Lineage. The Actons, whose antiquity of descent is equalled by few existing families, are of Saxon origin, and were in Worcestershire, according to Mr. Abingdon, previously to the CONQUEST. Soon after that great event, we find them seated at Ombersley, and in the 3rd HENRY III. the name of Elias de Acton, of Acton Hall, in Ombersley, appears with those of other knights and gentlemen summoned to serve upon a jury. The chief line of the family, the Actons, of Acton Hall, expired with WALTER ACTON, of Acton, who died without male issue, leaving his estates to his two daughters and co-heirs, of whom the elder, Joyce, m. Thomas Barneby, esq. of the Hull, ancestor of the Barnebys of Brockhampton, (see vol. iv. p. 2.) and the younger, Elizabeth, wedded, first, Mr. Broughton, and secondly, Walter Blount, esq. of Astley. m. Elizabeth, daughter of John Weeden, esq. of Sarsden, in the county of Oxford, and had a son and successor, WILLIAM ACTON, esq. of Wolverton, who m. Barbara, daughter and co-heir of John Vincent, esq. bencher of Gray's Inn, by ́ Barbara, his wife, daughter of George Rowe, esq. of Kingstone, in Devon, and died 12th April, 1679, leaving a son and successor, WILLIAM ACTON, esq. of Wolverton, who m. Margaret, youngest daughter and coheir of Richard Perkins, esq. of Beenham, in Berkshire, by Ann, his wife, daughter of John Eyston, esq. of Lye Farm, and had issue, I. WILLIAM, his heir. III. Perkins, who m. Philadelphia Sta- 1. Barbara,} who both died nuns at Dunkirk. Mr. Acton died 16th June, 1725, and was s. by his son, WILLIAM ACTON, esq. of Wolverton, who m. Anne, daughter of William Tyler, descended in the female line from the Ardens of Warwickshire, and dying 6th September, 1763, left a son and successor, WILLIAM ACTON, esq. of Wolverton, who m. in 1801, Ann-Constantia Davies, descended from the family of Fowler, of St. Thomas, in the county of Stafford, and had issue, WILLIAM, his heir. Mary, who died unm. 18th February, 1826. Mr. Acton died 22nd February, 1814, and was s. by his son, the present ŴWILLIAM ACTON, esq. of Wolverton. From a common ancestor with the Actons, of Acton, sprung the Actons of Sutton, who continued to reside there until the estate was conveyed by their heiress, Joice, daughter of Thomas Acton, esq. of Sutton, to her husband, Sir Thomas Lucy, of Charlecote, in Warwickshire, Shakespear's "Justice Shallow," (see vol. iii. p. 99). Of this family, that of Wolverton is a scion, being founded by a younger son of Sir Roger Acton, of Sutton, (the heir of Sir John MorCrest-An arm in armour embowed ppr. timer,) who married Alice, sister of Wil-holding in the hand a sword arg. hilt or, liam Cokesey, esq. and was father of JOHN ACTON, who acquired the estate of Wolfrinton, or Wolverton, in Worcestershire, as heir to his uncle, the last of the Cokeseys. He was immediate ancestor of THOMAS ACTON, esq. of Wolverton, who Arms-Gu. a fess erm. within a bordure engr. of the second. thereon a boar's head couped sa. the neck Motto-Vaillance avance l'homme. CUTLER, FORMERLY OF YORKSHIRE, NOW OF DEVON. CUTLER, JOHN, esq. of Sidmouth, in the county of Devon, b. at Walthamstow, 20th February, 1789, m. at Leyton, in Essex, 15th February, 1827, Caroline, second daughter of Thomas Cotton, esq. of the city of London, and has issue, HENRY-JOHN, b. in the parish of St. Pancras, London, 29th August, 1829 Mr. Cutler succeeded his father 2nd January, 1835. Lineage. The family of Cutler, originally of Stainbrough Hall, in the county of York, tradition asserts to have been of Saxon origin, and to have descended from Leofric, Duke of Mercia. The first authenticated ancestor, JOHN CUTLER, who resided at Wortley, in Yorkshire, with his kinsman, Sir Nicholas