Sir Francis Glanville

Birth, Marriage and Death information

     Sir Francis Glanville was born before 1584 at ENG; The naming of Francis as esquire in 1602 might indicate a birth prior to 1581.
Circa May 1582 is given in some sources as a credible date.
     He married Elizabeth Crymes on 21 September 1604 at Buckland Monachorum, DEV, ENG.
     He died in 1638 at ENG; probably near Tavistock, Devon.
     He was buried in January 1639 at St Eustachius, Tavistock, DEV, ENG.

Other information

     The Calendar of the Tavistock Parish records RN Worth 1887 lists:
[1602] Lease by John fifytz, fifrancis Glanvile, esqs.,
John Scowen, Robert Moore, Thomas Lybbe, William
Grylls, Walter Master, William Kedlye, John Gove, Peter
Edgecomb, Richard Bruen, John Glanvile, Tobyas Glanvile,
Mathewe Edgecomb, John Moore, gentlemen, Robert
Vynton, Walter Trowte, John Nycolls, John Ruby, John
Hawkyns of Gawton, VVilliam Burgys, Richard Cudlip,
Edward Payne, and Peter Lavers — to Thomas Hawkyns,
baker, Agnes his wife, and Suzan his daughter, of tene-
ment south of the street leading from the church towards
' Weast Bridge,' and garden in ' loarsyde ' of way leading
from Cakeshill towards fifordestreate. Attornies — Nicholas
Watts, John Watts. Witnesses — Nicholas Watts, John
Palke. Jan. 10. 44 Elizabeth.

[1607] Lease by ffrancis Glanvyle and Robert Moore,
esquyers, William Grylls, William Kedley, John Scawen,
Walter Masters, John Gove, Peter Edgcombe, John Moore,
Matthew Edgcombe, John Glanvyle, Tobias Glanvyle,
gentlemen, Robert Vynton, Walter Trowt, John Nicholls,
John Hawkyns of Gawton, William Burgis, Richard Cud-
lipp, Edward Payne, Peter Lavers, 'yeomans,' of meadow
called Inneswill (land of the lady Godolphin west), which
John Collyn sometime held, and late in the occupation
of Richard Collyn his son. Agnes Veysey, wife of
Agustyne Veysey, of Tavistocke, and daughter of John
Collyn, surrenders old lease, and has a new one granted on
the lives of herself, and John and Katheren Veysey, her
son and daughter. Oct. 31. 5 James I.

[1615] Lease by ffrancis Glanvill, esq., William Kedley
thelder, Mathew Edgcomb, William Grills the younger,
merchants, John Gove, John Cole, gent., Walter Trowte the
younger, and John Gerry, of tenement — lands of feoffees
south, almshouse north, churchyard west, street east ; also
moiety of garden — land of Earl of Bedford north, John
Cake gent, east, highway south and west — to Stephen
Budge, of Tavistocke, hellyer, Leeve his wife, and Nicholas
their son. June 10. 13 James I.

[1622] Lease in reversion by Sir ffrancis Glanvill, knight,
Mathew Edgcombe, and William Grills, merchants, John
Gove and John Cole, gentlemen, John Gerry and Walter
Trowte, ' yeomans,' of a tenement and garden on the east
side of Bannawell Street, and a close at Waddon, in the
tenure of Richard Burgis, widow, to Roger Talbott als
Stephens, fuller, on his life and that of his wife Julyan.
May 10. 20 James I.

[1634] Renewal lease by Sir ffrancis Glanvill, knight,
John Moore, esq., Matthew Edgcombe, gent., and Edward
Payne thelder, of tenement in West Street, and garden on
the higher side of the way leading from Tavistocke towards
Inscombe, to Judith Lyer, widow (who surrenders her
former estate therein) on the lives of Judith, Agnes her
daughter, and Walter her son. Sept. 26. 10 Charles I.

[1651] Lease by ffrancis Glanuill, esq., John Maynard,
esq., John Glanuill, esq., son of Sir John Glanuill, knight,
John Poynter, gent, William Poynter, gent., John Gerry,
gent, Walter Godbeare and Francis Toller, clothiers,
feoffees, of a tenement between the street leading from the
' Guilehall ' towards the Church bow east, churchyard west,
lands of Ralph Carter south, almshouses north, with a herb
garden at Kakeshill — to Elizeus Braye,of Tauistocke,clarke,
on the lives of Ann Barye _sic'] his wife, Loys Braye 'his'
daughter, and Alee Braye ' their ' daughter. iJ"5 6s. 8d,
paid as fine to John Payne and William Cowe, church-
wardens, and the premises repaired. Sept. 29.

[1654] Lease by ffrancis Glanvill, esq., John Maynard,
esq., William Grills, Richard Edgcombe, Arthur Cuning-
ham, John Jacob of Tauistock, John Kedley als Poynter,
merchant, Edmond Condy, clothier, John Cudlipp, mercer,
Stephen Rundle, Edward Payne, sen'', Ralph Pike, John
Chubb, John Brownsdon, Philip Pike, Edward Lugger,
Richard Redstone, John Payne, and Walter Pike, yeomen
(all of Tauistock), of the Hophay to William Chapman, of
Tauistock, carpenter, on the lives of Jane his now wife and
Stephen and William his sons. June 24.

[1655] Lease by John Maynard, serjeant-at-law, ffrances
Glanuill, esq., William Grylls, Richard Edgcombe, John
Kedly als Pointer, merchants, Edward Payne, sen'', and
John Cudlippe, feoffees of Maudlyn lands, of garden, way
leading from the Church Bow towards Maudlyn north. Earl
of Bedford east and south, Thomas Edgcomb merchant
deceased west, to William Chubb, of Tauistocke, ' vitteler,'
on lives of said William, Alee his wife, and Digory Veale,
son of James Veale, of St. Stephens, in Cornwall. Alex-
ander ffitz Geffry one of witnesses. May 22.

