YONGE, Sir John (1603-63), of Colyton, Devon.

Family and Education

bap. 2 Oct. 1603, 1st s. of Walter Yonge I* and Jane, da. of Sir John Periam† of Exeter.Vivian, Vis. Devon, 840. educ. Exeter Coll. Oxf. 17 Dec. 1619, ‘aged 18’, BA 14 June 1621, MA 21 June 1625;Al. Ox. M. Temple 18 Oct. 1619.MTR ii. 641. m. Elizabeth, da. of Sir William Strode† of Newnham, Plympton St Mary, 4s. (1 d.v.p.), 4da. (2 d.v.p.).Vivian, Vis. Devon, 840. Kntd. 15 Sept. 1625. cr. bt. 26 Sept. 1661.Knights of Eng. ii. 189; CB. bur. 26 Aug. 1663 26 Aug. 1663.Al. Ox.

Offices Held

Local: commr. subsidy, Devon 1641; further subsidy, 1641; poll tax, 1641; contribs. towards relief of Ireland, 1642;SR. assessment, 1642, 18 Oct. 1644, 23 June 1647, 16 Feb. 1648, 7 Apr., 7 Dec. 1649, 26 Nov. 1650, 10 Dec. 1652, 24 Nov. 1653, 9 June 1657, 1 June 1660;SR; A. and O.; An Act for an Assessment (1653, E.1062.28); An Ordinance … for an Assessment (1660, E.1075.6). commr. for Devon, 1 July 1644.A. and O. J.p. by 6 Mar. 1647 – 4 Mar. 1657, Mar. 1660–d.Devon RO, DQS 28/3, 12; C231/6, p. 360. Commr. Devon militia, 7 June 1648;LJ x. 311b. militia, 2 Dec. 1648, 12 Mar. 1660;A. and O. oyer and terminer, Western circ. by Feb. 1654-June 1659.C181/6 pp. 8, 307.

Central: member, cttee. of navy and customs, 19 Aug. 1642;CJ ii. 728a. cttee. for compounding, 8 Nov. 1643,CJ iii. 305a. 8 Feb. 1647;A. and O. cttee. for plundered ministers, 27 Dec. 1647.CJ v. 407a.

Civic: freeman, Lyme Regis 11 Oct. 1647.Dorset RO, DC/LR/B1/9, f. 1.

Parlimentarian

YONGE, Sir John (1603-63), of Colyton, Devon.

: Devon.

Volume

Commons 1640-1660

Web Title

YONGE, Sir John (1603-63), of Colyton, Devon.

Will

2 May 1661, pr. 17 Sept. 1663.PROB11/312/166.

Estates

From 1649 held lease for 3 lives of dean and chapter property, rectory and sheaf of Sidbury, Devon, £20 p.a. rent.E113/6, unfol.

Oxford 1644

Addresses

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