Sir Philip m. secondly, Hanah, daughter and heir of Philip Bacon, esq. of Wolverstone, in Suffolk, relict of Sir Thomas Bedingfeld, and by her had two other daughters, Anne and Dorothy, who both d. unm. He d. about the year 1690, and was s. by his eldest son, II. SIR PHILIP PARKER, who m. Mary, daughter of Samuel Fortrey, esq. of Byall Fen, in Cambridgeshire, and had issue, PHILIP, his successor. CATHERINE, m. to Sir John Perceval, who was created Viscount Perceval, of the kingdom of Ireland, in 1715, and Earl of Egmont in 1733. (Refer to BURKE'S Peerage and Baronetage.) Mary, m. to Daniel Dering, esq. grandson of Sir Edward Dering, bart. of Surenden Dering. He d. about 1700, and was s. by his son, III. SIR PHILIP PARKER, M.P. temp. GEORGE I. and GEORGE II. for Harwich, who inherited Whaddon and the estates of the LONGS, on the decease of his uncle, Calthorpe Long, esq. issueless, and assumed the additional surnames of A MORLEY-LONG. He m. Martha, daughter of William East, esq. of the Middle Temple, and had two daughters, MARTHA, m. to John Thynne Howe, second Lord ELIZABETH, M. to James Plunkett, esq. Sir Philip Parker-a-Morley-Long, who was the last heir male of the old Lords Morley, died 20th June, 1740-1, when the BARONETCY EXPIRED. Whaddon and the property attached to it passed, under the will of Sir Walter Long, bart. to Thomas Long, esq. of Rowden (refer to BURKE'S Commoners, vol. iv. page 67), and his own estates to his daughters as co-heirs. Arms Arg. a lion passant gu. between two bars sa. thereon three bezants, two and one, in chief as many bucks' heads caboshed of the second. Friston, and had a son, Selwyn, and other issue. Edward, whose daughter, Elizabeth, m. Henry Palmer, esq. younger son of Sir Thomas Palmer, kut. The eldest son, THOMAS PARKER, esq. of Ratton, in Sussex, married Eleanor, daughter of William Waller, esq. of Grom bridge, in Kent, and had two sons, NICHOLAS (Sir), knt. his heir. John (Sir), knt. colonel of foot 1 JAMES I. and captain of Pendennis Castle, in Cornwall, by patent during life. He died 15th October, 1617, aged seventy, unmarried. Thomas Parker died 16th April, 1580, and was 2. by his son, SIR NICHOLAS PARKER, knt. of Ratton, who m first, Jane, daughter of Sir William Courtenay, kat. of Powderham, in Devon; secondly, Elizabeth, daugh ter of John Baker, esq.; and thirdly, Catherine, daughter of Sir John Temple, bart. of Stow, Bucks. The two former died s. p. but by the last he had issue, 1. THOMAS, his heir. 11. John, d. s. p. 11. Robert, d. v. p. unm. IV. Nicholas. v. Henry, d. unm. 1. Anne, m. first, to Adrian Moore, esq. of Odyam, Hants; and secondly, to Sir John Smith, knt. 11. Mary, died unm. Sir Nicholas died 9th March, 1619, aged seventythree, and was s. by his son, SIR THOMAS PARKER, knt. of Ratton, who #. Philadelphia, daughter of Henry Lennard, Baron Dacre of the South, and had issue, GEORGE, his heir. Grace, m. to Sir William Campion, knt. of Comb well, in Kent. Philadelphia, m. to Samuel Boys, esq. of Hawkhurst, in Kent. Rachel, m. to William Gee, esq. of Bishop's Bur ton, in Yorkshire. Catherine, m. to Sir Thomas Nutt, knt. of Mays, in Sussex, and died 2nd May, 1700, leaving two daughters: Philadelphia, married to Sir Thomas Dyke, bart. and Catherine, married to Anthony Bramston, esq. of Skreens. Anne, m. first, to John Shirley, esq. of Isfield, in Sussex; and secondly, to Francis Barnham, Richard, of Hedsor, Bucks, who m. Sarah, daughter and co-heir of Robert Chilcot, esq. of Isle worth, in Middlesex, and had a son, Jeffrey and three