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The third and youngest son having inherited the estates of his maternal ancestors, assumed, in consequence, the additional surname and arms of HOPKINS, and is now Lieutenant-General NORTHEY-HOPKINS, of Oving House.

Arms-Quarterly: 1st and 4th sa. a chev. arg. charged with three roses gu. between three matchlocks or, for HOPKINS; 2nd and 3rd or, on a fess az. between three panthers statant semés of estoiles ar. two lilies of the last, with a rose in centre gold stem, vert. for

NORTHEY: quartering, CHAMBERLEN, Bacon, QUAPLADDE, DE KIRTON, LUDHAM, THORPE.

Crests-1st, a tower per bend indented, ar. and gu. from the battlements flames issuant ppr. for HOPKINS; 2nd, a cockatrice, flames issuant from the mouth ppr. for NOR

THEY.

Estates-Oving House, with the manors of Whitchurch, North Marston, and Winchenden, in Buckinghamshire; and the manors of Barston, Foleshill Allesly, Shortly, East End Hawkstead, Stonely, and Pinely, in Warwickshire.

Town Residence-Gloucester Place. Seats-Oving House, Bucks; and Barston Park, Warwickshire.

FORTESCUE, OF DROMISKEN AND RAVENSDALE PARK.

FORTESCUE, THOMAS, esq. of Dromisken Castle and Ravensdale Park, both in the county of Louth, b. 9th March, 1815, succeeded to the representation of the family upon the demise of his father, the late Colonel Chichester Fortescue, and to the estates of the Lords Clermont at the decease in 1833 of Sir Harry Goodricke.

Lineage.

This family, influential both in England and in Ireland, deduces its origin from Sir RICHARD LE FORTE, a gallant soldier in the army of the CONQUEROR, who is said to have protected his royal master at the celebrated battle of Hastings by bearing a stout shield before him; from which circumstance, the French word" Escue" (a shield) was added to the original surname of "Forte," and thus gave FORTESCUE. From this warrior, through a long line of eminent personages, a direct male descent is brought down to the present period, but as we have given in vol. ii. p. 541-547, when detailing the Fortescues of Fallapit and of Buckland Filleigh, a lengthened narrative, it will now suffice to refer thereto, and to continue the history of the branch of the family which settled in Ireland, and attained such importance in that part of the empire.

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SIR FAITHFUL FORTESCUE, son of John Fortescue, esq. of Buckland Filleigh, in the county of Devon, by Susanna, his second wife, daughter of Sir John Chichester, knt. of Raleigh (see vol. ii. p. 546), went over to Ireland in the beginning of the reign of JAMES I. and commanded a regiment of foot there under his uncle, the lord deputy, Sir Arthur Chichester, by whom he was knighted, and appointed 14th November, 1606, jointly with Roger Langford, esq. governor of Carrickfergus. He acquired also considerable landed possessions, including Dromisken Castle, lying ten miles from Drogheda, with broad and fertile lands in the counties of Louth, Down, and Antrim. During the subsequent civil conflicts of the reign of CHARLES I. Sir Faithful Fortescue rendered essential service to his ill-fated master, and after the disastrous battle of Worcester, where with his regiment he prominently distinguished himself, retired to the continent with CHARLES II. After the Restoration he enjoyed in an eminent degree the royal favour, and was made a gentleman of the privy chamber to his majesty. Sir Faithful m. the Hon. Anne Moore, second daughter of Gerald, Viscount Drogheda, and by her, who d. 5th September, 1634, had

issue,

1. CHICHESTER, whose only daughter

* Sir Faithful Fortescue was great-great-grandson of William Fortescue, esq. of Buckland Filleigh, the younger brother of John Fortescue, ancestor of the EARLS FORTESCUE, and directly descended from Sir John Fortescue, Lord Chief Justice of England in 1442.

and heiress, Elizabeth, wedded Sir Richard Graham, bart. of Norton Conyers, and from this marriage lineally descends the present SIR BELLINGHAM GRAHAM, bart.

11. John, d. unmarried.

III. THOMAS (Sir) successor to his father.
IV. Roger.
v. Garrett.
VI. William.

1. Lettice, m. to Sir John Thomas Meredyth, knt. of Dollardstown, in the county of Meath.

II. Elenor, m. first, to Thomas Barnet, esq. of Ballyleck, in the county of Monaghan, and secondly, to Brent Moore, esq. of Melefont.

III. Mary.

IV. Elizabeth.

v. Alice.

