GOODWIN, Robert (c. 1601-81), of Horne, Surr. and East Grinstead, Suss.

Family and Education

b. c. 1601, 1st s. of Edward Goodwin of Horne and Susan, da. of Richard Wallop of Bugbrooke, Northants.; bro. of John Goodwyn*.Vis. Surr. (Harl. Soc. xliii), 124. educ. travelled abroad (Spanish Netherlands) 1620;SP77/14, f. 202. I. Temple 23 May 1621.I. Temple Admiss. m. 15 May 1634, Mary, da. of Sir John Rivers, 1st bt. of Chafford, Kent, 2da. (1 d.v.p.).O. Manning and W. Bray, Surr. (3 vols. 1804-14) ii. 330; iii. 391. suc. fa. 21 Feb. 1627.C142/568/122. Kntd. 3 May 1658.Shaw, Knights of Eng. ii. 224. bur. 29 Mar. 1681 29 Mar. 1681.Soc. Gen., East Grinstead par. reg. Sig.SP63/286, f. 237.

Offices Held

Local: j.p. Surr. Nov. 1629 – 19 July 1642, by 1644-bef. Oct. 1653;C231/5, pp. 18, 532; C193/13/4, f. 97; ASSI35/85/4; CUL, Ms Dd.VIII. 1. Suss. by 1644–?, 1649-bef. Oct. 1660.Suss. QSOB 1642–1649, p. xxviii; Perfect List (1660), 52. Dep. lt. 18 Mar. 1642–?CJ ii. 485b. Commr. sequestration, Surr. 27 Mar. 1643; levying of money, 3 Aug. 1643;A. and O. commr. for Surr. 27 July 1643;LJ vi. 151b. defence of Hants and southern cos. Surr., Suss. 4 Nov. 1643; commr. for Surr., assoc. of Hants, Surr., Suss. and Kent, 15 June 1644;A. and O. oyer and terminer, Surr. 4 July 1644;C181/5, f. 239. Home circ. by Feb. 1654-June 1659;C181/6, pp. 13, 306. gaol delivery, Surr. 4 July 1644;C181/5, f. 239v. assessment, Suss. 18 Oct. 1644, 9 June 1657, 26 Jan. 1660; Surr. 18 Oct. 1644, 21 Feb. 1645, 23 June 1647, 16 Feb. 1648, 7 Apr., 7 Dec. 1649, 26 Nov. 1650, 10 Dec. 1652; New Model ordinance, 17 Feb. 1645; defence of Surr. 1 July 1645;A. and O. sewers, Kent and Surr. 25 Nov. 1645;C181/5, f. 264. militia, Surr. 2 Dec. 1648; Suss. 26 July 1659, 12 Mar. 1660;A. and O.; CJ vi. 815b. ejecting scandalous ministers, Surr. 28 Aug. 1654.A. and O.

Central: member, recess cttee. 9 Sept. 1641;CJ ii. 288b. cttee. for examinations, 17 Jan. 1642;CJ ii. 385a. cttee. for Irish affairs, 3 Sept. 1642;CJ ii. 750b. cttee. to attend Irish council, 6 Oct. 1642.A. and O. Member, cttee. for compounding, 19 Oct. 1643,CJ iii. 282b. 8 Feb. 1647.A. and O. Commr. to Scotland, 26 Oct. 1644, 28 July 1645, 29 Jan. 1646, 23 Dec. 1646, 25 Jan. 1647.LJ vi. 273b, vii. 515b; CJ iv. 422a; v. 25b, 442b. Member, Star Chamber cttee. of Irish affairs, 1 July 1645.CJ iv. 191a. to present Newcastle Propositions to king, 8 July 1646.CJ iv. 604a, 606b. Member, Derby House cttee. of Irish affairs, 14 Oct. 1646, 7 Apr. 1647.CJ iv. 693b; LJ ix. 127b. Commr. to present Four Bills to king, 14 Dec. 1647.CJ v. 383b. Registrar in chancery, 25 Apr. 1648–15 Mar. 1660.LJ x. 231a-2b; CJ vii. 877b. Cllr. of state 7 Feb. 1651, 24 Nov. 1652.A. and O.; CJ vi.531b. Commr. removing obstructions, sale of forfeited estates, 16 July 1651; security of protector, England and Wales 27 Nov. 1656.A. and O.

Religious: elder, Reigate classis, 1647.Shaw, Hist. Eng. Church ii. 434.

Irish: cllr. of state, Aug. 1654.TSP ii. 493, 545. Commr. Ireland, 7 July 1659, 19 Jan. 1660.Dunlop, Ireland under the Commonwealth ii. 697–8; CJ vii. 815b.

: of Horne, Surr. and Suss., East Grinstead.

Volume

Commons 1640-1660

Web Title

GOODWIN, Robert (c. 1601-81), of Horne, Surr. and East Grinstead, Suss.

Will

29 Nov. 1672, pr. 11 May 1681.PROB11/366/279.

Estates

on d. owned lands in parishes of East Grinstead, Suss., Lingfield, Surr. and in Co. Westmeath, Ireland.PROB11/366/279. His lands in Kilkenny West, Co. Westmeath, had been purchased from Sir Thomas Dacres* in Nov. 1654.CSP Ire. Adv., 40, 100.

Oxford 1644

Addresses

Religion

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