ZABETH ORDE, on condition that she should, within twelve months, intermarry with Sir William's nephew, WALTER CALVERLEY, and that Mr. Calverley should assume the surname of BLACKETT. These conditions being complied with, Mr. Calverley became (having inherited the baronetcy of his own family)

SIR WALTER CALVERLEY BLACKETT, bart. He d. in 1777, without surviving issue, (his only daughter, Elizabeth, predeceased him, unm. in 1752,) and the chief estates of the BLACKETTS are now possessed by THOMAS WENTWORTH BEAUMONT, esq. M.P. for Northumberland. (See BURKE's Commoners, vol. ii. p. 324.) Arms Arg, on a chevron between three mullets pierced sa. three escallops of the field.

WILLIAM, in 1697, knight harbinger and gentleman of the privy chamber. In the next year he was knighted, and accredited envoy extraordinary to the court of Tuscany, and republic of Genoa, and remained in office during the whole of King WILLIAM's and the first three years of Queen ANNE. In 1719 he was returned to parliament by the borough of Welton, in Wiltshire, and was created a BARONET by King GEORGE I. He m. Elizabeth, eldest daughter of Sir Joseph Herne, knt. and had issue,

CHARLES, his successor.

Elizabeth, m. to Sir Robert Lawley, and was grandmother of SIR ROBERT LAWLEY, bart. created LORD WENLOCK in 1831.

He d. 27th October, 1727, and was s. by his son,

II. SIR CHARLES BLACKWELL, who wedded Anne, daughter of Sir William Clayton, bart. of Merden, in Surrey, and by that lady, who wedded secondly, Doctor Thomas, Bishop of Rochester, left, with one daughter, at his decease 18th July, 1741, an only son,

III. SIR LAMBERT BLACKWELL, who d. unmarried 9th May, 1801, aged sixty-nine, when the BARONETCY became EXTINCT.

Arms-Paly of six, arg. and az. on a chief gu. a lion of England and a bordure ermine.

BLAKISTON, OF BLAKISTON.

Lineage.

1. SIR RICHARD BLACKHAM, of London, Turkey merchant, descended of a family settled in Warwickshire and Staffordshire, was one of the greatest traders and promoters of the woollen manufactures in the kingdom, and in recompense for his meritorious public services was advanced to the degree of BARONET by WILLIAM III, in 1696. He m. Elizabeth, daughter of Thomas Appleyard, esq. of Ulceby, in Lincolnshire, and niece of Sir John Boynton, of Rockliffe, in Yorkshire, by whom he left at his decease 29th June, 1728, a daughter Frances, and a son,

II. SIR JOHN BLACKHAM, who survived his father but three days, and at his decease the BARONETCY

"Few families of private gentry," says Surtees, "have spread more wide, or flourished fairer, than Blakiston; but all its branches, Gibside, Newton Hall, Old Malton, Seaton, and Thornton Hall, have perished like the original stock. One family alone remains within the county of Durham which can trace its blood, without hereditary possessions; and a dubious and a distant kindred to the old tree of Blakiston, is asserted by some families who bear the name in the south." The representative of this "long descended line" in the middle of the 16th century,

JOHN BLAKISTON, esq. of Blakiston, aged twenty-two in 1557, d. in 1587, leaving by Elizabeth, his first wife, daughter and co-heir of Sir George Bowes, knt. of Streatlam, inter alios,

WILLIAM, his heir.

Thomas, of Old Malton, in Yorkshire, whose male descendants became extinct in 1684. Christopher, of Coxhow, in Durham, whose only daughter and heir m. William Kennet, esq. Marmaduke, prebendary of Durham, ancestor of the Blakistons of Newton Hall, in Durham, and of Robert Blakiston, esq. of Bishop Wearmouth, who was living at Gateshead in 1821, married, with a numerous family.

Muriel, m. to William Wyclyffe, esq. of Wyclyffe, in Yorkshire.

