'Evelyn3'Index links to: Lead / Letter
Families covered: Evelyn of Say's (Sayes) Court, Evelyn of Wotton
[Part of this page was originally included within Evelyn1. It was moved here to facilitate significant review & expansion.]

                               
Richard Evelyn of Wotton, Sheriff of Surrey & Sussex (b 1579/90, d 24.12.1640)
m. (27.01.1613-4) Eleanor Stansfield (b 1598-9, d 29.09.1633, dau of John Stansfield of Lewes)
1. George Evelyn of Wotton (b 18.06.1617, d 04-5.10.1699, MP)
BLG1952 reports that George dspms. MGH (p202+) shows as follows which is partly supported by Visitation (Surrey, 1662-8, 'Evelyn of Wootton').
  m1. (28.05.1640 Mary Caldwell (d 05.05.1644, dau/coheir of Daniel Caldwell of Horndon by Mary, dau of George Duncomb of Aldbury)
  A. George Evelyn (b 01.1643/4, dvp bur 29.09.1676, youngest son)
  m. (19.12.1667) Catherine Gore (dau of Robert Gore)
  CTG (vol 1, 1934, p19 note e) reports that George dvp leaving 3 daughters, one of whom was ...
  i. Katherine Evelyn (bpt 05.10.1671, d 23.10.1699)
  m. (12.08.1697) Rev. George Fulham
  ii. Mary Evelyn (bpt 13.01.1672-3)
m. (28.02.1692-3) Richard Dyott
  iii. Elizabeth Evelyn (bpt 26.01.1673/4)
  m. _ Stonehouse of Hungerford Park
  iv.+ other issue (dvp) - Richard (bpt 26.02.1674-5, bur 04.08.1676), Ann (bpt 20.06.1670, bur 03.06.1671), others (d infant)
  B.+ 4 sons (d infant) including John (d 1641)
  m2. Mary Offley (d 08.08.1664, dau of Sir Robert Offley of Dalby, widow of Sir John Cotton of Kent)
  F. John Evelyn 'of Wotton' (bpt 28.09.1653, bur 02.06.1691, 2nd son of this marriage)
  m. (10.02.1680-1) Catherine Eversfield of Sussex (dau of ?? who m1. (John) Eversfield, m2. Lord Beckford)
  i.+ 2 sons (d young)
  G. Mary Evelyn (bpt 29.11.16488, bur 20.12.1723)
m. (15.05.1692) Sir Cyril Wyche
  H.+ other issue - Richard (b 13.04.1652, d 1654), Richard (b 1654, d 1656), Stansfield (bpt 03.08.1655, d young), Richard (bpt 27.09.1656, d 1662) , Joane (bpt 29.08.1661, bur 07.09.1662), Jane (d unm 1723), Elizabeth (bur 14.07.1665)
2. John Evelyn of Say's Court, later of Wotton (b 31.10.1620, d 27.02.1705-6, diarist & author)
  The following is mostly supported by MGH (NS2, vol 1 (1886), 'Genealogical Memoranda relating to the Family of Evelyn', p100).
  m. (27.07.1647) Mary Browne (b c1634, d 09.02.1708-9, dau of Sir Richard Browne of Sayes Court, Bart, by Elizabeth Pretyman)
  A. John Evelyn of Say's Court & Wotton (b 14.01.1654-5, dvp 24.03.1698, 3rd son)
m. Martha Spencer (dau/coheir of Richard Spencer of Derbyshire (by _ Briggs), step-dau of Sir John Stonehouse)
  i. Sir John Evelyn, 1st Bart of Wotton (b 01.03.1681-2, d 15.07.1763, 2nd son)
  m. (18.09.1705) Anne Boscawen (b c1683, d 15.01.1751, dau of Edward Boscawen of Worthevall (Worthivill))
  a. Sir John Evelyn, 2nd Bart of Wotton (b 24.08.1706, d 11.06.1767)
  m. (17.08.1732) Mary Boscawen (b 12.03.1705, d 15.09.1749, dau of Hugh, 1st Viscount Falmouth)
  (1) Sir Frederick Evelyn, 3rd Bart of Wotton & Sayes Court (b 20.03.1734, dsp 01.04.1812)
  m. (08.08.1769) Mary Turton (b c1746, d 12.11.1817, dau of William Turton of Staffordshire)
  (2) Augusta Evelyn (b 22.06.1736, dsp 02.04.1812)
  m. (02.06.1781) Henry Jenkin (b c1732, dsp 21.12.1817, Rector of Wotton & Abinger)
(3)+ other issue (d unm) - John (b 17.11.1737, d young), Mary (b 20.05.1735, d 06.09.1785), Lucy (b 1739, bur 25.06.1754)
  b. Charles Evelyn of Yarlington (b 03.01.1708-9, d 15.01.1748)
  The following is supported by MGH (NS2, vol 5 (1894), 'The last Male Descendants of John Evelyn of Wotton, Author of the 'Diary', on the extinction of which line the Baronetcy became extint', p225+).