daughters: Juliana, #. to Cecil Bowyer, esq.; Anne, d. unm.; and Elizabeth, m. t William Bowyer, esq. Mr. Parker died 12th July, 1673, aged fifty-three, and was s. by his son, 1. ROBERT PARKER, esq. of Ratton, who was created a BARONET 22nd May, 1674. Hem. Sarah, only daughter of George Chute, esq. of Bristo Causeway. in Surrey, and had issue, GEORGE, his heir. II. SIR JOHN PARSONS, who m. Catherine, daughter of Sir Clifford Clifton, knt, and co-heir of her brother, Sir William Clifton, of Clifton, in the county of Nottingham, bart, and was s. by his only son, III. SIR WILLIAM PARSONS, who m. first, Frances, daughter of Henry Dutton, esq. and had issue, John, fellow of Merton College, Oxford, died in his father's lifetime. WILLIAM, lieutenant in Colonel Cholmondeley's regiment of Foot, m. Mary, daughter of John Frampton, esq. of the Exchequer, and had issue, MARK, who succeeded his grandfather. Grace, to whom her maternal aunt, the Duchess of Northumberland, left a considerable for By Mary, his wife, daughter of Sir William Gerrard, Derney, knt. - The executors of Sir William Parsons, the first barosoid Langley, in 1669, to Henry Seymour, esq. From Lineage. The ancient and " worshipful" family of Paston settled in England, according to many creditable writers, immediately after the Conquest; and Wolstan, the first recorded ancestor, is stated to have had a grant of lands at Paston, in Norfolk, whence he derived his surname. SIR WILLIAM PASTON, knt. born at Paston, son and heir of Clement Paston, by Beatrix, his wife, daughter and heir of John de Somerton, adopted the legal profession, and was one of the judges of the court of Common Pleas temp. HENRY VI. He married Agnes, daughter and co-heir of Sir Edmund Berry, knt. and had issue, JOHN, his heir. Edmund, who was retained in 1474, by Richard, Duke of Gloucester, constable and admiral of England, to serve him with the king, in his voyage over sea, for a whole year, with three archers, well horsed, armed, and arraied. Walter. William (Sir), knt. a devoted adherent of the Lancastrian cause, m. Anne, daughter and coheir of Edmund Beaufort, Duke of Somerset, and had two daughters, the Seymours it passed by sale to Lord Masham, and from his lordship was purchased, in 1738, by the Duke of Marlborough, whose successor sold the park and manor to Sir Robert-Bateson Harvey, bart. Anne, m. to Sir Gilbert Talbot. Elizabeth, m. to Sir John Savill. Elizabeth, m. to Robert, son of Robert, Lord Anne, m. to William Yelverton, esq. Margery, m. to Richard Colle, esq. Sir William, commonly known as "the good judge," | died in London, 14th August, 1444, aged sixty-six, and was buried in our Lady's chapel at the east end of the cathedral church of Norwich. His eldest son and successor, JOHN PASTON, esq. of Oxnead, in Norfolk, aged twenty-three at his father's decease, m. Margaret, daughter and heir of Sir John de Mauteby, and dying in 1466, was succeeded by his son, SIR JOHN PASTON, knt, who served with distinction in the French wars, and was deputed to conduct the king, EDWARD's, sister into France, on her marriage with Charles, Duke of Burgundy. He died 15th November, 19 EDWARD IV. s. p. and was s. by his brother and namesake, SIR JOHN PASTON, junior, who was made a knight banneret for his conduct at the battle of Stoke, and was one of those appointed to receive the Princess Catherine of Spain, wife of Prince Arthur, on her landing at Plymouth. He m. Margery, daughter of Sir Thomas Brews, of Hinton Hall, and had issue, WILLIAM, his heir. Philip, who married