225. DASHWOOD, of WEST-WYCOMBE, BUCKS.

Created Baronet, June 28, 1707.

THIS family was originally of Dorsetshire, and from thence removed into Somersetshire.

1, Samuel Dashwood, of Rowney, near Taunton, in Somersetshire, Esq. He married- -, daughter of, by whom he had four sons, 1, John, ancestor to the Dashwoods of Essex and Suffolk; 2, Francis, of whom hereafter; 3, Richard, who left issue; 4, William, who fined for alderman, and lived at Cheshunt, in Hertfordshire, and left issue. He married secondly, —, daughter of —, by whom George Dashwood, Esq. ancestor to Sir Henry-Watkin Dashwood, Bart. of whom we have already treated, Vol. III. P. 68.

2, Francis Dashwood, Esq. second son of Samuel aforesaid, was a Turkey merchant, and alderman of London. He married Alice, sister to alderman Sleigh, by whom he had three sons and four daughters, 1, Elizabeth, wife of Thomas

Lewis, Esq.; 2, Mary, of John Coppin, of Hertfordshire, Esq.; 3, Martha, of William Roberts, merchant; 4, Sarah, of Fulk Grevile, Lord Brooke. Of the sons, 1, Sir Samuel, was lord-mayor of London, who married Anne, daughter of John Smith, of Tedworth, in Hants, Esq. and sister of the late speaker Smith, by whom he had George, Thomas, Elizabeth, wife of Andrew Archer, of Umberslade, in Warwickshire, Esq. ancestor to Lord Archer; Sarah, of Richard Crawley, Esq.; Annabella, Henrietta, and Sophia; 2, Thomas, married Penelope, daughter of - Hillersdon, Esq. and left issue. His third son was,

I. Sir FRANCIS DASHWOOD, Bart. so created June 28, 1707. He married first, Mary, only daughter of John Jennings, of Westminster, Gent. by whom he had two daughters, Mary, wife of Sir Fulwar Skipwith, of Newbold-Hall, in Warwickshire, Bart.; and Susanna, of Sir Orlando Bridgeman, of Ridley, in Cheshire, Bart. He married secondly, Mary, daughter of Vere, Earl of Westmorland, by whom he had one son Sir Francis, his successor, and one daughter Rachel, who was the wife (Nov. 1738) of Sir Robert Austen, of Bexley, in Kent, Bart. she died Aug. 19, 1710*. He married thirdly, Mary, daughter of major King, niece to Dr. King, master of the Charter-House, by whom he had Sir JohnDashwood King, the late Baronet; Charles, born Nov. 4, 1717, and died at Paris unmarried; Henrietta, who died young; and Mary, wife of John Walcot, of Walcot, in Shropshire, Esq. He married fourthly, Elizabeth, daughter of Thomas Windsor, Earl of Plymouth, by whom he had no issue. Sir Francis died Nov. 4, 1724, and was succeeded by his eldest son,

II. Sir FRANCIS DASHWOOD, Bart. who was born Dec. 1708. He served in two parliaments for New Romney, and in 1761, for Melcomb Regis. On the death of John, Earl of Westmorland, Aug. 15, 1762, he succceded in right of

* She lies buried in the church upon the hills of West Wycombe, with this inscription:

his mother to the barony of Le Despencer, but he had not the confirmation of the barony and writ of summons until April 19, 1763. He was made keeper of the grand wardrobe April 29, 1763, and on May following, lord-lieutenant of the county of Buckingham. He was likewise chancellor of the exchequer from May 29, 1762, to April 16, 1763, and joint paymaster-general for many years. He married Saralı, daughter of Thomas Gould, of Iver, Esq. and widow of Sir Richard Ellis, who died Jan. 19, 1769*, but had no issue; and dying Dec. 11, 1781, was succeeded in the barony by his sister, Lady Austen, on whose decease, in May 1788, Sir Thomas Stapleton, descended from Catharine, third daughter of Vere, Earl of Westmorland, became Baron Le Despencer, and the baronetage and manor of West Wycombe descended to his half brother,

III. Sir JOHN-DASHWOOD KING, Bart. who was born Aug. 4, 1716, and married Sarah, daughter of Blundel Moore, of Byfleet, in Surry, Esq, by whom he had two sons, Sir John-Dashwood King, the present Baronet; George, who married daughter of Callender: and two daughters, Elizabeth, wife of Captain Lechmere; and Sarah, of Thomas Walcot, Esq. by whom he had George, Francis, Mary, Elizabeth, and John. Sir John died Dec. 6, 1793, and was succeeded by his eldest son,

IV. Sir JOHN-DASHWOOD KING, Bart. who married Mary-Anne, daughter of Theodore-Henry Broadhead, Esq. by whom he has issue Mary, GeorgeHenry, Francis, Elizabeth, John, Edwin, and Henry.

