BOWYER, Sir William II (1588-1641), of Knypersley, Staffs.

Family and Education

b. 26 July 1588, 1st s. of John Bowyer* of Sidway, Staffs. and Katherine, da. of Sir Christopher Yelverton†. educ. ?Pembroke Coll. Camb. c.1601; Staple Inn; G. Inn 1604. m. 14 Nov. 1609, Hester (bur. 14 Jan. 1658), da. of Sir William Skeffington of Fisherwick, Staffs., 7s. (4 d.v.p.) 6da. (1 d.v.p.). suc. fa. 1605;C142/289/97; Staffs. Hist. Colls. ed. H.S. Grazebrook (Wm. Salt Arch. Soc. v. pt. 2), pp. 49-51; Al. Cant.; GI Admiss.; Par. Reg. of Biddulph ed. N.W. Tildesley (Staffs. Par. Reg. Soc. 1991), pp. 33, 55; ‘Elford Par. Regs.’ (Staffs. RO, transcript), 49, 50, 51. Kntd. 5 Sept. 1617. J. Nichols, Progs. of Jas. I, iii. 435. d. 8 Mar. 1641. C142/702/36. sig. W Bowyer.

Offices Held

J.p. Staffs. 1614–d., C66/1988; 66/2858. commr. subsidy 1621 – 22, 1624 – 25, 1628, 1641, C212/22/20–1, 23; Staffs. RO, D1798/HM Chetwynd/116, unfol.; E179/283/27; SR, v. 65. charitable uses 1621, 1632, 1638, Staffs. RO, D1798/HM Chetwynd/116; C192/1, unfol. oyer and terminer, Oxf. circ. 1624–d., C181/3, f. 119v; 181/5, f. 219. administering the oaths of supremacy and office to j.p.s, Staffs. 1625, Staffs. RO, Q/SO/2, f. 44. Forced Loan 1627, C193/12/2, f. 53v. swans, Midland counties 1627; C181/3, f. 227. sheriff, Staffs. 1627–8, List of Sheriffs comp. A. Hughes (PRO, L. and I. ix), 129. dep. lt., 1629-at least 1639; SP16/149/81i; 16/412/9. commr. knighthood fines, 1630–1, E178/7154, f. 290. sewers 1634. C181/4, f. 189.

Parlimentarian

BOWYER, Sir William II (1588-1641), of Knypersley, Staffs.

Main residence: Knypersley, Staffs.

Author

B.C.

Volume

Commons 1604-1629

Web Title

BOWYER, Sir William II (1588-1641)

Will

Estates

Oxford 1644

Addresses

Religion

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