John Glanville

Alternate Names

     He was also known as Glunvell recorded at baptism.

Birth, Marriage and Death information

     John Glanville was born on 1 September 1658 at London, MDX, ENG; other sources located the birth at Broad Hinton.
     He was baptized on 12 September 1658 at St Clement Danes parish church, Westminster, MDX, ENG, John Glunvill son of John Glunvill Esq and Mrs Katherine Glunvill his wife borne on the first day of september baptized september the twellfth
Other sources had wrongly identified the baptism as St Margarets Westminster.
     He married Anne Eyre on 20 July 1698 at St Paul's Cathedral, London, LND, ENG, (when age calculated as 39 years, 10 months and 19 days) Marriage Licence.
Glanville, John of St Margaret Westminster, esq., bachelor 40, and Anne Eyre, of same, spinster, 27, at her own disposal - at St Margaret, Westminster, or ... 20 July 1698.
John Glanville Gent and Anne Eyre both of ye parish of St Margaret Westminster were married ye twentieth day of July 1698.
     He died on 24 August 1715 at Putney, SRY, ENG, (when age calculated as 56.)
     He was buried on 29 August 1715 at St Mary's parish church, Putney, SRY, ENG, John Glanvil Esq Buried from Mr Tumbells.
     His estate was probated on 3 September 1715 Probatum ..... (Latin text granting probate 3 Sep 1715 to his wife Anne.)

Other information

     In 1709 the will of Bridget Turberville named "...to the use of my Kinsman and near relation John Glanvill of Broad Hinton in the County of Wilts Esq. and his heirs upon the special trusts and to the uses intents and purposes hereinafter expressed...", later the will states that should her Kinsman John Glanvill Esquire die before his legacy, it should be split between her cousin the mother of the said Kinsman and her cousin the wife of the said Kinsman. It further names the Kinsman John Glanvill as her executor.
The will dated 21 Sept Eighth year of Queen Anne (1709) was probated 10 Nov 1709.
     John Glanville left a will on 5 January 1715 In the Name of God Amen
I John Glanville of the parish of Saint Andrews Holbourn
in the County of Middlesex Esq being in good state of health
do make and publish this my last will and testatment in
manner for forme following whereas Bridget Turberville
deceased last will of ffortescue Turberville Esq by her last
Will and Testament bearing date the one and twentieth day
of September in the eighth years of the reigned of her Late
Majesty Queen Anne and in the years of our Lord one thousand
seven hundred and nine pursuant to a power to her for that
purpose given did give and devise the Inheritance of the one
full Moyety or halfendeale and one full sixteenth part of
and in all that capitall mefsuage Barton and demensues
called or knowne by the name of Wootton situate lying and
being with the parish of Landrake alias Lavrock in the
County of Cornwall and also one full Moyety or halffondale
and one full sixteenth part of and in all the lands and
tenements commonly called or known by the name or names
of the Bridge Tenements alias the Bridge Lands in Landrake
aforesaid and all other her estate of whatname or kind soever
both real and personall unto and to the use of me the said John
Glanville and my heires upon the trusts and to the uses susintents
purposes in the said Will particularly mentioned
and exprefsed and her further will and meaning was and she
did hereby direct that after her debts and ffunderall expenses
and legacys paid the said estate above devised or any other
estate that she was then vested in or had a power to dispose
of should be to the use of her daughter and the heirs of her
body to be equally divided amongst them. But her intention
was that her said daughter should not be intitled to any part
of her said estate till after her age of one and twenty yeares
but for her education and meaintenance as the income of the
estate will allow with the direction of her executor and her
further will and meaning was that in case her said daughter
dyed befor eher age of one and twenty yeares leaving no
child nor children or in case any child or children so by her
left shoudl dye before their respective ages of one and twenty
yeares then and in such case she gave and devised all her
said estate both real and personall unto and to the use of me
the said John Glnville and my heires for ever and she did
hereby make constitute and appoint me the said John Glanville
executor of her said last will and testament as in and by the
said will relation going thereunto had may more at large
appeared Now I the said John Glanville do hereby give and
devise all and singular the above mentioned premifses and
all my estate right title and interest therein and there together
with the care and tuition of the daughter of the said Bridget
Turberville until my wife Anne Glanville and her heires
for ever in as large and ample manner and forme to all
intents and purposes as the same or any part of partoff
thereof are given or devised to me the said John Glanville
in or by the said last will and testament of the said Bridget
Turberville or otherwise howeover Item I give and bequeath
unto my said Wife Anne Glanville all the securitys that
I have upon the Government and all Mortgages and Bonds
that I have for my security ipon lands andn all other Bonds
and other debts due and owing to me whatsoever at the time
of me decease and also all my estate right title and interest
to the same or any part thereof to the use and behoofe of
her the said Anne Glanville her executors or administrators
to dispose of the same as she or they shall think fitt and I also
give and devise unto the said Anne Glanville all my ready (?)
money plate jewells gold watches and also all my household
goods whatsoever to her the said Anne Glanville to dispose of
the same as she shall think fitt and I do hereby make ordain
constitute and appoint the said Anne Glanville my wife
whole and sole executrix of this my last will and
testament desiring that she will take care to see me decently
interred and lastly I give andn bequeath unto my two servants
(videlirot) John Green and Elizabeth Allen to each of them
in money the sume of ten pounds and I do hereby revoake
annull and make void all former wills by me at any time
heretofore made In witnefs whereof I have to this my last
will and testament containing two sheets of paper set my
hand and seale and published the same as my last will
and testament this fifth day of January in the first yeare
of the Reigne of our Sovereign Lord George by the grace
of God of Great Brittaine ffrance and Ireland King
Defender of the faith &c anno domini 1714 / Jo:
Glanville / Signed sealed published and declared by the
within named John Glanville to be his last will and
testament in the presence of us who have hereunto putt
our names as witnefses in the presence of the said testator
Richard Holberley Jane Bevy John Mevy.