At the east end of West Wycombe Church, Lord Le Despencer erected an extensive mausoleum of flint, with a frize and cornice, supported by Tuscan pillars. Its form is hexagonical, without any roof. On the inside cornice is this inscription:

TO JOHN, EARL OF WESTMORLAND.

On the other side:

To GEORGE DODDINGTON, BARON of MELCOMB-REGIS, whose legacy to LORD LE DESPENCER, to erect a Monument to him, was the motive that induced his Lordship to plan this

singular Structure.

There are recesses for monuments, and smaller nitches for the reception of urns and busts: a few only at present are filled up.

In the centre, a beautiful altar monument of marble under a canopy, supported by four stone pillars:

May this Cenotaph,

Sacred to the virtues and graces

That constitute
Female excellence,
Perpetuate
The memory of
Sarah,

Baroness Le Despencer,
Who finished a most

Exemplary life
January 19th, 1769.

On the other side:
Mors solamen miseris,

or.

ARMS-Argent, on a fess double cottised, gules, three griffin's heads erased,

CREST-On a wreath, a griffin's head erased, per fess, erminois, and gules. SEAT-At West-Wycombe, in Buckinghamshire..

THIS family is descended from John Lambert, of the Isle of Rhe, who lived in good reputation in that country, being bred to the law, though he came originally from the county of Devon, in England.

John Lambert, his son, was a merchant at St. Martin's, in the said island, and was greatly esteemed by the governor and others, the chief of that country; and so well beloved, that notwithstanding his being a Protestant, yet he lived unmolested in the times of the hottest persecution; and, to prevent his children being perverted to the popish religion, he sent them into England, and continued him self in France, where he died, and was buried in the year 1702, leaving issue by Mary Le Fevre, John, James, who died in Jamaica, and a daughter, who married in Holland.

I. JOHN, the eldest son, was born in 1666, and at fourteen years of age came over to England to be educated and instructed in the English language; and, after being at school at Camberwell for some time, returned to France in 1684; and, upon the persecution breaking out, returned again to England in 1685; and, soon after, he took himself to trade and merchandize, and was very serviceable in promoting our manufactures, and the trade to the plantations, wherein he made great addition to his fortune. In the year 1710, in the changes of the ministry, when monied men shut up their cash, sold out their shares in the publc funds, and national credit sunk apace, Sir John (being then a knight) was the most zealous and forward to supply the new lords commissioners of the treasury; and, in company with some others, made remittances for upwards of four hundred thousand pounds, for the support of her Majesty's armies abroad, in consequence of which services, the chancellor of the exchequer (the late Earl of Oxford) introduced him to the Queen, who, with very gracious expressions, bestowed on him the dignity of a Baronet in the ninth year of her reign. He married Madelaine, daughter of Mr. Benjamin Beuzelin, a considerable merchant of Rouen, in Normandy (descended from a noble family, his father being disin herited on account of his religion), by whom he had four sons, John, Benjamin, Francis, and James: also three daughters, Mary-Madelaine, wife of Mynheer Hop, envoy from the States-General, Susan, and Judith. Sir John died Feb. 4, 1722-3; his lady survived him, and died in Clarges-street, Piccadilly, in April, 1737, aged 70.

II. Sir JOHN LAMBERT, his eldest son, married Mary, daughter of Tempest Holmes, Esq. late one of the commissioners of the Victualling Office, by whom he had issue, John, Mary, Robert, Alexander, a commissioner of his Majesty's navy, Judith, Benjamin Liddeh, late major in the 19th light dragoons, Berkley-Fitzwilliam, Anne, Frances-Wilhelmina-Massam, and George, who died

an infant.

III. Sir JOHN LAMBERT, his successor, was born and baptized in the parish of St. Peter-le-Poor, in Broad-street, Oct. 11, 1728. He married (Aug. 9, 1752) Miss Le Nieps, by whom he had issue John, born May 1, 1755, and died at the age of five years; and Henry. Sir John died May 21, 1799, aged 71, and was succeeded by his son,

IV. Sir HENRY LAMBERT, the present Bart. who married Miss Whyte, by whom he has issue, Henry-John, Frederick-Robert, Francis-John, and Lionel-Hyde.