5. MARGARET-HANNAH-ROBERTA CORBETT, m. to William Hougham, esq. of Barton Court, and had issue, William Hougham, of Barton Court, d. Catharine Hougham, m. to the Rev. Richard-Edwin Sandys, lieut. R. N. Arms-Erm. on a chief az. three lions rampt. or. 1. ROBERT AUSTEN, esq. of Bexley, high sheriff of Kent in 1660 and 1661, was created a BARONET by King CHARLES II. on the 10th July in the former year. Sir Robert m. first, Margaret, daughter of William Williamson, of London, vintner, and had an only surviving child, Elizabeth, wife of Sir Thomas Dacres, knt. of Cheshunt, Herts. He m. secondly, Anne, daughter of Thomas Muns, esq. of Otteridge, in Kent, and by that lady had issue, 1. JOHN, his successor. 11. Robert, of Herendon, m. Judith, daughter and co-heir of Ralph Freke, esq. of Hanington, Wilts, and had 1. Robert, who wedded Jane, daughter of William Strode, esq. of Barrington, in the county of Somerset, and had three sons and one daughter, viz. William. EDWARD, who inherited as sixth baro net. ROBERT, S. his brother as seventh ba ronet. Jane-Grace, m. Richard Windsor, esq. of Tottenham, and had an only dau. Sarah Windsor, who m. first, Edward Constable, and, secondly, J. Bristow, and left by the former two daughters and co-heirs, viz. MARY CONSTABLE, m. to the Rev. Thomas Roberts. ANNE CONSTABLE, m. to Sir William Curtis, bart. 2. Edward, of Bexley, m. first, Mary, daughter of Edward Napier, esq. of Dorsetshire, but had no issue. He wedded, secondly, Elizabeth, daughter of Edward Manning, esq. of Kivington, in Kent, and had a son, John. III. John, a merchant, who d. in Turkey. 1. Anne, m. to Sir Oliver Boteler, bart. of Treston, in Kent. 11. Ursula, m. first, to George Stawell, esq. of Cotherston, in the county of Somerset, son of Sir John Stawell, K.B. and, secondly, to Henry Seymour, esq. of Langley Park, in the county of Buckingham. Sir Robert d. 30th October, 1666, and was s. by his eldest son, II. SIR JOHN AUSTEN, M. P. for Rye, in several parliaments temp. WILLIAM III. and one of the commissioners of the Customs. He m. Rose, daughter and heir of Sir John Hale, knt. of Stagenhoe, in Hertfordshire, by whom (who d. in 1695) he had issue, ROBERT, his heir. Edward, colonel in the Guards, killed at the Rose, m. to Comberford Brooke, Esq. of Madeley Anne, m. to Robert Rod, esq. of Herefordshire. He d. in 1698, and was s. by his son, III. SIR ROBERT AUSTEN. This gentleman wedded Elizabeth, daughter and co-heir of George Stawell, esq. of Cotherston, in Somersetshire, and by her (who survived him, and wedded, secondly, William Wynd, esq. of Norfolk, chamberlain to the Princess Sophia, and d. in 1725) had issue, ROBERT, his successor. Rose, m. to Sherrington Grosvenor, esq. of Holt, Mary. Elizabeth. Stawell. Sir Robert d. in 1706, and was s. by his eldest son, IV. SIR ROBERT AUSTEN, M. P. for New Romney, in Kent, m. in November 1738, Rachel, daughter of Sir Francis Dashwood, bart. of West Wycomb, Bucks, but dying without issue in 1743, was s. by his brother, v. SIR SHEFFIELD AUSTEN. This gentleman dying s. p. about the year 1758, was s. by his kinsman (refer to line of Robert, second son of the first baronet), VI. SIR EDWARD AUSTEN, who d. unm. 28th December, 1760, and was s. by his brother, VII. SIR ROBERT, at whose decease s. p. 13th February, 1772, the BARONETCY EXPIRED. Arms-Or, a chevron gu. between three lions' paws erect and erased sa. The son, WILLIAM AYLOFFE, m. Audrey, daughter of Sir John Shaw, knt. alderman of London, by whom he had three children, WILLIAM, THOMAS, and Agnes. The elder son, WILLIAM