1. SIR WILLIAM NORREYS, M. P. for Liverpool, ambassador to the Great Mogul, was created a BARONET in 1698. He m. Elizabeth, daughter and heir of Robert Read, esq. of Bristol, relict, first, of Isaac Meynell, of Lombard Street, London, and secondly of Nicholas Pollexfen, esq. also of London, but had no issue. At Sir William's decease the BARONETCY EXPIRED. Arms-Quarterly; arg. and gu.; in the second and third quarters, a fret or, over all a fesse az. NORTH, OF MILDENHALL. 1. SIR HENRY NORTH, of Mildenhall, who was created a baronet 14th June, 1660. He m. Sarah, daughter of John Rayney, esq. of West Malling, in Kent, and by her, who d. 1st July, 1670, had issue, HENRY, his heir. THOMASINE, M. to Thomas Holland, esq. son and heir of Sir John Holland, bart. of Quiddenham, Norfolk, and d. 28th September, 1661, in the 28th year of her age. PEREGRINA, M. to William Hanmer, esq. and was mother of SIR THOMAS HANMER, bart. speaker of the House of Commons, who resided at Mildenhall, which estate passed at Sir Thomas's decease, in 1746, to his nephew, SIR WILLIAM BUNBURY, bart. of Stanny Hall, by whose grandson, SIR HENRY EDWARD BUNBURY, bart. it is now (1837) enjoyed. DUDLEIA, m. to Sir Thomas Cullum, bart. of Hawstead. Sir Henry North died 5th July, 1695, when the BA RONETCY EXPIRED. Arms-Az. a lion passant or, between three fleur-delis arg. NORTON, OF ROTHERFIELD. CREATED 14th June, 1660. EXTINCT 6th July, 1695. CREATED 23rd May, 1622. EXTINCT in 1652. Lineage. Lineage. RICHARD NORTON, living 10 HENRY VII, the representative of a very ancient and eminent Hampshire family, m. Elizabeth, daughter and heir of Sir William Rotherfield, by Elizabeth, his wife, daughter and co-heir of William Dawtry, esq. and thus acquired the estate of Rotherfield, from which his descendants were designated. He was s. by his son, JOHN NORTON, esq. of Rotherfield, Hants, who m. Anne, daughter of Sir George Puttenham, of Sherfield, in the same county, and had four sons, RICHARD, his Sir Henry d. in 1620, aged sixty-four, and was s. by heir; Thomas, of Nutley; John, of Alderford; and Marmaduke, of Hateley. The eldest, SIR RICHARD NORTON, knt. of Rotherfield, m. first, Elizabeth, daughter and heir of William Wayte, of Wymering, by Anne, his wife, sister and heir of Edmond Mountpesson, of Batington, Wilts, and had issue, JOHN, his heir. Mary, m. to Sir Henry Uvedall, knt. Sir Richard m. secondly, Catharine, daughter of John Kingsmill, esq. and had by her a daughter, Constance, wife of Sir Henry Whitehead, knt. and a son, DANIEL, (Sir), a stanch parliamentarian, who sig nalized himself in behalf of the Commons during the civil wars. He m. Honora, daughter and co-heir of John White, esq. of Southwick, sheriff of Hants in 1598, grandson of John White, esquire of the body to HENRY VIII. who obtained on the departure of the Canons, a grant from his royal master, of the priory of Southwicke. RICHARD NORTON, esq. of Southwick, m. the Sir Richard died in 1592, and was s. by his eldest son, 1. SIR RICHARD NORTON, knt. of Rotherfield, who was created a baronet 23rd May, 1622. He m. Mabell, daughter of Mr. Alderman Henry Beecher, or Becker, of London, and had an only daughter and heiress, ELIZABETH, who m. Francis Paulet, esq. of Am- Sir Richard died in 1652, and the BARONETCY EXPIRED. Arms-Vert, a lion rampant, or. NORTON, OF COVENTRY. CREATED 23rd July, 1661.