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. זי 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-heir 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, ELIZABETH, m. to Sir Charles Chichester, bart. of Youlson. MARGARET, m. to Charles Kellond, esq. 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-brother, 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. of Painsford, Devonshire. He d. 10th August, 1707, and was s. by his 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, Mary, th died unm. 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 daughter and eventual heir, m. to Arthur Kelly, esq. of Kelly. Mary, b. 20th March, 1703, m. to Thomas Carew, esq. of Crowcombe, in the county of Somerset, M. P. for Minehead. Elizabeth, m. to Theophilus Blackall, D.D. chancellor of Exeter, son of bishop Blackall. Mr. Drewe was s. by his elder son, FRANCIS DREWE, esq. of the Grange, b. in 1712, sheriff of Devonshire in 1738; m. first, 21st Sept. 1737, Mary, daughter and heir of Thomas Rose, esq. of Wootton Fitz Paine, in the county of Dorset, and by her had FRANCIS-ROSE, his successor. THOMAS-ROSE, of Wootton Fitz Paine, Richard-Rose, b. 28th December, 1743, Thomas in 1815. Herman, in holy orders, rector of set. MARY, m. 30th December, 1801, to the Francis Drewe m. secondly in 1753, Mary, daughter of Thomas Johnson, esq. of London, and had by her Edward, in holy orders, rector of Willand, Devon, b. 27th September, 1756; m. in 1793, Caroline, daughter of John Allen, esq. of Crisalley, in Pembrokeshire, and dying 25th June, 1810, left by her, who died in 1836, one son and three daughters, EDWARD, heir to his uncle. Marianne, m. to Algernon, third son of Bennet Langton, esq. and died leaving a son, Bennet. Harriet-Maria, m. 6th April, 1816, to Robert Gifford, esq. who became subsequently lord chief justice of the Common Pleas, and was created Baron Gifford. Georgiana, m. to Sir Edward H. Alderson, baron of the exchequer. Charlotte. Samuel, of London, b. 19th November, Emma, m. to her cousin, Francis, Fanny, m. 15th July, 1833, to the Anna. Mary, m. in 1782, to John Fownes Luttrell, esq. of Dunster Castle, in the county of Somerset, M.P. and had Catherine, d. unm. in 1772. Charlotte, m. to Francis Fownes Luttrell, esq. commissioner of the customs, second son of Henry-Fownes Luttrell, esq. of Dunster Castle. Francis Drewe's eldest son, FRANCIS-ROSE DREWE, esq. of the Grange, b. 23rd September, 1738, purchased Leyhill, in Payhembury, Devon, an ancient seat of the Willoughbys. He d. s. p. 29th April, 1801, and was s. by his brother, THOMAS-ROSE DREWE, esq. of Wootton Fitz Paine, Dorsetshire, and afterwards of the Grange, Devonshire, b. 14th May, 1740, who m. Betty, daughter of Benjamin Incledon, esq. of Pilton, in Devon, but dying s. p. 1st June, 1815, was s. by his brother, WILLIAM-ROSE DREWE, esq. of New Inn, London, and of the Grange, b. 10th July, 1745, at whose decease, in 1821, the estates devolved on his brother, JOHN-ROSE DREWE, esq. of the Grange, b. 6th June 1747, who m. Dorothy, only daughter of the Rev. Charles Bidgood, of Rockbeare, and by her, who died 11th December, 1834, had one son and one daughter, viz. Charles, who d. unm. in 1801. Dorothy-Rose, m. to William Miles, esq. of the life guards. Mr. Drewe died 31st August, 1830, and was s. by his nephew, the present EDWARD DREWE, esq. of Grange. Arms-Ermines a lion passant gu.: so borne by all the branches, with the differences of houses only. The famly of Drewe, of Drewe's cliff, descended from the same source, appear to have had for Crest a buss's head, in the mouth three wheat ears or, very probably assumed from a family whose coat they quartered, arg. a fess nebule sa. between three buss's heads gu. In 1593, 40 ELIZABETH, Robert Cooke, Clarencieux finding," in the ancient records of his office the ancient arms which of righte are be longing to that name and family of which Edward Drewe, sergeant-at-lawe, is lineally descended, makes manifest the same, and finding no creaste or cognisance unto the said arms, he gave and allowed to them, said Edward Drewe and his posteritie, by way of increase for their Crest-On a mount vert. a roe buck saliant, or. Quarterings-Prideaux, Wynard, Hickmore, Folkeray, le Baron and Champernon. Estates-In Devon. Seat-The Grange, near Honiton. HYDE, OF HYDE END. HYDE, CHARLES, esq. of Hyde End, in the county of Berks, b. in September, 1783, s. his father in September, 1819. Mr. Hyde, was formerly in the civil service of the East India Company in the presidency of Madras. Lineage. This is a junior branch of the family of HYDE, of South