THOMAS ROKEBY, esq. is thus described by Ralph Rokeby, the historian of the family to whom we have already referred. "Thomas Rokeby I will mention with reverence, for he beareth about him continually an arre and ensign of valour and honourable service done to his country; for being at Norram Chase, lieutenant to his brother, Christopher, he had a spear broken in his face after, in the chase, he dismounted himself to mount his captain, who had his horse slain under him, where exposing himself to all danger for his brother's deliverance, he was taken prisoner when others fled." Thomas Rokeby m. Katherine Leigh, and had issue, WILLIAM, his heir. Ralph. Elizabeth, m. to Richard Vincent, of Susan, m. to William Cartwright, of The elder son, WILLIAM ROKEBY, esq. of Hotham, in Yorkshire, aged twenty-eight in 1584, m. Dorothy, daughter of William Rokeby, esq. of Skiers, and had four sons and one daughter, viz. I. WILLIAM, of Skiers, created a BARONET 29th January, 1660-1. His issue is EXTINCT. (See BURKE'S History of the Extinct and Dormant Baronetcies.) 11. Alexander, who m. Susan, daughter of Gervase Bosville, esq. of Edlington, and had issue, William, of Sandall, living in 1661. Alexander, who d. at Trinity College Cambridge, aged about se male issue, became extinct in 1706, by the death of his son Thomas, in that year. II. Thomas (Sir), knt. sometime fellow of Catherine Hall, Cambridge, and afterwards of Gray's Inn, who became one of the judges of the Court of King's Bench. To this gentleman, who died s. p. there is a sumptuous monument in the chapel of Archbishop Rokeby, at Sandal. III. John d. s. p. IV. Joseph, who left, (beside two daughters, the elder Elizabeth m. to John Buxton, esq. and the younger to Richard Wyndlow, esq. of York,) an only son, Joseph, of New Building and Sandal in Yorkshire, in whom vested the representation of the family from 1706 to 1741, in which year he died s. p. v. BENJAMIN, of whose line we have to treat. Thomas Rokeby, of Barnby, was slain at Dunbar in 1650. His fifth son, BENJAMIN ROKEBY, esq. married Rebecca, only daughter and heir of Thomas Langham, esq. of Arthingworth, in Northamptonshire, by whom he acquired that estate, and had an only son, LANGHAM ROKEBY, esq. of Arthingworth, who m. Catherine, daughter of Major Morgan, and was s. by his son, THOMAS ROKEBY, esq. of Arthingworth, who m. in 1745, Elizabeth, only daughter and heir of Col. John Scott, of Galashiels, N. B. and had issue, LANGHAM, his heir. Catherine, m. to Joseph Jekyll, esq. of Mr. Rokeby died 8th September, 1796, aged seventy-five, (his widow survived until 1815,) and was s. by his only son, THE REV. LANGHAM ROKEBY, of Arthingworth, who m. in September, 1780, MariaIsabella, only daughter of Somerset Davies, esq. of Wigmore Hall, in the county of Hereford, and by her, who died 31st December, 1810, had issue, LANGHAM, his heir, Henry-Ralph, in holy orders, rector of Arthingworth, b. in April, 1788, m. first, Caroline, daughter of the Rev. G. Boulton, rector of Oxendon, and secondly, Harriet, daughter of Joseph Walley, esq. By the former he has issue, Henry-Ralph, b. 2nd June, 1831. Anna-Maria. Anna-Maria-Isabella, d. March, 1818. KNOX, JOHN, esq. of Castlerea, in the county of Mayo, b. 13th May, 1783, m. 12th March, 1808, Maria-Anne, only daughter of John Knox, esq. and has issue, ARTHUR-EDWARD, an officer in the 2nd Life Guards, m. Robert-Augustus. Edward-William-John. Mr. Knox, who succeeded his father 23rd October, 1798, served the office of sheriff for Wicklow, in 1809, and for Mayo in 1821. He is a magistrate and deputy lieutenant for the latter county. Lineage. ARTHUR KNOX, esq. of Castlerea, in the county of Mayo, second son of William Knox, esq. of that place, and younger brother of Francis Knox, esq. of Moyne, (see page 581,) m. Hannah, third duughter of Francis Palmer, esq. of Palmerston, in Mayo, by Charity, his wife, second danghter and co-heir of Maurice Annesley, esq. of Little Rath, in Kildare, nephew of Arthur, first -Earl of Anglesea, and had issue, JOHN, his heir. Frances, died unm. in 1774-5. Sydney, m. to Matthew Vaughan, esq. of Curraghmore, in Mayo. Arthur Knox died in 1744, was buried in the cathedral church of Killala, and was s. by his son, JOHN KNOX, esq. of Castlerea, b. in 1728, who sat in Parliament for Donegal from 1761 to 1769, and for Castlebar from 1769 to 1774. He was in the commission of the peace for the counties of Mayo, Sligo, and Roscommon, and served as high sheriff for Sligo in 1752, and for Mayo in 1763. He m. 25th May, 1750, Anne, fourth daughter of the Right Honourable