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James Seddon.

Robert Seddon, who m. first, his
cousin Mary, daughter of Stret-
tell Seddon, esq., of Darley, in
Lancashire, and secondly,Judith,
daughter of R. Wetherell, esq.
of Liverpool.

Elias Seddon, deceased.
Thomas Seddon, deceased.
Strettell Seddon, who m. Mary,
daughter of R. Wetherell, esq.
and has a son, Strettell.
Margaret Seddon, d. unm.
Ellen Seddon.

Mary Seddon, died unm.

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Arms-Gu. an inescutcheon within an orle

of martlets arg: all within a bordure engrailed or, charged with crosses crosslet.

Crest-In front of two crosses crosslet
white lily slipped, ppr.
fitchée, in saltire, the flower and stem of a

Motto-In candore decus.
Estate-In Lancashire.

memorable '45, when the Duke of Cumber-
Seat-Swinton Hall, Lancashire. In the
land marched through Lancashire on his
way to Scotland to suppress the insurrection
in favour of CHARLES-EDWARD, his Royal
Highness with part of his army, passed
through Swinton, and having halted in one

Ellen, m. to Jeremiah Royle, esq. of of the adjacent fields, sent for provisions to

Manchester.

The youngest son,

Swinton Hall, then in the possession of James Strettell, esq. the present proprietor's great-grandfather. The family, whose principles were hostile to the House of Hanover, became much alarmed, and having surrendered all but the plate, they sunk that to the bottom of a deep well, which is still HENRY STRETTELL, of the Inner Tem- under the house, and still made use of.

ELIAS CHADWICK, esq. of Swinton Hall, in Lancashire, m. 14th August, 1806, Alice, daughter of Henry Arrowsmith, esq. of Astley, in the same county, by Elizabeth,* his wife, and had issue,

This lady m. secondly, the Rev. Daniel Birkett, vicar of Leigh, in Lancashire, and by him had issue,

Thomas Birkett, in holy orders, vicar of
South Tawton, Devon.

William Birkett, in holy orders, m. Mary,

daughter of Samuel Horrocks, esq. M.P. for Preston, and has issue, Augustus-Henry.

William-Trevenem.
George-Gilbert.
Mary-Elizabeth.
Frances.

HOPE, OF DEEPDENE.

HOPE, HENRY-THOMAS, esq. of Deepdene, in the county of Surrey, and of Trenant Park, Cornwall, succeeded his father in 1831.

Mr. Hope is in the commission of the peace for Gloucestershire and Surrey, and M. P. for the city of Gloucester.

Lineage.

The surname of Hope is of great antiquity in North Britain, and so early as 1296, John de Hope swore fealty to EDWARD I. of England. The immediate ancestor of the existing families of Hope,

JOHN DE HOPE, is stated to have come from France in the retinue of Magdalene, queen of JAMES V. in 1537, and to have settled in Scotland. He m. Elizabeth Cumming, and had a son,

whose male line ceased with his grandson, Lieut. - general SIR JOHN-BRUCE HOPE, seventh Baronet of Craighall, in 1766. ARCHIBALD (Sir), of Rankeillor, appointed a lord of session in 1689. His son, THOMAS, s. as eighth Baronet of Craighall, upon the demise of his cousin in 1766, and from him descends the present BARONET of Craighall, undoubted chief of the name. II. THOMAS (Sir), of whom presently. III. ALEXANDER (Sir), of Grantoun, cupbearer to CHARLES I. d. s. p. 1680. IV. JAMES (Sir), of Hopetoun, appointed a lord of session in 1649, ancestor of the EARLS of HOPETOUN. (See BURKE'S Peerage.)

