3. Richard, of Twycross, in the county Nicholas Fitz-Herbert m. secondly, Isabel, of Leicester. Sir William was s. by his eldest son, SIR HENRY FITZ-HERBERT, of Norbury. This gentleman was a knight banneret. He represented the county of Derby in parliament in 1294 and 1307, and was sheriff of that shire, and of Nottingham, in 1263--4. He was s. by his son, SIR JOHN FITZ-Herbert, of Norbury, who m. Margaret, daughter of Sir William Montgomery, knt. of Marston, in the county of Derby. This feudal lord was living in 1350, and at his decease was s. by his eldest son, WILLIAM FITZ-HERBERT, of Norbury. King EDWARD III. confirmed to this gentleman Freewarren in Norbury. He m. Jane, daughter of Sir Nicholas Kniveton, knt. of Murcaston, in Derbyshire, and was s. by his son, WILLIAM FITZ-HERBERT, of Norbury, who was living in 1398, and marrying Alice, daughter of Nicholas Longford, of Longford, in the county of Derby, was s. at his decease by his son, HENRY FITZ-HERBERT, of Norbury. This gentleman espoused -, daughter of Downes, and was s. by his son, NICHOLAS FITZ-HERBERT, of Norbury, knight of the shire for Derby, in 1434, 1446, and 1452, and sheriff for that county in 1448 and 1466. He m. first, Alice, daughter of Henry Booth, of Harlaston, in Derbyshire, and had issue, RALPH, his successor. John, of Etwall, in Derbyshire, remembrancer of the Court of Exchequer, m. Margaret, daughter and heir of Robert Babington, of the Fleet, younger son of Sir William Babington, and had issue. Robert, m. Elizabeth, daughter of Ralph Jocelyn, of Sawbridgeworth, in the county of Herts, by whom he had issue, who possessed Gatesbury, and Uphall, in Hertfordshire. Roger. William daughter of Ludlow, of Stokeshay, in Shropshire, and had two other sons, and two daughters. He d. 19th November, 1473, and was s. by his eldest son, RALPH FITZ-HERBERT, of Norbury, who m. Elizabeth, only daughter and heir of John Marshall, of Upton, in Leicestershire, and had issue, * JOHN, his successor. Henry, of London, m. Elizabeth, daughter of Robert Godwyn, of London. Thomas, Doctor of Decrees, precentor of Litchfield, d. 20th November, 1532. Richard, supposed to have been a knight of Rhodes. William, prebend of Hereford, chancellor of Litchfield, rector of Wrington, in the county of Somerset. Prebend of Lincoln, 9th October, 1506. ANTHONY (SIR), judge of the Common Pleas, of whom hereafter, as fourteenth Lord of Norbury. Dorothy, m. to Thomas Comberford, of Comberford. Edeth, m. to Thomas Babington, of Agnes, m. to Richard Lister, of Rowton, - Fuljambe. Margaret, m. to Thomas Purefoy. county of Warwick. Mr. Fitz-Herbert d. 2nd March, 1483-4, and was s. by his eldest son, JOHN FITZ-HERBERT, of Norbury, to whom King HENRY VII. granted a general pardon, in 1506. He m. Benedicta, daughter of John Bradburn, of the Hoo, in the county of Derby, and had issue, NICHOLAS, who m. in 1501, Dorothy, knt. of Draycote, in Staffordshire. Anne, m. to John Welles, of Hoar Cross, in Staffordshire. Edith. Joan, m. to John Cotton, of Hampstall, John Fitz-Herbert d. 24th July, 1531, and Redware. having outlived his son, his daughters be came his co-heirs, but Norbury passed to his only surviving brother, 14. SIR ANTHONY FITZ-HERBERT, knt. This eminent person was educated at Oxford, and afterwards, studying the law, attained the rank of serjeant, 18th November, 1510. In 1522, he was knighted and constituted one of