MORE, Samuel (1594-1662), of Linley Hall, nr. More, Salop and Philip Lane, London; later of Larden Hall, Shipton, Salop

Family and Education

b. 9 Sept. 1594, 1st s. of Richard More of Linley Hall and Sarah, da. of Roger Harris of Shrewsbury, Salop; bro. of Thomas†. educ. Shrewsbury g.s. 1609. m. (1) 4 Feb. 1611, his cos. Katherine (separated 1620), da. and coh. of Jasper More of Larden Hall, 3s. (2 d.v.p.) 3da. d.v.p.; (2) by June 1625, Elizabeth Worsley (bur. 17 Nov. 1655), 3s. 3da. suc. fa. 1643. d. 3 May 1662.Frag. Gen. xiii. 134; Vis. Salop (Harl. Soc. xxix), 366; J.B. Blakeway, Sheriffs of Salop, 216; Shrewsbury Sch. Regestum Scholarium comp. E. Calvert, 216; Shipton Par. Reg. (Salop Par. Reg. Soc. Hereford dioc. xxii), 19-21; Burke, Gentry (1952), p. 1819; More Par. Reg. (Salop Par. Reg. Soc. Hereford dioc. ii), 17-20, 27; Oxford DNB.

Offices Held

Servant to Edward Zouche, 11th Lord Zouche by 1617–25. PROB 11/146, f. 294v; Hants RO, Kingsmill ms 1347.

Freeman, Hastings, Suss. 1621, Ludlow, Salop 1646; E. Suss. RO, Hastings corp. bk. 1, f. 221; Trans. Salop Arch. Soc. (ser. 4), xi. 182. commr. defence, Salop 1643, sequestration 1644, A. and O. i. 126, 447. assessment, Herefs. 1647–8,Ibid. 967, 1084, 1091. Salop and Mont. 1647–52, Ibid. 973, 979, 1097, 1184; ii. 41, 47, 306, 314, 475, 483, 673, 680. 1657, 1660,Ibid. ii. 1078, 1087, 1377, 1384. militia, Herefs., Salop and Mont. 1648, Salop 1659, Herefs., Salop, Worcs. and N. Wales 1660;Ibid. 1237, 1243, 1247, 1331, 1432, 1441, 1444, 1448. j.p. Salop 1649–62; CJ, vi. 187; C220/9/4, f. 74. commr. scandalous ministers, Salop 1654. A. and O. ii. 974.

Capt. of ft. (parl.) by 1644, col. by 1645; gov. Hopton Castle, Hopton, Salop 1644,HMC Bath, i. 29. Montgomery Castle, Mont. 1645 – 47, Ludlow 1646 – 47, Hereford 1647–?9.CSP Dom. 1644–5, p. 622; 1645–7, pp. 441, 564; 1648–9, p. 14. He had been replaced as governor of Hereford by 10 May 1650: CSP Dom. 1650, p. 150.

Parlimentarian

MORE, Samuel (1594-1662), of Linley Hall, nr. More, Salop and Philip Lane, London; later of Larden Hall, Shipton, Salop

Main residences: Linley Hall, nr. More, Salop; Philip Lane, London; Larden Hall, Shipton, Salop.

Author

P.J.L.

A.D.T.

Volume

Commons 1604-1629

Web Title

MORE, Samuel (1594-1662)

Will

Estates

Oxford 1644

Addresses

Religion

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