NAMES OF THE CROMWELLIAN ADVENTURERS
FOR LAND IN IRELAND
In Prendergast's Cromwellian Settlement of Ireland, under the heading "Scheme for a Last and Permanent Conquest of Ireland, through a Society of Adventurers, he says:
" According to the scheme of the Parliament for suppressing the Irish Rebellion (of 1641), 2,500,000 acres of Irish lands, to be forfeited, were offered as security to those who should advance moneys toward raising and paying a private army for subduing the rebels In Ireland.
The moneys, instead of being paid into the King's exchequer, were to be paid to a committee, composed half of members of the House of Commons and half of subscribers to this joint fund, who were to nominate the general and the officers, the King having nothing to say to the force but to sign the officers' commissions. All the Irish saw that this army of Adventurers were coming, like the first invaders under Strongbow, to conquer estates for themselves and their employers, and therefore could not but oppose them for the sake of their wives and children, who must be deprived of their homes. They must therefore fight against England thus represented, and the King (Charles I.) be deprived of their aid. The King objected to the Act: It took away from him the power of pardoning the Irish; and he suggested that it must only render them desperate, which in truth was the very purpose of the Parliament, but he dared not refuse his assent.
The measure was received in England as a triumph over the king and the Irish. The subscribers, or Adventurers as they were called, were to have estates and manors of one thousand acres given to them in Ireland at the following low rates: In Ulster for 200 pounds, in Connaught for 300, in Munster, for 100, and in Leinster for 600, and lands proportionately for less sums. The rates by the acre were four shillings is Ulster, six shillings in Connaught, eight shillings in Munster, and twelve shillings in Leinster. If this plan were carried out, it was to put an end for ever, according to Sir John Bulstrode Whitelock, the Speaker off the House of Commons to that long and bloody conflict foretold (with so much truth) by Giraldus Cambrensis . . . The work of Queen Elizabeth and James the First, it was said, would now be perfected. The Irish would now be rooted out by a new and overwhelming plantation of English: another England would speedily be found in Ireland; And that prophecy (by Giraldus Cambrensis), as old as the invasion, be proved false, that Ireland will not be conquered till just before the Day of Judgment."
As it was not until the 27th of September, 1653, that the Parliament were enabled to declare the Rebellion in Ireland subdued, and the war appeased and ended, it was only then that preparations were made for setting out lands in that country, in satisfaction of each Adventurer's subscription. Eleven years, however, had then elapsed since the first Act of Subscription in 1642, and some of the Adventurers were no doubt dead, while others of them had sold or assigned their Adventures; but each such Adventurer, or his or her Assignee, received lands in Ireland, equivalent in each case to the paid-up subscription.
It may be observed that some of the Adventurers were Irish, living in England, and some of them living in Ireland. The name and address of each Adventurer is in Prendergast book; Cromwellian Settlement of Ireland 2nd edition published Dublin, 1922.