The second son,

SIR THOMAS HOPE, of Kerse, b. August, 1606, was constituted in 1640, colonel of the troop of horse raised by the College of Justice to attend General Leslie, as his life guard, when he marched into England at the head of the Scottish army. He was EDWARD HOPE, one of the most conside-appointed a lord of session and lord justicerable inhabitants of Edinburgh, temp. Queen MARY, and a great promoter of the reformation. In 1560, he was chosen one of the commissioners for that metropolis to the parliament then convened. His son,

HENRY HOPE, a very eminent merchant, married a French lady, Jacqueline de Tott, and was father of

THOMAS HOPE, who, being bred to the Scottish bar, first attained eminence in 1606, by his defence of the six ministers, (clergymen) tried for high treason, for denying that the king possessed authority in matters ecclesiastical; and acquired eventually the largest fortune ever accumulated by a memher of the legal profession in Scotland. He was appointed king's advocate, and created a BARONET of Nova Scotia, 11th February, 1628. This eminent person married Elizabeth, daughter of John Bennet, by whom he had fourteen children; three of whom were upon the bench, when he pleaded, as lord advocate, before them; and to this circumstance, tradition assigns the privilege which that officer of the crown enjoys of pleading covered in the supreme court of judicature, it being deemed indecorous that a father should stand uncovered before his sons. Of his children, the four eldest sons were,

I. JOHN (Sir), of Craighall, appointed a lord of session 27th July, 1632, and assumed the title of Lord Craighall. He d. in 1655, and left, with daughters, two sons,

general 13th November, 1641; and was nominated one of the commissioners to treat with the parliament of England about the most effectual method of suppressing the Irish rebellion. He had two sons, namely, 1. ALEXANDER (Sir), of Kerse, created

a BARONET 30th May, 1672. His great-grandson, SIR ALEXANDER HOPE, fourth Baronet of Kerse, sold that noble inheritance to SIR LAWRENCE DUNDAS, bart.

II. HENRY.

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THOMAS HOPE, esq. of Deepdene, in Surrey, and of Duchess Street, London, the celebrated author of " Anastasius," acquired high reputation as a literary man himself, and as an encourager of literature and the fine arts. Early in life, Mr. Hope travelled over various parts of Europe, Asia, and Africa; and having, with a refined taste, acquired a facility of drawing, brought home a large collection of sketches, principally of architecture and sculpture. On his return, founding his judgment on what he had seen during his travels, he devoted much time and study in fitting up the interior of his mansion in Duchess Street, partly from the designs he had collected, and partly in imi- | tation of the best specimens, both ancient and modern, in Italy. In 1805, he published the drawings he had made for his furniture in a folio volume, entitled, "Household Furniture and Decorations;" and that work led the way to a complete revolution in the upholstery and decoration of houses. "Mr. Hope," says a recent writer, "was, in all respects, a munificent patron of arts and of artists, and even of the humbler mechanic; for he has been known to traverse obscure alleys, lanes, and courts, to find out and employ men of skill and talent in their respective pursuits. Thorwaldsen, the Danish sculptor, was chiefly indebted to him for the early support and patronage he experienced. The genius of young Chantry was called into action, whilst the more mature talents of Flaxman were honouraby employed. These are only a few of the numerous stances in which his liberality was nobly and advantageously exhibited.'

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*.* It is remarkable that this beautiful spot is described by the old topographer Aubrey, by the name of its future owner. His words are as follows: "A long hope, i. e. according to Virgil, deductus vallis, is contrived in the most pleasant and delightful solitude for house, gardens, orchards, boscages, &c. that I have seen in England; it deserves a poem, and was a subject worthy of Mr. Cowley's muse. The true name of this Hope is Dipden, quasi Deepdene." The natural beauties of Deepdeyne were first moulded into cultivation by the Hon. Charles Howard, who died possessed of the estate in 1714. His grandson, Charles Howard, esq. of Deepdene, became eventually Duke of Norfolk, and was father of the late duke, who sold the Deepdene in 1791, to Sir William Burrell, bart.; Sir William's son and successor, Sir Charles-Merrick Burrell, bart. sold the Deepdene to the late THOMAS HOPE, esq. who considerably enlarged the in-house, and subsequently added to the grounds the estate of Chart Park, which he purchased of Sir Charles Talbot, bart. Betchworth Castle has since been added to the property.

