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Tuesday 15 November 2016

An Index of Royalists Whose Estates Were Confiscated 1651-1656

INDEX OF ROYALISTS

AN INDEX OF THE NAMES OF THE ROYALISTS WHOSE ESTATES WERE CONFISCATED DURING THE COMMONWEALTH. WITH A REPRINT OF THE THREE CONFISCATION ACTS OF 1651 AND 1652, FROM SCOBELL'S COLLECTION OF ACTS AND ORDINANCES OF GENERAL USE, FROM 3rd OF NOVEMBER, 1640, TO 17th OF SEPTEMBER, 1656.

Robert BAKER late of Minehead in the county of Somerset, Yeoman, deceased; John BRAG of Crewkhern in the same county, Gent. William CHILCOT of Milverton in the same county, Gent. Richard CHAFFEY of Stoak under Hambden in the same county, Yeoman; Samuel CHAFFEY of Mountague in the same county, Free-Mason; Edward CHAFFEY of Stoak under Hambden in the same county, Yeoman; James DORCHESTER of Puckington in the same county; Lawrence DRAKE of Isle Abbots in the same county, Gent. Edward DAVIS of Lamyet in the same county, Gent. Robert FORD of Crewkhern in the same county, Gent. Richard GAY of Lincomb in the same county, Gent. William GOWEN of Horsington in the same county, Esquire; William GAYLERD of Thorn in the same county, Richard GODWIN of Ilmister in the county of Somerset aforesaid, Yeoman; John HODGES of Eastquantonhead in the same county ; Thomas HOPKINS of Tintenhull in the same county; John HORSEY of Compton-Dundon in the same county ; Thomas JERVIS of Bruton in the same county ; Nathanael JONES of Bridgewater in the same county, Gent. Hugh JONES of the same; James MOOR of Willeton in the same county, Husbandman; Richard NEWCOURT of Sumerton in the same county ; William NOSS of Lambrick in the same county,Gent. Henry PIKE of St. Decumans in the same county ; William PIKE of the same, Clothier; George PRATER of Nunney in the same county; John ROBERTS of Bridgewater in the same county, Gent. John WALKER of Netherstow in the same county; John WALCOT of Milburn Port in the same county, Esquire ; Richard WEECH of Street in the same county, Gent. John WILLS of Chisleborough in the same county, Husbandman; Humphrey WEAR of Kingston in the same county, Clerk ; Giles POINTZ of Old cleeve in the same county, Esquire.

Compiled by Mabel G. W. Peacock.  Published LONDON for the Index Society 1878.

Note: Original spellings have not been changed. Surnames have been capatalised to highlight them for this article.

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1 comment:

  1. One that seems to be missing is Cadwallader Jones of Greenham, who had his properties sequestered

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