ROGER DE SYDENHAM, was of Sydenham and Kitsford in 15 EDWARD III. and had two sons, JOHN, the elder of whom had no male issue, but left an only daughter and heir, who conveyed the estate of Sydenham to the Caves, and from them it passed to the Percivals, ancestors of the Earls of Egmont. The younger son,

RICHARD DE SYDENHAM, settled himself at CombeSydenham, in the western part of Somersetshire. He was constituted a judge of the Common Pleas in 11 RICHARD II. He m. Joan, daughter and co-heir of Robert Delingrige, of Bromfield,† and had issue,

HENRY, his heir.

Simon, a churchman, first Archdeacon of Sarum

The early descents of the Sydenhams, as given in Hutchins' Dorset, differ materially from this deduction. + By the daughter and co-heir of Walter Delalynde, grandson of the famous Thomas Delalynde, who slew the white hart in the forest, since called White Hart Forest.

Hem. Margaret, daughter and co-heir of Richard Popham, of Alfacton, in the same county, and was s. by his son,

JOHN SYDENHAM, of Orchard, who m. the daughter and heir of John Gambon, of Merton, whose son and heir,

JOHN SYDENHAM, esq. of Orchard, m. Elizabeth, daughter of Sir William Hody, knt. whose daughter,

ALIONORA, or ELIZABETH SYDENHAM, m. Sir John Wyndham, knt, and conveyed to the Wyndhams the seat of Orchard, thenceforward called OrchardWyndham, and afterwards part of the possessions of the EARLS OF EGREMONT.

Who, by the daughter and heir of Herne, left a son and heir,

GEORGE SYDENHAM, esq. of Chelworthy, who m. Mary, daughter of Thomas Warre, esq. of Hestercombe, and was s. by his son,

RICHARD SYDENHAM, esq. of Chelworthy, who m. Elizabeth, daughter of - Hall, esq. of Henwick, in Worcestershire, and had (with four daughters, Mary, Elizabeth, Ursula, and Catherine), five sons, viz.

HENRY, his heir.

Hopton, in holy orders.

Edward (Sir), who was knight-marshal of the king's host, during the civil wars.

Francis (Sir).

Richard.

The eldest son,

HENRY SYDENHAM, esq. of Chelworthy, m. Elizabeth, daughter of Humphrey Walrond, esq. of Sea, in Somersetshire, and was s. by his son,

SIR HUMPHREY SYDENHAM, knt. of Chelworthy, who left several daughters, his co-heirs, of whom ANNE m. Roger Sydenham, esq. of Lee; another was mother of Sir Sydenham Fowke, of Suffolk; and another, of Sydenham Burgh, rector of Brimpton.

Married Jane, daughter of of Denbigh, and had four sons, CHRISTOPHER.

Cambray, of the county

and Berks, then Dean of Sarum, and eventu ally, 6 HENRY VI. made Bishop of Chichester. He was sent by King HENRY ambassador to the Emperor of Germany, and presented him with a golden cup.

Joan, m. to Thomas Bratton, of Bratton, in Somersetshire.

The eldest son,

HENRY DE SYDENHAM, m. Margery, daughter and co-heir of John Whitton, of Whitton, in Somersetshire, and had two sons, both called JOHN, and living in 9 HENRY V. JOHN, the younger, was of Orchard, in Somersetshire. The elder,

JOHN SYDENHAM succeeded his father. He married Emillia Hussey, an heiress, and was s. by his son,

JOHN SYDENHAM, esq. knight of the shire for Somerset, who married Joan, daughter and heir of John Sturton, esq. of Brimpton, and had issue,

son,

RICHARD, who wedded Johanna, daughter of Moor, of Moorhayes, in Devonshire, and was s. by his son,

THOMAS, who m. Elizabeth, daughter of Sir Thomas Fulford, knt. and had a son and heir,

WILLIAM, who wedded Johanna, daughter of Sir John Jeffery, of Coltherston, in Dorsetshire, and had issue,

WILLIAM, colonel in the civil wars, and governor of the Isle of Wight.

THOMAS, M. D. celebrated for his works.

Francis, killed in the civil war, 1644.

Mary, m. to Richard Lee, esq. of Wingland.

Elizabeth, m. to Roger Sydenham, esq. of Skilgate.

Martha, m. to William Laurence, of Wraxhall.

The eldest son,

COLONEL WILLIAM SYDENHAM, m. Grace, daughter of John Trenchard, esq. of Warmwell, Dorsetshire, and had

WILLIAM.
Thomas.

John, d. 1706.

Mary, m. to Walter Thornhull, of Weymouth.

