BELFIELD, John (1669-1751), of Primley Hill, Paignton, and Exeter, Devon.

Family and Education

b. 21 Dec. 1669, 2nd s. of Allen Belfield of Lower Knoll, Rattery, nr. Totnes, Devon, barrister-at-law, by Mary Savory. educ. Oriel, Oxf. 1688; I. Temple, called May 1695, serjeant at law 1716. m. Jaquetta, da. of Samuel Finney, rector of Exbourne, 1s. 2da.

Offices Held

Dep. recorder, Totnes 1700; freeman of Exeter 1711; recorder, Exeter 1728 – d.

Address

Main residences: Primley Hill, Paignton; Exeter, Devon.

biography text

Of an old Devonshire family settled at Paignton since the sixteenth century, Belfield acquired Primley Hill on his marriage.1Belfield Fam. 16; Trans. Dev. Assoc. lxiv. 249; C. Worthy, Devonshire Wills, 295. Returned for Exeter as a Tory in 1728, he voted consistently against the Government, lost his seat in 1734, and did not stand again. As recorder he signed a loyal address during the rebellion in 1745.2Trans. Dev. Assoc. lxii. 213. On 19 Oct. 1751 he was overturned in his coach, dying from his injuries the following day.3Gent. Mag. 1751, p. 477.

Author

S.R.M.

Volume

Commons 1715-1754

Notes

1. Belfield Fam. 16; Trans. Dev. Assoc. lxiv. 249; C. Worthy, Devonshire Wills, 295.
2. Trans. Dev. Assoc. lxii. 213.
3. Gent. Mag. 1751, p. 477.