Sir John Bernard, lord of Abington manor, briefly Member of Parliament
Dates: 23 August 1604 to 5 March 1674
Biography
An English landowner of Abington who was the final Bernard holder of the manor and conveyed it to William Thursby in 1669.
Notes / Sources
His wife Dame Elizabeth's dower claim was expressly addressed in the 1669 conveyance.
Research sources:
- Northamptonshire Record Society, Northamptonshire Past and Present, volume 1, number 6, discussion of the 1669 conveyance and Overstone archive deeds; Northamptonshire Historic Environment Record, Monument MNN32311. — https://www.northamptonshirerecordsociety.org.uk/pdf/npp/volume-1/npp-v1-n6.pdf
- Wikipedia biographical reference — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Bernard_(MP_for_Northampton)
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