11. SIR WILLIAM MASSING BERD, of Gunby, who m. 11th July, 1673, Elizabeth, daughter of Richard Wynne, esq. of London, and had a son and daughter, viz. WILLIAM, his successor.

ELIZABETH, M. to Thomas Meux, esq. son of
Henry Meux, esq. of Stoughton manor.

He d. about the year 1719, aged seventy, and was s. by his son,

III. SIR WILLIAM MASSINGEERD, of Gunby, M.P. for Lincolnshire, b. in 1677. This gentleman died unm. 8th September, 1723, when the BARONETCY EXPIRED. Sir William devised his estates to his sister,

ELIZABETH MEUX, who had by her husband, Thomas Meux, esq. above mentioned, two sons; from the younger, HENRY MEUX, descends the present (1837) Sir Henry Meux, bart, of Theobalds: the elder,

WILLIAM MEUX, esq. having inherited the property of his mother, became of Gunby, and assumed the surname and arms of MASSINGBERD.* He d. in 1780, and was s. by his grand

son,

HENRY MASSINGEERD, of Gunby, who m. Miss

Elizabeth Hoare, and d. about the year 1787, leaving an only daughter and heir, ANNE MASSINGBERD, who m. Peregrine Langton, esq. second son of Bennet Langton, esq. of Langton, in Lincolnshire, which Peregrine assumed the name of Massingberd. Their son and heir is the present (1837)

REV. ALGERNON LANGTON MASSING-
BERD, of Gunby and Bratoft, in the
county of Lincoln. (See BURKE'S
Commoners, vol. iii. p. 104.)

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clerk of the privy council: in which employment he took to his wife the heiress of a citizen worth £4000, and that set him up in the world. He was a parliamentary officer, and died in 1658." His son and heir,

1. PHILIP MATTHEWS, esq. of Gobions, in Essex, was created a BARONET 15th June, 1662. He m. Anne, daughter of Sir Thomas Wolstonholme, bart. of Forty Hill, in Enfield, and by her, who died 20th March, 1735, aged eighty-nine, had issue,

JOHN, his heir.

Dorothy, died unm.

Elizabeth, m. to Thomas Dawson, D. D. and had issue.

Sir Philip died in 1685, and was s. by his son,

II. SIR JOHN MATTHEWS, colonel in the Foot Guards, who was slain at the battle of Oudenarde, and as he died s. p. the BARONETCY became EXTINCT. The estate of Gobions was sold by the Matthews family to William Curwen, and from his son, John Curwen, esq. it was purchased by Sir Philip Hall, of Upton, sheriff of Essex in 1727.

SIR THOMAS MAULIVERER, knt. of Allerton Mauliverer, representative, at the commencement of the 16th century, of that ancient family, married Elizabeth, daughter of John de la River, esq. and had issue, 1. RICHARD (Sir), knt. father, by Jane his wife, daughter of Sir Robert Plompton, of SIR THOMAS MAULIVERER, knighted at Flodden, who m. Elenor, daughter of Sir Henry Oughtred, and had an only daughter and heir, JANE, m. first to Sir Henry Wharton; secondly to Robert, Lord Ogle; and thirdly to Sir Richard Mauliverer.

11. Thomas.

III. Francis.

MATTHEWS, OF GOBIONS.

CREATED 15th June, 1662.-EXTINCT in 1708.

Lineage.

COLONEL MATTHEWS, of Gobions, in Essex, the first of the family there seated, was according to his contemporary, Mr. Symonds, "living near Romford, and Leing a forward lad, waiting for employment at the court, got to be under clerk to Sir Thomas Mewtys,

IV. George.

Y. GILBERT, of whom presently.

1. Mary, m. to Edward Copley, esq. 11. Bridget, m. to John Vavasour, esq. The fifth son,

GILBERT MAULIVERER, esq. married Elizabeth Royden, of Denbighshire, and left, with two daughters, Anne, m. to William Lusher, and Frances to Henry Battle, a son and successor,

SIR RICHARD MAULIVERER, knt. high sheriff of Yorkshire, 31 ELIZABETH, who m. first, Jane, Lady Ogle, daughter and heir of his cousin, Sir Thomas

Mauliverer, and secondly, Katherine, daughter of Sir Ralph Bourchier. By the latter (who m. secondly, Sir Richard Trevor,) he left a son and successor,

