GRENVILE, Sir Bevill (1596-1643), of Stowe, Kilkhampton, Cornw.

Family and Education

b. 23 Mar. 1596, 1st s. of Sir Bernard Grenvile† of Stowe and Elizabeth, da. and h. of Philip Bevill of Killigarth; bro of Sir Richard*.Vivian, Vis. Cornw. 192. educ. privately (at house of Sir John Eliot†, St Germans);J. Stucley, Sir Bevill Grenvile and his times, 1596-1643 (Chichester, 1983), 4. Exeter Coll., Oxf. June 1611, BA 17 Feb. 1614;Al. Ox. attended court 1614-c.1618;R. Granville, Hist. of the Granville Family (Exeter, 1895), 142-4; Coate, Cornw. 85. travelled abroad 1623.APC 1623-5, p. 47. m. 1619,Granville, Granville Family, 145. Grace (bur. 19 June 1647), da of Sir George Smith† of Exeter, Devon, and coh. to her grandfa. William Viell of Trevorder, St Breock, Cornw. 7s. (4 d.v.p.) 5 da. (1 d.v.p). suc. fa. June 1636.Vivian, Vis. Cornw. 192. Kntd. 23 June 1639.Shaw, Knights of Eng. ii. 206. d. 5 July 1643.Vivian, Vis. Cornw. 192.

Offices Held

Local: commr. piracy, Cornw. 30 Mar. 1624, June 1626, 4 Aug. 1637, 11 Feb. 1641;C181/3, ff. 113, 196; C181/5, ff. 83v, 187v. Devon Nov. 1624, 4 Aug. 1637, 15 Mar. 1639; Exeter 1639;C181/3, f. 130; C181/5, ff. 84v, 133. Forced Loan, Cornw. 1627;Rymer, Foedera, viii. Pt. 2, p. 144; C193/12/2, f. 7v. swans, Hants and western cos. 20 May 1629;C181/4, f. 3. further subsidy, Cornw. 1641; poll tax, 1641; assessment, 1642;SR. array (roy.), 29 June 1642.HMC 4th Rep. 307; Northants RO, FH133, unfol. J.p. 15 July 1642–d.C231/5, p. 529.

Military: col. militia ft. and dep. lt. Cornw. 1636–d.Granville, Granville Family, 192, 194. Lt. of horse, royal army, c.Apr. 1639.CSP Dom. Add. 1625–49, p. 607. Col. of ft. (roy.) Oct. 1642–d.Bellum Civile, 25.

Central: gent. of privy chamber, extraordinary, 22 Apr. 1639–d.LC5/134, p. 329.

Civic: free burgess, Launceston bef. Sept. 1639.Cornw. RO, B/LAUS/345, 347. Freeholder, Bossiney by Oct. 1640.Stucley, Grenvile, 96.

: Cornw., Kilkhampton.

Likenesses

Likenesses: oils, unknown, 1636;Prideaux Place, Cornw. oils, unknown;Hartland Abbey, Devon. miniature (in the ‘Grenville Jewel’), unknown, 1635-40;BM. oil on canvas, unknown;Victoria Art Gallery, Bath, Som. line engraving, W. Faithorne, 1684.NPG.

Volume

Commons 1640-1660

Web Title

GRENVILE, Sir Bevill (1596-1643), of Stowe, Kilkhampton, Cornw.

Will

8 Apr. 1639.Stucley, Grenvile, 79.

Estates

in 1639 still possessed, either in full or by mortgage, manors of Bideford, Kilkhampton, Wydmouth, Woodford and North Leigh; bartons of Stowe, Dinsmouth and Wolfston; lands in Stratton, Cleve and Colworthy.Stucley, Grenvile, 79.

Oxford 1644

Addresses

Religion

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