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FULFORD, Francis (1666-1700), of Great Fulford, Devon

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b. 8 Oct. 1666, 2nd but 1st surv. s. of Francis Fulford of Great Fulford by Susanna, da. of John Kelland of Painsford, Devon. educ. Exeter, Oxf. 1682. m. (1) Margaret (d. 1687), da. of John Poulett†, 3rd Baron Poulett, of Hinton St. George, Som, s.p.; (2) 9 Oct. 1690, Mary (bur. 2 Jan. 1729), da. and coh. of John Tuckfield of Little Fulford, Devon, 1s. d.v.p. suc. fa. 1674. Vivian, Vis. Devon, 380; Hutchins, Dorset, ii. 698–9.
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Sheriff, Devon 1689–90; mayor, Exeter 1689–90. CSP Dom. 1689–90, pp. 349, 355; 1690–1, p. 42.

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FULFORD, Francis (1666-1700), of Great Fulford, Devon
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FREWEN, Thomas (1630-1702), of Cleybrooke House, Fulham, Mdx.; St. James’s, Westminster; and Brickwall House, Northiam, Suss.

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bap. 27 Sept. 1630, o. s. of Stephen Frewen, Skinner, of London and Northiam by his 1st w. Katherine, da. and coh. of Thomas Scott of Northiam. educ. I. Temple, entered 1648, called 1656; Padua 1649; St. John’s, Oxf. BA 1650, MA 1653. m. (1) c.1656, Judith (d. 1666), da. and h. of John Wolverstone, Fishmonger, of Cleybrooke House, 2s. (1 d.v.p.) 1da.; (2) 1671, Bridget (d. 1679), da. of Sir Thomas Layton of East Layton Hall, Stanwick St. John, Yorks. and coh. to her bro. Charles, 5s. (3 d.v.p.) 1da.; (3) lic. 15 Dec. 1681, Jane (d. 1718), da. and h. of Sir Robert Cooke† of Highnam, Glos.; sis. of William Cooke I*, and wid. of Sir Dawes Wymondsold of Putney, Surrey, s.p. suc. fa. 1679. VCH Yorks. (N. Riding), i. 132; London Mar. Lic. ed. Foster, 515; C. J. Feret, Fulham Old and New, ii. 172–3.
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Commr. recusants 1675.

Freeman, Portsmouth 1675. R. East, Portsmouth Recs. 361.

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FREWEN, Thomas (1630-1702), of Brickwell House, Northiam, Suss.
Main residences: Cleybrooke House, Fulham, Mdx.; St. James’s, Westminster; Brickwall House, Northiam, Suss.
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FREMAN, Ralph II (1666-1742), of Aspenden Hall and Ham(m)ells, Herts.

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bap. 10 June 1666, 1st s. of Ralph Freman I*. educ. privately (James Bonnell, Daniel Duckfield); travelled abroad (Holland, France, Italy) 1678–?1684. m. settlement 17 Feb. 1700 (with £4,000), Elizabeth, da. and coh. of Thomas Catesby of Ecton, Northants., 3s. suc. fa. 1714. IGI, Herts.; W. Hamilton, Life and Character of James Bonnell (1808), 13–14; Camb. Univ. Lib. Add. mss 1, f. 66.
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Freeman, Hertford 1698, St. Albans Sept.–Nov. 1705. Herts. RO, Hertford bor. recs. 25/100; St. Albans Pub. Lib. St. Albans bor. recs. 299.

Chairman, cttee. of privileges and elections 1710–13.

Commr. taking subscriptions to S. Sea Co. 1711. Pittis, Present Parl. 349.

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FREMAN, Ralph (c.1665-1742), of Aspenden Hall, Herts.
Main residence: Aspenden Hall and Ham(m)ells, Herts.
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FREMAN, Ralph I (1627-1714), of Aspenden, Herts.

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bap. 29 May 1627, 1st s. of Ralph Freman of Aspenden by Mary, da. of Sir William Hewett† of Pishiobury, Sawbridgeworth. educ. privately (Seth Ward). m. 10 Feb. 1662 (with £4,000), Elizabeth (d. 1720), da. of Sir John Aubrey, 1st Bt., of Llantrithyd, Glam. sis of Sir John Aubrey, 2nd Bt.*, 3s (1 d.v.p.) 7da. suc. fa. 1665. Herts. RO, D/E Cd F40.
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Freeman, Hertford 1681, Portsmouth 1683. Herts. RO, Hertford bor. recs. 25/89; R. East, Portsmouth Recs. 367.

