ST. JOHN, Sir Alexander (c.1585-1657), of Renhold, Beds. and Tawstock, Devon; later of Shoreditch, Mdx. and Woodford, Northants.

Family and Education

b. c. 1585, 4th but 3rd surv. s. of Oliver St. John†, 3rd Bar. St. John of Bletsoe, and Dorothy, da. and h. of John Rede† of Boddington, Glos.;Vis. Beds. (Harl. Soc. xix), 194. bro. of Sir Anthony*, Sir Beauchamp*, Sir Henry*, Oliver I* and Rowland*. educ. Queen’s, Camb. 1601. Al. Cant. m. (1) 23 Apr. 1607, Joan, wid. of William Lyne of Harlton, Cambs. and William Clarke of Renhold, Beds., s.p.; Genealogia Bedfordiensis ed. F.A. Blaydes, 105; PROB 11/71, f. 175v; C2/Jas.I/S25/61; C142/329/179. (2) 12 Nov. 1633, Margaret (d. 27 Aug. 1656), da. of John Trye of Hardwick, Glos., wid. of Thomas Draner of Shoreditch, s.p. PROB 11/162, f. 104v; GL, ms 7493; Vis. Glos. (Harl. Soc. xxi), 171; Collins, Peerage, vi. 744. Kntd. 5 Aug. 1608. Shaw, Knights of Eng. ii. 146. d. bet. 24 June-15 July 1657. PROB 11/266, f. 200v. sig. Alexander St. John.

Offices Held

J.p. Beds. by 1608 – ?26, Devon 1625-at least 1630; SP14/33, f. 5; C231/4, f. 175; 231/5, p. 530; A.H.A. Hamilton, ‘JPs for the County of Devon’, Trans. Devon Assoc. x. 309. commr. sewers, Devon 1626; C181/3, f. 217. col. militia ft., Devon by 1627–?33, Barnstaple Recs. ed. J.R. Chanter and T. Wainwright, ii. 201. dep. lt. 1627–?33. SP16/72/16, 16/90/55; APC, 1627–8, p. 435.

Parlimentarian

ST. JOHN, Sir Alexander (c.1585-1657), of Renhold, Beds. and Tawstock, Devon; later of Shoreditch, Mdx. and Woodford, Northants.

Main residences: Renhold, Beds.; Tawstock, Devon; Shoreditch, Mdx.; Woodford, Northants.

Author

T.M.V.

S.H.

Volume

Commons 1604-1629

Web Title

ST. JOHN, Sir Alexander (c.1585-1657)

Will

Estates

Oxford 1644

Addresses

Religion

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