Anne, daughter and heir of Elizabeth, m. first, to William Clere, esq. of Sir John died in 1503, and was succeeded by his son, SIR WILLIAM PASTON, knt. of Oxnead, an eminent barrister-at-law, who lived to a great age, and died in 1554, having had, by Bridget, his wife, daughter of Sir Henry Heydon, knt. of Baconsthorp, in Norfolk, tive sons and seven daughters, viz. ERASMUS, who predeceased his father, in 1538, WILLIAM, successor to his grandfather. John, of Huntingfield Hall, Suffolk, who married Bridget, m. to Lord-chief-justice Coke. Elizabeth, m. to Ambrose Jermyn, esq. Clement, of Oxnead, born at Paston Hall, a naval officer of the reign of HENRY VIII. In an engagement with the French, he took their admiral, the Baron de St. Blankheare, and retained him prisoner at Castor, until ransomed by 7000 crowns. Henry VIII. called this Clement his champion; the Duke of Somerset stiled him, his souldier; Queen Mary, her seaman; and Queen Elizabeth, her father." He died s. p. in 1599. Sir William was s. by his grandson, SIR WILLIAM PASTON, knt. of Paston, who married Frances, daughter of Sir Thomas Clere, of Stokesby, and dying 20th October, 1610, left, with a daughter, Anne, m. first, to Sir George Chaworth; and secondly, to Sir Nicholas L'Estrange, a son and successor, CHRISTOPHER PASTON, esq. of Paston, who married Anne, daughter of Philip Audley, esq. of Pagrave, in Norfolk, and was s. by his son, SIR EDMUND PASTON, knt. of Paston, who m. Ca therine, daughter of Sir Thomas Knevet, of Ashwellthorp, and by her, who died in 1628, left at his decease, in 1632, aged forty-eight, a son and successor, 1. SIR WILLIAM PASTON, of Paston and Oxnead, high sheriff of Norfolk in 1636, who was created a BARONET 8th June, 1642. He m. first, Lady Catherine Bertie, daughter of Robert, Earl of Lindsey; and se condly, the sister of Sir William Hewet. He died 22nd February, 1662, leaving by his first wife a son and successor, II. SIR ROBERT PASTON, of Oxnead and Paston, who having devoted his fortune and energies to the royal cause, during the civil wars, was elevated to the peerage by King CHARLES II. 19th August, 1673, as Baron Paston, of Paston, and ViscoUNT YARMOUTH, both in the county of Norfolk. His lordship m. Rebecca, daughter of Sir Jasper Clayton, kat. of London, and had issue, Rebecca, married to Admiral Sir Stafford Margaret, m. to Hieronimo Alberto di Conti, a The viscount was advanced to the EARLDOM OF YARMOUTH, 30th July, 1679. He was esteemed a man el refined taste and learning, and dying in 1682, was 5. by his eldest son, III. SIR WILLIAM PASTON, Second Earl of Yarmouth This nobleman espoused, first, Charlotte-Jemima Maria, natural daughter of King CHARLES II. by the Viscountess Shannon, wife of Francis Boyle, Viscount Shannon, and daughter of Sir William Killigrew, and had issue, CHARLES, Lord Paston, a brigadier in the army. who predeceased his father. William, a captain in the royal navy, died before his father. Charlotte, m. first, to Thomas Herne, esq. of He veringland, in Norfolk; and secondly, Mater Weldon. Rebecca, m. to Sir John Holland, of Quidenham, bart. His lordship m. secondly, Elizabeth, daughter of Lard lady had no issue. North, and widow of Sir Robert Wiseman, but by that He d. in 1732, leaving no male issue, and as the male line of his brothers had previously ceased, the BARONETCY, together with the saperior honours, became EXTINCT. Arms Arg. six fleurs-de-lis, three, two, and one, and a chief indented or. He had HENRY PATE, of Eye Kettleby, son of Edward Pate,* of the same