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Sir Thomas Monck (1570 – 1627) (''alias'' Monk, Monke, etc.) of
Potheridge Potheridge (''alias'' Great Potheridge, Poderigge, Poderidge or Powdrich) is a former Domesday Book estate in the parish of Merton, in the historic hundred of Shebbear, 3 miles south-east of Great Torrington, Devon, England. It is the site ...
in the parish of
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, was Member of Parliament for
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,
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, in 1626. He was the father of
George Monck, 1st Duke of Albemarle George Monck, 1st Duke of Albemarle (6 December 1608 3 January 1670) was an English military officer and politician who fought on both sides during the Wars of the Three Kingdoms. A prominent military figure under the Commonwealth, his support ...
(1608–70), KG and of
Nicholas Monck Nicholas Monck (c. 1610 – 7 December 1661) was a Bishop of Hereford and Provost of Eton College, both royal appointments made by King Charles II following the 1660 Restoration of the Monarchy which was largely affected by his elder brother G ...
(c. 1610–1661),
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.


Origins

He was the eldest son and heir of Anthony Monke of
Potheridge Potheridge (''alias'' Great Potheridge, Poderigge, Poderidge or Powdrich) is a former Domesday Book estate in the parish of Merton, in the historic hundred of Shebbear, 3 miles south-east of Great Torrington, Devon, England. It is the site ...
, where his ancestors had been seated for at least 18 generations, by his wife Mary Arscott (d. 1574/5), eldest daughter of Richard Arscott of
Ashwater Ashwater is a village and civil parish in the Torridge district of Devon, England. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 651 that had risen to 673 by the 2011 census. It is close to the Cornish border, and is about 10 miles nor ...
, Devon (a younger son of John Arscott (1469-1541) of
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in the parish of Ashwater and a brother of Tristram Arscott (1544-1621) of
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).


Career

He was baptised at Ashwater on 9 April 1570. He matriculated at
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at Easter 1587 and was admitted as a student of law to the
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in 1590. He was knighted. In 1626 he was elected as a Member of Parliament for
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in Cornwall. He died at the age of about 57.


Marriage and children

He married Elizabeth Smith, a daughter (by his first marriage) of Sir George Smith (d. 1619) of Madford House, near Exeter, Devon, a merchant who served as a Member of Parliament for
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in 1604, was three times
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and was Exeter's richest citizen, possessing 25 manors. On her marriage Elizabeth received as a dowry from her father lands including the manor of Dolton, in respect of which she and her husband received a royal
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granted in 1619 by King James I. The charter, with the Great Seal of King James I appended, survives and is displayed in Dolton Church. Elizabeth's half-sister by their father's second marriage was Grace Smith, wife of the heroic
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commander Sir
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(1596-1643) of
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in Devon and
Stowe, Kilkhampton Stowe House in the parish of Kilkhampton in Cornwall, United Kingdom, was a mansion built in 1679 by John Grenville, 1st Earl of Bath (1628–1701) and demolished in 1739. The Grenville family were for many centuries lords of the manor of Kil ...
in Cornwall, killed in action at the
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(1643) and mother of
John Grenville, 1st Earl of Bath John Granville, 1st Earl of Bath PC (29 August 1628 – 22 August 1701) was an English landowner who served in the Royalist army during the First English Civil War and was rewarded for his services after the 1660 Stuart Restoration with a title ...
(1628–1701). By his wife Thomas Monck had children including: *Anthony Monck I, eldest son, died childless before 1620; *Anthony Monck II, 2nd son, died childless before 1620; *Col. Thomas Monck (d. 1688), 3rd and eldest surviving son and heir, who married Mary Gould a daughter of William Gould of Hayes. His eldest son and
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apparent was Lt Thomas Monck (d. 1644), lieutenant to his father, who during the
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was slain in South Street,
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, on the night of 9 July 1644 "through some mistake as to the
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", and was buried at
Great Torrington Great Torrington (often abbreviated to Torrington, though the villages of Little Torrington and Black Torrington are situated in the same region) is a market town in Devon, England. Parts of it are sited on high ground with steep drops down to ...
near Potheridge. His 2nd son George Monck (1647-1669) died aged 22, also during the Civil War, at
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in Scotland, the headquarters of his uncle the Duke of Albemarle. *
George Monck, 1st Duke of Albemarle George Monck, 1st Duke of Albemarle (6 December 1608 3 January 1670) was an English military officer and politician who fought on both sides during the Wars of the Three Kingdoms. A prominent military figure under the Commonwealth, his support ...
(1608–1670) KG, 4th son, who assisted by his half-first cousin
John Grenville, 1st Earl of Bath John Granville, 1st Earl of Bath PC (29 August 1628 – 22 August 1701) was an English landowner who served in the Royalist army during the First English Civil War and was rewarded for his services after the 1660 Stuart Restoration with a title ...
(1628–1701) played a pivotal role in effecting the
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in 1660. *
Nicholas Monck Nicholas Monck (c. 1610 – 7 December 1661) was a Bishop of Hereford and Provost of Eton College, both royal appointments made by King Charles II following the 1660 Restoration of the Monarchy which was largely affected by his elder brother G ...
(c. 1610–1661), 5th son,
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. From 1640 he served as Rector of Langtree, a parish near Potheridge, and was given the Rectory of
Kilkhampton Kilkhampton () is a village and civil parish in northeast Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. The village is on the A39 about four miles (6 km) north-northeast of Bude. Kilkhampton was mentioned in the Domesday Book as "Chilchetone". T ...
in Cornwall by his half-cousin Sir John Grenville''700 Years of the Rectors and Patrons of Langtree, with Notes on the Church'' (Langtree Church visitor guide ), p.3 (later 1st Earl of Bath). After the Restoration of the Monarchy he was appointed by King Charles II as
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in 1660 and
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. He also played a prominent role in assisting his eminent elder brother in effecting the Restoration.


References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Monck, Thomas 1570 births 1627 deaths Members of the pre-1707 English Parliament for constituencies in Cornwall Alumni of King's College, Cambridge Members of the Inner Temple
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