• Born: 1616, Quainton, Buckinghamshire, England
• Christened: 21 May 1616, Quainton, Buckinghamshire, England ²
• Married (1): 6 Mar 1653/4, St. Margaret's Church, Westminster, Middlesex, England ³
• Married (2): 17 Apr 1685, Cosham, Wiltshire, England ⁴
• Died: 27 Aug 1696, Cheltenham St. Mary, Gloucestershire, England ⁵

  Research Notes:

Sir Fleetwood Dormer, son of Fleetwood, of Lee Grange, Bucks, militis. Pembroke Coll., matriculated 12 Dec., 1634, aged 18; B.A. 10 June, 1637, of Arle Court, co. Gloucester, baptized 21 May, 1616, entered the Middle Temple 1637, knighted at Whitehall 13 July, 1678, emigrated to Virginia, died at Cheltenham 27 Aug., 1696, aged 81. ⁵

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In 1639 Fleetwood Dormer was a beneficiary of his father's will, receiving £700.

In 1659 Fleetwood Dormer was co-executor of the will of his brother Euseby Dormer of Appleby in Derbyshire.

In 1678 Fleetwood Dormer was named as a beneficiary in the will of his brother John Dormer of Lee Grange, to receive £10 for mourning.

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Abstract of the Will of Fleetwood Dormer of Arle Court in the County of Gloucester, Knight, written 1 Mar 1694/5, proved 8 Jun 1697. ⁶

Gives £40 to his wife to buy mourning for her and her two servants William Mayor and Martha Walthall. Also gives her his coach and two coach horses with their harnesses.

Gives £300 to his nephew Fleetwood Dormer of Lincoln's Inn, and a further £300 within twelve months after the birth of his first son.

Gives £10 for mourning to his sister(-in-law) the widow of his deceased brother Doctor Peter Dormer. Made bequests also to her children...

Gives £50 each to his nephew Gabriel Dormer and nieces Sandys, Dawes, Paine and Paddy, children of his brother Peter.

Gives £50 to his nephew the Reverend Mr. Thomas Dawes, the better to enable him to maintain his son at Cambridge University.

Gives to each of his nephews S^r Fleetwood Sheppard and Dormer Sheppard a medal of gold or a piece of plate to the value of £10.

Gives £80 to Fleetwood Dormer, eldest son of his nephew Euseby Dormer of Great Appleby.

Gives £50 each to his five nieces, the sisters of the said Euseby Dormer.

Gives £40 each to his niece Armorer and her daughter Anne Armorer.

Gives £40 to his goddaughter Susannah Busby, to be paid to her when she turns twenty-one or on her day of marriage. Gives £10 to her sister Abigail Busby.

Gives to his nephews S^r William Dormer, Bar^t, S^r Robert Bartham Bar^t, S^r John Busby, Knight, S^r James Astry, K^t, S^r Thomas Powys?, K^t, Sr Robert Sheppard, Kt., John Parkhurst, Esq, John S----combe, Esq, and to his friends William Dobbins of Lincoln's Inn, Esq, and George Roberts of Cheltenham, Gent, to each a ring of gold worth 20 shillings.

By deed indented tripartite, dated 15 Jul 1687, he settled his manor of Redgrove Capital Messuage called Arle Court and all other real estate in co. Gloucester, on himself with remainder to his nephew Robert Dormer of Lincoln's Inn, Esq. All the rest of his goods, chattels and real estate in co. Gloucester, he gives to the said Robert Dormer, appointing him sole executor of his last will and testament.

(Signed)

Witnesses: Kinnard Delabere, Giles Harvey, Joseph Ludlow, Geo: Roberts, Thomas Packer, Sam: Drinkwater

In a codicil dated 20 Jun 1695 he makes null and void his bequest of £80 to Fleetwood Dormer, son of his nephew Euseby Dormer, as he has already advanced him the said amount.

(Signed)

Witnesses: W^m Varnall, Row: Beresford, Phineas Robins