DAVID WILLIAMS, esq. of Edwinsford, in the county of Carmarthen, married Jane, daughter of David Phillips, esq. Kilsaint, and left a son and heir,

REES WILLIAMS, esq. who was sheriff of his county in the 12th of JAMES I. He married Jane, daughter of Thomas Vychan, esq. and was s. by his son,

NICHOLAS WILLIAMS, esq. who, by his wife Anne, daughter of Sir Marmaduke Lloyd, knt. of Maes-yvelin, in Cardiganshire, was father of

SIR RICE WILLIAMS, who received the honour of knighthood, temp. CHARLES II. He married first, Joan, daughter and co-heir of Sir Roger Lort, bart. Slackpool, in Pembrokeshire, but by that lady had no issue. Sir Rice wedded, secondly, Mary, daughter and co-heir of John Vaughan, esq. of Lanelly, by whom he had,

NICHOLAS, his heir.

John, of Dolecothey, m. Elizabeth, daughter of
Johnes, esq. of Lanvaer, in Cardiganshire,
and relict of Williams, esq. of Penpont, in
Brecknockshire. He d. s. p. 29th April, 1729,
and his widow in March, 1735.
Thomas, chancellor and chamberlain of the coun-
ties of Carmarthen, Pembroke, and Cardigan,
m. first, Miss Powell, of Derwith, Carmarthen-
shire, by whom he had two daughters,

BRIDGET, m. to Robert Banks Hodgkinson,
esq. of Overton, in Derbyshire, but d. s. p.
ARABELLA, who at the decease of her sister,
became sole heir, m. to Sir James Hamlyn,
bart. and left with other issue, a son and
heir,

SIR JAMES HAMLYN-WILLIAMS, bart. (Refer to BURKE's Peerage and Baronetage.)

By his second wife he had no other issue.

Sir Rice was s. by his eldest son,

1. NICHOLAS WILLIAMS, esq. of Edwinsford, M.P. and lord lieutenant for Carmarthenshire, who was created a BARONET 30th July, 1707. Sir Nicholas married Mary, daughter of Charles Cocks, esq. and niece of John, Lord Somers, but d. 19th July, 1745, issueless, when the BARONETCY EXPIRED.

it, a lion rampant, sable, head, paws, il, of the field.

Lineage.

Of this family, which for many years was settled at Denton, in the county of Lincoln, was

ANTHONY WILLIAMS, esq. who by his wife, a daughter of William Peere, esq. was father of

PEERE WILLIAMS, esq. clerk of the estreats, temp. CHARLES II, who is stated to have been a considerable sufferer by the arbitrary proceeding of that prince in shutting up the Exchequer. He m. Joanna Oyley, a lady of good family in Holland, and was father of

WILLIAM PEERE WILLIAMS, esq. barrister-at-law, author of three volumes of Reports. This gentleman married Anne, second daughter and co-heir of Sir George Hutchins, one of the lords commissioners of the great seal in King WILLIAM and Queen Mary's time, and left issue.

HUTCHINS, his heir.

Frederick, D.D. rector of Peekirk, Northamptonshire, who m. Ann, daughter of Dr. Clavering, Bishop of Peterborough, and had two sons,

Admiral PEER WILLIAMS, who assumed in 1819 the surname and arms of FREEMAN. Colonel Frederick Williams.

Peer, who m. a French lady, and had two daugh-
ters,

ELIZABETH, M. in 1771, to Thomas, Lord
Graves.

-, m. to Sir R. Sutton, of Norwood,

Notts.
George, who m. Diana, daughter of the Earl of
Coventry.

Ann, m. to George Speke, esq. of White Lacking-
ton, and had an only daughter, the wife of
Frederick, Lord North. She m. secondly, Sir
Francis Drake, bart. of Ash, in Devon.
Louisa, m. to Sir Robert Hamilton, bart.
The eldest son and heir,

1. HUTCHINS WILLIAMS, esq. of Clapton, in the county of Northampton, was created a BARONET 4th April, 1747. Sir Hutchins married in 1726, Judith, daughter and heir of James Booth, esq. of Theobalds, in Hertfordshire, grandson of George Booth, esq. of Dunham Massey, in Cheshire. By this lady, celebrated for her beauty and talents, he had issue,

WILLIAM-PEER, his heir.

BOOTH, successor to his brother.