place, was aged forty in 1597. three sons, of whom the second, 1. JOHN PATE, esq. of Sisonby, in Leicestershire, was created a BARONET in 1643. He m. first, Elizabeth, daughter of Sir William Skipwith, of Cotes; and secondly, Lettice, eldest daughter of Sir Thomas Dilke, of Maxstoke Castle, Warwickshire. By the former, who died 17th August, 1628, aged thirty-seven, he had issue, ABIGAIL, m. Sir Thomas Smith, bart. of Hatherton, in Cheshire, and dying 25th October, 1691, aged sixty-seven, left an only daughter and heir, FRANCES-PATE SMITH, b. 2nd November, 1663; m. to Richard Lister, esq. of Thorpe Ernald, in Leicestershire, and had issue, 1. DEAN, of Stroud, who m. first, Elizabeth, daughter of William Andrews, esq. of Stonehouse, in the county of Gloucester, who died 4th August, 1741. He m. secondly, Anne Gastrell, daughter of John Selfe, of Cirencester, who d. 7th September, 1746; and thirdly, Margaret, daughter of Philip Hampton, of Westbury, which lady d. 11th May, 1764: by the first and third he had no family; by the second he had one son, JOHN PAUL, M.D. of Salisbury, who married Frances, youngest daughter of Robert Snow, esq. of Hendon, in the county of Middlesex, and of London, banker, and had issue, JOHN DEAN PAUL, b. in 1775, of London, banker, in whom the Baronetcy was revived. Mr. Dean Paul, of Stroud, d. 11th March, 1764, and with his three wives lies buried at Woodchester. 11. Onesiphorus. The second son, 1. SIR ONESIPHORUS PAUL, resided at Woodchester, where he was extensively engaged in the manufacture of the fine woollen cloths, for which that neighbourhood is distinguished, and which owe much of their unrivalled excellence to his ingenious and spirited improvements. In August, 1750, he had the honour to receive and entertain at his house his royal highness Frederick Prince of Wales; in 1760 he was sheriff of Gloucestershire and on presenting an address from the county to King GEORGE III. on his accession to the throne, received the honour of knighthood. He was created a BARONET 3rd September, 1762, as "Sir Onesiphorus Paul, of Rodborough, in the county of Gloucester." He married first, Jane, daughter of Francis Blackburn, esq. of Richmond, in the county of York, and by her, who d. 26th May, 1748, had issue, : GEORGE-ONESIPHORUS, his successor. Jane, m. to Thomas Pettat, esq. of Stanley Park, in the county of Gloucester, and died s. p. in 1810. Elizabeth, m. to George Snow, esq. of Dorsetshire He m. secondly, Catherine, daughter and co-heir of Francis Freeman, esq. of Norton Male-reward, in Somersetshire, but by that lady, who d. 20th October, 1766, had no surviving issue. The baronet m. thirdly, Sarah, daughter of John Peach, esq. of Woodchester, widow of John Turner, of Kingstanley, in Gloucester. shire, but by her, who d. in April, 1801, had no issue. Sir Onesiphorus d. 21st September, 1774, aged sixty-nine, and was s. by his son, 11. SIR GEORGE-ONESIPHORUS PAUL, high sheriff for Gloucestershire in 1780, who d. s. p. in 1820, when the BARONETCY became EXTINCT. His cousin, John Dean Paul, esq. elder son of Doctor Paul, of Salisbury, inherited Rodborough, and being created a BARONET 3rd September, 1821, is the present (1837) SIR JOHN woollen draper," distinguished by Swift and the other wits of Queen ANNE's reign. Thomas, who m. Mary, daughter of Neville, of Grove, Notts, and had a son, Edmund. By Valentine, his wife, daughter of George Paul LL. D. vicar-general and king's advocate in the Com mons. 1. EDWARD PAYLER, esq. of Thoralby, in the county of York, who was created