| Perhaps because of this, Filmer was imprisoned for some years in Leeds Castle and his estates were sequestered. |
| On 24 January 1619 King James I knighted Filmer at Newmarket. |
| Filmer's third son, Samuel Filmer, married Maria Horsmanden and lived in the Virginia Colony before dying childless soon after. |
| His other son Beversham Filmer in 1753 became the owner of Luddenham Court, near Faversham. |
| While not specifically mentioning Hobbes, he attacks Sir Robert Filmer who had the same definition. |
| Filmer was investigated by the county committee on suspicion of supporting the King though no firm evidence was uncovered. |
