Family and Education
b. by 1600, Age calculated from date of admiss. to university. 2nd s. of (Sir) John Speccott* (d.1644) of Thornbury, Devon and his 1st w. Elizabeth, da. of Peter Edgcumbe of Mount Edgcumbe, Cornw.; bro. of Peter*. Vivian, Vis. Devon, 707; C2/Chas.I/S36/45. educ. ‘subscribed’ Oxf. 1614; Al. Ox. I. Temple 1616; CITR, ii. 95. ?travelled abroad 1619. APC, 1619-21, p. 49. m. (1) c.1635, Grace (bur. 27 Nov. 1636), da. of Robert Halswell of Halswell, Som., s.p.; (2) Dorothy (d. 4 Nov. 1691), da. of Christopher Wise of Totnes, Devon, 1s. 1da. bur. 26 Oct. 1644 26 Oct. 1644. Vivian, Vis. Devon, 707; C2/Chas.I/S98/26; J. Polsue, Complete Paroch. Hist. of Cornw. i. 327. sig. Paul Speccott.
Offices Held
Commr. swans, W. Country 1629, hard soap 1638,
Main residence: Penheale, nr. Egloskerry, Cornw.
Volume
Commons 1604-1629
Web Title
SPECCOTT, Paul (by 1600-1644)
Will
Estates
Oxford 1644
No
Addresses
Religion
Image