ANN, eventually heiress of the family, m, to the Rev. William Fonnereau, of Munden, Herts, and had issue. (See BURKE's Commoners.) He d. 4th November, 1758, and was s. by his elder son,

11. SIR WILLIAM-PEER WILLIAMS, who was slain at the attack on the island of Bellisle, in 1761, and dying unm. was s. by his brother,

III. SIR BOOTH WILLIAMS, high sheriff for the county of Northampton in 1764. He married 18th

May, 1763, Anne, daughter of Claudius Fonnereau, D.D. of Christchurch Park, but died unm. 2nd February, 1784, when the BARONETCY EXPIRED.

The estate of the Friars, Chichester, passed to the baronet's sister, Mrs. Fonnereau, but the bulk of the landed property went by entail to the male descendant of Peer Williams, the lawyer, and thus vested in Admiral Peer Williams Freeman, in whose grandson, William Peer Williams Freeman, esq. of Fawley Court, Oxfordshire, it now vests.

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This family originally surnamed BUGG, was seated in Nottinghamshire for several generations, and assumed the name of WILLOUGHBY from their estate in that county.

RALPH BUGG, had two sons, RICHARD and RALPH, to the younger, Ralph, King HENRY III. granted in the 50th year of his reign, the manor of Bingham, from which, Ralph's son and heir, RICHARD, assumed the surname of BINGHAM, and was knighted. The elder son,

RICHARD BUGG, having the lordship of Willoughby, it gave name to his son and heir,

SIR RICHARD WILLOUGHBY, who bought the manor of Wollaton from Sir Roger de Mortein, in the 11th EDWARD II. and augmented his patrimony considerably by other purchases, amongst which was a third part of the manor of RISLEY, in the county of Derby. He d. 18 EDWARD II. and was s. by his son,

SIR ROBERT WILLOUGHBY, one of the judges in the reign of EDWARD III. who by his first wife, Isabel, daughter of Sir Roger de Mortein, had several sons, who all died without issue, "so that Risley (says Thoroton) came to Hugh Willoughby, clerk, who died 7 HENRY IV. and is ancestor of the Willoughbys of Risley," but "I rather think them (writes Collins) descended from Sir Henry Willoughby, knight ban. neret, who was possessed of Wollaton, by lineal descent from the said Sir Richard, was knight of the body to King HENRY VIII. and died 20th May, 1528, as I am informed from the inscription on his monument at Wollaton, in an arch between the south isle and the chancel, whereon is the effigies of a knight in armour, with two wives by his side, and underneath two sons in armour, and two daughters in the dress of the times." He,

SIR HENRY WILLOUGHBY, had two sons, HENRY (Sir), of Wollaton, and

WILLIAM WILLOUGHBY, who died in his father's lifetime, leaving by Helena, his wife, daughter and co-heir of Sir John Egerton, of Wrine Hill, in the county of Chester, a son and heir,

SIR HUGH WILLOUGHBY, knt. of Risley, in the county of Derby, "whom I take (says Collins) to be

the famous navigator (for he was of this family) who was sent out with three ships in the reign of King EDWARD VI. A.D. 1553, to discover Cathaz, and other Northern parts. He sailed in May, and having spent much time about the Northern Islands, subject to Denmark, where he found no commodity but dried fish and train oil, was forced about the middle of September, to put into a harbour at Lapland, called Arzina, where they could find no inhabitants, and thinking to winter there, was froze to death. However, Richard Chancellor, who commanded the second ship in the expedition, having lost Sir Hugh, made his way for Wardhouse, in Norway, the appointed place if parted by storms, and after seven days stay, proceeded on his voyage, so fortunately, that within a few days he arrived on the coasts of Muscovy, where he was friendly received by the natives, and John Bazilowitz the great duke or czar, with whom he settled a trade and was the first discoverer of Russia." Sir Hugh Willoughby left issue by Johanna, his wife, daughter of Sir Nicholas Strelly, knt. a son and heir,

1. HENRY WILLOUGHBY, esq. of Risley, who was created a BARONET by King JAMES I. 29th June, 1611. Sir Henry married first, Elizabeth, daughter of Sir Henry Knolles, knt. of Greys, in the county of Oxford, and secondly, Lettice, daughter and co-heir of Sir Francis Darcy, knt. but dying without male issue in 1649, the BARONETCy became EXTINCT. His only daughter and heiress,

ANNE WILLOUGHBY, m. first Sir Thomas Aston, bart. of Aston, in the county of Chester, and had by him, SIR WILLOUGHBY ASTON, and other children. She survived her first husband, and m. secondly, the Hon. Antichel Grey.

