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North, Roger, approximately 1585-1652 or 1653

 Person

Biography

Soldier, navigator and involved with the Amazon Company. Son of John North (1551?-1597), a soldier and politician, who in 1581 married Dorothy (died 1618), daughter of Sir Valentine Dale. Grandson of of Roger North (1531-1600), Second Baron North.

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North family papers

 Collection
Call Number: MS 240A
Overview These are estate and personal archives of the North family of Kirtling, Cambridgeshire, and Wroxton Abbey, Oxfordshire, as well as other places in England, from the 13th to 19th centuries, with the majority of documents dating from the 16th through 18th centuries. Document types include deeds, manorial documents, legal and official matters, accounts, family papers and correspondence. Some additional locations cited in these documents include Harlow, Ashley and Silverley, London, and...
Dates: approximately 1250-1856 (bulk 1500-1797)