ROBERT BINGHAM, is said, in an old evidence, to have been lord of the manor of West Stafford, in 1246, and in an inquisition of the Abbey of Abbotsbury, 50 HENRY III. is stated to have given five shillings yearly rent in Upway, to that monastery. He m. Lucy, daughter and heir of Robert Turberville, knt. and was s. by his son,

ROBERT DE BINGHAM, who held at his death, 32 EDWARD I. a tenement in West Stafford, of the king in chief, by service of half a knight's fee, as of the manor of Way Bayouse, which manor the king purchased of the heirs of Stephen Bayouse, and also the manor of Wolcomb Bingham. He m. Eleanor, daughter of Sir Andrew Wake, by Jane, his wife, daughter and heir of Sir Roger St. John, and had a son and heir,

RICHARD DE BINGHAM, who is mentioned by inquisition to hold lands in Melcomb. He m. Parnelle, daughter of Sir Geoffrey Warnhulle or Warmwell, knt. by Ann, his wife, daughter of Sir John Mohun, and dying 11 EDWARD II. (1317) was s. by his son,

ROBERT DE BINGHAM, aged twenty-two at his father's decease, m. Catharine, daughter of Thomas Aston, and was father of

RICHARD DE BINGHAM, living in 1404,

to the Netherland, and as lieutenant to Colonel Henry Cavendish, behaved with great valour in the action of Rijmemam, near Mechlin, against John of Austria. In 1585, having already achieved by his good sword, a high martial reputation, Sir Richard was made governor of Connaught, and prominently distinguished himself, in conjunction with the Earl of Clanrickarde, in subduing Thomas O'Rourke and the Irish rebels. He continued for some years in the government of Connaught, but the Province having complained of his severity he was recalled to England, and committed to custody: but in 1598, he was sent back into Ireland, with the authority of Marshal of that kingdom, and General of Leinster, to reduce Tyrone, who had rebelled, but he died soon after his arrival, leaving an only daughter. His remains were brought over and interred in Westminster Abbey, where a tablet was placed, inscribed with these lines:

Here under resteth Sir Richard Bingham, knt. of the ancient family of the Binghams, of Bingham Melcomb, in the county of Dorset, who from his youth was trained up in military affairs, and served in the time of Queen Mary at St. Quintins, in the Western Islands of Scotland,

And in Britain: in the time of Queen Elizabeth, at Leith in Scotland:

In the isle of Candy under the Venetians;
At Cabo Chrio,

Catherine, his wife, daughter of Thomas Silvester, a son and successor,

ROBERT DE BINGHAM, of Melcomb, who m. Margaret, daughter of John Frampton, esq. of Moreton, (see page 194,) and dying in 1431, left two sons, Sir John Bingham, knt. who died issueless, and

RICHARD BINGHAM, esq. of Melcomb, who m. two wives, but left at his decease in 1480, issue only by the first Margaret, daughter of John Basket, esq. viz. a son and successor,

ROBERT BINGHAM, esq. of Melcomb, who m. Joan, daughter of John Delalynde, esq. of Winterbourne, Clenston, and had issue, ROBERT, his heir; William; Catherine, m. to William Lanterton, and Anne, m. to Mark Hayes. He d. in 1524, was buried at Melcomb, and s. by his elder son,

ROBERT BINGHAM, esq. of Melcomb, who m. Alice, daughter of Thomas Coker, esq. of Mapouder, and had eight sons and two daughters, viz.

1. ROBERT, his heir.

II. Christopher.

III. Richard (Sir), knt. one of the most eminent soldiers of the period in which he lived. In 1578, he proceeded with many other volunteers

in the civil wars of France,

in the Netherlands,

and at Smerwick,

where the Romans and Irish were vanquished. After he was made governor of Connaught, where he overthrew the Irish Scots, expelled the traitorous Orourke, suppressed divers rebellions, and that with small charges to her Majesty ; maintaining that province in a flourishing state, by the space of thirteen years. Finally for his good services was made Marshall of Ireland and General of Leinster;

Where, at Dublin, in an assured faith in Christ, he ended this transitory Life, the 19th of Jan.-An. Dom. 1598 Æt. 70.