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FREMAN, Ralph (1627-1714), of Aspenden, Herts.
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FREKE, Thomas II (1660-1721), of Hannington, Wilts.

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b. 17 Jan. 1660, 1st s. of Thomas Freke of Hinton St. Mary, Dorset by his 2nd w. Elizabeth, da. of Sir William Clarke of Ford Place, Wrotham, Kent. educ. Wadham, Oxf. 1675; M. Temple 1675. m. (1) 10 Oct. 1683, Elizabeth (d. 1714), da. and coh. of Thomas Pile of Baverstock, Wilts., s.p. and Thomas Freke I*; (2) Dec. 1718, Mary Corbett, s.p. suc. gt.-uncle at Hannington 1684. The Ancestor, xi. 36–37; Hutchins, Dorset, iv. 333; PCC 195 Barnes, 129 Buckingham; C. B. Fry, Hannington, 44.
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Freeman, Lyme Regis 1705. Dorset RO, Lyme Regis mss B6/11, p. 41.

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FREKE, Thomas II (1660-1721), of Hannington, Wilts.
Main residence: Hannington, Wilts.
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FREKE, Thomas I (c.1638-1701), of Shroton and Melcombe Horsey, Dorset

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b. c. 1638, 3rd s. of John Freke† of Cerne Abbey, Dorset being 2nd s. by his 2nd w. Jane, da. and coh. of Sir John Shirley† of Isfield, Suss., wid. of Sir Walter Covert† of Slaugham, Suss. educ. M. Temple 1655. m. 19 Sept. 1669, Cicely, da. of Robert Hussey of Stourpaine, Dorset, s.p. suc. bro. 1657. The Ancestor, x. 199; Hutchins, Dorset, iv. 86–87; Wards 5/11/1951.
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Freeman, Poole 1660, Lyme Regis 1666; sheriff, Dorset 1663–4; high sheriff, Dorchester 1679–d. Hutchins, i. 32; C. H. Mayo, Dorchester Recs. 443; Dorset RO, Lyme Regis mss B6/11, p. 26.

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FREKE, Thomas I (c.1638-1701), of Shroton and Melcombe Horsey, Dorset.
Main residence: Shroton and Melcombe Horsey, Dorset.
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FRANKLAND, Thomas II (c.1685-1747), of Thirkleby, Yorks.

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b. c. 1685, 1st s. of (Sir) Thomas Frankland I* (2nd Bt.). educ. Jesus, Camb. 1700; travelled abroad (Italy) 1704–5; Padua Univ., 1705. m. (1) 5 June 1715, Dinah (d. 1741), da. and h. of Francis Topham of Agglethorpe, Yorks., 2da.; (2) 9 July 1741, Sarah Moseley of Worcs., 1s. d.v.p. suc. fa. as 3rd Bt. 30 Oct. 1726. R. W. Gallwey, Ped. Frankland of Thirkleby, Yorks.; HMC Astley, 170; Dugdale’s Vis. Yorks. ed. Clay, ii. 245; Swift Stella ed. Davis, 131; Her. and Gen. vii. 260–2.
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Clerk of deliveries in Ordnance and sec. to muster-master-gen. 1715–22; commr. revenue [I] 1724–8; ld. of Trade 1728–30; ld. of Admiralty 1730–42. Cal. Treas. Bks. xxix. 433; M. Noble, Mems. House of Cromwell, ii. 422–3; Liber Munerum Publicorum Hiberniae, ed. Lascelles, i(2), 134; Add. 36129, f. 200; 36130, f. 91; Swift Stella, 131.

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FRANKLAND, Thomas (c.1683-1747), of Thirkleby Park, nr. Thirsk, Yorks.
Main residence: Thirkleby, Yorks.
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FRANKLAND, Thomas I (1665-1726), of Thirkleby, nr. Thirsk, Yorks. and Chiswick, Mdx.

