TRENCHARD, John (c.1586-1662), of Warmwell, Dorset and Covent Garden, Westminster

Family and Education

b. c. 1586, 4th but 2nd surv. s. of Sir George Trenchard† sen. (d.1630) of Wolveton, Charminster, Dorset and his 1st w. Anne, da. of Sir George Speke† of Whitelackington, Som.; bro. of Sir George† jun. and Sir Thomas*.Hutchins, Dorset, iii. 326. educ. St. Alban Hall, Oxf. 1602, aged 16, BA 1605; M. Temple 1607. Al. Ox.; M. Temple Admiss. m. settlement 1612 (with £1,200), Jane, da. of Sir John Rodney* of Rodney Stoke, Som., 1s. d.v.p. 5da. (2 d.v.p.). Hutchins, i. 415-16; iii. 326; The Gen. n.s. xvii. 102. d. 11 Oct. 1662. E178/6204.

Offices Held

Agent to 4th earl of Bedford (Sir Francis Russell*) by 1635, recvr.-gen. to 5th earl 1641. St. Paul, Covent Garden (LCC Survey of London, xxxvi), 33; G.S. Thomson, Life in a Noble Household, 44.

Commr. assessment, Westminster 1641 – 42, 1645, 1647–52, SR, v. 64, 86, 153; A. and O. i. 637, 970, 1087; ii. 39, 303, 472, 669 Dorset 1642 – 44, 1647 – 52, 1657, 1660, SR, v. 150; A. and O. i. 90, 544, 964, 1081; ii. 33, 296, 464, 661, 1066, 1367. Mdx. 1644 – 45, 1647–52, A. and O. i. 536, 637, 970, 1087; ii. 38, 303, 471, 668. Cambs. 1657, 1660, Suff. 1657, Surr. 1660, Ibid. ii. 1063, 1248, 1365, 1379. sequestration, Dorset and Westminster 1643, Ibid. i. 111, 114. levying money, Dorset and Mdx. 1643, Ibid. 147, 229, 232. execution of ordinances, Dorset 1644, New Model Ordinance, Mdx. 1645, Ibid. 460, 623. sewers, Westminster, 1645, Gt. Fens 1646, 1654, 1657–8, C181/5, f. 255, 269v; 181/6, pp. 27, 247, 333. Mdx. 1655–7; C181/6, pp. 69, 176, 245. gov. Covent Garden par., Westminster 1646; A. and O. i. 815. commr. militia, Westminster 1647–9, Ibid. 1011, 1246; ii. 20. Dorset 1648, 1659–60, Ibid. i. 1236; ii. 1323, 1430. Southwark, Surr. 1649, 1659, Surr. 1659, Ely, Cambs. 1660; Ibid. ii. 195, 1312, 1333, 1428. j.p. Westminster by 1649 – 53, Dorset by 1650 – 60, Mdx. by 1650–3; CSP Dom. 1648–9, p. 47; C193/13/3, ff. 15v, 42; 193/13/4, f. 61, 128v; Perfect List of JPs (1660), p. 13. commr. drainage, Bedford Level, Fens 1649, A. and O. ii. 139. relief of poor prisoners, Dorset 1653, Ibid. 758. piracy 1653–4, CSP Dom. 1653–4, p. 257; C181/6, p. 33. scandalous ministers 1654, A. and O. ii. 970. oyer and terminer, Western circ. 1654–9, C181/6, pp. 9, 377. gaol delivery, Ely 1654–8, Ibid. 20, 284. Poole, Dorset 1655, 1659. Ibid. 95, 357.

Commr. regulating excise 1645; A. and O. i. 691. trustee for Elector Palatine 1645; Ibid. 785. commr. exclusion from sacrament 1646, Ibid. 854. compounding 1647–53, Ibid. 914. scandalous offences 1648, sale of bps.’ lands 1648; Ibid. 1209, 1227. member, High Ct. of Justice 1649; Ibid. 1254. commr. army 1649, 1652, Ibid. ii. 64, 562, 689. obstructions to sale of forfeited estates 1651. Ibid. 523.

Parlimentarian

TRENCHARD, John (c.1586-1662), of Warmwell, Dorset and Covent Garden, Westminster

Main residences: Warmwell, Dorset; Covent Garden, Westminster.

Author

J.P.F.

Volume

Commons 1604-1629

Web Title

TRENCHARD, John (c.1586-1662)

Will

Estates

Oxford 1644

Addresses

Religion

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