v. William, of Hascomb, whose son, William, of Hascomb, m. a daughter of Richard Giles, of Hascomb, in Surrey, d. 23rd Richard, of Hascomb, heir to his brother, Agnes, m. to William Bartelott, esq. of Jane, m. to Hugh Gunter. The eldest son, JOHN COVERT, of Sullington, living 10th HENRY VII. . Ann, daughter and heir of Thomas Vaver, gentleman usher to HENRY VIII, by Joan, his wife, daughter of Sir John Pelham, and had three sons, viz. WILLIAM, his heir. Thomas, of Sullington, who m. Elizabeth, daughter of John Sidney, and had, with junior issue, a son, RICHARD, of whom presently, as successor to his cousin. John. The eldest son, WILLIAM COVERT, of Slougham, in Sussex, and of Hascomb and Wisley, in Surrey, married Ann, daughter of Sir Thomas Flemyng, and sister and co-heir of John Flemyng, and dying 20 September, 1494, left a son, JOHN COVERT, of Slougham in Sussex, who m. Isabel, daughter and heir of John Pelham, and had three daughters, Ann, Elizabeth, and Dorothy. He d. 12th August, 1503, and was s. by his cousin, RICHARD COVERT, of Slougham, who m. first, the daughter and heir of John Tagger; secondly, Elizabeth, daughter of George, Lord Abergavenny; thirdly, Jane, The elder son, JOHN COVERT, esq. of Slougham in Sussex, fined for his knighthood 25 HENRY VIII, m. first, Elizabeth, daughter of John Coke, of Rustington, by whom he had a son, WILLIAM; and secondly, at Twineham, in 1547, Ann, daughter of William Beard, by whom he had with three daughters, a son Edward, (father of John Covert, esq. of Abberton, in Sussex). John Covert died at the siege of Bologne in 1558, and was s. by his son, WILLIAM COVERT, esq. who m. Benedict Herenden, and had a son and successor, WILLIAM COVERT, esq. of Ledes Abbey, in Kent, who m. Elizabeth, sister of Sir William Steed, and dying in 1614, was s. by his son, SIR WALTER COVERT, of Maidstone, in Kent, who m. Ann, daughter and heir of John Covert, of Slougham, and by her, who died 22nd September, 1632, left, at his decease before 1632, a son, I. SIR JOHN COVERT, of Slougham, b. 6th June, 1620, This who was created a BARONET 2nd July, 1660. gentleman married Isabella, daughter of Sir William Leigh, knt. of Longborow, in Gloucestershire, and relict of Gervase Warmshey, of Worcester, by whom, who died in September, 1680, he had issue, Walter, buried 30th September, 1672. MARY, m. in 1676, to Henry Goring, esq. son of son, SIR HENRY GORING, third bart. of Highden, James Morton, who sold Slougham to Charles Sir John Covert died 11th March, 1678-9, s. p. when the BARONETCY became EXTINCT. Arms-Gu. a fesse erm. between three martlets or. JOHN CRANE, who died 20 HENRY VII. was descended from an ancient and knightly family long settled in the counties of Suffolk and Norfolk. He married Agnes, daughter of John Calthorp, and left, with a daughter, Elizabeth, m. to Richard Martin of Melford, a son, ROBERT CRANE, esq. who m. twice and dying 4 EDWARD VI. was s. by his son, ROBERT CRANE, esq. of Stonham, living 1550 and 1565, who m. Bridget, daughter of Sir Thomas Jermyn, knt. of Rushbrooke, and had issue, HENRY, his heir, of Chilton, who m. twice; from Martha, m. to Dudley Fortescue, esq. Ursula, m. to Henry Smith, esq. of Stanhow. Elizabeth, m. to Edward Wright, esq. Agnes, m. first, to John Smith, esq. of Halesworth, in Suffolk, who died in 1568. The elder son, ROBERT CRANE, esq. was father of 1. SIR ROBERT CRANE, of Chilton, in Suffolk, high sheriff in 1632, and knight of the shire in several parliaments, who was created a BARONET 21st April, 1626. He m. first, Dorothy, daughter of Sir Henry Hobart, bart. lord chief justice of the Court of Common Pleas, by whom he had no issue, and secondly, Susan, daughter of Sir Giles Alington, knt. of Horseheath, by whom who wedded secondly, Isaac Appleton, esq. of Waldingfeld, he had four daughters his co-heirs, MARY, m. to Sir Ralph Hare, bart. JANE, m. first, to Sir William Airmine, bart. and secondly, to John, Lord Belasyse. SUSAN, m. to Sir Edward Walpole, K.B. KATHERINE, M. to Edmund Bacon, esq. nephew of Sir Robert Bacon, bart. Sir Robert died in February, 1642-3, when the BARO NETCY EXPIRED. Arms-Arg. a fess between three crosses bottonée fitchee gu. CRANE, OF WOODRISING. CREATED 20th March, 1642.