He m. secondly, Joan, daughter of John Turner, of London, and widow of Alderman William Beswick, but had no other issue. At what precise time he died does not appear, but he was buried with his wives in the church of St. Edmund, Lombard Street, he having in his lifetime erected a fair monument against the south side of the chancel, in the wall of that church. His eldest son, He m. WILLIAM CHESTER, esq. m. first, in the lifetime of his father, Anne, daughter of John Fryer, gent. of London, and by her, who d. in 1587, had an only surviving child, Elizabeth, wife of Thomas Heton, elder brother of Martin Heton, Bishop of Ely. secondly, Judith, dau. and co-heir of Anthony Cave, esq. of Chichley, in the county of Bucks, and thereby acquired that manor. By this lady he left, at his decease in 1587, an only son, I. ANTHONY CHESTER, esq. of Chichley, who attended Queen ELIZABETH, at Tilbury camp, and commanded a troop of horse, to oppose the Spanish invasion. He was constituted sheriff of Bucks, in the forty-fourth year of that queen's reign, and created a BARONET by JAMES I. 23rd March, 1619. Sir Anthony m. first, Elizabeth, daughter of Sir Henry Boteler, of Woodhall, in the county of Hertford, and by that lady, who d. 5th April, 1629, had issue, ANTHONY, his heir. William, baptized 27th April, 1595, of Gray's Inn, married twice, and left three daughters, his coheirs. Henry (Sir), baptized 11th May, 1598, of Tilsworth, in the county of Bedford, sheriff in the 12th of CHARLES I. and made a knight of the Bath at the coronation of King CHARLES II. Sir Henry m. first, Judith Bankworth, daughter of Mr. Bankworth, of Bow Lane, London, and sister of Dr. Bankworth, and by her had a son, Robert, who died at the age of eighteen. He m. secondly, Mary, daughter of Thomas Wood, esq. of Hackney, and sister of Sir Henry Wood, knt. and of Thomas Wood, Bishop of Lichfield and Coventry she was widow of Mr. Alderman Samuel Cranmer, of London. He had no issue by this lady; and, in consequence, his estates devolved at his decease upon his elder brother. John, baptized 7th June, 1601, m. Catherine, dau. of Mr. Ashton, and d. s. p. The manor of CHICHLEY, part of the possessions of the dissolved priory of Tickford, became the estate of Cardinal Wolsey, in the 18th of HENRY VIII, and on the disgrace of that prelate reverted to the Crown, and it remained so invested until the last year of HENRY's reign, when it was granted to ANTHONY CAVE, esq. a younger son of the Caves of Stanford, in Northamptonshire, who m. Eliza, daughter of Thomas Lovet, esq. of Astwell, in the same county, and by that lady, (who m. secondly, John Newdigate, esq. of Harefield, Middlesex, and thirdly, Richard Weston, one of the judges of He m. secondly, 5th September, 1631, Mary, daughter of John Ellis, esq. of Kiddal, in the county of York, and had by her (who m. secondly, Samuel Lodington, esq.) another son, Robert, who d. in 1633, at the age of twelve. Sir Anthony, who was again sheriff of Bucks in the 4th of CHARLES I. d. in 1635, aged seventy, and was buried at Chichley on the 3rd December in that year. He was s. by his eldest son, II. SIR ANTHONY CHESTER, baptized 23rd March, 1593. This gentleman was a loyal and zealous subject of King CHARLES I. At the breaking out of the rebellion he served in the royal army, and for contributing very largely to the cause, had his estate sequestered and his mansion at Chichley rendered uninhabitable. He behaved himself with singular bravery at Naseby and in other engagements, which forced him to fly into Holland, and to remain there until composition was effected for his life, liberty, and lands, with the usurping powers. Sir Anthony m. Elizabeth, daughter of Sir John Peyton, knt. of Dodington, in Cambridgeshire, and by that lady (who survived him many years, dying his widow at the advanced age of eighty-nine, 3rd July, 1692,) had issue, Henry, who died unmarried in his father's lifetime. the king's bench,) he left four daughters, his coheirs, viz. JUDITH, M. to WILLIAM CHESTER, esq. and had the manor of CHICHLEY. ANNE, M. to GRIFFITH HAMPDEN, esq. of Hampden, Bucks. MARTHA, m. to JOHN NEW DIGATE, esq. of Arbury, Warwickshire. MARY, m. to SIR JEROME WESTON, knt. son and heir