Daunt, Achilles, of co. Gloucester, gent. Balliol Coll., matric. 15 Nov., 1605, aged 18; of the Middle Temple 1608, as son and heir of Thomas, of Owlpen, co. Gloucester, gent. See Foster's Inns of Court Reg.
Daunt, Achilles, s. Thomas, of Owlpen, co. Gloucester, gent. Balliol Coll., matric. 13 April, 1638, aged 16; of Owlpen, and died unmarried, brother of John same date, and of Thomas 1636.
Daunt, Giles, of co. Gloucester, gent. New Coll., matric. 10 Oct., 1594, aged 13; 3rd son of Thomas, of Owlpen.
Daunte, John, of co. Gloucester, gent. University Coll., matric. 23 April, 1585, aged 15.
Daunt, John, s. Thomas, of Owlpen, co. Gloucester, gent. Balliol Coll., matric. 13 April, 1638, aged 17; died under age, brother of Achilles same date and of the next named. [5],
Daunt, Thomas, 1s. Thomas, of co. Gloucester, arm. Lincoln Coll., matric. 18 Nov., 1636, aged 16; B.A. 9 June, 1640, died s.p., brother of Achilles and John 1638.
Dauntesey, Ambrose, of Wilts, arm. Queen's Coll., matric. — Nov., 1594, aged 15; of Lincoln's Inn 1597, probably son of Sir John, of Lavington, Wilts, knt., and father of Ambrose next named, brother of Thomas 1604, and of William 1610. See Foster's Inns of Court Reg.
Dauntesey, Ambrose, 2s. Ambrose, of Melksham, Wilts, gent. Queen's Coll., matric. 7 May, 1624, aged 17. See Hoare's Wilts, V. i. 83.
Dauntesey, John, of co. Lancaster, arm. Oriel Coll., matric. 15 Oct., 1590, aged 18; B.A. from St. John's Coll. 25 Feb., 1597-8. See William same date.
Dauntesey, Ralph, of Wilts, pleb. St. Alban Hall, matric. 19 Oct., 1599, aged 16; of Lincoln's Inn 1601. See Ambrose. See Foster's Inns of Court Reg. [10],
Dauntesey, Thomas, of Wilts, gent. St. Alban Hall matric. 9 March, 1603-4, aged 17; B.A. 26 Nov., 1606, of Lincoln's Inn 1608 (as son of Sir John, of Bishops Lavington, Wilts, knt.), brother of Ambrose 1594, and of William 1610 See Foster's Inns of Court Reg.
Dauntesey, William, of co. Lancaster, arm. Oriel Coll., matric. 15 Oct., 1590, aged 19. See John same date.
Dauntesey, William, of Wilts, militis fil. St. Alban Hall, matric. 18 June, 1610, aged 17; B.A. 17 Dec., 1611, M.A. 8 July, 1614, brother of Ambrose 1594, and Thomas 1604.
Dauntesey, William, s. Jo., of Eccles, co. Lancaster, arm. Brasenose Coll., matric. 19 March, 1685-6, aged 17.
Daunton, William, of Kent, pleb. St. Mary Hall, matric. 5 March, 1584-5, aged 16, B.A. 15 Oct., 1588; fellow Merton Coll. 1590-9, M.A. 5 July, 1594, vicar of Elham, rector of Stourmouth, Kent, 1599. See Foster's Index Ecclesiasticus & O.H.S., iv. 275. [15],
Dauver(g)ne, Edward, s. Philip, of Jersey, pleb. Pembroke Coll., matric. 5 Dec., 1679, aged 15; B.A. 1683, M.A. 1686, military historian, married in Westminster Abbey 4 May, 1704, Susanna Sabenone, spinster; rector of St. Brelade, Jersey, 1692, chaplain to Scot's guards, served in Flanders 1691-7, chaplain to King William III., rector of Great Hallingbury, Essex, 1701, until his death 7 Nov., 1737, aged 72. See Rawlinson, xviii. 110; Westminster Abbey Reg., 41; Ath., iv. 749; & D.N.B.
Dauze, Robert, created B.A. 1 or 2 Nov., 1642.
Davell, Robert (or Dovell), archdeacon of Northumberland 1518. See Dobell.
