SKYNNER, Augustine (c.1594-1672), of Totesham Hall, West Farley, Kent.

Family and Education

b. c. 1594, 2nd s. of Augustine Skinner of Totesham Hall and Mountnessing, Essex, and Francesca, da. of Augustine Folkes.Vis. Kent 1619 (Harl. Soc. xlii), 122. educ. Balliol, Oxf. 23 Nov. 1610; M. Temple, 10 Dec. 1611.Al. Ox.; M. Temple Admiss. i. 97. m. bef. 1618, Anne (d. bef. 1671), da. of Thomas Franklin of St Gabriel Fenchurch Street, London, 1s. (d.v.p.), 1da. suc. fa. Apr. 1633. bur. 16 July 1672.West Farleigh par. reg.; PROB11/339/538.

Offices Held

Local: commr. sewers, Gravesend Bridge to Penshurst 1628;C181/3, ff. 248v, 255. Kent 13 Sept. 1644;C181/5, ff. 242. Kent and Surr. 18 Mar. 1645;C181/5, f. 249v. Wittersham Level, Kent and Suss. 23 May 1645;C181/5, f. 253. Walland Marsh, Kent and Suss. 13 May 1657–19 Dec. 1660;C181/6, pp. 226, 365. I. of Sheppey 4 Aug. 1657-aft. Oct. 1659;C181/6, pp. 254, 396. Denge Marsh, Kent Oct. 1658.C181/6, p. 321. J.p. Kent 10 Dec. 1640-bef. Oct. 1660.C231/5, p. 417. Dep. lt. 17 Aug. 1642–?CJ ii. 724a. Commr. assessment, 1642, 24 Feb. 1643, 21 Feb. 1645, 23 June 1647, 16 Feb. 1648, 7 Apr., 7 Dec. 1649, 26 Nov. 1650, 10 Dec. 1652, 24 Nov. 1653, 9 June 1657, 26 Jan. 1660;SR; A. and O.; An Act for an Assessment (1653, E.1062.28). sequestration, 27 Mar., 16 Aug. 1643; levying of money, 7 May, 3 Aug. 1643; defence of Hants and southern cos. 4 Nov. 1643; for timber for navy, Kent and Essex 16 Apr. 1644; commr. for Kent, assoc. of Hants, Surr., Suss. and Kent, 15 June 1644.A. and O. Commr. oyer and terminer, 4 July 1644;C181/5, f. 236. Home circ. by Feb. 1654–10 July 1660;C181/6, pp. 13, 373. gaol delivery, Kent 4 July 1644;C181/5, f. 237. New Model ordinance, 17 Feb. 1645; militia, 2 Dec. 1648, 26 July 1659, 12 Mar. 1660;A. and O. securing peace of commonwealth, 1655;SP28/234, unfol. ejecting scandalous ministers, 13 Sept. 1656;SP25/77, p. 322. for public faith, 24 Oct. 1657.Mercurius Politicus no. 387 (22–9 Oct. 1657), 63 (E.505.35).

Central: member, cttee. for sequestrations by 24 July 1644;SP20/1, f. 178v. cttee. for excise, 6 June 1645.A. and O. Commr. for compounding, 18 Dec. 1648;CJ vi. 99a; LJ x. 632b. high ct. of justice, 6 Jan. 1649; removing obstructions, sale of bishops’ lands, 4 May, 20 June 1649.CJ vi. 201a; A. and O.; CJ vi. 201a, 558a. Member, cttee. for the army, 4 Feb. 1650, 2 Jan., 17 Dec. 1652;CJ vi. 357b; A. and O. cttee. for plundered ministers, 4 July 1650;CJ vi. 437a. cttee. regulating universities, 22 May 1651.CJ vi. 577b.

Military: capt. of horse (parlian.), regt. of Sir Michael Livesay*, Sept. 1647-Jan. 1648.SP28/130iv, ff. 21, 25, 34.

: West Farley, Kent.

Volume

Commons 1640-1660

Web Title

SKYNNER, Augustine (c.1594-1672), of Totesham Hall, West Farley, Kent.

Will

19 June 1671, pr. 26 Aug. 1672.PROB11/339/538.

Estates

purchased wardship of Sir Thomas Style*, 1638;WARD9/163, f. 85v; CSP Dom. 1625-49, p. 749; 1640-1, p. 217; SP16/540, ff. 111-24. purchased Bromley manor from commissioners for sale of church lands, for £5,663, 1 Mar. 1648.Bodl. Rawl.B.239, p. 7; CJ v. 538a-b, 561b, 564a; LJ x. 213a, 263b; HMC 7th Rep. 23.

Oxford 1644

Addresses

Religion

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