GRATWYKE, Roger (1593-1655), of Tortington and Seaford, Suss.

Family and Education

bap. 23 Sept. 1593,East Malling par. reg. (IGI). 3rd s. of Sir William Gratwyke (d. 1613) of East Malling, Kent and Tortington, Suss. and Margery, da. of William Lee of South Mimms, Herts. m. (1) lic. 1 Feb. 1613, Elizabeth (b. 1596), da. of Philip Gratwyke of Cowfold, Suss. s.p.; (2) 20 Nov. 1620, Anne (bap. 5 June 1586, bur. 27 Dec. 1669), da. of Thomas Selwyn of Friston. Suss. s.p. Vis. Suss. (Harl. Soc. liii), 109, 142; Cal. Suss. Marr. Lics. (Suss. Rec. Soc. i), 122; (Suss. Rec. Soc. ix), 47; Friston par. reg.; Notes IPMs Suss., 108; Berry, Suss. Pedigrees, 114. d. bef. 11 Sept. 1655.PROB11/246/146.

Offices Held

Civic: jurat, Hastings 2 June 1632–d.;Hastings Museum, C/A(a)2, f. 63. Seaford 13 Oct. 1640–d.E. Suss. RO, Seaford MS 6, pp. 5, 6, 251, 257, 260, 266, 273, 276, 281, 282, 286. Bailiff, Seaford 1642, 1649, 1650, 1653.E. Suss. RO, Seaford MS 6, pp. 262, 265, 289–92; Seaford par. reg. transcript.

Military: capt. of horse (parlian.), Suss. 1643.T.W.W. Smart, ‘Extracts from the MSS of Samuel Jeake’, Suss. Arch. Coll. ix. 49.

Local: commr. defence of Hants and southern cos. Suss. 4 Nov. 1643; commr. for Suss., assoc. of Hants, Surr. Suss. and Kent, 15 June 1644; assessment, 18 Oct. 1644, 21 Feb. 1645, 16 Feb. 1648, 7 Apr., 7 Dec. 1649, 26 Nov. 1650, 10 Dec. 1652, 24 Nov. 1653; New Model ordinance, 17 Feb. 1645.A. and O.; An Act for an Assessment (1653, E.1062.28). J.p. 21 Feb. 1646–d.C231/6, p. 40; C193/13/3–4; Stowe 577; CUL, Dd.VIII.1; ASSI35/97/7. Commr. militia, 2 Dec. 1648. Judge, relief of poor prisoners, 5 Oct. 1653.A. and O. Commr. oyer and terminer, Home circ. by Feb. 1654–d.C181/6, pp. 14, 60, 90, 125.

Central: commr. high ct. of justice, 6 Jan. 1649.A. and O. Member, cttee. for plundered ministers, by Feb. 1651;SP22/2b, f. 102. cttee. of navy and customs by 25 Feb. 1651.Add. 9300, f. 189.

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Volume

Commons 1640-1660

Web Title

GRATWYKE, Roger (1593-1655), of Tortington and Seaford, Suss.

Will

5 Jan. 1654, pr. 11 Sept. 1655.PROB11/246/146.

Estates

Balsden manor, Rottingdean, 1613-4;PROB11/121/614; Suss. Manors, i. 18.assessed at £4 (in goods) for the lay subsidy 1627;E179/191/377a. property in Seaford, including a malthouse and malt mill, 1640-47;E. Suss. RO, Seaford MS 6, pp. 246, 284. Seaford manor 1642-d.Suss. Manors, ii. 387.

Oxford 1644

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