FHB Sir Hugh Everard II

Family History Book: Sir Hugh Everard III (1655-1705/6)

Born in 1655 at the family seat of Langleys in Much Waltham (now called Great Waltham), Chelmsford Parish, Essex, the younger son of Sir Richard Barrington Everard, the 2nd Baronet Everard, and his wife, Elizabeth Gibb. Hugh became the third baronet when his older brother, Richard, predeceased their father. He married Mary Brown, daughter of Dr. John Brown of Salisbury.

Sir Hugh served as Receiver General of the Land Tax, and as Justice of the Peace. Unfortunately, he was one of many speculators who invested their fortunes in the South Sea Company. When that bubble burst (in 1720), his son had to sell Langleys, where 7 generations of his family had lived.

He died on January 2, 1705/6 at Langleys.

Descendants

1. Gov. Sir Richard Everard IV (1683-1732)
2. Hugh Everard, Lt., Royal Navy, drowned along with all his shipmates on HMS Restoration on the Goodwin Sands in the Great Storm of 1703. He was just 16.
3. Morton Everard, Royal Navy, killed on HMS Hampshire in Hudson Bay, Canada, commanded by Lord Maynard. He was probably a midshipman since he was only about 13 years old.
4. Elizabeth Everard, married Rev. Mr. Henry Oborne, vicar of Thaxted, Essex.
5. Frances Everard, died unmarried.

Resources

• Andrew Meade of Ireland and Virginia: his ancestors and some of his descendants and their connections, Patrick Hamilton Baskervill, Richmond, VA, 1921.
• The South Sea Company on Wikipedia.

---

Family History Book
Table of Contents
Back to Everard