Revell Family Study
Shropshire
Manor of Wrockwardine
George Saville sold his third of the manor about 1644 to Edward Revell in 1665, having previously disposed of the mining rights. Revell held it until 1675.
Rosamund Revell (c.19 APR 1615 Bradfield) then held the third until her death in 1690 when it passed to Edward Revell who held it until 1696.
Thereafter it passed successively to John Revell (d. 1729);
John's daughter Sarah (d. 1757), wife of Robert Moreton;
Sarah's nephew John Revell Phillips (d. probably in 1766);
Phillips's widow Sarah; and in 1767 to their son
Thomas Carter Phillips, a minor. He died in 1783
Revell Phillips, his brother, held it thereafter until 1811 when he sold it to William Cludde.
Wenlock priory had obtained the patronage by 1238 when Osbert, lord of Stirchley, released all his interest in the advowson to the prior. The priory owned the advowson until the Dissolution, although the Crown exercised the priory's patronage, presumably until its denization in 1395. In 1520 and 1535 the priory conveyed turns to others. Robert Brooke of Madeley presented in 1554 but the patronage had reverted to the Crown by 1565. In 1569 it was leased for 21 years to Francis Barneham, a London alderman. Sir Rowland Hayward bought the advowson from London speculators in 1582 and sold it again to Richard Halywell of Stirchley in 1585. George Halywell sold it to Richard Dod and Roger Banes in 1613 and Banes conveyed his moiety to Dod in 1622. Francis Gibbons and George Browne presented in 1623 but whether as patrons in full right or as purchasers of a turn is not known. By 1655 the advowson had passed to Muriel, daughter of Francis Watson of Church Aston, later wife of Robert Leicester. The Leicesters sold it in 1669 to Rosamund Revell (d. 1690) of Shifnal, in whose family it remained until the late 19th century. In 1687 she leased it to William Banks, of Dawley, for the life of John Revell (d. 1729). On John's death it was divided between his daughters Sarah (d. 1757), wife of Robert Moreton, and Anne (d. 1746), wife of Revell Phillips. In the later 18th century a turn (exercised 1792) was conveyed to others, but both moieties eventually descended to Anne's grandson, Revell Phillips (d. 1816). His sons Revell and Hugo Moreton Phillips held the advowson in 1827 and their brother Andrew was a patron in 1876. By 1878 it had passed to the Jones family of Wombourne (Staffs.). J. W. Jones presented between 1879 and 1917 and Mrs. Ellen Dinsdale of Illinois, who had an interest in the advowson from 1891 or earlier, presented in 1930 and sold the patronage in 1933 to the Church Association Trust (from 1951 the Church Society Trust), with whom it remained until 1975. On the creation of Central Telford parish in that year the trust was included in the patronage board of the new parish.
Shifnal
Idsall House on Park Street, Shifnal, was built in 1699 for John Revell, Gent. It was later occupied by Shifnal Grammar School from 1860-1870. There is a Commerative plaque to John Revell on the building.
References:
Source: accessed: 17 February 2009
A History of the County of Shropshire: Volume XI. G.C. Baugh (Editor) (1985)
Edward Revell, of Shifnall, Shropshire bequeathed £1000 in his will of June 1684 to Lisbon College - known as Revell's Fund. He also left £100 'for a priest in Shropshire for a weekly Mass'.
Thomas Revel of Stannington married Anne Wilsonon November 16th 1613 and moved to Shifnal. Refer to The Revells of Yorkshire
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