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SPECOTE, Humphrey (by 1532-89 or later), of Thornbury, Devon.
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b. by 1532, 1st s. of Edmund Specote of Thornbury by Jane, da. of Roger Grenville of Stowe in Kilkhampton, Cornw. m. by 1561, Elizabeth, da. of John Walter of Broxbourne, Herts., wid. of John Arscott (d.1558) of Tetcott, Devon, 3s. inc. Sir John 1da. suc. fa. 24 Apr. 1557.Date of birth estimated from age at fa.’s i.p.m., C142/113/11. Vis. Devon, ed. Colby, 190; Vis. Devon (Harl. Soc. vi), 272; Vis. Devon, ed. Vivian, 706; Al. Ox. 1395.
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Commr. i.p.m. Cornw. 1564; j.p. Devon 1582–3.
Main residence: Thornbury, Devon.
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SPARROW, Robert (by 1459-1528), of Winchelsea, Suss.
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b. by 1459, poss. s. of Thomas Sparrow of Winchelsea by Margaret. m. by 1522, Joan, wid. of Robert Borraunt, 2s. 2da.‘Above 60 years’ in July 1519, Cinque Ports White and Black Bks. (Kent Arch. Soc. recs. br. xix), 176; Rye chamberlains’ accts. 4, f. 112; PCC 36 Porch.
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Jurat, Winchelsea 1496 – d., mayor 1501 – 02, 1511 – 12, 1517 – 18, 1524 – 25, dep. mayor in 1505, 1512, 1516, 1518; bailiff to Yarmouth 1497, 1509, 1521.
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SPARROW, Robert (by 1459-1528)
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SPARROW, John (by 1516-45/46), of Ipswich, Suff.
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b. by 1516, 1st s. of Thomas Sparrow of Somersham by Elizabeth, da. of Walter Snelling of Elmsett. m. (1) Elizabeth, da. of John Bacon of Hessett; (2) Emma, wid. of William Drought alias Sampson of Ipswich, ?1s.Date of birth estimated from first reference. N. Bacon, Annals Ipswich, 215n.; Add. 19149, pp. 320-3; Ipswich ct. bk. 6, pp. 36, 68.
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Treasurer, Ipswich 1537 – 39, portman 1537 – d., bailiff 1540 – 41, j.p. 1541 – 42, 1545 – d., claviger 1541–d.
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SPARKE, John (by 1502-66), of Plympton St. Maurice, Devon.
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b. by 1502, s. of one Sparke of Nantwich, Cheshire. m. Jane (bur. 29 Dec. 1583), da. of one Moore of Devon, 4s.Date of birth estimated from first reference. Vis. Devon, ed. Vivian, 856; Vis. Cornw. (Harl. Soc. ix), 205.
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Collector subsidy, Plympton Erle 1523; mayor (bailiff) 1554–5.
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SOUTHWORTH, Richard.
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SOUTHWORTH, Richard
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SOUTHWELL, alias Darcy, Richard (by 1531-1600), of Lincoln’s Inn, London; Horsham St. Faith, Norf. and Gatton, Surr.
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b. by 1531, 1st illegit. s. of (Sir) Richard Southwell of London, and Wood Rising, Norf. by Mary, da. of Thomas Darcy of Danbury, Essex. educ. Corpus Camb. matric. 1545; L. Inn, adm. 4 Feb. 1547. m. (1) by Dec. 1555, Bridget (d.1583 or later), da. of Sir Roger Copley of Gatton, 3s. 4da.; (2) by Oct. 1589, Margaret, da. of John Styles of Ellingham, Norf., 2s. 3da.Date of birth estimated from education. Vis. Norf. (Harl. Soc. xxxii), 259; Vis. Norf. (Norf. Arch.), i. 124-6; C. Devlin, Robert Southwell, 7; H. Spelman, Hist. of Sacrilege (1895 ed.), 152-4; Letters of Sir Thomas Copley (Roxburghe Club 1897), pp. xix, 169.
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SOUTHWELL ALIAS DARCY, Richard (by 1531-1600)
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