Sir Thomas Nott eldest son of Roger Nott of London. He was a royalist army officer and an original fellow of the Royal Society

Royal Society

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. In 1640 he acquired the remainder of the crown lease of Twickenham Park, Middlesex

Middlesex

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 which he sold in 1659.

Nott attended Merchant Taylors' School

Merchant Taylors' School, Northwood

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, London and Pembroke College, Cambridge

Pembroke College, Cambridge

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. He married in 1637 and that year bought the manors of Sagebury and Obden in Dodderhill

Dodderhill

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, Worcestershire.

He served Charles I

Charles I of England

Charles I was King of England, King of Scotland, and King of Ireland from 27 March 1625 until his execution in 1649. Charles engaged in a struggle for power with the Parliament of England, attempting to obtain royal revenue whilst Parliament sought to curb his Royal prerogative which Charles...

 during the first civil war

First Civil War

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. As Lieutenant-Colonel Nott, he was mistakenly reported killed by the New Model Army

New Model Army

The New Model Army of England was formed in 1645 by the Parliamentarians in the English Civil War, and was disbanded in 1660 after the Restoration...

 during the capture of Highworth

Highworth

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, Wiltshire

Wiltshire

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, in June 1645.

He was one of the Gentleman Ushers in Ordinary of the Honourable Privy Chamber to his present majesty King Charles II.
Bearing the arms Azure a bend or, between three lions' faces.