of Judge Weston, and was mother of SIR RICHARD WESTON, knt. lord treasurer of England, created Earl of Portland in 1633, which dignity became EXTINCT in 1688. III. SIR ANTHONY CHESTER, who m. 21st May, 1657, Mary, daughter of Samuel Cranmer, esq. an alderman of London, by whom (who d. his widow, 12th May, 1710,) he had issue, Penelope, m. to Richard Smith, esq. of Padbury, He m. secondly (April, 1714), Frances, widow of Sir Anthony, baptized in 1663, d. unmarried in May, fordshire, only child of Sir William Noel, bart. of 1685. JOHN, his successor. Henry, baptized 29th September, 1688, of Hadon, in the county of Northampton, m. Theodosia, daughter and heir of Thomas Tower, esq. of Haddenham, in the Isle of Ely, and left a son, ANTHONY, in holy orders, succeeded as ninth baronet. William, d. unmarried. Thomas, b. 12th March, 1674, m. Elizabeth, daughter of Daniel Wingfield, esq. of London, merchant, and had a son and two daughters, viz. John. Mary, m. to- Horton, esq. of Yorkshire. Cæsar, d. unmarried. Robert, m. Elizabeth, daughter of Mr. Henry Allen, merchant, and d. s. p. Mary, m. to Francis Duncombe, esq. of Broughton, in the county of Bucks. Elizabeth, m. to Charles-Nicholas Eyre, esq. one of the gentlemen of the privy chamber and cupbearer to Queen MARY, and had an only son, Charles-Chester Eyre. Henrietta, d. young. Diana, m. to the Rev. Mr. Remington, rector of Catherine, m. to Sir Henry Cambell, bart. of Judith, m. to Robert Oneby, esq. of the Inner Dorothy, m. to John Wilson, esq. of Thorp, also Penelope, m. to the Rev. Thomas Allen, rector of Sir Anthony d. 15th February, 1697-8, in the sixtyfifth year of his age, and was s. by his eldest surviving Kirkby, in the county of Leicester, by Frances (his second wife), daughter of Humble, Lord Ward, but had no other issue. This gentleman beautified and repaired the church at Chichley, having wholly rebuilt the chancel and paved it with marble. He likewise erected a vault for the future sepulture of his family. He d. 9th February, 1726, and was s. by his eldest son, V. SIR WILLIAM CHESTER, Who m. Penelope, daughter of George Hewett, esq. of Stretton, in the county of Leicester, and had six daughters. He d. 21st March, 1726, and was s. in the title and chief part of the estate by his next surviving brother, VI. SIR JOHN-CHESTER, M.P. for the county of Bedford. This gentleman m. in 1718. Frances, daughter of Sir Edward Bagot, bart. of Blithfield, in the county of Stafford, and had issue, CHARLES-BAGOT, his successor. Sir John d. in 1747, and was s. by his son, VII. SIR CHARLES-BAGOT CHESTER, at whose decease s. p. 25th May, 1755, the manor of Chichley, in Bucks, devolved by will on his cousin, Charles Bagot, esq. younger brother of William, first Lord Bagot, and that gentleman assumed in consequence, by act of parliament, the surname and arms of CHESTER, His son is the present CHARLES CHESTER, esq. of Chichley. Sir Charles-Bagot Chester was s. in the Baronetcy by his cousin, VIII. SIR FRANCIS CHESTER, who also died issueless at Chelsea in October, 1766, and was s. by his kins man, * And sister of Sir Cæsar Cranmer, knt. of Ashwood, Bucks. council at Surat, was created a BARONET, 4th February, 1684. He m. Mary, daughter of John Shackstone, esq. deputy governor of Bombay, and had two sons, CESAR, his successor. John, d. of the small-pox, unmarried, in 1718. Sir John continued to reside in India, until his decease at Bombay, about the year 1690. He was s. by his son, II. SIR CESAR CHILD, who m. in 1698, Hester, daughter of John Evance, esq. of London, and niece of Sir Stephen Evance, knt. and goldsmith, and by that lady had issue, CESAR, his successor. } d. unm. Hester, m. in 1716, to John Tyssen, esq., and d. in Susanna, m. in 1721, to William Cleland, esq. Elizabeth, m. to William Cleland, esq. of Tapley Frances, d. unmarried. Sir Cæsar d. of the small-pox, 7th March, 1724, and was s. by his eldest son, III. SIR CÆSAR CHILD, at whose decease, s. p. in 1753, the BARONETCY became EXTINCT. He m. secondly, Lady Katharine Clifford, one of the HENRY, successor to his brother Francis. Arms-Vert, two bars engr. between three leopards' frequently called the Black Knight of the North."" heads or. This was a branch