Foster: Mervin, William, s. William, of Heanton, Devon, cler. Christ Church, matric. 30 June 1693, aged 16; BA 1697; fellow Exeter Coll. 1698-1709, MA 1 Feb. 1699-1700, rector of Tawstock, Devon, 1707, rector of Heanton Punchardon 1719-29; brother of Richard 1690. Boase, 86.