John
Colles
MP
Born about in Somerset, England
[uncertain]
Ancestors [uncertain]
Son of Humphrey Colles
and [mother unknown]
Husband of
Anne (Thynne) Colles
— married
about 1570 [location unknown]
Husband of
Winifred (Leigh) Colles
— married
16 Feb 1595 in St Olave Old Jewry, London, England
Descendants 
Father of
John Colles, Dorothy Colles, Elizabeth (Colles) Walrond, Ann (Coles) Courtenay, George Colles and Humphrey Colles
Died
at about age 67
in Pitminster, Somerset, England
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Biography
John was born about 1541.[1] He was the son of Humphrey Colles.[2] He had many roles within the county of Somerset including Escheator for Somerset and Dorset 1566-7; feodary for Somerset c.1570, Justice of the Peace by 1571, and Sheriff of Somerset 1578-9, 1597-8. [3]
In about 1570 he married Ann Thynne. She died in April 1588 and was buried at Pitminster, Somerset on the 9th of that month. [4] The parish register described her as "Mrs Colles, the wife of John Colles, esquire."
John and Ann had at least 6 children; the known baptisms took place in the church at Corfe, Somerset.
- Dorothy
- Elizabeth (1576)
- John
- Ann (1582)
- George (1583)
- Humphrey (1584)
In 1580 he was named as "son in law" in the will of Sir John Thynne of Longleat, Wiltshire. [5]
On 16 Feb 1596 he married Winifride Leigh, the illegitimate daughter of Sir Thomas Leigh and the widow of Sir George Bond, Lord Mayor of London. They were married at St Olave Old Jewry in London and the parish register described her as "the Lady Bond". [6]
John had his will drawn up on 14 Oct 1607. [7] He may have had puritan sympathies: at any rate he forbade mourning gowns at his funeral, or any ‘solemnity’ other than a sermon. He made bequests to:
- wife
- third son Humphrey Colles
- cousin and godson Philippa Gifford
- son (in law) Charles Courtenay
- son John Colles
- cousin Hugh Carterett and his wife Frances
- overseers Sir Edward Phillips and brother Sir Henry Walrond.
He died on the 18 Feb 1607/1608 at Barton in Somerset, and was buried at Pitminster, Somerset on the 21 Feb a few days later. [8]
His will was probated on 8 Jun 1608. [9]
Sources
- ↑ The genealogist: Selby, Walford Dakin, 1845-1889: Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming: Internet Archive pg 31 Internet Archive
- ↑ The visitations of the County of Somerset in the years 1531 and 1575: Weaver, F. W. (Frederick William) Internet Archive
- ↑ COLLES, John (c.1541-1608), of Barton Grange, Som. Published in The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1558-1603, ed. P.W. Hasler, 1981 HOPO
- ↑ "England Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JD7N-LYW : 19 April 2018), Wife, burial 09 Apr 1588; citing Pitminster, Somerset, England, index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 1,526,710.
- ↑ Ancestry.com. England & Wales, Prerogative Court of Canterbury Wills, 1384-1858 . Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013.The National Archives; Kew, England; Prerogative Court of Canterbury and Related Probate Jurisdictions: Will Registers;PROB 1162Ancestry Record 5111 #960395
- ↑ Ancestry.com. London, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010.London Metropolitan Archives; London, England; Reference Number: P69/OLA2/A/002/MS04400/001 Ancestry Record 1624 #7819109
- ↑ Ancestry.com, England & Wales, Prerogative Court of Canterbury Wills, 1384-1858 (Provo, UT, USA, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013), Ancestry.com, The National Archives; Kew, England; Prerogative Court of Canterbury and Related Probate Jurisdictions: Will Registers; Class: PROB 11; Piece: 112. Record for John Colles. Ancestry Record CanturburyPrerogativeCourt #1010472
- ↑ England Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/JD7N-PZK : accessed 3 January 2015), John Colles, 21 Feb 1607; citing , reference Item 19; FHL microfilm 1,526,710.
- ↑ Ancestry.com, England & Wales, Prerogative Court of Canterbury Wills, 1384-1858 (Provo, UT, USA, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013), Ancestry.com, The National Archives; Kew, England; Prerogative Court of Canterbury and Related Probate Jurisdictions: Will Registers; Class: PROB 11; Piece: 112. Record for John Colles. Ancestry Record CanturburyPrerogativeCourt #1010472
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