.p.; (2) 7 Aug. 1682, Anne, da. and h. of Robert Chilcot of Isleworth, Mdx., s.p. Kntd. 18 Aug. 1682. DNB; Egerton 2758, f. 107; IGI, London; Morant, Essex, i. 157; Le Neve, Mon. Angl. 1700–15, p. 96.
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Jt. registrar, Admiralty ct. Sept. 1660–2, (sole) 1662–d.

Gov. sons of clergy 1678. Abstract of the Charter of the Sons of the Clergy . . . (1678).

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GEE, Orlando (1619-1705), of Petworth, Suss. and Syon Hill, Isleworth, Mdx.
Main residences: Petworth, Suss.; Syon Hill, Isleworth, Mdx.
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GAUNTLETT, John (c.1643-1719), of Netherhampton, and Hungerford’s Chantry, the Close, Salisbury, Wilts.

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b. c. 1643, o. s. of William Gauntlett of Netherhampton by his w. Margery. m. Margaret (d. 1674), perhaps da. of one Cove, 1s. d.v.p. 2da. d.v.p. suc. fa. 1690. Wilts. N. and Q. i. 377; Hoare, Wilts. Cawdon, 65–66; PCC 82 Browning; L. Inn Adm. i. 342.
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Clerk of PC by 1669, under-keeper of recs. by 1681–aft. 1716; dep. clerk of the signet c.1682–c.1684, clerk c.1684–1716. Pembroke mss at Wilton House, burgess lists, 1 Oct. 1692, 1 Sept. 1716.

Burgess, Wilton 1685–?d. CSP Dom. 1668–9, p. 256; 1685, p. 99; Cal. Treas. Bks. vii. 122, 268, 475; xxxi. 169.

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GAUNTLETT, John (c.1643-1719), of Netherhampton, and Hungerford’s Chantry, the Close, Salisbury, Wilts.
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GARRARD, Sir Samuel, 4th Bt. (1651-1725), of Lamer, Herts. and St. John the Evangelist, London

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b. 1651, 2nd s. of Sir John Garrard, 2nd Bt., of Lamer; bro. of Sir John Garrard, 3rd Bt.*; m. (1) lic. 16 Oct. 1675, aged 24, Elizabeth, da. of George Poyner of Caldecote, Herts., s.p.; (2) lic. 22 Jan. 1689, Jane (d. 1746), da. of Thomas Bennet*, 7s. (4 d.v.p.) 5da. (1 d.v.p.). suc. bro. as 4th Bt. 13 Jan. 1701. IGI, London; Mar. Lic. Fac. Off. (Harl. Soc. xxiv), 134, 192; London Mag. 1746, p. 425; Clutterbuck, Herts. i. 515, 522; Boyer, Pol. State, xxv. 356.
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Member, Grocers’ Co., warden 1700–1, master 1701–2; alderman, London 1702–d., sheriff 1702–3, ld. mayor 1709–10. Beaven, Aldermen, ii. 120.

Freeman, Hertford 1703, St. Albans Sept.–Nov. 1705. Herts. RO, Hertford bor. recs. 25/105; St. Albans Pub. Lib. St. Albans bor. recs. 299.

Gov. workhouse, London corp. of the poor by 1708; visitor, St. Albans school 1714; gov. St. Thomas’ Hosp. 1719; pres. Bethlehem and Bridewell Hospitals 1721–d. E. Hatton, A New View of London (1708), 755; VCH Herts. ii. 66; J. Aubrey, Surr. v. 310; Beaven, 120.

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GARRARD, Sir Samuel, 4th Bt. (1651-1725), of Lamer, Herts. and St. John the Evangelist, London
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GARRARD, Sir John, 3rd Bt. (1638-1701), of Lamer, Herts.

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b. 1638, 1st s. of Sir John Garrard, 2nd Bt., of Lamer, by Jane, da. of Sir Moulton Lambarde of Sevenoaks, Kent; bro. of Sir Samuel Garrard, 4th Bt.*; educ. Christ Church, Oxf. 1657; I. Temple 1658. m. lic. 6 May 1669, aged ‘about 25’, Katherine (d. 1702), da. and coh. of Sir James Enyon, 1st Bt., of Floore, Northants., wid. of Sir George Buswell, 1st Bt., of Clipston, Northants., 1da. suc. fa. as 3rd Bt. 11 Mar. 1686. IGI, Herts.; Mar. Lic. Vicar-Gen. (Harl. Soc. xxiii), 164; info. from Dr D. F. Lemmings; VCH Herts. ii. 311.
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Sheriff, Herts. 1690–1; freeman, Hertford 1698. Herts. RO, Hertford bor. recs. 25/100.

