Weston, John, (s. Robert 1536), student of Christ Church, B.A. 27 Feb., 1571-2, M.A. 17 May, 1575, B. and D.C.L. 14 July, 1590, canon 1591, and treasurer; perhaps rector of Snetterton, Norfolk, 1578-82; died 20 July, 1632, buried in the cathedral; will at Oxford proved 25th; father of John 1621. See Lansdowne MS. 984, f. 174.
Weston, John, B.A. 11 July, 1572, M.A. 18 May, 1575, incorporated at Cambridge 1580; perhaps rector of Stoke-upon-Trent 1604-18, and of Checkley, (both) co. Stafford, 1610-20. See Foster's Index Ecclesiasticus.
Weston, John, s. (? John), of Oxon, doctoris. Christ Church, matric. 12 Oct., 1621, aged 23, B.A. 27 Nov., 1621, M.A. 17 June, 1624; vicar of Cholsey, Berks, 1622-37, and rector of All Hallows, Lombard Street, 1634, ejected about 1642, canon of Peterboro 1631, and of Bath and Wells 1634; died in 1660; perhaps father of John 1650. See Foster's Index Eccl.
Weston, John, s. Edward, of Speldhurst, Kent, sacerd. St. Mary Hall, matric. 16 Jan., 1634-5, aged 18; B.A. from Hart Hall 20 Jan., 1637-8, M.A. 27 Oct., 1640; rector of Speldhurst 1641; his father rector 1609; brother of Henry 1631. See Foster's Index Eccl.
Weston, John, s. William, of Axminster, Devon, gent. Exeter Coll., matric. 22 March, 1638-9, aged 16; brother of William 1631. [5]
Weston, John, "ser." Christ Church, matric. 27 Nov., 1650.
Weston, John, "ser." Brasenose Coll., matric. 19 July, 1659.
Weston, John, s. Henry, of Ockham, Surrey, arm. Christ Church, matric. 6 Dec., 1670, aged 19; student of Inner Temple 1670, licenced 5 June, 1677, to marry Elizabeth Hall, of St. Paul's, Covent Garden, Middlesex, widow; M.P. Guildford 1689-90, Surrey 1698-1702; died 1712; brother of William 1674. See Foster's Parliamentary Dictionary.
Weston, Nathaniel, s. Thomas, of Evanston, co. Leicester, minister, p.p. St. John's Coll., matric. 20 Nov., 1661, aged 16 ("subscribes pauperis fil."), B.A. 1665; perhaps vicar of Cold Ashby, Northants, 1686. See Foster's Index Eccl.
Weston, Nicholas, B.A. supd. 28 Jan., 1529-30, M.A. 13 May, 1533; prebendary in collegiate church of Crantock, Cornwall, 1536. See Foster's Index Eccl. [10]
Weston, Peter, s. Tho., of Chester (city), cler. Brasenose Coll., matric. 10 June, 1681, aged 16; bar.-at-law, Inner Temple, 1697. See Foster's Judges and Barristers.
Weston, Philip, s. Phil., of Newbury, Berks, gent. Trinity Coll., matric. 3 July, 1663, aged 16; student of Inner Temple 1667. See Foster's Inns of Court Reg.
Weston, Ralph, s. Richard, of Ridgley, co. Stafford, gent. Trinity Coll., matric. 22 Oct., 1630, aged 19, B.A. 6 Dec., 1630; M.A. from St. John's Coll. 1 July, 1633; student of Inner Temple 1628 (his father a knight, see below); brother of Richard 1624. See Foster's Inns of Court Reg.
Weston, Richard, B.Can.L. 17 Feb., 1532-3; another fellow Corpus Christi Coll. 1559, from London. See Foster's Index Eccl.
Weston, Richard, of co. Gloucester, gent. Magdalen Hall, matric. entry under date 25 Feb., 1580-1, aged 17; student of Inner Temple 1582, as of Lichfield (s. Sir James). See Foster's Inns of Court Reg. [15]
Weston, (Sir) Richard, of co. Stafford, gen. fil. Exeter Coll., matric. 14 Oct., 1596, aged 17; bar.-at-law, Inner Temple, 1607, bencher 1626, as of Rugeley, co. Stafford, gent. (s. Ralph); M.P. Lichfield 1621-2, Stafford April-May, 1640, a judge on Welsh circuit 1632, serjeant-at-law 25 Feb., 1633, baron of exchequer 1634 (and knighted 7 Dec., 1635), until disabled Oct., 1645, by reason of his defence of "ship-money"; died 18 March, 1651; father of Ralph and Richard next-named. See Foster's Judges and Barristers.
