MONSON, Sir William (1600-1672), of Reigate, Surr. and Chelsea, Mdx.

Family and Education

b. 2 Feb. 1600,Naval Tracts of Sir William Monson ed. M. Oppenheim (Navy Recs. Soc. xxii), p. xxxvii. 2nd s. of Sir William Monson† (d.1643) of South Carlton, Lincs. and Kinnersley, Surr. and Dorothy, da. of Richard Wallop of Bugbrooke, Northants., wid. of Richard Smith of Shelford, Warws. CP, ix. 67; Oxford DNB sub Monson, Sir William. educ. sch., Calais; acad., Brussels by 1613-16; G. Inn 1633. HMC Downshire, iv. 223; v. 454-5; SP77/11, f. 25; GI Admiss. m. (1) by 19 Oct. 1625, Margaret (d. 4 Aug. 1639), da. of James, 2nd earl of Moray [S], wid. of Charles Howard†, 1st earl of Nottingham, 1s. d.v.p. ; (2) settlement 1 May 1646, Frances (d. Nov. 1650), da. of Thomas Alston of Polstead, Suff., 1s. 1da. (); (3) 14 Feb. 1651, Elizabeth (d. 26 Dec. 1695), da. of Sir George Reresby of Thrybergh, Yorks., wid. of Sir Francis Foljambe, 1st bt.*, of Aldwark, Yorks. and Edward Horner of Mells, Som., 1da. C115/108/8632; Linc. Peds. (Harl. Soc. li), 683; C5/24/28; 5/388/97. Kntd. 12 Feb. 1623; Shaw, Knights of Eng. ii. 181. cr. Visct. Monson of Castlemain [I] 23 Aug. 1628, degraded 12 July 1661. CP, ix. 67-8. bur. 29 Feb. 1672 29 Feb. 1672. W.H. Challen, ‘Suss. Entries in London Par. Registers’, Suss. N and Q, x. 18.

Offices Held

Page to Margaret Howard, countess of Nottingham. Naval Tracts of Sir William Monson, p. xxxvi.

Recvr. duchy of Lancaster estates, Lincs. 1628 – 32; constable, Bolingbroke castle, Lincs. ?1628–32; Duchy of Lancaster Office-Holders ed. R. Somerville, 189; G. Holles, Lincs. Church Notes ed. R.E.G. Cole (Lincs. Rec. Soc. i), 126. commr. subsidy, Surr. 1641–2, SR, v. 88, 155. defence of Surr. 1643–5, A. and O. i. 335, 731. j.p. Surr. by 1644 – 53, 1660, Mdx. and Westminster 1647 – 53, Kent, Lincs. (Lindsey), and Northants. by 1650 – 53, custos rot. Surr. by 1650–3; ASSI 35/84/4; C231/5, pp. 94, 261; Names of Justices of the Peace (1650), pp. 28, 33, 40, 54, 74; C193/13/4, ff. 47, 57, 59, 96, 127v; Perfect List of all such Persons as by Commn. under the Gt. Seal of Eng. are now Confirmed to be Custos Rot., Justices of Oyer and Terminer, Justices of the Peace and Quorum (1660), p. 54. commr. assessment Surr. 1644 – 52, Southwark 1647 – 52, Lincs. (Lindsey) 1648, Kent, Leics., Lincs., Mdx., Northants. and Westminster 1649 – 52, Kent, Northants., and Surr. 1660; A. and O. i. 451, 541, 636, 976, 1093, 1112; ii. 36–9, 44, 300–4, 309, 468, 470–2, 478, 665, 667–9, 676, 1370, 1375, 1379. dep. lt. Surr. 1644; CJ, iii. 376. commr. oyer and terminer 1644, gaol delivery 1644, C181/5, ff. 238v, 239v. New Model Ordinance 1645, A. and O. i. 624. sewers, Surr. and Kent 1645, Lincs. and Notts. 1654–6, C181/5, f. 263v; 181/6, ff. 37, 203. militia, Surr. 1648, 1659, Westminster 1649, Northants. 1659. A. and O. i. 1243; ii. 20, 1329, 1333.

Commr. for indemnity 1647; member, High Ct. of Justice 1649, Ibid. i. 937, 1253. Derby House cttee. 1649; commr. army 1649 – 53, compounding 1649, advance of money 1649, removing obstructions to sale of ecclesiastical lands 1649–53. CJ. vi. 113; A. and O. ii. 63, 152, 562, 689.

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MONSON, Sir William (1600-1672), of Reigate, Surr. and Chelsea, Mdx.

Main residences: Reigate, Surr.; Chelsea, Mdx.

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Commons 1604-1629

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MONSON, Sir William (1600-1672)

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Oxford 1644

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