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Paternal Family Tree: Evelyn
On 4th December 1641 George Evelyn of Nutfield was born to [his father] George Evelyn of West Dean (age 60).
In 1664 [his father] George Evelyn of West Dean (age 82) died.
On 8th September 1664 George Evelyn of Nutfield (age 22) and Mary Longley (age 21) were married. There was no issue from the marriage.
In 1673 [his wife] Mary Longley (age 30) died.
In June 1673 George Evelyn of Nutfield (age 31) and Margaret Webb (age 20) were married.
On 7th April 1674 [his daughter] Margaret Evelyn was born to George Evelyn of Nutfield (age 32) and [his wife] Margaret Webb (age 21). She married 5th February 1695 Peter Hussey.
On 3rd October 1677 [his son] John Evelyn of Nutfield was born to George Evelyn of Nutfield (age 35) and [his wife] Margaret Webb (age 24).
The History of William Marshal was commissioned by his son shortly after William’s death in 1219 to celebrate the Marshal’s remarkable life; it is an authentic, contemporary voice. The manuscript was discovered in 1861 by French historian Paul Meyer. Meyer published the manuscript in its original Anglo-French in 1891 in two books. This book is a line by line translation of the first of Meyer’s books; lines 1-10152. Book 1 of the History begins in 1139 and ends in 1194. It describes the events of the Anarchy, the role of William’s father John, John’s marriages, William’s childhood, his role as a hostage at the siege of Newbury, his injury and imprisonment in Poitou where he met Eleanor of Aquitaine and his life as a knight errant. It continues with the accusation against him of an improper relationship with Margaret, wife of Henry the Young King, his exile, and return, the death of Henry the Young King, the rebellion of Richard, the future King Richard I, war with France, the death of King Henry II, and the capture of King Richard, and the rebellion of John, the future King John. It ends with the release of King Richard and the death of John Marshal.
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Before 24th May 1683 [his wife] Margaret Webb (age 30) died.
Before 19th August 1685 [his son] Richard Evelyn of Dublin was born to George Evelyn of Nutfield (age 43).
On 4th December 1686 [his son] William Evelyn Evelyn was born to George Evelyn of Nutfield (age 45).
John Evelyn's Diary. 30th March 1694. I went to the Duke of Norfolk (age 39), to desire him to make cousin Evelyn of Nutfield (age 52) one of the Deputy-Lieutenants of Surrey, and entreat him to dismiss my brother (age 76), now unable to serve by reason of age and infirmity. The Duke granted the one, but would not suffer my brother to resign his commission, desiring he should keep the honor of it during his life, though he could not act. He professed great kindness to our family.
John Evelyn's Diary. 4th August 1694. I went to visit my cousin, George Evelyn of Nutfield (age 52), where I found a family of ten children, five sons and five daughters-all beautiful women grown, and extremely well-fashioned. All painted in one piece, very well, by Mr. Lutterell, in crayon on copper, and seeming to be as finely painted as the best miniature. They are the children of two extraordinary beautiful wives. The boys were at school.
John Evelyn's Diary. 1st February 1695. Lord Spencer (age 19) married the Duke of Newcastle's daughter (age 21), and our neighbour, Mr. Hussey, married a daughter of my cousin, George Evelyn, of Nutfield (age 53).
Around 5th February 1695 [his son-in-law] Peter Hussey (age 28) and [his daughter] Margaret Evelyn (age 20) were married.
In June 1699 George Evelyn of Nutfield (age 57) died.
William of Worcester's Chronicle of England
William of Worcester, born around 1415, and died around 1482 was secretary to John Fastolf, the renowned soldier of the Hundred Years War, during which time he collected documents, letters, and wrote a record of events. Following their return to England in 1440 William was witness to major events. Twice in his chronicle he uses the first person: 1. when writing about the murder of Thomas, 7th Baron Scales, in 1460, he writes '… and I saw him lying naked in the cemetery near the porch of the church of St. Mary Overie in Southwark …' and 2. describing King Edward IV's entry into London in 1461 he writes '… proclaimed that all the people themselves were to recognize and acknowledge Edward as king. I was present and heard this, and immediately went down with them into the city'. William’s Chronicle is rich in detail. It is the source of much information about the Wars of the Roses, including the term 'Diabolical Marriage' to describe the marriage of Queen Elizabeth Woodville’s brother John’s marriage to Katherine, Dowager Duchess of Norfolk, he aged twenty, she sixty-five or more, and the story about a paper crown being placed in mockery on the severed head of Richard, 3rd Duke of York.
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John Evelyn's Diary. 19th June 1699. My cousin, George Evelyn, of Nutfield (deceased), died suddenly.
Great x 2 Grandfather: John Evelyn of Kingston
Great x 1 Grandfather: George Evelyn of Long Ditton
GrandFather: John Evelyn of Godstone
Great x 2 Grandfather: Thomas Williams
Great x 1 Grandmother: Rose Williams
Father: George Evelyn of West Dean