John Harpur (abt. 1544 - 1622)

Born about 1 Jun 1544 in Swarkestone, Derbyshire, England

Ancestors

Husband of Isabel (Pierrepont) Harpur — married 1567 in Nottinghamshire, England

Descendants

Died 7 Oct 1622 at about age 78 in Swarkestone, Derbyshire, England

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Biography

Sir John Harpur is shown in the Harpur family Pedigree in the Visitation of the County of Derbyshire in 1569 as aged 23 as the son of Richard Harpur, and still alive at the time of the 1611 Visitation and married to:^[1]

1st: Isabell daughter of Sir George Perpoynt of Holme in Nottinghamshire with sons Richard (married to Catherine Greasley), John (unmarried) and Henry (married to Barbar Faunt), and daughters Jane (married to Partick Lowe), Dorothy (married to John White), Winifred (married to John Browne), and Isabell (married to Ralph Sherard).

2nd: Elizabeth daughter of Anthony Noell of Dalby in Leicestershire

His marriage settlement to Isabell Pierrepont† of Holme Pierrepont in Nottinghamshire is dated 24 Sep 1566.^[2]

28 Jan 1578:^[3]Exemplification of letters patent of Queen Elizabeth granting livery of all manors, messuages, lands, rents, etc, late of Richard Harpur, deceased, to his son and heir, John Harpur, esquire, on reaching his majority.

1588:^[4]Copy of final concord between John Harpur, esquire, and Isabella his wife, querents, and Richard Harpur, esquire, and Mary his wife, of two messuages, lands, etc at Milton.

1588:^[5]Deed of conveyance by bargain and sale by Richard Harpur of Findern, esquire, and Mary his wife, to his younger brother John Harpur of Swarkestone, of land and water mill at Milton.

1588:^[6]Deed of conveyance by bargain and sale by John Harpur of Swarkestone, esquire and Isabel his wife, to his brother Richard Harpur of Findern, of land in Great Over alias Mickleover (part of an exchange for lands in Repton and Milton

1588:^[7]Deed of release by Jane Harpur of Swarkestone widow and her younger son Richard Harpur (as executors of the late Richard Harpur of Swarkestone, one of the Queen's Justices) to her elder son John Harpur, of all bedding, household goods and husbandry ware.

John Harpur esq. was named in the will of his cousin John Francis of Foremark, Derbyshire, on 27 December 1602.^[8]

He was knighted on 21 Apr 1603.^[9]

The will of Sir john Harpur of Swarkestone is dated 20 Sep 1622 and was proved on 11 November 1622.^[10] It is a very long will and includes mention of his grandson John Harpur son of his deceased son John Harpur, and 3 daughters of his son Sir Richard Harpur.

Sir John Harpur died in 1622 and was buried at Swarkestone.^[11][12]

An 18th century reading of the inscription on his memorial at Swarkestone Church says he died on 7 Oct 1622^[13] (this has later been misread as 1627) and names his father and wife.

• Fact: Burial (1622) Swarkestone, South Derbyshire District, Derbyshire, England
• Fact: Other (liv. abt. 1684) Morety, Derby, Eng.

Sources

1. ↑ Derbyshire visitation pedigrees 1569 and 1611
2. ↑ Sir John Harpur MP
3. ↑ Raf D2375/M/47/4 at Derbyshire Archives
4. ↑ Ref D2375/M/28/22/11 at Derbyshire Archives
5. ↑ Ref D2375/D/D/32/4/4 at Derbyshire Archives
6. ↑ Ref D2375/M/28/22/5 at Derbyshire Archives
7. ↑ Ref D2375/L/A/5/1/4 at Derbyshire Archives
8. ↑ Probate: "Staffordshire, Dioceses Of Lichfield And Coventry Wills And Probate 1521-1860"
   FindMyPast Image - FindMyPast Transcription (accessed 12 July 2023)
   John Francis probate in 1603. Residence Foremark, Derbyshire, England, Foremark, Derbyshire, England.
9. ↑ Shaw, Knights of Eng. ii. 102.
10. ↑ Will of Sir John Harpur of Swarkeston, Derbyshire Ref D910433 at the National Archives (Image on Ancestry.co.uk)
11. ↑ HARPUR, Sir John (c.1546-1622), of Swarkeston, Derbys
12. ↑ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/105681424/john-harpur
13. ↑ The English Baronetage: Containing a Genealogical and Historical Account of All the English Baronets, Now Existing: Their Descents, Marriages, and Issues; Memorable Actions, Both in War, and Peace; Religious and Charitable Donations; Deaths, Places of Burial and Monumental Iiscriptions [sic], Volume 2, published in 1741

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