AYLOFF, esq. was high sheriff of Essex and Hertfordshire 6th ELIZABETH, and left by Agnes, his wife, daughter of Sir Thomas Barnardiston, knt. of Ketton, in Suffolk (by Anne, daughter of Sir Thomas Lucas, knt. of Colchester, in Essex), a son and heir, WILLIAM AYLOFFE, high sheriff of the county of Essex 36th ELIZABETH, and one of the judges of the King's Bench 20th of the same reign. He m. Jane, daughter of Eustace Sulyard, esq. of Flemings, in Suffolk, and had issue three sons and one daughter, viz. 1. WILLIAM. II. Thomas, who m. Mary Guicciardine, and was father of Guicciardine Ayloff, secretary of the Duchy of Lancaster. III. George, who d. s. p. 1. Margaret, wife of Edward Broom, esq. of Oxfordshire. Arms-Az. on a chev. or, three cinquefoils vert be- The eldest son, tween as many doves of the second. The ancient seat of this family, one of Saxon extraction, was at Bocton Aloph, near Wye, in the county of Kent, which town they possessed in the reign of HENRY II., and which place, as Mr. Philpot observes, "had that appellative distinction united to its name to intimate to us, that in the Saxon time it owned the jurisdiction of one Alulphus, a Saxon." From this Alulphus descended ALIFF, a person of great note in the time of EDWARD the Confessor. About the reign of HENRY VI., JOHN AYLOFF was seated at Hornchurch, in the county of Essex, and married to Anne, daughter of Thomas West, esq. by whom he had issue, THOMAS AYLOFF, of the same place, and of Sudbury in Suffolk, holding large possessions in the counties of Essex and Suffolk temp. EDWARD IV., who had issue, by Agnes, his wife, daughter of William Birch (by Alice his wife, daughter of Roger Grice, of Norfolk), a son, William, and a daughter, Agnes, m. to Sir John Bruges, lord mayor of London, from whom the Barons Chandos descended, and Winifred Bruges, m. to Sir Richard Sackville, of Buckhurst, father of Sir Thomas Sackville, Baron Buckhurst, and Earl of Dorset. I. SIR WILLIAM AYLOFFE, knt. s. to the estate, and residing at Braxted Magna, was knighted by King JAMES I. at the Charter-house with many more, on his first arrival in London, and afterwards advanced by the said king to the degree of a BARONET in 1612. He m. first, Catharine, daughter and co-heir of John Sterne, esq. of Melburne, in Cambridgeshire, and had by her three sons and four daughters, William, died in the lifetime of his father in the BENJAMIN, his successor. James, had his mother's estate at Melburne, în Elizabeth, wife of Gervase Lee, of Norwell, in Jane, m. to Edward Kighley, of Gray, in Essex. Sir William m. secondly, Barbara, daughter and heir of Thomas Sexton, and had two sons, Thomas, of Gray's Inn, who m. Elizabeth, daughter of Edward Wentworth, of Bocking, in Essex, and was father of Benjamin Ayloffe, esq. of Gray's Inn, who m. Victoria, daughter of Alexander Erskine, esq. son to John, Earl of Mar. John, was a colonel in the West Indies, and d. s. p. The baronet m. thirdly, Alice Stokes, and had issue, Joseph, of Gray's Inn, m. Frances, daughter of Henry Ayscough, esq. and left two sons and five daughters. The elder son, JOSEPH, of Gray's Inn, barrister-at-law, wedded Mary, daughter of Bryan Ayloffe, merchant, of London, and was father of JOSEPH, who eventually inherited the ba'ronetcy as sixth baronet. 