Wortley, was standard bearer in the wars of the Roses. His son, THOMAS CUTLER, lived at Old Hall, in Wortley, and was father of LAWRENCE CUTLER, of Dodworth, in the parish of Silkston, who was buried there 7th February, 1551-2, leaving by Anne Crawshawe, his wife, JOHN, his heir. Richard, who m. Susan Coxson, and by Thomas, of Fieldhead, in Dod- The eldest son, JOHN CUTLER, esq. sometime of Falthwaite, in the parish of Silkston, and afterwards of Keresford Hall, Yorkshire, m. first, Anne Copley, and secondly, 6th April, 1587, Anne, widow of John Cudworth, esq. of Eastfield, and daughter of John Wordsworth, esq. of Brookhouse, near Peniston. By the latter he had an only daughter, Penelope, (m. first to Richard Wheatley, of Whitecross; and secondly to Richard Phipps, of Wortley,) and by the former, a daughter, Gertrude, wife first of Thomas Cudworth, esq. of Eastfield; and secondly of Thomas Clarke, esq. and a son and successor, THOMAS CUTLER, esq. of Falthwaite, who purchased Stainbrough Hall from Francis Everingham in 1602. He m. Ellen, daughter of Roger Rayney, esq. of Smithley, and aunt of Sir John Rayney, bart. of Wrotham, in Kent, (see BURKE'S Extinct and Dormant Baronetcies). By this lady, who died in 1636, he had issue, GERVASE, his heir. Keresforth, bapt. at Silkston, 24th August, 1591. Martha, bapt. at Silkston, 1st July, Elizabeth, bapt. at Silkston, 24th Oc- Margaret, m. to Robert Lowther, esq. Thomas Cutler, whose will bears date 7th 21st January following, and succeeded by his son, SIR GERVASE CUTLER, knt. of Stainbrough, aged twenty in 1612, a stanch royalist during the commotions of the reign of the ill-fated CHARLES, to whom Sir Gervase remitted several large sums of money. He m. first, Elizabeth, daughter and co-heir of Sir John Bentley, knt. of Rolleston, in Staffordshire, and had by her, who died in 1623-4, an only child, MARY, heiress of Rolleston, m. to Sir He wedded, secondly, Lady Magdalen Egerton, seventh daughter of John, first Earl of Bridgewater, by Frances, his wife, daughter and co-heir of Ferdinando Stanley, Earl of Derby, and had by her, who d. 24th Sept. 1664, two sons and two daughters, 1. GERVASE (Sir), knt. of Stainbrough Hall, bapt. at Silkston, 29th April, 1641, who sold his estate of Stainbrough, to Thomas Wentworth, afterwards Baron Stainbrough and Earl of Strafford. Sir Gervase m. at Alne in 1665, Dorothy, daughter of Henry Frankland, esq. of Aldwark, in the North Riding of Yorkshire, and dying in 1705, left issue, 1. HENRY, who m. Elizabeth, dau. and heir of Sir Thomas Rudston, bart. of Hayton, in the East Riding of the county of York, but died without issue, leaving by will, estates in the North Riding to his cousin, Egerton Cutler, grandson of Sir Thomas. 2. John, a military officer, killed in Flanders, in Queen ANNE's wars. 1. Charlotte, bapt. at Silkston, 4th September, 1679, m. to Henry Bowler, esq. of Wolverhampton, and had two daughters, co-heirs, Charlotte, wife of Thomas Rishworth, esq. and Elizabeth, of Mr. Addy. 2. Frances, m. to Charles Wainwright, esq. This lady was lineally descended from King HENRY VII. That monarch's daughter, the Princess MARY, wedded Charles Brandon, Duke of Suffolk, and had a daughter and co-heir, ELEANOR, who m. Henry Clifford, Earl of Cumberland, and was mother of Lady MARGARET CLIFFORD, whom. Henry Stanley, Earl of Derby, and had a son, FERDINANDO, EARL OF DERBY, whose daughter married John Egerton, first Earl of Bridgewater, and was mother of Lady Magdalen Egerton, mentioned in the text as wife of Sir Gervase Cutler. + The Wentworths altered the name of the mansion from Stainbrough Hall to Wentworth Castle. 3. Dorothy, d. unm. 4. Hellen. 