DACRES, Sir Thomas (1587-1668), of Cheshunt, Herts.

Family and Education

b. 19 Oct. 1587,C142/359/119. 2nd but 1st surv. s. of Sir Thomas Dacres of Cheshunt, and his 2nd w. Dorothy, da. of Thomas Pigott of Doddershall, Quainton, Bucks.R. Clutterbuck, Herts. ii. 101. educ. St. John’s, Camb. 1603.Al. Cant. m. c.1609 (with £2,000),C142/359/119. Martha (bur. 19 June 1662), da. of Thomas Elmes of Lilford, Northants., 9s. (6 d.v.p.) 4 da. (1 d.v.p.).Clutterbuck, ii. 101. suc. fa. 1615;PROB 11/126, f. 58. Kntd. 22 Feb. 1617.Shaw, Knights of Eng. ii. 161. bur. 26 Dec. 1668 26 Dec. 1668.Clutterbuck, ii. 101.

Offices Held

Sheriff, Herts. Aug.-Nov. 1615;Chamberlain Letters ed. N.E. McClure, i. 612; List of Sheriffs comp. A. Hughes (PRO, L. and I. ix), 64. j.p. Herts. 1616 – 42, 1656 – d., St. Albans liberty, Herts. 1620, Mdx. 1623 – 25, 1641–2;C231/4, ff. 18, 156; 231/5, pp. 437, 530, 533; C181/3, f. 1; C193/13/6; 193/12/3. commr. sewers, Ver river, Herts. 1617, Lea valley, Essex, Herts. and Mdx. 1623 – 25, 1635 – 45, 1657, 1663, Lincs. 1642,C181/2, f. 297v; 181/3, ff. 91v, 128, 184v; 181/5, ff. 20v, 223, 252v; 181/6, p. 221; 181/7, p. 223. swans, Herts., Essex and Mdx. 1619, Herts. 1634,C181/2, f. 340v; 181/4, f. 178v. brewhouse survey, Herts. 1620,APC, 1619–21, p. 203. subsidy, 1621 – 22, 1624,C212/22/20, 21, 23. highways 1622,C181/3, f. 69v. inquiry, Cheshunt commons, Herts. 1624;C181/3, f. 128v. dep. lt. Herts. 1625–45;SP16/7/8; HMC Hatfield, xxii. 300, 311, 341; xxiv. 268. commr. Forced Loan, Herts. 1627,T. Rymer, Foedera, viii. pt. 2, p. 144. aquaduct from Hoddesden, Herts. to London 1631,C181/4, f. 93. oyer and terminer, Herts. 1640 – 44, 1664, Home circ. 1642, London 1644–5,C181/5, ff. 175v, 222, 230, 240, 265; 181/7, p. 304. assessment, Herts. 1641 – 48, 1660 – 61, Hunts. 1647 – 48, Northants. 1660–1,SR, v. 62, 84, 151, 213, 216; A. and O. i. 91, 530, 1084. sequestration, Herts. 1643, defence 1643, accounts 1643, levying money 1643, Eastern Assoc. 1643, New Model Ordinance 1645, martial law, Kent 1645, appeals, Oxf. Univ. 1647, militia, Herts. and Hunts. 1648, Herts. 1660.A. and O. i. 113, 119, 148, 231, 294, 622, 692, 927, 1237, 1238; ii. 1432.

Commr. exclusion from sacrament 1646, scandalous offences 1648, Irish adventurers 1654.Ibid. i. 853, 1209; ii. 942.

Parlimentarian

DACRES, Sir Thomas (1587-1668), of Cheshunt, Herts.

Main residence: Cheshunt, Herts.

Author

J.P.F.

R.C.L.S.

Volume

Commons 1604-1629

Web Title

DACRES, Sir Thomas (1587-1668)

Will

Estates

Oxford 1644

Addresses

Religion

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