OXENDEN, Sir James, 2nd Bt. (1641-1708), of Deane, Wingham, Kent

bap. 4 Apr. 1641, 1st s. of Sir Henry Oxenden, 1st Bt.†, of Deane by his 2nd w. Elizabeth, da. of Sir William Meredith, 1st Bt., of Leeds Castle, Kent; bro. of George Oxenden*. educ. G. Inn 1657; Trinity Coll. Camb. 1658, BA 1661; travelled abroad (Italy) 1663–5. m. (1) lic. 17 May 1673 (with £3,000), Elizabeth, da. of Edward Chute alias Westrow of Bethersden, Kent, s.p.; (2) 1 Dec. 1698, Arabella (d. 1735), da. of Edward Watson, 2nd Baron Rockingham, s.p. Kntd. 22 Mar. 1672; suc. fa. as 2nd Bt. Aug. 1686. The Gen. n.s. viii. 40; Coll. and Travels ed. A. and J. Churchill (1744–6), vi. 520, 663; IGI, London.