Sir William Tate^[1]

1559 - 1617  (58 years)

• Name	William Tate
  Prefix	Sir
  Birth	1559
  Gender	Male
  Death	14 Oct 1617	Delapre, Northamptonshire, England
  Person ID	I124385	Our Genealogy
  Last Modified	24 Aug 2024

  
  

  Father	Sir Bartholomew Tate,   b. Bef 1546, Delapre, Northamptonshire, England d. 1601 (Age 55 years)
  Mother	2nd Wife
  Family ID	F80236	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth La Zouche   d. 1617
  Marriage	1597
  Children	1. 5 Further Children Tate   2. Zouche Tate, MP,   b. Abt 1606   d. 1650 (Age 44 years)   3. Elizabeth Tate
  Family ID	F47878	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	24 Jan 2013

  
  

• Notes

  Tate was an associate of Richard Knightley. He used Delapré Abbey as a centre for local Puritans. He brought the physician John Cotta to the area, from the University of Cambridge, in 1603. In 1607, Cotta and Tate associated in spreading a libel against local opponents. He was appointed High Sheriff of Northamptonshire for 1603-04 and knighted in 1606. He was elected to Parliament for Northamptonshire in 1614. JP. Northants. and Warws. from c.1601; D.L.. or commr. musters, Northants. by 1601,

  
  

• Sources

  [S3540] Hamish Maclaren.