-EXTINCT in 1691. Lineage. SIMON NORTON, esq. of Coventry, son of John Norton, of Allesley, in Warwickshire, and a descendant of the Nortons, of Yorkshire, d. in 1641, leaving by Prudence Jesson, his wife, three sons, John, of Allesley; Thomas, of Coventry; and Simon, who m. Mary, daughter of Sir Henry Hastings. The second son, 1. THOMAS NORTON, esq. of Coventry, was created a BARONET in 1661. He m. Anne, daughter of John Jermy, esq. of Hutton Hall, in Suffolk, and had issue, MARY, m. to Sir Charles Modyford, bart. ANNE, M. to William Russell, esq. of Cambridgeshire. FRANCES. ELIZABETH, M. to William Norton, esq. of Southwick. Sir Thomas died in 1691, when the BARONETCY became EXTINCT. * This gentleman bequeathed by a most extraordinary will, his great landed and personal property to the parlia ment of Great Britain, in trust, for the use "of the poor, hangry, thirsty, naked, strangers, sick, wounded, and SIMON DE NORWICH, m. Margaret, heir of Holt-Hetol Gifford, and thus acquired the manor of Brampton, Rowell, &c. His grandson, another SIMON DE NORWICH, m. Alice, only daughter and heir of Richard Christian, of Harborough, by whom he obtained large estates in the counties of Leicester and Northampton. He was s. by his posthumous son, SIMON NORWICH, who was found to be cousin and heir to Sir Richard Holt. He m. Isabel, daughter of Richard Tunstall, and had issue. The sixth in lineal descent from him, 1. SIR JOHN NORWICH, knt. of Brampton, in the county of Northampton, who was created a BARONET by King CHARLES 1. 24th July, 1641. He married first, Anne, daughter of Sir Roger Smith, knt. of Edmondthorp, in Leicestershire, and had issue, ROGER, his heir. Erasmus, m. and left a family. Anne, m. to George Tresham, esq. of Newton, in Mary, m. to Walter Kirkham, esq. of Fineshade, Judith, m. to- Atkins, esq. He married secondly, Mary, daughter of Sir Henry Atkins, of Cheshunt, and dying in October, 1661, was s. by his eldest son, II. SIR ROGER NORWICH, M. P. for Northamptonshire, temp. CHARLES II. He was a deputy lieutenant and verderor of the forest; but in the reign of James II. not coinciding in the measures of the court, he retired. He married Catherine, daughter of Sir Hatton Fermor, krt. of Easton, widow of Sir John Shuckburgh, bart. of Shuckburgh, in Warwickshire, and by that lady had, ERASMUS, his heir. Catherine, m, to Edward Lloyd, esq. of Edgworth, Mary, m. to John Hicks, esq. of Trevetick, in Arabella, m. to Thomas Smith, esq. of Trowlsworth, Sir Roger d. in September, 1691, and was s. by his son, III. SIR ERASMUS NORWICH, who m. first, Lady Anabella Savage, younger daughter of Thomas, third Earl of Rivers, but by her ladyship had no issue. He m. secondly, Jane, daughter and heir of William Adams, esq. (son and heir of Sir William Adams, bart. but who died before his father,) and heir of her uncle, Sir prisoners, to the end of the world." This singular dis position, however, was set aside, and the estates eventually devolved on the Thistlethwaytes. HILDEBRAND OAKES, esq. a lieutenant-colonel in the army, m. Sarah, daughter of Henry Cornelissan, esq. of Braxted Lodge, in Sussex, and dying in 1797, was s. by his eldest son, 1. SIR HILDEBRAND OAKES, G. C. B. a lieutenant general in the army, and some time commander-inchief of the island of Malta, who was created a BARONET 2nd November, 1813. Sir Hildebrand having no issue, obtained a second patent 1st June, 1815, recreating him, with remainder to his brother, HENRY OAKES, esq. and that gentleman's male issue. He d. 9th September, 1822, when the first BARONETCY EXPIRED, and the second passed according to the limitation. (Refer to BURKE's Peerage and Baronetage.) Arms Arg. on a chevron engrailed sa. between three sprigs of oak fructed ppr. a cross of eight points of the field; on a canton gu. a mullet of eight points within an increscent of the first. OCHTERLONY. Fairweather, of Brechin, and afterwards of Philadelphia. Alexander, lieutenant of the Juno, killed by acci- Jane, m. 18th September, 1748, to John Lyon, esq. of Forgandenny and Castle Lyon, North Britain, and died in April, 1775, leaving issue. (See BURKE'S Commoners, vol. iv.) The second son, DAVID OCHTERLONY, of Boston, New England, b. 30th October, 1723, m. Catharine.