quisition post mortem of William de Lindesay 11 DWARD I. He was succeeded by SIR RICHARD DE PRESTON, who was one of the rors in a cause between the King and the Abbot ad Convent of St. Mary's, York, concerning the Ivowson of the two churches at Appleby, A.D. 1291. RICHARD DE PRESTON, his son and heir, was witness, .D. 1333, to a release of lands, at Old Hutton, by ilbert de Culwen to Thomas, son of Patric de Culwen. y Annabella, his wife, who survived him, he had issue, SIR RICHARD DE PRESTON, who represented the unty of Westmoreland in parliament 17 EDWARD 1. His son, SIR RICHARD DE PRESTON, had likewise the honour being knight of the shire for Westmoreland 27 EDARD III, his father being then still living. In the ar 1368, he obtained a license to impark five huned acres of land. His successor, SIR JOHN DE PRESTON, of Preston Richard and eston Patrick, was M. P. for Westmoreland, 36, 39, d46 EDWARD III. He had issue, 1. RICHARD. II. JOHN. SIR RICHARD DE PRESTON, the elder son, leaving ughters only at his decease, the manor of Preston chard passed from the Preston family through se ladies, whilst the Preston Patrick estate deIved upon his brother, SIR JOHN DE PRESTON, who was one of the judges the court of Common Pleas in the reigns of HENRY and HENRY V. and retired from the bench in 17, in consequence of his great age and infirmity. : left issue, 1. John, a priest, who had a grant in 2 HENRY V. of the church of Sandal from the prior of St. Pancras. 'This romantic seat, so much admired for the beauty its park and gardens (which latter are preserved in old style), passed from the Redmaynes to the Belghams, and from them to the Grahams, and then to Suffolk family, and is now possessed in right of his rriage by the Hon. Colonel Fulk-Greville Howard, other to Lord Templetown. + CHRISTOPHER PRESTON, esq. of Holker Hall, m. st, Margaret Southworth, and had issue, I. JOHN, his heir. II. Thomas, who m. the Lady Wandesworth, of Kirklington, but died s. p. 1. Ann, m. to Charles Laton, esq. of Sexey, in Cleveland, but died s. p. em, secondly, — Jephson, and had one daughter, 11. Elizabeth, m. first, to Thomas Tildesley, esq. of Morley, by whom she had two sons, one of whom was the renowned Sir Thomas Tildesley, the celebrated loyalist, who lost his life at Wigan Lane. She m. secondly, Thomas Latham, esq. of Parbold; and thirdly, Thomas Westby, esq. of Mowbreck, and had issue by each husband. bristopher Preston died 27th May, 1594, and was buried : Cartmel Church. JOHN PRESTON, esq. of Holker, his son and heir, m. Label, daughter and heiress of William Benson, esq. of lagill, which lady brought to her husband a moiety of be manor of Preston Richard, which had been carried st of the Preston family by heiresses, temp. HENRY IV.; 7 her he had one son, GEORGE, his only child. Mr. Preston died 11th September, 1597, and was buried at artmel. His widow m. secondly, Thomas Ffarington, of Werden, in the county of Lancaster. GEORGE PRESTON, esq. of Holker, son and heir, was * great benefactor to the stately church of Cartmel. He also made an appointment for the apprenticing the sons poor people in Cartmel, and a foundation for fitting veral scholars for St. John's College, Oxford. He m. Kendal Castle, whence maternally descended Queen KATHERINE PARR. RICHARD PRESTON, esq. of Preston Patrick and Under Levins Halls, in the county of Westmoreland, son and heir, m. Jacobina, daughter of John Middleton, esq. of Middleton Hall; and 30 HENRY VI. he and his said wife obtained from the archdeacon of Richmond a license to have an oratory within the manors of Preston and Levins. His son, THOMAS PRESTON, esq. of Preston Patrick and Under Levins Halls, m. a daughter of Redmayne, esq. of Twistleton, and had issue, 1. JOHN, his successor. II. Lawrence, whose son, Henry, left one daugh- I. Helen, who espoused Thomas Stanley, Lord JOHN PRESTON, esq. of Preston Patrick