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liers alias Wright, Viscount Pur-
beck.

Anne, wife of Sir Arthur Porter, of
Newark, Gloucestershire.
Lucy, m. to Sir Henry Baynton, of
Bromham, in Wiltshire.
Eleanor, m. to Thomas Walmesley, esq.
of Dunkenhalgh, in the county of
Lancaster, and left a son and two
daughters,

Sir Thomas Walmesley, knt. of
Dunkenhalgh.

Elizabeth Walmesley, wife of Ri-
chard Sherburne, esq. of Stony-
hurst.

ANNE WALMESLEY, who m. first,
William Middleton, esq. of Stock-
eld; and secondly, Sir Edward
Osborn, bart.; by the latter she

had

SIR THOMAS OSBORN, bart. created Duke of Leeds. Dorothy, m. to Sir Peter Osborn, knt. of Chicksand.

Elizabeth, wife of Sir Edward Hobby, of Gloucestershire.

Katherine, wife of Sir Richard Gargrave, knt. of Nostel.

11. WILLIAM, of whom presently.

111. John, living in 1537.

1. Margaret, m. to Edward Fiennes, Lord Say and Sele.

11. Dorothy, m. to Sir Anthony Hungerford, knt. of Down Ampney.

III. Susanna, m. to Walter, Lord Hungerford.
IV. Anne, m. to Thomas Lovett, esq. of Astwell.

The second son,

WILLIAM D'ANVERS, esq. had the paternal estate of Culworth, and m. in 1522, Elizabeth, daughter of Richard Fiennes, Baron Say and Sele, by whom he had issue,

JOHN, his heir,

Mary, m. to Robert Barker, esq.

Dorothy, m. to Henry Sacheverell, esq. of Sading-
ton, in Leicestershire.

Anne, m. to George Blount, esq. of Wigginton, in
Oxfordshire.

He d. 20th June, 1544, and was s. by his son,

JOHN D'ANVERS, esq. of Culworth, who m. Dorothy, daughter and co-heir of Sir William Rainsford, knt. of Great Tew, in the county of Oxford, and had two sons and three daughters, viz.

I. SAMUEL, his successor.

1. Daniel, of Horley, in Oxfordshire, who m. 12th November, 1583, Susanna, daughter of -Pope, esq. of Wroxton, in Oxfordshire, and had, with other issue, a son,

William, of London, father of

Daniel, of Northampton, M. D. who m.
Jane, daughter of the Rev. Thomas
Knightley, of Charwelton, and dying in
1699, left issue,

Knightley, barrister-at-law, deputyrecorder of Northampton, author of "Abridgement of the Common Law," d. in London, January, 1740. Jane, m. to John Rushworth, esq. of Northampton, and had, with other issue, a daughter, Alicia, wife of Charles Watkins, esq. of Daventry. 1. Temperance, m. to Anthony Dillon, esq. of

Devonshire.

11. Justice.

III. Prudence.

John D'Anvers d. 4th August, 1556, and was s. by his

son,

SAMUEL D'ANVERS, esq. of Culworth. This gentleman m. Anne, daughter of Leonard Piggot, esq. of Little Horwood, in Bucks, and was s. by his only surviving son,

SIR JOHN D'ANVERS, knt. of Culworth, baptized 10th October, 1580, who m. in 1604, Dorothy, daughter of Gabriel Pulteney, esq. of Misterton, in the county of Leicester, and had (with several daughters, of whom Margaret, m. Thomas Risley, esq. of Chetwode; Mary, m. Laurence Manley, esq. of Spratton; Susan, m. Edmund Bray, esq.; and Catherine became the wife of John Griswold, esq.) a son and successor,

1. SAMUEL D'ANVERS, esq. of Culworth, who was created a BARONET 21st March, 1642-3. He m. Lady Anne Pope, daughter and co-heir of Sir William Pope, Earl of Downe, in Ireland. Sir Samuel D'Anvers, who was sheriff of Northamptonshire the year of the martyrdom of King CHARLES, appeared at the assizes with his retinue in deep mourning, and was a great sufferer by his zeal in the royal cause. He died 27th January, 1683, and was s. by his son,

II. SIR POPE D'ANVERS, of Culworth, baptized 12th December, 1644, who m. Anne, daughter and co-heir of William Barker, esq. of Sunning, Berks, and had a large family, of which only three children survived, viz.

