On 7th May 1622, James Boevey was born in Mincing Lane, London, the son of a Huguenot Dutch financier. James was to have a long and interesting life that was to include time spent living in London, Exmoor and Europe but he ended his days in Cheam with both he and his wife remembered on a plaque in the Lumley Chapel.
James Boevey, painted in 1634 by an unknown artist.
James was a clever child. He attended the Mercer’s School in London and as a young man was sent on a Grand Tour of Europe and was proficient in several European languages. He followed his father with a career in finance but was obsessed with the law. He retired aged just 38 and spent the rest of his life pursuing a series of lawsuits mainly about property.
In 1653 Boevey purchased the freehold of the Forest of Exmoor…
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