WILLIAMS, OF BRIDEHEAD. WILLIAMS, ROBERT, esq. of Bridehead, in the county of Dorset, b. 11th February, 1767, m. 28th August, 1794, Frances, youngest daughter of the late John Turner, esq. of Putney, and has issue, ROBERT, b. 23rd January, 1811. Mr. Williams s. his father in 1814. He is a magistrate and deputy-lieutenant for Dorsetshire, and was formerly an alderman of London, of which city he was sheriff in 1796-7. He has been returned ten successive times to parliament,-twice for Wootton Basset, once for Kilkenny, and seven times for Dorchester, for which borough he now sits. Lineage. This is a younger branch of the family of | Dorsetshire, was an eminent banker in LonWILLIAMS of Herringston, in the county of Dorset. 1. JOHN, of Avery Hatch, in the county of Essex, m. Anne, daughter of William Guy, of Wellclose Square, in the county of Middlesex, and died in 1774, leaving issue. 2. Thomas, of Bracknell, in Berkshire, m. Sarah, daughter of Topsell, esq. of the same place, and died in 1774, leaving issue. 3. George, of Bath, m. Mary, daughter of Beer, esq. of Lyme, in the county of Dorset, and had issue. 4. ROBERT, of whom presently. 5. Stephen, of Russell Place, St. Pancras, an East India Director, m. Charlotte, daughter of Sir Hadley Doyley, bart. of Shottisham, in Norfolk, and died in 1805, leaving issue. 6. Margaret, m. to Samuel Pedding, of Charminster. 7. Elizabeth, m. to Henry Pouncey, of Dorchester. 8. Honor, m. to Francis Chassereau, esq. of St. Marylebone. The fourth son, ROBERT WILLIAMS, esq. of Moor Park, in the county of Herts, and of Bridehead, in don, and some time M.P. for the borough of Dorchester. He served the office of sheriff for the county of Dorset. He m. 27th October, 1764, Jane, daughter of Francis Chassereau, esq. of St. Marylebone, in the county of Middlesex, and died on the 17th June, 1814, leaving issue, 1. ROBERT, his successor, now of Bridehead. 11. William, b. 28th March, 1774, late of Belmont House, Surrey, and of Portland Place, London, some time M.P. for Weymouth and Melcomb Regis; m. 30th November, 1797, Anne, eldest daughter of John Rashleigh, esq. of Penquite, in the county of Cornwall, and has had, 1. Charles-Montague, b. 22nd May, 1799, m. 14th August, 1823, AnnaMaria, eldest daughter of Sir Samuel Scott, bart. of Sundridge Park, in Kent, and died 17th March, 1830, leaving two sons and a daughter, viz. Montague, b. 11th February, 6. Louisa Anne, m. 20th June, III. Anne, m. to the Rev. Edward Au- IV. Harriett, m. 24th May, 1808, to John Coleman Rashleigh, esq. of Prideaux, in Cornwall, created a baronet in 1831. v. Sophia, m. to the Rev. John William Cunningham, vicar of Harrow, and died in 1821. Arms, Crest, &c.-Refer to WILLIAMS of Herringston. Estates-Parishes of Little Bredy, Compton Vallence, Winterbourn Abbas, and in the borough of Dorchester; all in the county of Dorset: Richmansworth, Herts. Town Residence---36, Grosvenor Square, Seat---Bridehead, near Dorchester, beautifully situated in a well-wooded vale and open country near the sea. MORAY, OF ABERCAIRNY. MORAY, JAMES, esq. of Abercairny, in the county of Perth, a justice of the peace and deputy-lieutenant for that shire, formerly captain of the 15th Dragoons, and afterwards lieutenant-colonel of the Perthshire Local Militia, espoused Elizabeth, daughter of General Sir William Erskine, bart. of Torrie. He succeeded to the estates at the decease of his father in 1810. Hugh, who obtained from his father the lands of Duffus. He had a son, Walter, who is frequently mistaken for Walter, the son of William. He is witness to a charter in the chartulary of Moray, in which there is a donation made to the church of Spynie, and is designed-" Domino Waltero de Moravia, filio quondam Hugonis de Moravia." The elder son and heir, FRESKINE, a Fleming, who settled in Scotland during the reign of DAVID I., and acquired from that monarch the lands of WILLIAM DE MORAVIA, according to nuStrathbrock, in the county of Linlithgow. merous grants and other deeds, in the ar"Soon after the insurrection of the Moray-chives of the episcopal see of Moray, s. his men in 1130," says Chalmers, "Freskine, who probably contributed by his skill and bravery to the subduement of those ancient people, obtained from the same prince some of the most fertile districts of the Lowlands of MORAY," including Duffies, Inshkiel, Rosile, &c., and