Thomas, who m. Margaret, daughter of Sir William Bowes, knt. of Gibside, and was grandfather of HENRY LIDDELL, present LORD RA VENSWORTH. 2. JOHN LIDDELL, who assumed, upon inheriting Badsworth and the principal portion of his grandfather's estates, the surname and arms of BRIGHT. He d. 6th October, 1737, leaving by Cordelia Clutterbuck, his wife, a daughter, Cordelia, m. to Clifton Wintringham, M.D. of York, and a son, THOMAS BRIGHT, esq. of Badsworth, lord of the manor of Ecclesall, who m. Margaret, daughter and heir of William Norton, esq. of Sawley, by Margaret, his wife, sister and co-heir of John Lowther, esq. of Ackworth. By her, who m. secondly, in 1748, Sir John Ramsden, bart. Mr. Bright left an only daughter and heir, MARY, m. in 1752, to Charles, Marquis of Rockingham, and d. without issue. The Badsworth and other estates of the Bright family passed to the Earl of Fitzwilliam. 3. HENRY LIDDELL, who had Carbrook settled on him. He d. s. p. and left that estate to his wife, Anne Liddell. This lady was the daughter of John Clavering, esq. of Chopwell, in Durham, by Susan, his wife, sister of Edward Thompson, esq. of Marston. 1. Elizabeth Liddell, m. to Robert Ellison, esq. of Hepburn, in Durham. Colonel Bright m. secondly, Elizabeth, daughter of Sir Thomas Norcliffe, knt. of Langton, by whom he had an only child, who d. young; thirdly, Frances, daughter of Sir Thomas Liddell, bart. of Ravensworth Castle, and relict of Thomas Vane, esq. of Ruby; and fourthly, Susanna, daughter of Michael Wharton, esq. of Beverley. The last survived her husband, and wedded, secondly, Sir John Newton, bart. of Bars Court, near Bath. Colonel Bright d. at Badsworth, 13th September, 1688, and leaving no surviving male issue, the BARONETCY became EXTINCT. His estates devolved on the LIDDELL family. 1. JOHN, who m. Anne, daughter of Sir John Fogge, knt. and was father of William Brograve, of Mapenham, in Northamptonshire. II. Robert, who m. Catherine Leventhorpe, and had two daughters, Margaret, m. to Robert Bridges; and Anne, to Thomas Hammond, of Ratwell. III. Edward. IV. Richard. V. NICHOLAS. The fifth son, NICHOLAS BROGRAVE, esq. of Kelseys, in Kent, left issue, RICHARD BROGRAVE, esq. whose son, SIR JOHN BROGRAVE, of Gray's Inn, barrister-at-law, attorney-general to the duchy of Lancaster, and custos rotulorum of the county of Hertford, received the honour of knighthood from Queen ELIZABETH, and purchased from the Earl of Suffolk the manor of Hamells, in the latter shire. He m. Margaret, daughter of Simeon Steward, esq. of Lackenheath, in Suffolk, and had issue, SIMEON, his heir. John, barrister-at-law, d. s. p. Joan, m. to Sir John Leventhorpe, bart. of Shingey Bridget, m. to Sir Thomas Mead, of Lofts, in Es sex. Sir John d. 11th September, 1613, and was s. by his son, SIMEON BROGRAVE, esq. of Hamells, who m. Dorothy, sister and co-heir of Thomas Leventhorpe, esq. of Albury, and had, with other issue, who died unmarried, JOHN, his heir. Edward, who m. Alice Burges, of Norfolk, an heiress, and had a numerous family. His youngest daughter, Joan, m. William Minors, rector of Digswell. Dorothy, m. to Thomas Wright, esq. of Kilverstone, in Norfolk, but had no issue. Bridget, m. to Humphrey Steward, esq. of Braughing. Jane, m. to Charles Nodes, esq. of Shephall. He d. 21st January, 1638-9, and was s. by his son, JOHN BROGRAVE, esq. of Hamells, baptized 24th April, 1597, who m. Hannah, daughter of Sir Thomas Barnardiston, knt. of Ketton, in Suffolk, and had, with other children, who died unmarried, two daughters, Anne, m. to Philip Twisleton, esq.; and Jane, m. to the Rev. Dr. Fuller; and a son, his successor in 1670-1, 1. SIR THOMAS BROGRAVE, of Hamells, who