5. Penelope, m. and had one son. 6. Magdalen, m. to Mr. Rotherford, of Worsborough. 7. Grace, m. to Mr. Smith, of Hemsworth. II. THOMAS (Sir), of whose descendants we have to treat. 1. Magdalen, bapt. at Silkston, 22nd II. Elizabeth, bapt. at Silkston, 19th Edmunds, esq. of Worsbrough. Sir Gervase died in Pontefract Castle, during the siege of 1645, and was buried at Silkston, where his tomb still remains. His second son, SIR THOMAS CUTLER, of Lechlade, in Gloucestershire, knighted at Whitehall 25th February, 1681, served as captain in the Duke of York's regiment, and was for four years and a half under the Duke of Luxemburg, the Prince of Condé, and Marshal Turenne, in the French service. He m. Susannah, daughter of Thomas Cook, esq. of Stanton, Worcestershire, and widow first of Laurence Bathurst, esq. of Lechlade, and secondly of Sir John Fettiplace, bart. of Childrey. By this lady he had a son and heir, SIR EGERTON CUTLER, b. 20th July, 1678, a divine, chaplain to the Duke of Marlborough, in Flanders. He m. Mary Lipton, of the city of Oxford, and by her, who died in the Low Countries about the year 1710, had issue, EGERTON, his heir. Maria, m. to Drew, esq. an officer in the East India Company's service, and d. s. p. in May, 1779. Anne, m. to Nehemiah Gall, of Chelsea, merchant. The son and heir, EGERTON CUTLER, esq. to whom Henry Cutler, esq. his cousin, left his estate, was sometime of the parish of St. George in the East, and died about the year 1741, on shipboard, in the river Gambia, in Africa. He m. Grace, daughter of John Fenwick, esq. of London, and had issue, JOHN, of Darfield, who inherited estates Egerton, of London, merchant, died | Olive, esq. of Oporto, and by her, who died unm. at Barnsley, 1764. Katherine, m. to James Simms, of Lon don, merchant. Elizabeth, m. to John Olive, of Oporto, merchant, and had two daughters, Elizabeth, wife of Admiral Alexander Scott, and Katherine, of her cousin, Henry Cutler, esq. of Sidmouth. The second son, HENRY CUTLER, esq. sometime of Wakefield, and afterwards of Barnsley, m. Eleanor, daughter of Gervase Becket, esq. of the latter place, and by her, who died 10th December, 1776, aged forty-six, had issue, HENRY, his heir. JOHN, father of the present GEORGEHENRY CUTLER, esq. of Upton. (See that branch.) Egerton, b. 17th January, 1757, died unm. Thomas, b. in February, 1758, died at Mr. Cutler died at Barnsley in October, 1764, aged about thirty-seven, and was s. by his eldest son, HENRY CUTLER, esq. of Sidmouth, in the county of Devon, b. 9th April, 1752, who m. first, Katherine, second daughter of John at Exeter, 3rd November, 1816, had issue, Egerton, b. 24th June, 1791, m. at Stam- Mr. Cutler m. secondly, Albinia, daughter of Robert Raikes, esq. and widow of John Birch, esq. but by her had no issue. He died 2nd January, 1835, and was s. by his son, the present JOHN CUTLER, esq. of Sidmouth. Arms-Azure, three dragon or wiverns' heads erased, within a bordure or. Crest-A wivern's head erased or, ducally collared, az. Estates-In Devon and Wales. CUTLER, OF UPTON. CUTLER, GEORGE-HENRY, esq. of Upton, in the county of Devon, a magistrate for that shire, succeeded his father in 1799. Lineage. This is a branch of the ancient family of Cutler, of which John Cutler, esq. of Sidmouth, is the head. JOHN CUTLER, esq. of Upton, in Devon, a magistrate for that county, second son of Henry Cutler, esq. of Barnsley, by Eleanor his wife, daughter of Gervase Beckett, esq. of the same place, m. at Poole, in Dorset, 29th March, 1783, Sarah, daughter of George Olive, esq. of that town, and had issue, I. GEORGE-HENRY, successor to his father. 11. Frank. 