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to the 36th of EDWARD III. Beside Tolethorp, Sir William was lord of Foxlin, and other lands in Leicestershire. He d. in the 49th of EDWARD III. and was s. by his son,

SIR THOMAS DE BURTON, knight of the shire for Rutland in the 1st of RICHARD II. and sheriff for the same county in 1379. This gentleman, by deed dated at Tolethorp, on the Saturday next after the feast of St. Martin, the bishop, 50th EDWARD III. did convey unto John Brown, esq. of Stamford, the manor of Tolethorp, together with all its appurtenances, and the perpetual advowson of the chapel of the same; also all his lands, tenements, rents, and services, in the village of Little Casterton, with the reversion of the patronage of the church. Sir Thomas d. in the 8th of RICHARD II. leaving, by his wife, Margaret, daughter of Thomas Grenham, a son and heir,

SIR THOMAS BURTON, knt. who served as high sheriff for the county of Rutland four times, in the reigns of HENRY V. and HENRY VI. and was appointed in the former to receive such sums of money collected in the county, as should be lent to the king to enable him to carry on the war in France. Sir Thomas m. the daughter of Simon Louthe, and was s. by his son,

THOMAS BURTON, esq. who was sheriff of Rutland in the 18th of HENRY VI. This gentleman m. first, a daughter of Sir Robert Brabeson, knt. and had one son, who died young. He wedded, secondly, a daughter of Sir Hugh Bushey, knt. and was s. by his son, by that lady,

WILLIAM BURTON, esq. who m. a daughter of John Folville, esq. of Ashby Folville, in the county of Leicester, and left a son and heir,

JOHN BURTON, esq. of Uppingham, in the county of Rutland, who, by his wife, a daughter of Thomas Basing, had a son and successor,

SIR THOMAS BURTON, who was knighted by King HENRY VIII. This gentleman m. the daughter of Ralph Lowe, esq. of Denbigh, in the county of Derby, and was s. by his son,

JOHN BURTON, esq. of Braunston, who m. the daughter of Blackwell, and dying in the 1st year of Queen MARY, left a son and heir,

WILLIAM BURTON, esq. of Braunston, who m. Alice, daughter of Richard Peck, of Ridlington, in Rutland, and had three sons, viz.

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The eldest son,

JOHN BURTON, esq. of Stockerston, in the county of Leicester, m. Anne, daughter and heir of Thomas Digby, esq. of Coats, and acquired thereby a considerable estate. He was s. by his son,

1. SIR THOMAS BURTON, knt. of Stockerston, who was created a BARONET by King JAMES I. 22nd July, 1622. He m. first, Philippa, relict of Waller Calverley, of Calverley, in the county of York, and daughter of the Hon. Henry Brooke, son of George Brooke, Lord Cobham, by which lady he had three daughters, viz. Anne, m. to Sir Abel Barker, bart. of Hambleton, in the county of Rutland.

Elizabeth, d

Frances,

d. unm.

Sir Thomas wedded, secondly, Anne, daughter of Robert Reynolds, of London, gent. and widow of Thomas Havers, of the Custom-House. He d. in 1655, and was s. by his son,

II. SIR THOMAS BURTON, of Stockerston, a distinguished royalist in the time of CHARLES I. and a commissioner of array, with Sir George Villiers, Sir Henry Skipwith, and others, for the county of Leicester, on the breaking out of the rebellion in 1641. He m. Elizabeth, daughter of Sir John Prettyman, bart. of Lodington, and by that lady, who wedded, secondly, Sir William Halford, knt. of Welham, in Leicestershire, had two sons,

THOMAS, his successor. John, d. s. p.

Sir Thomas, who suffered sequestration and imprisonment, d. 3rd April, 1659, and was s. by his elder

son,

III. SIR THOMAS BURTON, of Stockerston, whom. Anne, eldest daughter of Sir Thomas Clutterbuck, knt. of London, and Blakesware, in the county of Hertford, and had two sons, CHARLES, his successor, and Thomas. Sir Thomas sold the estate of Stockerston to Sir Charles Duncomb, knt. and dying in 1705, left little more than the title to his son and heir,

IV. SIR CHARLES BURTON, who appears to have been in great pecuniary distress, and a prisoner for debt in 1710. In two years afterwards he was tried at the Old Bailey sessions on a charge of stealing a ring, and being convicted sentenced to transportation.

