Clement-Jones family - Person Sheet
Clement-Jones family - Person Sheet
NameSir John EVELYN, 15292
Birth1591
Death1664
FatherSir John EVELYN , 16147 (1555-1627)
MotherElizabeth STEVENS , 16148
Spouses
Marriage1618
Notes for Sir John EVELYN
Sir John Evelyn (1591–1664) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1628 and 1660. He reluctantly supported the Parliamentary side in the English Civil War.
Evelyn was the son of Sir John Evelyn of Kingston, Godstone, Surrey and Marden, MP and his wife Elizabeth Stevens, daughter of William Stevens of Kingston upon Thames. He was baptised at Kingston upon Thames on 20 October 1591.[1] He was admitted at Emmanuel College, Cambridge on 13 March 1606.[2] He was a member of the Virginia Company in 1612 and of the East India Company in 1624. He was a JP for Surrey from 1624.
In 1628, Evelyn was elected Member of Parliament for Bletchingley and sat until 1629 when King Charles decided to rule without parliament for eleven years.[1] In November 1640, Evelyn was re-elected MP for Bletchingley in the Long Parliament. He was knighted on 25 June 1641. He sat in parliament until 1648 when he was excluded under Pride's Purge. He was a commissioner for assessments from 1643 to 1648 and a commissioner for sequestrations in 1643.
In 1660, Evelyn was re-elected MP for Bletchingley in the Convention Parliament.
Evelyn died at the age of 71 and was buried at Godstone, Surrey on 18 January 1664.
Evelyn married Thomasine Heynes daughter of William Heynes of Chessington. Their son John was created a baronet, of Godstone.
From https://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/
bap. 20 Oct. 1591, 2nd s. of John Evelyn (d.1627) of Godstone by Elizabeth, da. and h. of William Stevens of Kingston-upon-Thames. educ. Emmanuel, Camb. 1606; M. Temple 1610. m. 24 Nov. 1618, Thomasine, da. of William Heynes of Chessington, and coh. to her bro. Matthew, 4s. 3da. Kntd. 25 June 1641.
Offices Held
Member, Virginia Co. 1612, E.I. Co. 1624; j.p. Surr. 1627-48, 1659-d.; commr. for assessment 1643-8, Sept. 1660-3, sequestrations 1643, levying of money 1643, new model ordinance 1645, defence 1645, militia 1648, Mar. 1660, sewers, Kent and Surr. Aug. 1660. Comr. for bishops’ lands 1646-8.
Biography
Evelyn’s family had held the manor of Walkhampstead in Godstone since 1588. His grandfather established the family fortune by a grant of the monopoly of making gunpowder under the Tudors. On his marriage Evelyn built a large house at Godstone, two miles from Bletchingley, at the alleged cost of £9,000. He succeeded to the family business in 1627, but after a protracted dispute with the Government he lost the contract in 1636. A Presbyterian like his more radical nephew, Sir John Evelyn II, he reluctantly supported Parliament in the Civil War; but he regarded Charles I as ‘the best of men’, and was secluded at Pride’s Purge. He was returned for Bletchingley at the top of the poll in 1660, but he was not active in the Convention. He was probably appointed to six committees, including those to bring in a bill to abolish the court of wards and to investigate unauthorized Anglican publications. On 6 July ‘Sir John Evelyn of Surrey’ urged that the bill for a religious settlement should be committed and a national synod called. Ten days later he seconded the proposal of Sir Anthony Ashley Cooper to adjourn the committee for three months. He did not stand again, and was buried at Godstone on 18 Jan. 1664, leaving an estate of over £1,400 p.a. to his eldest son, who had been created a baronet at the Restoration.4
Evelyn was the son of Sir John Evelyn of Kingston, Godstone, Surrey and Marden, MP and his wife Elizabeth Stevens, daughter of William Stevens of Kingston upon Thames. He was baptised at Kingston upon Thames on 20 October 1591.[1] He was admitted at Emmanuel College, Cambridge on 13 March 1606.[2] He was a member of the Virginia Company in 1612 and of the East India Company in 1624. He was a JP for Surrey from 1624.
In 1628, Evelyn was elected Member of Parliament for Bletchingley and sat until 1629 when King Charles decided to rule without parliament for eleven years.[1] In November 1640, Evelyn was re-elected MP for Bletchingley in the Long Parliament. He was knighted on 25 June 1641. He sat in parliament until 1648 when he was excluded under Pride's Purge. He was a commissioner for assessments from 1643 to 1648 and a commissioner for sequestrations in 1643.