1. Wingfield. II. Olive. III. Beckett. IV. Sarah-Ellison, m. to the Rev. Thomas Blackhall, vicar of Tardebig, Worcestershire, and died leaving two children. v. Eleanor, m. to the Rev. Robert Holdsworth, vicar of Brixham and of Townstall, Devon, and has issue. Mr. Cutler died in July, 1799, and was s. by his son, the present GEORGE-HENRY CUTLER, esq. of Upton. Arms and Crest-As preceding article. SPRY, OF PLACE. SPRY, SIR SAMUEL-THOMAS, knt. of Place and Tregolls, both in Cornwall, born 25th July, 1804, succeeded his father Admiral Thomas Spry, 27th November, 1828. Sir Samuel, who is a magistrate, deputy-lieutenant, and deputy-warden for the county, has represented Bodmin in parliament since 1832. Lineage. remote date, and so far back as the 15 HENRY VI. John Sprye, of Spryeton, was M.P. for Tavistock. His descendant and representative, John Sprye, of Spryeton, living temp. HENRY VII. having no male issue, conveyed his lands and tenements in Sprye, Spryeton and Stowford, Devon, from the male line of the family, to trustees, for the use of Beatrice, his daughter, and William Gregory, her husband, and their issue in tail; which settlement became, in the reign of ELIZABETH, the subject of a suit in Chancery, between their grandson and heir William Gregory, and others. § After this alienation of the lands bearing the name in Devonshire, the heir male moving across the river Tamar, settled on its opposite bank at Cutcrewe, in the parish of St. Germans, while a younger member of the family seated himself at Bodmin, both in Cornwall, in which shire they received territorial grants from HENRY VIII. at the dissolution of the monasteries, including the Priory of Place. This ancient family, whose name has Several pedigrees of the Spryes are rebeen variously written De Spre, De Spray, corded in the Herald's Visitations of both De Sprey, Spreye, Sprie, Sprye, and Spry, counties; those of Cornwall commencing was seated at a very early period in the with "THOMAS SPRIE de Cutcrewe in Comit. county of Devon, where several places still Cornubia, arm. nup. Comit. Devoniæ," to bear the designation, in its more ancient whose great-grand-sons the arms, crest, and spelling; as the parish of Spreyton, Sprie-motto of their ancestors were confirmed by ton, or Spryeton, in the hundred of Wonford, Spray, or Sprey, in the parish of Maristow, in the hundred of Lifton, and Sprye Comb, in the parish of East Ashford, in the hundred of Braxton. In the first named, the Spryes held lands by inheritance at a Spray Radulphus, styled "Servicus Regis," was named in writs tested at Westminster, 29th August, and at Windsor, 29th September, 6 EDWARD II. 1312, touching cattle purveyed for the king in Devon, and to be sent up to Westminster. -Parliamentary Writs. Sir William Segar, garter-king-of-arms, 28th March, 1619. Thomas Sprie, the first seated at Cutcrewe, married Katharine, daughter of John Bake, of Lanrake, and had two sons, who married two sisters, the only children and co-heirs of JOHN TRE dant in a suit in chancery, touching a tenement in the parish of Buckland Monachorum, in Devon, previously the inheritance of William Crymer, esq. of that parish: while Hugh Sprye, was defendant of a suit in the same court, touching a messuage and lands part of the manor of Penpoll, in Cornwall, of which John Treggian, esq. was theretofore lord and Nicholas Sprey, the defendant in another suit in that court, concerning the manor and lands of Tregenver, within the parish of Budock, also in Cornwall; the pleadings in which : mention a fine levied between the defendant and John Killigrewe, esq. and others, of lands and tenements in Rosemaryn, Budock, Caryvet, Govyse, Prebend, Cubert, and Cranlocke,-Proceed§ In the same reign, Thomas Sprie, was defen- ings in Chancery in the reign of Queen Elizabeth. |