* daughter of Andrew Tyler, esq. of that place, by Marian, his wife, sister of Sir William Pepperell, bart. and had DAVID, his heir; Gilbert, d. in 1763; Alexander, d. in 1803; and Catherine d. in 1762. He d. in 1765, and was s. by his son, 1. DAVID OCHTERLONY, esq. of Boston, in New England (where he was born 12th February, 1758), who having attained the rank of major-general in the East Indies, with the colonelcy of the 28th Native Infantry, distinguished himself in the command of the Indian army in the war with Nepaul, when his services received the unanimous thanks of parliament, and he was further honoured by being created a BARONET 7th March, 1816. Sir David was recreated 8th December, 1823, extending the limitation to CHARLES-METCALFE OCHTERLONY, esq. of Delhi. He died unmarried 15th July, 1825, when the first BARONETCY became EXTINCT, and the other descended according to the patent. (Refer to BURKE's Peerage and Baronetage.) Arms-Az. a lion rampant arg. holding in his paws a trident erect gold, and charged on the shoulder with a key, the wards upwards, of the field; a chief embattled or, thereon two banners in saltire, the one of the Mahratta states vert, inscribed Delhi; the other of the states of Nepaul; the staves broken and encir cled by a wreath of laurel ppr. ALEXANDER OCHTERLONY, Laird of Pitforthy, in the county of Angus, b. 16th September, 1695, m. 1st November, 1721, Elizabeth, daughter of David Tyrie, of Dunnydeer, in Aberdeenshire, and had issue, GILBERT, of Newtown Mill and Pitforthy, m. 25th James, died in the Isle of Man 8th March, 1760, Lineage. In 1660, a Baronetcy was conferred upon 1. ANTHONY OLDFIELD, esq. of Spalding, in Lincolnshire. He m. first, a daughter of Sir Edward Gre sham, knt. of Lingfield, in Surrey, and secondly, Jane, daughter of Parke, of Flete, in the county of Lincoln. Sir Anthony died about the year 1668, and was s. by his son, II. SIR JOHN OLDFIELD, of Spalding, who m. Margaret, daughter of Sir Simon Degge, knt. but died without male issue about 1706, when the BARONETCY EXPIRED. One of his daughters and co-heirs, ELIZABETH, married John Wingfield, esq. of Tickencote, in Rutlandshire, and was great-grandmother of the present JOHN WINGFIELD, esq. of Tickencote. (See BURKE'S Commoners, vol. ii. p. 482.) Arms-Or, on a pile vert, three garbs of the field. She m. secondly, Sir Isaac Heard, garter king of arms. This was a branch from the Milesian stock from which the extant noble family of O'NEILL claims descent, the ROYAL HOUSE OF ULSTER. HUGH BOY O'NEILL, from whom the territories called the Clanaboys, in the counties of Down and Antrim, received their name, grandson of HUGH MEYTH, King of Ulster in 1122, recovered those lands from the English (which had been wrested from his family at the invasion temp. HENRY II.), and his descendants enjoyed them until the reign of JAMES I. when a portion was conquered by force of arms from the O'Neills, more purchased by King JAMES from them, and some part left in their possession, which has descended to the O'NEILLS of Shane Castle. King JAMES, when he instituted the order of Baronets, had chiefly in view the subduing the clan O'Neill in Ulster, and the Ulster hand-the red hand of O'Neill-was given as a badge to the order. 