2nd PHILIP and MARY. He left William, his son and heir, by his wife Elizabeth, (or Isabel), daughter of Thomas, and sister of Sir Edward Walsingham, knt., who had issue, a son of his own name, William Ayloffe, esq. who was brought up to the study of the law. Sir William was s. at his decease by his eldest surviving son, 11. SIR BENJAMIN AYLOFFE, who adhered with eminent fidelity to King CHARLES I., and was appointed by that monarch high sheriff of Essex at the commencement of the civil war. He survived until after the Restoration, and served as knight of the shire for Essex in the first parliament succeeding that great event. He married three wives, but had issue only by the second, Margaret, daughter of Thomas Fanshaw, esq. remembrancer of the Exchequer, and aunt of Thomas, Lord Fanshaw, three sons and one daughter, viz. I. WILLIAM, his successor. II. BENJAMIN, heir to his brother. III. Henry, who m. Dorothy, daughter and heir of Richard Bulkeley, esq. of Cheadle, and was father of JOHN, of Stanford Rivers, in Essex, who succeeded as fifth BARONET. 1. Catharine, m. to Thomas Hardwick, esq. of Leeds. Sir Benjamin d. about the year 1663, and was s. by his eldest son, III. SIR WILLIAM AYLOFFE, who wedded Anne, daughter of Peter Orbye, esq. of Burton Pedwarden, in Lincolnshire, and relict of Frederick de la Tremouille Comte de Laval and Benon, but had no surviving issue at his decease in 1675, when the title passed to his brother, IV. SIR BENJAMIN AYLOFFE, an eminent merchant of the city of London, who m. Martha, daughter of Sir John Tyrrel, knt. of Heron, in Essex, and had John, who d. v. p. unm. Margaret, m. to the Rev. Mr. Jenks, minister of Martha, m. to John Preston, of London, mer- Sir Benjamin died 5th March, 1722, and leaving no male issue, was s. by his nephew, V. THE REV. SIR JOHN AYLOFFE, at whose demise unm. 10th December, 1730, the dignity reverted to (the descendant of the third marriage of the first baronet) his cousin, VI. SIR JOSEPH AYLOFFE, F.R.S. who m. Margaret, daughter and sole heir of Thomas Railton, esq. of Carlisle, but dying without surviving issue, 19th April, 1781, aged seventy-two, the BARONETCY expired. Arms-Sa. a lion rampant or, between three crosses patee of the second. 1. EDMUND (Sir), who s. his father as second baronet of Redgrave, but d. s. p. in 1649. 11. ROBERT (Sir), whose male line terminated with SIR EDMUND BACON, the sixth baronet of Redgrave. III. BACHEVELL, of Hockham, in Norfolk, who left three daughters his co-heirs, viz. Mary, m. to Sir Robert Baldock, knt. one of IV. BUTTS, ancestor of the present SIR EDMUND BACON, bart. of Redgrave and Mildenhall. (See BURKE's Peerage and Baronetage.) V. NICHOLAS, of whom presently. VI. NATHANIEL (Sir), of Culford, in Suffolk, K. B. who m. Jane, daughter of Hercules Meautys, esq. and widow of Sir William Cornwallis, by whom he had one son and two daughters, viz. Nicholas, who d. without male issue. Anne, m. first, to Sir Thomas Meautys, knt.; and, secondly, to Sir Harbottle Grimston, bart. Jane, d. unm. 1. Anne, m. to Sir Robert Drury, knt. of Hawsted, in Suffolk. 11. Dorothy, m. first, to Sir Bassingbourn Gawdey, knt. of Harling; and, secondly, to Philip Colby, esq. 11. Jemima, m. to Sir William Waldegrave, knt. of Smallbridge. The fifth son, NICHOLAS BACON, esq. of Gillingham, in Norfolk, m. first, a daughter of Sir James Weston, baron of the Exchequer, by whom he had an only daughter, m. to Sir John Rous, bart. of Henham; and, secondly, Margaret, daughter of Eustace D'Arcy, esq. of Norwich, by whom he had a son, 1. SIR NICHOLAS BACON, of Gillingham, who was created a BARONET 7th February, 1661; he m. Elizabeth, daughter and heir of Richard Freeston, esq. of Mendham, in Norfolk, and dying about the year 1666, was s. by his eldest son, II. SIR EDMUND BACON, of Gillingham, at whose decease