Biography of Simonds D'Ewes 1st Baronet 1602-1650

Before 18 Dec 1602 [his father] Paul d'Ewes (age 35) and [his mother] Cecilia Simonds (age 23) were married.

On 18 Dec 1602 Simonds D'Ewes 1st Baronet was born to Paul d'Ewes (age 35) and Cecilia Simonds (age 23) at Milden, Suffolk.

In Aug 1618 [his mother] Cecilia Simonds (age 38) died.

On 05 Mar 1623 [his father] Paul d'Ewes (age 56) and [his step-mother] Elizabeth Isham (age 44) were married at St Faith's under St Paul's [Map].

On 24 Oct 1626 Simonds D'Ewes 1st Baronet (age 23) and Anne Clopton (age 14) were married.

On 06 Dec 1626 Simonds D'Ewes 1st Baronet (age 23) was knighted by King Charles I of England, Scotland and Ireland (age 26).

In 1631 [his father] Paul d'Ewes (age 64) died.

In 1639 Simonds D'Ewes 1st Baronet (age 36) was appointed High Sheriff of Suffolk.

In 1639 Thomas Aston 1st Baronet (age 38) and [his future sister-in-law] Anne Willoughby Lady Aston (age 25) were married.

Long Parliament

In 1640 Simonds D'Ewes 1st Baronet (age 37) was elected MP Sudbury during the Long Parliament.

In 1641 Simonds D'Ewes 1st Baronet (age 38) was created 1st Baronet D'Ewes of Stowlangtoft Hall.

Around 01 Aug 1641 [his wife] Anne Clopton (age 29) died.

Before 1646 Simonds D'Ewes 1st Baronet (age 43) and Elizabeth Willoughby Lady D'Ewes and Glentworth (age 20) were married. She by marriage Lady D'Ewes of Stowlangtoft Hall. The difference in their ages was 22 years.

Around 1650 [his son] Willoughby D'Ewes 2nd Baronet was born to Simonds D'Ewes 1st Baronet (age 47) and [his wife] Elizabeth Willoughby Lady D'Ewes and Glentworth (age 25).

On 18 Apr 1650 Simonds D'Ewes 1st Baronet (age 47) died. His son [his son] Willoughby D'Ewes 2nd Baronet succeeded 2nd Baronet D'Ewes of Stowlangtoft Hall.

On 23 Jan 1652 John Wray 3rd Baronet (age 32) and [his former wife] Elizabeth Willoughby Lady D'Ewes and Glentworth (age 27) were married. She by marriage Lady Wray of Glentworth in Lincolnshire.

On 03 Nov 1655 [his former wife] Elizabeth Willoughby Lady D'Ewes and Glentworth (age 30) died.

Pepy's Diary. 06 Dec 1660. This morning some of the Commissioners of Parliament and Sir W. Batten (age 59) went to Sir G. Carteret's (age 50) office here in town, and paid off the Chesnut. I carried my wife to White Friars and landed her there, and myself to Whitehall to the Privy Seal, where abundance of pardons to seal, but I was much troubled for it because that there are no fees now coming for them to me. Thence Mr. Moore and I alone to the Leg in King Street, and dined together on a neat's tongue and udder. From thence by coach to Mr. Crew's (age 62) to my Lord, who told me of his going out of town to-morrow to settle the militia in Huntingdonshire, and did desire me to lay up a box of some rich jewels and things that there are in it, which I promised to do. After much free discourse with my Lord, who tells me his mind as to his enlarging his family, &c., and desiring me to look him out a Master of the Horse and other servants, we parted. From thence I walked to Greatorex (age 35) (he was not within), but there I met with Mr. Jonas Moore (age 43)1, and took him to the Five Bells,' and drank a glass of wine and left him. To the Temple [Map], when Sir R. Parkhurst (as was intended the last night) did seal the writings, and is to have the £2000 told to-morrow. From, thence by water to Parliament Stairs, and there at an alehouse to Doling (who is suddenly to go into Ireland to venture his fortune); Simonds D'Ewes 1st Baronet (who is at a great loss for £200 present money, which I was loth to let him have, though I could now do it, and do love him and think him honest and sufficient, yet lothness to part with money did dissuade me from it); Luellin (who was very drowsy from a dose that he had got the last night), Mr. Mount and several others, among the rest one Mr. Pierce, an army man, who did make us the best sport for songs and stories in a Scotch tone (which he do very well) that ever I heard in my life. I never knew so good a companion in all my observation. From thence to the bridge by water, it being a most pleasant moonshine night, with a waterman who did tell such a company of bawdy stories, how once he carried a lady from Putney in such a night as this, and she bade him lie down by her, which he did, and did give her content, and a great deal more roguery.

Note 1. Jonas Moore (age 43) was born at Whitley, Lancashire, February 8th, 1617, and was appointed by Charles I tutor to the Duke of York (age 27). Soon after the Restoration he was knighted and made Surveyor-General of the Ordnance. He was famous as a mathematician, and was one of the founders of the Royal Society. He died August 27th, 1679, and at his funeral sixty pieces of ordnance were discharged at the Tower.

Ancestors of Simonds D'Ewes 1st Baronet 1602-1650

Great x 1 Grandfather: Adrian D'Ewes

GrandFather: Gerard d'Ewes

Father: Paul d'Ewes

Simonds D'Ewes 1st Baronet

GrandFather: Richard Simonds

Mother: Cecilia Simonds