Sir Henry King, bart. by Isabella, his wife, sister of Richard, Viscount Powerscourt, and had by her, who died 29th March, 1808, two sons and three daughters, namely, ARTHUR, his heir. JOHN FREDERICK, of Mount Fal- Francis, died 5th May, 1793, in infancy. Maria-Anne, m. 12th March, 1808, to John Knox, esq. now of Cas- He m. secondly, 14th May, 1811, Richard, Edward Challoner, Robert, Isabella, m. to Xaverius Blake, esq. of Anne, died unmarried 14th September, Mr. Knox died 24th February, 1774, was buried in the vault of the King family, in Boyle Abbey, and s. by his son, ARTHUR KNOX, esq. b. 13th September, 1759, who settled at Woodstock, in Wicklow, (an estate he purchased from Lord St. George,) and served the office of high sheriff for that county in 1791. He was also high sheriff for Mayo, and a magistrate for both counties. He m. 23rd June, 1781, Lady Mary Brabazon, eldest daughter of Anthony, eighth Earl of Meath, and had issue, JOHN, his heir. Edward, b. 2nd November, 1786, a field officer in the army. Arthur, b. 22nd November, 1793, in holy orders, m. in November, 1820, Mary, daughter of the Rt. Hon. Denis Daly, of Dunsandle, in the county of Galway. Mary, died unm. at Bristol, in July, 1798. Anne, m. to Edward William Scott, esq. barrister-at-law. Mr. Knox died at Bristol, 23rd October, 1798, and was buried at New Castle, in the county of Wicklow, in a vault which he had built for the use of his family. His eldest son is the present JOHN KNOX, esq. of Castlerea. Arms-Gu. a falcon volant or, within an orle wavy arg. on a canton of the second a fess checquy arg. and az. Crest-A falcon close perched ppr. DIXON, OF UNTHANK HALL. DIXON, DIXON, esq. of Unthank Hall, in Northumberland, succeeded his father in August, 1812, m. 28th November, 1816, Elizabeth, eldest daughter of William Smith, esq. of Togston, and had issue a daughter who died in infancy. Mr. Dixon, who served the office of sheriff for Newcastle-upon-Tyne in 1802, and of high sheriff for Northumberland in 1827, is a deputy lieutenant for the county, and major of the Northumberland and Newcastle volunteer cavalry. Lineage. WILLIAM BROWN, esq. of Willington, near Newcastle, extensively concerned in collieries on the river Tyne, m. Miss Smith, of Morpeth, and died in 1782, leaving two sons, and three daughters. Of the former, the elder son and heir, WILLIAM BROWN, esq. married in 1770, Margaret, daughter of William Dixon, esq. of Hawkwell, in Northumberland, and had issue, 1. DIXON, who succeeded him. II. Richard, married Juliana, daughter of William Williams, esq. of London. III. Robert, married in April, 1816, Isabella, daughter of John Walker, esq. of Dockwray Square, North Shields, and has issue, three sons and two daughters. IV. WILLIAM, died 8th of January, 1813, unmarried. 1. Margaret, married in 1803, Lieut. Gen. Laye, royal artillery, and died in May, 1804. 11. Mary, married William Clark, esq. of Belford Hall, and Benton House, died in 1814, leaving issue, two sons and one daughter. III. Jane, married Ralph Fenwick, esq. of Wood Lodge, Surrey, died in 1828, leaving issue, three sons and four Mr. Brown dying the 28th of August, 1812, possession of the estates of Benridge and Ingo, in Northumberland. He is the present DIXON DIXON, esq. Motto-Suivez Raison. Estates Benton, Unthank, Willington, Benridge, and Ingo, in Northumberland. Seats-Unthank Hall and Benton. DREWE, OF THE GRANGE. DREWE, EDWARD, esq. of the Grange, in the county of Devon, b. 20th August, 1805; m. at Berne, in Switzerland, 5th June, 1828, Jane-Susan-Adele, daughter and heir of JeanGaspard Prevost, Conseiller d'etat in the Republic of Geneva, and has issue, FRANCIS-EDWARD, b. at Geneva, 24th August, 1830. Alice-Fanny, b. at Grange. Mr. Drewe succeeded his uncle, John-Rose Drewe, esq. in 1830. He is a deputy-lieutenant of the county of Devon, and in the commission of the peace. Lineage. WILLIAM DREWE, m. Joan, daughter and heir of John Prideaux, of Orcharton, in Devonshire, and co-beir of her mother, Agnes, or Amy, eldest daughter and co-heir of Robert French, esq. of Hornford, by Anne, or Maud, daughter and heir of Robert Wynard, of Haccombe. By this alliance he (William Drewe) acquired the estate of Sharpham, in the county of Devon, and held it in right of his wife, whose maternal ancestor possessed the lands in the time of HENRY IV. He had issue, WILLIAM, his heir. John, who had no issue. William, of Kene, in Devon, ancestor of the Drewes of St. Leonards and the city of Exeter. The eldest son and heir, WILLIAM DREWE, esq. of Sharpham, was father of HENRY DREWE, esq. whose son