of the ancient Cheshire stock of Cholmondeley, springing from, ROBERT, younger son of Hugh de Cholmondeley, deputy sergeant of Cheshire, temp. EDWARD I. and II. RICHARD CHOLMLEY, great grandson of Robert, was appointed temp. HENRY VII. lieutenant governor of Berwick, and made subsequently governor of Hull. In 1513, he and his brother Roger commanded the garrison of that town, the king's tenants at Hatfield, and others, under the Earl of Surrey at Flodden, and for their gallantry on that memorable occasion, received the honour of knighthood, as well as the thanks of their sovereign. Sir Richard dying without legitimate issue, was s. by his brother, SIR ROGER CHOLMLEY, knt. of Kinthorp, in Yorkshire, who m. in 1512, Katharine, daughter of Sir Marmaduke Constable, knt. of Flamborough, and left, with other issue, a daughter, Ann, m. first, to Sir John Gascoigne, knt. and secondly, to Henry Nevill, fifth Earl of Westmorland (his lordship's second wife), and a son, SIR RICHARD CHOLMLEY, knt. of Roxby, who purchased in 1541, a lease for twenty-one years, of the abbey lands in the neighbourhood of Whitby, and subsequently obtained a grant of all the possessions of the monastery thereof. This gentleman inheriting the martial spirit of his ancestors, joined the expedition His eldest son, SIR FRANCIS CHOLMLEY, of Whitby, married about 1570, Jane Bulmer, but dying issueless in 1579, was, under the entail in his father's will, s. by his youngest brother, SIR HENRY CHOLMLEY, knt. of Whitby and Roxby, who m. about 1579, Margaret, daughter of Sir William Babthorpe, knt. and had issue, RICHARD (Sir), his heir. Henry. John. Barbary, m. to Thomas Lord Falconberg. Dorothy, m. to Nicholas Bushell, esq. of Whitby. Margaret, m. to Timothy Conyers, esq. Mary, m. to the Hon. Henry Fairfax, son of Lord Susanna, m. to Richard Theakston, esq. Sir Henry d. in 1614, and was s. by his son, SIR RICHARD CHOLMLEY, knt. of Whitby, high sheriff of Yorkshire in 1624, and M. P. for Scarborough in 1620. He m. first, Susanna, daughter of John Legard, esq. and by her, who died in 1611, had issue, HUGH (Sir), his heir. Henry (Sir) a lawyer of distinction, m. Katha- Margaret, m. to Sir William Strickland, knt. He m. secondly, in 1613, Margaret, sister of Sir Wil- Richard (Sir), of Gromont, knt. colonel in the service of CHARLES I. and a gallant adherent, during the civil wars of that unhappy prince. He was eminently distinguished at the taking of Exeter, some time after, having been appointed commander-in-chief of all the forces which besieged Lyme, he received a wound before that town, of which he died. This gallant cavalier m. Margaret, daughter of Lord Pawlett, and relict of Dennis Rolle, esq. of Brickton, in Devon, and left two daughters. William. Sir Richard d. 23rd September, 1631, and was s. by his son, L. SIR HUGH CHOLMLEY, knt. of Whitby, b. 22nd July, 1600, M. P. for Scarborough, who was created a BARONET in 1641. On the outbreaking of the civil war, Sir Hugh enrolled himself under the royal banner, and was appointed governor of Scarborough Castle, a general in the northern parts of England, a colonel of dragoons, and judge of all marine affairs in every port on the Yorkshire coast, between the Teese and Bridlington. In Scarborough he continued his residence until the parliament had obtained possession of every place in Yorkshire, except the castles of Pontefract and Scarborough, when an armed force being sent down to besiege these two places, Sir Hugh made a gallant defence for more than twelve months: he disputed every inch of ground with the besiegers, and bravely repulsed all their assaults. Furthermore, on the fall of the castle, when the whole was reduced almost to a heap of ruins, and Sir John Meldrum, who commanded the siege, sent proposals to him mixed with menaces, he resolutely withstood the assault, slew Sir John, and beat off his troops with great loss. During the whole siege, Lady Cholmley continued with her husband in the castle, where she was of great service by attending the sick and wounded. Finally the place being surrendered on honourable terms in 1645, Sir Hugh went into exile, his estate was sequestered, his mansion at Whitby converted into a garrison, and every