Frances, m. to Robert Thornhull, esq. of Wolland. The eldest son,

WILLIAM SYDENHAM, m. Martha, daughter of John Michel, esq. but d. without surviving issue in 1718.

VL. George, who was archdeacon of Salisbury, and chaplain to HENRY VII. and HENRY VIII. He was buried at Salisbury in 1523.

1. Joan, m. to John St. Barbe, esq. of Ashington. 11. Alice, m. to John Buller, esq. of Cillsdon. He was s. by his eldest son,

WALTER SYDENHAM, esq. of Brimpton, who m. Margaret, daughter of Sir Robert Harcourt, knt. and had, with a daughter, Dorothy, wife of Laurence Courtenay, esq. of Enthie, in Cornwall, a son and

George (Sir), of Combe Sydenham, m. Elizabeth, daughter and co-heir of Sir Christopher Hales, knt. and had an only daughter,

ELIZABETH SYDENHAM, m. first, to the famous Sir Francis Drake; and secondly, to William Courtenay, esq. of Powderham. John, of Hatch Bishop, in Somersetshire. Elizabeth, m. to Richard Bampfield, esq. of Poltimore, in Devonshire.

Anne, m. to Alexander Sydenham, esq. of Luxborough.

Mary, m. to John Fitz, esq. of Fitzford, in Devonshire.

SIR JOHN SYDENHAM, knt. of Brimpton, who m. first, Mary, daughter and co-heir of John Buckland, esq. of Westharptree, in Somersetshire (who after his death married the Lord Grey); and secondly, Mary, daughter of Sir Thomas Guilford, knt. By the former he had, with a daughter, Frances, wife of Edward Paston, esq. of Horton, in Gloucestershire, three sons, viz.

George, died in the lifetime of his father, s. p.

JOHN, heir to his father.
Ralph (Sir), M.P. in 1641, followed the king to
Oxford, was after the Restoration made master
of the Charter House, and died in 1671. He
m. the widow of Sir Arthur Chichester, bart.
and had one son,

John, who m. Jane, daughter and co-bir of
Alexander Portrey, esq. and had surviving
issue, John, and a daughter, the wife of
John Bowdage, esq. of Devon.

Sir John Sydenham was served as sheriff for Nottingham, and died in 1625, when he was s. by his elder surviving son,

JOHN SYDENHAM, esq. who m. Alice, daughter of William Hoby, esq. of Hales, in Gloucestershire, and sister and heir of Sir William Hoby, knt. and had issue,

1. JOHN SYDENHAM, esq. of Brimpton, in the county of Somerset, was created a BARONET 28th July, 1641. Sir John m. in 1638, Anne, second daughter of Sir John Hare, of Stow Bardolph, in Norfolk, and dying in 1642, was s. by his son,

11. SIR JOHN-POSTHUMUS SYDENHAM, M.P. for the county of Somerset, temp. CHARLES II. This gentleman m. first, Elizabeth, daughter of John, Lord Pow. lett, but by her had no surviving issue. He married secondly, Lady Mary Herbert, daughter of Philip, Earl of Pembroke and Montgomery, and had by her ladyship,

John, who predeceased his father.
PHILIP, successor.

Mary, d. unm. in 1698.

He d. in 1696, aged fifty-four, and was s. by his only surviving son,

III. SIR PHILIP SYDENHAM, M. P. for the county of Somerset, who d. unmarried 16th October, 1739, aged sixty-three, when the BARONETCY EXPIRED.

Several estates of the family were sold by Sir John Posthumus Sydenham, the second, and by Sir Philip, the third baronet. Brimpton, however, continued in the family, devolving on Humphrey Sydenham, esq. of Combe, who d. 12th August, 1757. It was afterwards purchased by Mr. Fane, and is now the property of the Earl of Westmoreland.

Grace, m. to

The eldest son,

Chorley.

WALTER SYDENHAM, esq. m. Jane, daughter of Colonel Fulford, and had three sons, WALTER, George, and Thomas, and one daughter, Jane, wife of Farthing, of Nettlecombe. The eldest son,

WALTER SYDENHAM, esq. of Whetstow, m. the danghter of Parthing, of Nettlecombe.

Sydenham of Combe.

