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UNTON, Henry (c.1558-96), of Wadley, Berks.

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b. c. 1558, 2nd s. of Sir Edward Unton of Wadley by Lady Anne Seymour (d.1588), da. of Edward, Duke of Somerset, wid. of John Dudley, 2nd Earl of Warwick; bro. of Edward. educ. Oriel, Oxf. supp. BA Oct. 1573; M. Temple 1575. m. 1580, Dorothy (d.1634), da. of Thomas Wroughton of Broad Hinton, Wilts., s.p. suc. bro. 1589. Kntd. 1586.
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Keeper of Cornbury park, Oxon. 1583, j.p.q. from c. 1583, dep. lt. 1587 – 93, j.p. and dep. lt. Berks. from 1593; capt. under Leicester in Netherlands 1586, of Berkshire horse 1588; ambassador to France July 1591 – May 1592, Dec. 1595–d.Vis. Berks. (Harl. Soc. lvii), 223; C142/227/222; CSP For. 1582, p. 87; Leycester Corresp. (Cam. Soc. xxvii), 416; Archaeologia, xcix. 56, 70, 73; APC, xvi. 201; xxiv. 31; CSP Dom. 1591–4, pp. 36, 242; Birch, Mems. i. 342.

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UNTON, Henry (c.1558-96), of Wadley, Berks.
Main residence: Wadley, Berks.
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Unless otherwise stated this biography is based upon J. G. Nichols, Unton Inventories and Unton Corresp. (Roxburghe Club lxiii).

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UPTON, George (1553-1609), of Warminster, Wilts.; later of Wells, Som.

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b. 1553, s. of Geoffrey Upton, dep. receiver to bp. of Bath and Wells, of Trelaske, Cornw. and Warminster, Wilts. by Mary, da. and coh. of Thomas Horne of Ottery St. Mary, Devon. m. (1) Frances, da. and h. of John Newton of Harptree, Som.; (2) Elizabeth, da. of Thomas Bampfield of Hardington, Som.Vis. Som. ed. Weaver, 82; Misc. Gen. et Her. (ser. 2), ii. 320; iv. 22.
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Freeman, Wells 1584.

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UPTON, George (c.1554-1609), of Wells, Som.
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TURPIN, William (c.1558-1617), of Knaptoft, Leics.

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b. c. 1558, 1st s. of George Turpin of Knaptoft by Frances, da. of Sir Robert Lane of Horton, Northants. m. Elizabeth, da. of Sir Richard Fiennes of Broughton Castle, Oxon., 3s. 4da. suc. fa. 1583. Kntd. 1603.
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J.p. Leics. from c. 1583, sheriff 1585 – 86, 1593 – 94, dep. lt. 1608.

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TURPIN, William (c.1558-1617), of Knaptoft, Leics.
Main residence: Knaptoft, Leics.
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TWYSDEN, William (1566-1629), of Roydon Hall, East Peckham, Kent.

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b. 4 Apr. 1566, 1st s. of Roger Twysden by Anne, da. of Sir Thomas Wyatt. educ. Magdalene, Camb. 1580, BA 1583; G. Inn 1584. m. 1591, Anne, aged 16, da. of Moyle Finch by Elizabeth, da. of Sir Thomas Heneage, 5s. 2da. suc. fa. 1603. Kntd. 1603; cr. Bt. 1611.
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Capt. of light horse, lathe of Aylesford, Kent 1601; gent. usher of privy chamber to James I.

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TWYSDEN, Sir William (1566-1629), of Roydon Hall, East Peckham, Kent and Red Cross Street, London
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