Surnames of the Adventurers for Lands in Ireland, under the various Acts and Ordinances of Subscription; commencing with the Act of 17 Charles I. chap. 33, A.D.1642, and ending in 1646; When all further subscription ceased:
- Adams
- Addys
- Ailster
- Ailston
- Alcock
- Alcocke
- Alexander
- Alford
- Allen
- Allenson
- Allot
- Allured
- Almery
- Almond
- Ames
- Amyos
- Anderson
- Andrews
- Anthony
- Archebold
- Arkins
- Armine
- Arnold
- Arrundell
- Ash
- Ashe
- Ashley
- Ashton
- Ashurst
- Ashwell
- Atkins
- Aunsley
- Ausley
- Austin
- Austrey
- Ayres
- Ayscough
- Babb
- Babbington
- Babington
- Baily
- Bainford
- Baker
- Ballam
- Ballard
- Bancks
- Banister
- Banks
- Barber
- Barefoot
- Bareton
- Barg
- Barker
- Barnaby
- Barnard
- Barnardiston
- Barnes
- Barrett
- Barrington
- Barton
- Barwicke
- Bassett
- Bate
- Bateman
- Bayley
- Baynton
- Bayntun
- Bdolph
- Beale
- Beamont
- Beard
- Beardolfe
- Beardolph
- Beck
- Bedingfeild
- Bedingfield
- Beighton
- Belfeild
- Bell
- Bellers
- Bence
- Bendigo
- Bendish
- Bentley
- Bernard
- Best
- Betsworth
- Bewley
- Biddolph
- Bidle
- Bigg
- Biggs
- Birch
- Bird
- Birkenhead
- Bisby
- Bishop
- Bishopp
- Biskoe
- Blackborrow
- Blacke
- Blackwell
- Blagne
- Blake
- Blakiston
- Blande
- Blate
- Blatt
- Blunsdon
- Boate
- Boggest
- Boggeste
- Bond
- Bone
- Bonner
- Bonnvyn
- Booke
- Bosfield
- Bosville
- Botterill
- Boughton
- Boulton
- Bourcher
- Box
- Boyce
- Boynton
- Boyse
- Bradley
- Bradshaw
- Braket
- Branckstead
- Brand
- Breakeing
- Brenley
- Brentley
- Brereton
- Brereton
- Brett
- Brewer
- Brewster
- Brice
- Brickdell
- Bridges
- Briggs
- Bright
- Brightwell
- Brimley
- Brinley
- Briscoe
- Brocket
- Bromwich
- Brooke
- Broomer
- Broughton
- Brouker
- Browne
- Brunskell
- Bruster
- Bryfield
- Buckland
- Buller
- Bunce
- Burcott
- Burgess
- Burgis
- Burlace
- Burroughs
- Button
- Bye
- Bynce
- Cacott
- Cage
- Campbell
- Camphield
- Cannockt
- Canting
- Carpenter
- Carri2ll
- Carter
- Carwithen
- Castle
- Catlin
- Caulier
- Chamberlain
- Chambers
- Chandler
- Chaveney
- Chaveny
- Cheney
- Cheny
- Cheswick
- Chewning
- Childe
- Chillingworth
- Clapham
- Clapp
- Clare
- Clarke
- Clay
- Claydon
- Clement
- Clercke
- Clerke
- Clifton
- Clotworthy
- Clutterbuck
- Clutterbucke
- Cobb
- Cocke
- Coish
- Colbron
- Colchester
- Cole
- Coleman
- Coles
- Collect
- Collins
- Collyer
- Combe
- Cooke
- Coomb
- Coombs
- Coop
- Cooper
- Corbet
- Corke
- Cornish
- Cory
- Coulson
- Cox
- Coxon
- Coysh
- Crandley
- Crawley
- Cressy
- Crew
- Crickmore
- Crispe
- Croane
- Cromwell
- Crooke
- Crossing
- Crow
- Crowley
- Crowther
- Dabbe (Debbe)
- Dacres
- Daire
- Daniel
- Darnely
- Dashwood
- Davenport
- Daves
- Davey
- Davis
- Davy
- Dawes
- Dawson
- Day
- Deards
- Deathricke
- Debbe (orDabbe)
- Delany
- Dennis
- Dent
- Deskeene
- Diline
- Dingley
- Disney
- Ditton
- Dodd
- Dornelly
- Dover
- Dowleing
- Dowleingg
- Downe
- Downing
- Dowse
- Dowys
- Doyley
- Drake
- Draper
- Dringe
- Dryden
- Ducane
- Duke
- Dun
- Dupree
- Dyke
- Eames
- Earle
- East
- Eastwicke
- Eaton
- Eden
- Edlin
- Edwards
- Elderby
- Eldersy
- Eldred
- Elie
- Elinston
- Elliot
- Ellis
- Elliston
- Emes
- Enderbe
- Evans
- Evelin
- Evillin
- Ewelin
- Ewer
- Eyres
- Farrington
- Ffalder
- Ffane
- Ffarmer
- Ffarrington
- Ffarthing
- Ffarwell
- Ffawne
- Ffeatherton
- Ffenton
- Fferris
- Ffewster
- Ffielde
- Ffigg
- Ffinch
- Ffisher
- Ffiske
- Ffissenden
