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DUKE, Richard (1652-1733), of Essex Street, Westminster and Otterton, Devon

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b. 2 May 1652, 1st s. of Richard Duke of Otterton by Frances, da. of George Southcote of Buckland Tout Saints, Devon. educ. Colyton sch. 1660; Powderham, Martock, Exeter and Ottery schs.; Exeter, Oxf. 1669–70; I. Temple 1670–1; travelled abroad 1671–2, 1673–5. m. (1) 17 May 1673, Isabella (d. 1705), da. of Sir William Yonge, 3rd Bt.*, 2da. d.v.p.; (2) 28 Feb. 1705, Elizabeth (d. 1726), da. of John Cholwich of Farrington, Devon, 1s. 1da. d.v.p. suc. fa. 1716. Trans. Devon Assoc. i. 493–4; Misc. Gen. et Her. ser. 4, iii. 31; Devon and Cornw. N. and Q. x. 196.
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Freeman, Lyme Regis 1680. Dorset RO, Lyme Regis mss B6/11, f. 321.

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DUKE, Richard (1652-1733), of Otterton, Devon.
Main residences: Essex Street, Westminster; Otterton, Devon.
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DUKE, Sir John, 2nd Bt. (1632-1705), of Benhall, Suff.

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bap. 3 Jan. 1632, 2nd but 1st surv. s. of Sir Edward Duke, 1st Bt.†, of Benhall by Ellenor, da. and coh. of John Panton of Westminster. educ. Emmanuel, Camb. 1649; travelled abroad 1657. m. by 1670, his 3rd cos. Elizabeth, da. of Edward Duke, MD, FRCP, of London, 1s. 5da. suc. fa. Jan. 1670. Add. 19127, ff. 243–4, 253, 255.
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Portman, Orford ?–d., mayor 1677–8; alderman, Dunwich June– Oct. 1688; freeman, Aldeburgh by 1690. W. Suss. RO, Shillinglee mss Ac.454/890, 897, [–] to Sir Edward Turnor*, Sept. [1704], Aldeburgh poll 1690; HMC Var. iv. 269; vii. 104.

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DUKE, Sir John, 2nd Bt. (1633-1705), of Benhall, Suff.
Main residence: Benhall, Suff.
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DUFF, Alexander (1657-1726), of Drummuir, Banff.

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b. 1657, 1st s. of William Duff, MP [S], by his 1st wife Christian, da. of Alexander Duff of Kinloss, Elgin. educ. ?1673 Aberdeen Univ. (King’s Coll.). m. 1684, Katherine (d. 1758), da. and h. of Adam Duff of Drummuir, 7s. 7da. suc. fa. 1715. A. and H. Tayler, Bk. of the Duffs, ii. 355, 360, 367, 380; Recs. Univ. and King’s Coll. Aberdeen (Spalding Club), 493; Hist. Scot. Parl. 207–8.
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MP [S] Inverness 1702–7.

Collector of customs, Inverness 1703. Tayler, 367.

Provost, Inverness 1706–9, 1712–15. Ibid. 376.

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DUFF, Alexander (1657-1726), of Drummuir, Banff.
Main residence: Drummuir, Banff.
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DUFF, Alexander (1657-1726)

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DUDLEY, Sir Matthew, 2nd Bt. (1661-1721), of Clopton, Northants. and St. James’s Street, Westminster

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b. 1 Oct. 1661, 1st s. of Sir William Dudley, 1st Bt.†, of Clopton by his 3rd w. Mary, da. and h. of Sir Paul Pindar of London. m. 8 Oct. 1693 (with £12,000), Lady Mary (d. 1735), da. of Henry O’Brien*, 7th Earl of Thomond [I], 4s. (3 d.v.p.) 1da. suc. fa. as 2nd Bt. 18 Sept. 1670. PCC 107 Buckingham; Add. 32500, f. 151; 24120, f. 274; Baker, Northampton, i. 21.
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Sheriff, Northants. 1683–4.

FRS 1703.

Commr. customs 1706–12, 1714–d. Cal. Treas. Bks. xx. 655; xxvi. 118; xxix. 145.

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DUDLEY, Sir Matthew, 2nd Bt. (1661-1721), of Clopton, Northants. and St. James’s Street, Westminster
Main residences: Clopton, Northants.; St. James’s Street, Westminster.
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DUDLEY, Sir Matthew, 2nd Bt. (1661-1721)

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DUDLEY, Joseph (1647-1720), of Cowes, I.o.W. and Roxbury, Massachusetts

