ELWILL, John (1643-1717), of Polsloe House, nr. Exeter, Devon

Family and Education

bap. 24 Sept. 1643, 1st s. of John Elwill, grocer, of Exeter by Rebecca Pole of Exeter. educ. Exeter, Oxf. 1659; Leyden 1664. m. (1) lic. 14 Mar. 1676, Frances, da. of Sir John Bampfylde, 1st Bt.†, of Poltimore, Devon, s.p.; (2) 2 Oct. 1682, Anne, da. of Edmund Lee, Saddler, of London or Edmund Leigh of Egham, Surr., 2s. 2da. suc. fa. 1675; Kntd. 28 Apr. 1696; cr. Bt. 25 Aug. 1709. IGI, Devon; Trans. Devon Assoc. lxii. 221; Mar. Lic. Vicar-Gen. (Harl. Soc. xxxiv), 612; St. Stephen Walbrook (Harl. Soc. Reg. xlix), 66; Manning and Bray, Surrey, iii. 252.

Offices Held

Jt. receiver-gen. Devon and Exeter 1689–92, 1694–6, 1699–1701; freeman, Plymouth 1696; dep. master of the mint, Exeter 1698; sheriff, Devon Jan.– Nov. 1699; gov. Exeter workhouse 1701. Cal. Treas. Bks. ix. 250; x. 934; xiv. 341; xv. 204, 323; HMC Lords, n.s. vi. 288; HMC 9th Rep. pt. 1, p. 282; Trans. Devon Assoc. 221.

Trustee, Exchequer bills 1697; poor Palatines 1709. Cal. Treas. Bks. xii. 7; Boyer, Anne Annals, viii. app. p.41.

Parlimentarian

ELWILL, John (c.1642-1717), of Polsloe House, nr. Exeter, Devon.

Main residence: Polsloe House, nr. Exeter, Devon.

Author

E.C.

A.A.H.

Volume

Commons 1690-1715

Web Title

ELWILL, John (1643-1717)

Will

Estates

Oxford 1644

Addresses

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