a BARONET in 1642, married Anne, daughter of William Watkinson, esq. and dying about 1619, was s. by his grandson (the son of his son Watkinson), 11. SIR WATKINSON PAYLER, of Thoralby, who m. Alathea, daughter of Sir Thomas Norcliffe, knt. of Langton, but died without surviving issue in 1706, when the BARONETCY EXPIRED. THOMAS TURNER, of Kent, assumed the surname of PAYLER some time after Sir Watkinson's death. He had, with a daughter, Margaret, wife of the Rev. Edward Taylor, of Bifrons, a son, the late THOMASWATKINSON PAYLER, esq. of Heden. Arms-Gu, on a bend or, between three lions passant guardant arg. as many mullets of six points pierced sa. EUSEBIUS PELSANT, esq. son and heir of Eusebius Pelsant, esquire of the body to CHARLES I. of Cadeby, in the county of Leicester, by Aune, his second wife, sister of Sir George Buswell, bart. of Clipston, in Northamptonshire, inherited that estate and assumed the surname of BUSWELL. Hem. Frances, only daughter of Sir Richard Wingfield, of Tickencote, and had three sons, EUSEBIUS, George, and Wingfield. The eldest, 1. EUSEBIUS BUSWELL, esq. of Clipston, was created a BARONET in 1713-14. He m. first, Hester, second daughter of Sir Charles Skymsher, knt. of Norbury Manor, in Staffordshire; and secondly, Honor, daughter of Ralph Sneyd, esq. of Keel, in the same county. By the latter he had a daughter, Frances. He died without male issue, when the BARONETCY became EX TINCT. Arms Arg. five lozenges in fesse between three bears' heads erased gu, muzzled or. Lineage. This family claimed descent from SIR THOMAS DE PENYSTON, knt. of Truro, in Corn wall, living in the time of the Conqueror, who had three sons, SIR JOHN DE PENYSTON, knt. descended, in the fourth degree, SIR GILES PENYSTON, knt. who built Penysten, in the county of York, and enjoyed great possessions in Cornwall by Isabel, his wife. His son and heir. SIR GEOFFERY PENYSTON, knt. living at Penyston temp. HENRY III. was grandfather of SIR EDMUND PENYSTON, Who . Beatrix, daughter and heir of Sir Geoffery Fauconberg, and possessed the manor of Beaconsfield, in Buckinghamshire, temp. EDWARD II. He was s. by his son, SIR WALTER PENYSTON, who m. Dorothy, daughter of Sir Humphrey Ingleby, knt.; but we pass through a long line of descendants, all of whom formed distinguished alliances, to THOMAS PENESTONE, of Beaconsfield, who m. Eliza beth, daughter of Humphrey Ashfield, of Heathoop, and had several sons and daughters who left pasterity. THOMAS, the eldest son, died in his lifetime. and left issue by Mary, his wife, daughter and co-beir of John Somer, esq. of Newland, in Kent, an only son, 1. SIR THOMAS PENESTONE, who succeeding to his mother's inheritance, beame seated at Leigh, in Sus sex; and having received the honour of knighthood, was created a BARONET 25th November, 1612 Hes. first, Anne, fourth daughter of Sir William Stone house; and secondly, Martha, fourth daughter of Si Thomas Temple, bart. of Stowe; but by those ladies had no surviving issue. Sir Thomas . thirdly, Elize beth, daughter and sole heir of Sir Thomas Watson, of Halstead, in Kent, widow of Sir William Pope, at by her had two daughters; the elder, Elizabeth, . ↑ to John Hastings, esq. of Dalisford, in Worcester shire; the younger, to Sir James Astry, knt. master in chancery; and two sons, John, who d. in 1632, and an elder, his successor at his decease circa 1644, 11. SIR THOMAS PENEYSTONE, of Cornwell, in the county of Oxford, who m. Elizabeth, only daughter and heir of Sir Cornelius Fairmedow, knt. of London, and had issue, |