WILLIAM, his heir.

Mary, m. to Beaumont Dixie, esq.

Mr. Willoughby died in 1630, and was succeeded by his son,

1. WILLIAM WILLOUGHBY, esq. of Selston, Notts, who was created a BARONET in 1660. He m. Margaret, daughter and heir of George, son and heir of Sir Maurice Abbott, knt. but died without surviving issue, 10th February, 1670, when the title became EXTINCT. He devised the lordship of South Muskham, Notts, to the learned FRANCIS WILLOUGHBY, of Wollaton.

Arms-As WILLOUGHBY OF RISLEY.

THOMAS WILLYS, of Eyball, in Cambridgeshire, son of another Thomas Willys, of the same place, m. Joan, daughter of Martin Fowkes, of Westley and Burwell, and had two sons and one daughter. Of the former, the elder,

THOMAS WILLYS, of Eyhall, and Rouses Place, m. Elizabeth, daughter of John Hasell, of Botsham, in Cambridgeshire, and dying 9th February, 1625, aged sixty-seven, left a son, and successor,

RICHARD WILLYS, esq. of Horningsey and Fen Ditton, Cambridgeshire, who m. Joan, daughter and heir of William Henmarsh, esq. of Balles, and had issue,

THOMAS, his heir.

RICHARD, created a BARONET in 1646, see that title.

William, col. of horse in the royal army, during the civil war, m. the daughter of Sir John Offley, knt. of Madeley Manor, Staffordshire, but died s. p. 9th August, 1676, aged sixty-one. Elizabeth, m. to Sir William Man, knt. of Canter. bury.

Richard Willys died 16th October, 1628, and was s. by his son,

1. THOMAS WILLYS, esq. of Fen Ditton, in Cambridgeshire, who was created a BARONET 15th December, 1641. He m. Anne, eldest daughter and co-heir of Sir John Wild, knt. of Canterbury, and by her, who died 20th October, 1685, aged seventy-five, had issue,

William, of London, a Hamburgh merchant, who was buried at Fen Ditton, 9th August, 1706. Hem. first, Frances, daughter of John Ayshford, esq. of Ayshford, in Devon, by whom, who died 3rd September, 1676, aged thirty-three, he had a son and daughter, William and Elizabeth, who both died young. He wedded secondly, Mary, daughter of Mr. Gore, merchant of London, and widow of George Evelyn, esq. by whom he had issue,

THOMAS, who succeeded as fifth baronet.
WILLIAM, Successor to his brother.

Anne, m. to Mr. Michell, of Wilts.

Mary, m. to William Gore, esq.

Jane, m. to Henry Hal.

Frances, m. to Humphrey Pudner.
Hesther, m. to James Spilman.

Dorothy, m. to Samuel Enys, esq. of Enys,
in Cornwall.

Robert, who m. Mary, daughter of Thomas Stagg, of London, and relict of William Llewellin, of Melborn, in Cambridgeshire, by whom he left at his decease, 19th November, 1692, an only child, John.

Henry, died young 18th January, 1652.

Sir John was buried at Fen Ditton, 9th August, 1704, aged sixty-eight, and succeeded by his son,

III. SIR THOMAS WILLYS, of Fen Ditton, who m. Miss Frances Rix, and had two sons, of whom the elder died in early youth, and lies buried at Great Crassingham, in Norfolk. Sir Thomas died himself of the small-pox, 17th June, 1705, and was s. by his only surviving son,

IV. SIR THOMAS WILLYS, of Fen Ditton, at whose decease unm. 1725, aged about twenty, the title devolved on his cousin,

V. SIR THOMAS WILLYS, of Fen Ditton, who also d. unm. in 1726, and was s. by his brother,

VI. SIR WILLIAM WILLYS, of Fen Ditton, at whose decease unm. 14th April, 1732, the BARONETCY became EXTINCT. The estate of Fen Ditton, was purchased after Sir William's decease in 1733, by Sarah, Duchess of Marlborough, for her grandaughter, Lady Mary Godolphin, and was part of her marriage portion. Her husband Thomas, Duke of Leeds, having procured an act of parliament for the purpose, sold it in 1749, to Thomas Panton, esq. of Newmarket.

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WILLYS.

CREATED 11th June, 1646.-EXTINCT in 1701.