and heir, WILLIAM DREWE, esq. dying 3rd September, 1532, was s. by his son, THOMAS DREWE, esq. of Sharpham, b. in 1519, m. Elinora, daughter and co-heir of William, second son of Roger Huckmore, of the county of Devon, and left a son and heir, * Abbey. He m. Elizabeth, daughter of Sir Edward Moore, of Odiham, in the county of Southampton, and by her, who d. in 1635, had, with five daughters, Elizabeth, Mary, Bridget, Jane and Anne, two sons, WILLIAM, his successor. FRANCIS, heir to his brother. Sir Thomas died in 1651, was buried at Mary, m. to William Bragge, esq. of Bridget, m. first, to Francis Fulford, Margaret, m. to Charles Vaughan, esq. He d. in 1675, and was s. by his eldest son, WILLIAM DREWE, esq. of the Grange, b. in 1603. This gentleman married no less than five times. His first wife was Kathe-1635, M.P. for the county of Devon in 1699, rine, daughter of John Symes, esq. of Pouns- m. in 1661, Margaret, daughter of Sir Peter ford, in the county of Somerset, and by Prideaux, bart. of Netherton, and by that that lady he had an only child, ELIZABETH, lady, who d. in 1695, had issue, who m. Roger Coleman, esq. of Tiverton. Thomas, d. young. His second wife was Elizabeth, daughter of Sir Francis Fulford, of Fulford. She d. in 1635, leaving a daughter, URSULA, who m. Alford, esq. of Eastcott. His third wife was a daughter of Mohun, of Lanherne, in Cornwall. The fourth, a daughter of Pollard, of Mimpton Regis, Devon, and the fifth, Florence, daughter of William Walrond, esq. of Illbrewers, in Somersetshire, by those ladies he had no issue. He d. in 1654 (will dated 2nd November in that year), and was s. by his brother, FRANCIS DREWE, esq. of the Grange, b. in 1604, m. Mary, second daughter of Richard Walrond, esq. of Illbrewers, and by her, who d. 14th September, 1699, had is sue, THOMAS, his successor. FRANCIS, heir to his brother. Susannah, m. to Andrew Davie, esq. of The Grange was evidently built by Sir Thomas (on quitting the mansion at Killerton, which his father, the sergeant, had erected) upon the site of an ancient dwelling of the Abbots of the adjacent abbey of Donkeswell, to which monastery extensive lands in Broadhembury belonged, and a large portion of which had been purchased by sergeant Drewe from Henry, Earl of Southampton, grandson of Thomas Wriothesley, Earl of Southampton, grantee at the dissolution. Some portions of the ancient house of the Abbot appear to remain. The dwelling built by Sir Thomas was a handsome mansion, in the form as it seems of an I in compliment to JAMES I. it has, however, undergone considerable alterations. One remarkable chamber, wainscoted with carved oak of very rich and elaborate design, and skilful workmanship, is still in perfect preservation; and presents a specimen, perhaps, unequalled, of the richly decorated withdrawing room of the time of JAMES I. The royal arms and initials of JAMES decorate the chimney piece; and amongst the various ornaments are to be observed the bearings of the builder, Sir Thomas Drewe, and of the family of his wife, the Moores of Hampshire. ELIZABETH, M. to Sir Charles Chichester, bart. of Youlson. MARGARET, m. to Charles Kellond, esq. of Painsford, Devonshire. He d. 10th August, 1707, and was s. by his brother, FRANCIS DREWE, esq. of the Grange, b. in 1636; m. Miss Martha Webb, and by her, who d. in 1729, had four daughters, viz. ANNE, m. to Thomas, esq. auditor of the Impress. Martha, died unm. He d. 22nd April, 1710, and was s. by his brother, the canon of Exeter, EDWARD DREWE, who m. Joan, daughter and co-heir of The Right Rev. Dr. Anthony Sparrow, bishop of Exeter, and by that lady, who d. in 1703, had issue, FRANCIS, his heir. Susan, m. first, to Thomas Ayloffe, LL.D. professor of civil law at Cambridge; and secondly, to John Bayly, of London. Elizabeth, m. to Thomas Michell, esq. of Exeter. He d. 17th December, 1714, was buried in his cathedral, and s. by his only son, FRANCIS DREWE, esq. of the Grange, b. in 1673, M. P. for Exeter in 1714. This gentleman sold the Sharpham estate in 1715, and died in 1716. He m. Mary-Davie, daughter of Humphrey Bidgood, esq. of Rock beare, in Devon, and had issue, FRANCIS, his heir. Edward, of Starpoint and Exeter, barrister-at-law, b. in 1714, d. in 1787; m. first, Philippa-Anna, daughter of John Cholwich, esq. of Faringdon, and by her had two daughters, Anne and Elizabeth, who both died unm. He m. secondly, Dorothea-Juliana, daughter and at length co-heir of George Treby, esq. of Plympton, Devon, and by that lady had Edward, major in the army, d. in 1793. JULIANA-DOROTHEA, only surviving |