PORTMAN, William (by 1498-1557), of Orchard Portman, nr. Taunton, Som. and London.

Family and Education

b. by 1498, 1st s. of John Portman of Orchard Portman by Alice, da. of William Knoyle of Sandford Orcas, Dorset. educ. M. Temple, adm. 19 May 1517. m. by July 1521, Elizabeth, da. of John Gilbert, wid. of Giles Brent, 1s. 1da. suc. fa. 5 July 1521. Kntd. 6 Feb. 1547.Date of birth estimated from age at fa.’s i.p.m., C142/37/112. Vis. Som. ed. Weaver, 126; Wriothesley’s Chron. i. (Cam. Soc. n.s. xi), 181; C142/108/112.

Offices Held

Bencher, M. Temple 1532, Autumn reader 1532, Lent 1539.

J.p. Som. 1524 – d., Devon 1541, Berks., Glos., Herefs., Mon., Oxon., Salop, Staffs., Worcs. 1542 – d.; member, council in the west Apr. 1539; serjeant-at-law 1540; King’s serjeant 23 Nov. 1540; j.KB 14 May 1546, c.j. 16 June 1555 – d.; custos rot., Som. c. 1547; commr. relief Bath, Som. 1550, goods of churches and fraternities 1553, chantries 1553; receiver of petitions in the Lords, Parlts. of Mar. 1553, Oct. 1553, Apr. 1554, Nov. 1554, 1555.LP Hen. VIII, iv-xxi; CPR, 1547–8 to 1557–8 passim; Foss, Judges, v. 387–9; Rep. R. Comm. of 1552 (Archs. of Brit. Hist. and Culture iii), 113; LJ, i. 430, 447, 464, 492; C66/801; 193/12/1; W. K. Jordan, Edw. VI, i. 61.

Parlimentarian

PORTMAN, William (by 1498-1557), of Orchard Portman, nr. Taunton, Som. and London.

Main residences: Orchard Portman, nr. Taunton, Som.; London.

Author

R.V.

Volume

Commons 1509-1558

Web Title

PORTMAN, William (by 1498-1557)

Will

Estates

Oxford 1644

Addresses

Religion

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