unmarried, in 1683, the title devolved on his brother, 111. SIR RICHARD BACON, of Gillingham, who m. SIR JOHN BAKER, knt. of Sisinghurst, adopting the legal profession, attained considerable eminence, and when a young man was sent ambassador to Denmark. On his return he became Speaker of the House of Commons, and was soon after appointed attorneygeneral and sworn of the privy council, but gained no further preferment until 1545, when, having recommended himself to the king by his activity in forwarding a loan in London and other imposts, he was made chancellor of the Exchequer. HENRY VIII. constituted him an assistant trustee for the minor successor, after whose accession his name is scarcely mentioned in history, except in one instance, which ought not to be forgotten: he was the only privy counsellor who steadfastly denied his assent to the last will of that prince, by which Mary and Elizabeth were excluded from inheriting the crown. He was succes sively recorder of London, attorney and chancellor of the Exchequer. He was likewise a privy counsellor to HENRY VIII., EDWARD VI., MARY, and ELIZABETH. Sir Richard m. Elizabeth, daughter and heir of Thomas Dinley, and widow of George Barret, by whom he had issue, RICHARD (Sir), his heir. John, of London, who m. Catharine, daughter of Sir Reginald Scott, knt. of Scott's Hall, and left a son, SIR RICHARD BAKER, b. about the year 1568, Elizabeth, m. to Sir Thomas Scott, knt. of Scott's Cecilia, m. to the Lord Treasurer Dorset. Mary, m. to George Tufton, of Heathfield, in Kent. Sir Richard d. in 1558, and was interred at Sisinghurst, where he possessed a fine estate formerly belonging to the family of De Berham, and a noble mansion built by himself, Sisinghurst Castle, which remained for centuries with his descendants, but has since bowed down its battlements to the unfeeling taste of modern times. His eldest son and heir, SIR RICHARD BAKER, knt. of Sisinghurst, entertained Queen ELIZABETH in her progress into Kent July, 1573. He m. first, Catherine, daughter and heir of John Tirrell, youngest son of Sir Thomas Tirrell, knt. and had JOHN, his heir. Thomas (Sir), knt. of Whittingham, in Suffolk, m. and had issue. Anne, m. first, to John Goodwin; secondly, to Drew; and, thirdly, to Baron Sandys, of the Sir Richard wedded, secondly, Mary, daughter of Grisagon, m. to Henry Lennard, Lord Dacre. The elder son, JOHN BAKER, esq. of Sisinghurst, succeeded his father in 1594. He m. Mary, daughter of Sir Thomas Guildford, knt. of Hempsted, in Kent, and had, with a daughter, Catharine, wife of Edward Yates, esq. of Buckland, two sons, Henry and Edward. The elder 1. HENRY BAKER, esq. of Sisinghurst, was created a BARONET 29th June, 1611. He m. Catharine, eldest daughter of Sir John Smith, knt. of Ostenhanger, and dying in 1623, was s. by his son, II. SIR JOHN BAKER, of Sisinghurst, who m. Elizabeth, daughter of Sir Robert Parkhurst, knt. and by her, who died in 1639, left at his decease, in 1653, an only surviving child, III. SIR JOHN BAKER, of Sisinghurst, who m. Elizabeth, daughter and heir of Sir Robert Newton, bart. of London, and by her (who wedded, secondly, Philip Howard, and died in 1693), had four daughters, his co-heirs, viz. ANNE, m. to Edmund Beaghan, esq. and dying in 1685, left a son, EDMUND-STUNGATE BEAGHAN, esq. of Sisinghurst, who sold in the year 1730, to the trus tees of SIR HORACE MANN, knt. his portion of the Sisinghurst estates. ELIZABETH, M. to Robert Spencer, esq. and d. s. p. in 1705. MARY, . to John Dowel, esq. of Over, in Gloucestershire, and had a