POWELL, Nathaniel (c.1600–1675), of Court Lodge, Ewhurst, Suss., and Wyarton Place, Boughton Monchelsea, Kent.

Family and Education

b. c. 1600, s. and h. of Meredith Powell of Brompton Ralph, Som. and Alice, da. of John Saffin of Cullompton, Devon.Add. 39482, ff. 396-7. educ. Clifford’s Inn, bef. Feb. 1632-aft. Feb. 1633.C54/2872/12; C54/2952/8. m. 8 Aug. 1627, Sarah (bur. 25 Dec. 1653), da. of William Muddle of Ewhurst, 1s. 5da.E. Suss. RO, PAR324/1/1/1; Add. 39482, ff. 396-7. Kntd. 30 July 1660.Shaw, Knights of Eng. ii. 230. cr. bt. 10 May 1661.SO3/14, unfol. suc. fa. 1642.Cal. Wills and Administrations, Archdeaconry of Taunton (BRS, xlv), 330. bur. 23 Mar. 1675 23 Mar. 1675.Add. 39482, ff. 396-7; CB.

Offices Held

Local: water bailiff, levels of Newnham, Etchingham, Hevenden and Newenden, Suss. May 1639.E. Suss. RO, DAP1/2/3, p. 180. Commr. sewers, Ticehurst and River Rother, Kent and Suss. 10 July 1639, 17 Apr. 1654, 4 Oct. 1660, 25 Aug. 1662, 22 Mar. 1666;C181/5, f. 145; C181/6, p. 31; C181/7, pp. 61, 168, 354. Suss. 20 July 1641, 14 May 1670;C181/5, f. 206v; C181/7, p. 541. Kent and Suss. 6 Dec. 1654, 3 Dec. 1667;C181/6, p. 79; C181/7, p. 417. Kent 21 Sept. 1660;C181/7, p. 57. Wittersham Level, Kent and Suss. 7 Dec. 1660, 18 June 1670, 25 May 1671;C181/7, pp. 71, 552, 578. subsidy, Hastings Rape, Suss. 1641.E179/291/10. J.p. Suss. 3 Mar. 1651-bef. Oct. 1660;C231/6, p. 210; Stowe 577, ff. 53–4; C193/13/4; C193/13/5; C193/13/6; CUL, Dd.VIII.1, f. 106v. Kent 1665–70.Cent. Kent. Studs. Q/JC/10–12. Commr. charitable uses, Rye 1657.E. Suss. RO, Rye 112/5.

Civic: freeman, Rye 7 Dec. 1654.E. Suss. RO, Rye 1/14, f. 153.

: of Court Lodge, Suss., Ewhurst and Wyarton Place, Kent., Boughton Monchelsea.

Volume

Commons 1640-1660

Web Title

POWELL, Nathaniel (c.1600–1675), of Court Lodge, Ewhurst, Suss., and Wyarton Place, Boughton Monchelsea, Kent.

Will

7 Oct. 1674, pr. 11 June 1675.Add. 39482, ff. 402-3; PROB11/348/106.

Estates

June 1627, messuage and 80a. in Brompton Ralph.C54/2715/4. ?1627, land at Ewhurst.E. Suss. RO, DAP1/2/3, p. 175. In 1630s, bought and sold land at Bodiam, and Langley manor, marsh and other land in Kent.C54/2872/12; C54/2889/1;C54/2913/32; C54/2914/30; C54/2917/4; C54/2920/26; C54/2952/8. In 1642, acquired livings of Farley and Ewhurst.Suss. Manors, i. 158; VCH Suss., ix. 268. In 1644-5, acquired lands inc. manors of Bodiam and Bromeham from earl of Thanet;Preston Manor, Brighton, Thomas-Stanford coll., ES/AT/2; Suss. Manors, i. 50; VCH Suss., ix. 242, 263. in Mar. 1645, share and controlling interest in Bodiam Castle (worth £6,000 in total);C54/3320/23; C54/3344/31; E. Suss. RO, NOR16/4. over £2,000 worth of land in Bodiam sold on, inc. Court Lodge, disposed for £1,400 to Samuel Hyland*.C54/3332/38; C54/3320/22; C54/3320/2, 21; C54/3333/47 In 1648 acquired manor of Moat.C54/3383/33; E. Suss. RO, NOR15/3, NOR18/2, NOR15/75. In Apr. 1651, lease of Hawkesden forge from Harbert Morley.E. Suss. RO, Glynde 1229. Bef. 1660, manor of Ewhurst.VCH Suss. ix. 154, 266; Add. 5680, f. 31; Add. 5679, ff. 67, 175; C54/3383/33 Merston, Kent, 1668.Renshaw, ‘Clergy of the archdeaconry of Lewes’, Suss. Arch. Coll. lv. 221. Suss. income from Bodiam estate, £600-900 p.a., 1663-9.E. Suss. RO, AMS 5691/2/1-13.

Oxford 1644

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