John Hales, gent. and his heirs; which John, being an active man in those days, and clerk of the hamper (an office then of no small benefit), and having accumulated a great estate in monastery and chantry lands, resolved to erect a lasting monument to his memory (for he had neither child nor wife), and thereupon designing the foundation of a freeschool here, and that the king should have the honour thereof (for which respect he had no little favour in his purchases as I have credibly heard), obtained license for the amortizing of lands thereto of CC marks p. ann. value. This John Hales bought also the Whitefryers, in Coventry, of Sir Ralph Sadler, knt. He d. 5th Cal. January, 1572; and by will appointed Hales Place, alias Whitefryers, in Coventry, to be sold. He was buried in the church of St. Peter's the Poor, in Broad Street, London, as his epitaph, on a fair ancient plate in the wall, in Stow's Survey imports. But notwithstanding the before-specified appointment, the estate was not sold, for John Hales, esq. descended from Christopher, his eldest brother, enjoyed it."

II. Bartholomew, of Snitterfield, m. Mary, daughter and heir of George Harpur, esq. and was father of

Sir Bartholomew Hales, knt. of Snitterfield, who m. Katherine, daughter of Sir Thomas Griesley, of Drakelow, in the county of Derby, relict of Francis Dethick, esq. of Newhall (she married for her third husband, Henry Gibbs, esq.) and by that lady had an only daughter, Elizabeth, who died before her father. He d. in 1619.

Iv. Stephen, of Newland, in the county of Warwick, m. Anne, daughter of Richard Morrison, of Bucks, and was father of

Sir Charles Hales, knt. of Newland, one of
the king's council at York, who d. 2nd
February, 1618, leaving issue by Eliza-
beth, daughter of Walter Fish, of Lon-
don,

Stephen Hales, heir to his cousin, Sir
Bartholomew, m. Abigail, daughter of
William Walter, esq. of Wimbledon,
in Surrey, and had a son,

SIR STEPHEN HALES, K. B. who d.
s. p. in 1668, and was buried at
Snitterfield, in Warwickshire.

The eldest son and heir (of Alderman Hales), CHRISTOPHER HALES, esq. was s. by his son, JOHN HALES, esq. of Whitefriers, in Coventry, who was heir to his uncle John Hales, clerk of the hanaper, and inherited his large estates. His son and heir,

our author Hales, who was esteemed a man very opinionative, though otherwise very learned, did maintain in the said book that their sole consent did legitimate their conjunction. Which pamphlet flying abroad, came straightway to the court: whereupon the queen and the nobles being highly offended, the author was quickly discovered and forthwith imprisoned in the Tower of London. Soon after, Nicholas Bacon, then lord keeper, was presumed to have had a finger in it, for which he had like to have lost his office, if Sir Anthony Browne, who had been lord chief justice of the Common Pleas in Queen Mary's time, would have accepted of it, which her majesty of fered to him, and the Earl of Leicester earnestly exhorted him to take it, but he refused it, for that he was of a different religion from the state: and so Sir Nicholas Bacon remained in his place, at the great instance of Sir William Cecil (afterwards lord treasurer), who though he was to be privy to the said book, yet was the matter

CHRISTOPHER HALES, esq. of Whitefriers, had three sons; the second was a Turkey merchant in London, the third was of Lincoln, and the eldest,

I. JOHN HALES, esq. of Coventry, having succeeded his father, was created a BARONET by King CHARLES II. 28th August, 1660. Sir John m. Anne, daughter of Mr. Alderman Johnson, of London, and had issue, CHRISTOPHER, his heir.

EDWARD, Successor to his brother.

Dorothy, m. to Michael Rutter, esq. of Burtonon-the-Hill, in the county of Gloucester. ➖➖m. to Mr. Eyre, of Lincoln.

He d. in 1677, and was s. by his elder son,

11. SIR CHRISTOPHER HALES, M. P. for Coventry temp. King WILLIAM and Queen ANNE. He died unmarried 19th January, 1717, and was s. by his brother,

III. SIR EDWARD HALES. This gentleman, after the death of his brother, procured an act of parliament for the sale of the estate of the Whitefriers in Coventry to discharge Sir Christopher's debts. It was purchased by John, Duke of Montagu, who conveyed it in 1722 to Samuel Hill, esq. of Shenston Park, in Staffordshire; the mansion-house was sold to two tradesmen in Coventry. Sir Edward m. Elizabeth, daughter of Thorpe, esq. of St. Martin's-in-the-Fields, Middlesex, and died 7th September, 1720, leaving issue, CHRISTOPHER, his heir.

