OAKELEY, OF OAKELEY. OAKELEY, WILLIAM, esq. of Oakeley, in the county of Salop, b. 12th November, 1806; succeeded to the estates upon the demise of his father, the Reverend Herbert Oakeley, D.D. Lineage. It appears indubitable, by the identity of estate and arms, that this family is the same as that of OCKLEY, of Ockley, which had flourished for several generations in the county of Salop. ROWLAND OAKLEY, esq. of Oakley, b. about the year 1500; m. Mary, daughter of William Crowther, esq. of Betson, in Salop, and had (with three daughters) four sons, RICHARD, his successor. Samuel, a merchant in London. John, of Fawley Court, Bucks. Jeremy, in holy orders, rector of Mainstone, and vicar of Cardington. He d. in 1622, and was s. at his decease by his eldest son, RICHARD OAKLEY, esq. of Oakley, M.P. for Bishop's Castle. This gentleman, a zealous supporter of the royal cause, d. in 1653, and was s. by his son, WILLIAM OAKELEY, esq. of Oakeley, who was returned to parliament by the borough of Bishop's Castle, from 1660 to 1681; in the former of which years he served the office of sheriff for the county of Salop, and it is recorded in Grey's Debates, that although sheriff," he was chosen for Bishop's Castle, and sate without dispute." He wedded first, Mary, second daughter of Walter Wareing, esq. of Oldbury, and that lady dying without surviving issue, in 1660, he m. secondly, Barbara, eldest daughter of John Walcot, esq. VII. Elizabeth. The eldest son, RICHARD OAKELEY, esq. of Oakeley, sheriff of Shropshire in 1724, m. Margaret, daughter of Sir Herbert Croft, bart. of Croft Hall, and had two sons, RICHARD, his successor. Herbert, in holy orders, rector of Lydham, and vicar of Lydbury, who espoused Anne, daughter of Robert Loder, esq. of Lechlade, and d. in 1778, leaving a son, JOHN, who inherited the estates at the death of his uncle. Mr. Oakeley d. in 1738, and was s. by his eldest son, RICHARD OAKELEY, esq. of Oakeley, at whose decease, issueless, the family estates devolved upon his nephew, JOHN OAKELEY, esq. of Oakeley, whose son, THE REV. HERBERT OAKELEY, of Oakeley, rector of Lydham, prebendary of Worcester, was s. at his decease by his eldest son, the present WILLIAM OAKELEY, esq. of Oakeley. Arms-Argent on a fesse between three crescents gu. as many fleurs-de-lys or. Crest-A dexter arm embowed, in armour ppr. in the hand a scimitar also ppr. pommel and hilt gold. Estates-In the parishes of Lydham. Bishop's Castle, Lydbury North, and Norbury, all in the county of Salop, possessed by the Oakeleys since 1589. Seat-Oakeley, near Bishop's Castle. OAKELEY, OF PLAS TAN-Y-BWLCH. OAKELEY, WILLIAM-GRYFFYDD, esq. of Plas Tan-y-bwlch, in the county of Merioneth, b. 18th December, 1790; m. 13th February, 1817, Louisa, eldest daughter of R. B. Ness, esq. of Middle Hill. Mr. Oakeley, who succeeded his father in August, 1811, was sheriff of Merionethshire in 1814, and of Carnarvonshire the following year. "At Tan-y-bwlch, William Oakeley, esq. The loss the inhabitants of the Happy Vale', and its neighbourhood, have sustained by his death, cannot easily be estimated. The excellent roads formed under his direction, through a district formerly almost impassable, are known to every traveller; the tracts which he has fertilized, the barren eminence which he has planted, and, above all, the delightful exhibition of Nature, in bold and picturesque scenery, which his taste developed and adorned, have afforded themes of rapture to every visitor his benificence has bettered the condition, and made happy the dwelling, of many a rustic; and the memory of his private goodness will long live in the bosoms of his relatives and friends." FAMILY OF GRYFFYDD. ROBERT GRYFFYDD, living in 1720, the representative of a very ancient family seated at Bach-y-saint, county of Carnarvon, married Catherine, eldest daughter and co-heir of Evan