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Philip Packer FRS (24 June 1618 Groombridge, Kent - 24 December 1686) was a British barrister and architect. He was a courtier to Charles II, and friend to Christopher Wren.

He was educated at University College, Oxford where he matriculated in 1635. He then took up law at the Middle Temple and was called to the bar as a barrister in 1647. ^[1]

He rebuilt Groombridge Place with Wren's help in 1662.^[2]^[3] On 21 May 1669, he met with Samuel Pepys.^[4] He was an Original Fellow of the Royal Society.

Family

His parents were John Packer, Clerk Privy Seal (12 Nov 1572 - 15 Feb 1649), and Philippi Mills.^[5]

He married Isabella Berkeley in 1653 in Groombridge, Kent;^[6] they had nine children:

John Philip Packer Esq. of Groombridge (1655 Groombridge - 16 December 1697)
Catherine Packer (1655 Groombridge, Kent, England - 30 Nov 1722 Finedon, Northampton, England)
Isabella Packer
James Packer (3 March 1657 Groombridge - 12 Jul 1690) at the Battle of the Boyne, Ireland.
Elizabeth Packer
Philip Packer, who emigrated to New Jersey. ^[7]
Katherine Packer
Temperance Packer
William Packer (born Groombridge - 1690) in Battle of Boyne.^[8]

He married Sarah Isgar on 20 December 1666, in Marylebone, and third, Rebecca Jones.

References

^ http://www2.royalsociety.org/DServe/dserve.exe?dsqIni=Dserve.ini&dsqApp=Archive&dsqCmd=Show.tcl&dsqDb=Persons&dsqPos=0&dsqSearch=%28Surname%3D%27packer%27%29
^ Frommer's England 2010, Darwin Porter, Danforth Prince, Frommer's, 2009, ISBN 9780470470701
^ West Kent and the Weald, John Newman, Yale University Press, 1980, ISBN 9780300096149
^ http://www.pepys.info/1669/1669may.html
^ http://www.myancestrallegacy.com/crandall/pafg96.htm#7001
^ http://www.myancestrallegacy.com/crandall/pafg71.htm#6933
^ http://www.myancestrallegacy.com/crandall/pafg59.htm
^ http://www.myancestrallegacy.com/crandall/pafg71.htm#6934

External links

Philip Packer (b. June 24, 1618, d. December 24, 1686)
History of the Royal Society, Thomas Thomson
"The Accompt of William Balle from 28 November 1660 to 11 September 1663", Notes and Records of the Royal Society of London, Vol. 14, No. 2 (Jun., 1960), pp. 174-183

[1] ttp://www2.royalsociety.org/DServe/dserve.exe?dsqIni=Dserve.ini&dsqApp=Archive&dsqCmd=Show.tcl&dsqDb=Persons&dsqPos=0&dsqSearch=%28Surname%3D%27packer%27%29

[2] Frommer's England 2010, Darwin Porter, Danforth Prince, Frommer's, 2009, ISBN 9780470470701

[3] West Kent and the Weald, John Newman, Yale University Press, 1980, ISBN 9780300096149

[4] ttp://www.pepys.info/1669/1669may.html

[5] ttp://www.myancestrallegacy.com/crandall/pafg96.htm#7001

[6] ttp://www.myancestrallegacy.com/crandall/pafg71.htm#6933

[7] ttp://www.myancestrallegacy.com/crandall/pafg59.htm

[8] ttp://www.myancestrallegacy.com/crandall/pafg71.htm#6934

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-'''Philip Packer [[Fellow of the Royal Society|FRS]]''' (24 June 1618 [[Groombridge]], [[Kent]] - 24 December 1686) was a British [[architect]].
+'''Philip Packer [[Fellow of the Royal Society|FRS]]''' (24 June 1618 [[Groombridge]], [[Kent]] - 24 December 1686) was a British barrister and [[architect]]. He was a courtier to [[Charles II of England| Charles II]], and friend to [[Christopher Wren]].
-He was a courtier to [[Charles II of England| Charles II]], and friend to [[Christopher Wren]].
+He was educated at University College, Oxford where he matriculated in 1635. He then took up law at the Middle Temple and was called to the bar as a barrister in 1647. <ref> http://www2.royalsociety.org/DServe/dserve.exe?dsqIni=Dserve.ini&dsqApp=Archive&dsqCmd=Show.tcl&dsqDb=Persons&dsqPos=0&dsqSearch=%28Surname%3D%27packer%27%29 </ref>
-He rebuilt [[Groombridge Place]] in 1662.<ref>[http://books.google.com/books?id=ecDXfMBMwfkC&pg=PA292&lpg=PA292&dq=Philip+Packer+wren&source=bl&ots=htXHKoxex2&sig=XBz26mnCFNU52buxM4GUKBPwTbY&hl=en&ei=ihYiTIqJMcL_lgeN7Mg1&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CBIQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=Philip%20Packer%20wren&f=false ''Frommer's England 2010''], Darwin Porter, Danforth Prince, Frommer's, 2009, ISBN 9780470470701</ref><ref>[http://books.google.com/books?id=yN3tMMe7ap0C&pg=PA310&lpg=PA310&dq=Philip+Packer+1618&source=bl&ots=GHmAkXU7kX&sig=ntjMiai4A4Ij2s8vT3A66KZFT3A&hl=en&ei=tBQiTIqdCcL6lwf264mOAQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=10&ved=0CDEQ6AEwCQ#v=onepage&q=Philip%20Packer%201618&f=false ''West Kent and the Weald''], John Newman, Yale University Press, 1980, ISBN 9780300096149</ref>  On 21 May 1669, he met with [[Samuel Pepys]].<ref>http://www.pepys.info/1669/1669may.html</ref>  He was an Original Fellow of the Royal Society.
+He rebuilt [[Groombridge Place]] with Wren's help in 1662.<ref>[http://books.google.com/books?id=ecDXfMBMwfkC&pg=PA292&lpg=PA292&dq=Philip+Packer+wren&source=bl&ots=htXHKoxex2&sig=XBz26mnCFNU52buxM4GUKBPwTbY&hl=en&ei=ihYiTIqJMcL_lgeN7Mg1&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CBIQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=Philip%20Packer%20wren&f=false ''Frommer's England 2010''], Darwin Porter, Danforth Prince, Frommer's, 2009, ISBN 9780470470701</ref><ref>[http://books.google.com/books?id=yN3tMMe7ap0C&pg=PA310&lpg=PA310&dq=Philip+Packer+1618&source=bl&ots=GHmAkXU7kX&sig=ntjMiai4A4Ij2s8vT3A66KZFT3A&hl=en&ei=tBQiTIqdCcL6lwf264mOAQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=10&ved=0CDEQ6AEwCQ#v=onepage&q=Philip%20Packer%201618&f=false ''West Kent and the Weald''], John Newman, Yale University Press, 1980, ISBN 9780300096149</ref>  On 21 May 1669, he met with [[Samuel Pepys]].<ref>http://www.pepys.info/1669/1669may.html</ref>  He was an Original Fellow of the Royal Society.
 ==Family==