and Under Levins Halls, son and heir, m. Margaret, daughter of Sir Richard Redmayne, of Harewood Castle, Yorkshire, and Over Levins Hall,* Westmoreland, and by her had issue, SIR THOMAS PRESTON, of Preston Patrick and Under Levins Halls, in Westmoreland, and Furness Abbey and Holkar Park, Lancashire, who soon after the dissolution of the monasteries purchased from the trustees of the crown the site of the abbey of Furness, with other large estates, in value amounting to upwards of £3000 a year. He wedded Ann, daughter of William Thornburgh, esq. of Hampsfield, in Lancashire, which lady was, through the families of Musgrave, Fitzwilliam, Plantagenet, and De Warren, fifteenth in descent from King WILLIAM the Conqueror. By her he had issue, 1. JOHN, the heir, born 1511. II. CHRISTOPHER, from whom descended the PRES- first, Elizabeth, sister to Sir Ralph Ashton, of Great Lever, bart. by whom he had I. THOMAS, his heir. 11. Christopher, who died s. p. 1. Frances, who m. Robert Duckenfield, esq. of Duckenfield, in Cheshire, and had with other issue, Robert Duckenfield, esq. born 1619, the famous colonel in the service of the parliament, ancestor to the baronet family of Duckenfield. Mr. Preston m. secondly, Margaret, daughter of Sir Thomas Strickland, of Syzergh Castle, in Westmoreland, knight of the Bath, and had further issue, III. George, who died s. p. 11. Ann, m. Sir George Middleton, of Leighton, knt. and bart. one of the most distinguished loyalists temp. CRARLES I. He d. in 1673, and she, who was his second wife without issue, d. at Leighton Hall, 12th April, 1705. III. Elizabeth, m. first, John Sayer, esq. of Yarm; secondly, Nathaniel West, esq. of Borwick Hall (grandson of Thomas Lord De la War); and thirdly, to George Leybourne, esq. of Cunswick Park. By her secoud husband she had A daughter, m. to Robert Plumpton, esq. of Iv. Frances, m. to Francis Biddulph, esq. of Biddulph. Mr. Preston d. in April, 1640, and was buried at Cartmel, and was succeeded by THOMAS PRESTON, esq. of Holker, his son and heir. He was deputy-lieutenant of Lancashire, and high sheriff in 1664. In early life he (with his kinsmen, the Prestons of the Manor and of Cockerham) taking up arms for the king greatly damaged his estate; but after the Restoration he was one of those gentlemen in Lancashire whom CHARLES II. for their loyalty had selected for the order of the Royal Oak, had it been instituted, his estate being then valued at £2000 per annum. He m. Katharine 11. George, who died s. p. 1. Ann, m. to William Banastre, esq. of Easington, in Bolland. 11. Ellen, m. first, Sir James Leybourne, of Cunswick Park, in Westmoreland (by whom she had Elizabeth, wife, first, of Thomas, Lord Dacre, of Gillesland; secondly, of Thomas Howard, fourth Duke of Norfolk, K. G.); and secondly, William Stanley, third Lord Monteagle (by whom she had Elizabeth, mother to William, Lord Morley and Monteagle, the discoverer of the Gunpowder plot). 11. Jane, m. to William Lamplough, esq. of Dovenby Hall, in Cumberland. IV. Dorothy, m. William Travers, esq. of Nateby v. Elizabeth, m. Robert Cancefield, esq. of Robert VI. Catharine, m. Sir Thomas Carus, one of the judges of the court of Queen's Bench, temp. ELIZABETH (and was mother of Mary Carus, who married Henry Kighley, esq. and had issue, Ann, wife of William Cavendish, first Earl of Devonshire, whence the Duke of Devonshire, and also the Earl of Burlington, who possesses the vast estates of the Prestons of Holker, in Lancashire, which were devised to his great uncle, Lord George Cavendish, by Sir William Lowther, bart. of Holker, the maternal representative of that family). Sir Thomas died in 1523, and was succeeded by his eldest son, JOHN PRESTON, esq. of Preston Patrick and Under Levins Halls, and also of the manor and abbey of Furness, who making Furness his principal resi dence, his family were thenceforth termed " Prestons daughter to Sir Gilbert Hoghton, bart. of Hoghton Tower, and by her had 1. George, who m. Mary Lowther, only sister to Elizabeth, his only child, who m. Sir Wilfrid II. THOMAS, who became heir. 1. Margaret, who m. Edward Ogle, esq. of Whiston, in the county of Lancaster (son of Cuthbert Ogle, esq. by Elizabeth Harrington, his wife, and grandson of Henry Ogle, esq. by Elizabeth Whitby, his wife). She died 5th October, 1675, leaving issue, 1. Cuthbert Ogle, named in remainder to a 1. Katharine, living in 1698. Mr. Preston died at Holker, 9th January, 1678, and was succeeded by THOMAS PRESTON, esq. of Holker, his only surviving son. He was born in 1646. When his kinsman, Sir Thomas Preston, bart. settled the manor of Furness upon the Jesuits, his indignation was so strongly excited, that he endeavoured by all means in his power to persuade the Prestons of Cockerham (who were Sir Thomas's heirs male) to prosecute the suit against them; but they being advised that even if the suit should terminate favourably, it would be forfeited to the crown, and being greatly impoverished by the exertions they had made only a few years before in the royal cause, and having little interest at court, abandoned all idea of it; whereupon he undertook it, and after some years and enor mous expense, succeeded in proving that it was forfeited to the crown, upon which it was immediately seized: but Mr. Preston having considerable interest, and his services having been properly represented, he obtained of the Manor." He was sheriff of Lancashire in 1569. He married Margaret, daughter to Sir The mas Curwen, of Workington, in Cumberland, br Agnes, daughter to Sir Walter Strickland, of Sy zergh Castle, and by her had issue, 1. THOMAS, his heir. 11. Nicholas, a lawyer, d. s. p. III. THOMAS, who having married Margaret, dangh ter and heiress of Roger Fytche, of Ellel, in Cockerham, thenceforth became seated there. They had issue, 1. WILLIAM. 2. Nicholas. 5. Thomas. 6. Christopher. Mr. Preston died in December, 1596, and was succeeded by his eldest son, WILLIAM PRESTON, of Cockerham, who died in May, 1623, leaving issue by his wife. who died in June, 1612, a son, WILLIAM PRESTON, of Cockerham, who upon the breaking out of the civil wars taking up arms for King CHARLES ! thereby greatly incumbered bis estate his name was included in the list of loyal ists whose estates were declared to be forfeited to the parliament by an act passed 19th November, 1652. He married first, 24th July, 1618, Clement, daughter of Braide; and secondly, 9th May. 1642, Elizabeth Denys, and was succeeded by his only surviving son by his first marriage, WILLIAM PRESTON, of Cockerham, born January, 1632, died in April, 1685, leaving from the crown a long lease of the whole estate upo most advantageous terms. He subsequently represented Lancaster in parliament. He m. first, Mary, daughter of George Dodding, esq. of Conishead Priory, but by her had no issue; and secondly, Elizabeth, daughter to Sir Roger Bradshaigh, bart. of Haigh (a lady of incr parable prudence) by whom he had Katharine Preston, sole heiress, who . Sir William Lowther, bart. of Marske, and conveyed to big. all the large property in Lancashire of the Presta family. Mr. Preston d. in London, 31st January, 196, but wall buried at Cartmel. His lady surviving him, died 29th February, 1732, and was likewise buried there, where there are numerous splendid monuments of the family. | He bad a second wife, Dorothy, daughter of Laya ton, esq. of Dalemaine, in Cumberland, and relict Richard Redmayne, esq. of Over Levins, Westmoreland and Harewood Castle, Yorkshire, but had no issue by her. There is no further mention of this branch made in th Visitations; but even if it does not now exist, it m have continued in the male line nearly a century beyang this period, as the late Robert Preston, esq. distinctly remembered having been