He d. in 1665, and was s. by his son,

11. SIR THOMAS TAYLOR, b. 10th August, 1657, who m. Alicia, sister and heir of Sir Thomas Culpeper, of Preston Hall, Aylesford, in Kent, and by her (who wedded secondly, Thomas Colepepyr, esq. of the Middle Temple, and thirdly, John Milner, esq. he left at his decease, in 1696, a son and successor,

III. SIR THOMAS TAYLOR, b. in 1693, who d. unm. in 1720, when the BARONETCY became EXTINCT.

1. JOHN TAYLOR, esq. F.R.S. of Lysson Hall, in the Island of Jamaica, was created a BARONET, 1st September, 1778. Sir John m. Elizabeth-Gooden, daughter and heir of Philip Houghton, esq. of the same island, and dying in 1788, was s. by his son,

II. SIR SIMON-RICHARD-BRISSETT TAYLOR, who died s. p. 18th May, 1815, when the BARONETCY EXPIRED.

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into the treasury, temp. HENRY II. He was s. by his

son,

RICHARD TEMPEST, of Bracewell, who in the reign of HENRY 111. gave the advowson of that place to the monks of Kirkstall. His son,

JOHN TEMPEST, of Bracewell, was father of

SIR ROGER TEMPEST, knt. of Bracewell, who m. in the reign of EDWARD I. Alice, daughter and beir d Walter de Waddington, Lord of Waddington, and was s. by his son,

RICHARD TEMPEST, of Bracewell, who died in 1961, leaving two sons, JOHN, his heir; and Richard (Sir knt. governor of Berwick-upon-Tweed. The elder.

JOHN TEMPEST, of Bracewell and Waddingen. joined the confederacy under Thomas Plantagenet, Earl of Lancaster, that subverted Piers Gavest Power. He m. Mary, daughter of Sir Hugh Chiche roe, knt. and had issue,

JOHN (Sir), knt. of Bracewell, ancestor of the TEMPESTS of Bracewell, of Tong, and of Brough ton, all in Yorkshire.

RICHARD (Sir), knt. of whose descendants we have to treat. The younger son,

SIR RICHARD TEMPEST, knt. m. Isabel, only danghter and heir of Sir John Graas, knt. of Studley, and relict of Sir Hugh Clitheroe, by whom he had a sm.

SIR WILLIAM TEMPEST, knt. of Studley, M.P. iz the county of York, 2 HENRY IV. He m. Eleanor, daughter and heir of Sir William Washington, kat of Washington, and by her, who died in 1451, had twe sons, namely,

WILLIAM, of Studley, who died in 1444, leaving two daughters, his co-heirs, namely,

ISABELLA, M. to Richard Norton, esq. of Nar

ton Conyers, Yorkshire.

DIONYSIA, m. to William Mallorie, esq.

whom she conveyed the manor of Studies, From this marriage descends the prescat MRS. LAWRENCE, of Studley.

ROWLAND (Sir), of whom we have to treat. The second son,

SIR ROWLAND TEMPEST, knt. acquired by gift of Sir Robert Umfraville, the estate of Holmside, and in the 18th HENRY VI. obtained lands from his brother, Str William Tempest, of Studley. Hem. Isabella, daughter and co-heir of Sir William Elmdon, knt. by Elirabeth, his wife, sister and co-heir of Gilbert Umfravule, and was father of

ROBERT TEMPEST, esq.* who m. Anne, daughter of Lambton, of Lambton, in the county of Durham, azıd was s. by his son,

NICHOLAS TEMPEST, esq. who m. Agnes, daughter of John Marley, of Gibside, and dying in 1539, left a son,

THOMAS TEMPEST, esq. whom. Elizabeth, daughter of Rowland Place, esq. of Halnaby, in the county of York, and was father of

I. NICHOLAS TEMPEST, esq. of Stella, in the county of Durham, who was created a BARONET in 1622. He m. Isabel, daughter of Robert Lambton, esq. of Lamb ton, and had issue,

Sir Nicholas died 26th March, 1626, aged seventy-three, and was s. by his son,

11. SIR THOMAS TEMPEST, of Stella, who m. Troth, daughter of Sir Richard Tempest, knt. of Bracewell and Bolling, by Elizabeth, his wife, daughter of Sir Francis Rodes, knt. one of the judges of the Common Pleas, and had issue,

RICHARD, his heir.

