SKEFFINGTON, Sir John (c.1584-1651), of Skeffington, Leics.; later of Fisherwick, Staffs.

Family and Education

b. c.1584,Date of birth calculated from his MI: Nichols, County of Leicester, iii. 444. However, at the 1619 herald’s visitation his age was given as 30: Vis. Leics. (Harl. Soc. ii), 111. 1st s. of Sir William Skeffington, 1st bt. of Fisherwick, and Elizabeth (d. 16 Feb. 1635), da. of Richard Dering of Pluckley, Kent; bro. of Sir Richard*. Nichols, iii. 449; C142/600/114. educ. Jesus, Camb. 1603; M. Temple 1604. Al. Cant.; M. Temple Admiss. m. 8 Jan. 1614, S. Shaw, Hist. and Antiqs. of Staffs. (1798), i. 341. Ursula (d. July 1658), da. of Thomas Skeffington† of Skeffington, 1s. kntd 19 Aug. 1624; suc. fa. as 2nd bt. 1635. bur. 20 Nov. 1651 20 Nov. 1651. Nichols, iii. 449-50; Shaw, Knights of Eng. ii. 186. sig. J[ohn] Skeffington.

Offices Held

Capt. militia horse, Leics. 1625-at least 1629; HEHL, HAM53/6, f. 125; SP16/152/37I. j.p. Leics. 1626 – at least40, Staffs. 1642; Cal. of Docquets of Ld. Kpr. Coventry, 1625–40 ed. J. Broadway, R. Cust and S.K. Roberts (L. and I. Soc. spec. ser. xxxiv-vii), 59; C66/2858; C231/5, p. 536. dep. lt., Leics. 1626–42; T. Cogswell, Home Divisions, 43, 293. sheriff, Staffs. 1637–8; List of Sheriffs comp. A. Hughes (PRO, L. and I. ix), 129. commr. knighthood fines, Leics. 1631, E178/5404. array, Leics. and Staffs. 1642; LJ, v. 147; Northants. RO, FH133. accts. (roy.), Staffs. 1645. Docquets of Letters Patent 1642–6 ed. W.H. Black, 264.

Gent. of privy chamber by 1639. CSP Dom. 1638–9, p. 366.

Parlimentarian

SKEFFINGTON, Sir John (c.1584-1651), of Skeffington, Leics.; later of Fisherwick, Staffs.

Main residences: Skeffington, Leics; Fisherwick, Staffs.

Author

B.C.

Volume

Commons 1604-1629

Web Title

SKEFFINGTON, Sir John (c.1584-1651)

Will

Estates

Oxford 1644

Addresses

Religion

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