- Fflasher
- Fflesher
- Ffletcher
- Ffoard
- Ffolliot
- Ffoote
- Ffoster
- Ffoulkes
- Ffountain
- Ffountaine
- Ffowler
- Ffox
- Ffrancis
- Ffranklin
- Ffreeman
- Ffrench
- Ffrere
- Ffyenns
- Fish
- Fisher
- Fisk
- Fletcher
- Foster
- Francis
- French
- Galllle
- Galton
- Gardner
- Garland
- Garnall
- Garnar
- Garner
- Garrard
- Garth
- Gastrell
- Gay
- Gearing
- Gerrard
- Gethinge
- Gibbs
- Giles
- Gill
- Gipps
- Gitting
- Gittings
- Glanvill
- Goad
- Goddard
- Goddesden
- Godfrey
- Godsden
- Gomesden
- Good
- Goodard
- Goodier
- Goodwin
- Goswell
- Gouch
- Gouge
- Gouing
- Gould
- Gower
- Gowrdon
- Graant
- Grannow
- Grantham
- Graves
- Greenhill
- Greensmith
- Greenwell
- Gregson
- Grocer
- Grove
- Gulson
- Gunston
- Guxton
- Guy
- Haddilove
- Hale
- Hales
- Hall
- Hallows
- Hamon
- Hampden
- Hampson
- Hampston
- Hardening
- Harding
- Hardy
- Harlnett
- Harmon
- Harrington
- Harris
- Harrison
- Harryman
- Harsnett
- Hart
- Harte
- Hartford
- Harvey
- Harvy
- Harwell
- Hastings
- Hatt
- Hatton
- Haughton
- Haule
- Haward
- Hawell
- Hawes
- Hawkes
- Hawkins
- Hayden
- Hayes
- Hazleburt
- Hazlerigg
- Hearne
- Heathcocke
- Heathcott
- Heathcotte
- Heather
- Heecocke
- Henly
- Henman
- Henson
- Herrage
- Herring
- Heveningham
- Hiccocke
- Hickman
- Higgens
- Higgins
- HIldesley
- Hill
- Hinde
- Hippesley
- Hitchcocke
- Hoare
- Hobbert
- Hobson
- Hodges
- Hodgson
- Hodilow
- Holland
- Holman
- Honnor
- Honnywood
- Hopping
- Hotchkis
- Houghton
- House
- Howard
- Howe
- Howell
- Howlsted
- Hoxton
- Hoyte
- Hubbard
- Hubbert
- Hublon
- Hudson
- Hughes
- Hukins
- Hull
- Humphreys
- Hunt
- Hunter
- Hurste
- Hussey
- Hutchins
- Hutchinson
- Hyland
- Ingram
- Isaacke
- Ivatt
- Ivery
- Jackson
- Jacques
- Jaques
- Jeffryes
- Jenkins
- Jenner
- Jenny
- Jessen
- Johnson
- Jones
- Jordan
- Joseph
- Jurin
- Keddermister
- Kendrick,
- Kendricke
- Kentish
- Keynes
- Kilby
- King
- Kingston
- Kinnaye
- Kircombe
- Kirkham
- Kittlebutler
- Knapp
- Knight
- Knightley
- Knowles
- Lacey
- Lacy
- Lacye,
- Lake
- Lamb
- Lambell
- Lambelle
- Lambert
- Lamott
- Lane
- Langham
- Langley
- Laughall
- Lazingbye
- Lazinley
- Leader
- Leaver
- Lee
- Leete
- Legatt
- Lenthall
- Levering
- Levit
- Lewellin
- Lewillin
- Lewin
- Lewis
- Liffkens
- Ligh
- Lincolne
- Ling
- Linge
- Lipplate
- Lisle
- Litle
- Litmaker
- Littleton
- Lloyd
- Locke
- Lockier
- Long
- Longe
- Lordell
- Lorrard
- Lorring
- Loton
- Loughall
- Lound
- Loupe
- Love
- Low
- lrens
- Lucas
- Lumley
- Lunnery
- Lyon
- Macomber
- MacWorth
- Maherly
- Mallock
- Maltas
- Malthies
- Man
- Marlow
- Marriot
- Marryot
- Marshall
- Martin
- Martinere
- Mary
- Masham
- Massey
- Mastall
- Mathew
- Matthew
- May
- Maynard
- Mayne
- Meade
- Meare
- Measy
- Meggot
- Melhuish
- Mercer
- Merideth
- Merricke
- Methould
- Michell
- Micketwait
- Midleton
- Miles
- Mileston
- Miller
- Mills
- Minor
- Mitchell
- Molins
- Moody
- Moore
- Morall
- Morgan
- Morley
- Morris
- Mortom
- Mosia
- Mosyer
- Mounson
- Mountagne
- Mountney
- Moyer
- Mumford
- Munday
- Murdocke
- Musgrave
- Nethuish
- Nettle
- Nettleship
- Newmam
- Newton
- Newtowne
- Nicholl
- Nicholson
- Nobbs
- North
- Northcott
- Norton
- Nosworthy
- Nutkins
- O'Ffeild
- Officiall
- Offley
- Oldfield
- Onslow
- Onslowe
- Orchard
- Ottyer
- Overing
- Overton
- Owen
- Owener
- Owfeild
- Packer
- Paine
- Palentine
- Pallin
- Palmer
- Panter
- Pargiter
- Parker
- Parkhurst
- Parret
- Parris
- Parry