Nicholas, of Halliwell, who m. Margaret, daughter of William Swinburne, esq. of Capheaton, in Northumberland, and had an only daughter, TROTH, m. to John Witham, esq. of Cliffe. Thomas, who m. Jane, daughter of Sir Jordan Metham, knt. of Metham, in Yorkshire, and had three sons,

Thomas, d. s. p. Richard, d. s. p.

NICHOLAS, who s. his cousin, Sir Francis Tem

pest, as sixth baronet.

Isabel, m. to John Swinburne, esq. of Capheaton,
in Northumberland.

Troth, m. to John Kennet, esq. of Coxhow, in
Durham.

Catherine, m. to Bryan Salvin, esq. of Butterby,
son of Gerard Salvin, esq. of Croxdale, in the
county of Durham,

Mary, m. to John, son and heir of Sir Nicholas Thornton, knt. of Witton, in Northumberland. Sir Thomas died in August, 1641, and was s. by his

son,

II. SIR RICHARD TEMPEST, of Stella, col. of a regi ment of horse in the service of CHARLES I. He m. Sarah, daughter of Sir Thomas Cambell, knt. lord mayor of London, and dying in 1662, was s. by his

son,

IV. SIR THOMAS TEMPEST, of Stella, who m. Alice, second daughter and co-heir of William Hodgson, esq. of Hebburn, in the county of Durham, by Margaret, his wife, daughter of Sir Thomas Haggerston, bart. of Haggerston, and had issue,

FRANCIS, his heir.

JANE, m. to William, Lord Widdrington.
Troth, died young.

Sir Thomas died in 1692, aged fifty, and was s. by his

son,

V. SIR FRANCIS TEMPEST, of Stella, who died unm. in 1608, when the estates devolved on his sister, LADY WIDDRINGTON, and the title passed to his cousin,

VI. SIR NICHOLAS TEMPEST, then in an impoverished condition, who was allowed an annuity of £240, by Lord Widdrington. He m. Anne, daughter of Mr. Price, but died s. p. 31st May, 1742, aged seventy-eight, when the BARONETCY became EXTINCT.

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TEMPEST, Of tong.

CREATED 25th May, 1664.-EXTINCT 29th Jan. 1819.

Lineage.

The TEMPESTS were of rank in the county of York at a very remote era, and during the sway of the Planta

RICHARD DE TONG held the manor of Tong in 1194 of Hugh Neville, of Brearley, as lord of the fee, and it continued in his family until the reign of HENRY VI. when

HUGH DE TONG, left an only daughter and heiress, MARGARET DE TONG, who conveyed the lordship of TONG to her husband, ROBERT, son and heir of WILLIAM MIRFIELD, esq. of Howley Hall, in the

genets, were frequently entrusted with high commands upon the Scottish border. The pedigree is so amply set forth under TEMPEST OF BROUGHTON, at page 474, and PLUMBE-TEMPEST, page 288, in the first volume of BURKE'S History of the Commoners, that for the early descents we shall refer to that work, and commence the family before us, with the person who acquired TONG HALL, by which designation his descendant was eventually raised to a baronetcy.

HENRY TEMPEST, esq. eighth son of Sir Richard Tempest, knt. of Bracewell, in the county of York, by Rosamond, daughter and heir of Tristram Bolling, esq. of Bolling Hall, in the same county, married ELLINOR, daughter and heir of CHRISтtopher Mirfield, esq. of Tong Hall, also in Yorkshire, and thereby acquired the lordship of Tong. He d. in 1591, and was s. by his son,

RICHARD TEMPEST, esq. of Tong Hall, who married Elizabeth, daughter and co-heir of Thomas Savile, esq. of Overthorpe, and dying in 1607, was succeeded by his son,

RICHARD TEMPEST, esq. of Tong Hall, who married Alice, daughter of William Mauliverer, esq. of Arncliffe, and was s. in 1613, by his son,