Sir Faithful's eldest surviving son,

SIR THOMAS FORTESCUE, knt. of Dromisken, lieutenant-colonel of Prince CHARLES'S Horse Guards, was restored, after the king's return, to his patrimonial estates, and constituted 11th March, 1661, on the resignation of his father, governor and constable of the castle of Carrickfergus. He was afterwards, however, removed from those appointments by Tyrconnel, King JAMES's deputy, and committed prisoner to Dublin Castle, whence, with many of the nobility and great officers, he was released by the victory at the Boyne. He m. two wives, and by the second, Sydney, daughter of Colonel Kingsmill, had two sons, namely,

1. CHICHESTER, his heir.

II. William, of Newragh, in the county of Louth, a distinguished military officer, who m. in 1681, Margaret, only daughter of Nicholas Gernon, esq. of Miltown, by Elizabeth, his wife, daughter of Matthew, Lord Louth, and d. in 1733, leaving issue, 1. THOMAS, of Randalstown, M. P. for Dundalk, m. Elizabeth Hamilton, sister to James, Earl of Clanbrassil, and dying in February, 1769, aged eighty-six, left four sons and one daughter, viz.

WILLIAM-HENRY, M. P. for the county of Louth, b. in 1722, who was created EARL OF CLERMONT in 1778, having previously obtained the dignities of Baron and Viscount Clermont, with remainder to his brother, the Right Hon. James Fortescue. Lord Clermont m. in 1752, Frances, eldest daughter of Colonel John Murray, of the county of Monaghan, but dying s. p. in 1806, was s. by his nephew, William

Charles, second Viscount
Clermont.

James, of Ravensdale Park, in the county of Louth, M.P. for that county, and member of the privy council, m. Henrietta, eldest daughter of Thomas Orby Hunter, esq. of Crowland Abbey, in Lincolnshire, and dying in 1782, left issue,

THOMAS, M. P. d. in 1795. WILLIAM-CHARLES, who s. his uncle as second VISCOUNT CLERMONT, but dying unmarried, the title became EXTINCT, while the estates passed, under his lordship's will, to his nephew, Sir Harry Goodricke, bart. and are now possessed by THOMAS FORTESCUE, esq. of Dromisken.

Maria, m. in 1781, to Captain Roper. Charlotte, m. in 1796, to Sir Henry Goodricke, bart. of Ribston, and was mother of the late Sir Harry Goodricke, bart, who inherited the Fortescue estates from his uncle, the second Viscount Clermont. Emily, m. in 1811, to Captain Charles Grantham, R. N. of Ketton. Matthew, b. 7th November, 1726.

John, b. 28th February, 1730. Margaret, m. in 1751, to Sir Arthur Brooke, bart.

2. Chichester.

3. Matthew, lieutenant R. N. 1720. 4. Faithful, of Corderry, M. P. for Louth, and recorder of Derry, m. Elizabeth, daughter of Thomas Tipping, esq. of Castletown, and had two sons, who both d.

s. p.

5. John, of Whiterath, rector of Haynestowne, in the diocese of Armagh, m. Elizabeth, eldest daughter of Henry Bellingham, esq. of Castle Bellingham, and had issue,

1. Alice, m. to George Vaughan, esq. of Brincranagh.

2. Mary, m. to John Foster, esq. of Dunleer.

Sir Thomas Fortescue d. in 1710, aged ninety, and was s. by his elder son,

CHICHESTER FORTESCUE, esq. of Dromis

ken, colonel of a regiment of Foot, who raised a troop of dragoons at his own expense, and marched with them into the city of Londonderry during the conflict between JAMES and WILLIAM. He m. in 1681, Tudeswood, daughter of Francis Hall, esq. and had issue,

THOMAS, his heir.

Sidney, m. to Thomas Bolton, esq. of
Knock, in the county of Louth, bro-
ther to Dr. Theophilus Bolton, Arch-
bishop of Cashel, and d. in 1749,
leaving two sons, Thomas-Chichester
Bolton and Richard Bolton, and one
daughter, Sidney Bolton, m. to Theo-
philus Shaw, esq.

Gertrude, m.-in 1707, to Thomas St.
Leger, esq.

Lettice, m. to the Rev. Thomas Tisdall.
Anne.

Colonel Fortescue was s. at his decease by his only son,

THOMAS FORTESCUE, esq. of Dromisken, who espoused, in September, 1716, Anne, eldest daughter of John Garsten, esq. of Braganstown, in the county of Louth, and d. 19th May, 1725, leaving two sons and a daughter, viz. CHICHESTER, his heir; John, b. in 1719; and Anne, who d. unmarried. The elder son,

April, 1787, but d. 27th October fol-
lowing, leaving by Elizabeth, his
wife, daughter of Alexander Tew,
esq. of the city of Dublin, one son
and one daughter, namely,

THOMAS, late civil commissioner at
Delhi.

