this last encountree with the ennemie. Like as for your parte ye have shewed therein a good knowledge of your duty both towards us and your countrey moche to our contentacon-So have wee thoughte it convenyent for this your good service by our lřes to give unto you our heartye thanks and will not fayle upon your contynewance in this your well doinge to have you in our good remembrance as occasion shall serve not doubting but as you shewed your selfe willing and forward in our good servyce, so ye will continue and be ready from tyme to tyme to follow the directions of our said cousyn in all things that shall touche our servyce there-Given under our signet at our mansion of St. James, the 27th of November, the fourthe and fyvethe yeares of our Reignes." "To our trustye and welbiloved Thomas Baytes, gentleman." RALPH, his heir. Mary, both died young. Zersbabel, d. unm. in 1638. Catherine. Mr. Bates died in 1638, and was buried at Thomas Baytes was subsequently, during Earsdon, being succeeded by his eldest son, the reign of ELIZABETH, appointed super- RALPH BATES, esq. of Halliwell, East visor of all his Majesty's houses, lordships, Hartford, &c. in the county of Northummanours, lands, and tenements in North-berland, baptized at Earsdon, 29th August, umberland. In Bishop Barnes book he is styled deputed patron by the queen, of the rectory of Whalton, and on the 9th of August, 1579, he presented Robert Bellamy, Clk. doctor of physic to that rectory. His son and heir, ROBERT BATES, esq. of Morpeth, Milbourne, &c. held four messuages and appurtenances in Melbourne, of the queen, as of her Majesty's barony of Mitford, in capite, and by service of a moiety of one knight's fee. He died in the 37th ELIZABETH, and was s. by his son, CUTHBERT BATES, esq. of Halliwell, who wedded Elizabeth, daughter of Ogle, esq. of Bebside, and had issue, THOMAS, his heir. Cuthbert,capain of a foot company under Middleton, esq. of Silswicke. Catherine, m. to George Bindlosse, THOMAS BATES, esq. of Halliwell, born in 1596. This gentleman, a grand juror in 1627, was prosecuted for recusancy. He wedded Dorothy, fourth daughter of Mark Errington, esq. of Pont Island, by whom (who died in 1663) he had issue, 1613, who transmitted in 1666 to the Herald's sons, viz. RALPH, his heir. Mark, b. in 1653, who married Eleanor, relict of Pye, of Morpeth, but died without issue, 23rd August, 1708. Andrew, b. in 1655, who m. a daughter of Matthew Whitfield, esq. of Whitfield Hall, in Northumberland, and had issue. Mr. Bates died 11th March, 1690, aged seventy-eight, and was s. by his eldest son, RALPH BATES, esq. of Halliwell, baptized 16th February, 1646, who m. first, 29th May, 1677, Margaret, daughter of Robert Bewicke, esq. of Close House, in Northumberland, and had by her (who died in 1680) two sons, THOMAS, his heir. Ralph, b. 4th March, 1679, who died Mr. Bates wedded secondly, 31st July, 1683, * This lady was daughter of William James, esq. of Washington, in Durham (grandson of Dr. James, Bishop of Durham). By her first husband, John Hedworth, esq. of Harraton, she had two daughters, co-heirs of their father, viz. DOROTHY HEDWORTH, who wedded, in 1696, Ralph Lambton, esq. and had with other issue, a son, JOHN LAMBTON, esq. who became eventually of Lambton Castle. This gen Harraton, in the county of Durham, by whom (who espoused for her third husband, John Shafto, esq. of Bavington) and had issue, William, born at Harraton, 2nd July, of Knipe Hall, Westmoreland, and The eldest son and heir, THOMAS BATES, esq. of Halliwell, born 15th May, 1678, succeeded to the estates on the demise of his father, who was unfortunately drowned in the river Tyne at Newcastle, 22nd July, 1695. Dying himself, however, without issue, 19th June, 1734, the possessions of the family devolved upon his only surviving half-brother, RALPH BATES, esq. of Halliwell, in Northumberland, and of Newbottle, in the palatinate, b. 8th January, 1688. This gentleman m. first, 6th May, 1714, Mary, daughter of John Bacon, esq. of Staward, in Northumberland, by whom (who died in March, 1723) he had issue, 1. Anne, b. 21st October, 1715, m. to the Rev. Charles Stoddart, afterwards rector of Whalton, and left issue at her decease in 1787. Her eldest daughter, Mary, wedded - Errington, esq. of the Chesters, and had issue. 