NEWPORT, Richard (1587-1651), of High Ercall, Salop.

Family and Education

b. 7 May 1587, 1st. s. of Sir Francis Newport† of High Ercall and Beatrice, da. of Rowland Lacon† of Kinlet and Willey, Salop.Vis. Salop (Harl. Soc. xxix), 373-4. educ. Brasenose, Oxf. 1604, BA 1607.Al. Ox. m. settlement 22 Feb. 1614 (with £3,500), Rachel (d. 31 Jan. 1661), da. of Sir John Leveson* of Halling, Kent and Trentham, Staffs. 2s. 7da.C142/402/146; Staffs. RO, D593/P/4/3; Vis. Salop, 373-4. Kntd. 2 June 1615;Shaw, Knights of Eng. ii. 155. suc. fa. 15 Mar. 1623;C142/402/146. cr. Bar. Newport of High Ercall, 14 Oct. 1642. d. 8 Feb. 1651.CP. sig. Ric[hard] Newport.

Offices Held

J.p. Salop 1617–42;C231/4, f. 51. commr. subsidy, Salop 1621 – 22, 1624, 1641, Shrewsbury, Salop 1624, oyer and terminer, Oxf. circ. 1623–42;C212/22/20–23; C181/3, f. 89; SR, v. 65, 88. burgess, Much Wenlock liberty, Salop 1624;Trans. Salop Arch. Soc. (ser. 2), vi. 276. sheriff, Salop 1626–7;List of Sheriffs comp. A. Hughes (PRO, L. and I. ix), 119. commr. Forced Loan, Salop 1626 – 27, knighthood fines 1630, Poll Tax 1641, assessment 1642, Irish aid 1642, array 1642.C193/12/2; E178/7154, f. 60; SR, v. 107, 141, 155; Northants. RO, FH133.

Parlimentarian

NEWPORT, Richard (1587-1651), of High Ercall, Salop.

Main residence: High Ercall, Salop.

Author

S.H.

Volume

Commons 1604-1629

Web Title

NEWPORT, Richard (1587-1651)

Will

Estates

Oxford 1644

Addresses

Religion

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