the judges of the Common Pleas, in which judicial station deporting himself with great prudence, justice, and knowledge, he became at length the oracle of the law, and was universally esteemed a profound lawyer. He was author of various works, not only on law, but upon husbandry; some of which are now exceedingly scarce. His great work, De Natura Brevium, is praised for its utility by Blackstone, who calls it, "A digest of the most ancient and highly venerable collection of forms, the register of such writs as are suable out of the king's courts; in which every man who is injured, will be sure to find a method of relief exactly adapted to his own case, described within the compass of a few lines, and yet without the omission of any material circumstance." He m. Matilda, daughter and co-heir of Sir Richard Cotton, of Hamstall, Redware, in the county of Stafford, and had issue, county of Salop, and died in 1616), he had issue, THOMAS FITZ-HERBERT, who succeeded as second Lord of SWINNERTON, and marrying Dorothy, only daughter and heir of Edward East, esq. of Bledlowe, in Buckinghamshire, had a son and daughter, viz. EDWARD, Who m. Bridget, daughter of Sir John Caryll, knt. of Agmering, in the county of Sussex, and dying before his father, (25th November, 1612) left a son, WILLIAM, who succeeded his grandfather. Elizabeth,m. to Joseph Mayne, esq. of Crestlow, Bucks. Thomas Fitz-Herbert d. in 1640, aged 86, and was s. by his grand son, WILLIAM FITZ-HERBERT, of 4. Elizabeth, m. to William Bassett, 1. THOMAS (Sir), his successor. 2. JOHN, m. Catherine, daughter of Edward Restwold, of the Vache, in the county of Bucks, and had issue, THOMAS, who became sixteenth ANTHONY, and seventeenth Lords Sir Anthony Fitz-Herbert d. 27th May, 1538, and was s. by his eldest son, of Norbury. 1612. Francis. George. Jane, m. to Thomas Eyre, of Dun ston. 6. Catherine, m. to John Sacheverel, of Morley, in Derbyshire. SIR THOMAS FItz-Herbert, of Norbury, who m. in 1535, Anne, daughter and heir of Sir Arthur Eyre, of Padley, in the county of Derby, but had no issue. He was Sheriff of Staffordshire, in 1547 and 1554. Dying s. p. the estates of Norbury passed to his nephew, THOMAS FITZ-HERBERT, of Norbury, who m. Elizabeth, daughter of John Westley, Matilda, m. to Thomas Barlow, of esq. of Mowbrick, in the county of Lancaster, but dying without issue, was s. by his brother, Barlow. Elizabeth. Mary, m. to Thomas Draycot, of John Fitz-Herbert d. 8th Nov. 1590. 3. William, m. Elizabeth, younger of the two daughters and co-heirs of Humphrey Swinnerton, esq. of SWINNERTON, in the county of Stafford ; and thus acquired that manor; by this lady (who espoused, secondly, John Gatacre, esq. of Gatacre, in the ANTHONY FITZ-HERBERT, of Norbury. JOHN (Sir), his successor. Mary, m. to William Lewyn, of Nor- Anne, m. to Richard Congreve, esq. of Stretton, in Staffordshire. Elizabeth, m. to Sir John Fitz-Herbert, knt. of Tessington. Mr. Fitz-Herbert d. in 1613, and was s. by his son, SIR JOHN FITZ-HERBERT, knt. of Norbury, who m. in 1631, Dorothy, daughter of John Harpur, esq. of Bredsall, but had no issue. Sir John was appointed colonel of dragoons, in the king's service, 16th December, 1642. He d. at Lichfield, 13th January, 1649, and was s. in the estates of Norbury by his cousin, (refer to William, third son of Sir Anthony Fitz-Herbert, the Judge). WILLIAM FITZ-HERBERT, esq. third lord