served as sheriff of the county in 1660, and was created a BARONET 18th March, 1662-3. He m. Grace, daughter of Sir John Hewyt, bart. of Waresley, in Huntingdonshire, and dying in 1670, left, with two daughters, Jemima and Honora, two sons, successive baronets. The elder, II. SIR JOHN BROGRAVE, of Hamells, baptized 31st March, 1664, died without issue in July, 1691, and was s. by his brother, III. SIR THOMAS BROGRAVE, of Hamells, baptized 25th March, 1670, who m. Elizabeth, daughter of William, Lord Maynard, but dying s. p. 6th June, 1707, the title became EXTINCT. The manor and estate of Hamells was afterwards sold by a decree of the Court of Chancery, and purchased by Ralph Freeman, esq. of Aspeden, by whose descendant, Katharina Freeman, it was conveyed to her husband, the Hon. Charles Yorke, whose son, Philip, third Earl of Hardwicke, sold Hamells to John Mellish, esq. Arms-Arg. three lions passant, guardant in pale gu. This family, one of importance for a long series of years, traces an uninterrupted male descent from ADAM, Lord of Leighton, in Cheshire, at the close of the twelfth century. The lineal descendant and representative of Adam,* THOMAS BROKE, of Leighton, living in 1460, m. Agnes Venables, and had a son and successor, THOMAS BROKE, of Leighton, who m. the daughter and beiress of John Parker, of Copen Hall, and had five sons, namely, 1. JOHN, of Leighton, ancestor of the Brokes of 11. Robert. IV. RICHARD, of whom presently. V. Henry, principal clerk to the board of green cloth. The fourth son, SIR RICHARD BROKE, knt. chief baron of the exchequer temp. HENRY VIII. erected the present mansion of Broke Hall, near Ipswich. He was father of ROBERT BROKE, esq. of Nacton, in Suffolk, who m. Elizabeth, daughter and heiress of Holgrave, of Sussex, and was s. by his son, RICHARD BROKE, esq. of Nacton, who m. Elizabeth, daughter of Sir John Jermy, knt. of Brightwell, in Suffolk, and left a son and successor, ROBERT BROKE, esq. of Nacton, who m. Elizabeth, daughter of William Waters, esq. of Wimbledon, in Surrey, and dying in 1626, was s. by his son, SIR RICHARD BROKE, knt. of Nacton, who m. Maria, daughter of Sir John Packington, knt. of Hampton Lovett, in the county of Worcester, and had three SODS, viz. ROBERT, his heir. Richard. William, of Dartford, in Kent, whose son, ROBERT, eventually inherited Nacton, and was ancestor of the present The intervening descent was as follows: Adam, Lord of Leighton, in Cheshire. William del Broke. William Broke, of Leighton, A.D. 1249. Thomas del Broke, of Leighton, m. Felicia, daughter of SIR PHILIP BOWES VERE BROKE, bart. K.C.B. of Broke Hall, Suffolk, a highly distinguished naval officer. (See BURKE'S Peerage and Baronetage.) Sir Richard d. in 1639, and was s. by his eldest son, 1. SIR ROBERT BROKE, of Nacton, who was created a BARONET 21st May, 1661. He m. Anne, daughter of Sir Lionel Talmash, bart. of Bentley, in Suffolk, and had three daughters, his co-heirs, viz. ELIZABETH, M. to Edward Kynaston, esq. of the county of Salop. MARY, m. to Thomas Walgrave, esq. of Smallbridge, in Kent. ANNE, m. to ROBERT BROKE, esq. of Nacton. Sir Robert d. 25th February, 1693, when the BARONETCY EXPIRED, and the estates devolved on his nephew and son-in-law, ROBERT BROKE, esq. the ancestor of the present SIR P. B. V. BROKE, bart. SIR EDWARD BROMFIELD, knt. sheriff of London in 1626, and lord mayor in 1636, who m. first, Joyce, daughter of Sir William Austin, of Clevers Hall, Essex, and by her had one son, EDWARD. He m. secondly, Elizabeth, daughter and co-heir of William Mitchelborne, of Westmaston, Sussex, and by that lady had Charles, George, Elizabeth, and Margaret. He wedded, thirdly, Anne, daughter of Christopher