ROBERT, who predeceased his father, leaving with others, a son, ROBERT, successor to his grandfather, and a daughter, Mabell, m. to Sir William Meux, bart. of Kingston, in Hants.

Sir Robert died in 1664, and was s. by his grandson, 11. SIE ROBERT DILLINGTON, who m. first, Jane, daughter of John Freke, esq. of Shrowton, and secondly, Hannah, daughter of William Webb, citizen of London, and dying about the year 1687, was s. by his eldest son, III. SIR ROBERT DILLINGTON, who died unm. in two years after his father, and was s. by his brother, IV. SIR JOHN DILLINGTON, who died s. p. about 1712, and was s. by his half-brother,

7. SIR TRISTRAM DILLINGTON, major in the guards, at whose decease, issueless, in 1721, the BARONETCY became EXTINCT.

Arms-Gu. a lion saliant or.

with John, of Durham, for the manor of Great Munden, in the same county. Some considerable lapse of time afterwards,

WILLIAM DIXWELL, lineally of the same stock, having m. Margaret, daughter and heir of Adam Sampson, of Coton, in the county of Warwick, removed from Tingreth, in Bedfordshire, and settled there. He was s. by his son,

WILLIAM DIXWELL, esq. who m. Anne, sister and heir of Henry Mitchel, esq. of Dodford, in Northamptonshire, and left a son and heir,

JOHN DIXWELL, esq. This gentleman wedded, Mary, daughter of Humphrey Grey, esq. of Enville, in Staffordshire, and was s. by his son,

WILLIAM DIXWELL, esq. who m. Elizabeth, daughter of John Knight, esq. of Brookehoult, in the county of Northampton, and left a son and heir,

CHARLES DIXWELL, esq. of Coton, who m. Abigail, daughter of Henry Herdson, esq. of Stourton, in Lincolnshire, and had issue,

1. WILLIAM, who inherited Coton. (See DIXWELL, of Cotton Hall, Extinct Baronets.)

11. Edward.

111. Humphrey. IV. BASIL.

v. Barbara.

He (Charles) lies buried in Churchover, in the county of Warwick, where on a large alabaster monument, fixed to the south wall, are the images of a man and his wife, kneeling at a desk between them, with four sons and one daughter; on the top, a shield on the right hand, with the arms of Dixwell, another on the left, or, a cross, between twelve billets, sable, between four fleurs-de-lis, gules, and in the middle, quarterly, 1. The arms of Dixwell; 2. Or, a cross, between twelve billets, sa, with this inscription:

This Monument was erected, Anno Dom. 1641, in the Memorie of Charles Dixwell, of Coton, Esq; and of Abigail, his wife; he dying in the year of our Lord, 1591; and She, in the year 1635. And of four Sons, and one Daughter that issued from them, viz: William Dixwell, Esq; Edward Dix well, Humphry Dixwell, Sir Basil Dixwell, Knight and Baro, net, and Barbara Dixwell; all whose Figures, this Work doth represent.

The youngest son,

I. SIR BASIL DIXWELL, bart. having inherited from his maternal uncle, John Herdson, considerable estates at Folkestone, and in other parts of Kent, transplanted himself into that county, and settled at Terlingham, where he continued until the year 1622, when he removed to Broome, in the same county, a manor of his, on which he had recently erected a handsome mansion house. He served the office of sheriff in the 2nd year of CHARLES I. and was created a BARONET by that monarch, 18th February, 1627. He died unm. in 1641, when the BARONETCY became EXTINCT, and his estates devolved, under his will, upon his nephew,

MARK DIXWELL, esq. son of his brother William, who m. Elizabeth, daughter of Matthew, and sister and heir of William Read, esq. of Folkestone, by which lady (who wedded, secondly, Sir Henry Oxenden, bart.) he had a son and heir,

1. BASIL DIXWELL, esq. of Brome, in the county of Kent, who was created a BARONET by King CHARLES II. 18th June, 1660. Sir Basil m. Dorothy, daughter and co-heir of Sir Thomas Peyton, bart. of Knowlton, and had issue,

BASIL, his successor.

