William Glanville

Birth, Marriage and Death information

     William Glanville was born between 1615 and 1632 at ENG.
     He married Frances Gibbs circa 1653 at WIL, ENG.
     He died on 11 October 1680 at WIL, ENG; the burial register entry in Lation implying he drowned.
     He was buried on 13 October 1680 at the Parish Church, Broad Hinton, WIL, ENG, William Glanvill Esq was buried October ye 13th
Pia memoria
"He was the son of Sir John Glanvill, Knight Serjeant at Law, & Speaker to the House of Commons in ye year 1640, in ye days of that blessed Martyr King Charles ye first, that glorious defender of ye Church of England against Presbytery."
H.S.I.
Gulielmus Glanville Armiger
Joannis Equitis aurati filius primogenitus
Vir, si quis alius
Ad antiqua probitatis fidei et pistatis norman factus
Negotits gerendis par
Ted eorum, ambitu major
Innocentiam honoribus pratulit
Et no alio quam, Eirenarcha munere perfunctus
Publica pacis juxta et privata custos fiedlipimus
Bene latuit, quo melius viveret
Quietem, quam in vita resquebatur
Mors aqua attulit
Die XI Octobris. Ann. M.D.C.L.X.X.X.
Et sexaginta quinque annos natum
Celo maturam eidem reddidit
Uxor unanimus Francisca
Clara Gibbesiorum sanguine orta
Post viginti sex annos in conjugio sine querla actos
Et duplicem interea parium
Francisci filii qui in bimatu obitt
Et Vinifreda filia
Luce Carlefonon Stone Ar.
In matrimonio juncta
Titulum hunc
P.
     His estate was probated on 20 November 1680 adminstration granted to Frances Glanvill the relict.

Other information

     In 1677 the Broad Hinton parish records record:
Given by the Worll & Religious William Glanvill Esq. to the parish Church of broade Hinton in the year 1677 two Large Flaggons & Challice with a Cover, a pattern, & a bason, all of Silver each weighing

Gave the Cases also.

Mem that the former small Silver Challice & the cover were added to the utinsels for the Comumon Table

In Witness wrof, I have here-unto sett my hand the 14th day of Ocober in ye abovesd year 1677, being the day & year of Consecraton of them to the Holy Comumion.
Henry Dudley Vicar of Brode Hinton abovesd.
     William Glanville left a will on 28 September 1680 In the name of God Amen
The eight and twentieth of September in the two and thirtenth year
of the reign of our Sovereign Lord Charles the second by the grace of
God of England Scotland France and Ireland King Defender of the
Faith &C Anno Dm 1680 I William Glanvill of Broadhinton in
the County of Wilts Esquire being in good and perfect health and memory
(thank be to God for the same) do make my last will and testament in manner
and form following I bequeath my soul to God hoping for forgiveness of my
sins and justification by the merits of my only Saviour and Mediator Jesus Christ
by faith in his bloodshed for me And my body to the earth from where it was
taken I revoke all former wills and testaments by me made and as touching
that worldly state that it hath pleased God of this great goodness to bestow on me
I give and dispose the same in manner and form following Imprimis I give and
devise unto my executrix hereinafter named and her heirs and assigns for ever all
that my Rectory or Parsonage Impropriate of Lamerton with the appurtenances
in the County of Devon and all glebe lands tythes and tenths of corn and
common and all other titles and hereditaments with the appurtenances whatsoever
parcel of my said rectory and parsonage or enjoyed with the same And also the
advowson donation and presentation and right of patronage of Lamerton aforesaid
And all my messuages lands tenements and hereditaments whatsoever with their
and being of their appurtenances which I have lying and being in the Counties of
Devon and Cornwall or either of them Item I give and bequeath unto my dear
daughter Winifred the sum of one hundred pounds of lawful money of England
to be paid to her within one year next after my decease All the rest and
residue of my goods and chattels rings jewells plate money household stuff and
personal estate whatsoever I given and bequeath unto my dear wife Frances
whom I do make sole executrix of this my last will and testament In witnes
where I the said William Glanvill have hereunto put my hand and seal the day
and year above written W: Glanville. Signed sealed declared and published
to be the last will and testament of the above named William Glanvill in the presence of
Wm Jonas Carl: Stone Simon Baskervill Tim: Richards Henty Witt.