LISTER, OF ARMITAGE PARK. 1842. LISTER, THOMAS-HENRY, esq. of Armitage Park, in the county of Stafford, d. 5. June s. to the estates upon the demise of his father, 24th February, 1828, m. 6th Nov. 1830, Maria Theresa, daughter of the late Hon. George Villiers, brother to the Earl of Clarendon, and has a son and heir, THOMAS VILLIERS, b. 7th May, 1832. This family is of great antiquity in the north of England, and the senior branch, now represented by Lord Ribblesdale, has been seated at Gisburne for more than five centuries. JOHN LISTER, son of Thomas Lister, espoused, in 1312, Isabel, daughter and heiress of John de Bolton, bowbearer of Bolland, the lineal representative, according to Dugdale, of the Saxon Earls of Mercia. The great-grandson of this marriage, CHRISTOPHER LISTER, of Middop, m. in the reign of Edward IV. Joan, daughter of Sir William Calverley, of Calverley, and had issue, 1. WILLIAM, of Middop, whose lineal descendant, Sir William Lister, knt. of Thornton, marrying Mary, daughter of Sir Henry Bellasys, bart. of Newborough, left at his decease, in 1650, with other issue, SIR MARTIN LISTER, knt. the well-known physician. This eminent person was born at Thornton, in Craven, and educated at Oxford, where he became fellow of Oriel College; but, travelling abroad, he took the degree of M.D. at Basil, and, in 1605, was incorporated at Oxford, as the English universities allowed a more universal communication of honors with those on the continent than is usual at present. His family and country recommended him to Anne, Countess of Pembroke, whom he appears to have served in the double capacity of agent and physician. By her recommendation he became physician in ordinary to Queen ANNE of Denmark, and afterwards to King CHARLES I. from whom he received the honor of knighthood in 1636. Having eventually attained the highest professional eminence, he was appointed president of the college of physicians. He d. about 1657, at Burwell, in Lincolnshire, aged ninety-two; an instance of a constitution, which either needed not the aids of his own faculty, or proved their efficacy. 2. THOMAS, of whom presently. 3. Nicholas, d. s. p. The second son, THOMAS LISTER, married the daughter and heiress of Roger de Cliderow, of Cliderow, and had issue, THOMAS LISTER, who espoused Effamia, daughter and co-heir of Westby, of Westby, and was s. at his decease, in 1540, by his son, THOMAS LISTER, of Westby, whom. Anne, daughter and heiress of Richard King, esq. of Kingscrosse, near Halifax, and had, with other issue, THOMAS, his successor. John, who enjoyed his mother's estate, and was ancestor of the Listers of Manningham. The eldest son, THOMAS LISTER, esq. of Westby, wedded Alice, daughter of Sir Richard Houghton, of Houghton Tower, in the county of Lancaster, by whom he had (with several other children) a son and successor, THOMAS LISTER, esq. of Westby, who m. Jane, daughter of John Greenacres, esq. of Worston, and was s. at his decease, in 1607, by his eldest son, THOMAS LISTER, esq. of Westby, a justice of the peace for Yorkshire, 15 JAMES I. He espoused Jane,* daughter of Thomas Heber, esq. of Marton, and dying in 1619, was S. by his eldest son, THOMAS LISTER, esq. of Arnoldsbiggin, who m. Elizabeth, daughter of John Parker, esq. of Extwisle, in the county of Lancaster, and dying in 1706, the estates devolved upon his eldest son, 1. THOMAS, whose son, THOMAS LISTER, esq. M.P. of Arnoldsbiggin, and of Lower Hall, to which he THOMAS LISTER, esq. of Westby, baptized gave the name of Gisburne Park, (having at Gisburn in 1604. This gentleman, during removed thither upon the demise of Sir the civil wars, espoused the cause of the John Assheton). He m. Catherine, daughparliament, and was one of the commis-ter and co-heir of Sir Ralph Assheton, bart. sioners for the trial of King CHARLES. He of Whalley Abbey, by whom (who d. 30th attended, however, only four of their meet- August, 1728) he had issue, ings, and never signed the warrant; from which, it appears evident, that he did not cordially approve of the course the proceedings were taking; and it was probably in consideration of this circumstance, that the family estates were exempted from forfeiture at the restoration. He m. Catherine, daughter of Sir Richard Fletcher, knt. of Hutton, in the county of Cumberland, by whom (who espoused, after Mr. Lister's decease, Sir John Assheton,+ bart. of Whalley Abbey, in Lancashire) he had issue, 1. THOMAS, of Arnoldsbiggin and West- CATHERINE, who espoused Thomas THOMAS LISTER, esq. of Gisburne Park, was elevated to the peerage 26th October, 1797, by the title of BARON RIBblesdale, of Gisburne Park, in the county of York. His lordship m. in 1789, Rebecca, dau. of Joseph Fielding, esq. and had issue, THOMAS, Second Lord Ribbles dale, who d. in December, 1832, Catherine, m. first, in 1810, to 2. NATHANIEL, of whom presently. 4. Mary, } all d. unmarried. 2. JOHN, of whom presently. 