ROBERT DE SYDENHAM (son of Hugh Sydenham and Joan Polleswell), m. Alice, co-heir of Roger Helyer, lord of Choburgle, and left two sons, Robert, the father of another Robert, who d. s. p. 15 HENRY VI. and

JOHN SYDENHAM, of Indecote, who m. Agnes, coheir of Choboroughe, or Chubworth, and had two sons, both called John. The younger JoHN and his wife, Alianor, had an annuity out of the manor of Treborough, 13 EDWARD IV. The elder,

JOHN SYDENHAM, marrying the heiress of Collyn of Culmstock, in Devonshire, removed from Baddleton thither. He left three sons, EDWARD, his heir, Thomas, barrister-at-law, of the Temple, and John, rector of Brushford, in Somersetshire. The eldest SOD,

EDWARD SYDENHAM, marrying Joan, daughter and heir of Walter Combe, of Combe, removed thither. He had issue,

Susan, m. to Martin Samford, esq. of Ninehead. He d. in 1580, and was s. by his eldest son, HUMPHREY SYDENHAM, esq. of Combe, who m. first, Jane, daughter of John Champneys, esq. of Yarnscombe, and by her had

1. JOHN, his successor, m. Margery, daughter of Sir Anthony Poulet, and sister of John, Lord Poulet, by whom he had four surviving daughters, viz.

ANNE, married to Captain Thomas Tyllesley, governor of Surinam.

He m. secondly, Jane, widow of Godolphin, esq. of Treveneigh, in Cornwall, and by her had three other sons, George, Gavregan, and Nicholas. His eldest son, John, succeeded him, but his male line failing, the representation devolved upon

HUMPHREY SYDENHAM, Clerk, styled for his eloquence Silver Tongue Sydenham. He was rector of Pockington and Oldcombe, in Somersetshire, and marrying Mary, daughter of William Cox, esq. of Crookhern, in the same county, had two sons and a daughter, viz.

HUMPHREY, his heir.

Edward, d. young in 1637.

Anne, m. to Francis Thomas, esq.

He was s. by his only surviving son,

HUMPHREY SYDENHAM, esq. of Combe, who married Jane, daughter and co-heir of Sir William Pole, knt. of Shute, eldest son of Sir John Pole, bart. and had issue,

WILLIAM, who predeceased him uum.
HUMPHREY, his heir.

John, of Dulverton, m. first, Margaret, daughter
of William Butler, esq. of Oldacre, in Dur-
ham; and secondly, Margaret, daughter of
Galard.

Jane, m. to John Williams, eldest son of John Williams, esq. of Herringston, in Dorsetshire. Mr. Sydenham was s. by his elder surviving son, HUMPHREY SYDENHAM, esq. who m. first, Elizabeth, daughter of George Peppin, esq. of Dulverton, and by her had three sons and one surviving daughter, viz. HUMPHREY, his successor.

George.

Philip, who d. young.

Elizabeth, m. to Laurence Jackson, B. D. of Ardleigh, in Essex.

He married secondly, Katherine, daughter of William Floyer, esq. of Berne, in Dorsetshire, and had another son, Floyer. He d. in 1710, and was s. by his eldest

son,

HUMPHREY SYDENHAM, esq. of Coombe, devisee of Sir John St. Barbe, bart. This gentleman wedded Grace, daughter of Richard Hill, esq. of the Priory, in Devonshire, and was s. by his only son,

ST. BARBE SYDENHAM, esq. of Coombe, who married Ellery, daughter of Sydenham Williams, esq. of Herringston, in Dorsetshire, and left an only child,

CATHERINE SYDENHAM, m. in 1781, Lewis-Dimoke Grosvenor Tregonwell, esq. of Anderson, in Dorsetshire, and had a son, the present (1837) ST. BARBE TREGON WELL, esq. of Anderson. The estate of Combe is now possessed by the Rev. John Sydenham.

11. SIR THOMAS SYLYAYD, of Delaware, who m. first, Frances, daughter of Sir Francis Wyatt, knt. of Bexley; and secondly, Margaret, daughter of Philip, Lord Wharton, and relict of Major Dunch, of Pusey, Berks. He died in 1692, and was s. by his son,

III. SIR THOMAS SYLYARD, of Delaware, who alienated that estate about the year 1700 to Henry Streatfeild, esq. of Chidingstone. Sir Thomas m. Elizabeth, daughter and heir of Sir Sandys Fortescue, of Fallapit, in the county of Devon, and dying in 1701, left a son and successor,

IV. SIR THOMAS SYLYARD, at whose decease in infancy the following year the title became Extinct.

Arms-Az. a chief erm.