11. Isabella, b. 16th July, 1717, who m. William Watson, esq. of Newcastleon-Tyne, and her great grandson, William Watson, esq. of North Seaton, in Northumberland, espoused, in 1831, the Hon. Georgiana Beresford, eldest daughter of Lord Decies, and has issue. III. Margaret, b. in 1718, who m. Cuthbert Watson, esq. of Coupen, and died leaving issue. The eldest son wedded Miss Watson of North Seaton, and had two daughters, Mrs. Purvis and Mrs. Errington. IV. Mary both died in infancy. v. Dorothy, Mr. Bates wedded secondly, 20th May, 1725, tleman, who was a major-general in the army, and M.P. for Durham, espoused, in 1763, Susan, daughter of Thomas, Earl of Strathmore, and the grandson of this marriage is the present John George, EARL OF DURHAM. ELIZABETH HEDWORTH, M. to Sir William Williamson, bart. of Markham, and their grandson is the present SIR HEDWORTH WILLIAMSON, bart. William Alexander Maxwell, major in the First Dragoon Guards. Robert Maxwell. Henry Maxwell. Hugh Bates Maxwell, who m. his cousin, Miss Hunter. IV. Esther, m. to Richard Wharton, esq. and died in 1794 s. p. v. Elizabeth, died unmarried in 1747. VI. Dorothy, who m. first, William Clayton, esq. of Newcastle, mayor in 1755, and had one son, Ralph Clayton, serjeant-at-law, now deceased, and two daughters, Isabella, m. to R. Walters, esq. and Anne, relict of Dr. Moorhouse. Mrs. Clayton wedded secondly, Brick, esq. and died in 1778, leaving another daughter. VII. Jane, VIII. Deborah, both died young. Ralph Bates, of Halliwell, a very active magistrate, died 23rd November, 1754, and was buried at St. Dunstan's in the West, London. His elder son and successor, RALPH BATES, esq. born 14th May, 1730, served the office of high sheriff for Northumberland in 1762. He m. first, 16th July, 1759, Jane Mitford, by whom (who died in childbed, 6th May, 1760) he had an only daughter, Isabella-Jane, who m. in 1786 the Rev. 1. Henry Ingilby, in holy orders, 2. William-Bates Ingilby. RALPH BATES, esq. of Milbourne Hall, Halliwell, &c. born 22nd October, 1764, for many years lieutenant-colonel of the 6th Enniskillen Dragoons. This gentleman, colonel-commandant of the southern regiment of Northumberland Local Militia, a justice of the peace, and deputy-lieutenant, served the office of sheriff for the county in 1812. He wedded, 4th December, 1798, his second cousin, Sarah, third daughter of the late Rev. Nathaniel Ellison, vicar of Bolam and Doddington, by Jane, his wife, daughter and heiress of Colonel Furye, of Faringdon, Berks, and had three sons and as many daughters, viz. RALPH, his heir. Nathaniel. Robert, died in infancy in 1807. Georgiana. Colonel Bates died 6th June, 1813, and was buried in the family vault at St. Andrew's, Newcastle-on-Tyne. He was succeeded by his eldest son, the present RALPH BATES, esq. of Milbourne Hall. Arms---Sa. a fesse engrailed or, between three dexter hands couped at the wrist bendways, arg. Crest---A naked man holding in his dexter Henry Hunter, who m. Miss Byrne, hand a willow wand. and has a son. William Hunter. Mary Anne Barbara Hunter, m. Anna Hunter, who died young. Mr. Bates, the sheriff of Northumberland in 1762, died 2nd August, 1783, and was s. by his eldest son, Motto---Et manu et corde. Estates---Milbourne, East and West Coldcoats, Holywell, East Hartford, and Whalton Rectory, all in Northumberland; with a small freehold (conjointly with Mr. Burrell, of Broome Park) at Heighington, in the county of Durham, Seat---Milbourne Hall. The old mansion house at Holywell or Halliwell is now occupied by some of Mr. Bates's tenants. The present residence, Milbourne Hall, was erected in 1810. It is situated eleven miles N.W. of Newcastle-on-Tyne, in the parish of Ponteland. CALDECOTT, OF RUGBY. CALDECOTT, THOMAS, esq. of Rugby Lodge, in the county of Warwick, barrister-at-law, b. 6th October, 1798, m. 8th January, 1828, Ann-Catherine, eldest daughter of the late Lieutenant-colonel James West, of the Royal Artillery, and has issue, Mr. Caldecott inherited the estates at the decease of his father in 1829. He is a magistrate