Woodward, of Lambeth, in Surrey, and by her had another son, I. JOHN BROMFIELD, esq. of Southwark, who was created a BARONET by King CHARLES II. 20th March, 1660. This gentleman married and had issue, EDWARD, his successor. Charles, father of CHARLES, who s. his uncle. Richard del Broke, 1318-1322-1333. Nicholas de la Broke, of Leighton, 1362. Ralph de la Broke, of Leighton, 1374. Roger de la Broke, of Leighton, 1404. John Broke, d. vita patris. } George, d. s. p. John, Sir John was s. by his eldest son, II. SIR EDWARD BROMFIELD, who d. suddenly without issue male (his only daughter, Joyce, m. Thomas Lant, esq.), 17th February, 1703, and was s. in the baronetcy by his nephew, III. SIR CHARLES BROMFIELD, who m. Theodosiadaughter of John Steele, esq. of Orton on the Hill, in the county of Leicester, and sister and co-heir of Samuel Steele, esq. of the same place, but at his decease the BARONETCY Expired. Arms-Az. a lion passant, guardant, or. BROWN, OF DEPTFORD. CREATED 1st Sept. 1649.-EXTINCT 12th Feb. 1683. Lineage. I. SIR RICHARD BROWN, of Deptford, in Kent, some time resident at the court of France, and one of the clerks of the Privy Council, who was created a BARONET in 1649, m. Elizabeth, daughter of Sir John Prettyman, knt. of Dryfield, in Gloucestershire, but leaving no male issue at his decease, 12th Feb. 1683, the title EXPIRED. ALDERMAN JAMES BROOKES, or BROOKE, fined for sheriff of the city of London, and afterwards settled at York, in which county, as well as in Nottinghamshire, he acquired a considerable estate. He m. and had, with a daughter, Anne, m. to Sir William Wyvil, bart. of Constable Burton, in Yorkshire, a son and successor, 1. SIR JOHN BROOKES, of York, who was created a BARONET in 1676. He m. Mary, daughter of Sir Hardress Waller, knt. by Elizabeth, his wife, second daughter and co-heir of Sir John Dowdall, and had issue, JAMES, his heir. John, of Breade, in Sussex, who m. first, Damaris Thomas, a merchant in London. Elizabeth, m.to William Bethel, esq. of Swinden, Priscilla, m. to Rowland Place, esq. of Dinsdale, Mary, m. to Alderman Proctor, of Newcastle on Jane, m. to William Pigot, esq. Sir John d. in November, 1601, and was s. by his son, II. SIR JAMES BROOKES, of York, who m. Bridget, daughter of Mr. Wright, of Hammersmith, in Middlesex, and was s. at his decease in March, 1735, aged sixty-seven, by his son, III. SIR JOB BROOKES, of York, who d. unm. 26th January, 1770, a lunatic, when the title became EX TINCT. Arms-Or, a cross eng. per pale gu. and sa, BROWN, OF LONDON. CREATED 22d July, 1699.-EXTINCT (date unknown). Lineage. 1. WILLIAM BROWN, esq. of a Scottish family, acquired a large fortune as a merchant, residing in Dantzic, trading with London, and was created a BARONET, 14th Dec. 1699, in which dignity he was s. by his son, II. SIR JOHN BROWN, who lived in Pall Mall, and had a seat on Kew Green, which was purchased from him by Caroline, Queen Consort of King GEORGE II. He had two wives, and left by the first a son and successor, III. SIR- BROWN, who lived and died in Poland, and of the family there are no further details, but there can be little doubt of the extinction of the BARONETCY. 1. SIR ROBERT BROWN, a merchant at Venice, and some time his Majesty's resident there, was created a BARONET in 1731-2, with remainder, in default of male issue, to his brothers, Colonel James Brown, and Edward Brown. He m. Margaret, sister of Dr. Charles Cecil, bishop of Bangor, and had by her, who d. 13th February, 1782, two daughters, who d. unm. Sir Robert d. 5th October, 1760, and was s. by his nephew, (the son of Colonel James Brown) SIR ANTHONY BROWNE, created a knight of the Bath at the coronation of RICHARD II. married, and had two sons, Sir Richard, his heir, and Sir Stephen, lord mayor of London in 1439. The elder SIR ROBERT BROWNE, living temp. HENRY V. was father of SIR THOMAS BROWNE, treasurer of the household to HENRY VI. and sheriff of Kent in 1444 and 1460. He . Eleanor, daughter and sole heir of Sir Thomas Fitz-Alan, of Beechworth Castle, brother of John, Earl of Arundel, and had issue, 1. GEORGE (Sir), his heir. II. William, whose son removed to Tavistock. 