GALTON, OF DUDDESTON HOUSE. GALTON, SAMUEL-TERTIUS, esq. of Duddeston House, in the county of Warwick, b. 23rd March, 1783, m. 30th March, 1807, Frances-Anne-Violetta, eldest daughter of Erasmus Darwin, M.D. by Elizabeth, his wife, widow of Colonel Pole, of Radbourne, in Derbyshire, and has issue, о DARWIN, b. 18th March, 1814. Lucy-Harriot, m. 29th March, 1832, to James Moilliet, Emma-Sophia. Mr. Galton succeeded his father 19th June, 1832. He is a magistrate and deputy-lieutenant for the county of Warwick. Lineage. The name of Galton is of ancient occurrence in the county of Dorset. Hutchins, in his history of that shire, makes mention of the heirs of Simon de Galton, as holding of Walter de Hogle, and he of the King in chief, by knight's service, the hamlet of Galton, surveyed in Doomsday Book, in two parcels, by the designation of Galtone or Gaveltone. The Rev. John Galton, M.A. of New College, Oxford, and vicar of Lulworth, during fifty years, was b. in 1578, and the Rev. Edward Galton held the rectory of Wareham, in 1661. The immediate ancestor of the Warwickshire family, HUBERT GALTON, of Kingston Winterbourn, in Dorsetshire, d. in 1662, leaving, with three daughters-Dorothy, b. in 1648; Mary, b. in 1655; and Edith, b. in 1658, who all died unmarried, an only son, JOHN GALTON, esq. of Yatton, in the county of Somerset, b. in 1650, who m. Bridget, relict of John Tucker, esq. and d. in 1695, leaving a son and successor, JOHN GALTON, esq. of Yatton, b. in 1671, who m. in 1703, Sarah Button, and had three sons and four daughters, namely, JOHN, of Duddeston, in the county of ROBERT, of Bristol, merchant, b. in Mary, both d. s. p. SAMUEL GALTON, esq. of Duddeston House, in the county of Warwickshire, b. in 1720, m. Mary, daughter of Joseph Farmer, esq. and left at his decease, with four daughters, Sarah, Mary, Elizabeth, and Hannah, who all d. issueless, a son, SAMUEL GALTON, esq. F.R.S. of Duddeston House, b. 18 June, 1753, who m. Lucy, eldest daughter of Robert Barclay, esq., of Ury, in Kincardineshire, M.P. for that county, by Lucy, his first wife, daughter of Robert Barclay, esq. of London, and had issue, SAMUEL-TERTIUS, his heir. Theodore, b. 1st April, 1784, d. in 1809. Ewan-Cameron, b. in 1791, d. in 1800. Mary-Anne, m. in 1806, to Lambert Sophia, m. in 1833, to Charles Brewin, esq. Adele, m. in 1827, to John Kaye Booth, M.D. of Brush House, in Mr. Galton d. 19 June, 1832, and was s. by his eldest son, the present SAMUel Tertius GALTON, esq. six fleurs de lys of the second, an eagle's Arms-Erm. on a fess engr. gu. between head erased arg. between two bezants. Crest-On a mount vert, an eagle erm. looking up at the sun or, its claw resting on a fleur de lys gu. Motto-Gaudet luce videri. Estates-In Warwickshire and Somersetshire. Residence-Leamington. GALTON, OF WARLEY HALL. GALTON, HUBERT-JOHN-BARCLAY, esq. of Warley Hall, in the county of Salop, b. 6th April, 1789, m. in 1814, Mary, daughter of Robert Barclay, esq. of Clapham, in Surrey, and has had issue, GALTON, JOHN-HOWARD, esq. of Hadzor House, in the county of Worcester, b. 8th November, 1794, m. in 1819, Isabella, only surviving child of Joseph Strutt, esq. and has issue, THEODORE-HOWARD, b. 2nd October, 1820. Herman-Ernest, b. 25th March, 1825. Robert-Cameron, b. 17th November, 1830, at Chatelaine, near Geneva. Mr. John-Howard Galton is a magistrate and deputy-lieutenant for the county of Worcester, and has served as high sheriff for that shire. Lineage. For descent and arms refer to those of Mr. Galton, of Duddeston, the chief of the family, and eldest brother of Mr. Galton, of Hadzor House. Estates-In Worcestershire and Somersetshire. Seat-Hadzor House, near Droitwich. SMITH, OF LYDIATE. SMITH, RICHARD-BRYAN, esq. of Pygon's Hill, Lydiate, in the county of Lancaster, his Majesty's Hanoverian consul at Liverpool, b. 14th June, 1793, m. 4th September, 1824, Marianne, second daughter of William Egerton Jeffreys, esq. of Tilley Park, near Wem, and of Coton Hill, near Shrewsbury, a magistrate and deputy-lieutenant for Shropshire, and has a daughter, MARY-EMMA. Mr. Smith succeeded his father 3rd June, 1831, is fellow of the Society of Antiquaries, and of the Royal Society of Literature, of London, and fellow of the Royal Society of Northern Antiquaries of Copenhagen. He is author of an interesting Tour in the Northern Countries of