The eldest son,

SIR WILLIAM BLAKISTON, knt. of Blakiston, b. in 1553, knighted at Whitehall, 23rd July, 1603, m. 26th

I. SIR THOMAS BLAKISTON, of Blakiston, baptised at Norton, 8th July, 1582, was created a BARONET 27th May, 1615. He m. Mary, daughter of Sir Henry Constable, of Burton Constable, in Yorkshire, and sister to Henry, Viscount Dunbar, by whom he had two daughters, Margaret, b. in 1614, and Mary, m. to Sir Thomas Smith, knt. of Broxton, Notts, and had issue. Sir Thomas d. in 1630, when the BARONETCY became EXTINCT. The estate he had sold in 1615, to Alexander Davison, of Newcastle, merchant, who afterwards died under arms in the service of King CHARLES, at the age of eighty-one, during the memorable siege of Newcastle, in 1644. His son, Sir Thomas Davison, inheritor of his father's spirit and loyalty, was high sheriff of Durham after the Restoration, and for a long series of generations his descendants continued to reside at Blakiston, until their marriage with the heiress of BLAND induced them to desert their ancient residence for Kippax, the seat of the latter family. The manor of Blakiston was sold again some years since to William Russell, esq. of Brancepeth Castle, in Durham.

Arms Arg. two bars, and in chief three cocks gu.

BLAKISTON, OF GIBSIDE.

CREATED 30th July, 1642.-EXTINCT 8th Oct. 1713.

Lineage.

WILLIAM BLAKISTON, esq. a younger son of the very ancient house of Blakiston, of Blakiston, m. Eleanor Millot, of Whithill, in Durham, and left at his decease (his will bearing date 15th January, 1561), a daughter, Dorothy, wife of Christopher Fulthorpe, esq. of Tunstall, and a son,

ROGER BLAKISTON, esq. who m. Elizabeth, daughter and sole heir of Richard Marley, esq. of Gibside, in Durham, and had issue,

1. William, of Gibside, who m. Joane, daughter of Robert Lambton, esq. of Lambton, but d. s. p.

1608.

11. GEORGE, of whom presently.

111. Thomas.

1. Anne, m. to George Lumley, esq. of Axwell House, Durham.

11. Dorothy.

1. Elizabeth. II. Elinor.

111. Joane, m. to- Morell.

IV. Alice, m. to the Rev. John Hickes, rector of Whitburn.

The eldest son,

SIR WILLIAM BLAKISTON, knt. of Gibside, m. Jane, daughter of Robert Lambton, esq. of Lambton, and had issue,

1. RALPH, his heir.

II. Nicholas, of Shieldrow, in Durham, m. Jane Porter, and had issue.

III. Lionel.

IV. John, who left issue.

v. Roger, of Hedley, m. Miss Cooke, of Newcastle, and had issue.

VI. William.

vi. Henry, m. and had issue.

1. Margaret, m. to Roger Fenwick, esq. of Shortflatt.

11. Jane, m. to Toby Dudley, esq. of Chopwell. III. Dorothy.

Iv. Barbara, m. Lindley Wren, esq. son and heir of Sir Charles Wren, knt.

Sir William d. in 1641, and was s. by his son,

1. SIR RALPH BLAKISTON, of Gibside, aged twentysix in 1615, who was created a BARONET,30th July, 1642. He m. Margaret, daughter of Sir William Fenwick, knt. of Wallington, in Northumberland, and had issue,

I. WILLIAM, his heir.

11. FRANCIS, successor to his brother. III. Henry, d. young.

Iv. George, of Lintz Hall, d. unm. will dated 1682. v. Robert, d. s. p.

1. Margaret, m. to Thomas Moore, esq. of Angram
Grange, in Yorkshire.

II. Mary, of New Elvet, d. unm. 1677.
Sir Ralph d. in 1651, and was s. by his eldest son,

II. SIR WILLIAM BLAKISTON, of Gibside, who m. Mary, daughter of Cecil Calvert, Lord Baltimore, but leaving no surviving issue at his decease in 1692, was s. by his brother,

III. SIR FRANCIS BLAKISTON, of Gibside, who m. Anne, daughter of Sir George Bowes, knt. of Bradley, and dying 8th Oct. 1713, the BARONETCY became EXTINCT, but the estates descended to Sir Francis's only surviving child and heir,

ELIZABETH, m. in 1693, to SIR WILLIAM BOWES, knt. of Streatlam Castle.

