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CUMMING, Sir Alexander, 1st Bt. (c.1670-1725), of Culter, Peterculter, Aberdeen.

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b. c. 1670, 1st s. of Alexander Cumming of Culter by Helen, da. of James Allardice of Allardice, Kincardine. educ. adv. 1691; Leyden 30 Dec. 1695, aged 25. m. c.1690, Elizabeth (d. 1709), da. of Sir Alexander Swinton, Lord Mersington SCJ, 1s. 2da.; (2) 10 Sept. 1710, Elizabeth (d. bef. 1739), da. and coh. of William Dennis (d. 1701) of Pucklechurch, Glos., 1s. 5da. cr. Bt. 28 Feb. 1695. suc. fa. c.1715. H. B. Tomkins, Table Showing Fams. Descended from Sir Alexander Cumming (1877); Album Studiosorum Academiae Lugduno Batavae ed. Du Rieu, col. 739; Luttrell, Brief Relation, vi. 628.
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Commr. justiciary for Highlands [S] 1701, 1702; capt. of ft. Earl of Mar’s regt. 1702–4; conservator, Scottish staple at Campvere 1707–11. CSP Dom. 1700–2, p. 339; 1702–3, p. 355; J. Davidson and A. Gray, Scottish Staple at Campvere, 246–8; HMC Lords, n.s. ix. 91.

Burgess, Edinburgh 1704, Arbroath 1708, Old Aberdeen 1710, Anstruther Easter 1720. Scot. Rec. Soc. lxii. 48; Recs. Old Aberdeen (New Spalding Club), i. 280; Aberdeen Univ. Lib. Duff House (Montcoffer) mss 3175/2378, 2375, burgess tickets.

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CUMMING, Sir Alexander, 1st Bt. (c.1670-1725), of Culter, Aberdeen.
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CULLUM, Sir Dudley, 3rd Bt. (1657-1720), of Hawstead Place, Hawstead, Suff. and Hardwick House, nr. Bury St. Edmunds, Suff.

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b. 17 Sept. 1657, 1st s. of Sir Thomas Cullum, 2nd Bt., of Hawstead Place and Hardwick House by Dudleia, da. of Sir Henry North, 1st Bt.†, of Mildenhall, Suff., coh. of her bro. Sir Henry North, 2nd Bt.† educ. Bury St. Edmunds g.s. by 1668; St. John’s, Camb. 1675. m. (1) 3 Sept. 1681, Anne (d. 1709), da. of John Berkeley†, 1st Baron Berkeley of Stratton, s.p.; (2) 12 June 1710, Anne, da. of James Wicks of Bury St. Edmunds, s.p. suc. fa. as 3rd Bt. Oct. 1680.
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Freeman, Ipswich 1714.G. G. Milner-Gibson-Cullum, Cullum Fam. 91–92; Muskett, Suff. Manorial Fams. i. 171; E. Anglian, n.s. iii. 217; Sir J. Cullum, Hist. Hawstead (1813), pp. 77, 184; G. R. Clarke, Ipswich, 83.

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CULLUM, Sir Dudley, 3rd Bt. (1657-1720), of Hawstead Place, Hawstead, Suff. and Hardwick House, nr. Bury St. Edmunds, Suff.
Main residences: Hawstead Place, Hawstead, Suff.; Hardwick House, nr. Bury St. Edmunds, Suff.
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CULLIFORD, William (d. 1724), of Encombe, Dorset

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4th s. of Robert Culliford† of Encombe by Elizabeth, da. of Sir Edward Lawrence of Creech Grange, Dorset. educ. Shaftesbury g.s. 1656. m. (1) Honor Ayliffe, s.p.; (2) bef. 26 Aug. 1671, Eleanor, da. of Robert Brandling of Leathley, Yorks., 2s. 4da. suc. bro. ?aft. 1698. Hutchins, Dorset, i. 516; C7/309/17; Hist. Northumb. vii. 286; St. Olave (Harl. Soc. Reg. xlvi), 79–85.
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Surveyor of excise, London 1666; registrar of seizures and forfeitures 1668–85; commr. revenue [I] 1684–8, 1690–2; commr. customs ?1687–9, 1701–12; inspector gen. imports and exports 1696–1703; commr. customs [S] Dec. 1714–15. CSP Dom. 1667–8, p. 244; 1673–5, p. 406; 1684–5, p. 118; 1686–7, pp. 54–55, 368, 405; Cal. Treas. Bks. i. 726; ii. 244; viii. 333, 1689; ix. 607; xi. 264; xvi. 112; xviii. 292; xxvi. 118; Cal. Treas. Pprs. 1557–1696, p. 38.

