Maurice Barrow (1597/98–1666) was a

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lawyer and

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active in

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during the

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. He was also noted for his exceeding wealth. Maurice was the son of William Barrow of

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. and his second wife, Elizabeth Daundy. He attended

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matriculating in 1612. He practiced law at

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. He was

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twice, in 1628 and 1643. Barrow married Mary Smythe, a daughter of

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Maurice Barrow monument, Westhorpe

There is a sculpture of Maurice in a memorial to him in St Margaret's Church, Westhorpe. Although Barrow died in Barningham, he directed that his body should be buried in Westhorpe, leaving £500 for the building of a tomb.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Barrow, Maurice 1598 births 1655 deaths High sheriffs of Suffolk 17th-century English Puritans Alumni of St John's College, Cambridge