Europe. Lineage. WILLIAM JEFFREYS, of Wem, was father of another This family was originally established in Cumberland, but it removed early in the last century into the county of Lancaster. WILLIAM JEFFREYS, of Wem, who m. MarBRYAN SMITH, esq. son of Bryan Smith, garet Allen, and dying in 1774, having had, of Whitehaven, and grandson of another with two daughters, Elizabeth, m. to BenjaBryan Smith, of the same place, settled in min Barnet, esq. of Soulton; and Margaret, Liverpool in 1739, and m. on the 12th No-m. to John Harrison, esq. of Aldford, a son, vember, in that year, Mary Whitley, grandniece of Cuthbert Sharples, mayor of Liverpool in 1699, by whom he had three sons, RICHARD, who d. in Jamaica, in 1773, Bryan-Sidney, b. 25th August, Richard-Maclean, born 29th WILLIAM JEFFREYS, esq. b. in 1716, who THOMAS JEFFREYS, esq. of Wem, b. 2nd May, 1743, m. 30th September, 1771, Mary, daughter of William Bayley, esq. and had by that lady, who d. 19th December, 1802, aged fifty-four, two sons and two daughters, WILLIAM-EGERTON, his heir. Thomas, b. 28th December, 1774, m. 25th May, 1815, Elizabeth Percival, Mary, m. 24th December, 1797, to Susannah-Margaret Badger, m. Susannah, d. unm. 3rd November, 1802. Mr. Jeffreys d. 22nd August, 1818, aged seventy-five, and was s. by his son, Sarah, daughter and co-heir of William Corfield, esq. of Shrewsbury, and has issue, Mr. Smith was, during the late war, commandant of the "Queen's Battery," on the river Mersey, manned by volunteer artillery; and, for his long services, received WILLIAM - EGERTON JEFFREYs, esq. of the thanks of the secretary of state, and the Tilley Park, near Wem, and of Coton Hill, rank of captain (during the war only), in near Shrewsbury, a magistrate and deputy 1805. He was, for upwards of twenty years, lieutenant for Shropshire, b. 11th Septema commissioner and chairman of the " Sea-ber, 1773, who m. 4th September, 1799, man's Hospital," at Liverpool, in consequence of which duties he declined to be nominated a justice of the peace (to act at Lydiate) for the county of Lancaster, when requested in 1820, and he was an honorary freeman of Liverpool, a distinction unanimously granted by that corporation in 1829, "for his public services.' This highly respected gentleman d. 3rd June, 1831, and was s. by his only son, the present RICHARD BRYAN SMITH, esq. of Lydiate. Family of Jeffreys. This is a branch of the ancient Welsh family of JEFFREYS, a descendant of which was the notorious JUDGE JEFFREYS. (See BURKE'S Extinct Peerage). WILLIAM JEFFREYS, the quaker, another descendant of the same line, resided in the present house at Wem, which was built in 1656. His son, WILLIAM-EGERTON, b. 22nd December, 1806. Harriet. MARIANNE, m. 4th September, 1824, to Arms-Erm. on a fess engr. or between three squirrels sejant arg. each holding a marygold slipped ppr. three roundlets, barry of six arg. and az. Crest-On a mount, a squirrel as in the Seat-Pygon's Hill, Lydiate, near Orms kirk. BRADLEY, OF GORE COURT. BRADLEY-DYNE, FRANCIS, esq. of Gore Court, in Kent, b. 23rd January, 1790, m. in 1822, the Hon. Mary-Jane Harris, youngest daughter of Lord Harris, and has two sons, viz. FRANCIS-GEORGE, b. 21st June, 1823. Musgrave-James, b. 16th September, 1827. This gentleman, who succeeded his father, in 1820, is a magistrate and deputy-lieutenant for Kent, of which county he served the office of sheriff, in 1837. He is also captain in the East Kent regiment of militia. Lineage. The surname of Dyne, (formerly Dine,) occurs in the most ancient records extant, and is to be found on the roll of Battle Abbey, in the immediate vicinity of which some members of the family possess estates, though under a different appellation at the present period. The Kentish branch was seated in Kent temp. HENRY VIII. HENRY DINE, esq. who held lands by descent, in Bethersden, Kent, m. in 1564, Elizabeth Longley, and was father of JAMES DYNE, esq. whose son, JOHN DYNE, esq. buried in the chancel at Bethersden, 1646, left by Margaret, his wife, daughter of Baker, of Ripplecourt, in Kent, a son and heir, JOHN DYNE, esq. who m.' .Timothea, daughter and co-heir of Thomas Dyne, esq. of Sussex, and had, by her, who died and was buried at Westfield, in 1682, leaving two sons, namely, I. THOMAS, of Westfield and Lankhurst, who was buried at the former place, in 1723, leaving, by Johanna Elkin, his