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FOLEY, Philip (1648-1716), of Prestwood, Kingswinford, Staffs.

Family and Education
bap. 12 May 1648, 4th but 3rd surv. s. of Thomas Foley† of Witley Court, Great Witley, Worcs.; bro. of Paul I* and Thomas Foley I*. m. 5 Oct. 1670, Penelope, da. of William, 6th Ld. Paget, 4s. (2 d.v.p.) 7da. (1 d.v.p.). Diaries and Letters of Philip Henry ed. Lee, 231; Shaw, Staffs. ii. 235.
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Freeman, Bewdley 1675, Stafford 1689, Droitwich by 1694, bailiff 1694–5. Birmingham Univ. Hist. Jnl. i. 109–10; Staffs. RO, D1323/A/1/1, Stafford corp. order bk. p. 355; Northants. RO, Montagu (Boughton) mss 77/85, list of Droitwich freemen [c.1697–1702].

Member, Soc. of Mines Royal 1690.

Commr. receiving subscriptions to land bank 1696. HMC Portland, iii. 58.

Main residence: Prestwood, Kingswinford, Staffs.
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FOLEY, Paul II (1688-1739), of Lincoln’s Inn and Newport, Herefs.

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b. 8 Aug. 1688, 3rd but 2nd surv. s. of Paul Foley I*, and bro. of Thomas Foley II*. educ. I. Temple 1693; L. Inn 1706, called 1708; re-adm. I. Temple 1734, bencher 1738. m. (1) Susannah, da. of Sir William Massingberd, 2nd Bt., of Bratoft Hall, Gunby, Lincs., sis. of Sir William Massingberd, 3rd Bt.†, s.p.; (2) lic. 13 Dec. 1722, Susannah, da. of Henry Hoare, banker, of Fleet Street, London and Stourton Castle, Wilts., sis. of Henry Hoare†, s.p. Northumb. RO, Blackett mss, Sir Edward Blackett, 2nd Bt.*, to Foley, 4 Oct. 1713; Add.70114, Paul Foley I to Sir Edward Harley*, 8 Aug. 1688; Nash, Worcs. ii. 464; MI, Stoke Edith par. ch. (Paul Foley I); London Mar. Lic. ed. Foster, 496; H. P. R. Hoare, Hoare’s Bank, 32–34.
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Main residences: Lincoln’s Inn; Newport, Herefs.
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FOLEY, Paul I (c.1645-99), of Stoke Edith, Herefs.

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b. c. 1645, 2nd s. of Thomas Foley† of Witley Court, Great Witley, Worcs. by Anne, da. and h. of John Browne, gunfounder, of Spelmonden, Kent; bro. of Philip Foley* and Thomas Foley I*. educ. Magdalen Hall, Oxf. matric. 19 June 1662, aged 17; I. Temple 1662, called 1668, bencher 1687. m. lic. 25 Mar. 1668 (aged about 23), Mary, da. of John Lane, Clothworker, of St. Lawrence Jewry, London, alderman of London 1668, 3s. (1 d.v.p.) ?2da. d.v.p. Vis. Worcs. ed. Metcalfe, 46–47; W. R. Williams, Parl. Hist. Worcs. 51; London Mar. Lic. ed. Foster, 496; MI, Stoke Edith par. ch.; Add. 70225, Foley to Robert Harley, 9 Oct. 1688.
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Member, Soc. of Mines Royal 1666, asst. 1667–78; member, Soc. of Mineral and Battery Works 1666, asst. 1673–87.

Freeman, Bewdley 1673.

Commr. public accts. 1691–7.

Speaker of House of Commons 14 Mar. 1695–7 July 1698.

Main residence: Stoke Edith, Herefs.
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FOLEY, Paul I (c.1645-99)

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FOLEY, Edward (1676-1747).

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bap. 23 Sept. 1676, 2nd s. of Thomas Foley I*, and bro. of Richard Foley* and Thomas Foley III*. educ. L. Inn 1717. unm. suc. bro. Richard 1732. Nash, Worcs. ii. 464, 468.
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Asst. R. African Co. 1704–5. K. G. Davies, R. African Co. 381.

Freeman, Bewdley 1706. Birmingham Univ. Hist. Jnl. i. 125.

Receiver-gen. of leather duty 1711–15; commr. taking subscriptions to S. Sea Co. 1711. Cal. Treas. Bks. xxv. 300; xxix. 488; Pittis, Present Parl. 349.

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FOLEY, Edward (1676-1747)

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FLETCHER, George (c.1666-1708).

Family and Education
b. c. 1666, 2nd s. of Sir George Fletcher, 2nd Bt.*, being 1st by his 2nd w.; bro. of Henry Fletcher†. educ. Christ Church, Oxf. matric. 23 Nov. 1683, aged 17; I. Temple 1683. unm. Hutchinson, Cumb. i. 508.
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Capt. 5 Drag. Gds. 1692, maj. 1702, brevet lt. col. 1704–d. CSP Dom. 1691–2, p. 105.

