John Hervey 1616-1680

In 1612 [his father] William Hervey [aged 25] and [his mother] Susan Jermyn [aged 21] were married.

On 18th August 1616 John Hervey was born to William Hervey [aged 29] and Susan Jermyn [aged 25].

In 1637 [his mother] Susan Jermyn [aged 46] died.

From 1641 John Hervey [aged 24] was appointed Gentleman of the Privy Chamber which position he held until 1646.

In 1642 [his father] William Hervey [aged 55] and [his step-mother] Penelope Darcy Lady Gage [aged 49] were married. She the daughter of Thomas Darcy 1st Earl Rivers and Mary Kitson Countess Rivers [aged 74].

In 1658 John Hervey [aged 41] and Elizabeth Hervey were married.

In 1660 [his father] William Hervey [aged 73] died.

From 1662 John Hervey [aged 45] was Treasurer to Catherine of Braganza Queen Consort England [aged 23].

In 1664 John Hervey [aged 47] was elected Fellow of the Royal Society.

John Evelyn's Diary. 3rd September 1678. I went to London, to dine with Mrs. Godolphin [aged 26], and found her in labor; she was brought to bed of a son, who was baptized in the chamber, by the name of Francis, the susceptors being Sir William Godolphin [aged 38] (head of the family), Mr. John Hervey [aged 62], Treasurer to the Queen, and Mrs. Boscawen [aged 35], sister to Sir William and the father [aged 33].

On 18th January 1680 John Hervey [aged 63] died. He was buried in St Mary's Church Ickworth, Bury St Edmunds.