erected a fortalice at Duffies, where he resided, and where the massy ruins of the castle are still to be seen. Freskine was s. in 1158, by his only son, father in 1200, in those records he is described "Willielmus filius Willielmi filii Friskini." He subsequently made a donation to the church of Spynie, as appears by a charter in the chartulary of Moray, wherein he, states that " Hugone, fratre meo," is a witness. He seems to have wedded the daughter and heiress of David de Olifard, justiciary of Loudoun, in the reign of ALEXANDER II., to have acquired by her the 1. WILLIAM, who died in the lifetime of his father, leaving by his wife, Anne, daughter and co-heir of Sir William Peryam, knt. of Little Fulford, in the county of Devon, lord chief baron of the Exchequer, JOHN, who succeeded his grandfather at Herringston, in 1617. He m. in 1613, Jane, daughter of Sir George Trenchard, knt. of Woolverton, in Dorsetshire, and was s. by his only surviving son, m. JOHN, of Herringston, who daughter of Jennings, of the Isle of Wight, but leaving no issue, he was s. at his decease by his cousin, ROBERT WILLIAMS, esq. of SHITTERTON. His only sister, Elizabeth, m. William Collier, of Colliers Puddle, Dorsetshire. II. ROBERT, of whom presently. III. John, of Plumber, in the county of Dorset, and of Perry Court, m. Elizabeth, daughter of R. Phellips, esq. of Montacute, in the county of Somerset, and had issue. IV. George, of Glanvills Wotton, in Dorsetshire, m. Mary, daughter of William Carent, esq. of Toorner, in the county of Somerset, and dying in 1660, left an only dau. and heiress, who m. first, in 1641, John Every, esq. of Cotthay, in the county of Somerset, and secondly, John Harding, esq. of Long Bredy, in the county of Dorset. The second son, ROBERT WILLIAMS, esq. having espoused Mary, daughter and heir of John Argenton, esq. of Shitterton, in the parish of Bere Regis, in the county of Dorset, established himself there. His lady died in 1630, having had several children: he d. himself the next year, and was s. by his eldest son, LEWIS WILLIAMS, esq. of Shitterton, b. in 1604, who wedded Honor, dau. of Robert Grove, esq. of Ferne, in the county of Wilts, and had issue, ROBERT, his heir. Lewis, of Morden, in Dorsetshire, died Thomas, of Shitterton, d. unmarried, in 1728. Mary, b. in 1641, m. first, in 1658, to Thomas Browne, esq. only son and heir apparent of John Browne, esq. of Frampton, in the county of Dorset, and secondly, in 1675, to Nathaniel Bond, esq. of Lutton, in the Isle of Purbeck, and d. in 1728. He d. in 1680, and was s. by his eldest son, ROBERT WILLIAMS, esq. who on the extinction of the elder male line by the death of John Williams, of Herringsworth, (refer to children of Sir John Williams, b. in 1545, and his wife, Eleanor Uvedale) became representative of the family. He m. in 1658, Margery, only dau. of John Browne, esq. of Frampton, by whom (who d. in 1661) he left at his decease, in 1697, an only surviving son, JOHN WILLIAMS, esq. of Herringston,* b. in 1660. This gentleman, a major in the king's service, m. Margaret, daughter and heiress of Thomas Fulford, esq. by whom he had surviving issue, 1. JOHN, b. in 1680, m. Jane, daughter of Humphrey Sydenham, esq. of Combe, in the county of Somerset, and being killed in Spain, in 1703, left a son, SYDENHAM, who s. his grandfather. 11. ROBERT, ancestor of the Williamses, of Moor Park, in the county of Herts, and Bridehead, in the county of Dorset (See WILLIAMS, of Bridehead, p. 618). III. Elizabeth, m. first, in 1725, to George Yates, esq. of Dorchester, and secondly, in 1739, to Roger Clavell, esq. of Steple, in the Isle of Purbeck. IV. Anne, m. first, in 1718, to John Tucker, esq. of Nash, in the county of Somerset, and secondly, to the Rev. John Jacob, vicar of Fordington, in the county of Dorset. v. Margaret, b. in 1688, who inherited the estates of her great-uncle, Thomas Williams, of Shitterton, m. in 1716, John Bond, esq. of Tyneham, in the Isle of Purbeck, M.P. and d. in 1775, leaving issue. (See BOND, of Grange, p. 242). VI. Susan, m. in 1728, to the Rev. Henry Fisher, vicar of Bere Regis, in the county of Dorset, a great benefactor to Baliol College, Oxford. VII. Honor, m. in 1730, to Stephen Williams, esq. of Plymouth. Major Williams died in 1722, and was s. by his grandson, By the decease, unmarried, of Elizabeth