John St. John (1725 - 1767)

Born 15 Nov 1725 in Westminster, London, England

Ancestors

Husband of Susanne Louise (Simond) St John — married 13 Dec 1755 (to 20 Apr 1767) in Melchbourne, Bedford, England

Descendants

Died 20 Apr 1767 at age 41 in Nice, Alpes-Maritimes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France

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John St. John was a member of the aristocracy in British Isles.

Biography

John St John of Northwood, 12th Baron St John of Bletso (15 November 1725^[1] – 20 April 1767) was a British peer.

St John was the eldest son of John St John, 11th Baron St John of Bletso and his wife Elizabeth Crowley, daughter of Sir Ambrose Crowley of Greenwich. He was educated at Winchester College and at New College, Oxford.[1] He inherited the title of Baron St John of Bletso on the death of his father in 1757.[2]

St John died at the age of 41 at Nice but was buried at Bletsoe.[1]

St John married Susanne Louise Simond, the daughter of Peter Simond, a wealthy French Huguenot merchant in London. She brought £20,000 to the marriage. Their eldest son, John Peter died aged just three and St John was succeeded in the barony successively by his second son Henry and his third son St Andrew. His widow died at Bath, Somerset in 1805 at the age of 80.[1]^[2]

Note

John St. John, 12th Baron St. John of Bletso (1725-1767) was the son of John St. John, 11th Baron Saint John of Bletso and Elizabeth Crowley. He married Susanne Louise Simond, daughter of Peter Simond and Susanne Groteste de la Buffiere, on 13 December 1755. He died on 20 April 1767 at age 41, with two other daughters.

Children of John St John, 12th Baron St John of Bletso and Susanne Louise Simond

1. Mathilda St John
2. John Peter St. John b. 11 Nov 1756, d. 21 Oct 1760
3. Henry Beauchamp St John, 13th Baron St John of Bletso+2 b. 2 Aug 1758, d. 18 Dec 1805
4. St. Andrew St. John, 14th Baron St. John of Bletso+ b. 22 Aug 1759, d. 15 Oct 1817
5. George St. John+ b. 19 Oct 1764

Death date may be 27 Apr 1767; Buried 30 Apr 1767 St. Mary's, Bletso, Bedfordshire, England^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ https://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=1351&h=4757953&ssrc=pt&tid=176849208&pid=202295617656&usePUB=true&_gl=1*1t6lmkt*_ga*MTc3MzM5ODgwNS4xNjM2NjMyMzQ4*_ga_4QT8FMEX30*MTY2MTA3NzE1MC4yMi4xLjE2NjEwNzcxNzQuMC4wLjA.
2. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_St_John,_12th_Baron_St_John_of_Bletso accessed 3/12/18
3. ↑ http://stjohngenealogy.com/getperson.php?personID=I10578&tree=OSA0001

• Wikipedia [1]
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_St_John,_12th_Baron_St_John_of_Bletso
• http://www.thepeerage.com/p56919.htm#i569181
• http://stjohngenealogy.com/getperson.php?personID=I10578&tree=OSA0001
• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/176953796/john-saint_john: accessed 22 November 2022), memorial page for John Saint John (15 Nov 1725–20 Apr 1767), Find a Grave Memorial ID 176953796, citing St. Mary the Virgin Churchyard, Bletsoe, Bedford Borough, Bedfordshire, England; Maintained by John Vaughan-Jenkins (contributor 48535933) .

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