1. RICHARD PEERS, esq. who inherited the Mynde estate, and assumed the surname of SYMONS, was created a BARONET 23rd May, 1774; but died unm. in 1796, when the title became EXTINCT. The property devolved at Sir Richard's decease upon TноMAS RAYMOND, esq. grandson of Ann (youngest sister of Richard Symnons, the testator), by her husband, Philip Hampton, esq. of Boseley, in Gloucestershire, and son of Mary (daughter of Philip and Ann Hampton), who m. William Raymond, esq. of Thornbury,

THOMAS RAYMOND, upon succeeding to the estate in 1796, assumed the surname and arms of Symons. He m. Mary Chapman, and left issue, THOMAS-HAMPTON, Richard Harcourt, Charles, Frederick-Raymond, and Mary Ann Jane. He died in 1818, and was s. by his son,

THOMAS HAMPTON SYMONS, of the Mynde
Park, who m. Elizabeth, second daughter
of the Rev. Dr. Hannington, prebendary of
Hereford, and died 22nd January, 1831, leav-
ing issue,

THOMAS-GEORGE SYMONS, now of the
Mynde Park, b. 25th October, 1818.
Henry-Longden Symons, b. 24th Septem-
ber, 1829.
Elizabeth-Fanny.

Lineage.

EDWARD TARLETON, of Church Hill, Liverpool (descended from the old Lancashire family of Tarleton, of Aigburth, an alderman of that borough, and mayor in 1682, m. Anne, daughter of Henry Coles, an alderman also of Liverpool, and mayor in 1661, and had issue. He d. in 1690, and his grandson (it is presumed)

JOHN TARLETON, born in 1719, an alderman of Liverpool, and mayor in 1764, repurchased the old family seat of Aigburth. He m. 25th June, 1751, Jane, eldest daughter of Bannastre Parker, esq. and by her, who d. 23rd May, 1797, had issue,

1. WILLIAM, who d. 9th June, 1778. 11. THOMAS, b. 6th July, 1753, m. Mary, daughter of Lawrence Robinson, esq. of Clithero, in Lancashire.

III. BANNASTRE.

IV. John, of Finch House, in Lancashire, b. 26th October, 1755, m. 26th October, 1790, Isabella, second daughter and co-heir of James Collingwood, esq. of Unthank, in Northumber land, and had a son,

John-Collingwood, b. 23rd October, 1792, of
Collingwood Hall, Northumberland.

v. Layton, b. 5th September, 1762, mayor of Liverpool in 1792, m. 25th April, 1795, Jemima, eldest daughter and co-heir of Thomas Robinson, M.D. of Liverpool, but by her (who d. 4th December, 1796, had no issue.

1. Bridget, m. 23rd October, 1781, to Edward Falkner, esq. and had issue.

The third son,

I. BANNASTRE TARLETON, esq. b. 21st August, 1754, a general officer in the army, colonel of the 21st Light Dragoons, and a grand cross of the Bath, was created a BARONET 6th November, 1818. General Tarleton represented his native town some time in parliament. He married 17th December, 1798, SusanPrecilla, natural daughter of Robert Bertie, fourth Duke of Ancaster, but died in January, 1833, without issue, when the BARONETCY EXPIRED.

Arms-Gules, a chevron erminois between three cinquefoils or.

hurst, m. first, Elizabeth, daughter of Philip Chute, esq. of Bethersden, and by that lady had surviving issue,

GEORGE, of Criels Court, who removed into Sus-
sex. He married in 1591, Joane, daughter of
Richard Burrow, esq. of Boughton, who died in
1602, leaving two sons, John and William, who
both died issueless, and a daughter, Elizabeth,
b. in 1602.
MATTHEW, ancestor of the branch of the family
which settled in America, and which is now
represented by MAJOR PRINGLE TAYLOR, of Pen-
nington House, in the county of Hants. (See
BURKE'S Commoners, vol. iv. p. 237.)

Susan, b. in 1560, m. to Godwin Freebody, of
Sussex.

His only son,

THOMAS TAYLOR, esq. of Wilsborow, of the king's body in ordinary, lord of the manor of Shadochurst, b. in 1595, m. first, Catherine, daughter of Sir Thomas Honywood, knt. of Elmested, and by her, who died in 1625, had

JOHN, of Wilsborow, b. in 1623, d. s. p. in 1642.
Elizabeth, m. to Norton Halke, gent. of Bircholt.
Mary, m. to Henry Johnson.

Katherine, m. to Boys Owen, gent.

He married secondly, Anne, daughter of Sir Thomas Hendley, knt. of Corshorne, in Kent, and died in 1631. By his second wife he left a son,

1. THOMAS TAYLOR, esq. of Gray's Inn, London, and of Park House, in Maidstone, in Kent, lord of the manor of Shadochurst, b. in 1630, who was created a BARONET 18th January, 1664-5. Sir Thomas m. Elizabeth, daughter and sole heir of George Hall, esq. of Maidstone, and by her (who wedded secondly, Percy Goring, esq. fourth son of Sir William Goring, bart. of Cockham and Burton, in the county of Sussex, and d. in 1688) had surviving issue,

THOMAS, his heir.

Elizabeth, b. in 1656.