- 1797
Generation: 1
Generation: 2
3. | Ruth Compton was born on 13 Nov 1695 (daughter of Anthony Compton and Hannah Hutchinson); died on 3 May 1761; was buried on 9 May 1761 in Chislehurst, Kent. Children:
- Albinia Selwyn was born in 1719; died on 2 Apr 1769; was buried in Whiston, Northants.
- Mary Selwyn was born in 1720; died in 1783; was buried in Batsford.
- Hannah Selwyn was born on 27 Aug 1725; died on 15 Nov 1756 in Matson.
- Rev. Charles Jasper Selwyn was born on 19 Feb 1725/26; was christened on 5 Mar 1725/26 in St. Margaret's, Westminster ; died on 10 Sep 1794; was buried on 16 Sep 1794 in Batsford churchyard.
- Catherine Selwyn was born in 1729; died on 5 Sep 1801.
- William Selwyn, KC was born on 14 Jun 1732; died on 21 Aug 1817 in Selwyn Court, Richmond; was buried on 29 Aug 1817 in Chislehurst, Kent.
- Charlotte Selwyn died in 1806 in Bath; was buried on 17 Jun 1806 in All Saints, Weston, Bath.
- 1. Frances Selwyn died in 1797; was buried on 29 Jun 1797 in Chislehurst, Kent.
- Louisa Selwyn died in 1787; was buried on 30 Oct 1787 in Chislehurst, Kent.
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4. | Maj. Gen. William Selwyn was born in 1655 (son of William Selwyn and Margaret Nourse); died on 15 Apr 1702 in Jamaica; was buried in Matson, Gloucester. Notes:
Entry on the Queen's Royal Surrey's site
According to his entry in John Davis, the history of the Second Queen's
Royal Regiment, now the Queen's (Royal West) Surrey Regiment, vol. vi
(London, 1906), which covers officers serving between 1661 and 1904,
William Selwyn was commissioned as a Captain in the Guards on 1 September
1681, as Captain & Lieutenant Colonel, 2nd Foot Guards in 1688 and Colonel
of the 2nd Regiment of Foot on 18 December 1691. He was made a Brigadier
General in 1695, and exchanged to the Colonelcy of the 22nd Foot on 28 June
1701. On 9 March 1702, he was promoted to Major General and Governor of
Jamaica. He died in Jamaica on 6 April 1702. He served at the battles of
Landen, 19 July 1693 and Namur, 20 August 1695, serving in the allied army
under the command of William III. He appears to have served at some time
probably in the Anglo-Dutch Brigade in the United Netherlands, where he
came to the notice of the future William III.
Inherited Matson House in 1679
Entry on History of Parliament
M.P. for Gloucester, 1698 - Nov. 1701
s. William, of Gloucester (city), arm. ORIEL COLL., matric. 11 April 1674, aged 16; of Stonehouse, co. Gloucester; M.P. Gloucester 1698-1700, 1700-1, colonel 1701, major-general 1702; died 6 April, 1702. See Foster's Parliamentary History.
William married Albinia Betenson on 26 May 1681 in Westminster Abbey. Albinia (daughter of Richard Betenson and Albinia Wray) was born in 1657; died on 29 Dec 1737; was buried in Matson, Gloucester. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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5. | Albinia Betenson was born in 1657 (daughter of Richard Betenson and Albinia Wray); died on 29 Dec 1737; was buried in Matson, Gloucester. Children:
- Albinia Selwyn was born in 1682; died in 1702 in Chislehurst; was buried on 13 Apr 1702 in Chislehurst .
- William Selwyn was born in 1683; died about 1690.
- Margaret Selwyn was born in 1684; died on 27 Apr 1742.
- Elizabeth Frances Selwyn was born in 1685; was christened in 15 Oct.1685 in St. James, Westminster; died after 1722.
- Col. John Selwyn was born on 20 Aug 1688 in Scadbury Park, Kent; died on 5 Nov 1751 in Matson.
- Maj. Charles Selwyn was born in 1689; was christened on 23 Jan 1688 in St. James, Westminster; died on 9 Jun 1749 in St. Mary's Hampton, Kew.
- 2. Capt. Henry Selwyn was born on 19 Aug 1690; was christened on 06 Sep 1690 in St. James church, Westminster; died on 3 Sep 1734 in Matson; was buried on 5 Sep 1734 in Matson.
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8. | William Selwyn was born in 1624 (son of William Selwyn and Edith Bennet); died on 08 May 1679 in Matson. Notes:
Inherited Matson House in 1643
s. William, of Matson, co. Gloucester, arm. NEW INN HALL, matric 11 Dec, 1640, aged 15; died in 1679; father of the next.
Charles I used Matson House as his headquarters during the siege of Gloucester in 1643.
William married Margaret Nourse on 11 Mar 1640/41 in Matson. Margaret (daughter of Edward Nourse) was born in 1625; died on 18 Jan 1715-16 in Matson. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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11. | Albinia Wray was christened on 16 Feb 1640-1 (daughter of Christopher Wray and Albinia Cecil); was buried on 7 Mar 1703 in St. Johanniskirche, Wolfenbuttel, Lower Saxony. Children:
- 5. Albinia Betenson was born in 1657; died on 29 Dec 1737; was buried in Matson, Gloucester.
- Theodosia Betenson was born about 1665 in Scadbury, Chiselhurst; died in 1749; was buried in Chislehurst, Kent.
- Sir Edward Betenson, Bart. was born about 1676; died in 1733; was buried in Chislehurst, Kent.
- Frances Betenson was born about 1668 in Hatton Gardens; died in 1756 in Frith St., London; was buried in Wales Church, Nr. Sheffield.
- Dorothy Betenson was christened on 11 Nov 1664; died about 1685.
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