JOHN TEMPEST, esq. of Tong Hall. This gentleman married Katherine, daughter of Robert Duckinfield, esq. of Duckinfield, in the county palatine of Chester, and left at his decease in 1623, a son and heir,

HENRY TEMPEST, esq. of Tong Hall, elected M.P. for the county of York in 1654 and 1656. He married Mary, daughter of Nicholas Bushall, esq. of Bagdall Hall, and dying in 1657, was s. by his son,

1. JOHN TEMPEST, esq. of Tong Hall, who was created a BARONET 25th May, 1664. He married Henrietta-Catharina, daughter and heir of Sir Henry Cholmley, knt. of Newton Grange, in the county of York, and had issue,

HENRY, of Newton Grange, in right of his mother, at the decease of that lady in 1680, m. Alathea, daughter of Sir Henry Thompson, of Marston, in Yorkshire, and had two daughters, who both died unm. He d. in 1685, before his father.

GEORGE, who became heir at the decease of his brother.

Catherine, d. unm.

Henrietta, m. to Ferdinando Latus, esq.

Sir John Tempest, who at the decease of Richard Tempest, esq. of Bracewell, without male issue, in 1657, became chief of the family, was s. at his decease by his only surviving son,

11. SIR GEORGE TEMPEST, who married Anne, daughter and heir of Edward Frank, esq. of Campsal, in the county of York, and by that lady (who d. in 1746) had three sons, namely,

HENRY, his heir.

Nicholas, m. Miss Galley, of Newcastle, but d. s. p. in 1756.

John, of Nottingham, capt. in Churchill's dragoons, m. Elizabeth, fourth daughter of William Scrimshire, esq. of Cotgrave, Notts, and had issue,

John, major in the horse guards, d. unm. in

1786.

county of York. The great-grandson of this marriage,

CHRISTOPHER MIRFIELD, esq. of Tong Hall, m. Elizabeth, daughter of Arthur Pilkington, esq. of Bradley, and left at his decease, in 1557, an only daughter and heiress,

ELLINOR MIRFIELD, who m. HENRY TEM-
PEST. BURKE'S Commoners.

ELIZABETH, of whom hereafter.

Anne, m. to the Rev. Nathan Haines, D.D. vicar of St. Mary's Nottingham, and died in 1811, leaving an only child,

Nathan-Tempest Haines, who d. at Lambeth in 1837, s. p.

Henrietta, d. unm. in 1823.

Sir George died in 1745, and was succeeded by his eldest son,

III. SIR HENRY TEMPEST, who married Maria, eldest daughter of Francis Holmes, esq. of Wegston, in the county of Leicester, and dying 3rd November, 1753, was s. by his only son,

IV. SIR HENRY TEMPEST, who married Sarah-Pritchard, only child of Henry Lambert, esq. of Hope End, in Herefordshire, and thus acquired that estate. Sir Henry d. 29th January, 1819, when the BARONETCY EXPIRED. The estate of Tong, with the representation of the family devolved upon his cousin,

ELIZABETH TEMPEST, who wedded Thomas Plumbe, son and heir of William Plumbe, esq. of Wavertree Hall, and of Aughton, both in the county of Lancaster, and had a numerous family, of whom, her eldest son and heir, having assumed the additional surname and arms of Temple, is the present (1838)

JOHN PLUMBE-TEMPEST, esq. of Tong Hall, Yorkshire, and of Aughton, in Lancashire, colonel of the first royal Lancashire militia.

I. SIR WILLIAM TEMPLE, (elder brother of Sir John Temple, speaker of the Irish House of Commons, ancestor of the VISCOUNTS PALMERSTON,) had a rever sionary grant, after his father's decease, of the Mastership of the Rolls. He was created a BARONET 31st January, 1665, and sworn of the privy council. Sir William established a very high reputation for learning and abilities, and his writings on various subjects are greatly esteemed. He m. Dorothy, second daughter of Sir Peter Osborn, and had an only son,

PETER, who married a French lady, and left two
daughters,

ELIZABETH, m. to John Temple, esq. of Moor
Park.

