estate, and living of Asfordby, on the death of his father, 20th January, 1699, and m. Anne, widow of Maurice Camm, esq. by whom he had a son, The REV. ANDREW BURNABY, b. 29th June, 1702, of Brampton Manor House, prebendary of Lincoln, vicar of St. Margarets, Leicester, and rector of Asfordby, who m. Hannah, daughter of George Beaumont, esq. of Darton, in the county of York, and had issue, 1. ANDREW, his heir. u. Robert, in holy orders, prebendary III. Thomas-Beaumont, rector of As- 1. Anna-Maria, m. Richard Walter, II. Hannah, d. unm. The eldest son, ANDREW BURNABY, D.D. of Baggrave Hall, in the county of Leicester, and of Brampton, in Huntingdonshire, archdeacon of Leicester, and vicar of Greenwich, m. 26th February, 1770, at St. George's, Hanover Square, Anna, daughter and heir of John Edwyn, esq. of Baggrave Hall, high sheriff of Leicestershire in 1750, and had issue, 1. EDWYN-ANDREW, his heir, b. 9th May, 1771. 11. Sherrard Beaumont, D.C.L. of Brampton, in the county of Huntingdon. III. John-Dick, of Evington, in the county of Leicester, colonel of the 1st regiment of grenadier guards, m. in December, 1798, Henry-Anne, daughter of Sir Thomas Fowke, and sister to Sir Frederick-G. Fowke, bart. of Lowesby Hall, in the county of Leicester. IV. George-Freeman, d. unm. 1. Anna-Maria, m. John Atkins, esq. of Halstead House, in the county of Kent. The eldest son, EDWYN-ANDREW BURNABY, esq. of Baggrave Hall, succeeded to the property at the death of his father, 9th March, 1812: he m. 30th December, 1794, Mary, daughter and heir of the Rev. William Browne, rector and patron of Burrow, and grandaughter of Suffield Browne, of Leasthorpe Hall, in the county of Leicester, and had issue, 1. EDWYN, his heir. 11. William-Edwyn, barrister-at-law, who d. 23rd August, 1830. III. Gustavus-Andrew, in holy orders, 1. Mary, m. 8th May, 1820, to John Tyl- III. Georgiana. IV. Anna-Edwyn, m. 23rd May, 1829, to Mathew Knapp, esq. of Little Linford House, in the county of Bucks, and has issue. Mr. Burnaby, who was one of the gentlemen of the most honourable privy chamber, during the reigns of GEORGE III. and GEORGE IV. and deputy-lieutenant and magistrate of the county of Leicester, d. 1st October, 1825, and was interred in the family vault at Hungerton. He was s. by his son, the present EDWYN BURNABY, esq. Arms- Arg. two bars, a lion passant guardant in chief, gu. Crest-A demi-man sa. in the dexter hand a branch of columbine flowers ppr. round the neck a rope or, with the end hanging down on the sinister side. Motto-Pro rege. Estates-Baggrave, Hungerton, Barsby, South Croxton, and Evington, in the county of Leicester. Seat-Baggrave Hall, Leicestershire. PYE-DOUGLAS, OF ROSEHALL. DOUGLAS-PYE, CHARLES, esq. of Rosehall, in the county of Lanark, a general in the army, m. first, Mary, daughter of Oliver Colt, esq. of Auldhame, by Helen, his wife, daughter of the seventh Lord Blantyre; and secondly, Catharine Douglas, of the Mains family, in Dumbartonshire. On this lady inheriting a property of the late Duchess of Douglas, General Pye assumed the additional surname of DOUGLAS. Lineage. CHARLES PYE, esq. of Wadley, in Berkshire, b. 21st February, 1720, (fourth son of Henry Pye, esq. of Faringdon, in the same county, see vol. i. p. 352), served as high sheriff of Berks in 1767. He m. in 1760, Anne, eldest daughter of the Rev. Henry Mainwaring, of the family of Whitmore in Staffordshire, and had issue, CHARLES, the present General PYE- Fennetta, m. the Hon. Baron Robert Sarah-Frances, d. unm. at Bath. Selina, } d. unm. at Bath. Tryphena, The only son is the present General PYE- Arms-Erm. a bend fusilly gu. two wings displayed, arg. Motto-In cruce glorier. PRYME, OF CAMBRIDGE. gu. between PRYME, GEORGE, esq. of Cambridge, barrister-at-law, succeeded his father in 1784, m. in August, 1813, Jane, youngest daughter of Thomas Thackeray, esq. of Cambridge, and has issue, CHARLES