ELIZABETH, one of the maids of honour to Queen MARY, m. to George Oxenden, LL.D. master of Trinity Hall, Cambridge, and by him, (who was third son of Sir Henry Oxenden, bart. of Dene,

and died in 1704,) left two sons, Henry and George Oxenden, the elder, succeeding his uncle in 1708, became

SIR HENRY OXENDEN, fourth baronet, of Dene, in Kent, but dying s. p. was s. by his brother, SIR GEORGE OXENDEN, fifth baronet, M.P. for Sandwich, who m. in 1729, Elizabeth, eldest daughter and co-heir of Edmund Dunch esq. of Little Withenham, Berks, and had two sons,

SIR HENRY OXENDEN, Sixth baronet, father of SIR HENRY OXENDEN, seventh and present baronet. See BURKE'S Peerage and Baronetage.

GEORGE OXENDEN, of whom hereafter, as inheritor of the Dixwell estates.

Sir Basil was s. at his decease by his only son,

II. SIR BASIL DIXWELL, bart. auditor of the Excise, and governor of Dover Castle, in which latter post he continued the greater part of the reign of WILLIAM III. He was also M.P. for the town and port of Dover. In the reign of Queen ANNE, he was dismissed from his employments, but restored at the accession of GEORGE I. He m. first, Dorothy, daughter of Sir John Temple, bart. of East Sheen, Surrey; and secondly, (his first wife dying about the year 1718,) Catherine, daughter of William Longueville, esq. son of Sir Thomas Longueville, of Bradwell Abbey, Bucks, baronet of Nova Scotia, but had issue by neither. He d. 25th March, 1750, when the BARONETCY became EXTINCT, and the estates devolved, under his will, upon his nephew, GEORGE OXENDEN, esq. who, in consequence, assumed the name of DIXWELL; but that gentleman dying unmarried in 1753, they are now in the possession of SIR HENRY OXENden.

Arms-Argent, a cheveron gules, between three fleurs-de-lis.

in Warwickshire, and had several children. His grandson,

BRENT DIXWELL, esq. of Coton Hall, m. Anne, daughter of John Sandys, esq. of Loveline, in the county of Worcester, and had issue,

WILLIAM, his successor.

John, died aged twelve, 27th March, 1701.
Elizabeth.

He d. 10th June, 1690; his wife in 1692. He was s. by his elder son,

I. WILLIAM DIXWELL, esq. of Coton Hall, high she riff of Warwickshire, in the 3rd of GEORGE 1.; cre ated a BARONET, by that monarch, 11th June, 1716, He m. in 1712, Mary, daughter of Sir Roger Cave, bart. of Stanford, but that lady died 11th February, 1712-13, in less than a year after her marriage, without issue, and Sir William remained afterwards a widowe. He d. 14th January, 1757, when the BARONETCY be

came EXTINCT.

DIXWELL, OF TIRLINGHAM. CREATED 18th Feb. 1627-8.-EXTINCT in 1641. Refer to DIXWELL of BROOME.

DIXWELL, OF COTON HALL. CREATED 11th June, 1716.-EXTINCT 14th Jan. 1757.

Lineage.

This was the senior branch of the family, from which the DIXWELLS of Broome, and of Tirlingham, in Kent.

CHARLES DIXWELL, esq. of Coton Hall, in the county of Warwick, m. Abigail, daughter of Henry Herdson, esq. of Stourton, in Lincolnshire, and had issue,

WILLIAM, his successor.

Edward.

Humphry.

BASIL.

Barbara.

He d. in 1591, and was s. by his eldest son.
WILLIAM DIXWELL, esq. of Coton Hall, who wedded
Elizabeth, daughter of Roger Brent, esq. of Pillerton,

By his second wife, Mary, sister of the Right Hon. William Bromley, speaker of the House of Commons, and secretary of state, temp. Queen ANNE.

Lineage.

