HERVEY, Francis (1611-1703), of Weston Favell, Northants. and the Middle Temple, London.

Family and Education

bap. 20 Dec. 1611, 1st s. of William Harvey of Weston Favell and Mary (d. 22 June 1645), da. of Lawrence Ball of Northampton.Baker, Northants. i. 75; Bridges, Northants. i. 470. educ. St Edmund Hall, Oxf. 19 Oct. 1627, BA 11 June 1629;Al. Ox. M. Temple 10 Oct. 1629.M. Temple Admiss. m. (1) 21 Dec. 1627, Elizabeth (d. 8 Jan. 1643), da. of Richard Lane of Kingsthorpe, Northants. 1s. d.v.p. ; (2) by 1648, Mary (bur. 25 Mar. 1663), da. of ?, 3s. (2 ) 2da. (1 ); (3) 25 May 1665, Elizabeth, wid. of John Dickens, haberdasher, of Crutched Friars, London, s.p.St James Garlickhythe, London par. reg.; St Dunstan-in-the-East, London parish regs.; Baker, Northants. i. 75; J. Cole, Hist. Weston Favell, 25. suc. fa. 20 Jan. 1634;Bridges, Northants. i. 361. bur. 30 Apr. 1703 30 Apr. 1703.Regs. of Burials at the Temple Church 1628-1853, 31.

Offices Held

Legal: called, M. Temple 19 May 1637; bencher, 5 Nov. 1658; reader, 3 July 1663; treas. 25 Oct. 1667–8.MTR 855, 1127, 1187, 1221.

Local: commr. gaol delivery, Northampton 9 June 1641, 5 July 1658, 13 Aug. 1660;C181/5, f. 198v; C181/6, p. 297; C181/7, p. 74. Northants. c.June 1659;C181/6, p. 371. perambulation, Salcey Forest, Northants. 28 Aug. 1641.C181/5, f. 209v. J.p. Northants. 29 June 1657–22 July 1670.C231/6, p. 369; C231/7, p. 374. Commr. assessment, 9 June 1657, 26 Jan., 1 June 1660;A. and O.; An Ordinance...for an Assessment (1660, E.1075.6). oyer and terminer, Midland circ. 22 June 1659–10 July 1660;C181/6, f. 370. militia, Northants. 26 July 1659, 12 Mar. 1660.A. and O.

Civic: dep. recorder, Northampton by Jan. 1646-c.Sept. 1662;Northants. RO, Northampton assembly bk. 3/2, pp. 88, 167; Bodl. Top. Northants. c.9, pp. 93, 111; Northampton Bor. Recs. ed. Cox, ii. 106, 496. freeman, 18 Jan. 1646; ?alderman by June 1657-c.Sept. 1662.Northants. RO, Northampton assembly bk. 3/2, pp. 88, 167; A. and O.

: of Weston Favell, Northants. and London., the Middle Temple.

Volume

Commons 1640-1660

Web Title

HERVEY, Francis (1611-1703), of Weston Favell, Northants. and the Middle Temple, London.

Will

not found.

Estates

In 1634, inherited fa.’s estate and, in reversion on d. of his mo., a capital messuage and property in Weston Favell.PROB11/165, ff. 188v-189. Chambers in M. Temple, 1642-?d.MTR 921, 1188 By 1649, Hervey and another gent. held mortgage of property of Sir Christopher Hatton* for £2,000.CCC 2011; Northants. RO, FH4003A-C; FH4012A-B. In 1670, house at Weston Favell assessed at 13 hearths.E179/157/446, m. 68d. By 1674, owned advowsons of Weston Favell, Collingtree and Milton, Northants.Cole, Weston Favell, 15, 19. In 1681, sold cap. mess. of Weston Favell and property to redeem mortgage of £3,900.Northampton Public Lib. Deeds 952, 957.

Oxford 1644

Addresses

Religion

presented Thomas Kilpin to rectory of Weston Favell, 1674; William Hervey to rectory of Weston Favell, 1677, and Collingtree, 1679.Northampton Public Lib. Deed 19.

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