DE LA PRYME, b. 15th June, 1815. Alicia, m. in March, 1837, to William Joseph Bayne, M.D. of Bury St. Edmunds. Mr. Pryme, who received his education at Cambridge, where he was highly distinguished, is at present professor of political economy in that university, and M.P. for the town in which he resides. + Lineage. sessed a chateau and domain near Padubon, in Hesse Cassel, in the middle of the last century. The other, which was the original, resided near Ypres, of which city several of them were chief magistrates. ALEXANDER, the first of whom anything is known, followed Philip of Alsace to the second Crusades: and acquitted himself so well, that on his return he received a patent of gentility, and a grant of arms, viz. a poignard and cross quarterly; crest, a cross upon a wreath; motto," animose certavit." His descendants, however, paid less deference to the Papal authority and embraced the reformed religion. During the persecution which Cardinal Richelieu renewed against its adherents, and the desperate resistance of those who were besieged in Rochelle, several families fled to England, Ꮓ Ꮓ and settled at Hatfield near Doncaster about | took considerable pains to expose the imthe year 1628. Among them was CHARLES DE LA PRYME, who left an estate in Flanders, which his descendants in vain attempted to recover. He joined with Vermuyden, and other refugees, in draining Hatfield chase, under a grant from CHARLES I. The work was effective, but proved disadvantageous to the adventurers.* He left two sons; of Abraham, nothing more is known, than that he died 23rd July, 1687, and was according to the account of his nephew" an honest, learned, pious, wise, and understanding man."+ MATHIAS DE LA PRYME, the other, was b. 31st August, 1645, and m. in April, 1670, Sarah, daughter of Peter Smagge, a rich Frenchman, that with his whole family was forced from Paris by persecution for his faith, and was come to live also in these levels." In 1680, he removed to Crewtrus Hall, a large house built in the levels by Mynheer van Halhenburg, one of the original drainers, where the family continued to reside, till they quitted that part of Yorkshire. He d. 29th July, 1694. From his epitaph in Hatfield Church, it might be supposed that he was born at Ypres. The ambiguous expression may be accounted for by the natural attachment which these emigrants long entertained to the place of their origin, and the cherished idea of return. The French language was preserved among them, and divine service performed in it at the chapel of Santoft for two generations. ABRAHAM DE LA PRYME, the eldest son of Mathias, was b. 15th January, 1671. When only twelve years old, he began to write Ephemeris vitæ, or a diary of my own life, containing an account likewise, of the most observable and remarkable things that I have taken notice of from my youth up hitherto." He was admitted at St. John's College, Cambridge, in 1690. In addition to the usual classical and philosophical studies, he applied himself to natural history, chemistry, and magic! The ardent curiosity and inexperience of young minds made them yield easily to the superstitions of the times: it seems to have been then common among the more learned and courageous stndents; nor were even several of the fellows superior to these delusions. Abraham, with some of his friends, made several attempts to hold intercourse with the world unknown; and he expresses his mortification "that nothing appeared, quamvis omnia ritè peracta." His mind, however, soon became emancipated from every species of superstition; and on a future occasion, (the Surry imposture), he See Philosophical Transactions, vol. iv. p. 212. Diary of my own Life, by the Rev. Abraham de la Pryme, MS. probability of preternatural appearances. In 1694, he took the degree of B.A. and returned to Hatfield, but finding that learning was not much esteemed there, he went