Lineage.

1. SIR RICHARD WILLYS, knt. next brother of Sir Thomas Willys, first baronet of Fen Ditton, was colonel of a regiment of horse, colonel-general of the counties of Lincoln, Nottingham, and Rutland, and governor of the town and castle of Newark, for King CHARLES I. by whom he was created a BARONET in 1646. He m. Alice, daughter and sole-heir of Thomas Fox, M.D. of Waltham Abbey, in Essex and had issue,

THOMAS FOx, his heir.

Alice, d. unm.

ANNE FOX, m. to- Davenport, esq.

Sir Richard died in 1690, was buried at Fen Ditton, 5th February, and s. by his son,

II. SIR THOMAS FOX WILLYS, at whose decease unm. in 1701, aged eighty-nine, the BARONETCY became

EXTINCT.

Arms-As WILLYS, OF FEN DITTON.

1. HUMPHREY WINCH, esq. one of the commissioners of the Admiralty, purchased about the year 1654, the estate of Hawnes, Bedfordshire, (afterwards sold in 1667, to Sir George Carteret,) and being thence designated, was created a BARONET in 1660. He m. Rebecca, daughter of Alderman Martin Browne, of London, but died without male issue* about 1703, when the title became EXTINCT, although it was erroneously assumed by the deceased baronet's nephew, Humphrey Winch, of Branston, Lincolnshire.

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WINCHCOMBE, OF BUCKLEBURY.

(great grandson of the last Sir Henry Winchcombe,) who for many years represented Berkshire in parlia ment. Hem. in 1787, Ann, eldest daughter of Samuel Blackwell, esq. of Williamstrip Park, in the county of Gloucester, and died 12th August, 1794, leaving a son, the Rev. WINCHCOMBE-HENRY-HOWARD HARTLEY, of Bucklebury, who m. 21st August, 1800, Elizabeth, eldest daughter of Thomas Watts, esq. of Bath, and d. 9th September, 1832, leaving a daughter, Elizabeth Ann, and a son, the present WINCHCOMBE-HENRYHOWARD HARTLEY, esq. of Bucklebury.

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WINDEBANK, OF HAINES.

CREATED 25th Nov. 1645.-EXTINCT, date unknown.

Lineage.

1. SIR THOMAS WINDEBANK, of Haines, Wiltshire, presumed to have been son of Sir Francis Windebank, secretary of state to CHARLES I. was created a BARONET in 1645, but we have been unable to ascertain any particulars of the descent of the title or of the family, excepting the fact that a Sir Francis Windebank, bart. died in 1719, leaving his property to his widow, Elizabeth.

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The estate of Bucklebury, or as it was anciently called Buryhulbury, with the patronage of the vicarage, belonged to the Abbey of Reading. At the dissolution of that community in 1539, it was granted by HENRY VIII. to

JOHN WINCHCOMBE, esq. son of the opulent clothier of that name, well known as the famous "Jack of Newbury." He was father of

1. HENRY WINCHCOMBE. esq. of Bucklebury, Berks, who was created a BARONET in 1661. He m. Frances, daughter of Thomas Howard, Earl of Berkshire, (see BURKE'S Peerage, p. 929,) and died in 1667, leaving a son and successor,

II. SIR HENRY WINCHCOMBE, of Bucklebury, who m. Miss Rolls, but died without male issue in November, 1703, when the BARONETCY became EXTINCT. The estates devolved on Sir Henry's eldest daughter, FRANCES, wife of the celebrated VisCOUNT BOLING. BROKE, who occasionally resided at Bucklebury. As her ladyship left no child, the property passed, by her younger sister, to the family of the Packers, knights of the shire in succession for the county of Berks. HENRY PACKER, esq. the last male heir, devised it to his sister's son, WINCHCOMBE HENRY HARTLEY, esq.

Lineage.

WALTER WINFORD, esq. son of Richard Winford, of Sapy, in Herefordshire, married in 1570, Johanna, daughter and heir of Robert Stone, of Astley, in the county of Worcester, and was father of

JOHN WINFORD, esq. whose son, by Catherine, his wife, daughter of George Hornyold, esq. of Breedon,

was

SIR JOHN WINFORD, knt. a devoted royalist, who attended CHARLES II. at the battle of Worcester. He m. Elizabeth, daughter of Sir Henry Williams, bart. of Gwernevet, in Breconshire, and had two sons,

HENRY, of Glashampton, in Worcestershire, who
m. Mercy, sister and heir of Sir Thomas Cookes,
bart. of Norgrove, founder of Worcester College,
Oxford, and had issue,

THOMAS-COOKES, who s. as second baronet.
John, both d. unm.
Harry, J

THOMAS.