1. THOMAS MAULIVERER, esq. of Allerton Mauliverer, who was created a BARONET in 1641. This baronet sat on the trial, and affixed his signature to the death warrant of King CHARLES. He m. first, Mary, daughter of Sir Richard Hutton, lord chief justice of the Common Pleas, by whom he had no child, and secondly, Mary, daughter of Sir Thomas Wilbraham, knt. by whom he left, at his decease in 1655, with two daughters, Grace, m. to Thomas Scott, and Elizabeth to Richard Beverley, a son,

II. SIR RICHARD MAULIVERER, gentleman of the privy chamber, who m. Ann, daughter of Sir Henry Clerk, bart. and had issue,

III. SIR THOMAS MAULIVERER, m. Katherine, daughter and heir of Sir Miles Stapleton, knt. but by her, who wedded, secondly, John Hopton, esq. had no issue. He d. about 1687, and was s. by his brother,

IV. SIR RICHARD MAULIVERER, who m. Barbara, daughter of Sir Thomas Slingsby, bart. of Scriven, and had a son, RICHARD, his heir. His widow wedded, secondly, John, Lord Arundel, of Trerice, and thirdly, Thomas, Earl of Pembroke and Montgomery. Sir Richard died circa 1689, and was s. by his son,

V. SIR RICHARD MAULIVERER, at whose decease unmarried, in March, 1713, the title became EXTINCT.

The name of this family has been written, MAWTEBEY, MAULTBY, MAUTEBY, MAWBIE, MAWBY, and MAWBEY. The designation was assumed from the village of Mawtby, in Norfolk, of which the founders of the family were early enfeoffed by the crown.

SIMON DE MAUTEBY, had an interest therein in the 10th of RICHARD I. when he was tenant, and Lambert Fitz Otho petent, in a fine of sixteen acres of land. He was great grandfather of

SIR WALTER DE MAUTEBY, who had a grant in 1248, of free warren in Mauteby, and was lord thereof in the 34th and 41st years of HENRY III. He married Christian, daughter and co-heir of Sir Piers de Bassingham, sub collector and accountant in the 15th of King JOHN, and was s. by his son,

SIR WALTER DE MAUTEBY, father of

SIR ROBERT DE MAUTEBY, who by the finding of a

jury was established, Lord of Mauteby in the 20th of EDWARD I. 1292, and his name occurs again as lord in 1700. He was s. by his son,

SIR JOHN DE MAUTEBY, Lord of Mauteby in 1316, in 1330, and in 1336. He married Avelina de Grenon, of Sparham, in Norfolk, with whom he had Mauteby's manor in that town. The said Avelina (called in the 9th of EDWARD II. Avelina de Mauteby,) was returned lady of the said manor. He was, in the 6th year of EDWARD I, Lord of Bassingham, West Becham, and Matlask, and was s. by his son,

SIR ROBERT DE MAUTEBY, who was lord of those manors in 1347, and left at his decease a son and heir, SIR JOHN DE MAUTEBY, who was Lord of Mauteby, Bassingham, West Becham, Matlask, Manteby's manor, in Sparham, Mawtby's manor, in Winterton, with lands held of the Abbot of St. Bennet. His eldest son,

SIR JOHN DE MAUTEBY, died v. p. was feoffee of the manors of Lanwades, in Uleston, Peek Hall, in Titleshall, in Norfolk, and sealed with a plain cross. He was buried in 1374, before the altar of St. Mary's, in the church of Freton St. Edmund, in Suffolk, where he resided. He left an only daughter and heir,

ALIANORA DE MAUTEBY, who m. Sir William Calthorpe, who thereupon quartered the arms of Mauteby with his own.

Sir John d. 30th October, 1403, and was s. by his eldest surviving son,

SIR ROBERT DE MAUTEBEY, who settled his estates in 1413. By his wife Eleanora (who m. after his decease, Thomas Chambers, esq.) he had several sons, of whom the eldest,

JOHN DE MAUTEBY, inherited the estates at the decease of his father. He m. Margaret Berney, daughter of John Berney, esq. of Reedham, in the county of Norfolk, and left an only daughter,

MARGARET DE MAUTEBY, who succeeded to the great estate of the family, under the settlement made by her grandfather. She m. John Paston, esq. son and heir of Sir William Paston, the judge, and from her descended, in a direct line,

SIR ROBERT PASTON, created a baronet in 1641, and afterwards a peer in 1673, as Viscount Yarmouth. He was made Earl of Yarmouth in 1679.

The fifth son,

THOMAS DE MAUTEBY, esq. was of Sparham, in Norfolk, and was great-great-grandfather of

RICHARD MAUTBEY, esq. of the same place, but who resided at Kilworth, in Leicestershire. He m. Margaret Spencer, and had three sons,

WILLIAM, his heir.