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Edward, m. in January, 1735-6, Susannah, daughter of Charles Bertie, esq. of Uffington, in the county of Lincoln.

John.

Anne. Catherine. Elizabeth.*

He was s. by his eldest son,

IV. SIR CHRISTOPHER HALES, who m. in September, 1736, Harrison, daughter of Benjamin Columbine, esq. of Moreley, in the county of Antrim, in Ireland, and had a son and heir, JOHN, and a daughter, Elizabeth. He died at Hammersmith 8th May, 1776, and was s. by his son,

V. SIR JOHN HALES, who m. Anne, daughter and heir of John Scott, esq. of North End, and had three sons and five daughters. He died 15th March, 1802, and was s. by his son,

VI. SIR JOHN-SCOTT HALES, of the 90th regiment, who died at Lisbon 22nd February, 1803, and was s. by his brother,

VII. SIR SAMUEL HALES, who also died unmarried 2nd January, 1805, and was s. by his brother, VIII. SIR CHRISTOPHER HALES, who d. s. p. before 1812, when the BARONETCY was EXTINCT.

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so wisely laid upon Hales and Bacon, that Sir William was kept free, and thereby had more authority and grace to procure the others pardon, as he did. Soon after, John Lesley, Bishop of Ross, a great creature of Mary, Queen of Scots, did answer that book, for which he got the good-will of many, of others not. As for our author Hales, he gave way to fate on the 5th of the Kalends of January, in fifteen hundred, seventy and two. He died without issue, so that his estate, which chiefly lay in Warwickshire, of which his principal house in Coventry, called Hales Place, otherwise the White-fryers, was part, went to John, son of his brother Christopher Hales (some time also an exile at Frankfort), whose posterity doth remain there."

• One of these ladies became the wife of Mr. Taylor, of London, but which is not known.

Joan, m. to Andrew Freeman.
Mary.

Mr. Halford (as well as his father) was a
devoted adherent of CHARLES I. in the civil
war, and raised and maintained for the ser-
vice of his majesty a body of men at his own
charge in the county of Leicester; with those,
amongst other duties, he made a party of
rebels prisoner, amongst whom was one Flude,
high constable of Guthlaxton hundred, and
carried them to the king's camp, where they
were all tried and hanged. He was after-
wards himself condemned by the Protector
for the murder of these men, and his life cost
him no less a sum than thirty thousand
pounds. He died in the lifetime of his father,
1657, aged fifty-four, and was buried at
Wistow.

II. George, of Turlangton, in Leicestershire, d. s. p. 1. Joan, m. first, to Bowman; and secondly, to

Francis St. John.

11. Mary, m. to Samuel Luddington, esq. Sir Richard was so remarkable for his loyalty to the king, that his majesty made Wistow the place of his retirement when in Leicestershire, where the baronet not only hospitably entertained his royal guest, but supplied him with large sums of money. Sir Richard was several times plundered, and at last compounded for his estate for £2000. He d. in 1658, aged seventyeight, and was s. by his grandson,

II. SIR THOMAS HALFORD, bart. who m. Selina, eldest daughter of William Welby, esq. of Denton, in the county of Lincoln, and had a numerous family. He died in 1619, and was s. by his eldest son,

From a son or brother of Sir Richard Halford, the first baronet of Wistow, the present RICHARD HALFORD, esq. of Paddock House, near Canterbury, claims to be descended.

IIT. SIR THOMAS HALFORD, bart. M.P. for the county of Leicester temp. CHARLES II. who died unmarried in 1689, and was s. by his brother,

IV. SIR WILLIAM HALFORD, bart. who m. Judith, daughter of Thomas Boothby, esq. of Tooley Park, in the county of Leicester, but died without issue in 1695, was buried at Wistow, and s. by his brother, V. SIR RICHARD HALFORD, bart. in holy orders, who m. Mary, daughter of the Rev. William Cotton, rector of Broughton-Asley, in the county of Leicester, and had issue,

WILLIAM, his successor.

Thomas, m. Elizabeth, daughter of Thomas Palmer, esq. of Leicester, and had four sons, the

youngest of whom,

CHARLES, Succeeded as seventh baronet.

Charles, fellow of New College, Oxford.

Welby, d. unm.

Benjamin.

Mary, d. in 1742.

Rebecca, d. in 1728.

ELIZABETH, who m. John Smalley, esq. alderman of Leicester, and their daughter,

HESTER SMALLEY, marrying James Vaughan,
M.D. had issue,

HENRY VAUGHAN, who succeeding to the
Halford estates, assumed that surname,
and is the present SIR HENRY HALFORD,

bart.

JOHN VAUGHAN (Sir), knt. one of the barons of the Exchequer.

