YELVERTON, Sir Christopher (1602-1654), 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 1607; Queens’, Camb. 1619; travelled abroad (Low Countries, France, Italy) 1624-6, 1628. GI Admiss.; Al. Cant.; APC, 1623-5, p. 416, 1629-30, p. 183; CSP Dom. 1623-5, p. 138; CJ, i. 900a. m. 20 Apr. 1630, GL, ms 6419/2, unfol. Anne (d. 3 Dec. 1670), J. Twisden, Fam. of Twysden and Twisden, 254. da. of Sir William Twysden*, 1st bt., of Roydon Hall, East Peckham, Kent, 2s. (1 d.v.p.) 1da. Add. 46185, f. 27. Kntd. 6 May 1623; Shaw, Knights of Eng. ii. 181. suc. fa. 1630; C142/467/68. cr. bt. 30 June 1641. CB, ii. 95. d. 4 Dec. 1654. Bridges, Northants. ii. 167.

Offices Held

Freeman Newport I.o.W. 1626; I.o.W. RO, NBC 45/2, f. 197. j.p. Northants. 1634–d.; C231/5, p. 122; CUL, ms Dd. viii. 1, f. 76. commr. oyer and terminer, Midlands circ. 1634–42, C181/4, ff. 166, 196; 181/5, f. 220. inquiry, Grafton, Northants. 1635; C181/4, f. 199. sheriff, Northants. 1639–40; List of Sheriffs comp. A. Hughes (PRO, L. and I. ix), 94. commr. perambulation, Salcey Forest, Northants. 1641, C181/5, f. 209v. defence, Midland Assoc. 1642, sequestration, Northants. 1643, levying money, Warws. 1643, assessment, Northants. 1644 – 45, 1647 – 48, New Model Ordinance 1645, Northern Assoc. Yorks. (N. Riding) 1645, appeals, Oxf. Univ. 1647, militia, Northants. and Warws. 1648. A. and O. i. 50, 115, 235, 528, 547, 620, 636, 706, 927, 970, 1088, 1240, 1244.

Servant to Queen Henrietta Maria 1628. SP16/100/93.

Parlimentarian

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

Main residences: Easton Maudit, Northants.; Aldersgate Street, London.

Author

V.C.D.M.

R.C.L.S.

Volume

Commons 1604-1629

Web Title

YELVERTON, Sir Christopher (1602-1654)

Will

Estates

Oxford 1644

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Religion

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