Francis St. John, of Stanfordbury, in par. Southill, Esq., 4th s. of Oliver, 1st Lord St. John of Bletsoe, was born circa 1559. He m. Margaret, da. of John Selwyn, of Friston, co. Sussex, Esq., bapt. at Friston, 14 Aug., 1552, and wid. of John Almond, of Westham, co. Sussex, gent., to whom m. at Friston, 23 Sep., 1590, and by her had issue :—

• 1. JOHN ST. JOHN, eld. s. & h., of whom hereafter.

• 2. FRANCIS ST. JOHN, bur. at Cold Overton, 26 May, 1635.

• 3. OLIVER ST. JOHN, living 1634-5.

• 4. BENJAMIN ST. JOHN, bapt. at Southill, 13 Apr. 1606, living 1634-5.

• 5. MYLES ST. JOHN, bapt. at Southill, 15 Dec., 1602, bur. at Warden, 11 Jan., 1602-3.

• 1. JUDITH ST. JOHN, bapt. at Southill, 15 Apr., 1599, ? viv. 1635.

• 2. ANNE ST. JOHN, bapt. at Southill, 3 Mar. 1600-1, m….. Thorneton.

• 3. MARTHA ST. JOHN, bapt. at Southill, 4 Jul. 1604, bur. at Clifton, 1 Feb., 1604-5.

• Francis St. John made his will 1 Sep. 1628, desiring to be bur. in Southill church. To Judith, his eld. dau. he left ￡ 500, and the like sum to his youngest dau. Anne. To Oliver St. John his 3rd s. ￡ 10, besides ￡ 300 which his eld. s. John St. John stands bound to pay him within a year after testator’s decease. To youngest s. Benjamin St. John, ￡ 300, and to his 2nd s. Francis St. John ￡ 10, and to his eld. s. John St. John, a piece of plate of the value of ￡ 5. To the poor of Southill, Stanford and Broome ￡ 5. Appoints wife, Margaret St. John, sole executrix and residuary legatee. (P.C.C. 86 Ridley.) Proved 6 Oct. 1629 by Margaret, relict and executrix. Francis St. John was bur. at Southill, 8 Sep. 1628 aet. 69. Margaret St. John, of the par. of Clifton, wid., made her will 28 Jan. 1634-5 desiring to be bur. in the chancel of Southill, as near her husband as may be. To eld. s. John St. John, 20s. to buy him a ring, .10 and 12 silver spoons.