Camden mentions Sir Richard as "Vir genere claro et antiquo in agro Dorsettensi, sed veteranæ militiæ gloria clarior."

IV. GEORGE (Sir) knt. who served under his brother in the Irish wars, and was governor of Sligo about the year 1596, where he was afterwards killed by Ulick Burgh, an ensign, who delivered up the castle to O'Donnel and the Irish insurgents. Sir George, in

VII. Mary, d. 1742.

Mr. Bingham, for more than forty years in the commission of the peace, represented Bridport, and subsequently the county of Dorset in Parliament. He died in 1735, aged sixty-nine, and was s. by his eldest son,

RICHARD BINGHAM, esq. of Melcomb Bingham, barrister-at-law, whom. Martha, daughter of William Batt, esq. of Salisbury, and by her, (who wedded secondly Perry Buckley, esq. of Winkfield Place, Berks, and d. in 1765,) had three sons, namely, RICHARD, his heir.

William, D.D. archdeacon of London, who m. Agnes, daughter of

rien, esq. and had issue,

1. Robert-Turberville.

2. Arthur.

3. John-Batt.

1. Martha-Buckley.

2. Mary.

Dor

John, died at Calcutta, in 1760. Mr. Bingham died in 1755, aged fifty-eight, and was s. by his son,

RICHARD BINGHAM, esq. of Melcomb Bingham, colonel of the Dorsetshire militia, b. in 1740, who m. first, in 1766, Sophia, daughter of Charles Halsey, esq. of Great Gaddesden, in Herts, (see vol. ii. p. 620,) and had by her, who died in 1773, two sons and one daughter, viz.

RICHARD, his heir.

William, fellow of New College, Oxford, b. 1771, rector of Cameley, in Somersetshire, and of Melbury Bubb, in Dorsetshire, m. at Langley, Berks, 20th April, 1797, Emily, daughter of General William Wynyard, and d. at Kensington, 27th May, 1810, leaving issue,

1. William-Wynyard, b. 18th January, 1798, fellow of New College, died unm.

2. GEORGE, b. in 1803, in holy or-
ders, present head of the family.
3. Richard-Hippesley, b. in Octo-
ber, 1804, in the East India Com-
pany's military service.

4. Charles-William, born, after his
father's death, 15th October,
1810, fellow of New College.
1. Amelia-Georgiana, deceased.
2. Sophia-Matilda, m. in 1826, to
Robert-Francis Wright, esq.

Mr.

Charles-Cox, born 1772, died at the Royal Arsenal, Woolwich, in 1835, colonel R.A. m. Sarah, daughter of Samuel Hayter, esq. and had issue,

1. George-William, R. Artillery, b.
15th September, 1801.

2. Richard-Clavell, an officer in the
army, b. 10th May, 1810.
3. Charles, royal artillery, b. 1815.
4. Edmund-Hayter, b. in 1820.
1. Mary-Frances, m. in 1833, to the
Rev. Henry Stevens, eldest son
of the Dean of Rochester.
2. Emma.

3. Sophia.

Sophia, m. to William Richards Clavell, esq. of Smedmore.

Bingham, m. secondly, 26th October, 1775, Elizabeth, daughter of John Ridout, esq. of Dean's Lease, and had by her George-Ridout (Sir), K.C.B. & T. S. of

Dean's Lease, b. 21st July, 1777, major-general in the army, and colonel of the rifle corps. This distinguished officer commanded the second battalion of the 53d regiment under the Duke of Wellington, during the whole of the campaigns in Portugal, Spain, and France. Sir George had the charge of Buonaparte from England to St. Helena, and in that Island he remained several years as lieutenantcolonel of the 53d. He m. in September, 1814, Emma-Septima, youngest daughter of Edmund-Morton Pleydell, esq. of Whatcombe House, in Dorsetshire, but d. s. p. 3rd January,

