NORTH, Sir Roger (1588-1651), of Mildenhall, Suff.

Family and Education

b. 12 Mar. 1588, 1st s. of Sir Henry North† of Wickhambrook, Suff. and Mary, da. of Richard Knyvett of Radford Semele, Warws.D.A.Y. ‘Summary cat. of sepulchral mems.’, Topographer and Genealogist, ii. 391-2; Vis. Notts. 1569 and 1614 (Harl. Soc. iv), 83; Gent. Mag. lxvi. 542. educ. G. Inn 1624.GI Admiss. m. (1) 29 Dec. 1607, Elizabeth (d. 29 Nov. 1612), da. and coh. of Sir John Gilbert of Great Finborough, Suff., 2s. 1da.Vis. Notts. 1569 and 1614, 83; J. Stow, A Survey of the Cities of London and Westminster ed. J. Strype (1720), i. bk. iii. 258; J.G.N., ‘Extracts from the par. reg. of St Dunstan’s in the West, London’, Coll. Top. et Gen. v. 203; RCHM London, iv. 133 and plate 21; Fragmenta Geneal. ix. 78. (2) by 1624, Thomasine (d. 18 Feb. 1656), da. of Thomas Clench† of Holbrook, Suff. s.p.‘Summary cat. of sepulchral mems.’, 391; Gent. Mag. lxvi. 542; PROB11/145/707; PROB11/264/158; Copinger, Manors of Suff. vi. 173. Kntd. 16 June 1618;Shaw, Knights of Eng. ii. 168. suc. fa. 1620.‘Summary cat. of sepulchral mems.’, 391; Gent. Mag. lxvi (1796), 542; Suff. RO (Bury), Acc. 1341/2/1.13. d. 17 June 1651.Bodl. Tanner 54, f. 93; ‘Summary cat. of sepulchral mems.’, 391; Gent. Mag. lxvi. 542.

Offices Held

Military: vol. Ireland c. 1616 – 22; Palatinate 1620.Copinger, Manors of Suff. iv. 178.

Local: j.p. Suff. 1617–d.C231/4, f. 50; Names of the Justices of Peace (1650), 53 (E.1238.4). Commr. sewers, 1619-aft. July 1637;C181/2, f. 349v; C181/3, ff. 122v, 201v; C181/5, f. 82. Deeping and Gt. Level 1621-aft. Jan. 1646;C181/3, ff. 35v, 214v; C181/4, ff. 20, 93v; C181/5, ff. 10, 269. subsidy, Suff. 1621 – 22, 1624 – 25, 1641;Add. 39245, f. 51v; C212/22/20–1; C212/22/23; Harl. 305, f. 206; SR. enclosure, Gt. Level 1622, 1624.C181/3, ff. 49v, 126v. Dep. lt. Suff. 1623-aft. Feb. 1643.Add. 39245, ff. 72, 119v, 185, 196; CJ ii. 956b. Capt. militia ft. by 1626-aft. 1632.Add. 39245, ff. 116, 157v. Commr. Forced Loan, Suff., Hadleigh 1627;Foedera, viii. pt 2, p. 144; C193/12/2, ff. 55v, 78. inquiry into lands of Robert Rookwood, Suff. 1628;C181/3, f. 238v. oyer and terminer, Suff. 1628, 11 Apr. 1644;C181/3, f. 244v; C181/5, f. 232v. Norf. circ. 1631-aft. Jan. 1642;C181/4, ff. 69, 196v; C181/5, ff. 3v, 218. martial law, 1628;APC 1627, p. 91. knighthood fines, Suff. 1630–1. Collector, knighthood fines by 1634.E178/7198, f. 12; E178/7356, f. 13; E198/4/32, f. 3; Suckling, Suff. ii. 116. Commr. navigation, River Lark, Suff. 1635;Coventry Docquets, 306. swans, Essex and Suff. 1635;C181/5, f. 28. preserving royal game, Thetford 1638;Norf. RO, KIM 6/6. sea breaches, Norf. and Suff. 1638;C181/5, f. 103. further subsidy, Suff. 1641; poll tax, 1641;SR. disarming recusants, 30 Aug. 1641;LJ iv. 385b. contribs. towards relief of Ireland, 1642;SR. assessment, 1642, 24 Feb. 1643, 18 Oct. 1644, 21 Feb. 1645, 23 June 1647, 16 Feb. 1648, 7 Apr., 7 Dec. 1649, 26 Nov. 1650;SR; A. and O. loans on Propositions, 28 July 1642.LJ v. 245b. Member, Suff. co. standing cttee. 1642–50.Suff. ed. Everitt, 137. Commr. sequestration, 27 Mar. 1643; levying of money, 7 May, 3 Aug. 1643; additional ord. for levying of money, 1 June 1643; Eastern Assoc. 20 Sept. 1643;A. and O. gaol delivery, Suff., Bury St Edmunds borough and liberty 11 Apr. 1644;C181/5, ff. 232v, 233, 233v. New Model ordinance, Suff. 21 Feb. 1645; militia, 2 Dec. 1648.A. and O.

Central: gent. of privy chamber by 1624–?CSP Dom. 1623–5, p. 243. Commr. soap monopoly, 1634.C181/4, f. 186.

Mercantile: ?member, Guiana Co. 1627.Eng. and Irish Settlement on River Amazon ed. J. Lorimer (Hakluyt Soc. 2nd ser. clxxi), 293.

Religious: elder, seventh Suff. classis, 5 Nov. 1645.Shaw, Hist. Eng. Church, ii. 426.

: of Mildenhall, Suff.

Likenesses

Likenesses: family group on father’s fun. monument, Mildenhall church, Suff. 1620.

Volume

Commons 1640-1660

Web Title

NORTH, Sir Roger (1588-1651), of Mildenhall, Suff.

Will

14 Jan. 1651, pr. 10 May 1652.PROB11/221/612; Suff. RO (Bury), Acc. 18/530/2.

Estates

estate worth £2,000 p.a.Soc. Antiq. MS 667, p. 122.

Oxford 1644

Addresses

Religion

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