thing valuable plundered. He remained abroad until 1649, when his brother, Sir Henry Cholmley, finding means to pacify the parliament, he was again permitted to return to England, and on certain conditions once more suffered to enter into the possession of his estate. He m. Elizabeth, daughter of Sir William Twisden, bart. and had issue, WILLIAM, his heir. Hugh. Ann, m. to Richard Stephens, esq. Sir Hugh Cholmley, d. 20th November, 1657, and was s. by his son, II. SIR WILLIAM CHOLMLEY, of Whitby, b. in December, 1625, who m. first, 1654, Katherine Hotham, of Fyling Dales, which lady d. s. p. in June, 1655, and secondly, in April, 1657, Elizabeth, daughter of Sir John Saville, bart. of Methley, by whom (who m. secondly, Sir Nicholas Strode, bart.) he had issue, HUGH, his heir. Elizabeth, m. to Sir Edward Dering, bart. of Surrenden, in Kent. Katharine, d. young. Margaret, m. to William Turner, esq. of Kirkleatham. Sir William d. in October, 1663, and was s. by his son, III. SIR HUGH CHOLMLEY, of Whitby, who died in minority, in June, 1665, and was s. by his uncle, IV. SIR HUGH CHOLMLEY, of Whitby, who was appointed by CHARLES II. governor of Tangier, in Africa, where he resided many years, and had the direction of building the mole there. He m. in February, 1666, Lady Ann Compton, eldest daughter of Spencer, Earl of Northampton, and had an only surviving child, MARY, b. in 1667, who m. Nathaniel Cholmley, esq. of London, and had issue, 1. HUCH, b. in August, 1684, M. P. for Hedon, high sheriff of Yorkshire in 1724, and sur veyor-general of his majesty's crown lands; m. in March, 1716, Catherine, only daughter and eventual heir of Sir John Wentworth, bart. of Elmsall and Howsham, and dying 25th May, 1755, aged seventy-one, left with other issue, a son and successor, NATHANIEL CHOLMLEY, esq. of Whitby and Howsham, M. P. who m. first, 1750, Catherine, daughter of Sir Rowland Winn, bart. of Nostel, and had by her two daughters, 1. CATHERINE, heiress to her father, m. in 1774, to Henry Hopkins Fane, esq. who assumed the surname of Cholmley, and d. in 1809, leaving, besides several daughters, a son, GEORGE CHOLMLEY, esq. of Whitby. 2. Mary, m. to Abraham Grimes, esq. Mr. Nathaniel Cholmley, m. secondly, Henrietta Catherine, daughter of Stephen Croft, esq. of Stillington, and thirdly, Anne-Jesse, third daughter of Leonard Smeldt, esq. of Langton. By the second wife he had, 3. Henrietta, m. to Sir William Strickland, bart. 4. Anne-Elizabeth, m. to Constantine-John, Lord Mulgrave, and left a daughter, the Hon. AnneElizabeth Cholmley Phipps, who m. It.-gen. Sir John Murray, bt. 2. John, b. 1686, colonel under the Duke of Marlborough, d. at Whitby in 1724. 1. Ann, d. young. Sir Hugh d. at Whitby, 9th January, 1688, when the BARONETCY EXPIRED. His estates centered in his daughter and heiress, Mary. Arms-Gu. two helmets in chief arg. and a garb in base or. CHOLMONDELEY, OF CREATED 29th June, 1611.-EXTINCT 2nd Oct. 1659. Lineage. 1. ROBERT CHOLMONDELEY, esq. of Cholmondeley, in Cheshire, (son of Sir Hugh Cholmondeley, knt. and eldest brother of Thomas Cholmondeley, esq. of Vale Royal, ancestor of Lord Delamere,) was created a BARONET, 29th June, 1611, and in 1628, advanced to the peerage of Ireland, as VISCOUNT CHOLMONDELEY, of Kells. His lordship was likewise enrolled amongst the of England, as Baron Cholmondeley, of Wiche peers and Mulbank, and further advanced to the Earldom of Leinster. He m. Catherine, daughter of John, Lord Stanhope, of Harrington, but d. s. p. 20th October, 1659, when all his honours, including the BARONETCY, became EXTINCT; but his estates reverted to his nephew, ROBERT CHOLMONDELEY, esq. created Viscount Cholmondeley, of Kells, in 1661. His lordship's descendant and representative is George Horatio, present MARQUIS OF CHOLMONDELEY. Arms-Gu. two helmets in chief, ppr. garnished or, in base a garb of the last. This family was of long continuance in Devonshire, and flourished for several generations, at Broad Cleft, in that county, frequently serving the office of sheriff, in the reigns of RICHARD II., HENRY VI., and HENRY VII. ASHTON, in the same county, anciently called ASSERISTON, and ASHERISTON, came with other lands to the Chudleighs, so early as