WYTHENS, Francis (c.1635-1704), of Southend, Eltham, Kent and the Middle Temple.

Family and Education

b. c. 1635, o.s. of William Wythens of Southend, gent. of the privy chamber to Charles I, by Frances, da. of Robert King of St. Mary Cray, Kent. educ. St. John’s, Oxf. 1650; M. Temple 1654, called 1660. m. 21 May 1685, Elizabeth, da. of Sir Thomas Taylor, 1st Bt., of Park House, Maidstone, Kent, 1da. suc. fa. by 1647; Kntd. 18 Apr. 1680.DNB; Vis. Kent (Harl. Soc. liv), 182; Arch. Cant. xx. 38.

Offices Held

J.p. Kent 1675 – 80, Westminster 1677 – Feb. 1688; dep. steward, Westminster ?1677 – 83; commr. for assessment, Kent 1679 – 80; bencher, M. Temple 1680, reader 1680, treasurer 1681 – 82; recorder, Kingston-upon-Thames 1685-Mar. 1688.HMC Ormonde, n.s. v. 468; Luttrell, i. 255; Manning and Bray, Surr. i. 342.

KC 1683; serjeant-at-law 1683; j.K.b. 23 Apr. 1683 – 22 Apr. 1687.

Parlimentarian

WYTHENS, Francis (c.1635-1704), of Southend, Eltham, Kent and the Middle Temple.

Main residences: Southend, Eltham, Kent; the Middle Temple.

Author

E.C.

Volume

Commons 1660-1690

Will

Estates

Oxford 1644

No

Addresses

Religion