Commr. setting out the wharves, Poole 1679; setting out port of Chichester 1680; freeman, Southampton 1708. Cal. Treas. Bks. v. 1207; vi. 637; Southampton RO, Southampton bor. recs. SC3/2, f. 42.

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CULLIFORD, William (d. 1724), of Encombe, Dorset
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CULLEN, Sir Rushout, 3rd Bt. (1661-1730), of Upton, Ratley, Warws. and Isleham, Cambs.

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b. 12 Aug. 1661, 3rd but 2nd surv. s. of Sir Abraham Cullen, 1st Bt.†, of East Sheen, Surr. and Upton by Abigail, da. of John Rushout, Fishmonger, of St. Dionis Backchurch, London and Maylords, Havering, Essex, and sis. of Sir James Rushout, 1st Bt.*; m. (1) 13 Apr. 1686, his cos. Mary (d. c.1694), da. and h. of Sir John Maynard of Tooting Graveney, Surr. and Isleham, wid. of Francis Buller of Shillingham, Cornw. and William Adams (d. by 1687) of Sprowston, Norf., 1da. d.v.p. ; (2) 19 July 1696, Eleanor, da. of William Jarrett, merchant, of St. Dionis Backchurch, s.p. suc. bro. John as 3rd Bt. 1677. Vis. Surr. (Harl. Soc. lx), 34; Mortlake Par. Reg. 23, 68; St. Dionis Backchurch (Harl. Soc. Reg. iii), 45, 111, 114, 264; IGI, Cambs.; London Mar. Lic. ed. Foster, 10, 213, 364, 753; Le Neve’s Knights (Harl. Soc. viii), 73; Vis. Norf. (Norf. Rec. Soc.), i. 1; PCC 72 Bond, 300 Auber.
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Freeman, Cambridge 1689; asst. Banbury 1718. Diary of Samuel Newton (Camb. Antiq. Soc. xxiii), 104; A. Beesley, Hist. Banbury, 516.

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CULLEN, Sir Rushout, 3rd Bt. (1661-1730), of Upton, Ratley, Warws. and Isleham, Cambs.
Main residences: Upton, Ratley, Warws.; Isleham, Cambs.
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CROWLEY, Sir Ambrose (1658-1713), of Greenwich, Kent

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b. 1 Feb. 1658, 1st s. of Ambrose Crowley, ironmonger, of Stourbridge, Worcs. by his 1st w. Mary, da. of Thomas Hall of Chadwich, Bromsgrove, Worcs. m. 1 Mar. 1681 [–2], Mary, da. of Charles Owen of All Hallows, Honey Lane, London, 4s. (3 d.v.p.) 7da. (2 d.v.p.). Kntd. 1 Jan. 1707. IGI, London.
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Freeman, Drapers’ Co. 1684, master 1708–9; common councilman, London 1697–1711, sheriff 1706–7, alderman 1711–d.

Dir. S. Sea Co. 1711–d., dep. gov. 1712–13; commr. building 50 new churches 1712–d. Beaven, Aldermen, ii. 122.

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CROWLEY, Sir Ambrose (1658-1713), of Greenwich, Kent
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Unless otherwise stated, this biography is based on M. W. Flinn, Men of Iron.

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CROW, Mitford (1669-1719), of Isleworth, Mdx.

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bap. 18 Apr. 1669, s. of Patrick Crow of the Hermitage, nr. Hexham, Northumb. by Anne, da. of Robert Mitford of Mitford, Northumb. m. c.1698, Oriana, wid. of Sir Willoughby Chamberlayne of Barbados and Chelsea, Mdx., 3s. IGI, Northumb.; PRO, HCA 13/79, testimony of 18 July 1689; Misc. Gen. et Her. n.s. iii. 137; V. L. Oliver, Caribbeana, iii. 47, 281; Reg. St. Nicholas Acons, London, trans. W. Brigg, 41; APC Col. 1680–1720, pp. 593–4.
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Gov. Barbados Jan.– July 1702, Sept. 1706–10; special envoy to Genoa and Spain 1705– Aug. 1706; envoy extraordinary to Spain Oct. 1706. CSP Dom. 1700–2, p. 524; 1702–3, p. 171; APC Col. 1680–1720, p. 792; Boyer, Pol. State, vii. 395; Luttrell, Brief Relation, vi. 92, 104; Cal. Treas. Bks. xxvi. 129; Brit. Dipl. Rep. (Cam. Soc. ser. 3, xlvi), 73, 128.

