BARRINGTON, Henry (1592-aft. 1659), of Brick House, Colchester, Essex.

Family and Education

bap. 30 Mar. 1592, 2nd but 1st surv. s. of Henry Barrington, alderman, of Colchester.St Botolph, Colchester par. reg. pp. 8, 9, 11, 40. m. (1) by 1616, Elizabeth, 7s. (1 d.v.p.) 1da.;St Botolph, Colchester par. reg. pp. 30, 31, 35, 87; Reg. of the scholars admitted to Colchester Sch. 1637-1740 ed. J.H. Round and C.L. Acland (Colchester, 1897), 15, 43; Essex RO, D/AC/W13/347. (2) lic. 8 Nov. 1639, Catherine, wid. of Robert Hayes of Hertford, Herts and ?da. of Dr John Sherwood of Bath, Som. s.p.London Marr. Lics. 1521-1869 ed. Foster, 87; Vis. Herts. ed. Metcalfe, 64; PROB6/17, p. 64; Al. Ox. ‘John Sherwode’. suc. fa. by 30 Sept. 1625.St Botolph, Colchester par. reg. p. 82. d. aft. Jan. 1660.Essex RO, D/B 5/Gb3, f. 208v.

Offices Held

Civic: member, first council, Colchester by Nov. 1623 – Oct. 1627; alderman, Oct. 1627 – bef.13 Nov. 1653, by 11 Aug. 1655 – 19 Jan. 1660; jt. bailiff, Sept. 1629 – Sept. 1630; mayor, Sept. 1637 – Sept. 1638, bef. 31 Aug. – 29 Sept. 1641, Sept. 1648 – Sept. 1649, Sept. 1658–19 July 1659.Essex RO, D/B 5/Gb3, ff. 30v, 66, 89–97, 176v-184v; D/B 5/Gb4, ff. 21–33v, 128v, 137v, 180v-195, 208v.

Local: commr. assessment, Colchester 24 Feb. 1643, 18 Oct. 1644, 21 Feb. 1645, 23 June 1647, 16 Feb. 1648, 14 May, 7 Dec. 1649, 26 Nov. 1650, 10 Dec. 1652; Essex 21 Feb. 1645, 23 June 1647, 16 Feb. 1648, 7 Apr., 7 Dec. 1649, 26 Nov. 1650, 10 Dec. 1652, 24 Nov. 1653, 9 June 1657; sequestration, Colchester 27 Mar. 1643; levying of money, Essex, 7 May 1643; Colchester 3 Aug. 1643; Eastern Assoc. Essex 20 Sept. 1643.A. and O.; Act for an Assessment (1653, E.1062.28). Dep. lt. 11 Oct. 1643–?CJ iii. 273b. Commr. ejecting scandalous ministers, 24 Feb. 1644, 28 Aug. 1654;‘The Royalist clergy of Lincs.’ ed. J.W.F. Hill, Lincs. Archit. and Arch. Soc. ii. 120; A. and O. for timber for navy, Kent and Essex 16 Apr. 1644; New Model ordinance, Essex, Colchester 17 Feb. 1645;A. and O. militia, Essex 2 Dec. 1648, 14 Mar. 1655.A. and O; SP25/76A, f. 14v. Master, St Mary Magdalen’s hosp. Colchester 1650–?d.VCH Essex, ix. 327. J.p. Essex by Feb. 1650–?Mar. 1660.C193/13/3, f. 25v; Essex QSOB ed. Allen, p. xxxiii. Commr. gaol delivery, Colchester 19 Apr. 1655-aft. Feb. 1659.C181/6, pp. 103, 347.

Military: ?gov. (parlian.) Colchester by July 1643.Add. 31116, p. 131.

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

: of Brick House, Essex., Colchester.

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Commons 1640-1660

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BARRINGTON, Henry (1592-aft. 1659), of Brick House, Colchester, Essex.

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Oxford 1644

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