John Glanville

Birth, Marriage and Death information

     John Glanville was born illegitimate on 27 October 1756 at Hilmarton, WIL, ENG.
     He was baptized on 26 November 1756 at the Parish Church, Hilmarton, WIL, ENG, Jon Glanvill Neil alias Mac Neal illegitimate son of Sir John Glanvill Knight was boron Ocob 27 baptizd Nov 26 1756.
     He died in 1777 at Lisbon, Portugal; cause of death : consumption.
     His estate was probated on 26 March 1779 This Will was proved at London on the
twenty sixth day of March in the year of our Lord
one thousand seven hundred and seventy nine before
the worshipful George Harris Doctor of Laws Surrogate
of the Right Worshipfull
Peter Calvert Doctor of Laws Master Keeper on
Commifsary of the Prerogative Court of Canterbury
lawfully constituted by the Oath of Dame Mary
Glanvill widow the mother of the deceased and sole
Executrix named in the said will to who admon was
granted of all and singular the goods chattels and effects of the said deceased having been first sworn duly to administer.

Examined with the Original Wills by me Mark Morley.

Other information

     John Glanville left a will on 3 January 1777 In the Name of God Amen
I John Glanville of Catchfren in the parish of
St Germans and County of Cornwall Esq being of
sound mind but infirm in body do hereby make my
last Will and Testament in manner and form following that is
to say Imprimis I recommend my Soul to the
Mercy of that God who gave it me and my body
I commit to the grave wheresoever I may happen
to decease Item I desire that all my just debts
be immediately satisfied particularly the sum of
thirty pounds lent to me by Rev Fornings of
Shire London Attorney at law I desire likewise
that by debts due at Oxford whose amount I
know not exact be punctually discharged Item I
give and bequeath to my beloved ffriend the
Reverend Charles francis of Quailborough in the
County of Wilts the Sum of twenty pounds for
Mourning Item I give and bequeath to the
Reverent Mr Penward of St Gfermans in the
County of Cornwall the sum of ten pounds for
Mourning The aforesaid several Debts and Legacies
are to be paid out of the sum of two thousand
five hundred pounds being the Savings out of the
Estate left me by my late ffather Sr John
Glanville Knight which said sum is now in the
pofsefsion of my dearly beloved mother Dame
Mary Glanvill whom I do hereby constitute and
appoint my Trustee and Executrix of this my
last will and Testament Item when the aforesaid
Debts and Legacies shall be so satisfied as aforesaid
I give and bequeath the residue to be divided equally
between my dearly beloved Mother Dame Mary
Glanvill and my dearly beloved Sister Mary Glanvill
Item I give and bequeath unto my dear ffriend
Mr Richard Fornings the sum of ten pounds for
Mourning In witnefs whereof I have hereunto set
my hand and seal this third day of January in the
year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and
seventy seven John Glanvill L. J.

March 24th 1779
Appeared Personally
David Jennings of Shire Lane in the parish
of St Clement Danes in the County of Middlesex
Gentleman and Mary Whitehouise of the same
place Spinster and being sworn at the holy Evangelists
to depose the truth they jointly and severally made
oath that they know and were well arquaninted
with John Glanvill late of Catchfrench in the
parish of St Germans in the County of Cornwall
Esq deceased and also with his manner and characater
of handwriting and subscription having frequently
seen him writ and write and subscribe his name and
having more viewed and carefully persused the
paper writing hereunto annexed being or purporting
to be the last Will and Testament of the said deceased
beginning thus "In the Name of God Amen I John
Glanvill of Catchfrench in the parish of St Germans
County of Cornwall Esq" ending thus "In Wtness
thereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal
this third day of January in the year of our Lord
one thousand seven hundred and seventy seven"
and thus subscribed "John Glanvill" they those
Deponents do severally verily and in their conscious
believe the whole Body, Series and Contents of
the said paper writing beginining and ending as
aforesaid and also the name John Glanvill thereto
set and subscribed to have been totally wrote
&c and subscribed by and with the proper hand of
the said John Glanvill deceased David Jennings
M Whitehouse same day the said David Jennings
and Mary Whitehouise were duly sworn to the
truth of this affidavit before me Geo Harris
Surrogate Pt E A Crickitt N.J.