- Parsons
- Partheridge
- Partridge
- Pate
- Pay
- Payton
- Peacock
- Peacocke,
- Peake
- Pearce
- Pearson
- Pecke
- Pedder
- Peers
- Pennington
- Pennoyer
- Perket
- Perry
- Pettit
- Peymoyer
- Pheasant
- Phillips
- Pickering
- Piggott
- Pike
- Pim
- Pinn
- Pinner
- Pitcher
- Pitches
- Pitt
- Pitts
- Player
- Plucknett
- Polsted
- Polsteed
- Poole
- Popham
- Pordage
- Porter
- Pots
- Pott
- Potter
- Poulter
- Powell
- Prestley
- Prettie
- Priaulke
- Price
- Prince
- Pritey
- Procter
- Pryer
- Puller
- Pury
- Pye
- Quiny
- Radcliff
- Radcliffe
- Raie
- Rainsboro
- Rainsboro
- Rand
- Randall
- Randolph
- Ratcliff
- Ratcliffe
- Rathbrand
- Rathwell
- Rayment
- Raymoun
- Read
- Reade
- Redferne
- Reene
- Regmerter
- Rendal
- Reynold
- Reynolds
- Richards
- Richardson
- Ridges
- Risby
- Roach
- Robbins
- Roberts
- Robins
- Robrough
- Roch
- Rodbeard
- Rogers
- Role
- Roswell
- Roulston
- Round
- Rovins
- Row
- Royley
- Rumney
- Rushley
- Russell
- Ruthhorne
- Rutton
- Sadler
- Sallway
- Salmon
- Sanders
- Sandon
- Sankey
- Scarlet
- Scobell
- Scot
- Scott
- Seager
- Seale
- Sear
- Seare
- Searle
- Sedgewicke
- Seed
- Seignejurall
- Shakespeare
- Shakspeare
- Sheafe
- Sheares
- Sheffeild
- Shepcott
- Sheppard
- Sheppy
- Sherlocke
- Shetbrooke
- Shingler
- Shortt
- Shurtis
- Shute
- Shuttleworth
- Sibbs
- Sibley
- Silloby
- Simpson
- Skinner
- Skippon
- Skrenshaw
- Skrimshawe
- Sleigh
- Smiter
- Smith
- Snell
- Snelling
- Snow
- Soame
- Solsted
- South
- Sowden
- Sparrow
- Speller
- Spenser
- Spring
- Springer
- Springett
- Spurston
- Squire
- St.Hill
- St.Jobn
- Stackhouse
- Staine
- Standish
- Stane
- Starkey
- Starky
- Starr
- Starrahirrs
- Staunton
- Stedde
- Stedderman
- Steele
- Steming
- Stephenson
- Stint
- Stipe
- Stocke
- Stoker
- Stone
- Story
- Stoughton
- Strange
- Stratton
- Strickland
- Stroud
- Stubber
- Stubbins
- Sturdy
- Sturmy
- Suelling
- Summpter
- Sumner
- Sutton
- Swan
- Sweete
- Swinnicke
- Swinnocke
- Symons
- Syntall
- Tabor
- Tarlton
- Tarrant
- Tartle
- Taylor
- Temple
- Tenant
- Tendring
- Terrill
- Terry
- Thewel
- Thibbs
- Thomas
- Thompson
- Thornburie
- Thoroughgood
- Thorould
- Thorpe
- Thrale
- Tichburne
- Ticknee
- Tiffen
- Tillaslye
- Tillett
- Tilsley
- Tipping
- Tncker
- Toft
- Towne
- Townesend
- Townley
- Townsend
- Towse
- Trelawney
- Trenchard
- Trimlet
- Trinnlett
- Triplett
- Trotman
- Tuffenaile
- Tunbridge
- Turbington
- Turgis
- Turlington
- Turner
- Tutty
- Tyler
- Tym
- Underwood
- Valentine
- Vassal
- Vaughan
- Venner
- Venor
- Vernon
- Vickars
- Vincent
- Viner
- Voice
- Vye
- Wade
- Waggstaffe
- Wagstaffe
- Walcott
- Waldo
- Waldoe
- Wall
- Waller
- Wallin
- Wallington
- Wallis
- Walmsley
- Walter
- Wardell
- Warner
- Warren
- Warring
- Waterhouse
- Waters
- Waterton
- Watkins
- Watson
- Watts
- Weale
- Webb
- Webster
- Weeks
- Wells
- Wenman
- West
- Westrow
- Wharton
- Wheatley
- Whitcombe
- White
- Whitehall
- Whiteing
- Whitekett
- Whitlock
- Whitston
- Whittaker
- Whittingham
- Wilcox
- Wilde
- Wildinge
- Wilkin
- Willett
- Williams
- Willington
- Willoughby
- Wilson
- Winewood
- Winkly
- Winspeare
- Winstone
- Witham
- Withern
- Wolfe
- Wollaston
- Wolley
- Wood
- Woodcock
- Woodcocke
- Woodgate
- Woodhead
- Woodhouse
- Woodley
- Woodruffe
- Woods
- Woodward
- Woolnough
- Wormelayton
- Worth
- Wright
- Wyan
- Wymer
- Yard
- Yates
- Yeates
- Young
- Younge
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