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Sir Francis Drake, 3rd Baronet
Sir Francis Drake, 3rd Baronet (1642–1718), of Buckland Abbey in the parish of Buckland Monachorum and of Meavy, both in Devon, England, was elected seven times as a Member of Parliament for Tavistock in Devon, in 1673, 1679, 1681, 1689, 1690, 1696 and 1698. Origins He was baptised on 1 May 1642, at Buckland Monachorum, the eldest surviving son and heir of Thomas Drake (born 1620), a major in the cavalry of the Parliamentarian forces during the Civil War, the second son of Sir Francis Drake, 1st Baronet (1588-1637) (nephew of Admiral Sir Francis Drake (1546-1596)) and younger brother of Sir Francis Drake, 2nd Baronet (1617-1661). His mother was Susan Crimes, a daughter of William Crymes, of Buckland Crymes and a sister of Elisha Crymes MP. Career He succeeded to the baronetcy on the death of his uncle Sir Francis Drake, 2nd Baronet on 6 June 1661. He matriculated at Exeter College, Oxford on 3 June 1663, aged 16 and was awarded MA on 28 September 1663. In 1673 he was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Beare
John Beare (November 14, 1820 – April 5, 1914) was a farmer and mill-owner from present day Reach Township, Ontario. Beare, was born in Bideford, England and came to Upper Canada The Province of Upper Canada (french: link=no, province du Haut-Canada) was a part of British Canada established in 1791 by the Kingdom of Great Britain, to govern the central third of the lands in British North America, formerly part of t ... at the age of 19 and worked as a tailor until 1843. In that year, he homesteaded in Reach. By 1850, he had improved the farm to the point where he brought his fiancé from England and was married. His farm grew to and he acquired a flour and grist mill. Eventually he acquired a second mill and enlarged his holdings of land so that all his sons could be located on their own farms within the township. Beare was an enterprising and progressive farmer. His prosperity allowed him to be the leader in the use of farm machinery such as reapers, rakes, seed-dril ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lord Edward Russell (1642–1714)
Lord Edward Russell (1643"Historical Memoirs of the House of Russell: From the Times of the Norman Conquest, Volume 2" , Longman, 1833. – 30 June 1714) was an English politician, known as Hon. Edward Russell until 1694. He married Francis Lloyd, a widow, in 1688.Collins, Arthur [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Howard (died 1671)
George Howard or Halsey (1622 – 17 September 1671) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1660 and 1671. Howard was the son of Lady Mary Howard, daughter of Sir John Fitz of Fitzford. She was married four times and had been estranged from her third husband, Sir Charles Howard of Clun Castle Shropshire, for 18 months when she gave birth to Howard in "some obscure place near London". His father was alleged to be a servant George Cuttford of Walreddon, Whitchurch, Devon. The child was christened George Halsey and his existence concealed until he was nine years old. His mother married Sir Richard Grenville, 1st Baronet after the death of Sir Charles Howard although they were separated during the Civil War, and later when he was banished. Howard was commissioner for militia for Devon in March 1660. In April 1660, he was elected Member of Parliament in a double return at both Tavistock and Bere Alston. In both cases he was allowed to sit on the merits of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Russell, Lord Russell
William Russell, Lord Russell (29 September 163921 July 1683) was an English politician. He was a leading member of the Country Party, forerunners of the Whigs, who during the reign of King Charles II, laid the groundwork for opposition in the House of Commons to the accession of an openly Catholic king in Charles's brother James. This ultimately resulted in Russell's execution for treason, almost two years before Charles died and James acceded to the throne. Early life and marriage Born Hon. William Russell, he was the third son of William Russell, 5th Earl of Bedford, later created Duke of Bedford, and Lady Anne Carr. After the death of his elder brother Francis (1638–1679), he gained the courtesy title of Baron Russell and was thus referred to as Lord Russell. He and Francis were at Cambridge University in 1654. They then travelled abroad, visiting Lyon and Geneva, residing for a time at Augsburg. Russell's account makes for a colourful depiction of his travels. The t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sir Francis Drake, 4th Baronet
Sir Francis Henry Drake, 4th Baronet (1694–1740) of Buckland Abbey, Devon was a British landowner and politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1715 to 1740. Early life Drake was the eldest surviving son of Sir Francis Drake, 3rd Baronet and his third wife. Elizabeth Pollexfen, daughter of Sir Henry Pollexfen of Nutwell Court, Devon, and was baptized on 2 March 1694. He was educated privately. Drake's father died in January 1718 and he succeeded to the baronetcy and the heavily encumbered estate. He made a financially advantageous marriage to Anne Heathcote, daughter of Samuel Heathcote merchant of Clapton House, Hackney, Middlesex on 29 September 1720 and was able to pay off the debts with his wife's money. She was the sister of Sir William Heathcote, 1st Baronet. He succeeded his uncle Henry Pollexfen to the estate of Nutwell Court in 1732. Career At the 1715 general election Drake was returned as Member of Parliament for Tavistock jointly on his own and the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nutwell