Denchworth, and afterwards of Kingston Lisle, both in the county of Berks, of whom was SIR GEORGE HYDE, of Kingston Lisle, knight of the Bath, temp. JAMES I. and SIR ROBERT HYDE, knt, of Wantage. HUGH HYDE, esq. of Alnwickes in Letcombe Regis, Berks, fifth son of William Hyde, of South Denchworth, by Margery, daughter of John Cater, esq. of Letcombe, m. Bridget, daughter and sole heir of John Dauncye, of East Lavington, in the county of Wilts, (by Katherine, his wife, one of the two daughters and co-heirs of Edward Twynyho, of the manor of Hyde), and had issue, Pangborne, both in the county of Berks, who had by Anne, his wife, four sons and two daughters, viz. John, dead in 1620, unm. RICHARD, heir to his father. Anthony, living 10th October, 1619. Bridget, both mentioned in their Joan, grandmother's will. This Francis who was living in 1621, and his wife in 1620, died before 21st January, 1634, and was s. by his eldest surviving son, RICHARD HYDE, esq. of Pangborne, living in 1655, who m. Mary, daughter of William Smith, (marriage settlement dated 3rd December, 1618), and had issue, FRANCIS, his successor. William, James, both living in 1686. George, proved his mother's will, in 1682, living in 1686. Charles, living in 1680. Mary, living at Antwerp in 1686. 1682, and 1686. The will of Mary, this Richards' wife, was dated 15th June, 1680, and proved by her son George, 1st June, 1682. He (Richard) was s. by his son, FRANCIS HYDE, esq. of Pangborne, who m. Anne, sister of Anthony Carew, esq. (marriage settlement dated 30th June, 1654,) and had two sons and a daughter, viz. FRANCIS, his heir. Anthony, living 11th February, 1621. The will of this Francis was dated 18th July, 1686, administration granted to his widow 3rd November, 1688. He was s. by his elder son, FRANCIS HYDE, esq. of Purley Hall, in the county of Berks, who m. Jane, daughter of Jervoise Fuller, of Reading, (marriage settlement dated 13th January, 1687), and by her, who d. 13th August, 1704, had issue, | afterwards of Hyde End, in the parish of FRANCIS, his heir. JOHN, of Marlborough, in Wiltshire. He d. 13th January, 1712, will dated 23rd October, 1695, administration granted, 15th May, 1713, to his son and heir, FRANCIS HYDE, esq. of Purley Hall, and of Farringdon, both in Berkshire. This gentleman m. Elizabeth, widow of Thomas Widdowes, of St. Giles's in the fields, county of Middlesex, (marriage settlement dated 14th November, 1715), but had no issue. He d. 28th April, 1745, aged fifty-four, will dated 18th August, 1726, proved by his brother John, 25th August, 1746, and again in 1750, by Mary, widow of the said John. He was s. by his brother, JOHN HYDE, esq. of Marlborough, in the county of Wilts, who m. Mary, sister of Francis Cruse, esq. and by her, who d. in February, 1782, had issue, JOHN, his heir. Jane, m. to John-Vincent Gandolfi, an Italian merchant. Maria. Margaret. Anne. Mr. Hyde d. in 1750, aged fifty-five, and was s. by his son, JOHN HYDE, esq. of Marlborough, and Brimpton, Berks, who m. Charlotte, daughter of Captain Jelfe, R.N. and by her, who died in 1816, had issue, JOHN, lieutenant in the army, d. unm. CHARLES, heir to his father. Frederick, twin brother with Joshua, Mary. Charlotte. Honora. Arabella. Mr. Hyde d. in September, 1819, aged se venty-two, and was s. by his son, the present CHARLES HYDE, esq. of Hyde End. Arms-Gu. two chevrons arg. Crests-1st, a spear, ppr. with a pennon gu.; 2nd, a lion's head erased sa. bezantée. Estates-In Berkshire. Seat-Hyde End, Berks. WAY, OF DENHAM. WAY, BENJAMIN, esq. of Denham Place, in the county of Bucks, b. 2nd August, 1802, succeeded his father in 1834, m. Miss Susan Burrell, of Berkshire, by whom he has a son and heir, BENJAMIN. Lineage. The family of Waye originally of Somersetshire, removed in the reign of HENRY VII. or early in that of HENRY VIII. to Torrington, in Devon. WILLIAM WAYE, of Great Torrington, son of Alexander Waye, had a confirmation of arms from Robert Cooke, Clarencieux, 1574, at which time two coats that had been borne by different branches of the family appear to have been incorporated and thenceforth were borne quarterly. This William had by Margaret, daughter of Nicholas Berry, of Berry Nerber, in Devon, four sons, of whom the eldest, WILLIAM, was ancestor of the family that shortly after removed to Bridport, county of Dorset, and from the younger, RICHARD, proceeded a branch settled in Hertfordshire, at Willian and Bostock. The former, WILLIAM WAYE, of Torrington, in Devon, living in 1620, died about 1630, leaving three sons, namely, 1. WILLIAM, b. in 1610, d. s. p. III. Richard, to whom his father be- |