VINCENT, Sir Francis, 3rd Bt. (c.1621-70), of Stoke d’Abernon, Surr. and Dover Castle, Kent.

Family and Education

b. c. 1621, 1st s. of Sir Anthony Vincent, 2nd Bt., of Stoke d’Abernon by Elizabeth, da. of Sir Arthur Acland of Killerton, Devon. educ. Exeter, Oxf. matric. 12 May 1637, aged 16. m. (1) by 1644, Catherine (d. 16 Feb. 1654), da. of George Pitt of Sudbury Court, Harrow, Mdx., 3s. 2da.; (2) Elizabeth (d.1680), da. of Sir Henry Vane of Hadlow, Kent, 2s. 2da. Kntd. by 1648; suc. fa. c.1655.Vis. Surr. (Har. Soc. lx), 116; PCC 460 Berkeley.

Offices Held

Lt.-gov. Dover Castle and capt. of ft. June 1660–3; capt. of horse, regt. of Francis Hawley, Lord Hawley, July-Nov. 1660.Merc. Pub. 21 June 1660; Parl. Intell. 2 July 1660; CSP Dom. 1668–9, p. 247; HMC 7th Rep. 679.

J.p. Kent and Surr. July 1660 – d.; commr. for oyer and terminer, Home circuit July 1660; dep. lt. Surr. c. Aug. 1660 – d.; commr. for assessment, Kent Aug. 1660–2, Surr. Aug. 1660–9, sewers, E. Kent Sept. 1660; freeman, Dover Nov. 1660, Guildford 1662, commr. for corporations, Kent and Surr. 1662 – 63, loyal and indigent officers, Surr. 1662.Q. Sess. Recs. (Surr. Rec. Soc. xiii), 195; (xiv), 319; C181/7/56; Eg. 2985, f. 66; CSP Dom. 1660–1, p. 555; 1663–4, p. 438; Add. 29622, f. 228; Add. 29625, f. 177; Add. 6167, f. 207.

Parlimentarian

VINCENT, Sir Francis, 3rd Bt. (c.1621-70), of Stoke d’Abernon, Surr. and Dover Castle, Kent.

Main residences: Stoke d'Abernon, Surr.; Dover Castle, Kent.

Author

B.D.H.

Volume

Commons 1660-1690

Web Title

VINCENT, Sir Francis (c.1621-70)

Will

Estates

Oxford 1644

Addresses

Religion

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