Evans, of Tan-y-bwlch, esq. by whom he had issue, Evan, his successor. John, married, and left issue. Owen, in holy orders, Rector of Llanfrothen, county of Merioneth: died 13th of April, 1728. William, married, daughter of David Williams, and had issue. Foulk. Jane, wife of Griffith Parry, of Pe namser. Anne, married on the 18th of July, 1727, to Lewis Lloyd, of Maes-yporth. Gwen, wife of Lewis Anwyl, Vicar of Abergele, county of Denbigh. Mr. Gryffydd was succeeded by his eldest son, EVAN GRYFFYDD, of Bach-y-saint, and (in his mother's right) of Tan-y-bwlch. He married Janet, daughter and co-heir of Thomas Meyrick, esq. of Berthllwyd, county Merioneth, by whom he had issue, ROBERT GRYFFYDD, esq. of Tan-y-bwlch, who was sheriff of the county of Merioneth in 1742, and married Anne, daughter of Anwyl, of Hendre mûr, in the same county, and by her had issue, Evan, his successor. Robert, d. 17th March, 1770, aged 22. EVAN GRYFFYDD, esq. the elder son and successor, married Mary, one of the daughters of William Anwyl, of Hendre mûr, esq. by whom (who re-married in 1779, the Rev. John Gryffydd, and died in 1781,) he had issue an only daughter, MARGARET, who succeeded to the estates of her family, and, as stated, became the wife of William Oakeley, esq. and mother of the present proprietor. Mr. Gryffydd was sheriff of Merioneth in 1770, about which year he died. Arms Arg. on a fesse between three The family of Evans had been the possessors of Tan-y-bwlch for many generations. crescents gules, as many fleur-de-lys, or. Quartering the ensigns of Gryffydd, viz. arg. on a chevron, sa. three mullets pierced of the field. Crest-A dexter arm embowed in armour, ppr. charged with two fleur de-lys or, each in a crescent gules. In the hand a scimitar, ppr. hilt gold. Estates In the parish of Festiniog, Maentwrog, Llandeckwin, Llanelltyd, Llanfachreth, &c. in the county of Merioneth. Seat-PLAS TAN-Y-BWLCH. DEALTRY, OF LOFTHOUSE HALL. DEALTRY, BENJAMIN, esq. of Lofthouse Hall, in the county of York, b. 13th August, 1772; m. 16th September, 1799, Catherine, daughter and heiress of Ralph Hanson, esq. of Ford House, in Devonshire (by his wife Martha, daughter and heiress of Metcalf Procter, esq. of Thorp), and has two daughters, viz. Mr. Dealtry, who is in the commission of the peace for the West Riding of Yorkshire, and for the county of Lincoln, succeeded his father 4th April, 1817. Lineage. ROBERT DALTERYE, (descended from Sir Geoffrey de Alterypa, whose name appears as a witness to several deeds in the time of RICHARD I.) presented to Full Sutton in 1551. He was s. by his son, GEORGE DEALTERYE, of Full Sutton, who wedded Alice, daughter of Thettlepenny, and by her, whose will was proved 3rd April, 1600, had issue. His own will bears date the same year, and it was proved at York. His fourth son, ROBERT DEALTRY, of Fangfoss, in the county of York, tenant to the Crown, in capite, at his decease, 17th James I. left, by his wife, Margery, with other issue, a son (the third), GEORGE DEALTRY, of Bishop Wilton, who m. 21st June, 1631, Elizabeth, daughter of Leonard Sotheby, by whom (who wedded, secondly, Thomas Darling, of Thorne,) he left, at his death, in 1664, inter alios, WILLIAM DEALTRY, of Gainsbro', in Lincolnshire, who purchased lands at Sprotley, in Holderness. He m. in 1662, Dinah Goodyer, and died in 1686. His youngest son, BENJAMIN DEALTRY, merchant, b. in 1686, died in 1737, and left with senior issue, BENJAMIN DEALTRY, esq. of Gainsbro', who m. Dinah, second daughter of William Dealtry, esq. of the county of Lincoln, and was s. in 1746, by his only son and heir, JAMES DEALTRY, esq. of Gainsbro', a justice of the peace for the county of Lincoln, who wedded, in 1767, Elizabeth, elder daughter and co-heir of Charles Hurt,* esq. of Alderwasley, by whom (who was b. 22nd October, 1751, and d. in 1822,) he left, at his decease, in 1817, an only surviving son, the present BENJAMIN DEALTRY, esq. of Lofthouse FAMILY OF PROCTER. Represented by the present Mrs. Dealtry. THOMAS PROCTER, esq. of New Hall, near Otley, barrister at law, was father of HENRY PROCTER, esq. of New Hall, who m. Margery, daughter and heiress of John Gascoigne, esq.