PETER DORMER, esq. of Lee Grange, Bucks, younger son of Geoffrey Dormer, esq. of West Wycombe, by Ursula, his wife, daughter and heir of Bartholomew Collingridge, died 1st April, 1555, leaving by Agnes, his first wife, daughter of Thomas Cowper, esq. of Quainton, a son and successor,

GABRIEL DORMER, esq. of Lee Grange and Purston, who m. Bridget, daughter of Thomas Lovett, esq. of Astwell, and by her, who wedded, secondly, John Hawtrey, esq. of Chequers, in Bucks, had a son,

PETER DORMER, esq. of Lee Grange and Pursten, who m. in 1659, Margaret, daughter of Thomas Fleetwood, esq. of the Vache, and dying 3rd December, 1583, was s. by his son,

SIR FLEETWOOD DORMER, of Lee Grange and Purston, who m. Mary, third daughter of Sir Euseby Isham, of Braunston, and widow of Edward Reade, esq. of Cottesbrooke, by whom he had issue,

1. JOHN, his heir.

11. Peter.

111. Fleetwood (Sir), of Arle Court, in Gloucestershire; emigrated to Virginia.

IV. Euseby.

1. Margaret.

II. Dorothy.

III. Mary, m, to William Shepherd, of Rollwright. Sir Fleetwood d. 1st February, 1638-9, and was 5. by his son,

+ From Geoffrey Dormer's eldest son, Sir William Dormer, descends the BARON DORMER.

ter of Peter Corrie, esq. and had issue, George, William, Elizabeth, Margaret, Harriot, and Elizabeth.

v. Samuel, of Crae and Cannick, in Kirkcudbright, merchant, m. Elizabeth, daughter of William Stephenson, esq. of London, and had an only daughter, Elizabeth.

1. Margaret, m. to David M'Haffie, merchant. The eldest son,

1. WILLIAM DOUGLAS, esq. of Castle Douglas, in Kirkcudbright, and of Newton Douglas, in Wigtonshire, was created a BARONET in 1801, but dying unm. in 1809, the title became EXTINCT.

ARTHUR DOWNING, esq. of Lexham, in Norfolk, (son of Geoffrey Downing, by Elizabeth, daughter of Thomas Wingfield, esq. of Dunham Magna,) m. Susan, daughter (and co-heir with her sister Anne, wife of John Wingfield, esq. of Upton,) of Thomas Calybut, esq. of Castle Acre, in Norfolk, and had a son,

CALY BUT DOWNING, esq. of Shennington, in Gloucestershire, who m. Elizabeth, daughter of Robert Wingfield, esq. of Upton, in Northamptonshire, by Elizabeth, his wife, sister of William Cecil, Lord Burghley, treasurer to Queen ELIZABETH, and was father of

CALYBUT DOWNING, who became a commoner in Oriel College, Oxford, in 1623, and subsequently entering into holy orders, was made rector of Hickford, in Buckinghamshire, and of West Ildesley, in Berkshire; which latter he afterwards exchanged for the living of Hackney, in Middlesex. He m. Margaret, daughter and co-heir of Robert Brett, D.D. and dying in 1644, left two sons,

1. GEORGE (Sir), his heir.

II. HENRY, whose son COL. ADAM DOWNING, was a distinguished officer in King WILLIAM III.'s army in Ireland. His descendant and representative, is the present GEORGE ALEXANDER FULLERTON, esq. of Westwood, in Hampshire, and of Ballintoy Castle, in Ireland. (See BURKE'S Commoners, vol. iv. p. 298.)

The elder son,

1. SIR GEORGE DOWNING, of East Hatley, in Cambridgeshire, was created a BARONET, 1st July, 1663, This distinguished person, who acted a prominent part in the eventful period in which he lived, was sent, during the Protectorate, ambassador to the States General of Holland. He sat for several years in par

liament; and after the Restoration, became secretary of the treasury, teller of the exchequer, and one of his majesty's commissioners of customs. With Sir George Downing, when secretary of the treasury, originated the important act of the 17 CHARLES II. "To make all the money that was to be raised by this bill to be applied only to those ends to which it was given, which was the carrying on of the war, and to no other purpose whatsoever, or by what authority soever." This important innovation, and one which was the origin of estimates being laid before the House of Commons, was the more necessary in that reign, as it was well known the public service was much injured by the application of money to the purposes of the pleasures of the court, instead of the interests and defence of the country. Sir George Downing was opposed violently by Lord Clarendon, who was such a slave to his narrow prepossessions, that he would rather see the dissolute excesses he abhorred derive nourishment from that revenue which had been allotted to maintain the national honour, and which, by its deficiencies thus aggravated, had caused the navy to be laid up, and the coasts to be left defenceless, than suffer them to be restrained by the only power to which thoughtless luxury would submit. In 1670, Sir George Downing proceeded again as ambassador to Holland, on the recall of Sir W. Temple, and remained there until 1672, when the war again broke out. He m. a lady greatly distinguished for beauty, Frances, fourth daughter of Sir William Howard, knt. of Naworth Castle, in Cumberland, and sister to the first Earl of Carlisle, and dying in 1684, left issue,

1. GEORGE (Sir), his heir. 11. Willliam d. s. p.

III. Charles, comptroller of the customs, who m. Sarah, daughter and heir of Sir Thomas Garrard, bart. and d. 15th April, 1740, leaving a

son,

JACOB (Sir), who s. as fourth baronet.