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BUSWELL, OF CLIPSTON.

CREATED 7th July 1660.-EXTINCT 16th Mar. 1667.

Lineage.

1. SIR GEORGE BUSWELL, of Clipston, in Northamp tonshire, was created a BARONET, 7th July, 1660. He m. Jane, daughter and co-heir of Sir James Enyon, bart. of Flowrie, in the same county, by whom (who wedded, secondly, Sir John Garrard, bart.) he had no issue. Sir George d. 16th March, 1667, when the title became EXTINCT. (See Buswell-PELSANT.)

BUTTON, OF ALTON.

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Son of Lybeus Digby, esq. of Coats and Luffenham, fourth son of Sir Simon Digby, of Coleshill.

daughter of Sir Bernard Drake, of Ash, in Devonshire, and was father of

JOHN BUTTON, esq. of Buckland, who d. 7th
March, 1665, leaving by Eleanor, his wife,
daughter of Thomas South, esq. of South
Badesley, Hants, an only son,

JOHN BUTTON, esq. of Buckland, who m.
Mary, daughter of William Jesson, esq.
of Coventry, and dying 1679, was buried
at Lymington, leaving issue,

ELIZABETH, b. 1651, m. to John Bur-
rard, esq. M.P. for Lymington, and
had issue.

MARY or SARAH, b. 1653, m. to Sir
Richard Hopkyns, knt. of Coventry,
ancestor of the present WILLIAM-
RICHARD HOPKYNS-NORTHEY, esq.
Lady Hopkyns d. 1711.

ANNE, b. 1656, m. to Paul Burrard,

esq. of Walhampton, M.P. for Lymington: hence descend the BURRARDS, baronets.

ELEANOR, b. 1658, m. to Thomas Dore, and had issue.

Cicely, m. to John Meux, esq. of Kingston, Isle of Wight.

Dorothy, m, to John Drake, esq. of Ashe, county Devon.

The second son,

WILLIAM BUTTON, of Alton, m. Jane, daughter of John Lamb, of Wiltshire, and had three sons and two daughters, viz.

WILLIAM, his heir.

Martyn, living unm. 1649.

John, d. s. p.

Jane, m. to Walter Coningsby, D.D.

Martha, m. to Thomas Coningsby, esq. of North Mims, Herts.

The eldest son,

1. SIR WILLIAM BUTTON, of Alton, in Wiltshire, was created a BARONET in 1621. He m. Ruth, daughter of Walter Dunche, esq. of Avebury, Wilts, and had issue,

WILLIAM, m. Anne, daughter of Sir Henry Rolle,
knt. of Steventon, in Devonshire.
THOMAS, d. unm.

ROBERT, of whom presently.
John, living 1649.

Mary, m. to Clement Walker, esq. of Charter-
House Leadon, in Somersetshire, usher of the
Exchequer, and their representative is the pre.
sent GEORGE HENEAGE WALKER-HENEAGE, esq.
of Compton Basset, in Wiltshire.
Jane, m. to Dr. Richard Steward, dean of the
king's chapel.

Ruth, m. to Thomas Lambert, esq. son of Sir
Thomas Lambert.

The third son,

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CAIRNES, OF MONAGHAN.

CREATED 6th May, 1708.

Lineage.

The founder of this family,

EXTINCT 16th June, 1743.

THOMAS CAIRNES, of the Cairnes's, of Orchardtown, North Britain, went over to Ireland, with his kinsman, the Earl of Annandale, and settled there. He m. Jane, daughter of John Scott, of Colefadd, in Scotland, and was father of

JOHN CAIRNES, of Donoghmore, in Ireland, who wedded Jane, daughter of James Miller, M.D. of Millhugh, and was s. by his eldest son,

I. ALEXANDER CAIRNES, esq. of Monaghan, who was created a BARONET of England and Ireland by Queen ANNE, 6th May, 1708, with remainder, in default of his own male issue, to his brother HENRY, and the heirs male of his body. Sir Alexander m. Elizabeth, sister of Sir Nathaniel Gould, knt. of Newington, Middlesex, and had an only daughter and heiress,

MARY, m. to Cadwallader, seventh Lord Blayney, but d. s. p.