Anne, m. to William Richard
Hopkyns Northey, esq. of Suf-
folk Lawn, Cheltenham, son and
heir of Lieutenant-General Nor-
they-Hopkins, of Oving House,
Bucks, and has issue, (see page
119).

1. Elizabeth, m. to William John, Marquis of Lothian, grandmother of the present marquis.

Mr. Fortescue d. at Dangan, 16th July, 1757, was buried at Dromisken, and s. by his eldest son,

THOMAS FORTESCUE, esq. of Dromisken, b. 1st May, 1744, M. P. for Trim, who m. first, in 1770, the Hon. Mary Pakenham, daughter of Thomas, first Lord Longford, and by her, who d. in 1775, had one son and two daughters, viz.

Chichester, d. young.
Elizabeth, d. unmarried.
Anna-Maria, m. 18th January, 1802, to
W. P. Ruxton, esq. of Redhouse, in
the county of Louth, barrister-at-law,
and M. P. for Arder.

CHICHESTER FORTESCUE, esq. of Dromisken, b. 5th June, 1718, served as high sheriff of Down in 1744, and represented the He wedded secondly, Mary, daughter of borough of Trim in parliament. He m. 9th Edward Nicholson, esq. by Henrietta, his April, 1743, the Hon. Elizabeth Wellesley, wife, daughter of Robert Sandford, esq. of eldest daughter of Richard, first Lord Mor- Castlerea, in the county of Roscommon, and nington, and aunt of Arthur, Duke of Wel-granddaughter of the Earl of Inchiquin, lington, by whom (who d. October, 1752) he had

1. THOMAS, his heir.

II. Richard, b. in 1749, d. in 1774. III. Chichester (Sir), knt. b. 7th June, 1750, appointed post captain R. N. 2nd November, 1780, and commissioned as rear admiral 5th March, 1799; s. his brother, Gerald, as Ulster King of Arms, and thereupon received the honour of knighthood. He had previously sat in parliament for the borough of Trim. Sir Chichester m. 10th March, 1791, Frances-Anna, third daughter of David Jones, esq. of Bensfort, in Meath, by Sidney, his wife, daughter of Theophilus Shaw, and left at his decease, Chichester, b. 28th November, 1794. Sidney. Elizabeth. Frances.

Henrietta.

iv. Gerald, b. 15th November, 1751, appointed Ulster King of Arms in

and had issue,

Chichester, his heir.

Harriet, m. 12th November, 1812, to the Right Hon. George Knox, fifth son of Viscount Northland, and d. 21st January, 1816, leaving issue. Mr. Fortescue d. in 1779, and was s. by his only son,

CHICHESTER FORTESCUE, esq. of Dromisken, b. 12th August, 1777, M. P. for Hillsborough, and lieutenant-colonel of the Louth Militia, who m. Martha-Angel, daughter of Samuel Hobson, esq. of the city of Waterford, barrister-at-law, and chairman of the county of Cork, and left at his decease,, with other issue, a son and successor, the present THOMAS FORTESCUE, esq. of Dromisken and Ravensdale Park.

or.

Arms-Az. a bend engrailed arg. cotised

Crest-A tiger ppr. maned and crested. Motto-Forte scutum salus ducum. Estates-In the county of Louth. Seats-Dromisken, and Ravensdale Park, both in the county of Louth.

BROWN, OF BRANDON.

BROWN, WILLIAM, esq. of Brandon, in the county of Warwick, and of Richmond Hill, in the county of Lancaster, b. 4th May, 1784, m. 1st January, 1810, Sarah, sister of William Gihon, esq. of Ballymena, in the county of Antrim, a magistrate of that shire, and has issue,

ALEXANDER, b. 13th July, 1815, student of the university of Oxford.

Grace, m. 16th November, 1831, to John Hargreaves, esq. of Broad Oak, and has one son and one daughter, viz. Thomas Hargreaves, b. 21st December, 1832, and Sarah Hargreaves, b. 1st June, 1834.

This gentleman, one of the most eminent merchants of Liverpool, is an alderman of that borough.

Lineage.

WILLIAM BROWN, of the county of Antrim, had three sons,

JOHN, of the city of London, insurance broker, d. leaving two children, a son and daughter, who both have families.

ALEXANDER, of whom presently. Stewart, of Baltimore, merchant, who married twice, and had issue by both wives.

The second son,

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Grace-Ann.

Elizabeth-Johnston.

John, b. 21st May, 1788, m. first,
Isabella Patrick, and has issue,

Alexander, b. 13th January, 1815.
Grace.