† of Thorp on the Hill, and was s. by his son, in the county of Derby, and has intermarried with The family of HURT is one of great antiquity the houses of BERESFORD, BRUDENELL, HARPUR, LowE, ROSELL, &c. Through the Rosells, Mr. Dealtry is a descendant of John Cranmer, brother of ARCHBISHOP CRANMER. + Through this alliance, Mrs. Dealtry, has a right to twenty quarterings in her arms. HENRY PROCTER, esq. of Thorp, in the county of York. This gentleman wedded Anne, daughter of Thomas Fawkes, esq. of Farnley, (by his wife Mary, daughter of Sir John Mollineux, bart. of Fevershall,) and was s. at his decease in 1672, by his son, FRANCIS PROCTER, esq. of Thorp, who m. Elizabeth, eldest daughter of William Metcalf, esq. of Thornborough Hall, and had a son, METCALF PROCTER, esq. of Thorp, who espoused Martha, third daughter of the Rev. John Disney of Lincoln, son of Daniel Disney, esq. by Catherine, daughter and co-heiress of Henry-Fynes Clinton, esq. grandson of Henry, Earl of Lincoln. By this lady Mr. Procter had two daughters, namely, CATHERINE, m. in 1765, to Thomas Howard, third Earl of Effingham, but d. s. p. MARTHA, m. to Ralph Hanson, esq. of Ford House, in the county of Devon, and her daughter and heiress, CATHERINE HANSON, m. Benjamin Dealtry, esq. as stated at commencement. Arms-Az. five fusills in fesse arg. surmounted with a bendlet gules, Quartering the Ensigns of the families of HURT, LOWE, and FAWNE, and bearing upon an escutcheon of pretence, those of HANSON, PROCTER, GASCOIGNE, and MOWBRAY. Estates-Lofthouse in Yorkshire, and TREVANION, OF CAERHAYES. TREVANION-BETTESWORTH, JOHN-TREVANION-PURNEL, esq. of Caer hays, in Cornwall, and colonel of the militia of that county, b. in 1780, m. first in 1801, Charlotte, daughter and co-heir of Hosier, esq. and has had issue, JOHN-CHARLES, m. to Charlotte, daughter of Trelawney Brereton, esq. by whom he has (with one daughter) a son and heir, HUGH. Henry, m. to Georgiana, daughter of Colonel and the Hon. Mrs. Lee, and niece of the late celebrated LORD BYRON, and has issue. George, lieutenant R.N. m. to Gertrude, daughter of F. Daniell, esq. of Trelissic, in Cornwall, and d. 10th September, 1832. Frederick-William. He espoused, secondly, in 1830, Susannah, second daughter of Sir Francis Burdett, bt. and has one daughter. This gentleman, whose paternal surname is BETTESWORTH, assumed in addition that of TREVANION, with the armorial ensigns of that family. He s. to the estates upon the decease of his father, and served the office of sheriff of Cornwall in 1804. Lineage. This family is of remote antiquity, and can deduce authentically its pedigree from the time of Edward II. SIR JOHN TREVANION, knt. Lord of Trevanion, was member of parliament for Lostwithiel, in the reign of EDWARD III. He Mr. Hosier, with the whole of his family except two daughters, namely, Marianne, the wife of Lieutenant General Sharpe, of Stodding Castle, N. B. and the abovementioned, Charlotte, was lost in the Grosvenor, East India-man. m. Johanna, daughter and heiress of Stephen de Beaupré, or Belloprato, and was s. by his son, ROBERT TREVANION, of Trevanion, who espoused the daughter and heiress of Archdekne, and was s. by his son, ROBERT TREVANION, of Trevanion, who m. Johanna, daughter of Otho Arundel, of Tremblith, and was father of ROBERT TREVANION, of Trevanion, who by his wife, the daughter and heiress of Carminowe, left a son and successor, ROBERT TREVANION, of Trevanion. This feudal lord m.. Johanna, daughter and heiress of RODOLPH ARUNDELL, of CAERHAYS, and obtained