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Family and Education
b. 22 Nov. 1623, 2nd s. of Arthur Mansell of Margam and Jane (d. 27 Nov. 1638), da. and h. of William Price of Briton Ferry. m. (1) 17 Apr. 1646, Catherine (d. May 1669), da. and coh. of Hugh Perry alias Hunter, Mercer, of London, wid. of Sir Edward Stradling, 3rd bt., of St. Donats, Glam., 1s. d.v.p. 1da. d.v.p.; (2) bef. 5 May 1678, Anne (d. 3 Sept. 1695), s.p. suc. bro. 1631.E.P. Statham, Hist. Fam. of Maunsell (2 vols. 1917-20), ii. 33–34, 52; W. W. Mansell, Hist and Gen. Account of the Ancient Fam. of Maunsell-Mansell-Mansel (1850), 88, 90; Arch. Cambr. n.s. vii. 240. d. 5 May 1699.Statham, Hist. Fam. Mansell, ii. 34n.
Offices Held

Local: commr. array (roy.), Glam. by 25 Aug. 1643. 25 Apr. – Nov. 1646NLW, LL/MB/17, p. 45. Commr. for Glos., Herefs. and S. E. Wales, 17 Nov. 1645. 25 Apr. – Nov. 1646CJ iv. 347a. Sheriff, Glam., 1677–8.LJ viii. 283b, 285b; List of Sheriffs (List and Index ix), 258. Commr. sequestration of capitular revenues, Llandaff and St David’s, 17 Nov. 1646;LJ viii. 569b. assessment, Glam. 23 June 1647, 16 Feb. 1648, 7 Apr., 7 Dec. 1649, 20 Nov. 1650, 10 Dec. 1652, 24 Nov. 1653, 9 June 1657, 26 Jan., 1 June 1660, 1661, 1664, 1672, 1677, 1679, 1689 – d.; Brec. 1689–d.;A. and O.; An Act for an Assessment (1653, E.1062.28); An Ordinance...for an Assessment (1660, E.1075.6); SR. disbanding forces in S. Wales, 18 Feb. 1648;LJ x. 63b. Glos. and S. E. Wales militia, 12 May 1648; sequestration, S. Wales 23 Feb. 1649.A. and O. Dep. custos rot. Glam. 16 Apr. 1649–?Arch. Cambr. n.s. vii. 239. J.p. Glam. by 10 Oct. 1649-bef. Mar. 1656, ? Mar. 1660 – Mar. 1682, by Sept. 1689 – d.; Brec. by Apr. 1689–d.Justices of the Peace ed. Phillips, 284, 301–7, 309. Commr. propagating the gospel in Wales, 22 Feb. 1650;A. and O. high ct. of justice, S. Wales 25 June 1651;CJ vi. 591b. ejecting scandalous ministers, 28 Aug. 1654;A. and O. militia, 14 Mar. 1655;SP25/76A, f. 16. Glam. 26 July 1659, 12 Mar. 1660.A. and O. Col. of milita ft. 11 Apr. 1660.Parlty. Intelligencer 16 (9–16 Apr. 1660), 253 (E.183.3). Commr. poll tax, 1660.SR. Dep. lt. c.Aug. 1660–81, 1689 – d.; Brec. 1689–d.HP Commons 1660–90. Commr. subsidy, 1663;SR. sewers, 11 Oct. 1664.C181/7, p. 290.

Military: col.-gen. (roy.) S. Wales 1645–11 Sept. 1645.Glam. Archives, DXJR/1. C.-in-c. Glam. (parlian.) 20 Dec. 1645–6.CJ iv. 347a; LJ viii. 52b. Col. militia, S. Wales 14 Mar. 1655, 30 July, 1 Sept. 1659;SP16/510, f. 193; CSP Dom. 1659–60, p. 56; CJ vii. 772b. Card., Carm., Pemb. 13 July 1659.CSP Dom. 1659–60, p. 24.

Central: commr. security of protector, England and Wales 27 Nov. 1656.A. and O.

: of Briton Ferry, Glam.
Volume
Commons 1640-1660
Web Title

MANSELL, Bussy (1623-99), of Briton Ferry, Glam.

Will
30 Mar. 1699, pr. 12 July 1699.PROB11/396, f. 334v.
Estates
in 1645 estimated to be worth £1,100 p.a.; in 1677, £1,000.Symonds, Diary, 216; SP29/398, p. 283.
Oxford 1644
No
Addresses
Religion
appointed Dec. 1662 John Hutton to vicarage of Llangynwyd, Glam.T. Richards, Religious Developments in Wales (1654-1662) (1923), 421, 509n.
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