WELDON, Ralph (1606-83), of Swanscombe, Kent.

Family and Education

bap. 12 Jan. 1606, 1st s. of Sir Anthony Weldon of Swanscombe, and Eleanor (d. 1622), da. of George Wilmer.Vis. Kent 1663 (Harl. Soc. liv), 177. educ. Jesus, Camb. 24 Nov. 1620.Al. Cant. m. (1) bef. 1639, Mary (bur. 12 Feb. 1653), wid. of Thomas Francklyn, 2s.; (2) c.1656, Eleanor (d. 1669), 2s. (1 d.v.p.), 2da. (1 d.v.p.).Vis. Kent 1663, 177 suc. fa. Oct. 1648.Swanscombe par. reg. d. bef. 4 May 1683.PROB11/373/27.

Offices Held

Local: dep. lt. Kent 16 Oct. 1643–?CJ iii. 275b; LJ vi. 256b. Commr. defence of Hants and southern cos. 4 Nov. 1643; commr. for Kent, assoc. of Hants, Surr., Suss. and Kent, 15 June 1644;A. and O. assessment, Kent 18 Oct. 1644, 7 Apr., 7 Dec. 1649, 26 Nov. 1650, 10 Dec. 1652, 24 Nov. 1653, 9 June 1657, 26 Jan. 1660;A. and O.; An Act for an Assessment (1653, E.1062.28). militia, Kent 2 Dec. 1648, 26 July 1659, 12 Mar. 1660; ejecting scandalous ministers, 28 Aug. 1654;A. and O. sewers, 14 Apr. 1656;C181/6, p. 157. for public faith, 24 Oct. 1657;Mercurius Politicus no. 387 (22–9 Oct. 1657), 63 (E.505.35). oyer and terminer, Home circ. June 1659–10 July 1660.C181/6, p. 373.

Military: col. of ft. (parlian.) Kent Jan. 1644-Mar. 1645.SP28/130 (Bowles acct. bk.). Col. of ft. New Model army, Mar. 1645-bef. July 1646.LJ vii. 266b, 279; Rushworth, Hist. Collns. vi. 13; Wanklyn, New Model Army, i. 58. Gov. Plymouth 16 Dec. 1645-c.May 1649.LJ viii. 42b, 43a; CSP Dom. 1649–50, p. 573.

: Kent.

Volume

Commons 1640-1660

Web Title

WELDON, Ralph (1606-83), of Swanscombe, Kent.

Will

12 May 1676, pr. 4 May 1683.PROB11/332/37.

Estates

Oxford 1644

Addresses

Religion

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