thereby that estate, which has continued since the chief residence of the family. The son and heir of this marriage, He THOMAS TREVANION, took up his abode at CAERHAYES, his maternal inheritance. wedded Matilda, daughter and co-heiress of John Petit, of Ardevora, and was s. by his son, JOHN TREVANION, of Caerhayes, living in the 22nd of Edward IV. He m. Jennet, daughter of Thomas Trefry, of Fowey, and was succeeded by his son, SIR WILLIAM TREVANION, of Caerhayes, who received the honor of knighthood, and was Sheriff of Cornwall in 1502, which office he served again in 1508. He espoused Anne, daughter of Sir Richard Edgecombe, knt. of Cothele, in Cornwall, by whom he had two sons and a daughter, viz. HUGH (Sir), his heir. John, who was seated at Trevalster, and m. a daughter of Holland, by whom he was father of JOHN, of Trevalster, who by Maria, his wife, daughter of John Somaster, of the county of Devon, left three daughters his co-heirs, namely, Maria, m. to Richard Trefusis, esq. ancestor to Lord Clinton. Johanna, m. to William Bligh, esq. Alicia, m. to Nicholas Bos- Jane, m. to Reginald Mohun, esq. of Sir William was s. by his eldest son, SIR HUGH TREVANION, of Caerhays. This gallant person was the particular favourite of his grandfather Sir Richard Edgecomb, with whom he encountered many dangers, in the time of RICHARD III. He fought under the banner of the EARL OF RICHMOND at BOSWORTH, and received the high martial honour of Knight Banneret, for his brave deportment in that memorable field. The sword with which he was confirmed is I still to be seen in the church of St. Michael's, Caerhays. He is stated to have been the abettor of Edgecomb, in the pursuit of their fallen opponent, Sir Henry de Bodrigan, and to have shared in the division of the lands of that unfortunate gentleman. Sir Hugh m. Elizabeth, daughter of Sir Lewis Pollard, and had three sons, viz. HUGH, his heir. John, who d. s. p. Richard, m. to Margaret, daughter and co-heiress of Thomas Chamond, of Tregarthian, and relict of Arundell, of Talvarne, by whom he had issue, 1. Hugh, of Trelegan, who 'm. Amiam, daughter and heir of Thomas Mayow, of Lostwithiel, and was s. by his son, HUGH, of Trelegan, living in 1620, who was s. by his son, HUGH, of Trelegan, who died one of the poor Knights of Windsor, without issue, and with him the branch of Trelegan ceased. 2. Richard, of Tregarthian, m. Maria, daughter of Henry Rolle, of Heanton, in Devonshire, and was s. by his son, NATHANIEL, whose representative, RICHARD, was living at Tregarthian in the beginning of the last century. He m. Miss Bond, of Earth, and had an only daughter, who espoused Peter Major, esq. of Fowey, whose heiress married JOHN GOODHALL, and her representative is the present JOHN TILLEY CORYTON, esq. of Pentillie Castle. 3. William, who inherited from his mother the manor of TREGADDER, and his only daughter and heiress marrying John Gerveys, was ancestor of the Rev. Richard Gerveys Grylls, of Hel ston. Sir Hugh Trevanion was s. by his eldest son, SIR HUGH TREVANION, knt. of Caerhays, who m. Sybilla, daughter of Sir Thomas Morgan, and sister to the wife of Henry Carey, first Lord Hunsdon, and had, (with three elder sons, who died unmarried) CHARLES, his successor. Anne, m. to John Killiowe, of Lansallos. Beatrice, m. to John Trelawny, Elizabeth, m. to Robert Carey, Earl of Monmouth, fourth son of Henry first Lord Hunsdon. In the memoirs of this nobleman, written by himself, and published by John, Earl of Cork and Orrery, he says, "I married a gentlewoman, Elizabeth, daughter of Sir Hugh Trevanion, more for her worth than her wealth; for her estate was but 5001. a year jointure. She had between five and six hundred pounds in her purse. Neither did she marry me for any great wealth, for I had in all the world but 1007. a year out of the Exchequer as a pension, and that was but |