11. ARTHUR, of Fowellscombe, b. August, 1582, drowned accidentally at his uncle's, Sir Ri chard Reynell, of Ford, in Devon, in 1612, aged thirty, unmarried.

III. EDMOND, heir to his brother.

1. Grace, m. first, Richard Barrett, esq. of Tregarthine, in Cornwall, by whom she had issue, two daughters his co-heirs, and secondly, Sir Richard Carnsew, knt. of Carnsew, in that county, the friend of Carew the Cornish historian.

The third son,

1. SIR EDMOND FOWELL, knt. of Fowellscombe, heir to his brother, Arthur, was born there in 1593, knighted at the Palace of Greenwich, 3rd November, 1619, and elected M.P. for Ashburton in the long parliament, and for the county of Devon in 1656. He was also one of the parliamentary committee and deputy lieutenants for that shire, and president of the committee for sequestration. He was created a BARONET 30th April, 1661. He m. in 1614, Margaret, eldest daughter, by his wife Catherine, only daughter of Henry, Lord Norreys of Rycote, of Sir Anthony Paulett, knt. of Hinton St. George, captain of the guard to Queen ELIZABETH, and sister of John, first Baron Paulett, of Hinton, ancestor of the Earls Paulett. By her Sir Edmond had surviving issue, two sons and five daughters,

1. JOHN, his heir.

II. Edmond, of Panquit, in the adjoining parish of Modbury, b. at Fowellscombe in 1637, m. in 1659, Elizabeth, daughter by his wife Bridget, sixth daughter (by Bridget, daughter of Sir Thomas Burdet, bart.) of Thomas Erisley, esq. only son of Sir George Erisley, bart. of Drakelow, in the county of Derby, and Susan, his wife, daughter of Sir Humphry Ferrers, knt. of Thomas Brome, esq. of Ewithington, in the county of Hereford, and d. in 1681, aged fortythree, having had issue two daughters, Bridget and Elizabeth.

1. Maria, b. at Fowellscombe in 1615. II. Elizabeth, b. there in 1622, m. 2nd January, 1655, to Richard Cabell, esq. of Brooke, in Devon, sheriff of the county in 1664, son and heir of Richard Cabell, esq. of Brooke, and his wife Maria, daughter of George Prestwood, esq. of Whitcombe, in Devon, by his wife, the daughter of Sir Nicholas Martyn, knt. of Oxton, in that shire, M. P. for the county of Devon, in the long parliament, in whose daughter's house, in Watlin Street, London, the five members were concealed when King CHARLES followed them into the city. They had issue, which terminated in an heiress, who carried Brooke in marriage to the family of Fownes, of Stapleton, in Dorset. (See BURKE'S Commoners, vol. i.)

11. Grace, b. at Fowellscombe in 1627, m. 28th

September, 1653, to Edmond Williams, esq. of Stowford, in Devon, descendant and heir of Thomas Williams, esq. thereof, speaker of the House of Commons in the reign of ELIZABETH, and had a son and heir,

John Williams, esq. of Stowford, whom. his kinswoman, daughter of Arthur Champer. nowne, esq. of Dartington House, in Devon, by his wife Margaret, second surviving daughter of Sir John Fowell, second baronet.

iv. Anne, b. at Fowellscombe in 1629.
v. Florence, b. there in 1634, m. Servington Savery,
esq. of Shilston, in Devon, son and heir of
Christopher Savery, esq. of Shilston, a colonel
of foot on the parliamentary side, and father
of Christopher Savery, esq. thereof, sheriff of
Devon in 1693, and lieutenant-colonel of the
militia.

Sir Edmond Fowell d. in October, 1674, aged eightyone. He made a settlement of his estates and property on the marriage of his eldest son and heir; but when on his death bed, his sons being reduced to two in number, the youngest of them having only daughters, and the eldest only one surviving son, Sir Edmond strictly enjoined them to settle Fowellscombe Park and other manors and lands, on the heir male, William Fowell, of Black Hall. He was s. by his son,

11. SIR JOHN FOWELL, of Fowellscombe, born there in 1623, colonel of a regiment of foot in the service of the Parliament, governor of Totness, mentioned in the letters of Fairfax to the parliament, after the taking of Dartmouth, and M.P. for Ashburton in 1658. He m. Elizabeth, daughter, by his wife Elizabeth, eldest daughter of Sir John Rayney, bart, of Sir John Chichester, of Raleigh, in Devon, knt. and bart. and had issue that survived him,

1. JOHN, his heir.

1. Elizabeth, m. in 1691, George Parker, esq. of Boringdon, in Devon, ancestor of the Earl of Morley, Viscount Boringdon, and d. in October, 1697, leaving issue a son,

Edmund Parker, esq. who attained his age in 1712, but was killed in the lifetime of his father, by a fall from his horse, while riding on the banks of the Lara, near Boringdon. He d. s. p.