DOROTHY, M. to Nicholas Bacon, esq. of Shrub-
land Hall.

Sir William Temple d. in January, 1699, when the title became EXTINCT.

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I. FISHER TENCH, esq. of Low Leyton, in Essex, (only surviving son of Nathaniel Tench, esq. of Low Leyton, who died 2nd April, 1710, aged seventy-eight) served the office of sheriff of Essex in 1712, and was created a BARONET 8th August, 1715. He married Elizabeth, daughter of Robert Bird, esq. and had issue, NATHANIEL, his heir.

JANE, married to Adam Soresby, esq. of Chester field, in Derbyshire, but died s. p. 18th May,

1752.

Sir Fisher d. 31st October, 1736, aged sixty-three, and was s. by his son,

II. SIR NATHANIEL TENCH, of Low Leyton, at whose decease unm. 2nd June, 1737, aged forty, the BARO NETCY became EXTINCT.

1. JOHN THOMPSON, esq. of Haversham, in the county of Bucks, son of Maurice Thompson, esq. of Haversham, and descended from Maurice Thompson, esq. of Cheston, Herts, was created a BARONET 12th December, 1673. Sir John was a leading member of the House of Commons, and having devoted himself zealously in the promotion of the Revolution, was raised to the peerage as BARON HAVERSHAM, in 1696. He married first, Lady Frances Annesley, daughter of Arthur, first Earl of Anglesey, and widow of John Wyndham, esq. of Fellbrigge, by whom he had issue,

MAURICE, his successor.

George, d. s. p.

Helena, m. to the Rev. Thomas Gregory, rector of
Toddington, Bedfordshire, and had a son,
John Wentworth Nazianzen Gregory, who m.
Frances, daughter of Capt. Allen, R.N. and
had an only daughter and heir,

Frances-Annesley Gregory, m. to Robert
Austen, esq. of Shalford, in Surrey, and
was mother of the present Sir Henry
Edmund Austen, of Shalford.

Elizabeth, m. to Joseph Granger, esq.
Mary, m.to Arthur Annesley, fifth Earl of Anglesey.
Frances, m. to Thomas Armstrong, esq. a captain in
the army, sixth son of Edmund Armstrong, esq. of
Stonestown, in the King's County, and had issue.
Martha, m. to Sir John Every, bart.
Catherine, m. to Mr. White.

Dorothy, m. to Capt. Beckford.
Altharina, m. to Mr. Priaux.

His lordship married secondly, Martha Grahme, a widow lady, but had no other issue. He d. 22nd May, 1709, and was s. by his elder son,

II. SIR MAURICE THOMPSON,Second Lord Haversham,* Colonel in the guards, and officer of distinction, m. first, Elizabeth, daughter and heir of John Smith, esq. of Hertfordshire, and by her had two daughters, namely,

1. ELIZABETH, m. 19th May, 1724, to John Carter, esq. of Weston Colvile, in Cambridgeshire, and had issue,

JOHN CARTER-POLLARD, who died at Paris,
s. p. in 1806.

Anne Sophia, who d. unm. in June, 1797.
ELIZABETH, who m. General Hall, of Wrat-
ting Park, Cambridgeshire, colonel of the
3rd regiment of foot, and died at her
house of Weston Colvile, 24th January,
1814, aged eighty-two, leaving issue,
JOHN HALL, esq. of Weston Colvile, who
by his marriage with Miss Haylock,
of Dullingham, has no issue.
Elizabeth-Anne Hall, who wedded John

In early life, his lordship was one of the pages to Sophia, Electress of Hanover. He subsequently served as a volunteer in King WILLIAM'S army, and for his sinzular gallantry at the siege of Namur, was rewarded by

This was a younger branch of the family of ТHORNYCROFT, of Thornycroft, in Macclesfield Hundred, in Cheshire.

JOHN THORNYCROPT, esq. barrister at-law, second brother of Edward Thornycroft, esq. of Thornycroft, d. 25th September, 1687, aged seventy-one, leaving by Dorothy, his wife, daughter of Sir John Howel, knt. a son and heir,

1. JOHN THORNICROFT, esq. of Milcombe, in the county of Oxford, who was created a BARONET 12th August, 1701. He married Elizabeth, daughter and heir of Josiah Key, gent. of Milcombe, and had issue, JOHN, his heir, b. in 1691.

