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KEMEYS-TYNTE, OF HALSEWELL AND KEVANMABLY,
OR CEFN MABLY.

TYNTE-KEMEYS, CHARLES-KEMEYS, esq. M.P. of Halsewell House, in the

county of Somerset, and of Kevanmably, in Glamorganshire, F.A.S. colonel of the West Somerset Cavalry, b. 29th May, 1779, m. Anne, daughter of the Rev. T. Leyson, and relict of Thomas Lewis, esq. of St. Pierre, in the county of Monmouth, by which lady, who died in April, 1836, he has issue,

CHARLES-JOHN, F.R.S. M.P. for the Western Division of Somersetshire, and major in the West Somerset Cavalry, a magistrate and deputy-lieutenant for that county and for Monmouthshire, m. in 1820, Elizabeth, daughter and co-heir (with her sisters, Mrs. Bagot and Lady Pilkington,) of Thomas Swinnerton, esq. of Butterton Hall, in the county of Stafford, by Mary, his wife, daughter and heir of Charles Milbourne, esq. of the Priory of Abergavenny, by Martha, second daughter of Edward, third Earl of Oxford (see vol. iii. p. 601), and has issue,

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CHARLES-KEMEYS, b. in 1822.
Milbourne-Kemeys, b. in 1823.

Anne, m. in 1827, to Sir William H. Cooper, bart. of Gogar, who d. in January,

1836.

Jane, d. unm. in 1834.

Louisa, m. in 1834, to Simon Fraser Campbell, esq. kinsman to the Duke of
Argyle.

Henrietta-Anne, m. in 1833, to T. A. Kemmis, esq. of the Grenadier Guards, late
M.P. for East Looe.

Colonel Kemeys-Tynte, a magistrate and deputy-lieutenant for the counties of Somerset, Glamorgan, Monmouth, and Surrey, represents the borough of Bridgewater in parliament. He is co-heir to the ancient baronies of WHARTON and of GREY DE WILTON. (See BURKE'S Extinct and Dormant Peerage.)

Lineage.

The family of TYNTE has maintained for distinguished himself on that memorable centuries a leading position in the West of field, that RICHARD Coeur de Lion remarked England; of its surname tradition has hand-publicly after the victory, "that the maiden ed down the following derivation: In the year 1192, at the celebrated battle of Ascalon, a young knight of the noble house of Arundel, clad all in white, with his horse's housings of the same colour, so gallantly

knight had borne himself as a lion, and done deeds equal to those of six Croises (or Crusaders)," whereupon he conferred on him, for arms, a lion gu. on a field arg. between six crosslets of the first, and for motto,

"Tynetus cruore Saraceno." His descendants thence assuming the surname of TYNTE, settled, after some generations, in Somersetshire, enjoying considerable influence, and intermarrying with the principal county families.

The representative of the Tyntes at the close of the sixteenth century,

EDWARD TYNTE, esq. of Wrexhall, in the county of Somerset, living in 1585, married, and had two sons, EDWARD, his heir; and ROBERT (Sir), knt. who settled in Ireland in 1645, and who was ancestor of the baronets of the name, resident in that part of the kingdom. The elder son,

EDWARD TYNTE, esq. of Wrexhall, was father of

EDWARD TYNTE, esq. who purchased from his brother-in-law, John Aishe, esq. the manor of Chelvey, in the county of Somerset. He espoused Anne, daughter of Sir Edward Gorges, knt, of Wrexhall, in the same shire, and had JOHN, Robert, Hugh, Dorothy, and Florence. He d. in 1629, and was s. by his eldest son,

JOHN TYNTE, esq. of Chelvey, M. P. for Bridgewater in 1661, a devoted adherent of Royalty during the civil wars, and named in the list of gentlemen of large estates, intended to have been created knights of the Royal Oak. He m. Jane, daughter and heiress of Hugh Halsewell,* of Halsewell, in the county of Somerset, son of Sir Nicholas Halsewell, and thus acquired the estate which has since been the chief residence of the family. By the heiress of Halsewell, he left a son and successor,

HALSEWELL TYNTE, esq. of Halsewell, who was created a BARONET 7th June, 1673, in consideration of his father's distinguished services, and represented the town of Bridgewater in parliament in 1678. He m. Grace,

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daughter and co-heir of Robert Fortescue, esq. of Filleigh, in the county of Devon, by Grace, his wife, daughter of the gallant Sir Beville Granville, knt. of Stow, and had issue,

HALSEWELL, of New College, Oxford, who predeceased his father unm. FORTESCUE, Who m. the daughter of Giffard, esq. of Cannington, but d. v. p. s. p. His widow wedded secondly Hopton Wyndham, esq. and thirdly Codrington, esq. of Gloucester

shire.