back to Cambridge, and occupied himself in composing a volume which he entitles," Curiosa de se, or private thoughts of one inquisitive into the knowledge of nature and things." In 1695, he took orders, and settled successively upon several curacies in Yorkshire and Lincolnshire, " it being my fate," says he, "to stay commonly no longer in one place than till I have gotten the antiquities thereof, and the view of what MSS. I can meet with." In 1698 he went to York, to take priest's orders. The archbishop, Dr. Sharp, who had seen a table of contents of his MS. history of Hatfield, expressed great approbation, with promises of patronage which he never fulfilled. Dr. Gale the celebrated antiquary, then dean of that cathedral, also expressed a desire to become acquainted with him, an interview accordingly took place, and they continued ever afterwards in frequent correspondence and strong friendship. Some of his papers which had found their way into the Philosophical Transactions, induced Sir Hans Sloane to enter into a correspondence with him on subjects of natural history, and to procure his election as fellow of the Royal Society. In 1701, he was presented by the Duke of Devonshire with the living of Thorne, in the West Riding of Yorkshire; but he did not long enjoy it, a consumption, occasioned probably by intense study, put a period to his useful labours, 13th June, 1704. He was never married, nor does it appear that his pursuits ever allowed him leisure to be in love. His celebrity has been inferior to his deserts. The publication of his larger works, (which he perpetually deferred in hopes of rendering them more complete), has never taken place, and his scientific papers in the Philosophical Transactions have been partly superseded by recent discoveries. His diary is written with considerable naïveté. It contains besides his antiquarian and topographical memoranda, much information on the state of the country; it abounds with illustrations and anecdotes of the manners, politics, and history of the times. His property devolved at his death on his only brother, PETER DE LA PRYME, who m. in 1695, Frances, daughter of Francis Wood, of the Levels. He d. 25th November, 1724, leavtwo sons, 1. ABRAHAM, b. in 1700, d. 6th October, 1740. James, his only son, sold the estate of Hatfield, and went to live in the Isle of Man, and d. about 1785. His son James returned to England, and resided in Ribblesdale, Lanca shire, where he died about ten years Alice, daughter of George Dinsdale, of ago. Nappa Hall, in Winsleydale, Yorkshire, and d. in 1784, leaving an only child, the present GEORGE PRYME, esq. M.P. Arms-A poignard and cross quarterly. Crest-A cross. Motto-Animose certavit. Estates-Chiefly at Woodwalton and Weston, in the county of Huntingdon. Residence-Cambridge. MANLEY, OF MANLEY HALL AND BRAZIERS. MANLEY, JOHN-SHAWE, esq. of Manley Hall, in the county of Stafford, and of Braziers, in Oxfordshire, m. Catherine-Emelin, only daughter of the late Sir William Clayton, bart. of Harleyford and Marden, and has five sons, 1. JOHN-CLAYTON. 11. Augustus-East. III. William-Campbell. IV. Robert-George. v. Henry-Francis. Mr. Manley succeeded his father, Admiral Manley, 14th October, 1837. Lineage. This family, one of the most ancient of the landed gentry of England, is mentioned in "Holinshed's Chronicles," as amongst the number of those who came over with WILLIAM the Conqueror, and the name is included in "the Roll of Battle Abbey." The records and pedigree commence in the year 1157, and have been continued without interruption to the present time. The head of the family in the reign of HENRY II. (1157), ROGER MANLEY, was seated at Manley, in Cheshire, where his descendants con tinued to reside for many centuries, and are often mentioned in the histories of that county, as having filled the office of sheriff in the reign of EDWARD III. and in many subsequent