111. Robert (Sir), knt. m. Mary, daughter of Sir Sir Thomas was s. by his eldest son, SIR GEORGE BROWNE, knt. of Beechworth Castle, sheriff of Kent in 1481, who espousing the cause of the Earl of Richmond, was included in the proclamation for apprehending the Duke of Buckingham and his associates, and being soon after taken, suffered decapitation in London anno 1483. He m. Elizabeth, daughter of Sir William Paston, and widow of Richard Lord Poynings, and was s. by his son, SIR MATTHEW BROWNE, knt., of Beechworth Castle, sheriff of Surrey in 1496, living in 1530, who m. Fridiswide, daughter of Sir Richard Guilford, K. G. of Hempsted, in Kent, and had issue, HENRY, who predeceased his father, leaving, by Jane, m. to Sir Edward Bray. Sir Matthew was s. by his grandson, SIR THOMAS BROWNE, knt. of Beechworth Castle, who m. Mabell, daughter and heir of Sir William Fitz-Williams, and had, with two daughters, Elizabeth, the wife of Robert Honywood, of Kent, and Jane, of Sir Oliff Leigh, of Addington, in Surrey, a son and successor, SIR MATTHEW BROWNE, of Beechworth Castle, who m. Jane, daughter of Sir Thomas Vincent, of Stoke Dabernon, and dying in the 1st of JAMES I. was s. by his son, 1. SIR AMBROSE BROWNE, of Beechworth Castle, created a BARONET in 1727, who m. Elizabeth, daughter of William Adam, esq. of Saffron Waldon, and d. in 1661, leaving issue, two sons, ADAM, his heir; and Ambrose, who predeceased his father unmarried, with two daughters, the elder m. to John Browne, esq. of Buckland, and the younger to Jevon, esq. The surviving son, 11. SIR ADAM BROWNE, of Beechworth, M.P. for Surrey, married Philippa, daughter of Sir John Cooper, November, 1690, having had one son, Ambrose, who bart. of Winbourn St. Giles, in Dorsetshire, and d. 3rd predeceased him unmarried in 1688, and an only daughter and heiress, MARGARET BROWNE, of Beechworth, who m. in 1691, William Fenwick, esq. high sheriff of Surrey in 1705, and died issueless in 1726. Shortly after her decease, the estate of Beechworth was sold to Abraham Tucker, esq. and eventually descended to Sir Henry Paulet St. John Mildmay, who, in 1798, disposed of the mansion, manor, &c. to Henry Peters, esq. At the death of Mrs. Fenwick the representation of the family is stated to have devolved on the descendants of CATHARINE BROWNE, who wedded JOHN POYNTZ, esq. Arms-Sa. three lions passant in bend between two double cotises, arg. BROWNE, OF CAVERSHAM. CREATED 10th May, 1665.-EXTINCT in 1774. Lineage. SIR GEORGE BROWNE, of Wickham, in Kent, eldest son of the first Lord Montague, by Magdalen, his second wife, daughter of William Lord Dacre, of Gillesland, m. first, Eleanor, daughter and co-heir of Anthony Bridges, esq. of Shefford, in Berkshire, by whom he had no issue; and secondly, Mary, daughter of Sir Robert Terwhit, of Kettleby, in Lincolnshire, by whom he had one son and four daughters, viz. GEORGE, his heir. Mary, m. to Thomas Paston, esq. of Norfolk. Elizabeth, The only son, } who all died unmarried. GEORGE BROWNE, esq. of Caversham, Oxfordshire, m. Elizabeth, second daughter of Sir Richard Blount, knt., of Maple Durham, and had nineteen children; three of the sons fell in the service of CHARLES 1. He m. secondly, Helen Harding, and was