Mr. John Brown, married, secondly,
9th September, 1823, Miss Grace
Brown, and has by her two daughters,
ters, Rose-Ann and Mary.

James, b. 4th February, 1791, m. Louisa
Kirkland, and has issue,

George-Davison, b. 25th August,
1821.

James-Alexander, b. 23rd July, 1823.

William-Benedict, b. 23rd April,

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Arms-Gu. a chev. or, between two lions' gambs in chief arg. and four hands conjoined in base of the second; on a chief engrailed gold, an eagle displayed sa.

Crest-A lion's gamb erect, and erased, arg. holding a hand ppr.

Motto-Est concordia fratrum.

Estates-In the counties of Lancaster and Warwick. The lordship of Brandon, in the latter shire, was recently purchased from the Marquis of Hastings, by WILLIAM BROWN, esq.

Seat-Richmond Hill, near Liverpool.

BULLOCK, OF SHIPDHAM.

BULLOCK, DIANA, CATHERINE, MARY, and SUSANNA, of Shipdham, in the county of Norfolk; an estate which, with other lands in the same shire, they inherited as CO-HEIRS at the decease of their father, the Rev. Colby Bullock, 28th September, 1817. The youngest co-heir, SUSANNA, m. 20th June, 1820, the REV. WILLIAM GERLING, of Scarning, in Norfolk, a magistrate of that county, and has issue, WILLIAM GERLING, b. 4th November, 1825.

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In the 12th of HENRY VI. anno 1434, the name of JOHN BULLOCK, esq. occurs, among those returned as gentlemen of Norfolk, and in the year 1617, we find another JOHN BULLOCK, who left a donation to the parish of Shipdham. (See BLOOMFIELD's Norfolk). WILLIAM BULLOCK, esq. of Shipdham, died in 1673, aged seventy, and was succeeded by his son and heir,

THOMAS BULLOCK, esq. of Shipdham, who married Mary, eldest daughter and co-heiress of William Llewellin, esq. an alderman, of the city of London, by whom, who died 1st November, 1683, he had three sons and one daughter,* viz.

I. THOMAS, of Shipdham, eldest son and heir, d. s. p. 1736.

II. WILLIAM, of Stenston Hall, of whom presently.

III. Robert, who left an only child, Robert; he d. s. p. 1715.

Miss Mary Fleade, and died 8th February, 1740, aged sixty-four, leaving three sons and two daughters,

J. Diana, m. first to John Lane, esq. who died December, 1732; and, secondly, to William Clemence, esq. She d. s. p. 12th May, 1739. The second son,

WILLIAM BULLOCK, of Stenston Hall, m.

* Who succeeded in September, 1729, to the property of Sir Thomas Colby, bart. the only son and heir of Elizabeth, the second daughter and coheiress of Alderman Llewellin. He died 20th March, 1715.

I. THOMAS, his heir, of whom presently. II. Colby, in holy orders, rector of Shipdham, who m. Elizabeth (she d. s. p. 7th February, 1790) daughter and coheiress of the Rev. Thomas Townshend,† rector of Tacolneston and Shipdham, by Elizabeth, daughter of the Rev. Samuel Needham,‡ rector of West Bradenham, Norfolk, and sister and sole heiress of the Rev. Peter Needham, D.D. rector of Stanwick, Northamptonshire. The Rev. Colby Bullock d. s. p. 16th November, 1804. III. Robert, died an infant, 6th May, 1739.

1. Mary, m. Edward Sharpin, M.D. of Transham, Norfolk, and had issue, 1. Edward Sharpin, in holy orders, m. Ann, daughter of Taylor, esq. of Lynn, and had issue. 2. Mary Sharpin, m. first, to George Hogge, esq. of Lynn, and had an only child, Thomas Hogge, died 11th April, 1781, aged eleven ; secondly, to James Hewett, esq. of Holt, Norfolk, who d. s. p. 30th March, 1799. She d. 21st July, 1818, aged seventy-five.

3. Susanna Sharpin, m. the Rev. Stephen Allen, minister of St. Margaret's, Lynn, and rector of Wickmere, and had issue. Dr. Sharpin d. 27th December, 1782, aged seventy.

11. Diana, m. to Henry Loftus, esq. of Sackville-street, Dublin, member in the Irish Parliament for Fethard, &c. They both died in 1792, having had issue,

1. Thomas Loftus, esq. M.P. m. Mary, daughter of the Rev. Dr.

A descendant of Thomas, fifth son of Sir Roger Townshend, knt. of Raenham.

A descendant of the family of Needham, Viscount Kilmany, since created Earls of Kilmory.

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