ELIZABETH, M. to Roger-Peter Handasyd, esq. of Gains, in the county of Huntingdon, M. P. for the town of the same name, brigadier general in the army, and colonel of a regiment of foot. Dorothy, d. unm.

Sir John d. 8th December, 1725, and was s. by his son, 11. SIR JOHN THORNICROFT, who married Terceira, daughter of Andrew Bonnell, merchant, but d. without issue, 23rd June, 1743, aged fifty-two, when the BARONETCY EXPIRED.

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Lincoln, represents in the senior branch, is one of great antiquity in that county, and has had at differ ent times four baronetcies conferred upon it, of which one alone remains, three others having become extinct.

SIR RICHARD THOROLD, knt. of Selby, in the county of York, living 42 EDWARD II1. married Joan, danghter and heir of Robert de Hough, of Marston, in the county of Lincoln, (son of Alexander de Hough, by Maud, daughter of Michael, and sister and co-heir of Robert de Marston,) and was s. by his son,

JOHN THOROLD, of Selby, and of Marston, living 2 RICHARD II. who married the daughter of William Morfield, and left a son and heir.

RICHARD THOROLD, of Marston, living 16 HENRY VI. who by Isabel, daughter of Ralph Birnand, of Knaresborough, in the county of York, had a son and heir,

WILLIAM THOROLD, living 13th EDWARD IV. mar ried Joan, daughter and heir of William Brerehangh, of Selby, and by her (who re-married 22 EDWARD IV. Ralph Malhome,) had a son,

JOHN THOROLD, of Marston, and of Westburgh, living 12 HENRY VII. married Alice, daughter of Thomas Staunton, esq. of Staunton, in the county of Notting ham, and issue,

WILLIAM, his heir.

Jane, m. first to Robert Winter, esq. of Swineshed, and secondly to Richard Arnold, esq. of Colby, both in Lincolnshire.

His son and heir,

WILLIAM THOROLD, Lord of Marston and Blankney, in the county of Lincoln, was sheriff of that county in the 5th and 6th of PHILIP and MARY, and part of the first of Queen ELIZABETH, and died 24th November, 1569. He married first, Dorothy, daughter of Thomas Leeke, esq. of Hallom, in the county of Nottingham, and by that lady had

ANTHONY (Sir), his heir, ancestor of the THOROLDS of Marston, now represented by SIR JOHN CHARLES THOROLD, bart.

WILLIAM.

RICHARD, of Morton, in the county of Lincoln.

Alice, m. first to Thomas Pell, esq. of Barleston and secondly to shire.

Porter, of Siston, in Lincoln

He married secondly, Margaret, daughter of Sir Rebert Hussey, knt. of Halton, in Lincolnshire, and we dow of Henry Sutton, esq. of Wallenger, in the same county. By her he had two other sons, viz.

Edmond (Sir), of the High Hall, in Hough, whe
m. Eleanor, eldest daughter and co-heir of Wil
liam Audley, gent, of the Hough, in the county
of Lincoln, and his line terminated with
Sir William Thorold, of Hough, knighted by
King CHARLES II. who m. Anne, daughter
of Sir Charles Dallison, knt. serjeant at law,
and d. s. p. in 1666.

being the sum of one thousand ninety-five pounds pay" able to his Majesty, in respect of that dignity,

Your Petitioner humbly prays your Lordships, that a privy seal may be granted to him, in order to his best. discharged from the said sum of one thousand ninety tive pounds, as is usual in the like cases, and your Petitioner shall ever pray, &c.

+ This SIR RICHARD THOROLD, in an old parchment pe digree of the family, drawn up in or about 1642, is made be the first who bore for his arms," Sable, three goats salient, argent;" before Sir Richard, the coat was, " Barry of six, argent and sable, on a canton sable, a martlet or." By Jane, his wife, daughter and sole heir of Alexander Haugh, esq. of the Haugh.