Richard, m. Jane Bird, and had two sons and a daughter.

Robert, baptized at Kilworth, 12th May, 1561, m. 5th July, 1582, Alicia Coleman, and had a son, George, who m. Dorothy, the only daughter of his uncle Richard.

The eldest son,

WILLIAM MAUTBEY, esq. m. at South Kilworth, 20th January, 1580, Agnes Carey, and dying in 1621, left issue,

1. JOHN, baptized at Kilworth, 10th January, 1583, m. Agnes, daughter of William Chamberlayne, esq. of Leicester, and had two sons, Roger, d. unm.

Erasmus, an active partisan of the parliament, temp. CHARLES 1. killed at Round

way Down, a volunteer in Sir Arthur Heselrigge's regiment.

II. RICHARD.

111. Thomas, baptized at Kilworth, 22nd March, 1594, married Eleanor Cartwright, and had a son,

William, b. in 1655, progenitor of the Mawbeys of South Kilworth.

The second son,

RICHARD MAWREY, esq. b. in 1588, m. Elizabeth, daughter of - Shuckburgh, esq. of Naseby, in the county of Northampton, and was s. by his son,

ERASMUS MAWBEY, esq. baptized at South Kilworth, 7th March, 1616, m. first, Mary, daughter of Robert Wright, by whom he had seven sons, Robert, Richard, Erasmus, Thomas, John, Francis, and WILLIAM. He m.secondly, Elizabeth Slee, of Tickenhall, in the county of Derby, and by her had five other sons and two daughters. He d. in 1694. The youngest son of the first marriage,

WILLIAM MAWEEY, b. at Shenton, 31st January, 1659, was settled at Raunston, and buried there 12th December, 1733. He m. Anne, daughter of Mr. John Walker, of Swannington, in the county of Leicester, and left an only son,

JOHN MAWEEY, who m. first, Martha, eldest daughter of Thomas Pratt, of Raunston, and had by her, who d. in 1737, surviving issue,

JOHN, m.first, Mary, daughter of Mr. Jonathan Darling, of Raunston, and secondly, Anne, daughter of Mr. William Fielding; by the former he had a daughter, Elizabeth, who survived but two months; by the latter another daughter, Maria, who d. in her eighth year of the small- pox. He was in partnership with his brother, Sir Joseph Mawbey, in an extensive malt distillery and vinegar manufactory, at Vauxhall, and died 2nd March, 1790.

JOSEPH.

Anne, m. to Mr. John Cooper, of Burbage, in the county of Leicester.

Mary, m. to Mr. William Alcock, of Raunston,

and had,

Joseph Alcock, of the treasury.

William Alcock.

John Alcock, of the Temple.

Thomas Alcock, an officer in the East India Company's service, at Bengal.

Maria Alcock.

He (John sen.) m. secondly, Mrs. Shepherd of Rawnston, but had no other issue. He d. in 1754. The youngest son,

1. JOSEPH MAWBEY, esq. having been taken into partnership by his uncle, Joseph Pratt, esq. of Vauxhall, in an extensive malt distillery and vinegar manufactory, (which Joseph d. in 1754, leaving him a considerable fortune,) and having m. Elizabeth, the only surviving daughter, and eventual heir of his cousin, Richard Pratt, esq. of Vauxhall, amassed great wealth, and rose to rank and distinction. In 1757, he served the office of sheriff for Surrey; in 1761, he was returned to parliament by the borough of Southwark, and was created a BARONET 30th July, 1765, as Sir Joseph Mawbey, of Botleys, in the county of Surrey. At the general election in 1774, Sir Joseph stood a contested election for the county of Surrey, but was defeated; the next year, however, one of his successful opponents, Sir Francis Vincent, having died, he was returned by a large majority against the son of his deceased rival and Mr. Norton. He was subsequently twice returned for the same county in 1780 and 1784. Amidst the occupation of extensive commercial pursuits, and the duties of a legislator and a magistrate, Sir Joseph cultivated a love of study, and having, when a school-boy, written many poetical pieces, he afterwards relaxed at intervals in the same way, and was for several years a regular correspon. dent of the magazines. By his lady he had issue,

JOSEPH, his heir.

Catherine, m. 14th August, 1792, to Thomas Lynch Goleborn, esq. of Jamaica.

Mary. Emily.