[1656] Lease by John Maynard, serieant-at-lawe, ffrancis
Glanvil, esq., John Glanvill, esq., John Pointer, marchant,
William Pointer, gent., John Gerrye, gent., Walter God-
beare, clothyer, and ffrancis Toller, marchant, ' feoffees of
the pishe lands of Tavistocke.' Whereas Dec. 18, 15
James I., the feoffees leased to Samuel Carter, of Tavis-
tock, blacksmith, deceased, a garden, lands of the lady
Godolphin west, of ffrancis Glanvill called the Warren
north, of the feoffees east, highway from the church
towards Innescombe south, on the lives of William Carter,
Isett Carter and Jane Carter, his children ; and whereas
Isett alone survived ; the reversion now granted to Ralph
Carter, of Tavistock, blacksmith, on the lives of his
daughters Anne and Emme. Dec. 10.

[1658] Lease by same feoffees without Francis Granvill,
of tenement and garden on ' the Cawse ' in the West
streete, to Philip Mattacot, of Tavistock, weaver, on the
lives of said Philip and Joan his wife, in reversion on the
death of Christian Cawnter, widow. Nov. 19.
     On 23 March 1611 GR/441 at the Cornwall Record Office
Contents:
(1) Francis Glanvill of Tavistock, co. Devon, Esq.
(2) John Glanvill of Lincoln's Inn, co. Middx. Esq; Thomas Glanvill of Tavistock, gent.
(3) Edward Skrivett of Sourtridge, co. Devon, gent. and John Elford of Tavistock, gent.
Moiety of Manor of Withiel.
Covenant to stand seized.
     On 9 October 1634 GR/443 Cornwall Record Office
Contents:
(1) John Couch, p. Withiel, gent; Richard Couch, son & heir of J.C.
(2) Francis Glanvill, Tavistock, co. Devon, knight.
Moiety of Manor of Withiel.
Feoffment. Consideration: £650. (Seisin: 24th, October, 1634.)
     Sir Francis Glanville left a will on 10 September 1635 In the name of God Amen I ffrancis Glanvill of Tavistocke
in the Countie of Devon knight beinge in good health and pefect memorie (thankes be given to
Almightie God) Doe make and ordaine this my last will and testament in manner and form
followinge (that is to say) ffirst I give and bequeath my soule unto the hands of Almightie
God my maker and Creator havinge assured confidence that my sinnes (which I acknowledege
to be manie and grievous) shall be be forgiven mee And that my election is sealed *** by
the death and passion of my Lord and onlie Saviour Jesus Christ My bodie I willinglie
render again unto the Earth out of which it was taken, the such I desire may *** (receive?)
decent and Christian Buriall in such place and in such manner as shall seem good to my
Executrix herinafter in this my Will nominated and appointed it beinge my earnest
desire that all **essary and *** ** and expenses bee forforen therem. And
***(touching?) the disposicon of all my wordly goods and chattels debts and creditts whatson
I give devise and bequeath them in manner following that is saie, ffirst I give and
bequeath thereob to the poore of the towne and pish of Tavistock the sume of twentie pounds to bee
paid nothing? one moneth after my decease and such my desire is should be bestowed and
imployed for and towarde the rasing of a stock to sett the poore on works there for ever
Item I give and bequeath to each of my servants ** livinge with mee in my house
contynnuse with mee untill my death the some of three pounds a peece to be to them
severally paid within five monethes after my death. Item I give aunto each of my daughters
that shall be unmarried at the time of my death the sume of one thousand pounds a-
peice that to saie to my daughter Marie if shee shalbee then ummarried the some
of one thousand pounds to my daughter Winifred is shee shall be then unmarried
the like sume of one thousand pounds And to my daughter Margaret if shee shall be
then unmiarried the like sume of one thousand pounds All such summs of money my
meaning is shalbee paid to each of my said Daughters sonally and respectively and my
the shall severally attain and come to be of the full age of twenie one years or shalbe
preferred in marriage by and such with the consent of their mother if shee be livinge at
the time of such marriage or by or such the consent of my ffeefees or trustees or
the more ** of them * (if their mother shall happen to dye before such marriage. And
touchinge the full disposiron of such lands as I have by ** deed or ** limitted or
appointed to be by John Dormoth the younger William ffowel the younger and Olliver
Sawle my sonne in law sould for raisinge of Money to paie my Daughters portions to
paie debts or for such other purposes is by my last Will in writing I shall nominate
limitt or appoint. I doe hereby declare that my Will intent and meaninge is that those
lands be by my said ffeefees sould assume as maie be *uled myne exprens desire the
contrary and shall fined out some other fitt waie or *** whereby to paid all debts and
legacies such ont the sale thereof And in case they shall finde anie such monies in do
shall so forme paymt accordingly then I doe further hereby declare that my intent
and meaninge is and I doe for Will by that my said ** or ffeofees foridly mentioned
doe and shall make over the lande (to them conveyed in trust as aforesaid) unto
ffrancis Glanvill by sonne and his heairs And for default of such issue that it
remayne and be conveyed to my right heires for ever. And fontings all other my
goods and chattels debts and creddits whatsoever not herein or hereto formorly given
or bequeathed I do hereby give and bequeath to same to Dame Elizabeth my wife
and ffrancis Glanville son sone whome I make and ordaine to be myne Executors
In witness whereoff I have hereunto put my hand and seale the tenth daie of September
one thousand five hundred thirtie five. ffra: Glanvill Published and made knowne
in the pesence of Jo: Doidge. Richard Cryme, Walter Gill. John Henry :/:

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