son, JOHN-BAKER DOWEL, esq. of Over, who d. in 1738, and was s. by his son, JOHN-BAKER-BRIDGES DOWEL, esq. of Over, who d. in 1744, bequeathing his interest in the Baker estates to the Rev. Staunton Degge, who conveyed them to Galfridus Mann, esq. father of SIR HORACE MANN. KATHERINE, M. to Roger Kirkby, and d. in 1733. Sir John Baker died in 1661, and leaving no male issue, the BARONETCY expired, while his estates passed to his daughters, from whose heirs they were purchased by Sir Horace Mann's family. Arms-Az. on a fesse between three swans' heads erased and ducally gorged or, as many cinquefoils gu. BAILLIE, OF PORTMAN SQUARE. CREATED 11th Dec. 1812.-EXTINCT 21st Aug. 1820. Lineage. WILLIAM BAILLIE, esq. son of Alexander Baillie, esq. of Dockfour, m. first, Elizabeth, daughter of Alexander Sutherland, esq. of Cleyn, in the county of Ross, by whom he had (with an elder and younger son) EWEN, of whom presently; and, secondly, Miss Margaret Mackay, of Biggens, in the county of Caithness, and had, with other children, Catherine, who m. in 1769, Roderick Mackenzie, esq. of Fairburu, by whom she had ALEXANDER MACKENZIE, the present baronet of Fairburn. (See BURKE's Peerage and Baronetage.) With other issue. 1. EWEN BAILLIE, esq. having attained the rank of major-general in the army, with the colonelcy of the 23rd regiment of native infantry in Bengal, and being some time commander-in-chief of the forces there, was created a BARONET on the 11th December, 1912, but having no issue he obtained a second patent 26th May, 1819, with remainder to his nephew, ALEXANDER MACKENZIE. Sir Ewen d. s. p. in 1820, when the title under the first patent became EXTINCT, while that under the second passed according to the limitation. Arms-Az. a buck's head cabossed or, within bordure embattled ar. a SIR JOHN BALE, knt. of Carleton Curlieu and Sadington, the representative of a respectable Leicester The eldest son, GEORGE BALE, esq. of Carleton Curlieu, espoused Elizabeth, daughter of Valentine Hartopp, esq. of Burton Lazars, and by her (who m. secondly, Sir William Roberts, of Sutton Cheynell), had issue, JOHN (Sir), his heir. Valentine, of Humberston, who m. Elizabeth, daughter and heir of Tobias Chippingdale, son and heir of John Chippingdale, doctor of civil law, and had a son, John, b. in 1618, and two daughters, Elizabeth and Emma. Frances, m. to William Roberts, esq. of Barwell. The elder son, SIR JOHN BALE, received the honour of knighthood from JAMES I., and served as high sheriff for Leicestershire in 1624. He m. first, Emma, daughter of William Halford, of Welham, which lady died in 1630; and, secondly, a daughter of John Bainbrigge, esq. of Lockington. By the former he had issue, The eldest son, 1. JOHN BALE, esq. of Carleton Curlieu, one of the loyalists to whom the king's commission of array was addressed in June, 1642, was created a BARONET 9th November, 1643. During the civil wars he adhered with devoted attachment to the ill-fated king, and in 1645 his house at Carleton Curlieu was garrisoned in the royal cause. Sir John contributed also largely to the expenses of the war, by voluntary gifts to the monarch, and by the fines which were levied by parliament. He m. Anne, daughter and heir of Sir Thomas Puckering, bart. of Warwick, but having no issue at his decease about 1653, the BARONETCY became EXTINCT, and his property at Carleton was purchased by a London scrivener named Prudham, who sold it in 1654 to SIR GEOFFREY PALMER, of Carleton, in Northamptonshire. 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