John Hervey (1665 - 1751)

Ancestors

Husband of Isabella (Carr) Hervey — married 1 Nov 1688 in St. Martin-in-the-Fields, Covent Garden, London, England

Descendants

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Sir John Hervey was a member of the aristocracy in British Isles.

Biography

John Harvey, son of Sir Thomas Hervey of Ickworth, Suffolk, was the elder brother of Kezia Hervey (who married Aubrey Porter, son of George Porter and grandson of Endymion Porter). John Hervey was created Earl of Bristol. One of John Hervey's numerous children was the Hon. James Porter Hervey (b. 1706, d. same

John Hervey, 1st Earl of Bristol (27 August 1665 – 20 January 1751) was an English politician.

John Hervey was born in Bury St Edmunds, the son of Sir Thomas Hervey. He was educated in Bury and at Clare College, Cambridge.[1] He became Member of Parliament for Bury St Edmunds in March 1694.

In March 1703 he was created 1st Baron Hervey, of Ickworth in the County of Suffolk, and in October 1714 was created 1st Earl of Bristol as a reward for his zeal in promoting the principles of the revolution and supporting the Hanoverian succession.

Children of Elizabeth Felton and John Hervey:

1. Lady Elizabeth Hervey (1698–1727), married Hon. Bussy Mansel
2. John Hervey, 2nd Baron Hervey (1696–1743), was a politician, court wit and pamphleteer. On the death of his half-brother Carr in 1723 he took the courtesy title of Lord Hervey and gained some renown both as a writer and in politics. In 1733, he was summoned to the House of Lords through a writ of acceleration in his father's junior title of Baron Hervey.
3. Thomas Hervey (20 January 1699 – 16 January 1775), was one of the members for Bury from 1733 to 1747; held various offices at court; and eloped with Elizabeth, wife of Sir Thomas Hanmer, 4th Baronet. He mar. 1744 Anne Coghlan, dau. and cohrss. of Francis Coghlan+
4. Capt. Hon. William Hervey, RN (25 December 1699 – January 1776), married Elizabeth Ridge+
5. Rev. Hon. Henry Hervey (5 January 1701 – 16 November 1748); married Catherine Aston, assumed her surname+
6. Rev. Hon. Charles Hervey (5 April 1703 – 21 March 1783), prebendary of Ely
7. Hon. Henrietta Hervey (5 April 1703 – April 1712)
8. A stillborn son, 6 July 1704
9. Hon. James Porter Hervey (24 June 1706 – August 1706)
10. Lady Anne Hervey (c. 1707 – 15 July 1771)
11. Lady Barbara Hervey (c. 1707 – 25 July 1727)
12. Hon. Humphrey Hervey (b. 3 June 1708), died young
13. Hon. Felton Hervey (3 July 1710 – 16 July 1710)
14. Hon. Felton Hervey (1712–1773), was also Member of Parliament for the family borough of Bury St Edmunds & assumed the additional name of Bathurst. Hisrandson, Felton Elwell Hervey-Bathurst (1782–1819), was created a baronet in 1818, and on his death a year later the title descended to his brother, Frederick Anne Hervey-Bathurst (1783–1824).
15. Hon. James Hervey (5 March 1713 – May 1714)
16. Lady Louisa Carolina Isabella Hervey (1715 – 11 May 1770), married Sir Robert Smyth, 2nd Baronet and had issue
17. Lady Henrietta Hervey (25 September 1716 – July 1732)

• Fact: Burial St Mary Churchyard , Ickworth, St Edmundsbury Borough, Suffolk, England

Sources

• John Hervey (1665-1751) on Find A Grave: Memorial #33287219 retrieved 06 November 2018
• Bristol, Earl of (GB, 1714) Cracroft's Peerage
• Burke's PEERAGE (1913), p. 296
• wikipedia:John Hervey, 1st Earl of Bristol