Nutwell in the parish of Woodbury on the south coast of Devon is a historic manor and the site of a Georgian neo-classical Grade II* listed mansion house known as Nutwell Court. The house is situated on the east bank of the estuary of the River Exe, on low-lying ground nearly contiguous to the water, and almost facing Powderham Castle similarly sited on the west bank. The manor was long held by the powerful Dynham family, which also held adjacent Lympstone, and was according to Risdon the site of their castle until John Dynham, 1st Baron Dynham (1433–1501), the last in the male line, converted it into "a fair and stately dwelling house". Descent of the manor Domesday Book In the Domesday Book of 1086 ''Noteswille'' was held in chief by one of King William II's thanes named ''Donne'' (or "Dunn"), who also held from the king the manor of Newton St Cyres. Dynham The manor of Nutwell, together with nearby Harpford, were granted by King Henry I (1100-1135) to Geoffrey I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry Pollexfen
Sir Henry Pollexfen (1632 – 15 June 1691) of Nutwell in the parish of Woodbury, Devon, was Lord Chief Justice of the Common Pleas. Origins According to Eliott-Drake (1911), he was the eldest son of Andrew Pollexfen (a younger grandson of John Pollexfen of Kitley in the parish of Yealmpton in Devon) of Stancombe Dawney in the parish of Sherford, Devon, by his wife, Joan Woollcombe, a daughter of John Woollcombe of Pitton in the parish of Yealmpton in Devon. Henry was the elder brother of John Pollexfen, MP, the political economist. This parentage differs from that given in the pedigree in the ''Heraldic Visitations of Devon'' (1895 edition), which therefore appears unreliable. Career He entered Inner Temple in 1652, was called to the bar in 1658 and by 1662 he was pleading before the high courts at Westminster Hall. In 1674 he became a bencher at Inner Temple, and was the leading practitioner on the western circuit, frequently pleading at the King's Bench. In 1676 he defend ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mount Boone
Mount Boone was an historic estate in the parish of Townstal, near Dartmouth in Devon. History In about 1630 the estate, the elevated position of which dominates the town of Dartmouth, was purchased by Thomas Boone, a Newfoundland merchant and Member of Parliament for Dartmouth in 1658, a staunch Parliamentarian during the Civil War. "With typical flamboyance" he renamed it ''Mount Boone''. Both Mount Boone and Townstall church were garrisoned for the King in the Civil War, but were taken by storm, with the town of Dartmouth, by General Fairfax, on 19 January 1646. Mount Boone, which was fortified with twenty-two pieces of ordnance, was taken by Colonel Pride, afterwards one of Cromwell's lords. Townstall church, which had ten guns and 100 men, was taken by Colonel Fortescue. In 1689 on the death of his son Charles Boone (1652-1689), MP for Dartmouth in 1689, the male line of the family became extinct. A monument to Thomas Boone (d.1679) survives in St Clement's Church, Townstal. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tamerton Foliot
Tamerton Foliot is a village situated in the north of Plymouth, England, that also lends its name to the ecclesiastical parish of the same name. Situated near the confluence of the rivers Tamar and Tavy, the village is situated in a valley, the stream of which quickly broadens out to a large estuarine creek. This passes under a bridge beneath the Tamar Valley Line railway. Tamerton Foliot railway station, now a private property, is situated at the end of a two mile road and is on the edge of a heavily wooded riverside nature reserve. It had been built in 1890 by the Plymouth, Devonport and South Western Junction Railway on its line from Lydford to Devonport and Plymouth. The village has a population of around 2,300 (2001 census) and has three pubs, one Methodist chapel (which closed in 2008) and the Anglican parish church of St Mary's. This dates from the 12th century, and is thought to be on the site of an earlier building perhaps founded by St Indract ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Warleigh, Bickleigh
Warleigh is an historic estate within the parish of Bickleigh (formerly Tamerton Foliot) in Devon, about 6 miles from Plymouth. Warleigh House, the manor house of the manor of Tamerton Foliot is situated one mile west of that village on the south-east bank of the River Tavy where it joins the River Tamar. It was remodelled in about 1830 in the Gothic style by John Foulston and has been listed Grade II* on the National Heritage List for England since 1960. The boundary walls of the garden are made from red brick and date from the 18th century and are Grade II listed. The red brick dovecote to the east of the main house dates from the early 18th century and is Grade II listed. The boat house to the south west of the house was built c.1800 in the Gothic style, and is Grade II listed. Descent Foliot During the reign of King Stephen (1135–1154) Warleigh and the manor of Tamerton were held by Sampson Foliot. Risdon states: :''"(His) principal place of dwelling was at Wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