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b. 23 Sept. 1647, 4th s. of Thomas Dudley of Roxbury, gov. Massachusetts, by his 2nd w. Catherine Dighton, wid. of Samuel Hackburn of Roxbury. educ. free sch., Cambridge, Mass.; Harvard c.1662–5. m. 1688, Rebecca, da. of Edward Tyng, judge and member of ct. of assts., Massachusetts, 8s. (6 d.v.p.) 5da. (1 d.v.p.). D. Dudley, Dudley Gens. and Fam. Recs. 83–84; G. Adlard, Sutton-Dudleys of Eng. and Mass. 61–94; HMC Lords, n.s. v. 80–81.
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Freeman, Massachusetts Bay Co. 1672; member, gen. ct. Massachusetts 1673–6, ct. of assts. 1676–84; agent for Massachusetts in Eng. 1682–3; v.-adm. New England 1685; pres. Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Maine and Narragansett May– Dec. 1686; member, council of Massachusetts 1686–9; judge of superior ct. New England 1687–9; pres. of council and c.j. New York 1690–2; commr. inquiring into complaints against Gov. Sir William Phipps 1694; gov. and capt.-gen. Massachusetts and New Hampshire 1701–15; capt.-gen. Rhode Island and Narragansett 1702–15, v.-adm. 1702–15. CSP Col. 1681–5, pp. 410, 587; 1685–8, pp. 98, 117, 375; 1689–92, pp. 322, 397–8, 699, 714; 1701, pp. 304, 670–1; 1714–15, pp. 512–13; CSP Dom. 1690–1, p. 128; 1700–2, pp. 365.

Lt.-gov. I.o.W. 1694–1701; freeman, Newport 1694; dep. mayor, Newtown, I.o.W. 1694. CSP Dom. 1694–5, p. 96; Mass. Hist. Soc. Colls. ser. 6, iii. 512–13.

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DUDLEY, Joseph (1647-1720), of Cowes, I.o.W. and Roxbury, Massachusetts
Main residences: Cowes, I.o.W; Roxbury, Massachusetts.
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Unless otherwise stated, this biography is based on E. Kimball, Public Life of Joseph Dudley.

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DUCKETT, George (1684-1732), of Hartham House, Corsham, Wilts. and Dewlish, Dorset

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b. 19 Feb. 1684, 1st s. of Lionel Duckett† of Hartham House by Martha, da. of Samuel Ashe† of Langley Burrell, Wilts., sis. of Joseph Ashe*; bro. of William Duckett†. educ. Trinity, Oxf. 1700; M. Temple 1703. m. settlement 28 Mar. 1711 (with £3,000), Grace (d. 1755), da. and h. of Thomas Skinner of Dewlish, 6s. (1 d.v.p.) 3da. (1 d.v.p.). suc. fa. 1693. Wilts. Arch. Mag. xxiv. 218; G. F. Duckett, Duchetiana, 40, 46–48, 66, 79.
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Commr. excise 1723–d.

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DUCKETT, George (1684-1732), of Hartham, in Corsham, Wilts.
Main residences: Hartham House, Corsham, Wilts.; Dewlish, Dorset.
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Unless otherwise stated, this biography is based upon Letters of Burnet to Duckett ed. Nichol Smith.

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DUCKETT, George (1684-1732)

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DRYDEN, John (c.1641-1708), of Chesterton, Hunts.

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b. c. 1641, 2nd s. of Sir John Dryden, 2nd Bt.†, of Canons Ashby, Northants. by his 3rd w. Honor, da. and coh. of Sir Robert Bevill† of Chesterton, Hunts. educ. Wadham, Oxf. matric. 1651; M. Temple 1654. unm. suc. fa. in Chesterton estate c.1658. Vis. Northants. (Harl. Soc. lxxxvii), 67; Bridges, Northants. i. 226; VCH Hunts. iii. 140.
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Sheriff, Cambs. and Hunts. 1664–5.

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DRYDEN, John (c.1641-1708), of Chesterton, Hunts.
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DRYDEN, John (c.1641-1708)

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DREWE, Thomas (c.1635-1707), of Broadhembury, Devon

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b. c. 1635, 1st s. of Francis Drewe of Broadhembury by Mary, da. of Richard Walrond of Illbrewers, Som. educ. Oriel, Oxf. matric. 1652; L. Inn 1655. m. 14 May 1661, Margaret (d. 1695), da. of Sir Peter Prideaux, 3rd Bt.†, of Netherton, Devon, 1s. d.v.p. 2da. suc. fa. 1675. Vivian, Vis. Devon, 307; Burke, Commoners, iv. 673.
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Sheriff, Devon 1688–9.

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DREWE, Thomas (c.1635-1707), of Broadhembury, Devon
Main residence: Broadhembury, Devon.
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DREWE, Thomas (c.1635-1707)

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DREWE, Francis (c.1674-1734), of Exeter, and the Grange, Broadhembury, Devon

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b. c. 1674, 1st s. of Rev. Edward Drewe, canon of Exeter and adn. of Cornw., by Joan, da. and coh. of Anthony Sparrow, bp. of Exeter; nephew of Thomas Drewe*. educ. Corpus Christi, Oxf. matric. 2 Aug. 1690, aged 16; M. Temple 1691, called 1697, bencher 1723. m. 7 Jan. 1695, Mary, da. of Humphrey Bidgood of Rockbeare, nr. Exeter, Devon, 2s. 3da. suc. fa. 1714. Vivian, Vis. Devon, 307; Burke, Commoners, iv. 624; IGI, Devon.
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Freeman, Exeter 1699, Totnes 1712; dep. recorder, Totnes 1709–18. Trans. Devon Assoc. lxii. 212.

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DREWE, Francis (?1674-1734), of the Grange, Broadhembury, Devon.
Main residences: Exeter; the Grange, Broadhembury, Devon.
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DREWE, Francis (c.1674-1734)

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