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, 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. Lineage. In Dugdale's Monas: we find TORALDUS DE PAPILLON one of the witnesses to a deed of confirmation, granted by WILLIAM the Conqueror to the church of Durham. In the reign of King JOHN RALPH PAPILLON was elected Abbot of Westminster. This eminent divine, one of the most eloquent preachers of his time, rose to distinction under the protection of the Abbot Lawrence, by whom, according to Leland, he was appointed Prior of Hurley, a cell of Westminster. He is said to have written a volume of sermons, and another of homilies, on the epistles and gospels, of which Leland speaks in high terms of encomium. He d. in 1225. WILLIAM PAPILLON, one of King EDWARD the First's most devoted servants, was recommended by his royal master, in the 31st year of his reign, to the abbot and convent of Leicester, for a corrody from that house. This William Papillon is supposed to have founded the family of Papillon, of Lubbenham, in Leicestershire, being lineal ancestor of THOMAS PAPILLON, who espoused Jane Viene de la Pierre, and who was succeeded at his decease, 20th November, 1608, by his eldest son, DAVID PAPILLON, of Lubenham. This gentleman obtained a license, dated 23rd May, 1623, from Archbishop Abbot permitting himself and his family to frequent the church at Merston, in the county of Northampton, as being nearer than their own parish church of Lubenham, with a proviso, however, that they should once at least in the year (at Easter) attend the latter, to hear prayers and preaching there, and to receive the sacrament. Mr. Papillon published, in 1645, "A Practical Abstract of the Arts of Fortification and Assailing, containing four different methods of fortification, with approved rules to set out in the field all manner of superfices, intrenchments, and approaches by the demicircle, or with lines and stakes, written for the benefit of such as delight in the practice of these noble arts." He was likewise the author of another work, entitled "The Vanity of the Lifes and Passions of Men." He died in 1659, and was s. by his son, THOMAS PAPILLON, esq. of Lubenham, b. 6th September, 1623. This gentleman was an eminent merchant, of London, and represented that city in parliament in the 10th of WILLIAM III. He had previously sate for some years, (temp. CHARLES II.) for Dover. He was a strenuous supporter of the patriotic party, by whom King JAMES the Second was compelled to abdicate the throne. He m. Jane, daughter of Thomas Elizabeth, m. to the Lord Chief Baron Mr. Papillon died in 1702, having previously given (in 1701) £50. to the poor of the parish of St. Katherine Coleman, and bequeathing £1000. to the Mercers' Company, of which he was master, "to relieve any of his family that might at any future time come to want. He had purchased, in 1666, the manor of Acrise, in Kent, in which and his other possessions he was succeeded by his only son, PHILIP PAPILLON, of Acrise, b. in 1660, M.P. for Dover, in the reigns of King WILLIAM, Queen ANNE, and in the beginning of that of GEORGE I. He sate afterwards for New Romney. He m. first, in 1689, Anne, daughter of William Jolliffe, esq. by whom he had an only surviving son, DAVID, his heir. He wedded, secondly, in 1695, Susannah, daughter of Henshaw, esq. by whom, who d. in 1707, he had issue, Thomas, who d. unmarried in 1714. Elizabeth, d. unmarried, in 1729. Mr. Papillon died in 1736, and was s. by his eldest son, DAVID PAPILLON, esq. of Acrise, b. in 1691; m. Mary, daughter of Timothy Keyser, esq. of London, merchant, and had surviving issue, DAVID, his successor. Anne, m. to the Rev. John Henry Franklyn. Elizabeth, m. to the Rev. Thomas Curteis, D.D. of Sevenoaks, Kent. Susannah, m. first, in 1754, to Arthur Keaver, esq., and, secondly, to Ogilvy, esq. Mr. Papillon was a member of parliament for several years, and he was appointed in 1742, a commissioner of excise, which office he resigned in 1754, in favour of his son. He died in 1762, and was succeeded by that gentleman, DAVID PAPILLON, esq. of Acrise and Lee, both in the county of Kent, one of the commissioners of the excise, which office he resigned in 1794, after having presided as PHILIP LLEWELIN AP IVOR, who bore for his armorial ensigns, arg. a lion rampant gardant crowned ppr.