Paternal Family Tree: Evelyn
John Evelyn of Wiltshire and Elizabeth Coxe were married.
On 11th August 1601 John Evelyn of Wiltshire was born to George Evelyn of West Dean [aged 19].
In 1642 [his daughter] Sarah Evelyn Viscountess Fanshawe and Castleton was born to John Evelyn of Wiltshire [aged 40] and Elizabeth Coxe. She married 1. before 26th September 1662 John Wray 3rd Baronet, son of John Wray 2nd Baronet and Grisilla Bethell Lady Glentworth, and had issue 2. 1665 Thomas Fanshawe 2nd Viscount Fanshawe, son of Thomas Fanshawe 1st Viscount Fanshawe and Elizabeth Cockayne Viscountess Fanshawe, and had issue 3. after 1674 George Saunderson 5th Viscount Castleton, son of Nicholas Saunderson 2nd Viscount Castleton and Frances Manners.
John Evelyn's Diary. 2nd July 1649. I went from Wotton, Surrey [Map] to Godstone, Surrey (the residence of [his uncle] Sir John Evelyn [aged 58]), where was also Sir John Evelyn of Wilts. [aged 47], when I took leave of both Sir Johns and their ladies. Mem. the prodigious memory of Sir John of Wilts' daughter, since married to Mr. W. Pierrepont [Note. Mr R Pierrepoint], and mother of the present Earl of Kingston. I returned to Sayes Court, Deptford [Map] this night.
Before 26th September 1662 [his son-in-law] John Wray 3rd Baronet [aged 43] and [his daughter] Sarah Evelyn Viscountess Fanshawe and Castleton [aged 20] were married. She by marriage Lady Wray of Glentworth in Lincolnshire. The difference in their ages was 22 years.
In 1664 [his father] George Evelyn of West Dean [aged 82] died.
Around 1665 [his son-in-law] Thomas Fanshawe 2nd Viscount Fanshawe [aged 33] and [his daughter] Sarah Evelyn Viscountess Fanshawe and Castleton [aged 23] were married.
After 1674 [his son-in-law] George Saunderson 5th Viscount Castleton [aged 42] and [his daughter] Sarah Evelyn Viscountess Fanshawe and Castleton [aged 32] were married. His second wife, her third husband. She by marriage Viscountess Castleton.
On 26th June 1685 John Evelyn of Wiltshire [aged 83] died. He left his daughter Sarah Evelyn Viscountess Fanshawe and Castleton [aged 43] only five shillings in his will since he disapproved of her marriage with George Saunderson 5th Viscount Castleton [aged 53].
Abbot John Whethamstede’s Chronicle of the Abbey of St Albans
Abbot John Whethamstede's Register aka Chronicle of his second term at the Abbey of St Albans, 1451-1461, is a remarkable text that describes his first-hand experience of the beginning of the Wars of the Roses including the First and Second Battles of St Albans, 1455 and 1461, respectively, their cause, and their consequences, not least on the Abbey itself. His text also includes Loveday, Blore Heath, Northampton, the Act of Accord, Wakefield, and Towton, and ends with the Coronation of King Edward IV. In addition to the events of the Wars of the Roses, Abbot John, or his scribes who wrote the Chronicle, include details in the life of the Abbey such as charters, letters, land exchanges, visits by legates, and disputes, which provide a rich insight into the day-to-day life of the Abbey, and the challenges faced by its Abbot.
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John Evelyn's Diary. 6th June 1687. I visited my Lady Pierpoint, daughter to Sir John Evelyn, of Deane [in Wilts], now widow of Mr. Pierpoint, and mother of the Earl of Kingston. She was now engaged in the marriage of my cousin, Evelyn Pierpoint [aged 32], her second son.
John Evelyn's Diary. 1st January 1699. My cousin Pierrepoint died. She was daughter to Sir John Evelyn, of Wilts, my father's nephew; she was widow to William Pierrepoint, brother to the Marquis of Dorchester, and mother to Evelyn Pierrepoint, Earl of Kingston [aged 44]; a most excellent and prudent lady.
[his daughter] Elizabeth Evelyn was born to John Evelyn of Wiltshire and Elizabeth Coxe. She married Robert Pierrepont and had issue.
Great x 2 Grandfather: John Evelyn of Kingston
Great x 1 Grandfather: George Evelyn of Long Ditton
Grandfather: John Evelyn of Godstone
Great x 2 Grandfather: Thomas Williams
Great x 1 Grandmother: Rose Williams
Father: George Evelyn of West Dean