11. Margaret, m. to Arthur Champernowne, esq. of Dartington House, in Devon, ancestor, by her, of the present Henry Champernowne, esq. of Dartington. (See BURKE'S Commoners, vol. ii. p. 273.)

Sir John Fowell d. in 1676, aged sixty-two. In his will, dated 2nd June that year, he makes reference to the dying injunction of his father, to preserve Fowellscombe Park and estates in the male line of the

family, and adds, " to which enjoinment of my said dear deceased father, I readily yield all dutiful obedience." He was s. by his son,

III. SIR JOHN FOWELL, of Fowellscombe, b. in 1665, M. P. for Totness, 1688, to his death, and one of the 151 members of the celebrated convention who voted against making the Prince of Orange king, but for declaring the Princess queen. He d. in 1692, aged twenty-seven, unm. when the BARONETCY became EXTINCT, and the heir maleship of the family devolved on the before named

WILLIAM FOWELL, esq. of Black Hall and Diptford, to whom this Sir John Fowell, in reference to the dying command of his grandfather, Sir Edmond, and the will of his father, Sir John, gave by his will, dated 4th November, 1691, Fowellscombe, with all his lands and possessions, making him his sole heir and executor. Owing, however, to the omission by the person who drew up the instrument and superintended its execution, of one of the three required attesting signatures, the intentions of the testator, and of his predecessors, were defeated, and the will set aside, by Parker and Champernowne, the husbands of his sisters, notwithstanding these had fortunes indepen

dently secured to them by their father, from other lands. By them Fowellscombe Park, with all the manors and estates not appropriated by the second baronet to their fortunes, were held in coparcenary until August, 1712, when a partition was made by George Parker, his wife, Elizabeth, being dead, and their son and heir apparent, Edmund Parker; and Margaret Champernowne, at that time a widow. Under this agreement, the manors and estates of Harburtonford and Ludbrooke, &c. which included Higher and Lower Whichcombe, were allotted to the Parkers; and Fowellscombe Park, Boulterscombe, and other lands, to Mrs. Champernowne, who removed from Dartington House to Fowellscombe, and there died, 13th March, 1729. By her will, dated 3rd January preceding, she gave £2000 to Arthur, the eldest son of her eldest son; £800 to her daughter, who had married her relative, John Williams, esq. of Stowford, and other legacies; after which she devised all her freehold manors and estates in Devon and Cornwall, including Fowellscombe Park, to her younger son, Henry. He also made it his residence, and died in 1757, without issue, when his nephew and heir, Arthur Champernowne, of Dartington House, heir also of his grandmother, Margaret Fowell, sold Fowellscombe to Mr. George Herbert, of Plymouth, by deed dated 9th January, 1759. His son and heir, George, banker of Plymouth, sold it on 13th March, 1784, to Mr. Thomas King, of Plymouth, who dying unm. 13th January, 1792, left it to his three brothers, John, Richard, and Robert. John d. also unm. 26th January, 1795, intestate, when his share devolved to Richard, as heirat-law to him his brother Robert released his third, thereby enabling Richard, who d. 18th January, 1811, s. p. to entail the mansion and estates on his nephew. John, the eldest son of Robert, and his three brothers. This John King, esq. is the present owner; but he has not resided in the county of Devon for several years past, and during that period Fowellscombe, a battlemented mansion of Elizabethan date, originally erected in the form of the roman initial of the family name, has remained uninhabited. The park was in greater part divided off for tillage after its purchase by Mr. Herbert.

in the field from his royal master, who caused the crest which he then bore-a head and lure-to be changed for the vigilant owl. From Sir Richard descended

JOHN FOWLER, esq. of Foxley, who m. the heiress of Loveday, and was s. by his son,

HENRY FOWLER, esq. of Foxley, who m. the sister and heir of John Barton, and left a son and heir,

SIR WILLIAM FOWLER, knt. of Ricote, in the county of Oxford. This gentleman m. Cecilia, only daughter and heir of Sir Nicholas Inglefield, knt, and had issue,

RICHARD, his heir.

Thomas.

Cecilia, m. to Thomas Rooks, esq. of Tatley, in
Bucks.