Arms-Arg. two bars gu. in chief three cocks of the

second.

elder stock failing, the representation devolved upon the descendant of

ROBERT BLAND, of Leeming, in the North Riding, a younger son of Bland, of Blands Gill. This Robert wedded a daughter of Gale of Deighton, in the same county, and had, with two daughters, Margaret and Isabella, an only son, his successor,

RICHARD BLAND, of Leeming, who m. Grace, daughter of Thomas Pole, esq. and had several children. He directs by his will that his body be interred in the parish church of Bumestin, with his ancestors. He was s. at his decease by his eldest son,

ROBERT BLAND, of Leeming, who m. Anne, daughter of William Pepper, gent., and was father of

SIR THOMAS BLAND, knt. who settled at Kippax Park, in the time of ELIZABETH, and was in the commission of the peace for the county of York in the 32nd of that reign. He m. Elizabeth, daughter and heiress of Thomas Eastoft, of Redness, and had issue,

THOMAS (Sir), his heir.

Margaret, m. to Gilbert Nevile, esq. of Grove, Co.
Notts.

Elizabeth-Muriel, m. to Arthur Burgh, esq. lord
mayor of York.

He d. on the 26th (was buried in St. George's church, London, 28th) December, 1612, and s. by his son,

SIR THOMAS BLAND, knt. of Kippax Park, a justice of the peace 13th JAMES I. He m. the Hon. Katherine Savile, eldest daughter of John, Lord Savile, and sister of Thomas, Earl of Sussex, by whom (who wedded, secondly, Walter Welsh, esq.), he had two sons and two daughters, viz.

THOMAS (Sir), his successor.

Adam, a major of horse in the royal army, and a devoted adherent to the royal cause in the wars of the Commonwealth. Major Bland was one of the Yorkshire gentlemen who seized the Castle of Pontefract for the king, and so boldly defended it; and he is stated, on good authority, to have been amongst those who made the remarkable sortie from the garrison to Doncaster, when the parliamentary general, Rainsborough, was killed. He m. Katherine, relict of Sir John Girlington, knt.

Katherine, m. to Thomas Harrison, esq. of Dancers' Hill, Herts.

Frances, m. to John Belton, of Rocliffe.

He was s. by his elder son,

I. SIR THOMAS BLAND, of Kippax Park, who was created a BARONET on the 30th August, 1642, by King CHARLES I. for his active zeal and devotion in the royal cause. He m. Rosamond, daughter of Francis Nevile, esq. of Chevet, in the county of York, and by her (who wedded, secondly, Walter Walsh, esq. of Houghton), had issue,

FRANCIS, his heir.

Adam, who m. a daughter of Sir Thomas Barnardiston, and relict of Ashcroft, by whom he had Adam, m. to the daughter of Edward Chetham, of Manchester, and Jane.

Rosamond, m. to Martin Headly, an alderman of Leeds.

Katherine, m, to John Frank, esq. of Pontefract. Frances.

Dorothy.

Elizabeth, m. to the Rev. Mr. Mitchell.

The baronet died in October, 1657, and was s. by his elder son,

11. SIR FRANCIS BLAND, bart, of Kippax Park. This

III. SIR THOMAS BLAND, of Kippax Park, d. 14th December, 1667, aged five years, and was s. by his bro ther,

IV. SIR JOHN BLAND, of Kippax Park, b. 2nd November, 1663. This gentleman sate in parliament for Appleby, afterwards for Pontefract, and was member, at the time of his death, for the county of Lancaster. He m. 31st March, 1685, Anne, daughter and heiress of Sir Edward Mosley, of Hulm, in Lancashire, and had to survive infancy, one son and four daughters, viz. 1. JOHN, his heir.

