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.
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Commons 1640-1660
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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.
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