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FLETCHER, George (c.1666-1708)

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FLETCHER, Sir George, 2nd Bt. (c.1633-1700), of Hutton Hall, Cumb.

Family and Education
b. c. 1633, 2nd but o. surv. s. of Sir Henry Fletcher, 1st Bt., of Hutton by Catherine, da. of Sir George Dalston† of Dalston, Cumb. educ. Queen’s, Oxf. 1651. m. (1) lic. 27 Feb. 1655, Alice, da. of Hugh Hare, 1st Baron Coleraine [I], 2s. (1 d.v.p.) 3da.; (2) c.1664, Lady Mary Johnston, da. of James, 1st Earl of Hartfell [S], wid. of Sir George Grahme, 2nd Bt., of Netherby, Cumb., 2s. 2da. suc. fa. as 2nd Bt. 24 Sept. 1645. Hutchinson, Cumb. i. 507; Flemings in Oxford (Oxf. Hist. Soc. xliv), 358.
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Sheriff, Cumb. 1657–8, 1679–80; commr. for oyer and terminer, Northern circuit 1665, charitable uses, Westmld. 1670, recusants, Cumb. and Westmld. 1675; alderman, Carlisle 1662–87, by Nov. 1689–?d., mayor 1670–1, 1680–1; freeman, Newcastle-upon-Tyne 1680. Cal. Treas. Bks. iv. 697, 789; S. Jefferson, Hist. Carlisle, 447; Cumbria RO (Carlisle), Carlisle bor. recs Ca/2/2, f. 4; Ca/4/139; Reg. of Freemen Newcastle-upon-Tyne, ed. Dodds 101.

Asst. gov. Linen Corp. 1690–?d. Sel. Charters, 213.

Main residence: Hutton Hall, Cumb.
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FLETCHER, Sir George, 2nd Bt. (c.1633-1700)

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FLEMING, William (1656-1736), of Rydal, Westmld.

Family and Education
b. 25 July 1656, 1st surv. s. of Sir Daniel Fleming† of Rydal; bro. of Michael Fleming*. educ. Kendal sch. 1672–5. m. 1 Aug. 1723, Dorothy (d. 1757), da. of Thomas Rowlandson of Kendal, Westmld., 3da. suc. fa. 25 Mar. 1701; cr. Bt. 4 Oct. 1705. Fleming Mems. (Cumb. and Westmld. Antiq. and Arch. Soc. tracts ser. xi), 75; HMC Le Fleming, 105, 115.
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Commr. excise 1698–1702. Cal. Treas. Bks. xiii. 393; xv. 385; xvii. 227.

Main residence: Rydal, Westmld.
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FLEMING, William (1656-1736)

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FLEMING, Richard (c.1682-1740), of N. Stoneham, nr. Southampton

Family and Education
b. c. 1682, 2nd s. of Edward Fleming† of N. Stoneham by Margaret, da. of Thomas Bland. educ. L. Inn 1701. m. 1714 (with £10,000), Anne, da. of Sir Ambrose Crowley*, s.p. suc. bro. Thomas 1708. Berry, Hants Gen. 126; Top. and Gen. iii. 510.
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Freeman, Southampton 1709. Southampton RO, SC3/1/2, f. 43.

Main residence: N. Stoneham, nr. Southampton.
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FLEMING, Richard (c.1682-1740)

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FLEMING, Michael (1668-1718).

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b. 12 July 1668, 6th s. of Sir Daniel Fleming† of Rydal, Westmld. by Barbara, da. of Sir Henry Fletcher, 1st Bt., of Hutton Hall, Cumb., sis. of Sir George Fletcher, 2nd Bt.*; bro. of William Fleming*. educ. Hawkshead sch. 1683–5. m. Dorothy Benson of Yorks., 1s. 1da. Add. 24120, f. 345; Fleming Mems. (Trans. Cumb. and Westmld. Antiq. and Arch. Soc. tract ser. xii) 76; HMC Le Fleming, 399, 401–2.
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Ensign of ft. James Stanley’s* regt. (later 16th Ft.) 1693, lt. 1694–7, 1699–1701, capt. 1697–9, 1701, maj. 1708.

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FLEMING, Michael (1668-1718)

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FLEMING, Henry (c.1663-1713), of Edmondsham, Dorset

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b. c. 1663, 2nd but 1st surv. s. of Edward Fleming of Edmondsham by a da. of Thomas Fleming of North Stoneham, Hants. educ. L. Inn 1682, called 1694; St. John’s, Oxf. matric. 6 Apr. 1682, aged 18. unm. suc. fa. by 1682. Burke, LG (1937), 793; VCH Hants, iii. 479; C. S. Gilbert, Hist. Surv. Cornw. i. 449.
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Main residence: Edmondsham, Dorset.
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FLEMING, Henry (c.1663-1713)

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