Col. John Selwyn^[1]

1688 - 1751  (63 years)

• Name	John Selwyn
  Prefix	Col.
  Born	20 Aug 1688	Scadbury Park, Kent
  Gender	Male
  Died	5 Nov 1751	Matson
  Age	63 years
  Person ID	I0490	The Selwyn Family Tree
  Last Modified	27 Jun 2023

  
  

  Father	Maj. Gen. William Selwyn,   b. 1655,   d. 15 Apr 1702, Jamaica  (Age 47 years)
  Mother	Albinia Betenson,   b. 1657,   d. 29 Dec 1737  (Age 80 years)
  Married	26 May 1681	Westminster Abbey
  Family ID	F073	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary Farrington,   b. 1690,   d. 18 Nov 1777  (Age 87 years)
  Married	29 Mar 1711	St. Martin in the Fields,Westminster,London,England
  Children	1. John Henry Augustus Selwyn,   b. Abt 1712,   d. 27 Jun 1751, Danson House, Kent  (Age 39 years) + 2. Albinia Selwyn,   b. 29 Apr 1714,   d. 7 Sep 1739, Matson  (Age 25 years) + 3. George Augustus Selwyn,   b. 11 Aug 1719, Chislehurst, Kent ,   d. 25 Jan 1791, Cleveland Court, St James's, London  (Age 71 years)   4. Charles Selwyn,   bur. 7 Jan 1714/15, Chislehurst, Kent
  Documents		Obligation of marriage between John Selwyn and Mary Farrington
  		Allegation of marriage between John Selwyn and Mary Farrington dated 29 Mar 1711
  Last Modified	26 Apr 2012
  Family ID	F081	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 20 Aug 1688 - Scadbury Park, Kent Married - 29 Mar 1711 - St. Martin in the Fields,Westminster,London,England Died - 5 Nov 1751 - Matson  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

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  Headstones » Slide Show		Brass plate to the memory of John Selwyn
  		Memorial Inscription in St. Katharine's, Matson
  		Memorial Inscription in St. Katharine's, Matson
  		Memorial Inscription in St. Katharine's, Matson

  
  

• Notes

  Inherited Matson House in 1702 Equerry to Queen Caroline Purchased the lordship of Scadbury Park in 1736. Settled Frognal manor on his daughter Albinia Selwyn and the Hon. Thomas Townshend in 1751 Entry on History of Parliament M.P. for Truro, 1715 - 25 Feb. 1721 M.P. for Whitchurch, 1727 - 1734 M.P. for Gloucester, 1734 - 5 Nov. 1751 Chamberlain to Caroline Princess of Wales 1718-23. Treasurer to Queen Caroline 1730-37

  
  

• Sources

  [S47] Inscription in Matson Church, Gloucester, Mary Townshend.