In 1660, Evelyn was re-elected MP for Bletchingley in the Convention Parliament.
Evelyn died at the age of 71 and was buried at Godstone, Surrey on 18 January 1664.
Evelyn married Thomasine Heynes daughter of William Heynes of Chessington. Their son John was created a baronet, of Godstone.
From https://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/
bap. 20 Oct. 1591, 2nd s. of John Evelyn (d.1627) of Godstone by Elizabeth, da. and h. of William Stevens of Kingston-upon-Thames. educ. Emmanuel, Camb. 1606; M. Temple 1610. m. 24 Nov. 1618, Thomasine, da. of William Heynes of Chessington, and coh. to her bro. Matthew, 4s. 3da. Kntd. 25 June 1641.
Offices Held
Member, Virginia Co. 1612, E.I. Co. 1624; j.p. Surr. 1627-48, 1659-d.; commr. for assessment 1643-8, Sept. 1660-3, sequestrations 1643, levying of money 1643, new model ordinance 1645, defence 1645, militia 1648, Mar. 1660, sewers, Kent and Surr. Aug. 1660. Comr. for bishops’ lands 1646-8.
Biography
Evelyn’s family had held the manor of Walkhampstead in Godstone since 1588. His grandfather established the family fortune by a grant of the monopoly of making gunpowder under the Tudors. On his marriage Evelyn built a large house at Godstone, two miles from Bletchingley, at the alleged cost of £9,000. He succeeded to the family business in 1627, but after a protracted dispute with the Government he lost the contract in 1636. A Presbyterian like his more radical nephew, Sir John Evelyn II, he reluctantly supported Parliament in the Civil War; but he regarded Charles I as ‘the best of men’, and was secluded at Pride’s Purge. He was returned for Bletchingley at the top of the poll in 1660, but he was not active in the Convention. He was probably appointed to six committees, including those to bring in a bill to abolish the court of wards and to investigate unauthorized Anglican publications. On 6 July ‘Sir John Evelyn of Surrey’ urged that the bill for a religious settlement should be committed and a national synod called. Ten days later he seconded the proposal of Sir Anthony Ashley Cooper to adjourn the committee for three months. He did not stand again, and was buried at Godstone on 18 Jan. 1664, leaving an estate of over £1,400 p.a. to his eldest son, who had been created a baronet at the Restoration.4
Notes for Sir John EVELYN
from https://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/
bap. 20 Oct. 1591, 2nd s. of John Evelyn (d.1627) of Godstone by Elizabeth, da. and h. of William Stevens of Kingston-upon-Thames. educ. Emmanuel, Camb. 1606; M. Temple 1610. m. 24 Nov. 1618, Thomasine, da. of William Heynes of Chessington, and coh. to her bro. Matthew, 4s. 3da. Kntd. 25 June 1641.
Offices Held
Member, Virginia Co. 1612, E.I. Co. 1624; j.p. Surr. 1627-48, 1659-d.; commr. for assessment 1643-8, Sept. 1660-3, sequestrations 1643, levying of money 1643, new model ordinance 1645, defence 1645, militia 1648, Mar. 1660, sewers, Kent and Surr. Aug. 1660.3
Commr. for bishops’ lands 1646-
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Evelyn’s family had held the manor of Walkhampstead in Godstone since 1588. His grandfather established the family fortune by a grant of the monopoly of making gunpowder under the Tudors. On his marriage Evelyn built a large house at Godstone, two miles from Bletchingley, at the alleged cost of £9,000. He succeeded to the family business in 1627, but after a protracted dispute with the Government he lost the contract in 1636. A Presbyterian like his more radical nephew, Sir John Evelyn II, he reluctantly supported Parliament in the Civil War; but he regarded Charles I as ‘the best of men’, and was secluded at Pride’s Purge. He was returned for Bletchingley at the top of the poll in 1660, but he was not active in the Convention. He was probably appointed to six committees, including those to bring in a bill to abolish the court of wards and to investigate unauthorized Anglican publications. On 6 July ‘Sir John Evelyn of Surrey’ urged that the bill for a religious settlement should be committed and a national synod called. Ten days later he seconded the proposal of Sir Anthony Ashley Cooper to adjourn the committee for three months. He did not stand again, and was buried at Godstone on 18 Jan. 1664, leaving an estate of over £1,400 p.a. to his eldest son, who had been created a baronet at the Restoration.4