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From: Jim Auchinleck <>
Subject: Re: [PHILLY-ROOTS-L] Sylvanus Bevan
Date: Wed, 1 Nov 2000 05:13:35 -0800 (PST)


Rev. Hilt,
Possible Ancestry?

White's History, Gazetteer, and Directory of Norfolk
1845
RIDDLESWORTH parish, 4 miles S.W. of East Harling, and
6 miles E. by S. of Thetford, has a few scattered
houses, 70 inhabitants, and 1137 acres of land, in the
vale of the Little Ouse. Except 14 acres of glebe, all
the land is the property of and occupied by Thomas
Thornhill, Esq., of Riddlesworth Hall, a neat white
mansion, in a pleasant park, erected on the site of
the old manor house, by Sylvanus Bevan, Esq., who
purchased the estate in 1712, previous to which it had
long been the seat of the knightly family of Drury,
which ended in female issue.
The CHURCH (St. Peter,) has a square tower and one
bell. In the chancel is a fine monument of Sir Drue
Drury, with his effigy in armour, and two angels
kneeling under a canopy.

The rectory, valued in K.B. at 11. 2s. 8d. is
consolidated with Gasthorpe, in the gift of T.
Thornhill, Esq., and incumbency of the Rev. Wm. Darby,
M.A. The joint rectories were valued in 1831, at 212
per annum.

Mr. Thomas Sare is the farm bailiff.



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