  m. Susanna Prideaux (d 04.06.1747, dau of Peter Prideaux of Solden, brother of Sir Edmund)
  (1) Charles Evelyn of Totnes, Devon (d before 1783)
  m. Philadephia Wright (dau of Captain Fortunatus Wright of Liverpool)
  (A) Sir John Evelyn, 4th Bart (b 1756-7, d unm 14.05.1833)
  (B) Sir Hugh Evelyn, 5th Bart (b 31.01.1769, dsp 09.09.1848, 4th son)
  m1. (1831) Henrietta (b 1777-8, bur 16.07.1736)Mrs. Harrs)
  m2 .(12.11.1836) Mary Kennedy (b 1800, dsp 05.05.1883, dau of John Kennedy of Sutton, widow of James Thomas Hathaway of Sotuhwark)
  (C) Susanna Prideaux Evelyn (b c1756, a 1814)
  m. (21.021785) John Fortunatus Wright (d 1798, RN)
  (D) Martha Boscawen Evelyn (b 1759, d 1794)
  m. (1786) Nicholas Vincent (Captain)
  (E) Philippa Evelyn (b 1760, d 27.10.1824)
  m1. Daniel Francis Houghton (Major)
  m2. William Liardet
  (F) Frances Louisa Evelyn (b 1767)
m. (09.1785) Rev. John Griffith
  (G)+ other issue (d unm) - Edward (b 1763, d infant), Charles (b 23.11.1765, d 04.1784), Maria (b 21.03.1766, d before 1818)
  (2)+ other issue (dsp) - John (d young), Edward (d infant)
  c. Sydney Evelyn (b 07.04.1718, dsp 19.01.1782, 5th son)
  m. Elizabeth Hill (b 1723-4, d 08.03.1762, sister of Mary)
  d.+ other issue - George (b 25.07.1713, d 06.03.1713-4), George (b 19.04.1715, d 04.09.1716), William (b 10.02.1722-3, d unm 13.08.1783, Lt. General, MP), Anna (b 27.08.1707, a 11.1724, d young), Mary (b 18.09.1710, d unm bur 29.10.1779)
  ii. Elizabeth Evelyn (b 26.11.1684, d 06.04.1760)
  m. (1709) Simon Harcourt (dvp 1720, son of 1st Viscount)
  iii.+ other issue - Richard (b 17.12.1680, d 06.09.1681), Martha Mary (b 28.06.1683, d 28.08.1683), Jean/Jane (b 25.12.1691, d infant)
  B. Elizabeth Evelyn (b 14.09.1667, dsp 27.08.1685)
  m. (1685) _ Tippett (nephew of Sir John Tippett)
  C. Susanna Evelyn (b 20.05.1669)
m. (27.04.1693) William Draper of Addiscombe or Edgcombe (nephew of Sir Thomas of Sunning Hill, Bart)
  D.+ other issue - Richard (b 24.08.1652, d 27.01.1657-8), John Stanfeild (b 11.10.16853, d 25.01.1653/4), George (b 07.06.1657, d 15.02.1657/8), Richard (b 10.01.1663-4, d 26.03.1663-4), Mary (b 01.10.1665, d 14.03.1684-5)
3. Richard Evelyn of Woodcote in Epsom, Surrey (b 09.11.1622, d 07.03.1669-70)
  m. (16.08.1648) Elizabeth Mynne (b 1629, d 29.01.1691-2, dau/heir of George Mynne of Woodcote by Anne, dau of Sir Robert Parkhurst of Pirford)
  A. Anne Evelyn (dsp 15.02.1687-8)
  m. (29.06.1670) William Montagu (son of the Lord Chief Baron of the Exchequer)
  B.+ other issue (d infant) - Mynne, George, Richard, Richard
4. Elizabeth Evelyn (b 28.11.1614, d 15.12.1634)
  m. (25.10.1632) Edward Darcy of Dartford
  A. Elizabeth Darcy (b 02.06.1634, d 17.07.1635)
5. Jane Evelyn (b 16.02.1615-6, bur 19.12.1651)
  m. William (or George) Glanville (d 12.04.1702)

Main source(s): BLG1952 ('Evelyn of Wotton'), MGH (NS2, vol 4 (1892), 'Skeleton Pedigree of the Evelyn Family in all its Branches', p121+), MGH (NS2, vol 5 (1894), 'Family of Evelyn of Wotton, co. Surrey' (p202+) & 'Evelyn of Wotton and Sayes Court; and Evelyn of Woodcote' (p209+)) with input/support as reported above
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