PURVEY, John (by 1525-83), of Wormley, Herts., Rushden, Northants., Louth and Mablethorpe, Lincs.

Family and Education

b. by 1525. m. (1) lic. 1547, Anne, da. and coh. of William Woodliff, mercer, of London, 1s.; (2) in or aft. 1562, Magdalen, da. of Peter Cheke of Cambridge, wid. of Lawrence Eresby or Earsby, s.p.VCH Herts. iii. 488; Vis. Essex (Harl. Soc. xiii), 177; CPR, 1553 and App. Edw. VI, p. 370; PCC 19 Butts; C142/201/71.

Offices Held

Auditor of south parts, duchy of Lancaster from 1546; j.p. Herts. from 1550, q. and feodary from c. 1562; j.p.q. Lincs. (Lindsey) from 1569; warden of Louth 1568, 1573, 1582.Somerville, Duchy, i. 443; CPR, 1560–3, p. 400; 1563–6, p. 490; 1566–9, p. 130; 1569–72, p. 225; Louth Old Corp. Recs. ed. Goulding, 19.

Parlimentarian

PURVEY, John (by 1525-83), of Wormley, Herts.

Main residences: Wormley, Herts.; Rushden, Northants.; Louth; Mablethorpe, Lincs.

Author

S.M.T.

Volume

Commons 1558-1603

Web Title

PURVEY, John (by 1525-83)

Will

Estates

Oxford 1644

Addresses

Religion

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