† Hem. Neste, daughter and heiress of Gwilim Sayes ap Madog ap Howell Velyn, and his great-great-greatgreat grandson, HENRY LEWIS, esq. of St. Pierre, living in 1547, espoused Bridget, daughter and heiress of Thomas Kemeys, and was father of 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, This CHARLES LEWIS, esq. present possessor. Arms-Or, a lion rampant gardant sa. Crest-A griffin segreant sa. Motto-Ha persa la fide, ha perso l'honore. Estates-In the county of Monmouth. Seat-St. Pierre, near Chepstow. 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. Lineage. In Dugdale's Monas: we find TORALDUS DE PAPILLON one of the witnesses to a deed of confirmation, granted by WILLIAM the Conqueror to the church of Durham. In the reign of King JOHN RALPH PAPILLON was elected Abbot of Westminster. This eminent divine, one of the most eloquent preachers of his time, rose to distinction under the protection of the Abbot Lawrence, by whom, according to Leland, he was appointed Prior of Hurley, a cell of Westminster. He is said to have written a volume of sermons, and another of homilies, on the epistles and gospels, of which Leland speaks in high terms of encomium. He d. in 1225. WILLIAM PAPILLON, one of King EDWARD the First's most devoted servants, was recommended by his royal master, in the 31st year of his reign, to the abbot and convent of Leicester, for a corrody from that house. This William Papillon is supposed to have founded the family of Papillon, of Lubbenham, in Leicestershire, being lineal ancestor of THOMAS PAPILLON, who espoused Jane Viene de la Pierre, and who was succeeded at his decease, 20th November, 1608, by his eldest son, DAVID PAPILLON, of Lubenham. This gentleman obtained a license, dated 23rd May, 1623, from Archbishop Abbot permitting himself and his family to frequent the church at Merston, in the county of Northampton, as being nearer than their own parish church of Lubenham, with a proviso, however, that they should once at least in the year (at Easter) attend the latter, to hear prayers and preaching there, and to receive the sacrament. Mr. Papillon published, in 1645, "A Practical Abstract of the Arts of Fortification and Assailing, containing four different methods of fortification, with approved rules to set out in the field all manner of superfices, intrenchments, and approaches by the demicircle, or with lines and stakes, written for the benefit of such as delight in the practice of these noble arts." He was likewise the author of another work, entitled “The Vanity of the Lifes and Passions of Men." He died in 1659, and was s. by his son, THOMAS PAPILLON, esq. of Lubenham, b. 6th September, 1623. This gentleman was an eminent merchant, of London, and represented that city in parliament in the 10th of WILLIAM III. He had previously sate for some years, (temp. CHARLES II.) for Dover. He was a strenuous supporter of the patriotic party, by whom King JAMES the Second was compelled to abdicate the throne. He m. Jane, daughter of Thomas Elizabeth, m. to the Lord Chief Baron Mr. Papillon died in 1702, having previously given (in 1701) £50. to the poor of the parish of St. Katherine Coleman, and bequeathing £1000. to the Mercers' Company, of which he was master, "to relieve any of his family that might at any future time come to want. He had purchased, in 1666, the manor of Acrise, in Kent, in which and his other possessions he was succeeded by his only son, PHILIP PAPILLON, of Acrise, b. in 1660, M.P. for Dover, in the reigns of King WILLIAM, Queen ANNE, and in the beginning of that of GEORGE I. He sate afterwards for New Romney. He m. first, in 1689, Anne, daughter of William Jolliffe, esq. by whom he had an only surviving son, DAVID, his heir. He wedded, secondly, in 1695, Susannah, daughter of Henshaw, esq. by whom, who d. in 1707, he had issue, Thomas, who d. unmarried in 1714. Elizabeth, d. unmarried, in 1729. Mr. Papillon died in 1736, and was s. by his eldest son, DAVID PAPILLON, esq. of Acrise, b. in 1691; m. Mary, daughter of Timothy Keyser, esq. of London, merchant, and had surviving issue, DAVID, his successor. Anne, m. to the Rev. John Henry Franklyn. Elizabeth, m. to the Rev. Thomas Curteis, D.D. of Sevenoaks, Kent. Susannah, m. first, in 1754, to Arthur Keaver, esq., and, secondly, to Ogilvy, esq. Mr. Papillon was a member of parliament for several years, and he was appointed in 1742, a commissioner of excise, which office he resigned in 1754, in favour of his son. He died in 1762, and was succeeded by that gentleman, DAVID PAPILLON, esq. of Acrise and Lee, both in the county of Kent, one of the commissioners of the excise, which office he resigned in 1794, after having presided as |