-EXTINCT, 1645. Lineage. SIR FRANCIS CRANE, knt. chancellor of the order of the garter, (deriving probably from a common ancestor with the Cranes of Chilton,) purchased the lordship of Woodrising, in Norfolk, from Sir Thomas Southwell, in the early part of the seventeenth century, and seated himself there. This gentleman brought into England the manufacture of curious tapestry established at Mortlake, in Surrey. He gave five hundred pounds towards the rebuilding of St. Paul's, and added four poor knights to the number of those in Windsor Castle. He m. Mary, sister of Sir Peter de la Maire, and dying s. p. at Paris, 6th June, 1636, was s. by his brother, 1. SIR RICHARD CRANE, of Woodrising, in Norfolk, who was created a BARONET 20th March, 1642. He m. Mary, daughter of William, Lord Widdrington, but dying s. p. in 1645, the BARONETCY EXPIRED: his niece and adopted heir, Mary Bond, conveyed the manor of Woodrising to her husband, William Crane, esq. of Loughton Bucks, but in 1668, they sold the lordship to Gabriel Bedle, citizen of London. art of making bricks as now practised, was created a BARONET in 1665. This gentleman, who entered into business with a larger fortune than most retire with, was one of the farmers of the Customs, and a merchant of high consideration, trading chiefly to the coast of Guinea. On the breaking out of the civil wars, he remained firm in his allegiance, and advanced very large sums to supply the necessities of his royal master. Lloyd, indeed, gives us a very high idea of Sir Nicholas's activity and enterprize, as well as of the signal services he rendered the king: "One while," says he," you would meet him with thousands of gold; another while, in his way to Oxford, riding in a pair of panniers, like a butter-woman going to market; at other times, he was a porter carrying on his majesty's interest in London; he was a fisherman in one place and a merchant in another. All the succours which the king had from beyond sea, came through his hands, and most of the relief he had at home was managed by his conveyance.' As a farther proof of zeal in the royal cause, Sir Nicholas raised, at his own expense, a regiment of horse, and putting himself at their head, behaved with distinguished gallantry. When the king's affairs grew desperate, he retired to France. The losses which his fortune sustained from the resentment of the parliament, may be imagined, when it is mentioned that three-fourths of a pension of 8000l. per annum, granted to the elector palatine, were ordered to be paid out of his and Lord Colpeper's estates. Sir Nicholas returned subsequently to England, and submitting to a composition, embarked again in trade with his usual spirit and his usual success. † He lived to see his master's son restored to the posses. sion of his kingdoms, and after all his losses, left a very considerable fortune. About the beginning of CHARLES the First's reign, Sir Nicholas built of brick, a most magnificent mansion by the water side, at Hammersmith, at an expense, it is said, of nearly 23,000l. This house was plundered during the early part of the civil war, and when the army was stationed