father, by her, of Richard Browne, esq. of Shingleton, in Kent. Of the daughters several died in infancy, three were nuns, and one m. a gentleman named Yates, of Berkshire. The only sons who married were, GEORGE, (Sir) K. B. at the coronation of CHARLES II. He m. Elizabeth, daughter of Sir Francis Englefield, of Englefield, in the county of Berks, and left at his decease two daughters, his coheirs, viz. Winifrid, m. to Basil Brooke, esq. of Madeley, in Shropshire. Eleanor, m. to Henry Fermor, esq. of Tus more, in Oxfordshire. JOHN, of whom presently. The younger son, I. JOHN BROWNE, esq., of Caversham, was created a BARONET, 19th May, 1665. He m. Mrs. Bradley, and had issue, The elder son, SIR ROBERT BROWNE, was father of SIR THOMAS BROWNE, knt. who was treasurer of the household to King HENRY VI. and in the thirty-sixth year of that monarch, was in commission with others, to meet at the city of Rochester on the 29th of August, to summon persons and enquire upon oath into a certain disturbance that happened at sea, between Richard, Earl of Warwick, and his retinue, and certain persons of Lubyc, who were under a league of friendship with the king. Sir Thomas m. Eleanor, daughter and co-heir of Sir Thomas Fitz-Alan, and niece of The third son, SIR ANTHONY BROWNE, was appointed in the first year of King HENRY VII. standard-bearer for the whole realm of England and elsewhere; and the next year, being then one of the esquires of the king's body, was constituted governor of Queenborough Castle, in Kent, in which year, being in the battle of Newark upon Trent, 16th June, when John de la Pole, Earl of Lincoln, and the pretender, Lambert Simnell, sustained a signal defeat, he was knighted for his valiant behaviour. In the eighteenth of the same reign, being constable of the castle of Calais, he and Sir Richard Nansan, deputy-lieutenant of Calais, were commissioned, in consideration of " their loyalty, industry, foresight, and care," to receive the sum of 25,000 franks in gold, due 1st November, 1502, being an annual payment from the French king, according to agreement concluded 3rd November, 1492; and again, in two years afterwards he was commissioned to receive the same payment. His last will and testament is dated at Calais, 25th September, 1505, and was proved 19th November, 1506, wherein, being written, Sir Anthony Browne, knt. lieutenant of the castle of Calais, he orders his body to be buried in the resurrection church, in St. Nicholas's Chapel, by his wife, and bequeathes to every brotherhood within the said church ten shillings, and to the lord prior of Christ Church, Canterbury, a standing cup of silver gilt; as also two others, to Sir Edward Poyning and Sir Hugh Conway, whom he constitutes overseers of his will, and Lucy, his wife, executrix, which Lucy was one of the daughters and co-heirs of John Nevil, MARQUESS OF MONTAGU, and widow of Sir Thomas Fitzwilliams, of Aldwarke, in the county of York. By her he left, with two daughters, Elizabeth, the wife of Henry Somerset, Earl of Worcester, and Lucy, of Sir Thomas Clifford, knt. an only son, his successor, SIR ANTHONY BROWNE, who was with the Earl of Surry, lord high admiral, at Southampton, in the fourteenth HENRY VIII. when he conveyed the Emperor from that port to Biscay; and after landing at Morleis, in Brittany, was knighted for his valour in the assault and winning of that town. He m. Alice, daughter of Sir John Gage, K.G. and had issue, ANTHONY, his heir. William, m. Anne, daughter and co-heir of Hugh Francis. Mary, m. to John, second son of Thomas Grey, Mabel, m. to Gerard, Earl of Kildare. Lucy, m. to Thomas Roper, esq. of Eltham, in He d. 6th May, 1548, and was s. by his eldest son, |