1. Frances, m. to John Cotton, esq. son and heir of Sir John Cotton, bart.

11. Philadelphia, m. to Sir Henry Pickering, bart. of Whaddon.

111. Lucy, m. to Sir Richard Bulkeley, bart. of Old Baron.

IV. Mary, m. to Thomas Barnardiston, esq. of Bury. v. Anne.

His eldest son,

II. SIR GEORGE DOWNING, of East Hatley, one of the tellers of the exchequer temp. JAMES II. m. Catherine, eldest daughter of James, Earl of Salisbury, by Margaret his wife, daughter of John, Earl of Rutland, and had an only son,

III. SIR GEORGE DOWNING, of East Hatley, knight of the bath, and Founder of Downing College, Cambridge. He m. Miss Forester, daughter of Sir William Forester, knt. of Watling-street, in Shropshire, and died s. p. in 1749. By a will dated in 1717, he devised all his property to his cousin and heir, SIR JACOB DOWNING; and in case that gentleman's line failed, he directed the foundation of a College at Cambridge, which latter event, after much litigation, took place in 1800. Sir George represented Dunwich in parliament. His aforesaid cousin and heir,

Charles, R.N.

Nicholas-Milley, in holy orders, had two sons.

Charles, and John-Milley (Sir), lieutenant-col in the army, late M.P. for the county of Carlow. JOHN, of whom presently.

Welbore-Ellis, a major-general in the army, father of the present SIR FRANCIS HASTINGS DOYLL bart.

Catherine, m. to the Rev. Thomas Bushe. The fourth son,

1. SIR JOHN DOYLE, G.C.B. and K.C. a general in the army, colonel of the 87th regiment, and governor of Charlemont, was created a BARONET in 1825, but dying unmarried, 8th August, 1834, the title became

The founder of the family of D'OYLEY, of Chisel hampton, in the county of Oxford, came into England at the time of the Norman Conquest, and the pedigree states that the D'Oylys were Lords of Olgii, or Oyly, in Normandy, long before that event.

ROBERT D'OYLY, eldest son of the Lord de Ogli. for his good sevices at Hastings, was rewarded by his victorious chief with two baronies, and many goodly manors and lordships in England, but principally lying

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in Oxfordshire, as appears by Domesday-Book and the abbey books of Osenay, by Oxford, and of Missenden, in Bucks. Of both which abbies the family were founders, temp. HENRY I. and were also great benefactors to the abbies of Abbington, Eynsham, Godston, and Thame, in England, as well as to several others in France. The family likewise built the castle and bridge at Oxford, A.D. 1071, which was then their ancient seat, and new made the walls about the same city. Robert D'Oyly was king's constable and feudal Baron of Hokenorton in Oxfordshire. He m. Algitha, daughter and heir of Wigotus, a noble Saxon, Lord of Wallingford, by whom he had an only daughter and heir,

MAUD D'OYLY, Lady of Walingford, who inherit

ing the spirit of her ancestors, valiantly defended the Empress MAUD in her castle of Walingford. She m. first, Miles Crispin, and secondly, Brian Fitz Count, Lord of Bergavenny.

Robert and his wife Algitha, were buried in the abbey of Abington, to which, and St. Mary's Church there, they were bountiful benefactors. He was s. in the Barony of Hocknorton by his brother,

NICELL D'OYLY, who was king's constable, temp. WILLIAM Rufus. This Nigell came in at the Conquest with his two brothers, Robert, whom he inherited from, and GILBERT D'OYLY who had grants of lands also in Oxfordshire. He (Nigell) m. the Lady Agnes, and had two sons; Foulk, the younger, was buried at Ersham, A.D. 1126. The elder,

ROBERT D'OYLY, succeeded his father as king's constable, and in the barony of Hocknorton. He m. Editha, daughter of Foru, Lord of Greystock, and had two sons and a daughter, viz.