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John Constable, m. Dorothy, daughter and heir of
Sir Robert Oughtred.
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Marmaduke Constable, m. Audry, daughter of
Robert Hungate.
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Marmaduke Constable, m. Katherine, daughter of Anthony Teale.

Katherine Constable, who m. Jeremiah Hassell, esq.

Edward Hassell.

John Hassell, m. Anne, daughter and heir of Thomas St. Quintin, esq.

MAJOR HASSELL, m. Jane, only daughter of SIR JOIN TYNTE.

Jane Hassell, m. Colonel Johnstone, who assumed the surname of KEMEYS-TYNTE.

Colonel Kemeys Tynte, of Halsewell and Kevanmably.

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SIR HALSEWELL TYNTE, third baronet, of | possessions, and as Lords of Camaes and St. Halsewell, who was returned to parliament Dogmaels, exercised almost regal sway. In by the borough of Bridgewater, 1 GEORGE II. the conquest of Monmouthshire and GlaHe m. Mary, daughter and heiress of John morganshire, the Camays were much distinWalter, esq. of Brecon, and by her, who guished, and were rewarded with grants of wedded secondly, in 1736, Pawlet St. John, Kemey's Commander," and " Kemey's esq. of Dogmersfield, had two daughters, Inferior." One branch* became established who both died young. Sir Halsewell died at Llanvarr Castle in Monmouthshire (now in November, 1730, and was succeeded by in the possession of Colonel Kemeys-Tynte); his brother, and another, fixing itself at the Began, in Glamorganshire, erected the mansion of Cefn-Mably, the residence of the present chief of the family.

SIR JOHN TYNTE, fourth baronet, of Halsewell, in holy orders, rector of Goathurst, in Somersetshire, at whose decease unm. in August, 1740, the estates and representation of the family devolved on his brother,

SIR CHARLES-KEMEYS TYNTE, fifth baronet, of Halsewell, LL.D. who represented the county in seven parliaments, and was colonel of the second battalion of Somerset militia. Sir Charles became, at the decease of his uncle, Sir Charles Kemeys, bart. of Kevanmably, representative of that very ancient family, and inherited their large estates in the counties of Glamorgan, Brecon, and Monmouth. He m. in March, 1737-8, Anne, daughter and co-heir of the Rev. Dr. Bushby, rector of Addington, in Bucks, but dying without issue, in 1785, his great possessions became vested in his niece,

JANE HASSELL, who married Colonel Johnstone, of the 1st regiment of Foot Guards, groom of the bedchamber, and comptroller and master of the household to his Royal Highness, George, Prince of Wales (afterwards GEORGE IV.), who assumed, by royal license, the surnames of KEMEYS-TYNTE. Colonel Kemeys Tynte d. in 1807, and his widow in 1825, leaving, with two daughters both unmarried, an only son, the present CHARLES-KEMEYS KEMEYSTYNTE, esq. of Halsewell House, in Somersetshire, and of Kevenmably, in Glamorganshire.

Kemeys, of Kebanmably.

The house of KEMEYS, originally De Camois, Camoes, and Camys, is of Norman extraction, and the name of its patriarch is to be found on the roll of Battle Abbey. Large possessions were granted to the family in the counties of Sussex and Surrey, and so early as the year 1258 Ralph de Camois was a baron by tenure. He was succeeded by his son, Ralph de Camois, who was summoned to parliament 49 HENRY III. and his descendants sat among the peers of the realm until the demise issueless in 5 HENRY VI. of Hugh de Camois, who left his sisters, Margaret, m. to Ralf Rademelde, and Aleanor, wife of Roger Lewknor, his coheirs, (see BURKE'S Extinct Peerage). A branch of the family, which had settled in Pembrokeshire, there enjoyed large

EDWARD KEMEYS, son of Edward Kemeys, who was at the conquest of Upper Gwent, married Nest, daughter and heiress of Andrew de Began, lord of Began, a lineal descendant of Blethyn Maynarch, lord of Brecon, and thus acquired the lordship of Began, which for centuries after was the principal abode of his descendants. His greatgreat-great-grandson,

JENKIN KEMEYS, of Began, married Crisley, daughter of Morgan ap Llewellen, and had one son and a daughter, viz.

JEVAN, his heir.

