The Mabley family spread from Hanslope and Castlethorpe into Haversham in the 17th. Century, with George Mably, wife and son residing there in the 1680's.

Haversham borders Hanslope and Castlethorpe to the north, the Linfords to the south and Newport Pagnell to the east. The Mabley/Mapley migration south-easterly from Northamptonshire therefore impacted the little hamlet of Haversham, a farming community. However, the draw of Newport Pagnell, and later Great Linford, resulted in only a temporary family footprint.

Nearby Little Linford's church lacked a burial ground, so many Mableys/Mapleys in the 18th and 19th centuries were buried in Haversham. The village is separated from its neighbour and namesake Great Linford by the floodplain of the River Great Ouse.

The village name is an Old English word that means 'Haefer's homestead'. In the Domesday Book of 1086, when it belonged to the Peverell family, it was listed as Havresham. The ancient manor house in the village, which was fortified in 1304, was largely burnt down.

1st. Haversham Generation

George Mably ( - 9/1/1683) m. Elizabeth xx

• Robert Mably (27/10/1681 - 19/4/1699)