POLEY (POOLEY), Sir William (1562-1629), of Boxted, Suff.

Family and Education

bap. 26 Aug. 1562, 2nd s. of William Poley (d.1587) of Boxted and Alice, da. and h. of Edmund Shaa of Horndon-on-the-Hill, Essex. educ. St. Catherine’s, Camb. 1580, BA 1583; G. Inn 1585; m. 20 Sept. 1597, Anne (bur. 4 Apr. 1658), da. of Sir Robert Jermyn† of Rushbrooke, Suff., 3s. (1 d.v.p.) 3da.Howard, Vis. Suff. i. 295-6. suc. bro. 1594; HMC Ancaster, 316. Kntd. 27 June 1596. S. and E. Usherwood, Counter-Armada, 148. d. 5 Aug. 1629. Howard, i. 287.

Offices Held

Vol. Cadiz 1596. Usherwood, 148.

J.p. Suff. 1600–d.; C231/1, f. 91; C66/2527. commr. sewers, Essex and Suff. 1617, Suff. 1626, C181/2, f. 272; 181/3, f. 201v. charitable uses 1617; C93/9/4. dep. lt. Suff. by 1619-at least 1627; Add. 39245, ff. 43, 131. commr. subsidy, Suff. 1621 – 22, 1624–5; C212/22/20–1, 23; Harl. 305, f. 206v. collector (jt.), Privy Seal loan, Suff. 1625–6; E401/2586, p. 247 commr. Forced Loan, Suff. 1626–7; T. Rymer, Foedera, viii. pt. 2, p. 144; C193/12/2, f. 55. piracy 1627, martial law 1628. C181/3, ff. 232, 244v.

Parlimentarian

POLEY (POOLEY), Sir William (1562-1629), of Boxted, Suff.

Main residence: Boxted, Suff.

Pooley

Author

J.P.F.

Volume

Commons 1604-1629

Web Title

POLEY (POOLEY), Sir William (1562-1629)

Will

Estates

Oxford 1644

Addresses

Religion

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