YELVERTON, Sir Christopher (1602-54), of Easton Maudit, Northants. and Aldersgate Street, London.

Family and Education

b. 27 Mar. 1602,Cat. Ashmolean Mss. 122. 1st s. of Henry Yelverton† and Mary, da. of Robert Beale† of Barnes, Surr.Bridges, Northants. ii. 166. educ. G. Inn, 28 Feb. 1607;GI Admiss. i. 114. Queens’, Camb. 1619; travelled abroad (Low Countries, France, Italy), 1624-6.APC 1623-5, p. 416; CSP Dom. 1623-5, p. 138. m. 20 Apr. 1630,GL, MS 6419/2, unfol. Anne (d. 1670), da. of Sir William Twisden†, 1st bt. of Roydon Hall, East Peckham, Kent, 2s. (1 d.v.p.) 1da.Add. 46185, f. 27. suc. fa. 1630.C142/467/68. Kntd. 6 May 1623.Shaw, Knights of Eng. ii. 181. cr. bt. 30 June 1641.CB. d. 4 Dec. 1654.Bridges, Northants. ii. 167.

Offices Held

Civic: freeman, Newport I.o.W. 13 Jan. 1626.I.o.W. RO, NBC 45/2, f. 197.

Court: servant to Henrietta Maria, 1628.SP16/100/93.

Local: j.p. Northants. 8 Feb. 1634-bef. Oct. 1653.Coventry Docquets, 69; C231/5, p. 122; C193/13/4, f. 71v; CUL, MS Dd.VIII.1, f. 76. Commr. oyer and terminer, Midland circ. 1634-aft. Jan. 1642;C181/4, ff. 166, 196; C181/5, ff. 5, 220. inquiry, Grafton, Northants. 1635.C181/4, f. 199. Sheriff, Northants. 10 Nov. 1639–40.List of Sheriffs (L. and I. ix), 94; Coventry Docquets, 369. Commr. Salcey Forest, Northants. 1641.C181/5, f. 209v. Dep. lt. Northants. by 8 June 1642–?CJ ii. 614a. Commr. for associating midland cos. 15 Dec. 1642; sequestration, 27 Mar. 1643; levying of money, Warws. 3 Aug. 1643; assessment, 12 Oct. 1644, 17 Feb. 1645, 23 June 1647, 16 Feb. 1648; New Model ordinance, 17 Feb. 1645; Northern Assoc. Yorks. (N. Riding) 20 June 1645.A. and O. Member, Warws. co. cttee. 24 Nov. 1645.CJ iv. 345b; HMC 6th Rep. 85. Commr. militia, Northants., Warws. 2 Dec. 1648.A. and O.

Central: commr. for disbursing further subsidy, 1641; assessment, 1642.SR. Member, cttee. for foreign affairs, 24 July 1644;CJ iii. 568a; LJ vi. 640b. cttee. for plundered ministers, 9 Aug. 1644, 19 Apr. 1645.CJ iii. 585a; iv. 116b. Commr. appeals, visitation Oxf. Univ. 1 May 1647.A. and O.

Parlimentarian

YELVERTON, Sir Christopher (1602-1654), of Easton Maudit, Northants. and Aldersgate Street, London

: of Easton Maudit, Northants. and London., Aldersgate Street.

Volume

Commons 1640-1660

Web Title

YELVERTON, Sir Christopher (1602-54), of Easton Maudit, Northants. and Aldersgate Street, London.

Will

28 Nov. 1654, pr. 23 Feb. 1655.PROB11/247/575.

Estates

lands in Northants. centred on manor of Easton Maudit; rent-charge in Reynsham, Norf.; and house in Aldersgate Street, London, inherited from his father.PROB11/157/647.

Oxford 1644

Addresses

Religion

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