John Caplyn (died c. 1603)

John Caplyn (died c. 1603), of Southampton, was an English politician.

Family

Caplyn was the son of John Caplyn, MP for Bodmin and Southampton.[1] Following the death of his father, he inherited property in Southampton, a share in a Cornwall tin mine and the manor of South Stoneham, near Southampton.[2] In November 1574 he married Anne, daughter of Thomas Chester of Almondsbury. They had no children.[3] He sold South Stoneham in 1600.[4]

Career

He was a Member (MP) of the Parliament of England for Winchester in 1572, following his nomination by Bishop Horne.[2] He became an alderman of Southampton[5] and in 1592 he served as sheriff.[6] In the 1590s he served as comptroller of the port of Southampton.[7]

References

  1. ^ "CAPLYN, John (by 1516-68/70), of Southampton". History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 1 January 2026.
  2. ^ a b "CAPLYN, John II (d.c.1603), of Southampton. - History of Parliament Online". Historyofparliamentonline.org. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
  3. ^ Genealogical Memoirs of the Families of Chester of Bristol, Barton Regis, London, and Almondsbury. 1881. pp. 20, 33.
  4. ^ "VCH Hampshire 3: South Stoneham". British History Online. Retrieved 1 January 2026.
  5. ^ Calendar of the Manuscripts of the Marquis of Salisbury. Vol. 4. 1892. p. 120.
  6. ^ Davies, John Silvester (1883). A History of Southampton. p. 177.
  7. ^ Calendar of State Papers Domestic, Elizabeth 1595-1597. 1869. p. 53.
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