The younger son,

I. THOMAS WINFORD, esq. second prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas, was created a BARONET 3rd July, 1702, with limitation to the heirs male of the body of his elder brother. Sir Thomas m. Sarah, daughter and heir of Michael Pearce, of Drury Lane, apothecary, but by her, who died 17th September, 1735, and was buried at Hillingdon, Middlesex, had no issue. He was succeeded at his decease, under the reversion in the patent, by his nephew,

11. SIR THOMAS WINFORD, of Glashampton and Norgrove, who m. first, Beata, daughter of Sir Henry Parker, bart. of Honington, in Warwickshire, and secondly, Elizabeth, eldest daughter of Mr Wilmot, of Bromesgrove, in the county of Worcester, but died s. p. 19th January, 1743-4, when the BARONETCY became

EXTINCT.

court; from the eleventh son, the Wingfields of Kimbolton; and from the twelfth son, the Wingfields of Brantham, Norton, &c. Sir John Wingfield died in 1481, and was s. by his eldest son,

SIR JOHN WINGFIELD, of Letheringham, sheriff of Norfolk and Suffolk in 1483, and again in 1492-3. He married Anne, daughter of John Touchet, Lord Audley, and left a son and successor,

SIR ANTHONY WINGFIELD, of Letheringham, esquire royal master, HENRY VIII. for his conduct at Theof the body to the king, who was knighted by his rouenne and Tournay, made subsequently comptroller of the household, and installed at Windsor, a knight of the garter, 8th May, 1541. He was likewise constituted vice-chamberlain of the household, and captain of the guards. In the will of King HENRY, he was a legatee to the amount of £200. was nominated one of the executors, and assigned of the council to EDWARD VI. Sir Anthony wedded Elizabeth, eldest daughter of SIR GEORGE DE VERE, knt. and sister and co-heir of John, thirteenth EARL OF OXFORD, by whom he left at his decease,

ROBERT (Sir), his heir.

Charles, of Tempill, in the county of Lincoln, m. Elizabeth, daughter of Thomas Rich, esq. of Weald, in Essex, and had three sons, Henry, Anthony, and William.

Anthony, of St. John's, Middlesex, gentleman usher to Queen ELIZABETH, m. first, Margaret, widow of John Gosnold, and daughter of Sir Thomas Blenerhasset, by whom he had two daughters, Ursula, wife of Edward Honninge, of Ely; and Margaret, of Francis Grey, of Gir ton. He wedded, secondly, Elizabeth, daughter and co-heir of Ralph Leche, esq. of Derbyshire. He d. in 1593. His widow m. secondly, George Pollard, esq.

Henry. Richard.

Elizabeth, m. to William Naunton, esq.

Mary, m. first to Arthur Rushe; secondly to Anthony Rooke; and thirdly to Thomas Darcye. Margaret, m, to Francis Stone, esq. of Wavesden, in Suffolk.

of the king's household.

III. Richard, died s. p. before 1509.

IV. Thomas (Sir), died s. p.

v. William, died s. p.

vi. Henry (Sir), knt. of Orford, in Suffolk, ancestor of the WINGFIELDS of Tickencote, in Rutlandshire, now (1838) represented by JOHN WINGFIELD, esq. (See BURKE'S Commoners, vol. ii, p. 476.)

1. Elizabeth, married to Sir William Brandon, knt. and their grandson was Charles Brandon, Duke of Suffolk, the brother-in-law of HENRY VIII.

11. Catharine, m. to John Bonvyle.

The eldest son,

SIR JOHN WINGFIELD, of Letheringham, served as sheriff of Norfolk and Suffolk, in the 23rd HENRY VI. and again in the 12th of the following reign. In 1461, he was made a knight of the bath, at the Tower of London, and 1477, was joined in commission with the Bishop of Bath and Wells, and others, to treat with the ambassadors of France, at Amiens. Sir John married Elizabeth, daughter of Sir John Fitz Lewis, knt. of West Horndon, in Essex, and had no less than twelve sons and three daughters: from the fourth son descended the WINGFIELDS of Dunham Magna; from the ninth son, the Viscounts Powers

son,