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He d. 4th May, 1712, and was s. by his son,

III. SIR JOHN D'ANVERS, of Culworth. This gentleman m. first, Meriel, daughter of Sir Robert Leicester, bart. of Nether Tabley, in Cheshire, by whom (who d. in 1701) he had an only child,

Samuel, b. in 1701, d. unm. in 1722.

He m. secondly, Susannah, sister and co-heir of Sir Edward Nicolls, bart. but by that lady (who d. in 1730) had no issue. Sir John wedded, thirdly, Mary, daughter of the Rev. John Hutchins, rector of Eydon, in Northamptonshire, and by her (who d. in 1784) had issue,

HENRY, his successor.

Anthony, d. young in 1735.

MICHAEL, Successor to his eldest brother.

MERIEL.

Mary, d. young in 1747.

Sir John d. 26th September, 1744, and was s. by his eldest surviving son,

IV. SIR HENRY D'Anvers, of Culworth, who d. unmarried at the age of twenty-two, 10th August, 1753, and was s. by his brother,

v. SIR MICHAEL D'ANVERS, of Culworth, born 29th September, 1738, high sheriff of Northamptonshire in 1763, who died unmarried 20th August, 1776, when the

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SAMUEL D'ANVERS, esq. m. Elizabeth Morewood, of Overton, in the county of Derby, an heiress, and was father of

1. JOSEPH D'ANVERS, of Swithland, in the county of Leicester, M.P. for Boroughbridge in 1722, and subsequently for Bramber and Totness, who was created a BARONET by King GEORGE II. 4th July, 1746. He m. Frances, daughter of Thomas Babington, esq. of Rothley Temple, in Leicestershire, and dying 21st October, 1753, was s. by his only child,

11. SIR JOHN D'ANVERS, bart. who m. Mary, daughter and heir of Joel Watson, esq. of Clapham, in Surrey. Sir John was sheriff of Leicestershire in 1755, and dying 21st September, 1796, aged seventythree, without male issue, the BARONETCY became EXTINCT. He left, however, an only surviving daughter and heiress,

ELIZABETH DANVERS, then the wife of the Hon. Augustus-Richard Butler (second son of Brinsley, second Earl of Lanesborough), who assumed the name and arms of Danvers in addition to those of Butler. She died in 1802, leaving two sons,

GEORGE-JOHN-DANVERS BUTLER DANVERS, esq. now of Swithland.

George-Augustus Butler-Danvers, b. in 1798.

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ried Anne, daughter of Sir Thomas Tyrell, knt. of Heron, and had a son,

ANTHONY DARCY, of Tolleshunt, sheriff of Essex and Hertfordshire in 1511, who m. Elizabeth, daughter of Christopher Wilkinson, esq. and was father of

THOMAS DARCY, esq. of Tolleshunt, b. in 1511, married three wives; by the second, Anne, daughter of Sir John Munday, lord mayor of London in 1522, he had two sons,

ANTHONY, who left only a daughter.

THOMAS, sheriff of Essex in 1580, who m. Margaret, daughter of Eustace Sulyard, esq. of Runwell, and dying in 1586 left issue,

1. THOMAS, who m. Camilla, daughter of Vincent Guicciardine, of Florence, and by her, who wedded, secondly, Francis Harvey, esq. of Ickworth, he left six daughters, Mary, m. to the Hon. Christopher Nevill, third son of Edward, Lord Abergavenny.

Elizabeth, m. to Sir Henry Mildmay,

knt. of Woodham Walter.

Bridget, m. to Sir George Fenner, knt. Frances, m. to Sir Henry Vane, knt. secretary of state to CHARLES I. Margaret, m. to John Browne, esq. 2. Eustace.

3. John, who d. s. p.

1. Bridget.

2. Dorothy.

3. Margaret.

4. Anne.

5. Mary, m. to Richard Southwell, esq. of Woodrising, in Norfolk.

6. Elizabeth, m. to Henry Maynard, esq. of Great Waltham.

By his third wife, Elizabeth, daughter of John Heydon, esq. and sister of Sir Christopher Heydon, of Baconsthorp, he left a son,

BRIAN DARCY, esq. of St. Osith and Tiptree, at which latter place he built a fine house out of the ruins of the priory. He served the office of sheriff of Essex in 1585, and died in two years after. He m. Bridget, daughter of John Corbet, esq. of Sprowston, in Norfolk, and was s. by his son,