1. ANNE, m. to Thomas Davison, esq. of Blackiston, in the county palatine of Durham," and had one surviving son,

THOMAS DAVISON, esq. of Blackiston, baptised 19th June, 1712, who m. Martha, daughter of William Hoar, esq. of Limehouse, in the county of Middlesex, by whom (who d. in 1795), he left at his decease, 5th April, 1756,

THOMAS DAVISON, of whom presently,

as inheritor of the estates of BLAND, and assumer of that name. John Davison, barrister at law, d. unm. and was buried at Norton, in the county of Durham, 18th Nov. 1780. Martha-Anne Davison, d. s. p. Anne-Catherine Davison, d. s. p. Mrs. Davison d. 17th May, 1715, at the age of twenty-seven, and her widower re-married Theophila, daughter of Chas. Turner, esq. of Kirkleatham, in the county of York, by whom he left, at his decease, 9th Sept. 1748,

William Davison, in holy orders,

rector of Scruton, in the county of York, who m. 3rd June, 1750, Catherine, eldest daughter of George Vane, esq. of Long Newton, in the county of Durham, by whom he had, with other issue,

The Rev. Thomas Davison, vicar of Hartburne, in Northumberland, who m. Elizabeth, daughter of William Webster, esq. of Stockton-upon-Tees, and had several children.

11. Elizabeth, d. at Bath, 3rd July, 1709, unm. and aged sixteen.

11. Frances, d. 31st August, 1712.

IV. Muriel, m. to Hildebrand Jacob, esq. Sir John was s. at his decease, by his son,

V. SIR JOHN BLAND, bart. of Kippax Park, M.P. for Lancashire in 1714. He m. Lady Frances Finch, daughter of Heneage, first Earl of Aylesford, and had two sons and two daughters, viz.

SIR JOHN BLAND, of Kippax Park, who d. unm. in France, in 1755, and was s. by his brother,

SIR HUNGERFORD BLAND, eighth and last baronet, at whose decease, unm. in 1756, the title became EXTINCT, while the estate passed to his two sisters, who both died unm. and devised their possessions to their cousin,

THOMAS DAVISON, esq, who, assuming in 1786, the additional surname of BLAND, became THOMAS DAVISON BLAND, esq. of Kippax Park, and was father of the present

THOMAS DAVISON BLAND, esq. of Kippax Park.

This was a branch of the ancient house of BLOUNT of Sodington, for which refer to BURKE'S History of the Commoners, vol. iii. p. 163.

WALTER BLOUNT, esq. second son of John Blount, esq. of Burton upon Trent, and Blount's Hall, in Staffordshire, and great-grandson of Peter Blount,

the fourth son of Sir Walter Blount, knt. the standardbearer, who was slain at Shrewsbury, temp. HENRY IV. m. Mary, elder daughter and co-heir of John Sutton, esq. of Osberston, in Leicestershire, and had issue, WILLIAM.

ELIZABETH, who m. first, Anthony Beresford, esq. of Bentley, in Derbyshire; secondly, SIR THOMAS POPE, of Tittenhanger, in the county of Hertford; and thirdly, Sir Hugh Pawlet, of Hinton St. George, in Somersetshire, but died without issue 7th October, 1593. Her second husband, Sir Thomas Pope, who was one of the visitors of the religious houses, and the first treasurer of the court of augmentations, and master of the king's jewel-house, temp. HENRY VIII. a privy-councillor to Queen MARY, and founder of Trinity College, Oxford, dying issueless 29th January, 1558-9, left her his estate at Tittenhanger for life, and settled it subsequently upon her brother, William Blount's eldest son, Thomas Pope Blount.