reigns. About the year 1520, the Manleys removed from Cheshire to Erbistock, in Denbighshire, and resided there for about two hundred years, on a property which still belongs to the family; but the old hall, having become dilapidated, is now converted into a farm house. In the reign of JAMES I. SIR RICHARD MANLEY, (who is mentioned in "the Life of Lord Clarendon,") was controller of the household to HENRY Prince of Wales, and a member of the board of green cloth. In the reign of CHARLES I. SIR FRANCIS MANLEY, of Erbistock, one of the judges of Wales, married a daughter of Sir Gerard Eyton, of Eyton, and had one son, CORNELIUS MANLEY, who was made constable of Harleigh Castle by CHARLES II. He left an only daughter, Rebecca, who m. the Rev. J. Laurence, but died without issue. Sir Francis Manley had two brothers, Sir Roger Manley, a captain in CHARLES II.'s regiment of guards, and governor of Languard Fort, who died without issue, and JOHN MANLEY, esq. who was a major in Cromwell's army, afterwards M. P. for Bridport, and postmaster-general in the reign of WILLIAM III. He married Margaret, daughter of Isaac Dorislaus, who was murdered at the Hague, when he was ambassador to the States of Holland from the parliament. By this lady he had two sons, of whom the elder, JOHN, M.P. for Truro, then for Bossiney, and surveyor general to Queen ANN, died without issue. The younger, ISAAC MANLEY, esq. postmaster-general in Ireland, in the reign of WILLIAM III. m. Mary, daughter of William Newland, esq. of Nursells, Herts, and had a son and successor, JOHN MANLEY, esq. a commissioner of Customs, in London, who died 1743, leaving by Mary, his wife, second daughter of William Sedgwicke, esq. of London, one son, JOHN MANLEY, esq. barrister-at-law, and bencher of the Middle Temple, who m. Anne, daughter and co-heir of Thomas Hammond, esq. of London, and died in 1801, having had with two daughters, three sons, 1. JOHN, captain in the 33rd regiment, 11. ISAAC GEORGE. The second son, ISAAC GEORGE MANLEY, esq. entered the royal navy in 1772, and sailed with Capt. Cook, during his first voyage round the world: he was a lieutenant on board the Fairy, in Lord Rodney's celebrated victory on the 12th April, 1786, and after passing through the various gradations, was promoted to the rank of Admiral of the Red in 1837. Hem. Frances, second daughter and co-heir* of Charles Pole, esq. of the Radbourn family, in Derbyshire, and had one son and one daughter, viz. JOHN-SHAWE, his heir. Ann-Frances-Pole, m. to Arthur Salwey, esq. fourth son of T. R. Salwey, esq. of the Lodge, Salop. Admiral Manley died 14th October, 1837, and was s. by his only son, the present JOHN-SHAWE MANLEY, esq. of Manley Hall and Braziers. Arms-Arg. a dexter hand couped and erect sa. within a bordure engr. of the last. Crest-A man's head affrontée ppr. wreathed about the temples arg. and sa. Motto-Manus hæc inimica tyrannis. and Denbighshire. Estates-In Staffordshire, Oxfordshire, Seats-Manley Hall, near Lichfield, and Braziers, near Henley. *The other daughters and co-heirs of CHARLES POLE, esq. were MILLICENT, M. to Sir Charles Van Notten, bart. of Wolverton Park, Hants, (father of the present Sir Peter Pole, bart.) and PHILIPPA, m. to William Cunliffe Shawe, esq. M. P. for Preston. (See vol. i. p. 672). DONOVAN, OF BALLYMORE. DONOVAN, RICHARD, esq. of Ballymore, in the county of Wexford, b. 21st April, 1781, m. 18th October, 1816, Frances, eldest daughter of Edward Westby, esq. of High Park, in the county of Wicklow, (see vol. iii. p. 119,) and has issue, RICHARD, b. 17th October, 1819. Edward-Westby, b. 6th September, 1821. Henry-George, b. 2nd February, 1826, bapt. at Clifton, Robert, b. 5th April, 1829, baptized at Clifton, 17th Phoebe. Frances. Anne. Mr. Donovan inherited the estates on the death of his father, 9th January, 1816, and served the office of high sheriff of the county in 1819. |