WITHERS, Henry (c.1651-1729), of Greenwich, Kent

Lt. Monmouth’s Ft. 1678–9; ensign, Tangier regt. 1679 (later Queen’s Ft., Queen Dowager’s Ft. then 2 Ft.), lt. by 1683, capt.-lt. Oct. 1688, capt. (Grenadier Coy.) Oct. 1689–Aug. 1692; maj. Coldstream Gds. Aug. 1692, 1 Ft. Feb. 1695, lt.-col. Dec. 1696–?d.; brevet col. July 1689; adj.-gen. Oct. 1689–?99, brig.-gen. Mar. 1702, maj.-gen. 1704, lt.-gen. 1707–d.Westminster Abbey (Harl. Soc. Reg. x), 326; Luttrell, Brief Relation, iv. 150, 533.

Commr. inspect garrisons, July 1699; inspect Chelsea Hosp. 1702. Ibid. 533; Cal. Treas. Bks. xvii. 112.

Gov. Sheerness Dec. 1706–d.