HARPUR, Sir John (c.1546-1622), of Swarkeston, Derbys.

Family and Education

b. c.1546,The Gen. n.s. vii. 142. 1st s. of Richard Harpur of Swarkeston, j.c.p. 1567-77, and Jane, da. of George Finderne of Findern, Derbys. Oxford DNB, sub Harpur, Richard; J. Nichols, County of Leicester, iii. *884. educ. I. Temple 1564. I. Temple Admiss. m. (1) settlement 24 Sept.1566, WARD 7/100/31. Isabel, da. of (Sir) George Pierrepont† of Holme Pierrepont, Notts., 7s. (6 d.v.p.) 5da. (3 d.v.p.); Harl. 1486, ff. 31v-2; C142/393/158; PROB 11/140, f. 330. (2) c.1606, Elizabeth (d. 11 Apr. 1620), da. of (Sir) Andrew Noell† of Brooke, Rutland, wid. of Anthony Faunt (d.1588) of Foston, Leics., and Sir William Browne (d.1606) of Walcot, Northants., s.p. Nichols, iv. 175; PROB 11/107, f. 286v; C2/Jas.I/H31/34; 2/Jas.I/F5/7. suc. fa. 1577; WARD 7/100/31. Kntd. 21 Apr. 1603. Shaw, Knights of Eng. ii. 102. d. 7 Oct. 1622. C142/446/67(2).

Offices Held

J.p. Derbys. c. 1573 – 95, 1602–d.; SP12/93/2, f. 8; J.R. Dias, ‘Pols. and Administration in Notts. and Derbys. 1590–1640’, (Oxford Univ. D.Phil. thesis, 1973), pp. 237–8; C231/1, f. 135v; C193/13/1, f. 20v. gov. Repton sch. and Etwall hosp. Derbys. 1577–d.; D. Lysons and S. Lysons, Magna Britannia, v. 238; HMC Hastings, ii. 61. sheriff, Derbys. 1581 – 82, Feb.-Nov. 1606, List of Sheriffs comp. A. Hughes (PRO, L. and I. ix), 31. dep. lt. 1587 – 95, 1605 – at least14, by 1619–d., HMC Var. vii. 260; HMC Rutland, i. 327; Cal. of Shrewsbury and Talbot Pprs. ed. G.R. Batho, (Derbys. Arch. Soc. rec. ser. iv), 283; CSP Dom. 1611–18, p. 258; 1623–5, p. 12; HMC Rutland, i. 464. commr. loan 1589, HMC Rutland, i. 267. subsidy 1593 – 94, 1608, 1621–2, Ibid. 317, 322; SP14/31/1, f. 9; C212/22/20–1. gaol delivery, Derby 1603, C181/1, f. 48. enclosures, Leics. 1607, Cal. of Shrewsbury and Talbot Pprs. 289. oyer and terminer, Midland circ. 1608–d.; C181/2, f. 69; 181/3, f. 79. collector of aid, Derbys. 1609, 1612–13; CSP Dom. 1603–10, p. 520; E403/2732, f. 89. commr. Duchy copyholders, Derbys. Leics. and Staffs. 1611, HMC Cowper, iii. 132; SP14/61/64. musters, Derbys. 1618, APC, 1618–19, p. 116. Palatine Benevolence 1622. SP14/130/82.

Agent, Gilbert Talbot†, 7th earl of Shrewsbury, Derbys. 1590–1616. Dias, 87.

Parlimentarian

HARPUR, Sir John (c.1546-1622), of Swarkeston, Derbys.

Main residence: Swarkeston, Derbys.

Author

V.C.D.M.

Volume

Commons 1604-1629

Web Title

HARPUR, Sir John (c.1546-1622)

Will

Estates

Oxford 1644

Addresses

Religion

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