at Hammersmith, in August, 1647, Fairfax took up his quar ters there, Sir Nicholas Crispe being then in France. A newspaper of September 10, (the army being then at Putney,) mentions an odd circumstance of a cook being in custody for using Lady Crispe's name to invite the general to dine with her. Sir Nicholas died in 1665, and the baronetcy continued with his descendants until the demise, issueless, in 1740, of his great grandson, SIR CHARLES CRISPE, bart. of Oxfordshire. The villa at HammerSmith, which Sir Nicholas erected, was sold, in 1683, to Prince Rupert, who gave it to his beautiful mistress, Margaret Hughes, a much admired actress in the reign of CHARLES II. From her, it was purchased by Timothy Lannoy, esq. and from the Lannoy family passed to George Dodington, esq. afterwards Lord Melcombe, who repaired and modernized the house, giving it the name of La Trappe. His lordship devised it to Thomas Wyndham, esq. and it was subsequently the property of Mrs. Sturt, but in the year 1792, was purchased by the Margrave Brandenburgh-Anspach, and became, more recently, celebrated as the residence of CAROLINE, the Queen Consort of GEORGE IV. Arms Arg. on a chev. sa. five horse shoes or. Lloyd's Memoirs, p. 627. + Lyson's Environs of London. Sir Nicholas placed against the north wall of the chancel in the chapel at Hammersmith, a fine bronze bust of CHARLES I. with the following inscription: "This Effigies was erected by the special appointment of Sir Nicholas Crispe, Knt. and Baronet, as a grateful commemoration of that glorious Martyr, King CHARLES I. The family of Crofts, in ancient times of knightly degree, flourished for several centuries at Saxham, in the county of Suffolk. SIR JOHN CROFTS, knt. representative of the family temp. PHILIP and MARY, married the daughter and heir of George Sampson, esq. and had two sons, namely, THOMAS, of Bardwell, in Suffolk, who m. Margaret, daughter of Sir John Copledike, and dying 38 ELIZABETH, left a son, CHARLES, who died 14 JAMES I. leaving issue, Bridget, m. to- Read, of Lincolnshire. Cicely, m. to Francis Brewster, esq. 2. John, barrister-at-law. 3. Robert, merchant of London. 1. Elizabeth, m. to Robert Drury, esq. of Rougham. 2. Margaret, m. to John Syllett. 3. Susan, m. first, to Thomas Aldham, of Sapiston, in Suffolk; and secondly, to Aldham, of the same place. EDMUND. Sir John's son, EDMUND CROFTS, esq. of West Stow, in Suffolk, m. first, a daughter of Thomas, Lord Burgh, by whom he had one son, John, who died s. p. 3 ELIZABETH; and two daughters, Margaret, m. to John Southwell, of Barham, and Alice, who d. unmarried. He wedded, secondly, Elizabeth, daughter of Sir Thomas Kilson, by whom he left, at his decease 5 PHILIP and MARY, a son, THOMAS CROFTS, esq. who m. Susan, daughter of John Poley, esq. of Badley, and had issue, JOHN (Sir), his heir. Henry. William. Robert, died unm. Edmund. Anne, m. to Sir Richard Gresham, knt. Anne, m. to Sir Robert Barker, knt. of blessed memory." Underneath is a pedestal of black marble, on which stands an urn, inclosing the heart of Sir Nicholas Crispe. On the pedestal is this inscription: "Within this Urne is entomb'd the heart of Sir Nicholas Crispe, Knight and Baronet, a loyal sharer in the sufferings of his late and present Majesty. He first settled the trade of gold from Guigny, and there built the castell of Cormantino. Died 26 February, 1665, aged 67.” Elizabeth, m. to Anthony Penning, of Kettleburg. Thomas Crofts died 10 JAMES I. and was s. by his son, 1. HENRY (Sir), knt. of Saxham, who married 1. WILLIAM, of Saxham, who was elevated Anne, d. unm. The eldest son, 1. THOMAS CROSSE, esq. M. P. for the city of Westminster, in the reigns of King