3. Jane, d. unmarried. NATHANIEL LISTER, esq. of Armitage 4. Barbara, m. first, to William Norvel, Park,* which property he purchased, reesq. of Merelay, in Lancashire, and presented Clitheroe in parliament, from secondly, to John Lambert, esq. of 1761 to 1763 inclusive, and was wellCalton, son of Major-general Lam-known in the literary world. Miss Seward bert, by whom she had an only dau. addressed to him a beautiful poem on havand heiress, ing read his verses in MS. He m. Martha, daughter and heiress of John Fletcher, esq. of Lichfield, by whom he had issue, JOHN, his successor. FRANCES, m. to Sir John Middle- THOMAS, eventual inheritor. Martha, d. unm. 16th February, 1828. gustus Bulstrode, esq. and d. in 1810. Mr. Bulstrode, the last male representative of the ancient house of that name, d. himself in September, 1823. Mr. Lister was s. at his decease, 28th December, 1793, by his eldest son, JOHN LISTER, esq. of Armitage Park, an * This estate previously to the Restoration was called Hawksyard Park. officer of dragoons, at whose demise, unmarried, in June, 1802, the estates devolved upon his only brother, THOMAS LISTER, esq. of Armitage Park, b. 20th November, 1772, who likewise inherited the property of his maternal grandfather. Miss Seward mentions this gentleman as "having given to the public prints repeated proofs of his fine poetic talents." He m. first, in 1800, Harriett-Ann, daughter of the late John Seale, esq. of Mountboone, in the county of Devon, by whom (who d. 4th December, 1802) he had an only son, THOMAS-HENRY, present proprietor. He espoused, secondly, in 1805, Mary, dau. of the late William Grove, esq. of Honileigh, in the county of Warwick, and had further issue, Charles. Adelaide, m. in 1826, to her cousin, the Hon. Thomas Lister, late Lord Ribblesdale. Charlotte, d. in 1827. Harriett. Mr. Lister d. 24th February, 1828, and was s. by his son, THOMAS-HENRY LISTER, esq. now representative of this branch of the family. Arms-Ermine, on a fess sa, three mullets or. Crest-A buck's head, party per fesse, ppr. and or, with a crescent on it. Motto-Retinens vestigia famæ. Town Residence-Kent House, Knightsbridge. Seat-Armitage Park, Staffordshire. LEWIS, OF ST. PIERRE. LEWIS, CHARLES, esq. of St. Pierre, in the county of Monmouth, m. in 1777, Ann-Susanna, daughter of Francis Davis, esq. of Chep- THOMAS, Lieutenant Colonel of the Monmouth and Francis, who m. Mary, eldest daughter of the Reverend Mr. Lewis s. to the estates upon the demise issueless of Lineage. The descent of this family is derived in a direct male line from CEDIVOR, or CADIVOR, prince or chieftain of Divet (Dunetia), a portion of country which comprised Pembrokeshire and part of Carmarthenshire, CADIVOR* Welch genealogists ascribe to this CHIEF a most illustrious descent, but whatever doubts may arise, as to the authenticity of his pedigree from the obscurity of ancient manuscripts, and traditional accounts, it may be conceded, that his pos flourished about the period of the Norman Conquest, and was buried in the priory of Carmarthen. He espoused Ellen, daughter and heiress of Lwchlawen, the great Lord of Kilsant, and had a son BLEDRI, Lord of Blaencuch, who m. Clydwen, daughter and sessions and connexions amongst a people so tenacious of the antiquity of their families, afford reasonable proof of the nobility of his birth and station. WILLIAM LEWIS, esq. of St. Pierre, living in 1583, who m. Margaret, daughter of Robert Gamage, esq. of Coitie, in Glamorganshire, and was s. by his son, HENRY LEWIS, esq. of St. Pierre, who was in possession from 1600 until 1630. His son and heir (by Joan, daughter and coheiress of Henry Herbert, of Winston, and his wife, Lucy, daughter of Edward, third Earl of Worcester,) and devoted royalist, who lived towards the close of the seventeenth century (1666). He espoused Joanna, daughter of Joseph Langton, esq. of Newton Park, in the county of Somerset, and was s. by his son, THOMAS LEWIS, esq. of St. Pierre, who m. Dela Rivers, daughter of Sir Thomas Morgan, of Cheriston, and was father of THOMAS LEWIS, esq. of St. Pierre, who d. in 1734, and was s. by his son, MORGAN LEWIS, esq. of St. Pierre. This CHARLES, present proprietor. Morgan Lewis d. in 1779, and was s. by his THOMAS LEWIS, esq. of St. Pierre, at whose decease unmarried in 1790, the family estates and representation devolved upon his next brother, CHARLES LEWIS, esq. present possessor. Motto-Ha persa la fide, ha perso l'honore. Seat-St. Pierre, near Chepstow. This mansion stands at a small distance from the Severn, nearly half a mile from the high road leading to Chepstow. It is an ancient structure, much altered and modernized, with sash windows; one however still remains which proves it to have been constructed as early as the fourteenth century. The gateway is still more ancient, and in feudal times was part of the old castellated mansion; it is a gothic portal flanked by two pentagon The Harleian MSS. style this person GEORGE embattled turrets, and has a very picturesque Kemeys. GEORGE LEWIS, esq. of St. Pierre, who m. Mary, daughter of Sir William Morgan, of Tredegar, knt. and was father of THOMAS LEWIS, esq. of St. Pierre, a staunch + Harleian MSS. appearance. PAPILLON, OF ACRISE. PAPILLON, THOMAS, esq. of Acrise Place, in the county of Kent, b. 12th January, 1757, m. 2nd January, 1791, Anne, daughter of Henry Cressett Pelham, esq. of Crowhurst Park, Sussex, and Cound Hall, Shropshire, by whom he has issue, THOMAS, who m. 8th September, 1825, Frances Margaret, daughter of Sir Henry Oxenden, bart. John, in holy orders. Frederick-William, lieut. R.N. Mr. Papillon inherited at the decease of his father in 1809. |