Groom porter Dec. 1699–?June 1700. HMC Buccleuch, ii. 652.

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GARRARD, John (c.1638-1701), of Clipston, Northants.
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GARDINER, Francis (c.1634-c.1714), of Norwich and Loddon, Norf.

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b. c.1634, s. of Dr Francis Gardiner, vicar of Kendal, Westmld. 1627–40. m. (1) Euphrosyne (d. 1662), s.p.s.; (2) Pleasance, da. of William Stebbing of Framsden, Suff., s.p.s.; (3) 1663, Cecily (d. 1681), da. of Stephen Baxter of Mendham, Suff., 3s. 1da.; (4) lic. 3 July 1684, Anne, wid. of George Bagnall, fishmonger, of St. Lawrence Jewry, London, s.p. PCC 26 Aston; E. Anglian Peds. (Harl. Soc. xci), 73; London Mar. Lic. ed. Foster, 525; Blomefield, Norf. iv. 211; viii. 17; St. Lawrence Jewry (Harl. Soc. Reg. lx), 71; Cal. Treas. Bks. xi. 52; xiii. 108; Cal. Treas. Pprs. 1557–1696, p. 545; 1702–7, p. 311.
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Freeman, Norwich 1661, alderman by 1678– Mar. 1688, Oct. 1688–d., sheriff 1680–1, mayor 1685–6. Norwich Freemen, 95; Norf. Rec. Soc. xxvii. 38; Compleat Hist. Norwich (1728), p. 56; CSP Dom. 1687–9, p. 270.

Dep. master, Norwich mint by 1696–bef.1699. H. Le Strange, Norf. Official Lists, 114.

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GARDINER, Francis (c.1634-c.1714), of Norwich and Loddon, Norf.
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GAPE, John (1652-1734), of Harpsfield Hall, nr. St. Albans, Herts.

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bap. 26 Aug. 1652, s. and h. of John Gape† of Harpsfield Hall by Anne Oxton. educ. ?St. Albans sch. 1659–61; L. Inn 1672, called 1682. m. 1 Dec. 1679 (with £2,000), Susan (d. 1720), da. of Thomas Cowley of London, 6s. (5 d.v.p.) 5da. (4 d.v.p.). suc. fa. 1703. VCH Herts. Fams. 160; Home Cos. Mag. vi. 193.
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Trustee receiving money for repair of St. Albans abbey ch. 1683; sheriff, Herts. 1696; receiver-gen. of taxes, Herts. from 1697; freeman, Hertford 1698. Herts. RO, Hertford bor. recs. 25/100; Clutterbuck, Herts. i. 71.

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GAPE, John (1652-1734), of Harpsfield Hall, nr. St. Albans, Herts.
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GALE, Roger (1672-1744), of Scruton, Yorks. and Bedford Row, London

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b. 1672, 1st s. of Thomas Gale, of Scruton, high master of St. Paul’s 1672–97 and dean of York 1697–; d., by Barbara, da. of Roger Pepys of Impington, Camb. educ. St. Paul’s; Trinity Coll. Camb. 1691, BA 1695, fellow 1697, MA 1698; incorp. Oxf. 1699. m. Henrietta (d. 1721), da. of Henry Roper of Cowling, Kent, 1s. 1da. d.v.p. suc. fa. 1702. Nichols, Lit. Anecs. iv. 536–50.
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Commr. stamp duties 1714–15, excise 1715–35. Cal. Treas. Bks. xxix. 194, 835; Cal. Treas. Pprs. 1735–8, p. 154.

FRS 1717, treasurer 1728–36; vice-pres. Soc. of Antiquaries 1717–18. Recs. R. Soc. 341, 394; Nichols, 543–4.

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GALE, Roger (1672-1744), of Scruton, Yorks. and Bedford Row, London
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GALE, Leonard (1673-1750), of Crabbett Park, Suss.

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b. 12 Nov. 1673, 1st s. of Leonard Gale, blacksmith and ironmaster, of Crawley, Suss. by his w., da. of one Johnson. educ. priv. tutor (Mr Boraston of Hever), University Coll. Oxf. 1691; I. Temple 1691, called 1697. m. 19 Aug. 1703 (with £7–8,000), his cos. Sarah Knight (d. 1746), 3s. d.v.p. 7da. (1 ). suc. fa. 1690. Suss. Arch. Colls. xii. 45–60.
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