told by his father that É father and mother (Richard Preston and Mary Hastings had shortly after their marriage been on a visit to th relations, the Prestons of Devonshire. by Alice, his first wife, who died in February, 1678 (with other issue), RICHARD PRESTON, of Cockerham, born 17th September, 1661, who, partly in consequence of the incumbrances created by the loyalty of his grandfather to King CHARLES, and partly in consequence of his own extravagance, was forced to alienate nearly all his property. He died in 1721, aged sixty years, having had (surviving) issue by Dorothy, his first wife, daughter and co-heir of Robert Dennis, esq. 1. JOHN, who succeeded to the wreck of the Cockerham estate, which he sold, and purchasing from the heirs of Sir Thomas Preston, and also acquiring by marriage estates in Preston Patrick, Leasgill, and Heversham, he thenceforth wholly resided in Westmoreland. He left (surviving male) issue, William, D.D. Lord Bishop of Ferns, who died in 1789, aged sixty. Thomas, whose only son, John Preston, of Leasgill, died 28th June, 1816, without male issue. By his second, Mary, daughter and coheir of Henry Hastings, of Dublin, a branch of the noble house of Huntingdon, who surviving him forty-four years, died 7th March, 1765 (with three daughters), an only surviving son, 2. Robert, born 29th May, 1713, died 18th March, 1788, leaving by Margaret, his wife, only child of Robert Bouker, of Broughton, gent, who died in July, 1802, with other issue, ROBERT, of the Lower House, now called Firgrove, West Derby, Lancashire, who m. Miss Janet Wilkinson, and d. 19th November, 1833, having had issue, with three daughters, an only surviving son, Robert, born 26th April, 1792, who m. Ellen Sarah, daughter of Peter Berthon, esq. and by her (who m. secondly, William-Robert Preston, esq. of Aigburth) had issue, with two daughters, one son, Robert-Berthon Preston, a minor, now living. Richard, of Liverpool, who m. first, Miss Collins; and secondly, Isabella, daughter of Mr. Edward Rushton, of Liverpool, and died 1st November, 1820, leaving issue. William, of Birchfield, afterwards of Fairview, Toxteth Park, and Liverpool, who died 16th May, 1828, leaving (with a younger son and two daughters) William-Robert, b. 22nd June, 1808, m. as above-mentioned, Ellen-Sarah, relict of Robert Preston, jun. esq. and has issue. 1. Margaret, m. to Roger Kirkby, esq. of Kirkby, in Lancashire. The eldest son, THOMAS PRESTON, esq. of Preston Patrick and Under Levins Halls, and also of the manor and abbey of Furness, succeeded his father, and served the office of sheriff of Lancashire in 1585. He married Margaret, daughter of John Westby, esq. of Moubreck, and dying 14th June, 1604, was buried at Heversham, being succeeded by JOHN PRESTON, esq. his only child, who m. Elizabeth, daughter and co-heir of Richard Holland, esq. of Denton, in Lancashire, and by her had issue, 1. Thomas, d. young. 11. JOHN, his heir, born 1617. 1. Ann, d. young. 11. Margaret, m. Sir Francis Howard, of Corby Castle, second son of Lord William Howard, of Naworth Castle, and had issue, Thomas Howard, slain at Atherton Moor. Elizabeth, m. Edward Standish, esq. of Standish. III. Agnes, m. Christoper Anderson, esq. of Lostock. Iv. Frances, m. Francis Downes, esq. of Wardley Hall. Mr. Preston's will bears date September, 1612, and he died shortly afterwards, being succeeded by his only surviving son, 1. JOHN PRESTON, esq. of Preston Patrick and Under Levins Halls, in Westmoreland, and of the Manor and Abbey of Furness, in Lancashire, who upon the breaking out of the civil wars, took part with the king, and rendered that unfortunate monarch such efficient service that he was in return created a BARONET 1st April, 1644, by the style of Sir John Preston, "of the Manor of Furness." He did not, however, long enjoy his dignity, being slain at the head of a regiment raised at his own expense in an engagement with the parliamentary troops, A. D. 1645. He married, in 1637, Jane, daughter and sole heir of Thomas Morgan, esq. of Heyford Hall, in Northamp tonshire, and Weston sub-Weathley, in Warwickshire, and by her, who brought him a vast estate, he had issue, 1. JOHN, second baronet. II. THOMAS, third baronet. 