- Evelyn Baronets
There have been three Evelyn Baronetcies, two in the
Baronetage of England and one in theBaronetage of Great Britain . These are shown individually below in order of creation. The three families are [http://www.kittybrewster.com/ancestry/evelyn.htm closely related] and made their money out of gunpowder.Evelyn of
Godstone , SurreyCreated in the
Baronetage of England 29 May1660 for
*Sir John Evelyn, 1st Baronet MP forBletchingley 1660 (12 March 1633 – 10 August 1671):Extinct on his deathEvelyn of
Long Ditton , SurreyCreated in the
Baronetage of England 17 February1683 for
*Sir Edward Evelyn, 1st Baronet MP for Surrey 1685-1687 (25 January 1626 – 3 May 1692):Extinct on his deathEvelyn of Wotton, Surrey
Created in the
Baronetage of Great Britain 6 August1713 for
*Sir John Evelyn, 1st Baronet, MP for Helston 1708-1710. Joint Postmaster General 1708-1715 (2 March 1682 – 15 July 1763), Grandson ofJohn Evelyn , the diarist
*Sir John Evelyn, 2nd Baronet MP for Helston 1727-1741 and 1747-1767 and Penryn 1741-1747 (24 August 1706 – 11 June 1767)
*Sir Frederick Evelyn, 3rd Baronet (1733/34 – 1 April 1812). The baronetcy then passed to his cousin:
*Sir John Evelyn, 4th Baronet (c.1757 – 14 May 1833) of unsound mind
*Sir Hugh Evelyn, 5th Baronet (31 January 1769 – 28 August 1848) of unsound mind:Extinct on his deathReferences
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