Robert Bevill (abt. 1550 - 1602)

Born about 1550 in Chesterton, Huntingdonshire, England [uncertain]

Ancestors

Husband of Jean Lawrence — married [date unknown] in Chesterton, Huntingdonshire, England

Descendants

Died 27 Nov 1602 at about age 52 in Chesterton, Huntingdonshire, England [uncertain]

Biography

Family and Education

1st s. of William Bevill of Chesterton by Margaret, da. of Nicholas Bourman of I.o.W. m. Joan, da. of William Lawrence of St. Ives, Hunts., 2s. 6da. suc. fa. 1553.^[1]

Descendancy

ROBERT BEVILL of Chesterton, Knight, born 1537, obit. 1602, married Johanna (Jane) Laurance of Lorance of Saint Ives;

Son of WILLIAM BEVILL of Chesterton, Knight, baptised 1511, married Margaret Bourman of the Isle of Wight, 1536;

Son of ROBERT BEVILL of Chesterton, Knight, obit 1518, married Elizabeth;

Son of WILLIAM BEVILL of Chesterton, GENTILLMAN, who made his will in 1487, obit. 1488, married Emma;

Son of WILLIAM BEVILL of Peterborough, Knight, who died in the First year of King Richard the Third (1483), married Margaret;

Son of RICHARD BEVILL of Walton, Knight, living 1460;

Son of THOMAS BEVILL of Wodewalton, Knight, obit, 1436, married Johanna;

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Beville Monument

At the east end of the north aisle is a stone monument to Beville. It consists of two semicircular arches grouped under a frieze and cornice supported on two Composite columns and surmounted by a shield enclosed with Elizabethan strapwork, and two smaller shields. Under the arches, kneeling figures of two men with their wives, and below, two groups each of eight children. There is neither date nor inscription, but the heraldry clearly shows it to be to Robert Beville and his wife Joan, daughter of William Lawrence, of St. Ives (d. 1602 and 1574 respectively), and to their son Sir Robert Beville and his wife Maria Coles (d. 1634 and 1611). At the east end of the south aisle is a white marble monument with a large inscription panel between Corinthian pilasters surmounted by a curved pediment, and with shield of arms, and inscribed for John Dryden, arm. (second son of John Dryden, of Canons Ashby, bart., and Honor dau. and coheir of Robert Beville, K.B.), who died unmarried 3 Non. of January 1707, aged 72. Erected by his nephew and heir Robert Pigott, arm. Above the chancel arch is a hatchment for Elmes.^[4]

WALDESHEF or BEVILLE MANOR

Thomas was succeeded by William Beville, who died in 1487, and left a request in his will to be buried in the church of St. Michael of Chesterton 'before the altar of our Blessed Lady Seynt Mary the Virgin.' (fn. 23) He left two sons, William, who died childless in 1504; and Robert, who made a settlement of the manor on himself and Elizabeth his wife in 1513 and died in 1517. (fn. 24) William his son was a minor, and after he reached his majority obtained the greater part of Chesterton, including Beville's Manor. (fn. 25) He died in 1553 (fn. 26) and was succeeded by his son Robert (d. 1602); (fn. 27) grandson, Sir Robert Beville, K.B. (d. 1634), (fn. 28) and great-grandson, Sir Robert Beville, K.B. (fn. 29) The last named died in 1640 leaving no surviving children, and the manor was divided between John Hewett, son of his eldest sister Katharine; Thomas Elmes, son of his second sister Grace; and Honor, his youngest sister, the wife of Sir John Dryden, bart. (fn. 30) In 1647, Elmes sold his third part of Beville's manor to Sir John Dryden, (fn. 31) and thus two parts of the manor came into possession of the Dryden family.^[5]

From this time the Bevilles of Chesterton appear to have had land or rents in Wood Walton. (fn. 108) In 1563, however, Robert Beville, who may be identified with Robert Beville who had succeeded to the manors of Chesterton in 1553, (fn. 109) sold a messuage, 50 acres of land, etc., in Wood Walton, Denton and Suershaye to William Lawrence, who was one of the purchasers of the three manors in Wood Walton. (fn. 110)^[6]

Will

'Robert Bevill of Chesterton, Esq.,' made his Will on 1st December 1602 in which he made bequests to :

• his son Robert Bevill, who was his heir, residuary legatee and the sole executor
• his brothers John Bevill; Francis Bevill and Richard Bevill
• his daughter Temperance Bevill
• his granddaughters Katherine Bevill and Grace Bevill the daughters of his son Robert Bevill - both granddaughters were under the age of 18 and unmarried
• his nephew Robert Bevill, the son of his brother John Bevill
• his grandson Edward Lad.? the son of his son-in-law Thomas Lad..?
• his sons-in-law - Mathew Gamlyn, Esq.; Thomas Wimberley; John Edwards and Thomas (?Leedes), gent.
• his sister Pilkington and her daughter Dorothy Pilkington

Probate of his Will was granted to his son Robert Bevill on 31 January 1603.^[7]

Note

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Research Notes

Generations of Robert Beville's were High Sheriffs of Chesterton, Huntingdonshire and/or Hungtingdonshire and Cambridgeshire:

• 1. Robert Bevil Esq. High Sheriff of Chesterton, Huntingdonshire in 1576.^[8]
• 2. Robert Beville Esq. Sheriff of Cambridgeshire and Huntingdonshire starting 25 Nov 1588. ^[9]
• 3. Robert Bevill Knt. Sheriff of Cambridgeshire and Huntingdonshire from 2 Feb 1605 to 17 Nov 1606.^[9][10]

Sources

1. ↑ The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1558-1603, ed. P.W. Hasler, 1981 [1]
2. ↑ Marian Buell Dye [2]
3. ↑ The visitation of the county of Huntingdon, 1613, pages 8-9 [3]
4. ↑ 'Parishes: Chesterton', in A History of the County of Huntingdon: Volume 3, ed. William Page, Granville Proby and S Inskip Ladds (London, 1936), pp. 139-144 [4]
5. ↑ 'Parishes: Chesterton', in A History of the County of Huntingdon: Volume 3, ed. William Page, Granville Proby and S Inskip Ladds (London, 1936), pp. 139-144 [5]
6. ↑ 'Parishes: Wood Walton', in A History of the County of Huntingdon: Volume 3, ed. William Page, Granville Proby and S Inskip Ladds (London, 1936), pp. 236-241 [6]
7. ↑ Will of Robert Bevill of Chesterton, Huntingdonshire, The National Archives, Kew [7]
8. ↑ "Carter, Edmund, The history of the county of Cambridge, from the earliest account to the present time 1819, p. 157, Publisher: London [Printed by S. &. R. Bentley] Internet Archive (accessed [27 Jan 2022])
9. ↑ ^{9.0 9.1} "List of sheriffs for England and Wales,from the earliest times to A.D. 1831",Published by New York, Kraus Reprint Corp. 1963, p.14, Internet Archive (accessed [27 Jan 2022]).
10. ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Sheriff of Cambridgeshire and Huntingdonshire," Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, Wikipedia (accessed [27 Jan 2022]).

• 1600 Covenant by Robert Bevill to Thomas Smith, Thomas Knightley, Thomas Chamberline and Thomas Crow to stand seized of a Manor in Chesterton[8]

Acknowledgments

Thank you to Melinda Bowman for creating WikiTree profile Buell-297 through the import of Marks Family Tree.ged on Feb 2, 2013. Click to the Changes page for the details of edits by Melinda and others.