1. Ann, m. Sir William Gerard, bart. of Bryn and Garswood. 11. Elizabeth, m. William, eleventh Lord Stourton. The elder son, 11. SIR JOHN PRESTON, bart. dying unm. in April, 1663, was succeeded by his brother, III. SIR THOMAS PRESTON, of the Manor and Abbey of Furness, in Lancashire, Preston Patrick and Under Levins Halls, in Westmoreland, and Heyford Hall, in Northamptonshire, who thus became third baronet. Sir Thomas had been a Catholic priest, but on succeeding to the title he obtained a dispensation from the Pope, and married the Hon. Mary Molyneux, daughter of Caryll, third Viscount Molyneux, by whom he had issue, A portion of the estate acquired by him at Preston Patrick has since been sold by his representatives, and Her portion is now in the possession of Richard Rushton Preston, esq. 1. Francis, died young. 1. Mary, who m. William, Marquis of Powis. Lady Preston died 6th June, 1673, and Sir Thomas Arms-Arg. two bars gu, on a canton of the last a cinquefoil or. PRESTWICH, OF HOLM. CREATED 25th April, 1644.-EXTINCT in 1689. Lineage. I. THOMAS PRESTWICH, esq. of Holm, in Lancashire, the descendant of an ancient Lancastrian family, was created a BARONET in 1644, but died without male issue in 1689, when the title became EXTINCT, though it was assumed by the subsequent proprietors of Holm. JOHN, whose grandson, RoSE PRICE, esq. was created a BARONET in 1815, and was s. by his son, the present SIR CHARLES DUTTON PRICE, bart. of Trengwainton. (See BURKE's Peerage and Baronetage.) The eldest son, 1. CHARLES PRICE, esq. of Rose Hall, obtained the name of "the Patriot," for the numerous acts of public munificence he performed for a series of years in Jamaica, his native country. He filled, for a lengthened period, the chair of the honourable house of Assembly, and was created a BARONET 7th October, 1768. He died in 1772, leaving by Mary Sharpe, his wife, three sons and a daughter, viz. CHARLES, his heir. John, who d. and was buried at Lincoln. Sarah, m. to a gentleman named Archbold. 11. SIR CHARLES PRICE, of Rose Hall, also succeeded his father as speaker of the house of Assembly. He m. Elizabeth, daughter of John Guy, esq. of Berkshire House, in Jamaica, and widow of John Woodcock, esq. but died s. p. 18th October, 1788, when he was & by his brother, III. SIR ROSE PRICE, of Rose Hall, at whose decease s. p. the BARONETCY became EXTINCT. Arms-Sa. a chev. erminois between three spears heads, embued at the points, ppr. PRINGLE, OF LONDON. PRICE, OF THE ISLAND OF JAMAICA. CREATED 7th Oct. 1768. EXTINCT CREATED 5th June, 1766. EXTINCT 18th Jan. 1762, Lineage. FRANCIS PRICE, the first of this family upon record, went out to Jamaica a captain in the army, under Penn and Venables, in 1655, and settling there, m. the rich widow of Colonel Rose, and left at his decease three sons and a daughter, of whom CHARLES PRICE, esq. being the adopted heir of his maternal half brother, Thomas Rose, esq. became possessed by will of "Rose Hall," in St. Thomas's in the Vale, and other considerable estates in Jamaica. He m. Sarah, daughter of Philip Edmunds, esq. also of that island, and had issue, Lineage. The Pringles are of very ancient descent, and still possess considerable influence in North Britain. The chief families of the name are the PRINGLES of Whyt bank (now represented by ALEXANDER PRINGLE, esq M.P. for Selkirkshire), the PRINGLES of Clifton (now) represented by ROBERT PRINGLE, esq.), and the PRIN GLES of Stitchel. I. JOHN PRINGLE, M. D. of Pall Mall, physician t the army, temp. GEORGE II. (youngest son of