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b. June 1643, 2nd but o. surv. s. of Sir Nicholas Slanning of Maristow by Gertrude, da. of Sir James Bagge of Saltram, Plympton, Devon; half-bro. of John Arundell. m. (1) 4 Nov. 1662, Anne (d.1668), da. of Sir George Carteret, 1st Bt., of St. Ouen, Jersey, 1da.; (2) 22 June 1670, Mary, da. and coh. of James Jenkyn of Trekenning, St. Columb Major, Cornw., s.p.; (3) 4 Dec. 1673 (with £5,000), Mary, da. of Sir Andrew Henley, 1st Bt., of Bramshill, Hants, 1s.; (4) 16 Nov. 1679, Amy, da. of Edmund Parker of Boringdon, Plympton, Devon, wid. of Walter Hele of South Pool, Devon, and of Sir John Davie, 2nd Bt., of Creedy, Devon, s.p. suc. fa. 1643; KB 23 Apr. 1661; cr. Bt. 19 Jan. 1663.Vivian, Vis. Devon, 688; Evelyn Diary, iii. 343, 363; Plymouth City Lib. Roborough mss 292.
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Commr. for assessment, Cornw. 1661 – 78, Devon 1661 – 62, 1665 – 80, Cornw. and Devon 1689 – 90; stannator of Blackmore 1663; commr. for recusants, Cornw. and Devon 1675; forester, Dartmoor 1675 – d.; j.p. Cornw. by 1680 – 85, Devon by 1680 – July 1688, Oct. 1688 – d.; freeman, Saltash 1683, Plymouth 1684, Plympton 1685; commr. for rebels’ estates, Devon 1686, v.-warden of the stannaries by 1686–?d.Cal. Treas. Bks. iv. 779; viii. 546, 1027; SP44/66/207; Plymouth Mun. Recs. ed. Worth, 8; CSP Dom. 1685, p. 87; Roborough mss 302/1,2.

Cup-bearer to Queen Catherine of Braganza 1663–?d.; standard-bearer of gent. pensioners 1676–84.CSP Dom. 1663–4, p. 164; 1676–7, p. 414; Cal. Treas. Bks. viii. 404.

Lt.-col. Earl of Bath’s Regt. (later 10 Ft.) 1685 – 87; lt.-gov. of Plymouth 1687–d.HMC Downshire, i. 258; HMC Hastings, ii. 186; CSP Dom. 1690–1, pp. 3, 421.

FRS 1664.

Parlimentarian
SLANNING, Sir Nicholas, 1st Bt. (1643-91), of Maristow, Tamerton Foliot, Devon.
Main residence: Maristow, Tamerton Foliot, Devon.
Author
J.S.C.
Volume
Commons 1660-1690
Web Title

SLANNING, Sir Nicholas (1643-91)

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