WAGSTAFFE, Richard (1617-81), of Ravensden, Beds.

Military: soldier (parlian.), Eastern Assoc. army, 1644–5. by Jan. 1647 – aft.June 1653SP28/26, f. 53. Capt. of ft. regt. of Richard Ingoldsby*; acting maj. May 1651.M. Wanklyn, Reconstructing the New Model Army (Solihull, 2015–16), i. 68, ii. 63. CSP Dom. 1651, pp. 188, 528; 1652–3, p., 490. Capt. militia, Beds. by July 1655-aft. June 1656.SP25/77, pp. 879, 900. Gov. Bedford by 21 July 1658-aft. Aug. 1659.Firth and Davies, Regimental Hist. i. 383; CSP Dom. 1659–60, pp. 77, 127. Capt. of ft. regt. of William Sydenham*, 17 June-1 July 1659; regt. of John Okey* bef. 21 July 1659;CJ vii. 683a, 688b, 698a, 700b; Wanklyn, Reconstructing the New Model Army, i. 68; Firth and Davies, Regimental Hist. i. 299; CSP Dom. 1658–9, pp. 393, 394. maj. 12 Jan.-bef. Apr. 1660.CJ vii. 809a; Firth and Davies, Regimental Hist. i. 300; Wanklyn, Reconstructing the New Model Army, ii. 150, 175. Lt-col. of ft. regt. of Henry Ingoldsby*, Aug. 1659.CSP Dom. 1659–60, p. 565.

Local: j.p. Beds. July 1650 – ?Mar. 1660; Bedford 10 May 1658 – ?Mar. 1660; Hunts. Mar.-bef. Oct. 1660.C231/6, pp. 195, 392; C181/6, p. 289; C181/7, p. 83; A Perfect List (1660). Commr. assessment, Beds. 26 Nov. 1650, 10 Dec. 1652, 24 Nov. 1653, 9 June 1657, 26 Jan. 1660; Hunts. 9 June 1657;A. and O.; An Act for an Assessment (1653, E.1062.28). militia, Beds. 2 Dec. 1650, 26 July 1659;CSP Dom. 1650, pp. 452, 455; A. and O. ejecting scandalous ministers, 28 Aug. 1654;A. and O. oyer and terminer, Norf. circ. June 1659–10 July 1660.C181/6, p. 379. Sheriff, Beds. 1670.J.G.R. ‘A chronological list of the sheriffs of Beds.’, Beds. N. and Q. i. 206.

Civic: burgess, Bedford Aug. 1656-Oct. 1660.Min. Bk. of Bedford Corp. 99–100.