Sir John Pringle, bart. of Stitchel House, in the county of Rax burgh, vide BURKE'S Peerage and Baronetage,) created BARONET 5th June, 1766. Sir John 1752, Charlotte, second daughter of Dr. Oliver, eminent physician at Bath, but died without iss 18th January, 1782. Sir John Pringle was appointed one of the physicians to King GEORGE III. At his cease the BARONETCY became EXTINCT. Arms-Azure, three escalops argent, with a mullet for distinction. walk," and is quite a bowling-green road for the larges carriages, waggons, &c. Sir Charles was indeed at f a wider sphere of action than Jamaica. He m. SIR HENEAGE PROSY, of Elton, in Huntingdonshire, (eldest son of Sir Peter Proby, lord mayor of London in 1622,) represented the borough of Agmondesham for many years, and was sheriff of Bucks. Ellen, daughter of Edward Allen, esq. of Finchley, in Middlesex, and dying 10th February, 1667, left issue two daughters, Elizabeth and Helen, and three sons, THOMAS, JOHN, and Heneage. The eldest, 1. THOMAS PROBY, esq. of Elton, M. P. for Agmondesham, and subsequently in 1661, for Huntingdonshire, who was created a BARONET in 1661-2. He m. Frances, daughter of Sir Thomas Cotton, bart. of Connington, in Huntingdonshire, and had issue, Thomas, who d. unm. on his travels. ALICE, b. in 1673, who m. the Hon. Thomas Wat- DAVID LLOYD, who m. Gwenllian, daughter of Owen ap Griffith, ap Eynion, Lord of Towyn, and had an only son, REES DAVID LLOYD, esquire of the body to King EDWARD IV. who fell at " Banbury fight," 1469. His wife was Margaret, daughter and heir of Evan ap Owen, of Neuadd Wen, in Powis, and by her had two sons, Thomas and Meredith Pryce, (or ap Rice,) and two daughters, Gwenllian, wife of Edward ap Howel, and Catherine, m. to Rees Lloyd ap Rhydderch. THOMAS PRYCE, esq. of New Town, the elder son, m. first, Florence, daughter of Howel Clun, esq. of Clun, and had by her, four sons and two daughters, viz. MATTHEW, his heir. Oliver, ancestor of the Bolviers, of Neuaddwen, in Powis. Richard, d. s. p. John, from whom the Prices of Pennarth, in Gwen, m. to Humphrey Lloyd, esq. of Llai, near Margaret, m. to Meredith David Vaughan, esq. of He m. secondly, Gwen, daughter of Meredith Morgan, and had another son and daughter, namely, William and Catherine, wife of Owen ap Howel Goch, ancestor to the Owens of Machynleth. He was s. by his eldest son, MATTHEW PRYCE, esq. whom. first, Jane, daughter of Llen Vaughan, ap Sir David Gam, and had a daughter, Catherine, the wife of Thomas Tannat, esq. of Abdar Tannat. He m. secondly, Joice, daughter of Evan Gwyn James, esq. of the Monachty, in Radnorshire, and by that lady had two sons and four daughters, viz. 1. JOHN, his heir. 11. Arthur, of Vainor, who m. first Lady Bridget, Bourchier, youngest daughter of John, fourth Earl of Bath, and by her ladyship had a son, Edward, who m. Margaret, daughter of Dr. Nicholas Robinson, bishop of Bangor, by whom he had (with two younger sons, Thomas and Edward, who d. s. p. and a daughter, Jane, the wife of Thomas Fox, esq.) a son and heir, Arthur, of Yaysnor, who m. Mary, daughter of Owen Vaughan, esq. of Llwydyarth, in Powis, and left an only daughter and heiress, BRIDGET PRICE, who m. SIR GEORGE DEVEREUX, of Sheldon Hall, Warshire, and was grandmother of the ninth Viscount Hereford. Arthur Price, of Vainor, m. secondly, Jane, sister of Sir Randolph Brereton, knt. of Malpas, and by her had another son, John, who m. Margaret, daughter of Thomas Vaughan, esq. of Llynwent. 1. Elizabeth, m. to Edward Herbert, esq. ancestor of the Lords Herbert, of Cherbury. 11. Margaret, m. to Hugh Howel Edenhope, esq. of Shadwell. 11. Joyce, m. to Owen Blayney, esq. of Gregunog. IV. Catherine, d. s. p. His elder son and heir, JOHN PRYCE, esq. of Newtown, m. Elizabeth, daughter of Rees Morris, esq. of Abberbachaso, and had issue, EDWARD, his heir. Matthew, m. Catherine, daughter and co-heir of |