wife, a son, EDWARD, of Lankhurst, who m. MARY-FLETCHER, baptized at HENRY DYNE, esq. m. Elizabeth Crowhurst, niece of Francis Whitfield, esq. of Thornhouse, in Bethersden, and dying in 1706, was buried in the chancel of the church there, leaving a son, JOHN DYNE, esq. (buried at Bethersden in 1746,) who m. Elizabeth, daughter of — Tylden, esq. of Shadoxhurst, and had by her, who d. in 1776, with other issue, who d. s. p. three sons, John, b. in 1725, who left issue, Edward, who settled in Somerset- EDWARD, of whom presently. William, b. in 1730, m. in 1758, Effield, daughter of James Chapman, esq. of Molash, in Kent, and d. 18th April, 1800, leaving issue. The second son, EDWARD DYNE, esq. born in 1727, m. at St. Nicholas, Rochester, in September, 1755, Elizabeth, daughter of Andrew Hawes, esq. and had, by her, who d. in 1793, two sons, ANDREW-HAWES, his heir. Thomas, who m. Mary, daughter and heir of Peter Fountain, esq. of London, a lineal descendant of the poet, Le Fontaine, and left one daughter. Mr. Dyne d. in 1793, and was s. by his son, ANDREW-HAWES DYNE, esq. of Gore Court, in Kent, who made considerable additions to his property, and marrying, in 1783, Frances, sister and heir of James Bradley, esq. secretary to the Board of Control, on its first formation, assumed, at Mr. Bradley's decease, by sign manual in 1800, the surname of Bradley. By this lady he had issue, FRANCIS, his heir. James, commander, R.N. m. Caroline, Elizabeth, m. first, to M. Hoy, esq. of Margaret, m. to the Rev. Allen Morgan, Mr. Dyne Bradley died in 1820, devising Gore Court, together with other estates and extensive Woodlands, in Kent, to his widow, for life, with remainder to his eldest son, Francis, (the present possessor) in fee, upon whose marriage, in 1822, his mother surrendered her life estate to him, and he went to reside at Gore Court. Mr. Dyne Bradley was author of some publications on Tithes, which attracted attention during the discussion of that question previous to their commutation. Arms-Quarterly, first and fourth, sa. a fesse eng. arg. in chief a mullet between two crosses formée fitchee, all within a bordure, also engrailed of the last for BRADLEY. Second and third arg. two bars gemelles between three escallops gu. for DYNE. Crests-First, a dexter arm, embowed in armour holding a battle axe, all ppr. for BRADLEY; second, an heraldic antelope's head erased, armed and maned, or, langued gu. for DYNG. Estates-In Kent. Seat-Gore Court, near Sittingbourne. BEAUMONT, OF BARROW-UPON-TRENT. BEAUMONT, JOHN, esq. of Barrow-upon-Trent, in the county of Derby, b. 22nd July, 1826, succeeded his father, 11th March, 1834. Lineage. The ancient family of BEAUMONT deduces its descent from the early sovereigns of France, and was established in England by HENRY DE BEAUMONT, son of Lewis de Brienne, by Agnes, his wife, Viscountess De Beaumont and Mayne, who came, according to general supposition, from his native country, at the instance of Queen ELEANOR, consort of EDWARD I. and bore many eminent employments in the state, for which he acquired considerable territorial grants, and was summoned to Parliament as a BARON in 1309. For more ample details of this distinguished nobleman, and for full particulars of his immediate successors, refer to BURKE'S EX TINCT and Dormant Peerage and BURKE's Peerage and Baronetage. His direct descendant, SIR THOMAS BEAUMONT, knt. Lord of Basquerville, in Normandy, and captain of Galliarde, (second son of John Lord Beaumont, knight of the Garter,) was retained with John Plantagenet, Duke of Bedford, Regent of France, temp. HENRY VI. to serve in the French wars. He m. Philippa, daughter and heir of Thomas Maureward, esq. of Coleorton, in the county of Leicester, and dying in 1457, left two sons, I. JOHN (Sir), knt. of Coleorton, slain at Towton, fighting for the Red Rose, 29th March, 1461. He was ancestor of the BEAUMONTS of Coleorton, now represented by SIRGEORGE-HOWLAND-WILLOUGH BY BEAUMONT, bart. of Coleorton. II. THOMAS, of whose line we have to treat. The second son, THOMAS BEAUMONT, esq. was seated at Thringston, near Coleorton, in the county of Leicester, and was living there in 1495. He m. Anne, daughter of Sir Robert Moton, of Peckleton, in the same shire, and left at his decease a son and successor, THOMAS BEAUMONT, esq. of Thringston, who granted, about the year 1530, to John |