MOHUN, Sir Reginald (c.1565-1639), of Boconnoc, Cornw.

Family and Education

b. c. 1565,C142/218/43. 1st s. of Sir William Mohun† of Boconnoc and his 1st w. Elizabeth, da. of Sir John Horsey† of Clifton Maybank, Dorset. m. (1) lic. 7 Sept. 1589, Mary, da. of Sir Henry Killigrew† of Lothbury, London, 1s. (d.v.p.); (2) by 1592, Philippa, da. of Sir John Hele† of Wembury, Devon, 1s. 1da.; (3) by 1603, Dorothy, da. of John Chudleigh† of Ashton, Devon, 3s. (?2 d.v.p.) 4da. (1 d.v.p.). Vivian, Vis. Cornw. 325; Al. Ox. (John and Reginald Mohun); PROB 11/182, f. 378v; J. Polsue, Complete Paroch. Hist. of Cornw. i. 72. suc. fa. 1588; C142/218/43. Kntd. 25 Mar. 1599; Shaw, Knights of Eng. ii. 95. cr. bt. 25 Nov. 1611. C66/1942/12. d. 26 Dec. 1639. C142/594/65. sig. Reynold Mohun.

Offices Held

J.p. Cornw. 1591-at least 1637, Hatfield House, ms 278; C66/2761. sheriff 1592–3, List of Sheriffs comp. A. Hughes (PRO, L. and I. ix), 23. commr. subsidy 1594, 1608, 1610 – 11, 1621 – 22, 1624, 1626, 1628; E179/88/250, 284–5; 179/89/310, 314; SP14/31/1; C212/22/20–1, 23. ?portreeve, Fowey, Cornw. 1595; J. Keast, Fowey, 49. commr. oyer and terminer, Western circ. 1598–d.; C66/1482; C181/5, f. 158v. dep. lt. Cornw. 1600–d., APC, 1599–1600, p. 544; CSP Dom. 1640, p. 373. commr. piracy 1604, 1607, 1613, 1624 – 26, 1627, C181/1, f. 82v; 181/2, ff. 56, 186; 181/3, ff. 113, 195v; 181/5, f. 83. sewers 1605, C181/1, f. 122v. Admlty. causes 1608, HCA 14/39, no. 217. aid 1609, SP14/43/107. ship inventory 1613, HCA 14/41, pt. 2, f. 274. duchy of Cornw. assessions 1617, 1624, 1626, E306/1/3, f. 2; 306/4/4, f. 39; SC6/Jas.I/173. collector, purveyors’ rate 1620, Buller Pprs. ed. R.N. Worth, 7. commr. billeting, Devon and Cornw. 1625, APC, 1625–6, p. 55. Forced Loan, Cornw. 1626–7, C193/12/2. martial law, Devon and Cornw. 1627–8, APC, 1627–8, p. 79; CD 1628, iii. 3–4. swans, W. Country 1629, C181/4, f. 2v. knighthood fines, Cornw. 1631. SP16/187/18.

Recorder, Lostwithiel, Cornw. 1608–d., SP14/36/29; F.M. Hext, Mems. of Lostwithiel, 167. East Looe by 1620. Vis. Cornw. (Harl. Soc. ix), 281.

Parlimentarian

MOHUN, Sir Reginald (c.1565-1639), of Boconnoc, Cornw.

Main residence: Boconnoc, Cornw.

Author

P.M.H.

Volume

Commons 1604-1629

Web Title

MOHUN, Sir Reginald (c.1565-1639)

Will

Estates

Oxford 1644

Addresses

Religion

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