Jane, m. first to Sir William Brereton, and secondly to Sir Laurence Smith, of Hough. Anne, m. in 1539 to Sir Edward Fitton, of Gawsworth, in Cheshire. He died in the 4th of EDWARD VI. and was s. by his eldest son, SIR JOHN WARBURTON, knt. who died in 1572, in the fifty-second year of his age, and was buried in the church of Great Budworth, where a monument remains to his memory. Of this gentleman there is a full length portrait in the hall at Arley, and amongst the family papers his rent-roll, a very singular document, is to be found. It is formed of skins of parchment stitched together, upwards of ten yards in length, and about a foot in width. The names of the tenants are written in a neat character, and the armorial ensigns of the Warburtons are emblazoned at the top. Sir John m. Mary, daughter of Sir William Brereton, of Brereton, in the county of Chester, and had, with other issue, 1. PETER (Sir), his heir. 1. PETER, who succeeded his fa- PETER, of whom presently, as continuator of the male line at the decease of his great uncle, the Judge of the Common Pleas, Sir Peter Warburton. 1. Mary, m. to Sir Thomas Wilbraham, III. Jane, m. to William Brereton, esq. Iv. Isabel, m. to Sir Edward Stanley, knt. of Bickerstaffe. v. Eleanor, m. to Thomas Marbury, esq. of Marbury. vi. Frances, m. to Sir Christopher Trentham, knt. VII. Alice, m. to Peter Warburton, esq. of the Grange, who was made one of the judges of Chester by the parliament, anno 1647, and afterwards one of the judges of the King's Bench. Sir Peter having thus no male issue, the male representation of the family devolved upon his great-nephew, PETER WARBURTON, esq. of the Lodge and Arley, who wedded Eleanor, daughter of Robert, Viscount Kilmorey, but died of the small-pox, without issue, 1st August, 1641. His widow m. John, Lord Byron. He was s. by his brother, George WarbURTON, esq. of Arley, who was created a baronet, 27th June, 1660. He espoused, first, Elizabeth, daughter of Sir Thomas Myddleton, knt. of Chirk Castle, in Denbighshire, and had issue, PETER, his successor. George, who left George, Thomas, and Eleanor, m. to Sir Francis Edwards, Hester, m. to Edward Domville, esq. Mary, m. to William Grantham, esq. of Sir George m. secondly, Diana, daughter of Sir Edward Bishop, bart. of Parham, in Sussex, by the Lady Margaret Thanet, Har-daughter of Nicholas, Earl of Thanet, and had further issue, GEORGE, heir to his brother. Eleanor, m. to William mer, esq. of the Fens. 2. John. 3. Robert, in holy orders. Thomas, of Winnington, in Cheshire, who m. Anne, daughter of Sir Robert Williams, bart. of Penryn, in Carnarvonshire, by whom he was father of Jane, second wife of John, second Duke of Argyll, with other daughters, and of several sons; the latter died all without issue except Hugh Warburton, a general officer in the army, who espoused Miss Norris, daughter of Doctor Norris, and left an only daughter, who m. Richard Pennant, esq. M.P. for Liverpool. Henry, d. in infancy. Robert. John. Cecil. Penelope, m. to Sir John Mordaunt, bart. of Walton, in Warwickshire. Catherine, second wife of Humphrey Trafford, esq. of Trafford. Sir George died 18th May, 1676, and was s. by his eldest son, SIR PETER WARBURTON, second baronet of Arley, who wedded Martha, daughter and heir of Thomas Dockwra, esq. of Putteridge, in the county of Hertford, by whom (who d. in 1707) he had issue, GEORGE, his successor. Thomas, of Turners-Hall, Herts. This gentleman m. first, Rebecca, dau. and co-heir of George Stourton, esq. of Pirton, in the county of Bedford, and had one daughter, Martha, the wife of Isaac Eles, of London. He wedded secondly, Anne, daughter of William Dockwra, esq. of London, and had PETER, who inherited as fourth Anne, m. to Thomas Sloughter, of Sir Peter was s. at his decease by his eldest son, SIR GEORGE WARBURTON, the third bart. This gentleman represented the county of Chester in several parliaments, temp. Queen ANNE, and King GEORGE 1. He m. the Hon. Diana Allington, elder daughter of William, second Lord Allington, granddaughter maternally of William Russell, first Duke of Bedford, and sister and co heir of Giles, third Lord Allington, (See BURKE'S Extinct and Dormant Peerage.) By this lady he had a son, Dockwra, who died in infancy, and a daughter, Diana, m. in 1724, to Sir Richard Grosvenor, of Eaton, bart. but d. s. p. in 1730. Sir George died 29th of June, 1743, and leaving no male issue, the baronetcy devolved upon his nephew, SIR PETER WARBURTON, as fourth baronet, who espoused 27th of February, 1745, Lady Elizabeth Stanley, eldest daughter of the Earl of Derby, and had issue, PETER, his successor. Elizabeth, Anne, Margaret, d. unm. EMMA CROXTON, who m. 13th of October, 1803, the Rev. Rowland Egerton, B. A. seventh son of Philip Egerton, esq. of Egerton and Oulton. Mr. Rowland Egerton assumed the additional surname of WARBURTON, in consequence of this marriage, and had issue, 1. ROWLAND - EYLES, heir to his grand-uncle, and PRE SENT POSSESSOR. 