George Evelin, First Commander of Kent Island

EVELYN (EVELIN), GEORGE (1592/93-?)

• BORN on January 31, 1592/93, in London, England; first son.
• IMMIGRATED: in 1636 as a free adult with his family.
• RESIDED on Kent Island; St. Mary's County, by 1638; returned to England, ca. 1639.

FAMILY BACKGROUND.

• FATHER: Robert Evelyn, Sr. (ca. 1570-1639), son of George Evelyn, of Wotton, Surrey, England; a member of the Virginia Company, 1609.
• MOTHER: Susannah, daughter of Gregory Young, Esq., of York, England.
• BROTHER: Robert Evelyn (?-ca. 1649).
• MARRIED in 1623 Jane, daughter of Richard Crane, of Dorset, England.

CHILDREN.

• SONS George (1623-?); Mount joy (?-by 1662), who married Dorothea,daughter of Obedience Robins.
• DAUGHTER: Rebecca (ca. 1635-1701), who married first, Barholomew Knipe, and second, Daniel Parke.

PRIVATE CAREER.

• EDUCATION: literate; entered the Middle Temple, London, England, 1620.
• SOCIAL STATUS AND ACTIVITIES: his family was prominent in colonial activities; probably returned to England after his father's death to assume ownership of the family estate there.
• OCCUPATIONAL PROFILE: agent, Cloberry & Company, 1636 (held one-sixth interest in the joint-stock venture); planter.

PUBLIC CAREER.

• LEGISLATIVE SERVICE: Assembly, special writ, 1637/38 (Laws).
• LOCAL OFFICE, commander, Kent Isle, 1637-1638.

Source: Archives of Maryland Online

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• The First Commander of Kent Island