Biography of Oliver le Neve 1662-1711
Before 21 Jan 1661 [his father] Francis Le Neve and [his mother] Avice Wright were married.
In 1662 Oliver le Neve was born to Francis Le Neve and Avice Wright.
In 1681 [his father] Francis Le Neve died.
In 1684 Oliver le Neve (age 22) and Anne Gawdy (age 28) were married.
On 18 Feb 1696 [his wife] Anne Gawdy (age 40) died. She was buried at St Mary's Church, Great Witchingham.
On 20 Aug 1698 Oliver le Neve (age 36) and Henry Hobart 4th Baronet (age 41) fought a duel at Cawston Heath, Norfolk. Henry Hobart 4th Baronet (age 41) received a fatal wound; he died the next day.
On 20 Aug 1698 Henry Hobart 4th Baronet (age 41) died from wounds he had received in a duel with Oliver le Neve (age 36) at Cawston Heath, Norfolk. His son John Hobart 1st Earl Buckinghamshire (age 4) succeeded 5th Baronet Hobart of Intwood in Norfolk.
In 1699 [his former father-in-law] John Gawdy 2nd Baronet (age 59) died. His son [his former brother-in-law] Bassingbourne Gawdy 3rd Baronet succeeded 3rd Baronet Gawdy of West Harling.
On 31 Jul 1707 Oliver le Neve (age 45) and Elizabeth Sheffield (age 29) were married. She died three months later.
On 08 Nov 1707 [his wife] Elizabeth Sheffield (age 29) died. She was buried on 12 Nov 1707 at St Mary's Church, Great Witchingham.
On 23 Nov 1711 Oliver le Neve (age 49) died. He was buried at St Mary's Church, Great Witchingham where his three surviving daughters commissioned a memorial which has the inscription: "Under the earth near this stone lyeth the dust of Oliver le Neve Esq late of this parish one of the Justices of the Peace and Captain of a Foot Company of the Militia of this County Second son of Frances le Neve gentleman Citizen and Draper of London and of Avice his wife daughter of Peter Wright and sister and heir of Peter Wright of London Merchant he died on the 23rd day of November Anno Domino 1711 and was buried on the 26th of the same month leaving behind him by his first wife Anne only ye daughter of Sir John Gaudy of West Herling in this County Baronet (who lyeth by his side) three daughters and co-heirs Isabella Anne and Henrietta Le Neve who caused this Memorial to be set up As also what remains of [his former wife] Elizabeth his second wife daughter and co-heir expectant of Robert Sheffield of Kensington in Middlesex Esq grandson of Edmund Earl of Mulgrave long since deceased she died suddenly on the 8th day of November 1707 without child and was buried here on the 12th day of the same month. Tam Math quam Mercurio [As much a man of war as commerce]"