In 1809, appeared Mr. Hope's "Costume of the Ancients;" three years after, his Designs of Modern Costumes;" and sub

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DIGBY, OF OSBERTSTOWN.

DIGBY, The Reverend JOHN, of Osbertstown, in the county of Kildare, and of New Park, in the county of Meath, m. in 1796, Elizabeth, daughter and co-heir of Edward Borr, esq. of Spring Park, in the latter shire, and by her, who died in 1806, has had issue,

SIMON, b. 11th November, 1797, m. 7th January, 1830, Elizabeth-Anne-Ella, only daughter of John Morse, esq. of Abbots Wooton, in Dorsetshire, and late of Sprowston Hall, Norfolk, by whom he has, with three daughters, a son,

KENELM-ROY.

Edward, lieutenant R.N. m. Sarah, daughter of - Crawford, esq. of Orangefield, in Downshire, and has issue. John-Charles, m. Marianne, daughter of Church, esq. of Listowel, in the county of Kerry, and died in September, 1836.

George, in holy orders, m. Juliana, dau. of

esq. of Leeds.

Alfred, m. Margaretta, daughter of
Montreal, Upper Canada.

Chorley,

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Mr. Digby m. secondly, in 1818, Miss Borr, daughter of Christopher Borr, esq. of Ballendoolan, in the county of Kildare, and has also issue by her. He succeeded his father in 1824, and has been forty years a magistrate for the counties of Meath and Kildare.

Lineage.

Of the great house of Digby, which for centuries past has stood preeminent in the rank of British aristocracy, pedigrees are to be found in numerous county and genealogical works. Of these, the fullest, perhaps, is that given by Pennant in his tour from Chester to London, and that writer states, that he derived the information on which he founded it," from the extensive genealogy of the family, compiled at the cost of fourteen hundred pounds, by the famous Sir Kenelm Digby, in the year 1634, with the use of which, his neighbour, Watkin Williams, had favoured him." From that valuable compilation, as well as from extensive additional collections, the following details are derived.

The first recorded ancestor,

Elmar, "Anglus Saxonicus qui tenuit terras in Tilton, com. Leicr." had two sons, Everard and William. The second,

WILLIAM, by Letitia Dalby, his wife, was father of WALTER de Tilton, and

ROBERT de Digeby, who is further written, "et de Tilton post mortem Walteri." He m. his cousin, Christiana, daughter of his uncle, Everard, and had a son and suc

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SIR JOHN DE DIGEBY, who died 53 HENRY III. leaving by Arabella Herecourt, his wife, a son and heir,

JOHN DE DIGEBY, father of

ROBERT DE DIGEBY, whose son, by Sibilla, his wife, was

JOHN DIGBIE, the first named by Collins in his account of the family. He was six times commissioner for the gaol delivery of the county of Warwick, from the 11th to the 33rd of EDWARD I. and served that monarch in his wars. He lies buried at Tilton, under a tomb adorned with his effigies at full length, and a shield of his arms of the fleur de lys, with the sun and moon thereon, and the inscription, "Johan de Digebie gist icy, praiez pour lui." He m. Elizabeth, daughter of Sir Walter de Osvile, knt. and had a son and successor,

ROBERT DE DIGBIE, who m. Catharine, sister and co-heir of Simon Pakenham, of Kirby, and had two sons, Simon, who died before 9 HENRY V. and

SIR EVERARD de Digbie, knt. of Tilton and Drystoke. He m. Ágnes, daughter and co-heir of John Clarke, and relict of Richard Siddrell, by whom he had a son

and successor,

EVERARD DIGBIE, of Tilton, Digbie, and Drystoke, who fell at Towton, fighting un

der the Lancastrian banner, high sheriff for the county of Rutland, and M.P. for that shire. His wife was Jacqueta, daughter and co-heir of Sir John Ellys, of Devonshire, and he had by her, beside one daughter, seven sons,

