LEVESON, Sir John (1556-1615), of Whorne’s Place, Cuxton, Kent; Lilleshall Lodge, Salop; Trentham, Staffs. and Blackfriars, London

Family and Education

b. 21 Mar. 1556, 1st s. of Thomas Leveson of Whornes Place and Ursula, da. of Sir John Gresham of Titsey, Surr. educ. Queen’s, Oxf. 1575, G. Inn 1576. m. (1) 27 Apr. 1579, Margaret (d. 26 Apr. 1585), da. of Sir Roger Manwood†, c. bar. exch. 3da. d.v.p.; (2) 4 July 1586, Christian (d. c.Feb. 1627), da. of Sir Walter Mildmay† of Apethorpe, Northants. chan. exch., wid. of Charles Barrett of Belhus, Essex, 5s. (3 d.v.p.) 5da. (4 d.v.p.). suc. fa. 1576;Staffs. RO, D593/Add/8/27, pp. 147-8, 164; 593/E/3/6/2, unnumb. item (Ct. of Ward’s breviat); Vis. Surr. (Harl. Soc. xliii), 78; Al. Ox.; GI Admiss. Kntd. 1589. Shaw, Knights of Eng. ii. 87. d. 7 Nov. 1615. C142/349/174. sig. John Leveson.

Offices Held

J.p. Kent 1585–d., Cal. Assize Recs. Kent Indictments, Eliz. I ed. J.S. Cockburn, 236. Salop and Staffs. 1614–d.; C66/1988. capt. militia, Kent by 1585-at least 1589, Staffs. RO, D593/S/4/13/4; HMC 5th Rep. 138. dep. lt. 1590 – at least1608, Canterbury 1608; Staffs. RO, D593/S/3/1–5; SP14/33, f. 3v; Eg. 860, f. 21v. bridge warden, Rochester, Kent 1586–d.;Traffic and Pols. ed. N. Yates and J.M. Gibson, 293. collector, Privy Seal loans 1590 – 91, 1597 – 98, 1604–5; Staffs. RO, D593/S4/27; E401/2585, ff. 121–3; 401/2583, ff. 55v-6. commr. subsidy, Kent 1591, 1593, 1606, 1610–11, Staffs. RO, D593/S/4/23/14; 593/S/4/6/25; E115/252/104; 115/275/118. recusancy inquiry, Canterbury 1591, Canterbury Cathedral Archives, CC/AA/54. Kent 1592, subsidy 1593, Lord Cheyney’s lands 1594, grain export 1595; Staffs. RO, D593/S/3/6, 7; D593/S/4/6/25; D593/S/4/37/17. capt. Upnor Castle, Kent by 1596-at least 1604; Staffs. RO, D593/S/4/51; Jacobean Commissions of Inquiry ed. A.P. McGowan (Navy Rec. Soc. cxvi), 172–3. commr. inquiry into lands of attainted persons, Kent 1601, Staffs. RO, D593/S/4/14/23. oyer and terminer, Home circ. by 1602–d., C181/1, f. 15. Kent and Rochester 1606-at least 1608; E115/275/118; SP14/31/1. collector, composition for purveyance, lathe of Aylesford (N. Div.), Kent 1602 – at least12, treas. Kent 1610–11; Staffs. RO, D593/S/4/57/2, 5, 16. recvr. (jt.) revenues of lands of Henry Brooke II†, 11th Lord Cobham 1603–5; E351/412. commr. sewers, Essex (Rainham bridge to Mucking mill) 1605, Kent and Suss. 1609, inquiry, lands of Lord Cobham, Kent 1608,C181/1, f. 121; 181/2, ff. 64v, 87v. aid, Kent 1609, E179/283. charitable uses, 4 May 1615–d.; C93/6/18. pres. Cobham New Coll. Kent. E. Hasted, Kent, iii. 447.

Sub-commr. navy inquiry, 1608. HMC Laing, 111; Jacobean Commissions, 181.

?Member, Virg. Co. at d. Perhaps his eldest s.: Virg. Co. Recs. ed. S.M. Kingsbury, iii. 85, 328, 339.

Parlimentarian

LEVESON, Sir John (1556-1615), of Whorne’s Place, Cuxton, Kent; Lilleshall Lodge, Salop; Trentham, Staffs. and Blackfriars, London

Main residences: Whorne's Place, Cuxton, Kent and Lilleshall Lodge, Salop and and Trentham, Staffs. and Blackfriars, London.

Author

A.D.T.

Volume

Commons 1604-1629

Web Title

LEVESON, Sir John (1556-1615)

Will

Estates

Oxford 1644

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Religion

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