1833. John, b. 18th March, 1785, lieutenant, R.N.m. Fanny, daughter of C. Woolcombe, esq. and has issue. Mary, m. to Nathaniel-Tryon Still, esq. captain in the army, and had issue. Leonora, m. twice, without issue. Mr. Bingham died in 1823, and was s. by his eldest son,

RICHARD BINGHAM, esq. of Melcomb Bingham, b. in 1768, who attained the rank of lieutenant-general in the army. He m. Miss Priscilla Carden, a relation of Sir John Carden, bart., but dying without issue in 1829, devised all his estates to his widow for life, with remainder to his nephew, the REV. GEORGE BINGHAM, the present representative of the family.

Arms-Az. a bend cotized between six crosses patee or.

Crest-A spread eagle rising from a rock,

ppr.

Motto-Spes mea Christus.
Estates-In Dorsetshire.

Seat-Melcombe Bingham, Dorset.

Jane.

Isabella.

CAPTAIN CHRISTOPHER MASON, nearly allied to or immediately descended from Sir John Mason, of Sion, in Middlesex, is the acknowledged ancestor of the different branches of the family which became settled in Ireland. From his eldest son derived Sir John Mason, knight, of Waterford, M. P. whose grandson, Aland-John Mason, esq. M.P. for the county of Waterford, in 1749, married in 1739, Lady Elizabeth Villiers, who was created in 1767 COUNTESS GRANDISON, and was father of George, late Earl of Grandison.

From a younger son of Captain Christopher Mason, sprung

CHRISTOPHER MASON, esq. whose son, ROBERT MASON, esq. became seated at Masonbrook, in the county of Galway. He m. Mary Watson, of the Rockingham family, relict of Jonathan Aland, esq. of Waterford, and grand-daughter, maternally, of John De Witt, the celebrated but unfortunate Pensionary of Holland, who with his brother, was massacred by the populace in 1672. By this lady, Mr. Mason had issue, ROBERT, his heir.

Margaret, m. to Charles Lyons, esq. of Ladiston, in Westmeath, and dying in 1749, aged 70, left issue,

Charles Lyons, of Ladiston, m. and had issue.

John Lyons, father of Hugh Montgomery Lyons, esq. of Drogheda. Samuel Lyons, of Antigua. The son and successor,

ROBERT MASON, esq. of Masonbrook, m. Sarah, eldest daughter of George Monck, esq. of St. Stephen's Green, Dublin, by the Hon. Mary Molesworth, his wife, daughter

of Robert first Viscount Molesworth, and by this lady, (the authoress of some elegant poetical pieces which, after her decease, were published by her grandfather, Lord Molesworth, under the title of "Poems by Miranda,) Mr. Mason had issue,

JOHN-MONCK, his heir, of Masonbrook,

M. P.. barrister-at-law, a commissioner of the revenue, and a member of the privy council in Ireland. The right honourable gentleman was known as a commentator on Shakspeare, and editor of Massinger. He m. in 1766, Catherine, second daughter of the late Henry Mitchell, esq. of Glasnevin, in the county of Dublin, but died without issue, having previously sold to the Right Hon. DenisBowes Daly, the family estate of Masonbrook.

HENRY-MONCK, of whom presently. William,lieutenant inOtway's regiment, killed at Quebec.

Robert-Watson, died young.

Judith, m. 1753, Thomas Monck, esq.
barrister-at-law, M.P. and had issue,
Charles-Stanley Monck, who was
elevated to the Peerage as BARON
MONCK, in 1797. His son is the
present EARL of RATHDowne.
(See BURKE'S Peerage.)
Thomas-Stanley Monck, who m.
Jane, daughter of the Rev. A.
Staples.

William-Domville-Stanley Monck,

M.P.

Anne-Isabella Monck, m. in 1777, to Cornwallis, 1st Lord Hawarden.