Weston, Richard, s. Richard, of Ridgley (Rugeley), co. Stafford, gent. Magdalen Hall, matric. 25 June, 1624, aged 15; bar.-at-law, Inner Temple, 1633, M.P. Stafford 1640 (L.P.), till disabled May, 1643; "slayne by misfortune in the isle of Man, being then in armes for the king, circa ann. 1652." See Foster's Judges and Barristers.
Weston, Robert, fellow All Souls' Coll. 1536, B.C.L. 17 Feb., 1537-8, D.C.L. 20 July, 1556; of Weeford, co. Stafford, advocate of Doctors' Commons 1556, deputy regius professor of civil law, principal of Broadgates Hall 1546-9, M.P. Exeter March, 1553, and Lichfield 1558-9 (as LL.D.), dean of the arches, dean of Wells 1570, lord chancellor of Ireland and dean of St. Patrick's 1567, until his death 20 May, 1573; buried in his church; his will dated 2 May, 1573, proved 18 July following; father of John 1572. See Lansdowne MS. 981, f. 125; Coote's Civilians, 42; Foster's Index Eccl.; Fasti, i. 151; & Cotton, ii. 96.
Weston, Robert, B.C.L. 23 June, 1558. See Foster's Index Eccl.
Weston, Robert, of London, gent. Jesus Coll., matric. entry 27 Nov., 1581, aged 14. [20]
Weston, Robert, of Essex, gent. Lincoln Coll., matric. 11 April, 1617, aged 15, B.A. 11 June, 1621.
Weston, Robert, s. Th., of Chrislington, Cheshire, minister. Brasenose Coll., matric. 5 May, 1673; aged 16; student of Inner Temple 1675; buried in the Temple church 5 April, 1679. See Foster's Inns of Court Reg.
Weston, Roger, of London, gent. Magdalen Hall, matric. entry 5 May, 1584-5, aged 13; B.A. from Trinity Coll. 3 June, 1589.
Weston, Stephen, fellow King's Coll., Cambridge, B.A. 1686-7, M.A. 1690; B. and D.D. from New Coll. 10 Dec., 1711; 2nd master at Eton until fellow 1707, a member of Gray's Inn 1692, canon of Ely 1715, vicar of Maple Durham, Oxon, 1716, bishop of Exeter 1724-42, rector of Calstock, Cornwall, 1724, canon and treasurer of Exeter 1724, rector of Shobrooke, Devon, 1724, and archdeacon of Exeter 1732, until his death 8 Jan., 1741-2. See Hearne, ii. 68, and iii. 277; & Foster's Index Eccl.
Weston, Theophilus, s. William, of Carmarthen (town), pleb. Jesus Coll., matric. 27 Nov., 1640, aged 18, B.A. 6 July, 1644. [25]
Weston, Thomas, born in Essex, s. Richard, of London, equitis. Wadham Coll., matric. 12 May, 1626, aged 17; 4th earl of Portland, baptised 9 Oct., 1609; died s.p. about 1688.
Weston, Thomas, B.A. from Oriel Coll. 21 Oct., 1646, M.A. 20 Oct., 1648, fellow Brasenose Coll. 1649; fellow collegiate church of Manchester 1660, rector of Llangwm-Dymell, co. Denbigh, 1660, vicar of Bowden 1663, and rector of Christleton, Cheshire, 1670-88, gave £200 for the establishment of a lecture in mathematics in Brasenose Coll. 1683; died Sept., 1688. See Burrows, 483, 537; Chetham, xxi. p. 178; & Foster's Index Eccl.
Weston, Thomas, B.A. from Queen's Coll. 15 Dec., 1711.
Weston, William, fellow of New Coll. 1504-19, from All Saints, Honey Lane, London, B.A. 20 Jan., 1508-9, M.A. 13 Dec., 1512, B.D. sup. 24 Feb., 1520-1, D.D. sup. Michaelmas, 1540, fellow of Winchester Coll. 1519. See O.H.S. i. 62.
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