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Biography of Christopher Yelverton 1st Baronet 1602-1654

Paternal Family Tree: Yelverton

Before 27th March 1602 [his father] Henry Yelverton (age 35) and [his mother] Mary Beale (age 20) were married. She the daughter of [his grandfather] Robert Beale.

On 27th March 1602 Christopher Yelverton 1st Baronet was born to Henry Yelverton (age 35) and Mary Beale (age 20).

On 24th January 1630 [his father] Henry Yelverton (age 63) died. He was buried at the Church of St Peter and St Paul, Easton Maudit [Map].

On 29th April 1625 [his mother] Mary Beale (age 43) died. She was buried at the Church of St Peter and St Paul, Easton Maudit [Map].

Elaborate canopied Stuart Hooded Monument of alabaster, the effigies one above the other, with the figures of four sons and five daughters below. The canopy is supported by bedesmen in black gowns, and is surmounted by figures of Faith, Hope, and Charity. Above is an inscribed panel surrounded by books on end and various linked symbols with winged cherubs above. Large caryatids representing hooded bedesmen to left and right. Arch above with 3 standing figures and 2 hour-glasses on sculls.

Mary Beale: Around 1582 she was born to Robert Beale. Before 27th March 1602 Henry Yelverton and she were married. She the daughter of Robert Beale.

On 20th April 1630 Christopher Yelverton 1st Baronet (age 28) and Anne Twysden were married.

After 20th April 1630 [his daughter] Anne Yelverton Countess Manchester was born to Christopher Yelverton 1st Baronet (age 28) and [his wife] Anne Twysden.

On 6th July 1633 [his son] Henry Yelverton Baron Grey of Ruthyn was born to Christopher Yelverton 1st Baronet (age 31) and [his wife] Anne Twysden.

In 1641 Christopher Yelverton 1st Baronet (age 38) was created 1st Baronet Yelverton of Easton Maudit in Northamptonshire.

Diary of Isabella Twysden 1645. the 14 august Sr christofer yelverton (age 43) went to peckham.

Diary of Isabella Twysden 1645. the 18 Sep: my bro (age 43): and [his wife] sister yelverton came from peckham agane to London.

After 1647 Bishop Thomas Morton (age 82) became tutor to [his son] Henry Yelverton Baron Grey of Ruthyn (age 13) the son of Christopher Yelverton 1st Baronet (age 44) at Easton Maudit.

On 4th December 1654 Christopher Yelverton 1st Baronet (age 52) died. He was buried at the Church of St Peter and St Paul, Easton Maudit [Map]. His son [his son] Henry (age 21) succeeded 2nd Baronet Yelverton of Easton Maudit in Northamptonshire.

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The Chronicle of Geoffrey le Baker of Swinbroke. Baker was a secular clerk from Swinbroke, now Swinbrook, an Oxfordshire village two miles east of Burford. His Chronicle describes the events of the period 1303-1356: Gaveston, Bannockburn, Boroughbridge, the murder of King Edward II, the Scottish Wars, Sluys, Crécy, the Black Death, Winchelsea and Poitiers. To quote Herbert Bruce 'it possesses a vigorous and characteristic style, and its value for particular events between 1303 and 1356 has been recognised by its editor and by subsequent writers'. The book provides remarkable detail about the events it describes. Baker's text has been augmented with hundreds of notes, including extracts from other contemporary chronicles, such as the Annales Londonienses, Annales Paulini, Murimuth, Lanercost, Avesbury, Guisborough and Froissart to enrich the reader's understanding. The translation takes as its source the 'Chronicon Galfridi le Baker de Swynebroke' published in 1889, edited by Edward Maunde Thompson. Available at Amazon in eBook and Paperback.

After 4th December 1654. Church of St Peter and St Paul, Easton Maudit [Map]. Monument to Christopher Yelverton 1st Baronet (deceased).

On 20th September 1659 Bishop Thomas Morton (age 95) died at Easton Maudit at the home of Christopher Yelverton 1st Baronet whose tutor he once had been. Grave slab for Bishop Thomas Morton at the Church of St Peter and St Paul, Easton Maudit [Map]. Note his grave slab states his name as Thomas Dunelm. Dunelm is the surname traditionally taken by Bishops of Durham. Main armorial the arms of the Bishop of Durham impaled with unknown arms.

Bishop Thomas Morton: On 20th March 1564 he was born at York [Map]. In 1618 he was appointed Bishop of Norwich. In June 1632 he was appointed Bishop of Durham. Parliament deprived him of the see in 1647. After 1647 Bishop Thomas Morton became tutor to Henry Yelverton Baron Grey of Ruthyn the son of Christopher Yelverton 1st Baronet at Easton Maudit.

On 3rd December 1670 [his former wife] Anne Twysden died.

Royal Ancestors of Christopher Yelverton 1st Baronet 1602-1654

Kings Wessex: Great x 18 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England

Kings Gwynedd: Great x 15 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd

Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 21 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth

Kings Powys: Great x 16 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys

Kings England: Great x 9 Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Kings Scotland: Great x 17 Grand Son of King Duncan I of Scotland

Kings Franks: Great x 15 Grand Son of Louis VII King Franks

Kings France: Great x 18 Grand Son of Robert "Pious" II King France

Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 22 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine

Ancestors of Christopher Yelverton 1st Baronet 1602-1654

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Yelverton

Great x 3 Grandfather: William Yelverton

Great x 2 Grandfather: William Yelverton

Great x 1 Grandfather: William Yelverton

GrandFather: Christopher Yelverton

Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Fermor alias Ricards

Great x 3 Grandfather: Laurence Fermor

Great x 2 Grandfather: Henry Fermor

Great x 1 Grandmother: Amy Fermor

Father: Henry Yelverton

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Catesby

Great x 3 Grandfather: Humphrey Catesby

Great x 2 Grandfather: Anthony Catesby of Whiston

Great x 1 Grandfather: Thomas Catesby of Whiston

Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Pigot

Great x 2 Grandmother: Isabel Pigot

GrandMother: Margaret Catesby

Christopher Yelverton 1st Baronet 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 1 Grandfather: Robert Beale

GrandFather: Robert Beale 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Morison of Hertfordshire

Great x 2 Grandfather: Richard Morrison

Great x 1 Grandmother: Amy Morison 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Hussey

Great x 3 Grandfather: John Hussey 1st Baron Hussey of Sleaford 9 x Great Grand Son of King John of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Berkeley 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Bridget Hussey Countess Bedford 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: George Grey 2nd Earl Kent 3 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne Grey Baroness Hussey Sleaford 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Katherine Herbert Countess Kent 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England

Mother: Mary Beale 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England