Harvey, Blue-mantle Pursuivant in ordinary William

1510 - 1567  (56 years)

• Name	Harvey, William  [1, 2, 3]
  Title	Blue-mantle Pursuivant in ordinary
  Born	Jun 1510	Ashill, Somerset, England   [3]
  Gender	Male
  Died	27 Feb 1567	Thame, Oxfordshire   [2, 3, 4]
  Person ID	I286	My Genealogy
  Last Modified	21 Jan 2022

  
  

  Father	Harvey, Turner,   b. 1485, England ,   d. Aft 1585, England  (Age > 101 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Leigh, Mary,   b. 1492
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F201	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Children	1. Harvey, William,   b. Jun 1560, Ashill, Somerset, England ,   d. 1630, England  (Age 69 years)  [natural]
  Last Modified	21 Jan 2022
  Family ID	F204	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  Born - Jun 1510 - Ashill, Somerset, England Died - 27 Feb 1567 - Thame, Oxfordshire  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

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  Documents		North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000
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• Notes

  Stephen, Sir Leslie, ed, Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20, 22 (London, England, Smith, Elder & Company, 1909), Google Books, page 93. 1536 he was appointed Blue-mantle Pursuivant in ordinary. 1545 he was appointed Somerset Herald by King Henry VIII. In 1536 he was appointed Norry King of Arms by King Edward, at that time he traveled to Europe officially. In 1557 Queen Mary deputed him to go to France to delare War. In 1567 was appointed King of Arms at his death.

  
  

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  [S526] The Harvey book : giving the genealogies of certain branches of the American families of Harvey, Nesbitt, Dixon, and Jameson, Oscar Jewell Harvey, (Location: Wilksbarre, PA; Date: 1899;), pages 37-39. [S952] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20, 22, Stephen, Sir Leslie, ed, (Name: Smith, Elder & Company; Location: London, England; Date: 1909;), page 93. Record for William Harvey William Harvey - Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20, 22 [S1099] North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2016;), Book Title: The Harvey book : giving the genealogies of certain branches of the American families of Harvey, Nesbitt, Dixon and Jameson; and notes on many other families, together with numerous biographical sketches. North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000 [S1106] A biographical history of England, adapted to a methodical catalogue of engraved British heads, Volume 1, James Granger, (Location: London; Date: 1824;), Vol. 1, page 302. WILLIAM HERVEY, herald; with his autograph. C. Hall. William Harvey, or Hervey, was first patronised by William, lord Paget; and whilst Somerset herald attended in the king's coat at the funeral of the queen dowager of Henry VIII. and is the only one of the officers at arms who is mentioned at that solemnity. His abilities were thought of that consequence, that he was sent seven times to Germany, and deputed by Queen Mary to declare war against Henry II. He died at Thame, in Oxfordshire, 1666-7