HENRY,, successively Lord of Hokenorton.
ROBERT,

MARGERY, heir to her brothers.

Maud, m. to Maurice de Gaunt.

Joan, m. to Simon Fitzwalter, Lord of Daventry. He was s. by his elder son,

HENRY D'OYLY, Baron of Hokenorton, and king's onstable. This feudal lord had two wives, but leav ng no surviving issue, was s. at his decease (which ccurred in Austria, in his return from Jerusalem, whiher he had accompanied King RICHARD I.), by his rother,

ROBERT D'OYLY, Baron of Hokenorton, and king's onstable, at whose decease, issueless, the estates deolved upon his eldest sister,

MARGERY D'OYLY, who m. Henry de Newburgh, ifth Earl of Warwick, and was mother of Thomas, the ixth Earl. Thus terminated the male line of the elder ranch of the family of D'Oyly, but it was continued without however the honors and estate) through Gilert D'Oyly's (the younger brother of the first feudal ard) eldest son,

ROBERT D'OYLY, who was s. by his son,

JOHN D'OYLY, of Wremham, father of

ROGER D'OYLY who removed to his seat of Pus-hall, or Pushil, held under the crown, by the tenure of presenting yearly to the king a table cloth of three shillings price, or three shillings for all services. He was s. by his eldest son,

ROGER D'OYLY, father of

ROBERT D'OYLY, who left a son and heir,
RICHARD D'OYLY, father of

THOMAS D'OYLY, who purchased the estate of Jurden in 1384. He m. Alicia, daughter of Atlude, of Woburn, and was s. by his son,

WILLIAM D'OYLY, who m. Isabella, daughter of More, cousin and next heir of the Lady Cheyney, of Hinton, and had issue,

RICHARD, his successor, a learned and mortified priest.

Margaret, m. to John Warfield.

Isabella, m. to Thomas Wickham, of Swalcliffe. He d. in 1424, and was s. by his son,

RICHARD D'OYLY, who d. in 1435, and was s. by his cousin,

WILLIAM D'OYLY, who d. in 1449, leaving a son and heir,

JOHN D'OYLY, a famous soldier in France. He bought Southland, and marrying Isabella, daughter and co-heir of Richard More, of Burgfield, Berks, was s. by his son,

THOMAS D'OYLY, who was seated at Marlow, but purchased, with his son John, CHISELHAMPTON, which continued afterwards the designation of the family. He m. first, Alice Curson, an heiress, and secondly, another Alice, daughter of - Hall, of Oxenbridge, in Wiltshire, and widow of Sir William Cotesmore, by her he had no issue, but by his first wife, left several sons and daughters. The eldest son and heir,

JOHN D'OYLY, esq. of Chiselhampton, in the county of Oxford, m. Frances, sister and co-heir of Sir Christopher Edmonds, knt. (maid of honour to Queen ELIZABETH) and had a numerous family. He was s. by his eldest son,

SIR ROBERT D'OYLY, knt. "a great courtier in the reign of Queen ELIZABETH," who m. Elizabeth, daughter of the lord keeper, Sir Nicholas Bacon, and was killed at the black assizes, at Oxford, by the stench of the prisoners, together with many other persons of distinction, anno 1577. He d. s. p. and was s. by his brother,

JOHN D'OYLY, esq. who m. Ursula, sister of Sir Anthony Cope, bart. of Hanwell, and had issue,

COPE (Sir), his successor.

Margery, m. to George Barston, esq.

Elizabeth, m. first in 1597, to Francis Harvey, esq.
secondly, to Sir Robert Browne, bart. and thirdly,
to Sir Guy Palmes, knt.

Dorothy, m. in 1598, to Francis Quarles, esq. of
Rumford, in Essex.

Mary, m. to Henry Howton, esq. of Cotharp. Priscilla, bapt. 11th August, 1594, m. to Edward Goddard, esq. of Englesham, younger brother of Thomas Goddard, esq. of Swindon, in Wiltshire. He was s. at his decease by his son,

SIR COPE D'OYLY, who is characterised as "a noble and renowned knight, at that time the honour of this ancient and honourable house." He m. Martha, daughter, of James Quarles, esq. of Rumford, and had a nu