He was s. by his elder son,

SIR RICHARD FOWLER, who was knighted by Er WARD IV. and made chancellor of the duchy of Lancaster. He m. Jane, daughter of John Danvers, esq. of Colthorp, in the county of Oxford, and was s. by his elder son,

SIR RICHARD FOWLER, knt. who m. Elizabeth, daughter of Thomas Windsor, and sister of Andrews, Lord Windsor, but dying without issue, was s. by his brother,

THOMAS FOWLER, esquire of the body to EDWARD IV. He married Margery Coleville, and was s. by his only son,

ROGER FOWLER, esq. of Broomhill, in the county ef Stafford. This gentleman m. Isabella, daughter and co-heir of William Lee, of Morpeth, treasurer of Ber wick, and had issue,

1. ROWLAND, his heir, who m. the daughter of Bradshaw of Presteign, in the county of Radnor, and had two sons,

1. GEORGE, who both married, but died 2. Brian, issueless.

11. Brian, of St. Thomas, in the county of Stafford, m. Jane, daughter and heir of John Hanner. esq. of Bettisfield, in the county of Flint, and left, with other issue, a son and heir, Walter, of St. Thomas, who . Mary, daugh ter of Ralph of Beoly, in the county of Worcester, and from him descended the Fowlers of St. Thomas's.

bury, in the county of Stafford, and had eight sons and a daughter. He was s. by the eldest son,

RICHARD FOWLER, esq. of Harnage Grange, who m. the Hon. Margaret Newport, daughter of Richard, first Baron Newport, of High Ercall, by Rachael, his wife, daughter of John Leveson, esq. of Haling, and sister and co-heir of Sir Richard Leveson, K. B. of Trentham, in the county of Stafford. By this lady Mr. Fowler had a numerous family. He was s. by his eldest son,

FRANCIS LEVESON FOWLER, esq. of Harnage Grange. This gentleman m. Anne, daughter of Peter Venables, esq baron of Kinderton, by whom he had a son, Richard, who died young, and a daughter,

FRANCES, who, on the death of her brother, became sole heiress. She m. first, Thomas Needham, sixth Viscount Kilmorey, and was mother of Robert, seventh viscount. Her ladyship m. secondly, in 1690, Theophilus, seventh Earl of Huntingdon; and thirdly, the Chevalier de Legonday, colonel of horse, one of the French prisoners taken with Count Tallard at the battle of Hocksted.

Mr. Fowler dying without male issue, the representation of the family devolved upon his brother,

1. WILLIAM FOWLER, esq. of Harnage Grange, in the county of Salop, who was created a BARONET by Queen ANNE, 1st November, 1704. Sir William m. Mary, daughter of Sir Robert Cotton, bart. of Combermere, in Cheshire, and had issue,

WILLIAM, his heir.

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HANS, who inherited as fifth baronet.

SARAH, m. to Colonel Hodges, of the Guards. Of this lady hereafter as heir of her brother Sir Hans.

He d. before 1737, and was s. by his eldest son,

III. SIR WILLIAM FOWLER, bart. who m. in 1728-9, a daughter of Brigadier-General Newton, and by her who d. at Shrewsbury, 18th March, 1738,) had issue, WILLIAM, his heir.

Lacy, m. to Mr. John Jones, of London, distiller.
Letitia, m. to Launcelet Baugh, gent. of Lentuar-
dine.

Harriot, m. to Joseph Hughes, esq. of the Auditor's
Office.

He was s. at his decease by his son,

IV. SIR WILLIAM FOWLER, bart, cornet of Dragoons, who d. unmarried in Germany, anno 1760, and devised his estate in possession to his sisters; the Baronetcy reverted to his uncle,

V. SIR HANS FOWLER, bart. who, under the entail of his brother Sir William's will, was entitled to the other part of the estate on the death of his mother. He m. Miss Dibbs, of Dodington, in Oxfordshire, but d. without issue, 1st March, 1773, when the BARONETCY became EXTINCT, and the Welsh estates of Abbey-cwmhir, &c. devolved upon his sister,

SARAH HODGES, wife of Colonel Hodges, of the
Guards, by whom she had issue,

1. THOMAS HODGES, esq. of Abbey-cwm-hir,
who assumed the name of FOWLER. He

m. in 1803, Lucy, relict of Thomas Humphrey Lowe, esq. of Bromsgrove, elder daughter and co-heir of Thomas Hill, esq. of Court of Hill, M.P., and left an only daughter and heiress,

SARAH-GEORGIANA FOWLER, who m. the Rev. John Durand Baker, B. A. and is the present representative of the family. (Refer to BURKE's Commoners, vol. ii. p. 375.)