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b. Sept. 1665, 1st s. of Sir William Frankland, 1st Bt.†, of Thirkleby by Arabella, da. of Hon. Henry Belasyse†, of Newburgh Priory, Yorks. educ. Trinity, Camb. 1681; L. Inn 1683. m. lic. 14 Feb. 1683, aged about 18, Elizabeth (d. 1733), da. of Sir John Russell, 3rd Bt., of Chippenham, Cambs., 7s. (2 d.v.p.) 3da. suc. fa. as 2nd Bt. 2 Aug. 1697. R. W. Gallwey, Ped. Frankland of Thirkleby, Yorks.; Her. and Gen. vii. 260–1; Dugdale’s Vis. Yorks. ed. Clay, ii. 245; M. Noble, Mems. House of Cromwell, ii. 418–22; J. Waylen, House of Cromwell, 109–10; CSP. Dom. 1697, p. 287.
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Commr. excise Apr.– Oct. 1689, customs 1715–18; jt. postmaster-gen. 1691–1715. Cal. Treas. Bks. ix. 82, 273, 1037; xxix. 390, 407; xxxii. 666.

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FRANKLAND, Thomas (c.1665-1726), of Thirkleby, nr. Thirsk, Yorks. and Chiswick, Mdx.
Main residences: Thirkleby, nr. Thirsk, Yorks.; Chiswick, Mdx.
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FRANK, Robert (1660-1738), of Pontefract, Yorks.

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bap. 2 Feb. 1660, o. s. of John Frank of Pontefract by Mary, da. and coh. of William Harbred of Wistow, Yorks. educ. St. John’s, Camb. 1676; G. Inn 1678, called 1685, ancient 1704. m. 21 Feb. 1699 (with £2,000), Elizabeth (d. 1726), da. of Ralph Lowther (uncle of Sir John Lowther, 2nd Bt. I*) of Ackworth Park, Yorks., 1s. d.v.p. 3da. suc. fa. 1698. Dugdale’s Vis. Yorks. ed. Clay, iii. 175; Sheffield Archs. Bacon Frank mss BFM 599, marriage settlement, 17 Feb. 1698–9.
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Recorder, Pontefract 1686–?98, 1703–d; commr. Aire and Calder navigation 1699. Pontefract Corp. Bk. ed. Holmes, 165, 209, 211, 252–3; PC 2/77, p. 186; HMC Lords, n.s. iii. 204.

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FRANK, Robert (1660-1738), of Pontefact.
Main residence: Pontefract, Yorks.
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FOX, Sir Stephen (1627-1716), of Whitehall, Westminster; Chiswick, Mdx.; and Redlynch, Som.

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b. 27 Mar. 1627, 6th but 4th surv. s. of William Fox of Farley, Wilts. by Elizabeth, da. of Thomas Pavy of Plaitford, Hants. educ. Salisbury Cathedral sch. 1633–40. m. (1) 8 Dec. 1651, Elizabeth (d. 1696), da. of William Whittle of London, 7s. d.v.p. 3da. (2 ); (2) 11 July 1703, Christian (d. 1718), da. of Francis Hopes, rector of Aswarby, Lincs. 1682–1705, 2s. 2da. (1 ). Kntd. 1 July 1665. G. S. Fox-Strangways, Life of Henry Fox, 1st Lord Holland, i. 3–15.
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Gent. of horse to Prince of Wales 1646; master of horse 1649–50; clerk of stables 1653– July 1654, kitchen July 1654–June 1660; clerk comptroller of Bd. of Green Cloth Aug. 1660–Jan. 1661, 2nd clerk Jan. 1661–71, 1st clerk 1671–8, 1679–89; paymaster of forces 1661–76, 1679–80; 1st commr. of stables 1679–82, Apr.– July 1702; ld. of Treasury 1679–85, 1687–9, 1690–1702; treasurer to Queen Catherine of Braganza 1697; commr. trade 1701; receiver of crown revenues, S. Wales 1701–d. Luttrell, Brief Relation, iv. 191; v. 160, 192; Cal. Treas. Bks. xxviii. 29; CSP Dom. 1700–2, p. 475; 1703–4, p. 463.

Freeman, Salisbury 1661; recorder, Boston 1682–5. Salisbury corp. recs. D35, f. 131; P. Thompson, Hist. Boston, 458.

Commr. Chelsea Hosp. 1691–1703; dir. Greenwich Hosp. 1703–d. C. G. T. Dean, R. Hosp. Chelsea, 125; Daily Courant, 8 Aug. 1704.

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FOX, Stephen (1627-1716), of Farley, Wilts. and Whitehall.
Main residences: Whitehall, Westminster; Chiswick, Mdx.; Redlynch, Som.
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This article draws heavily on C. Clay, Public Finance and Private Wealth: The Career of Sir Stephen Fox, 1627-1716.

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