1. BRYAN O'NEILL, in consideration of his gallant services at the battle of Edge Hill, was created a BARONET by King CHARLES I. 13th November, 1643. Sir Bryan m. Jane Finch, of the family of the Earl of Nottingham, and dying in 1680, was s. by his son, II. SIR BRYAN O'NEILL, one of the judges of the Court of King's Bench in Ireland temp. JAMES II. who m. Mary Plunket, sister of Christopher, tenth Lord Dunsany, and dying in 1694, was s. by his son, III. SIR HENRY O'NEILL. This gentleman m. first, Mary, daughter of Mark Bagot, esq. of Mountarran, in the county of Carlow, by whom he had an only son, RANDALL, his heir. He m. secondly, Rose, daughter of Captain James Brabazon, and by that lady had two other sons, Brabazon. Henry. He was s. at his decease by his eldest son, IV. SIR RANDALL O'NEILL, who m. Mrs. Margaret Tomkins; and thus terminates any recorded account of the family. The BARONETCY is presumed to be EXTINCT; but a person who called himself SIR FRANCIS O'NEILL, the sixth baronet, lived a very poor man on the estate of the late Lord Netterville at Douth, near Drogheda, from whom he rented a small farm at one-fourth of its value; but, even unable to pay that, he was dispossessed. This unfortunate descendant of royalty had the patent of baronetcy in his possession, but whether he was in the line of descent does not appear. Baronetcies have been frequently assumed in Ireland by parties who had no claim whatsoever, but being collateral relations of a deceased and extinct baronet, may have discovered the patent amongst his papers. One of the sons of Sir Francis was employed, about twenty-five years ago, at a small inn near CREATED 9th Oct. 1638. EXTINCT 7th Feb. 1724. Lineage. 1. THOMAS ORBY, esq. of Croyland Abbey, in Lincolnshire, servant to the queen mother, was created a BARONET in 1658. He m. Katherine Guernier, of France, and dying in 1691, was s. by his son, 11. SIR CHARLES ORBY, of Croyland Abbey, who m. Anne, daughter of Richard Swinglehurst, gent. of London, and relict of Thomas Winter, esq. governor of Massalapatam, in the East Indies, and dying in 1716, was s. by his son, III. SIR THOMAS ORBY, of Croyland Abbey, who m. Lady Charlotte Mainwaring, daughter of Charles Gerard, Earl of Macclesfield, and had an only daughter and heir, Elizabeth, who m. first, Lord John Hay, second son of John, second Marquess of Tweeddale; and secondly, General Robert Hunter, governor of Jamaica. By the latter she was ancestor of the ORBY HUNTERS, of Croyland Abbey. Sir Thomas died in 1724, and with him the title 1. CHARLES-MONTAGUE ORMSBY, esq. b. 23rd April, 1767, barrister-at-law and king's counsel, son of Captain Ormsby, of the 45th regiment, and grandson of Charles Ormsby, esq. of Cloghans, in the county of Mayo, received the honour of knighthood in 1806, and was created a BARONET 29th December, 1812. Charles m. in 1794, Elizabeth, daughter of Thomas Kingsbury, esq. and left two sons. He d. 3rd March, 1818, and was's, by the elder, Sir II. SIR JAMES ORMSBY, b. 27th February, 1796, who d. s. p. in 1822, and was s. by his brother, III. SIR THOMAS ORMSBY, b. 26th May, 1797; m. in 1824, Mary, only daughter of Francis Slater Rebow, esq. of Wivenhoe Park, in the county of Essex, a major-general in the army; but died without issue 9th August, 1833, when the BARONETCY EXPIRED. His widow m. secondly, John Gurdon, esq. who assumed the surname of REBOW in 1835. The representation of the family devolved, at Sir Thomas's decease, on his uncle, Stephen Ormsby, esq. brother of the first baronet. Sir Charles Ormsby had two other brothers, William and James, both deceased, who have left children, and two sisters, Mrs. Carey and Mrs. Corneille. Arms-Gu, a bend between six crosses crosslet or. He was s. at his decease by his eldest son, III. SIR