Paul Speccot
Paul Speccot (died 1643) of Penheale in the parish of Egloskerry in Cornwall, was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1626 and 1640.
Origins
Speccot was the second son of Sir John Speccot (d.1645) of Speccot in the parish of Merton, Devon[2] and of Penheale in Cornwall,[3] Sheriff of Cornwall in 1622, feudal baron of Great Torrington[4] in Devon and lord of the manor of Holsworthy in Devon, by his first wife Elizabeth Edgcumbe, daughter of Peter Edgcumbe of Mount Edgcumbe in Cornwall.[5] His elder brother was Peter Speccot (d.1655) of Thornbury and Speccot, MP for Tregony in Cornwall in 1624.[6]
Career
In 1626 Speccot was elected Member of Parliament for Bossiney in Cornwall. In 1628 he was elected MP for East Looe in Cornwall. In April 1640 he was elected MP for Newport in Cornwall, in the Short Parliament.[7]
Marriages
Speccot married twice:[8]
- Firstly to Grace Halswell (d.1636), daughter of Robert Halswell of Somerset, by whom he had progeny:
- John Speccot (d.1677/8), son and heir, of Penheale, MP for Newport 1661-1678. He was buried in Egloskerry Church, where survives his monument.[9] In 1663/4 he married Honor Eliot (d.1692), daughter of John Eliot of Port Eliot in the parish of St Germans, Cornwall, ancestor of the Earl of St Germans. He had progeny three sons and one daughter:[10]
- Paul Speccot (d.1671/2), who died young.
- John Speccot (d.1705), MP for Newport 1685-95 and for Cornwalll 1695-1701, who died without progeny, having married Lady Essex Robartes (d.1689), daughter of John Robartes, 1st Earl of Radnor (1606-1685).[11]
- Humphrey Speccot (died 1705/6), died unmarried.
- Dorothy Speccot, wife of John Beaumont.
- Elizabeth Speccot, wife of Rev. Richard Long. She was the eventual heiress of Penheale on failure of her brother's male descendants.
- John Speccot (d.1677/8), son and heir, of Penheale, MP for Newport 1661-1678. He was buried in Egloskerry Church, where survives his monument.[9] In 1663/4 he married Honor Eliot (d.1692), daughter of John Eliot of Port Eliot in the parish of St Germans, Cornwall, ancestor of the Earl of St Germans. He had progeny three sons and one daughter:[10]
- Secondly he married Dorothy Wise, daughter of Christopher Wise of Totnes, Devon, who survived him and in 1647 remarried to Henry Wills.[12]
Death and burial
Speccot died in 1643 and was buried at Egloskerry where he left £700 for the curate.[13]
References
- ↑ Vivian, p.706
- ↑ Vivian, Lt.Col. J.L., (Ed.) The Visitation of the County of Devon: Comprising the Heralds' Visitations of 1531, 1564 & 1620, Exeter, 1895, p.707, pedigree of Speccot of Thornbury
- ↑ National Archives Cornwall Record Office BW/18/1
- ↑ Risdon, Tristram (d.1640), Survey of Devon, 1811 edition, London, 1811, with 1810 Additions, p.362
- ↑ Vivian, p.707
- ↑ Vivian, p.707
- ↑ Willis, Browne (1750). Notitia Parliamentaria, Part II: A Series or Lists of the Representatives in the several Parliaments held from the Reformation 1541, to the Restoration 1660 ... London. pp. 229-239.
- ↑ Vivian, p.707
- ↑ Vivian, p.707
- ↑ Vivian, p.707
- ↑ Vivian, p.707
- ↑ Vivian, p.707
- ↑ Fortescue Hitchins, Samuel Drew, The History of Cornwall: from the earlist records and traditions ..., Volume 2
| Parliament of England | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Sir Francis Cottington Jonathan Prideaux |
Member of Parliament for Bossiney 1626 With: The Lord Lambart |
Succeeded by The Lord Lambart Richard Edgcumbe |
| Preceded by Sir James Bagge John Trevor |
Member of Parliament for East Looe 1628–1629 With: William Murray |
Succeeded by Parliament suspended until 1640 |
| Preceded by Nicholas Trefusis John Maynard |
Member of Parliament for Newport 1640 With: Nicholas Trefusis |
Succeeded by Richard Edgecumbe John Maynard |