of SWINNERTON. This gentleman m. Anne, daughter of Sir Bazil Brooke, knt. of Madeley, in Staffordshire, and had issue, Frances, m. to John Gifford, esq. of Bridgett, m. to Bazill Bartlett, esq. of Mr. Fitz-Herbert, who was named, in 1660, amongst the intended knights of the royal oak, was s. by his eldest son, BAZIL FITZ-HERBERT, esq. of NORBURY and SWINNERTON, who espoused Jane, daughter and heir of John Cotton, esq. of Gedding Abbots, in the county of Huntingdon, and of Boscobel and White Ladies, in Shropshire, by whom he had issue, WILLIAM, his successor. Winifred - Dorothy, m. in 1691, to Mr. Fitz-Herbert was s. at his decease by his elder son, WILLIAM FITZ-HERBERT, esq. of Norbury and Swinnerton. This gentleman m. in 1679, Elizabeth, only daughter and heir of Robert Owen, esq. of Weppra, in the county of Flint, and grandaughter of Dr. John Owen, Bishop of St. Asaph, and had issue, THOMAS, his successor. Bazil. Robert. Jane, m. in 1697, to Richard Massey, esq. of Rixton, in the county of Lan caster. Winifred. Catherine. Mary. Mr. Fitz-Herbert was s. by his eldest son, THOMAS FITZ-HERBERT, esq. of Norbury, and Swinnerton, who m. in 1713, Constantia, younger daughter and co-heir of Sir George Southcote, bart. of Blythborough, in the county of Lincoln, and had issue, THOMAS, his heir. Mary, m. to Thomas, younger son of Humphry Weld, esq. of Lulworth Castle, in the county of Dorset, and d. 8th October, 1766. Catharine, m. to Robert Berkeley, esq. of Spetchley, in the county of Worcester, and d. s. p. Frances. Constantia. Mr. Fitz-Herbert d. in 1765, and was s. by his son, THOMAS FITZ-HERBERT, esq. of Norbury, and Swinnerton. This gentleman espoused, first, in 1737, Elizabeth, daughter and coheir of Anthony Meaborne, esq. of Ponlop, in the county of Durham, but had no issue. He m. secondly, in 1743, Mary-Theresa, dau. of Sir Robert Throckmorton, bart. and had five sons and eight daughters, viz. 1. THOMAS, his successor. 2. BAZIL, who s. his brother. 3. William, b. 26th October, 1758, assumed by sign manual, 3rd June, 1783, the surname and arms of BROCKHOLES, in compliance with the testamentary injunction of Joseph Brockholes, esq. of Claughton Hall, in the county of Lancaster. He m. 20th June, 1791, Mary, eldest daughter and co-heir of James Windsor-Heneage, esq. of Cadeby, in the county of Lincoln, and of Gatcombe, in the Isle of Wight, and dying in July, 1817, left issue, THOMAS-FITZ-HERBERT BROCK HOLES, of Claughton Hall, b. in Francis Brockholes, b. in 1802. 4. Edward, d. before 5th June, 1778. 5. Robert, d. 3rd December, 1802, unmarried. 6. Mary, a professed nun, at Paris. 7. Constantia, m. first, 8th August, 1768, Joseph Brockholes, esq. of Claughton Hall, and secondly, to Philip Saltmarsh, esq. whom she survived, and died at Bath, in March, 1813, without issue. 8. Barbara, m. first, to George Fasburgh, esq. of Bodney, by whom she had no issue; she espoused secondly, George Crathorne, esq. of Crathorne, in the county of York, and had a daughter, Mary-Anne-Rosalia. She d. at Florence, in 1808. 9. Catherine, d. in 1800, unmarried. 10. Charlotte, m. to Sir Thomas Gage, bart. and d. in 1790. 11. Anne, d. unmarried in 1811. 