Mary, m. Sir - Sydenham, knt. Walter Blount's son and heir,

WILLIAM BLOUNT, esq. who was of Osberston, county of Leicester, in right of his mother, m. Frances, daughter and heir of Edward Love, esq. of Eynore, in Oxfordshire, by Alice Pope, sister of Sir Thomas Pope above-mentioned, and was father of

By his wife, Ellen, daughter and heir of John Hall, esq. of Dovebridge, in Derbyshire. The John Blount above-mentioned d. in 1524, as appears by the probate of his will, dated 14th October, 1523, wherein he appoints his body to be buried in the abbey church of Burton upon Trent, with his wife Ellen, and leaves his manor of Blount's Hall, with other lands, in default of his own issue, to the

SIR THOMAS POPE BLOUNT, knt. of Tittenhanger, in the county of Hertford, which estate he inherited under the will of his great-uncle, Sir Thomas Pope, at the decease of his aunt Elizabeth, in 1593. This gentle. man, one of the four deputy lieutenants of Hertfordshire, was sheriff of that county in 1598, and received the honour of knighthood from King JAMES I. at Theobald's, 7th May, 1603, in his Majesty's journey from Scotland. He m. Frances, daughter of Sir Thomas Pigot, knt. of Doddershall, Bucks, and widow of Sir Thomas Nevil, knt. of Holt, in Leicestershire, by whom (who d. 23rd June, 1616,) he had two surviving sons, viz.

THOMAS-POPE, his successor.

HENRY, heir to his brother.

Sir Thomas d. 10th January, 1638-9, in the eightysixth year of his age, and was buried on the 13th of the same month in the family vault adjoining to the north side of the chancel of the church of Ridge. He was possessed of estates in the counties of Hertford, Middlesex, Bedford, Leicester, Stafford, and Derby, and was s by his elder son,

THOMAS-POPE BLOUNT, esq. of Tittenhanger, b. 7th February, 1598-9, who m. Mrs. Margaret Pate, but dying without issue 7th August, 1654, was s. by his brother,

SIR HENRY BLOUNT, knt. of Blount's Hall, who thus became "of Tittenhanger." This gentleman, b. 15th December, 1602, was educated in the free school of St. Albans, where his progress was so rapid that before he attained his fourteenth year he was enabled to enter Trinity College, Oxford, as a fellow-commoner. After he had taken a degree in Arts, he retired to Gray's Inn, and studied the municipal law. He subSpain, and embarked in 1634 at Venice for Constansequently travelled in France, Italy, and part of tinople, in order to make a voyage to the Levant. On his return he became one of the gentlemen-pensioners to King CHARLES I. and received the honor of knighthood at Whitehall, 21st March, 1639-40. He afterwards attended the King at York, and Edgehill, in which battle he is said to have had the care of the royal children. Sir Henry remained some time with the King at Oxford, but retiring and coming to London, he was summoned before Parliament for his adhesion to his Majesty, but pleading that he had only fulfilled the duties of his office, was acquitted. When the royal cause declined, accommodating himself to the state of affairs, he was appointed of the committee, 20th January, 1651, to regulate the abuses of the law, and at that time he evinced a determination against the payment of tythes, maintaining that no minister of the gospel should receive more than £100 per annum. In 1654, he was appointed, with the lord chief justice Rolles and others, of the commission of oyer and terminer, for the trial of Don Pantaleon Sa, the Portuguese ambassador's brother; and on the 5th and 6th of July in that year sat as a commissioner on the said trial in Westminster Hall. About this time he pulled down the old house of Tittenhanger, which, before the dissolution of the monasteries, had been the seat of the abbots of St. Albans, and erected a new mansion. In 1660, he was sheriff of the county of Hertford, and died, in his eightieth year, at Tittenhanger, 9th Oct. 1682. He was buried on the 11th in the family vault

use of the right heirs of Sir Edward Blount, of Solyngton, (alias Sodington aforesaid), and he makes the Lord Mountjoy (William Blount) supervisor of his testament.

+ She was daughter of William Pope, gent. of Dedington, in Oxfordshire, father of Sir Thomas Pope, and ancestor of the Popes, who were Earls of Downe, in Ireland.