LITTLETON, James (1668-1723), of North Ockenden, Essex

Family and Education

bap. 29 Oct. 1668, 4th s. of James Littleton of Lingfield, Surr., being o. s. by his 3rd w. Susanna Medlicot of London, wid. of one White, attorney-at-law. m. Jane, da. of Richard Bunch, MD, 1s. d.v.p. 2da. suc. Anne, wid. of 2nd cos. Sir Thomas Littleton, 3rd Bt.*, to North Ockenden estate 1714. Misc. Gen. et Her. ser. 3, i. 37, 72–73; Mar. Lic. Vicar-Gen. (Harl. Soc. xxiii), 141; Morant, Essex, i. 103; Vis. Surr. (Harl. Soc. lx), 74; PCC 31 Richmond.

Offices Held

Lt. RN bef. 1690, capt. 1693, commodore and c.-in-c. West Indies 1710–12; commr. and c.-in-c. Chatham 1714–22; r.-adm. 1717; 2nd in command to Adm. Sir George Byng* in Baltic 1717; v.-adm. 1718. Unless otherwise stated, the details of Littleton’s naval career are drawn from DNB.

Freeman, Maidstone 1717. Centre Kentish Stud. Md/RF2/1, list of freemen 1598–1721.

Parlimentarian

LITTLETON, James (1668-1723), of North Ockendon, Essex.

Main residence: North Ockenden, Essex.

Author

A.A.H.

Volume

Commons 1690-1715

Web Title

LITTLETON, James (1668-1723)

Will

Estates

Oxford 1644

Addresses

Religion

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