BEDELL, Sir Capell, 1st Bt. (1602-1643), of Hamerton, Hunts.

Family and Education

b. 27 Sept. 1602, o.s. of Sir Thomas Bedell of Hamerton and Winifred, da. of Sir Arthur Capell of Little Hadham, Herts.VCH Herts. Fams. 91; Vis. Hunts. (Cam. Soc. xliii), 39. educ. Queens’, Camb. 1618; travelled abroad 1618-19.Al. Cant.; T. Ball, Life of Renowned Dr. Preston, 48-51. m. June 1619, Alice (bur. 12 Jan. 1667),VCH Herts. Fams. 91. da. of Sir Henry Fanshawe† of Ware Park, Herts., remembrancer in the Exch. 1601-16, 2s. d.v.p. 2da.H.C. Fanshawe, Hist. Fanshawe Fam. 81. suc. fa. 1613;C142/338/54; 142/347/66; 142/348/102. cr. bt. 3 June 1622.CB, i. 197. d. by 6 Jan. 1643.W. Dugdale, Hist. Mems. of Eng. Laws, 208.

Offices Held

J.p. Hunts. 1624 – d., Northants. 1625;C231/4, f. 163; Add. 15750, f. 78; T. Rymer, Foedera viii, pt. 2, pp. 9, 12. dep. lt. Hunts. 1624-at least 1638;Add. Ch. 33168B; Hunts. RO, M80/3646/455. commr. swans, Herts. and elsewhere c. 1629, Cambs. and Hunts. 1633;C181/3, f. 268; 181/4, f. 153v. sheriff, Cambs. and Hunts. 1632–3;List of Sheriffs comp. A. Hughes (PRO, L. and I. ix), 14. commr. oyer and terminer, Norf. circ. 1634 – 42, Bucks., Beds. and Hunts. 1634–40,C181/4, ff. 165, 182v, 196v; 181/5, ff. 3v, 31v, 159v, 218. array, Hunts. 1642.Northants. RO, FH133.

Gent. of the privy chamber extraordinary 1639–d.LC5/134, p. 307.

Parlimentarian

BEDELL, Sir Capell, 1st Bt. (1602-1643), of Hamerton, Hunts.

Main residence: Hamerton, Hunts.

Author

J.P.F.

R.C.L.S.

Volume

Commons 1604-1629

Web Title

BEDELL, Sir Capell, 1st Bt. (1602-1643)

Will

Estates

Oxford 1644

Addresses

Religion

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