D'Avenant, Charles, 1s. William, of London, eq. aur. Balliol Coll., matric. 21 July, 1671, aged 15; LL.D. Cambridge or Dublin about 1700 ('by favour and money'), political economist, practiced in Doctor's Commons, M.P. St. Ives 1685-7, Great Bedwin 1698-1701, 'joint inspector of plays,' inspector-general of the exports and imports of the customs, died 6 Nov., 1714, father of Henry M. and brother of William 1673. See Ath., i. cxviii., iv. 476; Rawlinson, i. 185; & D.N.B.
Davenant, Edward, B.A. from Queen's Coll., Cambridge, 1613, incorp. as M.A. 13 July, 1619, rector of Poulshot, Wilts, 1623, vicar of Gillingham, Dorset, 1626, and of North Morton, Bucks, 1631, preb. of Salisbury 1632, archdeacon of Berks 1630, treasurer of Salisbury Cathedral 1634, until his death 12 March, 1679. See Foster's Index Ecclesiasticus; Gardiner, 167; & Fasti, i. 391. [20],
Davenant, Edward, s. John, of Langford, Dorset, arm. Oriel Coll., matric. 21 June, 1672, aged 17; of the Middle Temple 1675. See Foster's Inns of Court Reg.
Davenant, Edward, s. Joh., of Langford, Wilts, gent. Queen's Coll., matric. 27 March, 1699, aged 17. See Hoare's Wilts, V. ii. 85, 125.
Davenant, George, doctoris fil. Queen's Coll., matric. 18 Nov., 1650, B.A. 26 Feb., 1651-2; fellow Oriel Coll. by the parliamentary visitors 1653, M.A. 4 July, 1655, incorp. at Cambridge 1657 (son of Dr. Edward Davenant, of Gillingham), died at Gillingham, Wilts, 11 Sept., 1661, brother of Hugh, James, Ralph Robert 1653, and of William 1652. See Burrows, 386, etc.; & Gardiner, 168.
D'Avenant, Henry Molins, s. Charles, of London, arm. Balliol Coll., matric. 31 March, 1696, aged 15; envoy extraordinary from George I. to the Princess of Italy.
Davenant, Hugh, doctoris fil. (Evardi Davenantii filius, erased). Queen's Coll., matric. 18 Nov., 1650, B.A. 30 June, 1653; M.A. from Hart Hall 6 July, 1655, will dated at Oxford 4 March, 1668, as of St. Alban Hall; brother of George. [25],
Davenant, James, doctoris fil. Oriel Coll., matric. 23 July, 1656, B.A. 22 Feb., 1658-9, fellow until 1717, M.A. 5 July, 1664, proctor 1669, will at Oxford, dated 15 Jan., 1717, brother of George. See Hearne, i. 214.
Davenant, John, s. J., of Sarum, Wilts, gent. Trinity Coll., matric. 12 March, 1674-5, aged 16.
Davenant, John, s. J., of Langford, Wilts, gent. Queen's Coll., matric. 18 Dec., 1704, aged 16.
Davenant, Ralph, doctoris fil. Oriel Coll., matric. 25 July, 1655 (subscribed his name 'Dave'); rector of Whitechapel St. Mary 1668, and of Stepney, Middlesex, 1669, canon of Exeter 1677. brother of George. See Foster's Index Ecclesiasticus.
Davenant, Robert, of Oxon, gent. St. John's Coll., matric. 11 Dec., 1618, aged 15; B.A. 9 May, 1622, M.A. 28 April, 1626, B.D. 23 March, 1631-2, created D.D. 2 Aug., 1660 (son of John, of Oxford), licenced, 21 July, 1649, to marry Jane, daughter of (John) Harward, vicar of Wanborough, Wilts; rector of Talbenny, co. Pembroke, 1631, vicar of West Kington, Wilts, 1633, preb. of Salisbury, rector of Dauntesey, Wilts, 1663, brother of Sir William. See Fasti, ii. 239; Foster's Index Ecclesiasticus; Robinson, i. 85; & Marriage Licences, ed. Foster. [30],
Davenant, Robert, doctoris fil. Queen's Coll., matric. 24 June, 1653, brother of George.
Davenant, (Sir) William, poet laureate and dramatist (son of John, of Oxford), of Lincoln Coll. about 1620, knighted at the siege of Gloucester in Sept., 1643, the originator of ' opera' in England 1656, began in Rutland House, in Charterhouse Yard, and translated to the Cockpit in Drury Lane 1658, died 7 April, 1668, buried in Westminster Abbey, father of Charles 1671, and of William 1673, and brother of Robert 1618. See Ath., iii. 802.
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