Family and Education
b. 17 Mar. 1594,The Par. Reg. of Southill 1538-1812 (Beds. Par. Reg. xii), 9. 7th but 6th surv. s. of Oliver St John, 3rd Baron St John of Bletso (d. 1618), and Dorothy, da. of John Rede† of Boddington, Glos.;Vis. Beds. (Harl. Soc. xxi), 194; Genealogia Bedfordiensis, 291; CP. bro. of Sir Alexander†, Sir Anthony†, Sir Henry†, Oliver St John†, 1st earl of Bolingbroke, and Sir Rowland†. educ. Queens’, Camb. 1610, MA 1613;Al. Cant. L. Inn 1613.LI Admiss. i. 162. m. 13 Oct. 1613, Rebecca (bur. 26 Mar. 1631), da. of William Hawkins of Tilbrook, Beds. s.p.C142/429/132/2; Genealogia Bedfordiensis, 291. Kntd. 24 June 1619.F.A. Blaydes, ‘A list of Beds. knights’, Beds. N and Q i. 211. d. betw. 8 July-23 Aug. 1667.Leics. RO, Wills 1667/73.
Offices Held

Local: j.p. Beds. 1619 – June 1627, 1628 – 36, by Feb. 1650 – 29 July 1652, Mar. 1660 – d.; Hunts. 1624 – 26, 1628 – 36, by Feb. 1650-bef. Mar. 1660.C231/6, pp. 195, 244; C193/13/3, ff. 1, 31v; C193/12/3, f. 1v; Coventry Docquets, 60; J. Broadway, R. Cust and S.K. Roberts, ‘Additional docquets of commissions of the peace’, Parl. Hist. xxxii. 235; CSP Dom. 1655, p. 94; A Perfect List (1660). Dep. lt. by 1624-aft. 1625; Beds. by 1642–?C231/4, f. 173; Add. Ch. 33168B; PJ iii. 92. Commr. Forced Loan, 1626–7; Hunts., Bedford 1627;C193/12/2, ff. 2, 24v, 81; CSP Dom. 1627–8, p. 44. sewers, Deeping and Gt. Level 1631 – 38; Beds. 1636;C181/4, f. 93v; C181/5, ff. 9v, 37v; Cambs. RO, R.59.31.9.1A, f. 179; National Art Library, V. and A., MSL/1921/320; Beds. RO, J1053. subsidy, 1641; further subsidy, 1641; poll tax, 1641, 1660;SR. disarming recusants, 30 Aug. 1641;LJ iv. 385a. oyer and terminer, Norf. circ. 14 Jan. 1642;C181/5, f. 218. contribs. towards relief of Ireland, Beds. 1642;SR. assessment, 1642, 18 Oct. 1644, 21 Feb. 1645, 23 June 1647, 16 Feb. 1648, 7 Apr. 1649, 1 June 1660, 1661, 1664.SR; A. and O.; An Ordinance...for an Assessment (1660, E.1075.6). Commry. for musters, Sir Samuel Luke’s* tp. of horse, Beds. Nov. 1642.CJ ii. 833a. Commr. for associating midland cos. Beds. 15 Dec. 1642; sequestration, 27 Mar. 1643; additional ord. for levying of money, 1 June 1643; New Model ordinance, 17 Feb. 1645; militia, 2 Dec. 1648, 12 Mar. 1660.A. and O.

Central: member, cttee. for examinations, 28 Oct. 1642.CJ ii. 825b.

Civic: freeman, Bedford by 1647–d.Min. Bk. of Bedford Corp. 1.

: of Tilbrook, Beds.
Volume
Commons 1640-1660
Web Title

ST JOHN, Sir Beauchamp (1594-1667), of Tilbrook, Beds.

Will
8 July 1667, pr. 23 Aug. 1667.Leics. RO, Wills 1667/73.
Estates
owned property at Tilbrook (inherited from his father-in-law)Beds. N and Q i. 211, 216. and in Hunts.;VCH Beds. iii. 163; Add. 34401, f. 73. he and others bought land at Titchmarsh, Northants. 1637.Coventry Docquets, 705.
Oxford 1644
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