BERKELEY (BARKLEY), Richard (c.1580-1661), of Stoke Gifford and Rendcomb, Glos.

Family and Education

b. c. 1580, o.s. of Henry Berkeley of Stoke Gifford and Meriall, da. of Thomas Throckmorton† of Coughton, Warws.Vis. Glos. (Harl. Soc. xxi), 9. educ. Magdalen, Oxf. 1592, aged 12. Al. Ox. m. (1) settlement 19 Feb. 1598, WARD 7/27/220. Mary (d. 24 July 1615), S. Rudder, New Hist. of Glos. 699. da. of Robert Rowe, Haberdasher, of London, 6s. (1 d.v.p.) 6da.; Vis. Glos. 9; J. Smyth, Berkeley Mss ed. J. Maclean, i. 265. (2) Jane, da. of Sir Thomas Mariet of Remenham, Berks., wid. of William Molyns of Sandall, Hants and William Molyns of Mongewell, Oxon., s.p. Vis. Glos. 9; Vis. Berks. (Harl. Soc. lvi), 110. suc. to estates of grandfa. Sir Richard Berkeley* 1604, PROB 11/104, f. 109. fa. 1608. WARD 7/41/140. d. 12 May 1661. Rudder, 699. sig. Ry[chard] Berkeley.

Offices Held

Commr. recusants, Berks. 1602, sewers, Glos. 1607, 1615, 1625–35; C181/1, f. 34; C181/2, ff. 23, 129, 240, 245; C181/3, ff. 172, 240, 251; C181/5, f. 13. j.p. by c.1606-at least 1641; C66/1698; C66/2859. commr. charitable uses 1609–30, C93/3/33; C93/12/3. subsidy 1621 – 22, 1624, 1641–2; C212/22/20–2, 23; SR, v. 62, 84, 151. dep. lt. by c.1614–42, Smyth, i. 265; LJ, v. 291b. 1660–d.; SP29/11/159. commr. Forced Loan 1627, C193/12/2, f. 20v. martial law 1628, APC, 1627–8, p. 288. repair of St. Paul’s Cathedral 1632, Glos. RO, TBRA1/1, f. 80. array 1642. Northants. RO, FH133.

Member, Virg. Co. 1619. T.K. Rabb, Enterprise and Empire, 240.

Parlimentarian

BERKELEY (BARKLEY), Richard (c.1580-1661), of Stoke Gifford and Rendcomb, Glos.

Main residences: Stoke Gifford; Rendcomb, Glos.

Barkley

Author

A.D.

Volume

Commons 1604-1629

Web Title

BERKELEY (BARKLEY), Richard (c.1580-1661)

Will

Estates

Oxford 1644

Addresses

Religion

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