EVELYN, George (1617-99), of Wotton, Surr.

Family and Education

b. 18 June 1617, 1st s. of Richard Evelyn of Wotton and Elianor (1598-1635), da. of John Standsfield of the Cliff, Lewes, Suss.Evelyn Diary, ed. de Beer, ii. 1-3, 13. educ. Guildford g.s.;Evelyn Diary, v. 358. Trinity, Oxf. 24 Oct. 1634-?July 1637;Al. Ox.; Evelyn Diary, ii. 15, 120. M. Temple, 18 Feb. 1637.MT Admiss. i. 132. m. (1) 28 May 1640, Mary (bur. 5 May 1644), da. of Daniel Caldwell of Horndon-on-the-Hill, Essex, 1s. (d.v.p.); (2) bef. Oct. 1647, Mary (d. 8 Aug. 1664), da. of Robert Offley, of Kettelby and Dalby, Leics., and wid. of Sir John Cotton, at least 3s. (d.v.p.), 3 da. (2 d.v.p.)Evelyn Diary, ii. 24, 537; iii. 377; v. 358-9; Manning and Bray, Surr. ii. 150; Vis. Surr. (Harl. Soc. lx), 43. suc. fa. 24 Dec. 1640.Evelyn Diary, ii. 26. d. 4 Oct. 1699.Evelyn Diary, v. 357.

Offices Held

Local: commr. assessment, Surr. 24 Feb. 1643, 18 Oct. 1644, 21 Feb. 1645, 23 June 1647, 16 Feb. 1648, 1 June 1660, 1661, 1664, 1672, 1677, 1679, 1689–?d.;A. and O.; An Ordinance...for an Assessment (1660, E.1075.6); SR. sequestration, 27 Mar. 1643; levying of money, 7 May, 3 Aug. 1643;A. and O. commr. for Surr. 27 July 1643;LJ vi. 151b. defence of Hants and southern cos. 4 Nov. 1643; commr. for Surr., assoc. of Hants, Surr., Suss. and Kent, 15 June 1644; New Model ordinance, Surr. 17 Feb. 1645; defence of Surr. 1 July 1645; militia, Surr. 2 Dec. 1648, 12 Mar. 1660.A. and O. J.p. Mar. 1660–66, 1681 – 87, by 1691–?d. Dep. lt. c.Aug. 1660–75, by Feb. 1694–d. Commr recusants, 1675; rebuilding of Southwark, 1677.Vis. Surr. (Harl. Soc. lx), 43; Evelyn Diary, v. 169–70; CTB iv. 791; HP Commons 1660–1690.

Religious: elder, Dorking classis, 16 Feb. 1648.Shaw, Hist. English Church, ii. 433.

Court: gent. of privy chamber, extraordinary, June 1660–?85.LC3/2.

Civic: freeman, Guildford 1662.HP Commons 1660–1690.

: of Wotton, Surr.

Volume

Commons 1640-1660

Web Title

EVELYN, George (1617-99), of Wotton, Surr.

Will

pr. 3 Feb. 1700.PROB 11/454/207.

Estates

inherited estate worth about £4,000 p.a., inc. manors of Wotton, Gosterwood, Westland, Paddington, Abinger, Surr.; Wotton house, 26 hearths in 1664.Evelyn Diary, ii. 2; VCH Surr. iii. 156–8; W. Suss. RO, Add. MS 16,148; Evelyn diary, ii. 4; Surr. Rec. Soc. xvii. 54.

Oxford 1644

Addresses

Religion

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