Sir Joseph d. 16th June, 1798, and was succeeded by his son,

II. SIR JOSEPH MAWBEY, who m. 9th August, 1796, Charlotte Caroline Maria, only daughter, by his first wife, of Thomas Henchman, esq. of Littleton, in the county of Middlesex, and had two daughters. He d. 28th August, 1817, when having had no male issue, the BARONETCY EXPIRED.

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Sir John Maynard, K. B. who d. in 1665,
leaving an only daughter and heir,
Mary Maynard, who m. first, William
Adams, esq.; secondly, Sir Rushout
Cullen, bart.; and thirdly, Francis
Buller, esq. of Shillingham, in Corn-
wall.

III. Charles, auditor of the Exchequer, temp.
CHARLES II. father of

Sir William Maynard, bart. from whom
HENRY MAYNARD, present (1837) VISCOUNT
MAYNARD, descends.

Sir Henry d. in 1616, and was s. by his eldest son,
1. SIR HENRY MAYNARD, of Estaines Parva, who
received the honour of knighthood in 1608, was created
a BARONET 29th June, 1611, and elevated to the peer-
age of Ireland, in 1620, as Lord Maynard of Wicklow.
He was created a peer of England in eight years
afterwards, by the title of Baron Maynard, of Estaines.
He married first, Frances, daughter of William, Lord
Cavendish; and secondly, Anne, daughter and heir
of Sir Anthony Everard, knt. of Langleys, in Essex,
and dying in 1640, was s. by his only son (of the
second marriage),

II. SIR WILLIAM MAYNARD, second Lord Maynard, a privy councillor, and comptroller of the household, temp. CHARLES II. and JAMES II. His lordship m. first, Dorothy, daughter and sole heir of Sir Robert Banaster, knt. of Passingham, in the county of Northampton, and had two surviving sons, BANASTER, his successor, and William. He m. secondly, Lady Margaret Murray, daughter of James, Earl of Dysert, and

Helen Galbraith, of the Balgair family, grandaughter of Sir Philip Musgrave, bart.

+ James Mayne, esq. of St. Ninians, second son of William Mayne, esq. of Powis, by Eupham Christie, his first wife, left an only daughter, Euphemia, m. first, to

had another son and a daughter. He d. in 1698, and was s. by his son,

III. SIR BANASTER MAYNARD, third Lord Maynard, who m. Lady Elizabeth Grey, only daughter of Henry, tenth Earl of Kent, by whom he had a large family. His lordship d. 4th March, 1717-18, aged seventy-five, and was s. by his third, but eldest surviving son,

IV. SIR HENRY MAYNARD, fourth Lord Maynard, who d. unm. 7th December, 1742, and was s. by his brother,

v. SIR GREY MAYNARD, fifth Lord Maynard, who also d. unm. 27th April, 1745, and was brother,

s. by his VI. SIR CHARLES MAYNARD, fifth Lord Maynard, who was created, in 1766, Baron Maynard, of Much Easton, and Viscount Maynard, of Easton Lodge, both in the county of Essex, in reversion, default of his own male issue, to his kinsman, Sir William Maynard, bart. of Waltons, in the same, the descendant of Charles Maynard, auditor of the exchequer, temp. CHARLES II. youngest son of Sir Henry Maynard, Burghley's secretary. Sir Charles d. unm. at the advanced age of eighty-five, 30th June, 1775, when the recently created peerage descended according to the limitation (refer to BURKE's Peerage and Baronetage), while all his other honours, including the BARONETAGE, became EXTINCT.

1. WILLIAM MAYNE, esq. eldest son, by his second wife, of William Mayne, esq. of Powis-Logie, in Clackmannanshire (see BURKE'S Commoners, vol. ii. page 170), was created a BARONET, 22nd April, 1763, as Sir William Mayne, of Marston-Mortain, in the county of Bedford, was sworn of the privy council in Ireland, in March, 1766, and created a peer of Ireland, as Baron Newhaven, in 1776. He m. in 1758, the Hon. Frances Allen, daughter of Joshua, second Viscount Allen, and co-heir of her brother, John, third viscount, by whom he acquired a considerable estate, and had one son, who died in infancy. His lordship d. in 1794, when his honours, including the BARONETAGE, EXPIRED.

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James Henderson, esq. of Westerton; and secondly, James Alexander, esq. provost of Stirling. The son of the second marriage, EDWARD ALEXANDER, succeeded to Powis in 1808, upon the demise of his cousin, James Mayne, esq.

Lineage.