Margaret, m. to Jevan ap Morgan, of New Church, near Cardiff, in the county of Glamorgan, and was grandmother of

Morgan Williams, living temp. HENRY VIII. who espoused the sister of Thomas Cromwell, Earl of Essex, and had a son, Sir Richard Williams, who assumed at the desire of HENRY VIII. the surname of his uncle CROMWELL, and through the influence of that once powerful relative obtained wealth and station. His great-grandson was the Lord Protector OLIVER CROMWELL. From Jenkin Kemeys' son Jevan lineally descended

Glamorganshire, who m. Katherine, dau. of DAVID KEMEYS, esq. of Kevanmably, in Sir William Bawdripp, and was succeeded by his son,

RHYS KEMEYS, esq. of Llanvary, who wedded a daughter of William Aubrey, D.D. and was father of

SIR NICHOLAS KEMEYS, of Kevanmably, who represented the county of Glamorgan in parliament, and was created a BARONET 13th May, 1642. This gentleman, remark

* A branch settled in Ireland, and founded the

present highly respectable house of the name in that kingdom, of which H. Kemmis, esq. of Dublin, late captain in the Grenadier Guards, and M.P. for East Looe, is married to Colonel Tynte's youngest daughter, Henrietta.

able for his gigantic stature and strength, was preeminently distinguished by his loyalty to King CHARLES I. and on the breaking out of the civil war, having raised a regiment of cavalry, was invested with the command of Chepstow Castle, which he gallantly defended against a very superior force, under Cromwell himself; but that general's presence being required elsewhere, he left Colonel Ewer to prosecute the siege with seven companies of infantry, a train of artillery, and two squadrons of cavalry. The gallant Sir Nicholas Kemeys, however, with his son (afterwards Sir Charles) as his lieutenant, and one hundred and sixty men, held | out and made several brilliant sorties, until, the garrison being worn down with fatigue, | a breach was made, and the brave governor and forty men died in defending the castle to the last. Of such importance did Cromwell consider the capture of the castle of Chepstow, that parliament voted thanks to Colonel Ewer and his army, and ordered fifty pounds to be given to the messenger who brought the intelligence.

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SIR CHARLES KEMEYS, fourth baronet, of Kevanmably, knight of the shire for Monmouth in the last parliament of Queen ANNE, and for Glamorgan in the two succeeding parliaments. This gentleman when on his travels was shewn great attention by George I. of Hanover, and frequently joined the private circle of the Elector. When his majesty ascended the British throne, he was pleased to enquire why his old acquaintance Sir Charles Kemeys had not paid his respects at court, and commanding him to repair to St. James's, sent him a message, the substance of which was, that the King of England hoped that Sir Charles Kemeys recollected the number of pipes he had smoked with the Elector of Hanover in Germany. Sir Charles, who had retired from parliament, and was a staunch Jacobite, replied that he should be proud to pay his duty at St. James's to the Elector of Hanover, but that he never had had the honour of smoking a pipe with the King of England.

Sir Nicholas m. Jane, daughter of Sir Rowland Williams, knt. of Langibby, and left at his decease a son and successor, Sir Charles Kemeys d. s. p. when the baSIR CHARLES KEMEYS, the second baro-ronetcy expired, while his extensive estates net, of Kevanmably, M. P. for Glamorganshire, who m. first, Blanch, daughter of Sir Lewis Mansel, bart. but by her had no issue; and secondly, Margaret, daughter of Sir George Whitmore, lord mayor of London in 1631-2, by whom he left at his decease a son and successor,

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SIR CHARLES KEMEYS-TYNTE, bart. of Halsewell, who eventually inherited the estates of the family of KEMEYS, but died s. p. JANE TYNTE, who m. Major Hassell, and had a daughter and heiress,

devolved on his nephew, SIR CHARLES KeMEYS-TYNTE, bart. of Halsewell, at whose demise also issueless, his possessions vested in his niece, JANE HASSELL, who m. Colonel JOHNSTONE, afterwards KEMEYS-TYNTE, and was mother of the present Colonel KEMEYSTYNTE, of Halsewell and Kevanmably.

Arms-Quarterly: first quarterly; 1st and 4th, gu. a lion couchant, between six cross crosslets, arg. ; 2nd and 3rd, vert on a chev. arg. three pheons' heads sa.; second, az. two bars wavy arg. over all a bend gu. for HALSEWELL; third, sa. a manch arg. within a border or, an orle of lion-gambs erased in saltier gu. for WHARTON; fourth, az. a wolf's head erased arg. for LUPUS, Earl of Chester.