the beginning of the fourteenth century, by the intermarriage of JOHN CHUDLEIGH, with Thomasine, daughter of Richard, son of Sir Richard Prous, knt. when they were conveyed by deed (dated in 1320), from "Richard Prous, and Margaret, his wife, to John Chudleigh and his heirs." From John and Thomasine descended SIR JAMES CHUDLEIGH, knt. of Ashton, who m. Jane, daughter and heir of Sir John De, knt. and was s. by his son, JAMES CHUDLEIGH, esq. of Ashton, who m. Margaret, daughter of William, Lord Stourton, of which marriage the beginning of the covenant runs thus: "That James Chudleigh, shall marry Margaret, daughter to William, Lord Stourton, who giveth him an hundred Marks, anno, 15 EDWARD IV. 1476." His son and heir, WILLIAM CHUDLEIGH, esq. of Ashton, m. Joan, daughter of Sir William Hody, knt. of Dorsetshire and had a son, SIR RICHARD CHUDLEIGH, knt.* who m. Mary, daughter of Sir Nicholas Wadham, knt. of Merifield, in the county of Somerset, and was s. by his son, CHRISTOPHER CHUDLEIGH, esq. of Ashton. This gentleman m. Christiana, daughter of William Stretchley, esq. of Stretchley, in the county of Devon, and thus added considerably to his paternal fortune. He left a son and heir, JOHN CHUDLEIGH, esq. of Ashton, " who," according to Prince," was of a right martial, bold, and adventurous spirit; for, living in the reign of Queen ElizaBETH, the famous actions of Drake, Cavendish, &c. so employed his thoughts, that he had a noble emulation in him, to equal, if not excel the bravest heroes, and their noblest exploits, not at land, where is the least danger, but at sea." He did not live, however, to accomplish his generous designs, but died young, in the Streights of Magellan, leaving, by his wife, daugh. ter of George Speke, esq. of White Lackington, in the county of Somerset, two sons and two daughters, viz. GEORGE, his heir. John (Sir), who received the honour of knighthood from King CHARLES I. 22nd September, 1625. Alice, m. to Sir William Langham, knt. of Cottesbrooke. This Sir Richard Chudleigh, is the gentleman whose case is so well known amongst lawyers, and is reported by Lord Coke, under "The case of perpetuities, or, Chudleigh's Case." Bridget, m. to Sir Richard Carew, bart. of East The elder son, 1. GEORGE CHUDLEIGH, esq., of Ashton, in the county of Devon, was created a BARONET by King JAMES I. 1st August, 1622. At the time of his father's decease, Sir George was a minor of three or four years of age, "but," says an old writer, "by his careful and prudent Trustees, and his own virtuous disposition, had his youth well educated, and his person excellently adorned, with all the accomplishments requisite to a fine gentleman; so that, having been abroad for the most exquisite breeding that age could yield, he retired home, well improved, and fixed his habitation at his seat at Ashton. Here, his demeanour was so courteous and obliging, and withal, so discreet and prudent, that he lived in great esteem and reputation among his neighbours, and was looked upon as an ornament to his country." Sir George Chudleigh was elected to the parliament which met at Westminster in 1640, and at first opposed the court, but afterward both himself and his son took up arms for the king, and he published a declaration in 1643, in vindication of his doing so. He m. Mary, daughter of Sir William Strode, knt. of Newnham, in the county of Devon, and had issue, 1. GEORGE, his successor. - 11. Thomas, m. Miss Vaughan, and had a son, IV. V. VI. , m. to- Rolle, esq. of Devonshire. , m. first, to Clifford, of Ugbrook, in Devonshire, and secondly, to Cole, esq. of Oxfordshire. Sir George died in 1657. Prince says, "when the royal cause sunk, this family, as well as others, paid dear for their loyalty." He was s. by his eldest surviving son, 11. SIR GEORGE CHUDLEIGH, who m. Elizabeth, daughter of Hugh Fortescue, esq. of Fillegh, in the county of Devon, and had issue, John, d. unm. Hugh, of Westminster, m. Susan, daughter of Sir GEORGE, of Chalmington, who m. Isabella Gar- JOHN, who s. as sixth baronet. Susannah, m. to the Rev. Nathan Haines, Anne-George, m.to the Rev. Samuel Strong. The Earl of Stamford attributed the loss of this battle to the treachery of Col. James Chudleigh. |