JOHN MAYNEY, esq. of Biddenden, in Kent (descended from a very ancient family established at the Conquest, of which was the celebrated Sir Walter de Mayney, of the reign of EDWARD III.) left, by Lettice, his wife, two sons, JOHN, his heir, and Walter, of Staplehurst, sheriff of Kent 13 ELIZABETH. The elder,

JOHN MAYNEY, esq. was of Biddenden, and served as sheriff in 1566, in which year he died, leaving by Margaret, his wife, daughter and heir of Ralph Johnson, of Tisehurst, two sons, Anthony and Walter. The former,

ANTHONY MAYNEY, esq. of Biddenden, wedded Bridget, daughter of William Tanfield, esq. of Northamptonshire, and was father of

SIR ANTHONY MAYNEY, knt. who sold his estate at Biddenden to Sir Edward Henden, one of the barons of the Exchequer temp. CHARLES I. and purchased Linton, in Kent. His son and heir,

WALTER MAYNEY, esq. of Linton, was father of

1. SIR JOHN MAYNEY, knt. of Linton, who was created a BARONET in 1641. During the civil wars, Sir John was one of the most devoted adherents of royalty, and in the cause of his ill-fated master, spent all his estate. Linton he sold to Sir Francis Withens, and it eventually became the property of the Manns. Sir John m. Mary, daughter of Sir Peter Ricaut, of Aylesford, Kent, and died about the year 1676, leaving a son and

successor,

II. SIR ANTHONY MAYNEY, who died unm. in 1706, when the BARONETCY became EXTINCT. This unfortunate gentleman, male heir of one of the most eminent Kentish families, and son of a gallant cavalier who had sacrificed a great estate in the service of his king, is stated to have died of actual want, his brother, broken down by indigence, having previously, in 1694, committed suicide.

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MERCES, OF FRANCE. CREATED in 1660.

Lineage.

1. MONSIEUR ANTHONY DE MERCES, was created a BARONET in 1660, but of him, or his descendants, nothing further is known. Those may possibly still exist in France, and this BARONETCY not be EXTINCT.

Lineage.

This, an ancient family of the principality of Wales, traced its descent from EUNYDD GWERNGWY, a chieftain of North Wales, and head of one of the fifteen tribes.

ROWLAND MEREDITH, of Alington, who assumed the surname since borne by his descendants, married Elizabeth, daughter of Edward Brereton, of Borasham, and was s. by his son,

JOHN MEREDITH, of Alington, who m. Catherine, daughter of John ap Iolyn ap Madoc, and had two sons, JOHN, continuator of the line of Alington, and

RICHARD MEREDITH, seated at Pentrebychan, in Denbighshire, who m. Jane, daughter and heir of Morgan ap David ap Robert, and had issue, WILLIAM (Sir),

Hugh, whose descendant, HENRY WARTER-MEREDITH, esq. is still resident at Pentrebychan Hall. (Refer to BURKE's Commoners, vol. iii. p. 425.) The elder son,

SIR WILLIAM MEREDITH, of Stansley, in the county of Denbigh, and of Leeds Abbey, in Kent, who was treasurer and paymaster of the army, temp. ELIZABETH and JAMES, m. Jane, daughter of Sir Thomas Palmer, bart. of Wingham, by whom (who wedded, secondly, John, Earl of Carbury) he had issue,

WILLIAM, his heir.

Anne, m. first, to Sir Robert Brett; and secondly,
to Francis, Lord Cottington.
Jane, m. to Sir Peter Wyche.

He was s. at his decease by his son,

1. WILLIAM MEREDITH, esq. of Stansley, who was created a BARONET, 13th August, 1622. Sir William m. Susanna daughter of Francis Barker, esq. of London, and had issue,

RICHARD, his heir,

Roger, one of the masters in Chancery, m. Anne,
daughter of Sir Brocket Spencer, bart. of Offley,
Herts, but died s. p.

Elizabeth, m. to Sir Henry Oxenden, of Dean, in
Kent.

He m. secondly, Mrs. Aynscombe, relict of Thomas Aynscombe, esq. and sister of Sir Henry Goring, bart. but by her had no other children. He d. 10th April, 1675, and was s. by his son,

II. SIR RICHARD MEREDITH, who married Susanna, daughter of Philip Skippen, esq. of Tobsham, in Norfolk, the noted parliamentary commander, as Majorgeneral Skippen, and had, with five daughters, who all d. unm. six sons, viz.

WILLIAM, third baronet.

Henry, a colonel in the army, who m. 12th April, 1709, Mary, daughter and heir of Walter Atwood, gent. of Hackney, and had an only daughter,

SUSANNA, died unm.