Crests-1st, on a mount vert, a unicorn 2nd, issuant from a ducal coronet, a demiaz. sejant, armed, crined, and unguled, or: griffin, or.

Supporters-Two griffins or, as carved in various parts of the family residence, and on the ancient plate and seals.

Motto-Dwu-dy-Ras.

Estates-In the counties of Somerset, Glamorgan, Monmouth, Surrey, Brecon, and Hereford.

JANE HASSELL, who wedded Seats-Halsewell House, Somersetshire; Colonel Johnstone, and was Kevanmably, or Cefn Mably, Glamorganmother of the present Colo-shire; and Burhill, in Surrey.

MONTGOMERY, OF GREY ABBEY.

MONTGOMERY, HUGH, esq. of Grey Abbey, in the county of Down, b. at Florence, 26th June, 1821, succeeded his father in May, 1831, and became representative of the branch of the house of Montgomery settled in Ireland, and of that of Braidstane in Scotland.

Lineage.

This is a scion of the noble family of Montgomery,* * Earls of Eglintoun, in Scotland. (Refer to BURKE's Peerage).

SIR ALEXANDER MONTGOMERIE descended from Roger de Montgomerie, kinsman of the CONQUEROR, and commander of the van guard at Hastings), was raised to the peerage of Scotland in 1448-9, as LORD MONTGOMERIE. He m. Margaret, second daughter of Sir Thomas Boyd, of Kilmarnock, and had a son,

ALEXANDER, master of Montgomerie, who m. Elizabeth, eldest daughter of Sir Adam Hepburn, of Hales, and

There is an old manuscript at Grey Abbey, written about the year 1696, by William Montgomery, of that place, son of the Hon. Sir James Montgomery, giving an account of this family, in which he remarks, "For the honour of the nation in general, let it be known to all that there is at this day the title of a counte or earle of the name in all his Majesty's four kingdoms; viz. Count de Montgomery, in France; Earl of Montgomery, in England; Earl of Eglintoun, in Scotland; and Earl of Mount Alexander, in Ireland; the like whereof cannot be truly said (as I believe) of any other surname in all the world." In the same manuscript he states, alluding to ROGER, fifth Count de Montgomery, who led the van at the battle of Hastings, "In anno 1652, I saw in Westminster Abbey, this ROGER's coat of arms and name written under it, as benefactor to the building thereof. He was in rank or place the seventh or eighth (as I remember) among the contributors to the said building, or to the convent thereof, but in anno 1664, I found that his name and arms, and all the rest (above forty noblemen's), were wholly razed out as writings (on a stone table book) are with a wet sponge."

died before his father, in 1452, leav-
ing three sons and a daughter, viz.
1. ALEXANDER, successor to his
grandfather, as second Lord
Montgomerie. His son and heir,
HUGH, third Lord Montgome-
rie, was created in 1507-8,
EARL of Eglintoun.

2. ROBERT, Laird of Braidstane.
3. Hugh, of Hislot.

1. Margaret, m. to Alexander, first Lord Home.

The second son of the Master of Montgomerie, and brother of the second lord,

ROBERT MONTGOMERY, obtained for his patrimony, from his grandfather, Alexander, first lord, in 1452, the lands of Braidstane, and thus became its laird. He was s. by his son,

ROBERT MONTGOMERY, Second Laird of Braidstane, who left a son and heir, ROBERT MONTGOMERY, third Laird of Braidstane, whose son and successor,

ADAM MONTGOMERY, fourth Laird of Braidstane, m. the eldest daughter of - Colquhoun, of Luss, and d. about 1550, leaving

two sons,

1. ADAM, who inherited as fifth Laird, and purchased other lands from Hugh, Earl of Eglintoun, m. the daughter of John Montgomery, of Hasilheads, and had four sons, viz.

1. HUGH (Sir), sixth Laird, who settled in Ireland, and was raised to the Peerage of that kingdom, in 1622, as VISCOUNT MONTGOMERY, of Ardes, in the county of Down. He had previously, anno 1605, obtained a grant from King JAMES I. of the third part of Con. O'Neil's great territory in the counties of Down and Antrim. His lordship was grandfather of HUGH, third Viscount Montgo

mery, who was created, in 1661, EARL OF MOUNT ALEXANDER, honours which expired with

THOMAS, the seventh Earl, in 1758.

2. George, in holy orders, dean of Norwich, afterwards BISHOP of MEATH, died in 1620, leaving an only child,

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