Browne, only daughter and heir of his uncle, Thomas Browne, esq. of Frampton, Mr. Williams became heir at law and sole representative of the elder branch of that family; and his descendant, Edward Williams, esq. is now, by the death of Francis John Browne, esq. late M.P. for Dorset, on the 20th March, 1833, sole representative of the family of Browne of Frampton. SYDENHAM WILLIAMS, esq. of Herringston, b. in 1701, who m. Agnes, daughter of Nicholas Forward, esq. of Moor House, in the county of Devon, by whom he had issue, 1. THOMAS, his heir. II. John, b. in 1728, m. Merriel, second daughter of John Horner, esq. of Mells Park, in the county of Somerset, and had 1. John, in holy orders, vicar of John-Friend, in holy orders, Agnes, m. to William Read- John-Norris, a midshipman, d. in 1802. Thomas, a captain in the Hon. East India Company's service, m. Mary Anne, daughter of William Benford, esq. of South Moul ton. His widow d. in 1832. 3. Thomas, in holy orders, rector of Cameley and Brimpton, in the county of Somerset, and prebendary of Wells, b. in 1764, m. Susan, daughter of Captain B. Bechino, R. N. and sister of Mary, second wife of William, fourth duke of Roxburghe. 4. Robert, of Cerne-Abbas, in the county of Dorset, b. in 1766, m. his consin, Jane, daughter of Hamilton Blair, esq. of Blair, in the county of Air, and d. in 1814, leaving issue, Hamilton-John, in holy or- married to Robert Chermside, M.D. 5. Margaret-Ellery, b. in 1771, m. to Robert Pearson, captain R.N. and d. in 1828. III. Ellery, m. to St. Barbe Sydenham, IV. Agnes, m. to John Sabine, esq. of v. Margaret, d. unmarried. VI. Jane, m. to Hamilton Blair, esq. of Blair, in the county of Air. Mr. Sydenham Williams was governor of Portland Castle, and sheriff of the county of Dorset, in the 3rd and 14th of GEORGE II. He d. in 1757, and was s. by his eldest WILLIAMS, OF BRIDEHEAD. WILLIAMS, ROBERT, esq. of Bridehead, in the county of Dorset, b. 11th February, 1767, m. 28th August, 1794, Frances, youngest daughter of the late John Turner, esq. of Putney, and has issue, ROBERT, b. 23rd January, 1811. Mr. Williams s. his father in 1814. He is a magistrate and deputy-lieutenant for Dorsetshire, and was formerly an alderman of London, of which city he was sheriff in 1796-7. He has been returned ten successive times to parliament,-twice for Wootton Basset, once for Kilkenny, and seven times for Dorchester, for which borough he now sits. Lineage. This is a younger branch of the family of WILLIAMS of Herringston, in the county of Dorset. ROBERT WILLIAMS, esq. of Charminster, in Dorsetshire, b. in 1694, second surviving son of John Williams, esq. of Herringston, and his wife, Margaret Fulford (see Williams of Herringston), m. first, Frances, daughter of the Rev. Henry Hooton, vicar of Piddlestoun, in the same county, but had no issue. He wedded secondly, Anne, daughter of Shaw, of Manchester, and had, 1. JOHN, of Avery Hatch, in the county of Essex, m. Anne, daughter of William Guy, of Wellclose Square, in the county of Middlesex, and died in 1774, leaving issue. 2. Thomas, of Bracknell, in Berkshire, m. Sarah, daughter of Topsell, esq. of the same place, and died in 1774, leaving issue. 3. George, of Bath, m. Mary, daughter 4. ROBERT, of whom presently. 6. Margaret, m. to Samuel Pedding, of 7. Elizabeth, m. to Henry Pouncey, of Dorchester. 8. Honor, m. to Francis Chassereau, esq. of St. Marylebone. The fourth son, ROBERT WILLIAMS, esq. of Moor Park, in the county of Herts, and of Bridehead, in Dorsetshire, was an eminent banker in London, and some time M.P. for the borough of Dorchester. He served the office of sheriff for the county of Dorset. He m. 27th October, 1764, Jane, daughter of Francis Chassereau, esq. of St. Marylebone, in the county of Middlesex, and died on the 17th June, 1814, leaving issue, I. ROBERT, his successor, now of Bridehead. II. William, b. 28th March, 1774, late of Belmont House, Surrey, and of Portland Place, London, some time M.P. for Weymouth and Melcomb Regis; m. 30th November, 1797, Anne, eldest daughter of John Rashleigh, esq. of Penquite, in the county of Cornwall, and has had, 1. Charles-Montague, b. 22nd May, 1799, m. 14th August, 1823, AnnaMaria, eldest daughter of Sir Samuel Scott, bart. of Sundridge Park, in Kent, and died 17th March, 1830, leaving two sons and a daughter, viz. Montague, b. 11th February, |