He d. at Dublin, 30th October, 1732, and leaving no son, the title passed under the limitation to his brother,

11. SIR HENRY CAIRNES, of Monaghan, M.P. for that borough, who m. Frances, daughter of John Gould, esq. of Hackney, in Middlesex, brother of Sir Nathaniel Gould, but d. without issue, 16th June, 1743, when the BARONETCY became EXTINCT.

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CALDER, OF SOUTHWICK.

CREATED 22nd Aug. 1798.

Lineage.

EXTINCT in 1818.

SIR JAMES CALDER, third baronet of Muirtown, in North Britain, m. Alice, daughter of Admiral Robert Hughes, and had issue,

HENRY, who s. his father as 4th baronet of Muirtoun, and was father of the present

SIR HENRY RODDAM CALDER, bart. of Muirtoun. ROBERT, of whom presently.

Alithea, m.to Admiral Robert Roddam, of Roddam.

the Duke of Lennox, and sister of the unhappy Earl of Darnley, JAMES the First's father.

Mr. Le Neve says, he was advanced to the dignity of baronet of Great Britain and Ireland, paying whole fees for the former, and half fees for the latter.

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JOHN CALLANDER, b. in 1653, a near kinsman of JAMES, fourth Earl of Callander, who inherited upon the demise of his uncle, George, third earl of Linlithgow, that title, and thus the two earldoms were united in his person. Enrolling himself, however, under the banner of the Chevalier in 1715, his lordship was attainted, and his lands and honours fell under the forfeiture. John Callander m. Janet, eldest daughter of John Buchanan, esq. and was father of

ALEXANDER CALLANDER, b. in 1719, who m. in 1734, Margaret, youngest daughter of David Ramsay, esq. and had issue,

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JOHN SCOTT, who m. Larderina, second daughter of Alphonsus Gospatrick, Lord of Calverley, and several other manors, and a person of great importance. His son, another

JOHN SCOTT, lord of the manor of Calverley, in the county of York, in right of his mother, was steward of the house to the Empress Maud, and bore sometimes a lion rampant counterchanged, and sometimes a lion rampant, droit; inclosed in an ortogon, as affixed by his seal affixed to deeds in his time. He was living in 1st STEPHEN, anno 1136, and m. the daughter of Sir John Luttrell, knt. of Hooton Pannel, and had several sons, of whom the eldest,

WILLIAM SCOTT, gave the vicarage of Calverley to the chapel of the Blessed Virgin Mary at York, founded by Roger, the archbishop, (whose right surname was Scott, in King HENRY the Second's reign. He m. Joan, daughter of Sir John Swillington, and had issue,

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The eldest son and heir,

WILLIAM SCOTT, living in 1217, m. Mabel, daughter of Sir Nicholas Stapleton, knt. and was father of

WALTER SCOTT, living in 1273, m. the daughter of Sir John Normanville, and had several sons, from one of the younger of whom descended the Calverleys of Hayton, Clarebrough, Lound, &c. in Nottinghamshire. The eldest son and heir,

WILLIAM SCOTT, m. the daughter of Sir John Goldsbrough, knt. of Goldsbrough, and had issue. This gentleman, who was living in 1355, was the last of the family who bore the name of Scott, his eldest son and heir being styled

JOHN DE CALVERLEY. This John, whose wife's christian name was Margaret, had two sons and a daughter, viz.

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His son and heir,

SIR JOHN DE CALVERLEY, who bore for arms six or eight owls, m. Joanna, daughter or niece of Sir Simon Ward, and had issue, JOHN, Walter, and Richard, and a daughter, Isabel, who was prioress of Esholt. He was s. by his eldest son,

JOHN DE CALVERLEY, who was sheriff of the county of Rutland, and one of the squires to the Queen in King RICHARD the Second's time, and being in the wars on the King's part, was made prisoner by the enemy and beheaded. He left no issue, and was s. in his estate by his brother,

WALTER DE CALVERLEY, who m. first, a daughter of Nevile, without issue, and secondly, Margery, daughter of John de Dineley, and had issue, William (Sir), m. Eleanor, daughter of Sir John

Thornhill, knt. and d. s. p. in his father's lifetime.

WALTER (Sir), heir to his father.

John.

