to be his wife, Margaret, eldest daughter and co-heir of Robert Danby, esq. of Yafforth, and also cousin and co-heir of Sir Richard Conyers, knt. By this lady he had issue,

THOMAS, his heir.

John, D.C.L. a learned divine and civilian.

Richard, a soldier under Lord Scroop, of Bolton, whose standard he is said to have borne at Flodden. He m. a daughter of Ellerker, of Risby, and had a son Thomas, a military officer, who d. s. p. Ralph, of Skiers, an eminent lawyer, made serjeant-at-law 6 EDWARD VI. He m. Dorothy, daughter of Thomas Danby, esq. and had issue,

1. William, of Skiers, in Yorkshire, in the commission of the peace, m. Mary, daughter and heir of John Rokeby, esq. of Kirk Sandal, and had issue, Thomas, whose only daughter and heir Grace, m. Conyers, Lord Darcy and Earl of Holdernesse. William, a soldier in the French wars. Ralph, who left two daughters, Mabel, wife of Colonel Gabriel Savile; and Priscilla, of Captain Musgrave. Robert, slain in France. Dorothy, m. to William Rokeby, esq. of Hotham. 2. Ralph, who left behind him a MS. history of the ancient family of which he was a member. He m. first, Douglas, daughter of William Ferne, esq. of Doncaster, by whom he had no child, and secondly, Joan, daughter of John Portington, esq. of Portington, by whom he had a daughter,

ANN, m. to Sir John Hotham, of Scarborough.

3. George, who m. first, Joan, second daughter and co-heir of Henry Rokeby, esq. of Kirk Sandall, and secondly, Elizabeth Ferne, widow of Anthony Rothwood, by both of whom be had issue.

4. John, who m. Margery, daugh

ter of Thomas Westby, esq. of Ranfield, and had, with two daughters, Margaret and Faith,

1. Grace, m. to George Mack-
worth, esq. of Empringham, and
d. s. p.

2. Frances, m. to the Rev. John
Latham.

3. Jane, m. to Robert Byard, gent.
4. Mary, m. to William Puleston,
esq.

5. Margery, m. to William Head-
ley.
The eldest son,

THOMAS ROKEBY, esq. of Mortham is described by Ralph Rokeby, the historian of the family, as "a plain man as might be, whose words came always from his heart without faining, a trusty friend, a forward gentleman in the field, and a great housekeeper, whereby he reigned so in the heart and good will of his countrymen, that his son and heir, Christopher Rokeby, being assaulted at a quarterly race by Christopher Neville, (brother to the mighty Earl of Westmoreland,) whom the earl had sent thither with two men to kill him, was both defended and guarded from the violence of adversaries, and was able so to have rebounded the blows given him by them, that should have spilt the best blood in their bodies, of his part had been willing, for then not a gentleman in the field but cried a 'Rokeby:' but the good old Thomas, being then in the commission of the peace, commanded and entreated peace, (as he said,) it grieves me to see him bleed that bleeds, yet keep the peace." Thomas Rokeby, m. a daughter of Robert Constable, of Cliff, in Yorkshire, and had, with a daughter m. to Wycliff, of Wycliffe, four sons,

1. CHRISTOPHER, of Mortham, who m. Margaret, daughter of Sir Roger Lascellas, of Brackenburgh, and had, with daughters, two sons. The younger, Roger, d. s. p. the elder, JOHN, of Mortham, appears by the visitation of Yorkshire, 1584, to have been then in prison in the Fleet, "religionis causâ." He m. a daughter of the ancient family of Thweng, and was succeeded by his son, who bore the favourite family name of

THOMAS, and was knighted. Of his descendants little more than their names are recorded. It would, otherwise have been gratifying to have known something of the personal habits and actions of those in whose time the chief line of the ancient family of Rokeby fell to decay, and especially of Sir Thomas Rokeby himself, whose necessities must have been great, (it may be pre

mas 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 Roke-
by m. Katherine Leigh, and had issue,
WILLIAM, his heir.
Ralph.

Elizabeth, m. to Richard Vincent, of
Frisby.

Susan, m. to William Cartwright, of
Normandy.

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

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.
Elizabeth, deceased.

Catherine, m. to Joseph Jekyll, esq. of
Bath.
Mary,

Anne,

}both deceased.

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.
Isabella-Caroline.

Anna-Maria.

Anna-Maria-Isabella, d. March, 1818.

bears heads erased sa, muzzled or. ppr; 2nd and 3rd for LANGHAM, arg. three Crest-A rook ppr.

Estates-In the counties of Northampton and Essex.

Seat-Arthingworth House.

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.
Mary, died unm.

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, of Castlerea, in the county of Mayo, and afterwards of Dublin, major in the Sligo Militia, b. 10th March, 1764, m. first 24th December, 1786, Eleanor-Anne, eldest daughter of Francis Knox, esq. of Rappa Castle, and by her, who died 1790, had issue, JOHN FREDERICK, of Mount Falcon, in Mayo, barrister-at-law, b. 28th February, 1789, a magistrate and deputy lieutenans for that county and for Sligo, and high sheriff of the former in 1823, m. 28th January, 189, Anna-Maria, eldest daughter of James Knox Gore, esq. of Broadlands Park.

Francis, died 5th May, 1793, in
infancy.

Maria-Anne, m. 12th March, 1808,

to John Knox, esq. now of Cas-
tlerea.

He m. secondly, 14th May, 1811,
Catherine, third daughter and co-
heir of Richard Challoner, esq. of
Kingsfort, in Meath, and had by her,

Richard, Edward Challoner, Robert,
Frances-Maria, Elizabeth, and Ca-
therine.

Isabella, m. to Xaverius Blake, esq. of
Oranmore, in the county of Galway.
Hannah, m. 29th July, 1775, to James
Wilson, esq. of Parsonstown, in the
county of Meath.

Anne, died unmarried 14th September,
1788.

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 Castle

rea.

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Crest-A falcon close perched ppr.
Estates-In Mayo, &c.
Seat-Castlerea, county of Mayo.

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.

11. 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,