ETHERIDGE, Sir James (1658-1730), of Harleyford, Bucks.

b. 9 Feb. 1658, 1st s. of James Etheridge of St. Paul’s Churchyard, London by Mary, da. of one Mawhood, woollen draper, of Cannon Street, London. educ. Ware (Mr Nelson), Watton, Hitchin, Bishop’s Stortford (Mr Cudworth and Mr Conway) 1665–73; Trinity, Camb. 1674; I. Temple 1676, called 1682. m. (1) 6 Nov. 1683, Katherine (d. 1687), da. and h. of Robert Moore of Great Marlow, Bucks., 1s.; (2) 14 Nov. 1689, Frediswed (d. 1735), da. of Robert Morris of Abingdon, Berks., wid. of Sir William Gulston† of Fairfield, Kent, 1s. (d.v.p.). suc. fa. 1664; Kntd. 17 Feb. 1682. Except where otherwise stated, this biography is based on Etheridge’s account of his own life in Misc. Gen. et Her. n.s. i. 197–200, 211–15.