NAPIER, Sir Robert, 1st Bt. (c.1640-1700), of Puncknowle, Dorset

b. c. 1640, o. s. of Robert Napier of Puncknowle by his 1st w. Anne, da. of Allen Corrance, Merchant Taylor, of London and Wimbish Hall, Essex. educ. M. Temple 1655, called 1660; Trinity, Oxf. 1656; Padua Univ. 1659. m. 21 Nov. 1667, Sophia, da. of Charles Evelyn of Godstone, Surr., 3s. 4da. Kntd. 27 Jan. 1681; cr. Bt. 25 Feb. 1682; suc. fa. 1686. Vis. Dorset (Harl. Soc. cxvii), 50; Hutchins, Dorset, ii. 770; Copinger, Suff. Manors, i. 270; Vis. Eng. and Wales Notes ed. Crisp, ix. 67.