Family and Education
b. c. 1607, 1st s. of Sir Gerard Eyton of Lower Eyton by Elizabeth, da. and h. of Edward Bromfield of Bodulltin. educ. I. Temple 1626, called 1634. m. (1) 11 Feb. 1636, Eleanor, da. and coh. of Sir Peter Mutton of Llannerch, 3s. 4da.; (2) bef. 1656, Mary, da. of Sir Francis Bickley, 1st Bt., of Attleborough, Norf., wid. of William Hoo of Hoobury, St. Paul’s Walden, Herts., 1s. 2da. suc. fa. 1652; Kntd. 13 Apr. 1675.J. Y. W. Lloyd, Hist. Powys Fadog, ii. 161-3; iii. 325; PCC 69 Cottle, 170 Penn.
Offices Held
Protonotary and clerk of crown, Denb. and Mont. 1637 – 46, May 1660 – d.; j.p. Flints. 1641 – 44, Chester, Denb. and Flints. July 1660 – d.; commr. for assessment, Flints. Sept. 1660–1, Denb. 1661 – 80, Chester and Flints. 1673 – 80, Caern. 1673 – 74; attorney-gen. Cheshire and Flints. Aug. 1660–71; second justice, N. Wales circuit 1670 – 76, c.j. 1676 – d.; member, council in the marches of Wales 1672–d.
Capt. (royalist) 1634–6.
Parlimentarian
Main residence: Lower Eyton, Denb.
Volume
Commons 1660-1690
Web Title
EYTON, Kenrick (c.1607-81)
Will
Estates
Oxford 1644
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Religion
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