2. Sarah Hodges, who m. Colonel Hastings, of the Guards, father of the late Earl of Huntingdon.

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1. SIR THOMAS FOWLER, knt. of Islington (son of Sir Thomas Fowler, knt.), who was created a BARONET in 1628. He m. Elizabeth, daughter and heir of William Pierson, esq. of the Inner Temple, and had issue,

John, who m. Sarah, daughter of John Fowler,
esq. but d. v. p. and s. p.

SARAH, m. to Sir Thomas Fisher, bart.
JANE, m. to Richard Corbet, esq.
ELIZABETH, M. to Gerard Gore, esq.
MARTHA, d. unm.

Sir Thomas Fowler d. in 1656, when the title became

George Purefoy, esq. of Madeley, Berks, and was s. by his son,

1. SIR RICHARD FRANCKLYN, knt. of Moor Park, in the county of Hertford, who was created a BARONET by King CHARLES II. 16th October, 1660. He m. first, Elizabeth, daughter and co-heir of Sir Thomas Cheeke, knt. of Pyrgo, in Essex, and by her had three sons and a daughter, viz.

RICHARD, his heir.

THOMAS, successor to his brother.

Robert, died at King's College, Cambridge, unmarried.

Essex, died young.

Sir Richard m. secondly, Eleanora, daughter of Sir Sanuel Tryen, bart. of Halstead, in Essex, and sister and heir of Sir Samuel Tryon, bart. and by that lady had three daughters, namely,

Eleanora, m. to Charles May, esq. son and heir
of Sir Algernon May, knt. and d. s. p.
Elizabeth, m. to Dr. Richard Willis, Bishop of
Winchester, and d. s. p.

Essex.

Sir Richard, who represented the county of Hertford in parliament, died about the year 1685, and was s. by his eldest son,

II. SIR RICHARD FRANCKLYN, bart. who m. Lady Anne Rich, eldest daughter of Thomas, third Earl of Warwick, and widow of Thomas Barrington, esq. but dying without male issue in 1695, was s. by his brother,

III. SIR THOMAS FRANCKLYN, bart. This gentleman m. Mary, daughter of Ralph Hawtrey, esq. of Rislip, in Middlesex, and widow of Christopher Clitherow, esq. of Pinners, in the same county, but dying 5th October, 1728, aged seventy-two, without issue, the BARONETCY became EXTINCT.

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ROBERT FREKE, esq. was for many years auditor of the Treasury in the reigns of HENRY VIII. and Queen ELIZABETH, and died worth a plum, an immense for tune in those times. He left three sons and seren daughters, viz.

1. SIR THOMAS FREKE, knt. of Ewern Courtney, in Dorsetshire, "a person of considerable note, great trust, and authority in the county of Dorset temp. ELIZABETH and JAMES 1." He m. Elizabeth, only daughter and heir of John Taylor, alderman of London, and had, with other issue,

JOHN, of Ewern Courtney, who married twice and had issue.

Ralph, of Hannington, in Wiltshire, ances tor of the FREKES of that place.

11. John, of Hilton. III. WILLIAM.

1. Mary, m. to William Hodges.

11. Frances, m. to John Culliford, of Encomb, III. Susanna.

Iv. Margaret, m. to Sir Robert Meller.
v. Elizabeth, m. to Thomas Beale.
VI. Ann.
VII. Joan.

The youngest son,

WILLIAM FREKE, esq. who was of Sareen, in Hamp shire, m. Anne, daughter of Arthur Swaine, esq. and removed with his son Arthur into Ireland, which

ARTHUR FREKE, esq. lived near the city of Cork, and marrying Dorothy, daughter of Sir Piercy Smith, of Youghall, had a son,

PIERCY FREKE, esq. who enjoyed a fair estate in the county of Cork, and coming into England, m. his kinswoman, Elizabeth, daughter of Ralph Freke, esq with whom he had a considerable fortune, and pur chased the estate of Bilney, in Norfolk, wherein be was s. by his son,

1. RALPH FREKE, esq. who was created a BARONIT by Queen ANNE, 4th June, 1713. Sir Ralph m. Elizabeth, daughter of Sir John Meade, bart. and had issue, PIERCY, his successor.

Ralph, who d. at Richmond in 1727 unm.
JOHN-REDMOND, successor to his brother Piercy.
GRACE, eventually sole heiress of the family, whe
m. in 1741, the Hon. John Evans, second son
of George, Lord Carbery, and left, with other
issue, a son,

JOHN EVANS, esq. who assumed, in compliance with the testamentary injunction of his maternal uncle, the additional surname of FREKE, and was created a BARONET in 1768 Sir John Evans-Freke's eldest son is the present John, LORD CARBERY. Sir Ralph died about the year 1718, and was s. by his eldest son,

II. SIR PIERCY FREKE, bart. member in the parlia ment of Ireland for Baltimore, who d. unmarried at Dublin 10th April, 1728, and was s. by his brother,

III. SIR JOHN-REDMOND FREKE, bart. who m. Mess Brodrick, but d. s. p. 13th April, 1764, when the B RONETCY became EXTINCT.

