Family and Education
b. c. 1568, 1st s. of Sir Thomas Vincent† of Barnack, Northants. and Jane, da. and h. of Thomas Lyfield† of Stoke d’Abernon.Manning and Bray, Surr. i. 480; CB, i. 158. educ. Corpus, Oxf. 1582, aged 14; L. Inn 1587. Al. Ox.; LI Admiss. m. (1) 29 June 1589, with £2,000, Sarah (d. 13 June 1608), da. of Sir Amias Paulet† of Hinton St. George, Som., 5s. (2 d.v.p.) 2da. (1 d.v.p.); (2) Mary, da. of Henry Archer of Theydon Garnon, Essex, s.p.; Manning and Bray, ii. 725; C142/247/99; PROB 11/183, f. 142; Misc. Gen. et Her. (ser. 5), ii. 101. (3) lic. 27 Mar. 1617, Eleanor (d. 10 Aug. 1645), da. and h. of Robert Malet of Woolleigh, Beaford, Devon, wid. of Sir Arthur Acland of Killerton, Broadclyst, Devon s.p. Vivian, Vis. Devon, 4; Exeter Mar. Lics. ed. J.L. Vivian, 55. Kntd. 1 Jan. 1970; Shaw, Knights of Eng. ii. 115. suc. fa. 1613; Manning and Bray, i. 480. cr. bt. 26 July 1620. C66/2225. d. 14 Mar. 1640. WARD 7/94/157. sig. Fr[ancis] Vincent.
Offices Held

J.p. Surr. by 1608 – at least36, Devon 1621-at least 1636; SP 14/33, f. 60; SP16/405; C231/4, f. 131. commr. subsidy, Surr. 1608, 1622, 1624, Devon 1622, 1624; SP14/31/1; C212/22/21, 23. dep. lt. Surr. by 1615-at least 1627; HMC 7th Rep. 670; Manning and Bray, iii. 670. commr. oyer and terminer, Home circ. 1622 – d., Western circ. 1629–d., C181/3, ff. 64v, 259; 181/5, ff. 158v, 163. martial law, Surr. 1626; C66/2384/3. collector of Forced Loan, Kingston and Elmbridge hundreds, Surr. 1626–7; E401/1386, mm. 42, 47 commr. Forced Loan, Devon and Surr. 1627, C193/12/2, ff. 10, 57. piracy, Devon 1630, sewers, Surr. 1632, Devon 1634, C181/4, ff. 52, 121v, 163v. execution of the poor law, Exeter dioc. 1632, Cal. of Docquets of Ld. Kpr. Coventry ed. J. Broadway, R. Cust and S.K. Roberts (L. and I. Soc. spec. ser. xxxiv-vii), 37. repair of St. Paul’s Cathedral, Devon 1633, GL, ms 25475/1, f. 14v. maltsters 1636. PC2/46, f. 273.

Gent. of the privy chamber extraordinary by d. LC3/1, unfol.

Main residence: Stoke d'Abernon, Surr.
Author
Volume
Commons 1604-1629
Web Title

VINCENT, Sir Francis, 1st Bt. (c.1568-1640)

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Oxford 1644
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