RICHARD OSBALDESTON, who dying young and unm. about the year 1701, was s. by his brother, IV. SIR WILLIAM OSBALDESTON, who m. Catherine, eldest daughter of Richard, Viscount Wenman, of Thame, and widow of the Hon. Robert Bertie, son of the Earl of Abingdon, by whom he had one son and three daughters, who all predeceased him but one daughter, CATHERINE. He d. 18th September, 1736, and was s. by his brother, V. SIR CHARLES OSBALDESTON, who married, but died issueless 7th April, 1749, when the BARONETCY EXPIRED. Arms-Arg. a mascle sa. between three ogresses or pellets. OUGHTON, OF TETCHBROOK. Lineage. This was a branch of the ancient family of Osbaldeston, of Osbaldeston, in Lancashire. SIR JOHN OSBALDESTON, who was knighted at the battle of Poitou, acquired a large accession of property by marrying Joan, only daughter and heir of Roger Coughull, esq. of Chadlington, in Oxfordshire. He thus acquired, about 5 HENRY VI. Chadlington, Shepenhul, and other manors in that county. The descendants of the said Sir John bore the arms of that heiress; viz. " quarterly argent and sable, four leopards' heads counterchanged." His son and heir, JOHN OSBALDESTON, is mentioned in an indenture, dated 2nd June, 35th HENRY VI. to consent to the sale of Underwood, in the forest of Whichwood. He was father of THOMAS OSBALDESTON, whose son, JOHN OSBALDESTON, was sheriff of Oxfordshire and Berkshire 13 HENRY VIII. and was s. by his son, RICHARD OSBALDESTON, whose son and heir, JOHN OSBALDESTON, was father of ARTHUR OSBALDESTON, esq. of Chadlington, in the county of Oxford, who m. Frances, daughter of Thomas Ketilby, of Stepel, in Shropshire, and was s. by his son, HERCULES OSBALDESTON, esq. of Chadlington, who married thrice; the male issue of his first and second wife failed; by the third, Judith, daughter of Thomas Emeley, of Helingdon, he left at his decease in 1635, JOHN OSBALDESTON, esq. of Chadlington, who m. Joan, daughter of Sir Edward Littleton, knt. of Henley, in Salop, and had several children; of whom his eldest son and heir, 1. LITTLETON OS BALDESTON, esq. of Chadlington, was created a BARONET by King CHARLES II. 25th June, 1664. Sir Littleton m. Catherine, daughter of Thomas Browker, esq. of Sundridge, in Kent, and had issue, LACY, his successor. John. Charles. Joanna-Maria. ROBERT OUGHTON (grandson of John Oughton, who settled at Old Fillongley, in Warwickshire, about the year 1400) purchased the Parks of New Fillongley, where his descendants continued afterwards seated. His great-great-grandson, THOMAS OUGHTON, esq. married Anne, eldest daughter and co-heir of William Riplingham, esq. of Great Harborough, in Warwickshire, and thereby acquired a great accession of fortune. He was s. by his son, ADOLPHUS OUGHTON, esq. who m. Martha, daughter of Alexander Prescott, esq. of Thoby Abbey, in Essex, and had a son and successor, ADOLPHUS OUGHTON, esq. who m. Mary, daughter of Richard Samwell, esq. of Upton, in Northamptonshire, by Frances, his wife, daughter of Thomas, Viscount Wenman, and was s. by his son, 1. ADOLPHUS OUGHTON, esq. of Tetchbrook, in Warwickshire, M.P. for Coventry, who was created a BARONET 27th August, 1718, on his being appointed to represent his royal highness the Duke of York, as his proxy, at his instalment as knight of the Garter at Windsor. He m. his cousin, Frances, relict of Sir Edward Bagot, bart. of Blithfield, in Staffordshire, and daughter and heir of Sir Thomas Wagstaffe, but d. s. p. 4th September, 1736, when the BARONETCY EXPIRED. Arms-Party per pale gu. and az. a lion rampant or. Second son of Theophilus Thornhagh Gurdon, esq. of Letton, in Norfolk. (See BURKE's Commoners, vol. i. p. 395.) |