Evelyn Baronets
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There have been three Evelyn Baronetcies, two in the Baronetage of England and one in the Baronetage of Great Britain. These are shown individually below in order of creation. The three families are closely related and made their money out of gunpowder.

Evelyn of Godstone
Godstone
Godstone is a village in the county of Surrey, England. It is located approximately six miles east of Reigate at the junction of the A22 and A25 major roads, and near the M25 motorway.-History:...

, Surrey

Created in the Baronetage of England 29 May 1660 for
  • Sir John Evelyn, 1st Baronet (12 March 1633 – 10 August 1671) High Sheriff of Surrey
    High Sheriff of Surrey
    -List of High Sheriffs of Surrey:The list of known High Sheriffs of Surrey extends back to 1066 At various times the High Sheriff of Surrey was also High Sheriff of Sussex -1066-1228:...

     1666
Extinct on his death

Evelyn of Long Ditton
Long Ditton
Long Ditton is a village in Surrey, England lying on the boundary with Greater London. Neighbouring settlements include Thames Ditton, Surbiton, Tolworth and Chessington.-History:...

, Surrey

Created in the Baronetage of England 17 February 1683 for
  • Sir Edward Evelyn, 1st Baronet MP for Surrey 1685-1687 (25 January 1626 – 3 May 1692)
Extinct on his death

Evelyn of Wotton, Surrey

Created in the Baronetage of Great Britain 6 August 1713 for
  • Sir John Evelyn, 1st Baronet
    Sir John Evelyn, 1st Baronet of Wotton
    -Biography:He was born in Deptford, Kent, the son of John Evelyn the Younger, Barrister of the Middle Temple and Commissioner of the Revenue, and his wife, Martha, daughter of Richard Spencer. He was the grandson of the famous diarist John Evelyn...

    , MP for Helston
    Helston (UK Parliament constituency)
    Helston, sometimes known as Helleston, was a parliamentary borough centred on the small town of Helston in Cornwall.Using the bloc vote system of election, it returned two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons of England until 1707, then to House of Commons of Great Britain until 1800, and...

     1708-1710. Joint Postmaster General 1708-1715 (2 March 1682 – 15 July 1763), Grandson of John Evelyn
    John Evelyn
    John Evelyn was an English writer, gardener and diarist.Evelyn's diaries or Memoirs are largely contemporaneous with those of the other noted diarist of the time, Samuel Pepys, and cast considerable light on the art, culture and politics of the time John Evelyn (31 October 1620 – 27 February...

    , the diarist
  • Sir John Evelyn, 2nd Baronet MP for Helston 1727-1741 and 1747-1767 and Penryn
    Penryn (UK Parliament constituency)
    Penryn was a parliamentary borough in Cornwall, which elected two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons of England from 1553 until 1707, to the House of Commons of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800, and finally to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom from 1801 to until 1832...

     1741-1747 (24 August 1706 – 11 June 1767)
  • Sir Frederick Evelyn, 3rd Baronet (1733/34 – 1 April 1812). The baronetcy then passed to his cousin:
  • Sir John Evelyn, 4th Baronet (c.1757 – 14 May 1833) of unsound mind
  • Sir Hugh Evelyn, 5th Baronet (31 January 1769 – dsp 28 August 1848) of unsound mind
Extinct on his death
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