Edward Glanville was born before 1734.
He married
Elizabeth Leeton on 14 December 1756 in St John the Evangelist parish church, Smith Square, Westminster, MDX, ENG, he of this parish, her of St Margaret Westminster. Recorded Bachelor and Spinster. Married by licence. Both signed the register. Witnesses James Sexton, Benjamin Glanvill.
He died on 8 April 1797 in Abingdon, OXF, ENG; reported in the Reading Mercury 10 Apr 1797:
On Saturday evening last died, at Abingdon, Mr. Edward Glanvill, of St. Margaret's, Westminster, aged 66 years : He lived esteemed, and died lamented, for he was a sincere friend, a cheerful companion, and an honest man
Also in recorded in The Monthly Magazine, May issue:
At Abington, aged 66, Mr. Edward Glanville, of St. Margaret's, Weftminfter.
He was buried on 9 April 1797 at St Margaret, Westminster, MDX, ENG.
His estate was probated on 20 April 1797 15th Apr 1797
Appeared Personally Sampson White
of George Square ffleet Street London Gentleman and maketh
clear that he is the writer of and one of the subscribing
witnefses to the last will and testament of Edward Glanvill
late of the Broad Sanctuary in the parish of Saint
Margaret Westminster in the County of Middlesex
deceased hereunto annexed bearing date the first day
of october in the year of our lord one thousand seventeen
hundred and ninety four and the deponent having now
viewed the several interlineations appearing in the said
will (***) Executors in trust for my said daughters
and to be placed out by them at interest in the
punblick ffunds and the interest dividence and product
thereof to be paid to her and during the term of
her natural life ( interlined before the nineenth
and twentieth line of the first sheet of the said will the words "and from
and after her decease the principal sum to go to such
person or persons as may said Daughter notwithstanding
her coverture shall by her last will and testament
appoint" interlined between the twenty second and twenty
third lines of the same sheet and the words "such respective
sums to be invested in the purchase of stock in the
publick ffunds in the names of my executors and be
transferred by them to my said daughters as soon after
my decease as reasonably may be " "Sterling" interlined
between the ten twenty third and twenty fforth lines
of the said sheet of the said will the deponent lastley
made oath that the interlineation were made by this
deponent by the direction of the said deceased previous
to execution of the said will and that the said
is now the plight and condition as when executors
by the said deceased as his last will and testament
saw and axcept the *** (docat?) written at the ffoot of the
said will on swearing the Executors therein named
Sampson White - Same Day the said Sampson White
was duly sworn to the truth of this affidavit before
me - Jn Fisher Surg - priest J B Bicknell *** publ
This will was proved at London the twentieth
day of April in the year of our Lord one thousand
seven hundred and ninety seven before the worshipful
Maurice Swabey Doctor of Laws Surrogate of the
Right Honourable Sir William Wynne Knight also
Doctor of Laws Master Keeper or Commifsary of the
prerogative court of canterbury lawfully constituted
by the oaths of Henry Wood and George Kier by mistake
in the said will called Keir the Executors named in
the said will to whom adminstration of all and
singular the goods chattels and credits of the deceased
was granted having been first sworn duly to administer.
He was also known as Glanvill recorded at burial, and baptisms of some children.