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same.

FRYER, OF LONDON.

CREATED 13th Dec, 1714.-EXTINCT 11th Sept. 1726.

Lineage.

1. JOHN FRYER, esq. alderman of London, who was created a BARONET in 1714, married Isabella, daughter of Sir Francis Gerard, bart, but by her, who wedded, secondly, Henry, first Viscount Palmerston, had no issue. Sir John died 11th September, 1726, when the title became EXTINCT.

FULLER, OF THE INNER TEMPLE.

CREATED Ist Aug. 1687.-EXTINCT in 1709.

Lineage.

1. JAMES CHAPMAN FULLER, esq. of the Inner Temple, who was created a BARONET in 1687, m. first, Frances, daughter of John Fincham, esq. of Upwell; and secondly, Emma, daughter of Richard Hoe, esq. of the county of Norfolk, and relict of Sir Edward Wintour, but had no issue. Sir James died in the Fleet Prison in 1709, and the BARONETCY EXPIRED with him.

HENRY, his successor.

CATHERINE, m. first, in 1736, to Lewis, second
Earl of Rockingham; and secondly, in 1751, to
Francis, Earl of Guildford. She d. s. p.

Sir Robert m. thirdly, Lady Selina Shirley, daughter of Robert, first Earl Ferrars, and by that lady, who d. in 1779, had a daughter,

SELINA, m. to Sir Edward Dering, (sixth) bart. of Surrenden-Dering, in Kent, and was mother of SIR EDWARD DERING, the seventh baronet. The baronet d. 7th March, 1733, and was s. by his

son,

III. SIR HENRY FURNESE, bart. who died unmarried in 1735, aged nineteen, when the BARONETCY became EXTINCT; the estates vesting in his three sisters in equal shares and proportions. The manor of Waldershare became eventually the property of the eldest, Catherine, Countess of Rockingham, who, having no issue, devised it to her second husband, Francis, Earl of Guildford.

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FUST, OF HILL.

FURNESE, OF WALDERSHARE.

CREATED 21st Aug. 1682.

EXTINCT 15th April, 1779.

CREATED 27th June, 1707.

EXTINCT in 1735.

Sir Henry wedded, secondly, Matilda, daughter of Sir Robert Vernon, and widow of Anthony Balam, esq. and by her had a daughter,

Matilda, m. to Richard, Lord Edgcumbe.

He d. 3rd November, 1712 (having represented the borough of Sandwich in several parliaments), and was s. by his son,

I. SIR ROBERT FURNESE, bart. M. P. for Bramber in 1608 and for New Romney in 1714, m. first, Anne, daughter of Anthony Balam, esq. by whom he had a daughter,

ANNE, m. to the Hon. John St. John, who became
Viscount St. John.

He wedded, secondly, Lady Arabella Watson, daughter of Lewis, first Earl of Rockingham, and by her

had

Lineage.

This family was of great antiquity, and in remote times united with houses of high distinction: it produced many persons of eminence, amongst whom may be enumerated JOHN FUST, of the city of Mentz, in Germany, who about the year 1430, invented the art of printing, RICHARD FUST, who flourished in the reign of EDWARD IV. and THOMAS FUST, who suffered martyrdom in 1555, having been burnt to death, at a stake in the market-place at Ware.

EDWARD FUST, of the city of London, m. about the year 1564, Jane Singleton, and had issue,

RICHARD, his heir.

Edward, b. 8th October, 1569, d. unm.
Samuel, a merchant at Bristol, d. there unm.
Julian, b. 2nd November, 1566, m. first, to Sir
Thomas Hackett, knt. master of the Court of
Wards, temp. JAMES I. and secondly, to Sir
Randolph Crew, knt. chief justice of the Com-
mon Pleas in the same reign.

Jane, d. unmarried.

Barbara, b. 12th October, 1573, m. to Francis Chaloner, of Lindfield and Kenwalls, in Sus

sex.

Elizabeth, b. 31st January, 1577, m. to Henry
Fleetwood, esq. of Longby, Bucks.
Anne, d. unm.

The eldest son,

RICHARD FUST, esq. purchased in the time of Queen ELIZABETH, the manor of Hill or Hull, in the county