The second son,

SIR WALTER DE CALVERLEY, knt, s. to the estate in consequence of the decease issueless of his elder brother. He wedded, temp. RICHARD II. Joanna, daughter of Sir John Bygot, knt. of Settrington, and had two sons, JOHN and WALTER. In the time of Sir Walter, Calverley church was rebuilt, and his arms, six owls, cut or plated in the wood-work there. His elder son,

SIR JOHN DE CALVERLEY, was knighted and killed at the battle of Shrewsbury, fighting for King HENRY IV. against Hotspur. His brother and heir,

WALTER CALVERLEY, living in 1429, m. Elizabeth, daughter of Sir Thomas Mackingfield, and had issue, WILLIAM, his heir.

Thomas, of Park House, in Byrill, had that and
other lands settled upon him. He m. Agnes,
daughter and heir of
Skargill, and acquired
thereby a considerable estate. From him de-
scended the Calverleys of Morley, and those of
Cumberland.

Robert, who had lands at Baseford and Broxton,
in Nottinghamshire.

Alice, m. to Gilbert, son and heir of Gilbert del
Leigh, esq. of Middleton.

Isabel, m. to John, son and heir of William
Slingsby, esq. of Scriven.

Margaret, m. to Thomas, son and heir of Thomas
Clapham, esq. of Beamsley.

Beatrice, m. to Tristram, son and heir of Robert
Bollyng, esq.

Amice, m. to Robert, son and heir of Nicholas
Baildon.

Anne, m. to John Wentworth, esq. of Elmsall.
m. to William Scott, of Scott Hall, in
Newton.

m. to Gilbert Tipcliffe.
Elizabeth, a nun at Esholt.

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VI. Nicholas, a priest, vicar of Battley, in 1499. 1. Margaret, m. to Mr. Popelay.

11. Joan, m. to Christopher Lister, of Pontefract. III. Anne, m. to Mr. Ellis, of Kiddall.

iv. Isabel, m. to Mr. Mearing, of Wherdale.

v. Eleanor, m. to Mr. Leventhorpe, of Leventhorpe.

VI. Alice, a nun, at Esholt, in 1488.

He was s. by his eldest son,

SIR WILLIAM CALVERLEY, who was knighted on the field by the Earl of Surrey, 12th HENRY VIII. in the expedition to Scotland. He m. Alice, daughter of Sir John Savile, of Thornhill, and had issue,

WALTER (Sir), his successor.

William,

Robert,

Thomas,

living in the 21st HENRY VIII. and 10th ELIZABETH.

Agnes, m. to John Vavasour, esq. of Weston.

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Isabel, m. to Francis Passelew, esq. of Riddlesden.
Elizabeth, m. to Robert Beeston, esq. of Beeston.
Anne, m. to Thomas Ellis, esq. of Kiddall.

m. to William Wentworth, esq. of Kilnswick.

Dorothy, m. to Walter Furnes, of Mirfeild. m. to John Cooper, alderman of Chester. Sir William wedded, secondly, Elizabeth, daughter of Richard Sneyd, esq. and had three other daughters, Beatrice, m. to Robert Hide, esq. of Norbury, in Cheshire.

Jane, m. to Mr. Anby.

Elizabeth, m. to Mr. Hallie.

He d. about the 13th of ELIZABETH, and was s. by his eldest son,

WALTER CALVERLEY, esq. of Calverley, who wedded Anne, daughter of Sir Christopher Danby, knt. and had, with one daughter, three sons, viz.

WILLIAM, his heir.

Christopher, living in 1568.

Edmund, whose grandson, Edmund Calverley, of the Broad, in Sussex, was ancestor of the present THOMAS CALVERLEY, esq. of the Broad, and of Ewell Castle.

He was s. by the eldest son,

WILLIAM CALVERLEY, esq. of Calverley, who m. Catherine, daughter of Sir John Thornholm, knt. of Haystrope, and was s. by his eldest son,

WALTER CALVERLEY, esq. of Calverley, who wedded Philippa, sister of John Broke, Lord Cobham, and by that lady, (who m. secondly, Sir Thomas Burton, knt.) had a son and successor,

HENRY CALVERLEY, esq. of Calverley. This gentle

This lady, who was a zealous Catholic, suffered much for recusaucy, the estate being sequestered, and some

manors sold off.

man m. first, Elizabeth, daughter of Alexander More, esq. of Grantham, but by that lady had no surviving issue. He wedded, secondly, Joyce, daughter of Sir Walter Pye, knt. of the Mynde, in Herefordshire, attorney-general to the court of wards and liveries, and had, WALTER, his successor, and John, of Gray's inn, barrister-at-law. He was s. by the elder son,