PETER VAUGHAN, D.D. dean of Chester, d. in 1826.

CHARLES VAUGHAN (Sir), knt. envoy-extraordinary to the United States. EDWARD VAUGHAN,

Almenia-Selina Vaughan.

Sir William enlarged the possessions of the family by purchasing the manor of Kebworth-Harcourt. He d. in 1727, was buried at Wistow, and s. by his eldest son, VI. SIR WILLIAM HALFORD, bart. who preferred a claim to the office of great pannater at the coronation of GEORGE II. He died unmarried in 1768, and was s. by his nephew,

VII. SIR CHARLES HALFORD, bart. who m. Sarah, daughter of Edward Farnham, esq. of Quorndon House, in the county of Leicester, but dying s. p. 21st July, 1780, the BARONETCY became EXTINCT. The estates Sir Charles bequeathed, after the demise of his widow, Sarah, Lady Halford (who m. in July, 1793, Basil, sixth Earl of Denbigh), to his cousin, HENRY VAUGHAN, M.D. who was created a BARONET 27th Sep tember, 1809, and assuming the surname of HALFORD at the decease of the lady above-mentioned, which event occurred 2nd October, 1814, is now (1837) SIR HENRY HALFORD, bart. (See BURKE'S Peerage and Baronetage.)

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HALFORD, OF WELHAM. CREATED 27th June, 1706.-EXTINCT

Lineage.

The representative of the ancient family of HALFORD of Welham, Leicestershire,

+ His second wife was Mary, daughter and co-heir of Humphrey Hasket, esq. of Creeton, in the county of Lincoln; and the third, Mary, daughter and co-heir of William Nichols, esq. of Halsted, Essex, and widow of Richard Orton, esq. of Lea Grange.

I. SIR WILLIAM HALFORD, knt. b. in 1663 (son and heir of Sir William Halford, knt. by Elizabeth, his wife, daughter of Sir John Pretyman, bart. and grandSon of William Halford, esq. by Mary, his wife, daughter of Sir Henry Atkyns, knt. of Clapham), was created a BARONET in 1706. He m. Lady Frances Cecil, daughter of James, third Earl of Salisbury, and dying in March, 1708-9, was s. by his son,

II. SIR JAMES HALFORD, of Welham, living in 1712, with whom the BARONETCY is supposed to have EXPIRED. The estate of Welham eventually became by purchase the property of FRANCIS EDWARDS, esq.

WILLIAM, his heir.

Mary, died unmarried.

He m. secondly, Ursula, daughter of Sir Thomas Fisher, bart. of Islington, and by that lady (who m. secondly, Matthew Meriton, esq. of London, merchant) had two sons,

THOMAS, of whom hereafter.

Richard, m. Mary, daughter of George Johnson, gent. and dying in 1703, left (with two daughters, Ursula and Susan,) a son,

George, who m. Hannah, eldest daughter of Mr. Fenwick Lambert, of London, and dying 7th May, 1729, was buried in London. He left three sons,

THOMAS, who s. as fifth baronet.

William, d. unm.
George,

Sir William died about the year 1662, and was s. by his eldest son,

II. SIR WILLIAM HALTON, bart. who dying unmarried 4th March, 1675, was buried at Latton, in Essex, and s. by his half-brother,

III. SIR THOMAS HALTON, bart. who m. Elizabeth, daughter of John Cressener, esq. of London, by whom (who d. 26th August, 1716,) he had several children; of which all died unmarried except

WILLIAM, his heir.

Mary, m. to James Nicholl, esq. of the Court Lodge, in Sussex. She d. 29th May, 1739, and was buried at Munfeild.

Sir Thomas died 6th September, 1726, was buried at Islington, and s. by his son,

IV. SIR WILLIAM HALTON, bart. who m. Frances, daughter of Sir George Dalston, knt. eldest son and heir of Sir George Dalston, knt. of Heath Hall, in the county of York, (she was widow of John Jermy, esq. of Sturton Hall, in Suffolk,) but dying s. p. 12th February, 1754, the Baronetcy reverted to his cousin (refer to Richard, youngest son of the first baronet), V. SIR THOMAS HALTON, bart. who m. Mary Burton, of London, and dying in 1766, was s. by his son,

VI. SIR WILLIAM HALTON, bart. This gentleman m. Mary, daughter of Michael Garner, esq. of King's Ripon, Huntingdonshire, but died without male issue 9th February, 1823, when the BARONETCY became EXTINCT. His only daughter,

MARY, m. John Haughton James, esq. of Haughton Hall, in the Island of Jamaica, and had a numerous family, of which the elest son, PHILIP HAUGHTON JAMES, esq. is now representative of the HALTONS.