JOHN DARCY, esq. of St. Osith and Tiptre, b. in 1560, serjeant-at-law, who m. Dorothy, daughter of Thomas Audeley, esq. of Berechurch, in Essex, and had a son and heir,

THOMAS DARCY, esq. of St. Osith and Tiptre, who m. in 1621, Mary, daughter of Sir Andrew Astley, of Writtle, and had by her, Mary, and a posthumous

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SIR EDWARD DARELL, knt. of Littlecote, who m. first, Alice, daughter of Sir Richard Crofts, knt. by whom he had a son,

JOHN, who m. Johanna, daughter of John Fettiplace, of Slifford, and dying v. p. temp. HENRY VIII. left a son,

EDWARD (Sir), successor to his grandfather. Sir Edward m. secondly, Mary, daughter of John, Lord Fitzwalter, by whom he had no issue; and thirdly, Alice Fly, of Sussex, by whom he had a daughter, Katharine, m. to Francis Choke. Sir Edward died 9th March, 21 HENRY VIII. and was s. by his grandson,

SIR EDWARD DARELL, knt. of Littlecote, who m. Alice, daughter of Sir Thomas Essex, knt. of Berkshire, and had issue,

WILLIAM, of Littlecote, living in 1587, who alien-
ated to SIR JOHN POPHAM the estate of Little-
cote, and d. s. p. in 1590. For the curious tra-
dition of the supposed murder at Littlecote
House, and of the consequent ruin of this branch
of the family, refer to BURKE'S History of the
Commoners, vol. ii. p. xii.
THOMAS, of whom presently.

Eleanor, m. to Egremund Ratcliffe.
The second son,

THOMAS DARELL, esq. of Hungerford, was father of

1. SIR JOHN DARELL, of West Woodhey, in Berkshire, who was created a BARONET in 1622. He m. first, Anne, daughter of Sir Thomas Chamberlain, knt. and secondly, Anne, daughter of William Young, esq. but dying s. p. m. the title became EXTINCT. West Woodhey afterwards passed to the family of Rudyerd, of whom it was purchased by the grandfather of the late Sir Robert Sloper, K.B.

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Lineage.

I. SIR THOMAS DARNELL, of Heyling, in Lincolnshire, who was created a BARONET 6th September, 1621, married Sarah, daughter of Thomas Fisher, esq. and sister of Sir Thomas Fisher, bart. of Islington, but leaving no son at his decease, which occurred about the year 1640, the title became Extinct.

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DAVERS, OF ROUGHAM.

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1. ROBERT DAVERS, esq. having acquired a large fortune in Barbadoes, returned to England, and purchased Rougham, with other estates, in the county of Suffolk; and, in consideration of the sufferings of himself and his father in the royal cause, was created a BARONET by King CHARLES II. 12th May, 1682. Sir Robert d. about the year 1688, and was s. by his son, II. SIR ROBERT DAVERS, bart. of Rougham, who m. the Hon. Mary Jermyn, second daughter and co-heir of THOMAS, Second LORD JERMYN, and had issue,

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Marmaduke, the eldest son of William Darell, of Sesay, inherited the paternal estate; and John, the second son, purchased CALE HILL, in Kent, temp. HENRY IV.

Elizabeth, m. to John King, esq. of Norfolk.

Sir Robert, who frequently represented the county of Suffolk in parliament in the reigns of Queen ANNE and King GEORGE I. died 1st October, 1722, and was s. by his eldest son,

III. SIR ROBERT DAVERS, bart. auditor of the excise, who d. s. p. 1st June, 1723, and was s. by his brother, IV. SIR JERMYN DAVERS, bart. who had been elected M.P. for St. Edmundsbury in the second parliament of King GEORGE I. which met 10th May, 1722, and was chosen knight of the shire for Suffolk in the first parliament of the succeeding monarch, summoned to meet 28th November, 1727. He m. Margaretta, daughter and co-heir of the Rev. Mr. Green, and had issue,

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of Shukbrugh A. Apreece, eldest son of Sir Thomas Apreece, bart. but dying s. p. at Geneva in 1829, the BARONETCY became EXTINCT.

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passed by a chain of the first, issuing from a civic wreath gold.

DAWES, OF PUTNEY.

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1. SIR JOHN DAWES, knt. of Putney, in the county of Surrey, son of Sir Thomas Dawes, and grandson of Sir Abraham Dawes, knt. of Putney, one of the farmers of the customs temp. CHARLES I. was created a BARONET by King CHARLES II. 1st June, 1663. He m. Christian, daughter and heir of William Lyons, esq. of Bocking, in Essex, and had issue, 1. ROBERT, his successor. 11. John, d. unm.