WILLIAM, Queen ANNE, and King GEORGE I. was created a BARONET by Queen ANNE, 13th July, 1713. He d. 27th May, 1738, and was buried in St. Margaret's, Westminster, where a monument was erected to his memory, with the following inscription: Within this Church lie interred the Remains of Sir Thomas Crosse, Bart. eldest son of Thomas Crosse, of this Parish, Esq. He was educated under Dr. Busby, and in five Parlia- Honour of being chosen a Representative of the City and Publick Charities of every Kind he chearfully promoted, But his heart was never more open, than when he pri- Assistance to a sick and necessitous neighbour, in the County of Bucks, Esq; by whom he had issue two Sons, dear Father, and of the mutual affection, and happy friendship that subsisted between them, hath caused this Monument desir'd his acceptance of, as a Mark of their Esteem also, for He was born November xxix. M.D.CL.XIII. 1. SIR SACKVILLE CROWE, of Llanherne, in the county of Caermarthen, son of William Crowe, esq. of Socketts, in Kent, by Anne, his wife, daughter and co-heir of John Sackville, esq. of Sussex, was created a BARONET in 1627. He married Mary, sister of John, eighth Earl of Rutland, daughter of Sir George Manners, of Haddon, by Grace, his wife, daughter of Sir Henry Pierrepont, knt. and dying in the Fleet Prison, London, in 1683, was s. by his son, II. SIR SACKVILLE CROWE, of Llanherne, who m. first, Anne, daughter of Sir William Rouse, bart.; and secondly, Elizabeth, daughter of William Herbert, esq. of Llangattock, in Monmouthshire, and relict of Sir Henry Vaughan, of Derwhitt, in Caermarthenshire, but dying s. p. the BARONETCY became EXTINCT. Arms-Gu. a chevron or, between three cocks ar. CULLEN, OF EAST SHEEN. JOHN, his successor. Catherine. Eliza. Abigail. Hester. Anne. Mary. He d. in 1668, and was s. by his eldest son, 11. SIR JOHN CULLEN, who, dying unmarried in 1677, was s. by his brother, III. SIR RUSHOUT CULLEN, M. P. for the county of Cambridge from 1697 to 1710. He m. first, Mary, daughter of Sir John Maynard, of Isleham, in the same county, and relict of Francis Buller, esq. of Cornwall, and of William Adams, esq. and by that lady left a daughter, MARY, m. to Sir John Dutton, bart. of Sherborne, but died s. p. He m. secondly, Eleanor, daughter of William Jarret, of the city of London, merchant, but by her had no issue. Sir Rushout d. 15th October, 1730, when the BARONETCY became EXTINCT. Lineage. The manor of Preston, in the county of Kent, with the seat called Preston Hall, situated at a short distance from the River Medway, opposite the village of Aylesford, was possessed in very ancient times by the family of Colepeper, or Culpeper, which spread, in various branches, over the counties of Kent and Sussex, and produced warriors and statesmen of high eminence in the ages in which they flourished. The first recorded ancestor of note, THOMAS DE COLEPEPER, was a distinguished lawyer, and one of the Recognitores Magna Assise, or judges of the great assize, temp. King JOHN; shortly after his time, the family separated into different branches, one continued at Bayhall, (See Culpeper of Wakehurst,) while another seated itself at Preston Hall. WALTER COLEPEPER, died in the last year of EDWARD II. seised, as appears by inquisition taken in that year, of estates in Langley, Boughton, East and West Farleigh, Yalding, Malling, Brenchley, Tunbridge, and Shipboone. By Joane, his wife, he left three sons, THOMAS, of Preston Hall, d. s. p. JEFFRY (Sir), of whom presently. John. The second son, SIR JEFFRY COLEPEPER, of Preston Hall, succeeded his brother in that estate, and served as sheriff of Kent Son and heir of Sir William Adams, of Sprowston. |