12. Teresa, m. to Thomas Hornyold, esq. of Blackmore Park, in the county of Worcester, and d. in 1815. Walter Smythe, esq. of Bambridge, in the county of Hants, niece of Sir Edward Smythe, esq. of Acton-Burnell, bart. and widow of Edward Weld, esq. of Lulworth Castle, but d. without issue, at Nice, 7th May, 1781. He was s. by his brother, BAZIL FITZ-HERBERT, esq. of Norbury, and Swinnerton. This gentleman espoused Elizabeth, youngest daughter and co-heir of James Windsor-Heneage, esq. of Cadeby, in the county of Lincoln, and of Gatcombe, in the Isle of Wight, by whom he had (with one daughter, Elizabeth, who d. unmarried, in 1812) five sons, viz. THOMAS, present proprietor. 13. Lucy, m. to James Dormer, esq. Mr. Fitz-Herbert d. 20th May, 1797, and and d. in 1816. was s. by his eldest son, the present THOMAS Mr. Fitz-Herbert d. 3rd October, 1778, and FITZ-HERBERT, esq. of Norbury. was s. by his eldest son, THOMAS FITZ-HERBERT, esq. of Norbury, and of Swinnerton, b. 30th August, 1746, m. in 1778, MARY-ANNE,* youngest daughter of This is the celebrated MRS. FITZ-HERbert. Arms-Ar. a chief vaire, or and gules, over all a bend sa. Crest-A dexter arm, armed and gauntlet ppr. Motto-Ung je serviray. Seat-Swinnerton, in the county of Stafford. GORE, OF PORKINGTON. GORE-ORMSBY, WILLIAM, esq. of Porkington, in the county of Salop, m. in offe 1815, Mary-Jane, only daughter and heiress of Owen JOHN-RALPH, b. 3rd June, 1816. Owen-Arthur. Mio-Fanny. Harriet-Selina. In Mr. Ormsby-Gore succeeded his father in 1815. Lineage. This family derives from a common ancestor with the noble house of GORE, Earls of Arran in Ireland, and the Earls of Ross, and Barons Annaly (now extinct). JOHN GORE, of London, and East Ham, in Essex, left a son, Gerard GorE, an alderman of the city of London, who m. Helen, daughter of John Davenant, of Davenant land, in the county of Essex, and dying in December, 1607, at the advanced age of ninety-one, left issue eight sons, of whom, RICHARD (the eldest), was M.P. for JOHN (SIR), the fourth son, was Lord RALPH (the seventh son), of Southall, in the county of Londonderry, and left at his decease, in 1778, an only daughter and heir, FRANCES-JANEGORGESGORE, who m. William Gore, esq. and was mo ther of the pre sent Mr.Ormsby Gore. PAUL (Sir), the eighth son, of whom presently. The youngest son, SIR PAUL GORE, went over to Ireland as captain of a troop of horse, in the reign of Elizabeth, and eventually settled there. In November, 1602, Captain Gore was deputed by the Lord-Deputy Mountjoy to convey her Majesty's protection to Rory O'Donnell, who had sued to be admitted to the Queen's favour, and to bring him to the Deputy then in Connaught, which mission he executed SIR JOHN GORE, of Sacombe, Herts. successfully, and conducting O'Donnell to This gentleman m. Catherine, Athlone, the chieftain made his submission daughter of Sir John Botiler, there to Elizabeth, and was created the next K. B. of Woodhall, Hertford-year Earl of Tyrconnel. For this and other shire, and dying in 1697, was s. services, Sir Paul was rewarded by a grant by his son, RALPH GORE (the second of from the crown of the barony of Boylagh WILLIAM GORE, M. P. for neral of Ireland, and ment, which met 18th May, 1618, he was returned for Ballyshannon, and was created a baronet of Ireland 2nd February, 1622. He m. Isabella, daughter of Francis Wickliffe, and niece of the Earl of Strafford, Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland, by whom he had, with other issue, RALPH GORE, of Bar- RALPH (SIR), bart. ancestor of the Earls of Ross (now extinct), and of the present Sir Ralph Gore, bart. |