1. EVERARD (Sir), knt. lord of Tilton and Drystoke, sheriff of Rutland 1459, 1486, and 1499, and M. P. for that shire from the 25th to the 38th of HENRY VI. He died in 1509, leaving a son and heir,

SIR EVERARD DIGBY, ancestor of the senior branch of the family, the DIGBYS of DRYSTOKE, of which was the celebrated SIR KENELM DIGBY.

II. SIMON (Sir), knight, of whom pre-
sently.

III. JOHN (Sir), knt. ancestor of the
DIGBYS of NORTH LUFFENHAM and
RED HALL.

IV. ROWLAND, who acquired Welby, in
Leicestershire, temp. HENRY VIII.
in marriage with Agnes, daughter of
Richard Ashley, and relict (or by
some accounts, daughter and heir) of
John Sheldon. His son and suc-
cessor,

WILLIAM DIGBY, esq. of Welby, m. Jane, daughter of J. Ramsey, by his wife, Margaret Danvers, of Hitcham, Bucks, and was s. by his son,

WILLIAM DIGBY, esq. of Welby,

who m. first, Elizabeth Dixwell, of Over, in Warwickshire; and secondly, a daughter of Carlton. By the former he had a son and successor,

THOMAS DIGBY, esq. of Welby,

who sold that estate, and is the last of this branch, whose marriage is recorded in the visitations. He m. Ann-Peto, dau. of Henry de Cherterton, and had two sons and three daughters, viz.

1. John, b. in 1597.

2. William, b. in 1598.
1. Elizabeth.

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1. Anne, m. to Libæus Derby, of Gadsby.

2. Katherine, m. first, to Simon Wheeler, esq. of Kenilworth ; and secondly, to John Fisher, esq. of Packington Magna. She was mother, by her second husband, of Sir Clement Fisher, bart. of Packington, and lies buried in the church there, under a monument with the arms of Fisher and Digby impaled.

3. Bridget.

4. Elizabeth. The eldest son,

JOHN DIGBY, esq. of St. Julian's, Herts, m. Elizabeth Beck, and had a son and successor, EVERARD DIGBY, esq. who married Alice Fulbram, and had two sons, John and Thomas. The latter m. Maria, dau. of Francis Nele, and relict of Sampson Erdswick, and previously of Everard Digby, esq. of Drystoke. The former,

John Digby, esq. had a son, Simon,

the last of this branch of whom we have any account.

VI. LIBEUS (Sir), knt. of Coates and North Luffenham, whose son and heir,

THOMAS, of Coates, had an only daughter,

ANNE, m. to John Burton, esq. of Stockerston, in Leicestershire, to whom she carried a large estate, and by whom she had Sir Thomas Burton, knt. created a BARONET 20 JAMES I.

VII. BENJAMIN, of London, ancestor of the DIGBYS of Ravenstone, Leicestershire.

The second son of Sir Everard,

SIR SIMON DIGBY, knt. of Coleshill, in Warwickshire, a lordship which was among the extensive grants with which he was rewarded, after the accession of HENRY VII. for his services at Bosworth, married Alice, daughter and heir of John Walleys, esq. of East Haddon, in the county of Devon, by whom he left, with three daughters, Sarah, m. to Nicholas Strelley; Alice, m. to Robert Clifton, esq. of Clifton, Notts; and Agnes, m. to William Tracy, esq. two sons, namely,

REGINALD, his heir.

Thomas, of Mansfield Woedehouse, Notts, whose descendant, John Digby, esq. M.P. for East Retford, in the reigns of ANNE and GEORGE I. left a son, John, who d. s. p. and two daughters, co-heirs, viz.

FRANCES, m. in 1726, to Sir Thomas

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