III. WILLIAM, in holy orders, Bishop of Chester, afterwards Archbishop of York, and eventually Archbishop of Canterbury, succeeded as third baronet.

1. Elizabeth, m. to Dr. Peter Fisher, and died in 1698.

He was s. at his decease (his widow m. secondly, Sir Anthony Dean, knt. of London,) by his eldest son,

II. SIR ROBERT DAWES, who d. unmarried, and was s. by his only surviving brother,

III. SIR WILLIAM DAWES, a churchman, who, as stated above, attained its highest dignity, the mitre of Canterbury. He m. Frances, eldest daughter and coheir of Sir Thomas D'Arcy, bart. of Braxted Lodge, in Essex, and by her (who d. 22nd December, 1705,) had surviving issue,

D'ARCY, his successor.

Elizabeth, m. to Sir William Milner, bart. M.P. for the city of York, and was great-grandmother of the present SIR WILLIAM-MORDAUNT-STURT MILNER, bart. of Nun-Appleton Hall, in the county of York.

His grace d. at the age of fifty-three, 30th April, 1724, and was s. by his son,

IV. SIR D'ARCY DAWES, bart. who m. in 1723, Janet, daughter and co-heir of Richard Roundell, esq. of Hutton Wandsley, in the county of York, and by that lady (who m. secondly, Beilby Thompson, esq. of Escrick,t) had issue,

WILLIAM, his successor.

+ By Mr. Thompson (to whom she was second wife) she had two sons and a daughter, viz.

Beilby Thompson, of Escrick, who d. s. p.
Richard Thompson, of Escrick, d. unm. in 1820.
Jane Thompson, m. to Sir Robert Lawley, bart. and
had, inter alios, a son, the present PAUL BEILBY
THOMPSON, esq. of Eserick Park, M.P.

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HENRIETTA-MARIA, m. in May, 1737, to the Hon.
John Talbot, second son of Lord Chancellor
Talbot, but d. s. p.

MARY, m. in December, 1738, to William Crofts,
esq. of Saxham, in Suffolk.

Sir Matthew represented Bishop's Castle in parliament. He resided at Richmond, in Surrey, and his gardens were the first in England to bring the pineapple to maturity in this climate. He d. 18th March, 1749, when the BARONETCY became EXTINCT, and his property devolved upon his daughters as co-heirs.

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SIR LEWIS DE LA VAL, knight banneret, father of SIR GUY DE LA VAL, lord of Seaton De la Val, who was likewise proprietor of Naseby, in Northamptonshire, and held twenty knights' fees in the 13th of HENRY II. He is, like his father and grandfather, a knight banneret. Sir Guy m. a daughter of Maurice de Creon, a feudal baron, and dying in the first year of King JOHN, was s. by his son,

SIR WILLIAM DE LA VAL, whose son,
SIR JOHN DE LA VAL, was father of

SIR GILBERT DE LA VAL, one of the barons in arms against King JOHN. He held Claverdon, in Northumberland, by barony, performing the service of two knights' fees, and was s. by his son,

SIR EUSTACE DE LA VAL, who held another barony in the same county. He was s. by his elder son,

SIR ROBERT DE LA VAL, who m. Margaret, daughter of William De Greystock, but dying s. p. 1 EDWARD I. was s. by his brother,

SIR HENRY DE LA VAL. This feudal lord had three sons, all knights, viz.

1. EUSTACE (Sir), who m. Margaret, daughter of Ralph Nevil, Lord of Raby, and had a son, ROBERT (Sir), who d. s. p.

11. HUGH (Sir), m. Maud, daughter and co-heir of Hugh de Bulbec, Baron of Headon, but died issueless.

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SIR ROBERT DE LA VAL, was father of

SIR JOHN DE LA VAL, who m. first, Margaret, daughter of Sir John de Mitford, but by that lady had no issue. He wedded, secondly, Elizabeth, daughter of William Whitchester, and left an only daughter and heiress,

ELIZABETH DE LA VAL, who m. JOHN HORSLEY, and obliged her husband to take the name and arms of DE LA VAL. She had issue two sons, George, who d. s. p. 10 HENRY VIII. and

SIR JOHN DE LA VAL, who m. Mary, daughter of Thomas Carnaby, esq. and had issue,

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