Sir Thomas Nott (11 December 1606 – 1681) was an English royalist army officer and an original fellow of the

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. In 1640, he acquired the remainder of the crown lease of

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which he sold in 1659.Stephen Porter, 'Nott, Sir Thomas (1606–1681)’,

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, Oxford University Press, Sept 2004 Nott was eldest son of Roger Nott of London, and attended Merchant Taylors' School, London and

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

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, Worcestershire. Nott served

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during the First Civil War. As Lieutenant-Colonel Nott, he was mistakenly reported killed by the

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during the capture of

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, in June 1645.https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?diff=1050843646 He was one of the Gentleman Ushers in Ordinary of the Honourable Privy Chamber to Charles II.https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?diff=1050843646 The coat of arms he bore were the Azure a bend or between three lions' faces.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Nott 1606 births 1681 deaths Cavaliers Gentlemen Ushers Alumni of Pembroke College, Cambridge Original Fellows of the Royal Society People educated at Merchant Taylors' School, Northwood