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b. c. 1574, o.s. of Alexander Denton of Hillesden, and a da. of Richard Willison of Sugwas, Herefs.PROB 11/60, ff. 227-8v; PROB 11/57, ff. 152v-3. Thomas Denton is not mentioned in his grandmother’s will: PROB 11/78, ff. 81-2v. educ. All Souls, Oxf. 1589, aged 15.Al. Ox. m. by c.1595, Susan, da. of John Temple of Stow, Bucks.,Lipscomb, Bucks. ii. 576. at least 4s. incl. Sir Alexander*, 2da.PROB 11/164, f. 217r-v identifies 4 sons 1 daughter (Susan). A 2nd daughter, Margaret, married Sir Edmund Verney: BL, mic. 636/2; Cent. Bucks. Stud. PR96/1/1. Vis. Bucks. (Harl.Soc. lviii), 38 incorrectly identifies Denton’s mother as Mary, daughter of Sir Roger Martin, and names 5 sons and 4 daughters. suc. fa. 1578;PROB 11/60, f. 228v. Kntd. July 1603.Shaw, Knights of Eng. ii. 111. d. 19 Sept. 1633.Letters and Papers of Verney Fam. ed. J. Bruce (Cam. Soc. lvi), 157. sig. Tho[mas] Denton.
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Sheriff, Bucks. 1600–1;List of Sheriffs comp. A. Hughes (PRO, L. and I. ix), 9. recvr. and surveyor of Tutbury manor, Staffs. 1604;CSP Dom. 1603–10, p. 179. commr. inquiry into lands of Gunpowder plotters, Bucks. 1607;C181/1, f. 130v. j.p. Bucks. 1608,SP14/33. Buckingham, Bucks. 1618–30;C181/2, f. 338; 181/4, f. 68. dep. lt. Bucks. by 1608-at least 1625;HEHL, EL 1692; Eg. 860, ff. 48v, 115v; SP14/33, f. 7v. steward, hundreds of Rowley and Stodfold, Bucks. 1608;E315/310, f. 56v. commr. charitable uses, Bucks. 1608, 1610, 1621, 1629–30,C93/2/29; 93/3/6, 26; 93/8/15. oyer and terminer, Norf. circ. 1616–23,C181/2, f. 258r-v; 181/4, f. 146v. Home circ. 1620;C181/3, f. 14v. commr. subsidy, Bucks. 1621 – 22, 1624;C212/22/20–3. sub-commr. exacted fees, Bucks. 1623; HEHL, Temple Corresp., Box 5, STT 877. commr. Privy Seal loan, Bucks. 1625–6,E401/2586, p. 363. Forced Loan 1626–7,C193/12/2, f. 3v; T. Rymer, Foedera, viii. pt. 2, p. 144. knighthood fines 1630–1. E178/7154, pt. 2, f. 107; 178/5156, ff. 4, 7.

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DENTON, Sir Thomas (c.1574-1633), of Hillesden, Bucks.
Main residence: Hillesden, Bucks.
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Commons 1604-1629
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DENTON, Sir Thomas (c.1574-1633)

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