WALTER CALVERLEY, esq. of Calverley, who espousing the cause of the king, suffered in person and estate during the civil wars. He m. Frances, daughter of Henry Thompson, esq. of Esholt and Bromfield, and had, with two daughters, Anne, wife of Benjamin Wade, esq. of New Grange, near Leeds; and Bridget, wife successively of John Ramsden, esq. and Walter Nevile, esq.; a son and successor,

I. WALTER CALVERLEY, esq. of Calverley, who was created a BARONET by Queen ANNE, 11th Dec. 1711. Sir Walter m. in January, 1706, Julia, eldest daughter of Sir William Blackett, of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, bart. and left at his decease in 1749, a daughter, JULIA, m. to Sir George Trevelyan, bart. and an only

son,

II. SIR WALTER CALVERLEY, of Calverley, who wedded Elizabeth, daughter and heir of Sir William Blackett, bart. and thereupon assumed the surname and arms of BLACKETT. (See BLACKETT baronetcy.)

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CAMBELL, OF CLAY HALL.

his only daughter, ANNE, m. to Thomas Price, esq. of Westbury, Bucks.

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CAMBELL, OF WOODFORD.
CREATED 9th April, 1661.-EXTINCT May, 1662.
Lineage.

1. SIR JOHN CAMBELL, of Woodford, Essex, elder brother of the first baronet, of Clay Hall, was himself created a BARONET in 1662, but dying s. p. the following year, the title became EXTINCT.

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CAMPBELL, OF INVERNEIL. CREATED 4th Dec. 1818.-EXTINCT in 1819.

Lineage.

1. Lieut.-Gen. SIR JAMES CAMPBELL, G.C.H., K.F.M., of Inverneil, in the county of Argylle, sometime civil commissioner to the Ionian Isles, and commander of the forces in the Adriatic, was created a BARONET 4th December, 1818, but dying shortly after, and leaving no issue, the title became EXTINCT.

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SIR THOMAS CAMBELL, who was lord mayor of London in 1609, d. 13th February, 1613, aged seventyeight, leaving by Alice, his wife, daughter of Edward Bugle, merchant, a son,

SIR ROBERT CAMBELL, alderman of London, who m. Alice, daughter of William Willington, and had two sons, JAMES, of Woodford, and THOMAS, of Clay Hall, who were both created BARONETS. The younger,

1. SIR THOMAS CAMBELL, of Clay Hall, in Essex, was so created in 1664. He m. first, a daughter of Nicholas Corsellis, merchant of London, and secondly, Mary, daughter of Thomas, Viscount Fanshawe. Sir Thomas d. in 1665, (his widow wedded, secondly, Robert Sheffield, esq.) and was s. by his son,

II. SIR THOMAS CAMBELL, at whose decease, unm. in 1668, the title passed to his brother,

III. SIR HARRY CAMBELL, who m. first, Katherine, daughter of Sir Anthony Chester, bart. of Chichley, in Buckinghamshire, and secondly, Katherine, daughter of Sir William Whorwood, of Sturton Castle, in Staffordshire, and relict of Captain Anthony Markham. Dying, however, without male issue, in 1699, the BARONETCY EXPIRED, but his property devolved on

+ ROBERT YEAMANS was one of the sheriffs of Bristol in 1642, and the next year (30th May, 1643,) was executed, with George Bouchier, by the command of Col. Fiennes, the new governor, opposite the Nagg's Head

Lineage.

WILLIAM CANN, esq. who was mayor of the city of Bristol in 1648, and bore for arms, " Azure, fretty, argent, a fesse, gules," m. Margaret, sister of Robert Yeamans, esq.† and had issue,

ROBERT (Sir), his heir.

John.

Richard, who m. Eleanor, daughter of Hugh Grove, esq. of Chiselhurg, in the county of Wilts, and had a daughter,

ANNE, m. to Thomas Wilkins, esq. of Llanblithian, in Glamorganshire, prothonotary for the counties of Glamorgan, Brecon, and Radnor, and had a son,

CANN WILKINS, esq. grandfather of the
present

CANN WILKINS, esq. of Clifton. (See
BURKE'S Commoners, vol. iii. p. 392.)

tavern, in Wine Street, in that city, for being concerned together in projecting a scheme, for letting Prince Rupert into the said city, and turning the governor and rebels out.

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