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HAMILTON, OF LONDON.

CREATED 11th May, 1642.-EXTINCT before 1726.

Lineage.

In 1642 a BARONETCY was conferred on

1. JOHN HAMILTON, esq. of London, but of him or his descendants we have no information: the title did not exist in 1726.

in parliament for the county of Flint, and when King JAMES ascended the throne, he was honored with knighthood at Whitehall, 23rd July, 1603, previous to the king's coronation, In the 15th of that reign he was appointed, among others, of the council to William, Lord Compton, president of the marches of Wales, and departed this life 18th April, 1619. He m. first, Lady Anne Talbot, daughter of John, Earl of Shrewsbury, by whom he had an only daughter, Catherine, who d. an infant. Sir Thomas m. secondly, Catherine, daughter of Sir Thomas Mostyn, knt. and by that lady had

JOHN, his heir.

Thomas, who m. the widow of - Charlton, esq. of Apley, and d. s. p.

Roger.

Anne, m. to Humphrey Dymoke, esq. of Willing

ton.

Ursula, d. unm.

Margaret, m. to Roger Ellis, esq. of Alrey, in the county of Flint.

Sir Thomas was s. by his eldest son,

1. JOHN HANMER, esq. of Hanmer, who was created a BARONET by King JAMES 1. 8th July, 1620, and was elected knight of the shire for Flint in the three years afterwards. Sir John m. Dorothy, daughter and coheir of Sir Richard Trevor, knt. of Trewallyn, in the county of Denbigh, and had issue,

THOMAS, his successor.

John, captain in the army, slain in action, and d. s. p.

David, d. s. p.

Mary, m. to Sir Edward Lister, knt. of Rowton, in Shropshire.

Catherine, m. to Edward Kynaston, esq. of Ottley, in the same county.

Sir John, who was generally esteemed, died much lamented in the flower of his age, anno 1624, and was s. by his eldest son,

II. SIR THOMAS HANMER, bart. who m. first, Elizabeth,* daughter of Sir Thomas Baker, and sister and heir of Thomas Baker, esq. of Whittingham, in Suffolk. By this lady he had a son and daughter, viz.

JOHN, his successor.

Trevor, m. to Sir John Warner, knt. of Parham, in Suffolk.

Sir Thomas m. secondly, Susan, dau. of Sir William Hervey, knt. of Ickworth, also in Suffolk,+ and aunt of John Hervey, first Earl of Bristol, by her he had

William, who m. Peregrine, daughter of Sir
Henry North, bart. and sister and co-heir of Sir
Henry North, bart. of Mildenhall in Suffolk, to
whom he (Sir Henry) gave his whole estate.
By this lady Mr. William Hanmer had an only

m. to Robert Booth, esq. of Chester, and d. s. p.

Sir Thomas, who represented the county of Flint in parliament, died in that honorable station in 1678, and was s. by his eldest son,

III. SIR JOHN HANMER, bart. a major general in the army, M. P. for the county of Flint temp. CHARLES II., and for the town of Flint in the reigns of JAMES II. and WILLIAM III. He m. Mary, daughter and heir of Joseph Alston, esq. of Netherhall, in Suffolk, but had no issue. Sir John, who served with great honour as commander of a regiment on the side of WILLIAM, at the battle of the Boyne, died in the year 1701, and was s. by his nephew (of the half blood),

IV. SIR THOMAS HANMER, bart. b. in 1676. This gentleman was returned to parliament, at the accession of Queen ANNE, for the county of Flint; elected, in 1707, by the county of Suffolk, and placed in the speaker's chair in 1712. In reference to that event is the following couplet of Dr. Johnson:

Illustrions age! how bright thy glories shone, When Hanmer fill'd the chair, and ANNE the throne. Sir Thomas was distinguished in the literary as the political world, and a splendid edition of Shakspeare's plays, published by the university of Oxford, to which he presented the MS., testify to his refined judgment and critical acumen. He m. first, in 1698, Isabella, Dowager Duchess of Grafton, widow of Henry, first Duke of Grafton, only daughter and heir of Henry Bennet, Earl of Arlington; and, secondly, Elizabeth, only daughter and heir of Thomas Folkes, esq. of Barton, in Suffolk, but had no issue. Sir Thomas d. 5th May, 1746, when the BARONETCY became EXTINCT. The estate of Mildenhall, in Suffolk, devolved upon his cousin and heir-at-law, Sir William Bunbury, bart. and the estate of Hanmer passed to the heir male, and is now possessed by SIR JOHN HANMER, bart.