and deputy-lieutenant for the county of Warwick. Lineage. THOMAS CALCOTT, of Abingdon, Berks, lineally descended THOMAS CALCOTT, esq. of Barrow and Whitwell, in the county of Rutland, for many years in the commission of the peace for Leicestershire. He espoused first, Agnes, daughter of Richard House, of West Wycombe, Bucks, by whom he had several children, who all died s. p. married, secondly, Abigail, daughter of John Huggeford, esq. of Henwood Hall, in the county of Warwick, and left by her, (who died in April, 1681), THOMAS, his heir. He THOMAS CALCOTT, or CALDECOTT, esq. of Calthorpe, in the county of Leicester, a justice of the peace for that shire, and high sheriff in 1665. He m. first, Mary, daughter of Alexander Prescott, esq. of Thooby Abbey, Essex, by whom (who died in August, 1681) he had with other issue, THOMAS, his successor. Mr. Caldecott wedded secondly, Mrs. Eleanor Pratt, but had no child by that lady. He died in 1702-3, and was s. by his eldest son, THOMAS CALDECOTT, esq. of Calthorpe, b. in 1652, who m. Maud, daughter of John Evans, esq. of Northampton, and had issue, THOMAS, his heir. Mary, who m. John Ward, esq. of Guilsborough, sheriff for Northamptonshire in 1730, and had SIR THOMAS WARD, knt. of Guilsborough, who d. unm. Mary-Ward, m. to John Shuck- Elizabeth-Ward, m. to Richard Ann-Ward, m. to John Lucas, esq. Mr. Caldecott died in 1720, and was s. by his son, THOMAS CALDECOTT, esq. who espoused Mrs. Elizabeth Cheney, daughter of John Pettet, esq. of Dartford, in Kent, and had issue, Thomas, barrister-at-law, who d. s. p. Merice, m. to Abraham Turner, esq. The only surviving son, WILLIAM CALDECOTT, esq. of Rugby, wedded first, Elizabeth, daughter of the Rev. Peter Senhouse, of Linton, in the county of Hereford, (see p. 216) and had issue, Thomas, of Dartford, in Kent, barristerat-law, bencher of the Middle Temple, who m. Charlotte, daughter of James Pool, esq. of Hornead, in Herefordshire, by whom (who died in 1790) he had no issue, Peter, who died young, in 1745. William, who died s. p. in 1777. Mr. Caldecott m. secondly, Anna, relict of William Boughton, esq. and daughter of Deacon, esq. of Market Bosworth, by whom (who died in 1783) he had John, of Holbrook Grange, in the county of Warwick, who m. first, Mary Letitia, daughter of Benjamin Sutton, esq. and relict of - Brooke, esq. and secondly, Anne, daughter of Richard Stephens, esq. Charles, d. unm. Samuel, of Melton Mowbray, b. in 1759, who m. Miss Elizabeth Campbell, and has issue. ABRAHAM, of whom presently. Catherine, who m. the Rev. John Parker, of Newbold-on-Avon, in Warwickshire, and was mother of the Rev. John Thomas Parker, of Newbold-on-Avon, who wedded Anna, daughter of Sir Grey Skipwith, bart. THOMAS, REES-GORING, esq. of Llanon, in the county of Carmarthen, and of The surname of this family was originally TREHEARN, but by one of those changes formerly common amongst the Welsh, it became as now borne, THOMAS. It appears to have been located on an estate called Llettymaur, in the parish of Llanon, county of Carmarthen, prior to the reign of ELIZABETH. The estates was possessed in 1579, by TRAHERNE THOMAS, whose son, REES TRAHERNE, of Llettymaur, espoused, in 1610, Helen John, of Mydfwch, in Glamorganshire, and was succeeded by his son, THOMAS REES TRAHERNE, esq. of Llettymaur, born in 1612, who m. Margaret Bowen, of Marchoglwyn, in the parish of Llanon,and left, with a daughter, a son and successor, REES THOMAS, esq. of Llettymaur. This gentleman espoused Sarah Powell, of Pentreardd, in the parish of Llanelly, Carmar thenshire, by whom (who died in 1727) he had issue, REES THOMAS, esq. of Llettymaur, born in 1680. He m. in 1709, Mary, daughter of William King, esq. of Mansaint, near Kidwelly, and died in 1759, leaving, 1. REES, of Llettymaur, b. in 1710, who died s. p. 17th November, 1777. II. DAVID, of Llwydeved, in Llanon, b. in 1717, who m. Deborah, daughter of David Rees, esq. of Brynynyd, and left issue, JOHN THOMAS, esq. of Llwydeved, who m. Miss Anne Davies, and dying in 1812, left one son, who died issueless, 7th August, 1821, and one daughter, ANNE-DAVIES THOMAS, who m. in 1819, Thomas Lloyd, esq. of Brenwydd, in Car |