Holman, Philip (1593-1669), of Warkworth, Northants.

Northamptonshire          1659

bap. 27 Apr. 1593, 6th but 1st surv. s. of George Holman, grocer, of St Benet Fink, London, and 2nd w. Jane, da. of Gregory Young, Grocer, of London and Chivers Hall, Essex. m. 8 Feb. 1627, Mary, da. of John Pert, Fishmonger, of St Matthew, Friday Street, London, 2s. 1da. suc. fa. 11 Aug. 1619; bur. Marston St Lawrence, Northants. 4 July 1669.

Local: sheriff, Northants. 4 Nov. 1638-9. Commr. subsidy, 1641, 1663; further subsidy, 1641; poll tax, 1641, 1660; perambulation, Whittlewood Forest, Northants. 26 Aug. 1641; contribs. towards relief of Ireland, Northants. 1642; assessment, 1642, 12, 18 Oct. 1644, 23 June 1647, 16 Feb. 1648, 7 Dec. 1649, 20 Nov. 1650, 10 Dec. 1652, 9 June 1657, 26 Jan., 1 June 1660, 1661, 1664; for associating midland cos. 15 Dec. 1642; sequestration, 27 Mar. 1643; levying of money, 3 Aug. 1643; defence of Northants. 19 July 1643; oyer and terminer, 20 Sept. 1644; Midland circ. 22 June 1659-10 July 1660; gaol delivery, Northants. 20 Sept. 1644. J.p. by June 1646-July 1652, Mar. 1660-?d. Commr. militia, 2 Dec. 1648, 26 July 1659, 12 Mar. 1660.

Estate: In 1619, was bequeathed messuage and tenements in Bishopsgate Street, St Martin Outwich and Broad Street, St Benet Fink, London. In 1629, purchased manor of Warkworth, with property in Grimsbury, Northants. for £14,000. In 1633, lent £1,250 on interest, secured on property in Northants. In 1634, purchased, with Richard Knightley† and one other, property at Badby, Northants. By 1636, he was owed £5,500 by Sir Robert Heath. In 1640-2, purchased two thirds of manor of Broadway, Som., from Heath for £5,000. In 1659, estate included property in Willaston, Wendlebury, Cottisford, Oxon.; Chetwode, Bucks.; Bermondsey, Surr.; Brilley, Dorstone, Huntington, Kington, Old Radnor, Winforton, Herefs.; Michaelchurch-on-Arrow, Rad.; Belchamp St Paul, Chivers Hall alias Passfield Chivers, High Ongar, Much Horsley, Essex; Nayland, Stoke-by-Nayland, Suff.; Wood Street, London. In 1668, estate inc. manors of Warkworth and Braunston; property in Badby, Northants.; property in Bucks., Essex, Herefs., London, Oxon., Som., Suff., Surr. In 1670, house at Warkworth assessed for 21 hearths.