DANVERS, Sir John (c.1585-1655), of Danvers House, Chelsea, Mdx. and West Lavington, Wilts.

Family and Education

b. c. 1585, 3rd s. of Sir John Danvers† (d.1594) of Dauntsey, Wilts. and Elizabeth, da. and coh. of John, 4th Lord Latimer; bro. of Charles†.F.N. MacNamara, Memorials of Danvers Fam. 285. educ. travelled abroad (France and Italy) Padua 1597; SP12/260/37; HMC Hatfield, ix. 70. Winchester Coll. 1598; Brasenose, Oxf. 1601, aged 16; L. Inn 1612. Winchester Scholars ed. T.F. Kirby, 158; Al. Ox.; LI Admiss. m. (1) c.Mar. 1609, Chamberlain Letters ed. N.E. McClure, i. 288. Magdalen (bur. 8 June 1627), T. Faulkner, Chelsea, ii. 130. da. of Sir Richard Newport† of High Ercall, Salop, wid. of Richard Herbert† of Montgomery Castle, Mont., s.p.; MacNamara, 293-4. (2) lic. 10 July 1628, London Mar. Lic. (Harl. Soc. xxvi), 193. Elizabeth (d. 9 July 1636), N and Q (ser. 2), ix. 89. da. and coh. of Ambrose Dauntesey of West Lavington, 4s. d.v.p. 2da.; MacNamara, 295-6. (3) 6 Jan. 1649, Faulkner, ii. 125. Grace (d.1678), da. of Thomas Hewes of Kemerton, Glos., 1s. MacNamara, 295. Kntd. 3 Mar. 1609; Shaw, Knights of Eng. ii. 147. suc. bro. Henry, earl of Danby 1644. PROB 11/194, ff. 100-106v. bur. 28 Apr. 1655 28 Apr. 1655. MacNamara, 260. sig. Jo[hn] Da[n]uers.

Offices Held

Gent. of the privy chamber to Prince Henry 1610–12; Ordinances and Regulations for Govt. of Royal Household (Soc. of Antiqs. 1790), p. 323. commr. trade 1625, T. Rymer, Foedera, viii. pt. 1, p. 59. plantation of Virg. 1631, Ibid. viii. pt. 3, p. 192. exclusion from sacrament 1646, A. and O. i. 853. scandalous offences 1648; Ibid. i. 1208. member, cttee. of Both Kingdoms 1648, High Cts. of Justice 1649; Ibid. i. 1254. cllr. of State 1649–50; Ibid. ii. 2; Gardiner, Hist. Commonwealth, i. 244; CSP Dom. 1650, p. 111. commr. sale of bps’ lands 1649. A. and O. ii. 152.

Cttee. Virg. Co. 1610–24; Recs. Virg. Co. ed. S.M. Kingsbury, i. 228, iii. 68, 322; A. Brown, Genesis of US, 466, 874. member, Somers Is. Co. 1618, gov. 1651, Brown, 874; Rich Pprs.: Letters from Bermuda ed. V.A. Ives, 111. Guiana Co. 1619. APC Col. 1613–80, p. 37.

J.p. Mdx. and Westminster 1620 – d., Northants. 1625 – 27, 1628–37, Rymer, viii. pt. 2, pp. 11, 12, 21; C231/4, ff. 115, 227, 259; 231/5, p. 237; CUL, ms Dd. viii. 1, ff. 63v, 82, 114, 134v. Oxon. and Wilts. 1630–d.; C231/5, pp. 34, 45; Names of JPs (1650), pp. 35, 44, 61, 72; Wilts. Arch. Mag. xlii. 538. dep. lt. Mdx. 1625, Northants. 1627–8; CSP Dom. 1623–5, p. 508; APC, 1627–8, pp. 299, 426. kpr. (jt.) St. James’s Palace, Mdx. 1625–49; LCC Survey of London, xxix. 23. commr. oyer and terminer, Mdx. 1627–45, C181/3, f. 219; 181/4, f. 189; 181/5, f. 246v. the Verge, 1629–34, C181/4, ff. 5v, 27, 175v. Oxf. circ. 1630 – 42, 1654–d., C181/4, ff. 50v, 194v; 181/5, f. 219; 181/6, ff. 10, 91. Western circ. 1630 – 42, 1654–d., C181/4, f. 51v, 185v; 181/5, f. 221; 181/6, ff. 8, 85. Northern circ. 1654–d., C181/6, ff. 17, 93. Forced Loan, Mdx. 1627, Rymer, viii. pt. 2, p. 144. martial law 1627; C181/3, f. 219. steward of Pickering honour, Yorks. 1628–d.; CSP Dom. 1628–9, p. 389; Duchy of Lancaster Office-Holders ed. R. Somerville, 159. commr. knighthood fines, Northants. 1631, E178/7155, f. 134. sewers, Northants, 1633 – 34, Berks., Oxon. and Westminster 1634, C181/4, ff. 140v, 179, 180v, 191. levying money, Mdx. 1643, A. and O. i. 232. gaol delivery, London 1639 – 45, 1654–d., C181/5, ff. 154, 265, 181/6, ff. 2, 77. militia, Mdx. and Wilts. 1644–8, A. and O. i. 556, 1177, 1239, 1244. Yorks. 1648, Ibid. 1245. assessment, Mdx. and Wilts. 1644 – 52, Yorks. (N. Riding) 1647 – 49, Northants. and Oxon. 1647 – 52, Westminster 1649 – 52, Yorks. 1650–2, Ibid. 400, 536, 623, 965, 970, 972, 977, 1082, 1087, 1088, 1090, 1095; ii. 33, 38, 39, 41, 45, 297, 303, 304, 306, 311, 465, 471, 472, 474, 480, 661, 668, 669, 670, 672, 677. execution of ordinances, Wilts. 1644, Northern Assoc. N. Riding 1645, Ibid. i. 460, 706. appeals, Oxf. Univ. 1647, Ibid. 927. fen drainage, Great Levels 1649; Ibid. ii. 139. gov. of Westminster sch. 1649; Ibid. 257. col. militia ft. Wilts. to 1650; CSP Dom. 1650, p. 111. kpr. of Wychwood forest, Oxon. 1654–d. V.J. Watney, Cornbury, p. xvii.

Parlimentarian

DANVERS, Sir John (c.1585-1655), of Danvers House, Chelsea, Mdx. and West Lavington, Wilts.

Main residences: Danvers House, Chelsea, Mdx.; West Lavington, Wilts.

Author

A.D.

R.C.L.S.

Volume

Commons 1604-1629

Web Title

DANVERS, Sir John (c.1585-1655)

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Estates

Oxford 1644

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Religion

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