Freeman, Kinsale 1707. Kinsale Corp. Council Bk. ed. Caulfield, 209.

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CROW, Mitford (1669-1719), of Isleworth, Mdx.
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CROSSE, Thomas (1664-1738), of Millbank, Westminster

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b. 29 Nov. 1664, 1st s. of Thomas Crosse, brewer, of St. Margaret’s, Westminster by Mary, sis. of John Lockwood. educ. Westminster (Dr Busby). m. c.1688, Jane, da. of Patrick Lambe of Stoke Poges, Bucks., 2s. (1 d.v.p.). suc. fa. 1682. cr. Bt. 11 or 13 July 1713. J. P. Malcolm, Londinium Redivivum, iv. 125; IGI, London.
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Freeman, Hertford 1704. Herts. RO, Hertford bor. recs. 25/106.

Commr. building 50 new churches 1711–15. E. G. W. Bill, Q. Anne Churches, p. xxiii.

Dir. S. Sea Co. 1721–4.

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CROSSE, Sir Thomas, 1st Bt. (1663-1738), of Millbank, Westminster, and Rainham, Essex.
Main residence: Millbank, Westminster.
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CROPLEY, Sir John, 2nd Bt. (1663-1713), of Red Lion Square, Mdx.

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b. 15 July 1663, o. s. of Sir Edward Cropley (d.v.p. 1665) of St. James Clerkenwell, Mdx. by Martha, da. of Robert Wilson, merchant, of London. educ. Clare, Camb. 1678; travelled abroad (Italy, France, Germany) 1686–9. unm. suc. fa. 1665, gdfa. as 2nd Bt. Nov. 1676. B. Rand, Shaftesbury, pp. xix, 273–4.
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CROPLEY, Sir John, 2nd Bt. (1663-1713), of Red Lion Square, Mdx.
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CROPLEY, Sir John, 2nd Bt. (1663-1713)

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CROKER, Courtenay (1660-1740), of Lyneham, Devon

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bap. 13 June 1660, 1st s. of John Croker of Lyneham by Jane, da. of Sir John Pole, 1st Bt.†, of Shute, Devon. educ. M. Temple 1680. m. (1) c.1691, da. and h. of Richard Hillersdon, 1da.; (2) 16 Mar. 1696, Katherine, da. and coh. of John Tucker of Exeter, Devon, s.p. Her. and Gen. viii. 380; Burke, LG (1952), 305; IGI, Devon.
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Freeman, Plympton Erle 1689, alderman 1692; gov. Dartmouth 1699–?1715. J. B. Rowe, Hist. Plympton, 139, 184, 186; CSP Dom. 1699–1700, p. 161; Boyer, Pol. State, i. 389; iv. 65.

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CROKER, Courtenay (1660-1740), of Lyneham, Devon
Main residence: Lyneham, Devon.
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CROKER, Courtenay (1660-1740)

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CROFT, Sir Herbert, 1st Bt. (c.1652-1720), of Croft Castle, Herefs.

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b. c. 1652, o. s. of Herbert Croft, DD, bp. of Hereford, by Anne, da. of Jonathan Browne, dean of Hereford. educ. Magdalen Coll. Oxf. matric. 27 Apr. 1668, aged 16; M. Temple 1668. m. c. Oct. 1675, Elizabeth (d. 1709), da. of Thomas Archer† of Umberslade Hall, Tamworth, Warws., sis. of Andrew Archer*, 6s. (4 d.v.p.) 3da. cr. Bt. 18 Nov. 1671; suc. fa. 1691. O. G. S. Croft, Croft of Croft Castle, 104–8.
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Commr. recusants, Herefs. 1675; sheriff, Herefs. Nov. 1682; high steward, Leominster 1696–d. CSP Dom. 1696, p. 282; Luttrell, Brief Relation, iv. 93; G. F. Townsend, Leominster, 291.

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CROFT, Sir Herbert, 1st Bt. (c.1652-1720), of Croft Castle, Herefs.
Main residence: Croft Castle, Herefs.
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CROFT, Sir Herbert, 1st Bt. (c.1652-1720)

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