2. James Francis, b. 15th April, 1807. 3. Henry - William, b. 16th August, 1808. 4. Peter, b. 15th August, 1813. 6. Frances-Mary. 9. Sophia. Mrs. Croxton wedded, secondly, Mr. John Hunt, and had another daughter. Sir Peter was s. at his decease by his only son, SIR PETER WARBURTON, fifth baronet, b. 27th of October, 1754, m. Alice, daughter of the Rev. John Parker, of Astle, in the county of Chester, but died without issue, 14th of May, 1813, when the BARONETCY expired, and the estates passed, under Sir Peter's will, to his great nephew, the present ROWLAND-EYLES EGERTON - WARBURTON, esq. of Warburton and Arley. sa. Arms-Quarterly; first and fourth, arg. a chevron between three cormorants of the last, for WARBURTON. Second and in the centre chief point a cross crosslet third, arg. a lion rampant gu. between three pheons, sa. for EGERTON. On an escutcheon of pretence, first and fourth, WARBURTON, and third, sa. a lion rampant arg. debruised as above, without the cross crosslet: second of two bends engrailed or, for CROXTON. Crests-First, a man's head affrontée, couped of the shoulders, ppr. round the temples a wreath arg. and gu. issuing therefrom three ostrich feathers or, on the breast a cross crosslet, sa, for WARBURTON. Second, three arrows, two in saltire, and one in pale or, headed and feathered sa. bound with a ribbon gu. for EGERTON. Estates-In Warburton, Aston, Great Bud quest. Harriot, m. to John-Rowlls Legh, esq. | worth, and Appleton, held since the Conof Prestbury, and had issue, Charles Legh, d. s. p. Elizabeth - Hester Legh, m. to Thomas-Delves Broughton, esq. EMMA, m. first, to James Croxton, esq. of Norley Bank, in Cheshire, by whom, who d. 27th of August, 1792, she had a daughter, The house of Arley, built by Piers Warburton in 1469, and which since that time has been the family residence, is now undergoing considerable repairs and alterations. It is to be completed in the Elizabethean style. Seat-Arley Hall, in the county of Chester. 5 WITHAM, OF CLIFFE. WITHAM, HENRY, esq. of Lartington Hall, in the county of York, b. 28th May, 1779, m. Eliza, daughter of Thomas Witham, esq. of Headlam, in the county of Durham, and niece and heiress of William Witham, esq. of Cliffe, in Yorkshire, by whom he has issue, HENRY-JOHN, b. 17th July, 1802. William-Lawrence, b. 18th September, 1804. Thomas-Edward, b. 6th December, 1806. Charles-James, b. 19th July, 1810, deceased. Alfred, b. in 1820, died young. Catherine, m. in 1823, to Henry Englefield, esq. and has issue. Maria. Emma-Seraphina-Mary. Winefred-Mary-Anne. This gentleman, whose patronymic was SILVERTOP, assumed, by sign manual, 16th November, 1802, the surname of WITHAM only. Lineage. The WITHAMS were originally settled in Lincolnshire, and probably derived their surname from Witham Common, in the neighbourhood of Grantham, or from the river Witham, in the same county. SIR ROBERT WYTHAM, who m. Elizabeth, daughter of Sir Guy St. Philbert, had a son, LAWRENCE WYTHAM, who espoused Margaret, daughter of Sir John Ermyn, and was father of ROBERT WYTHAM, who wedded Tomasyn, daughter of Thomas Walsh, and was s. by his son, ROBERT WYTHAM, of Grantham, whose will bears date 30th December, 1440. He m. Margaret, daughter of Richard Skeldenby, and had six sons, viz. 1. HENRY, who died s. p. III. WILLIAM, dean of Wells. V. JOHN, of whom presently. VI. RICHARD (Sir), knt. of Rhodes. The fifth son, JOHN WYTHAM, espoused Margaret, dau. of Barton of Whenbie, and had issue, GEORGE, his heir. of Thomas, who m. Janetta, daughter and GEORGE WITHAM, wedded Margaret, dau. and co-heir of John Wawton of CLIFFE, and by her, who died in 1479, and is buried at Maufield, had three sons, JOHN, Richard, and Thomas; and three daughters, Agnes, Hellen, and Margaret, m. to Robert Talboys. By the eldest of the former, JOHN WITHAM, esq. of Cliffe and Corneburg, he was succeeded at his decease. This gentleman m. Agnes, daughter of Sir Thomas Gower, of Stytnam, in the county of York, and had (with two daughters, Catherine, m. to German Paule, of Hertburne, and Margaret, m. to German Oglesthorpe, of Newsham) a son and successor, THOMAS WITHAM, esq. of Cliffe and Corneburg, who wedded Cicely, daughter of Lawrence, who m. the daughter of Sir Marmaduke, who m. first, a daughter of Ann, m. to George Palmes, esq. of Na- JOHN WITHAM, esq. of Cliffe, living in 1585, who m. Eleanor, daughter of James Fox, esq. of Thorpe under Willows, and had, with two younger sons, Thomas and JOHN WITHAM, esq. of Cliffe. This genRobert, and a daughter Margaret, the wife tleman m. first, (settlement dated 18th Jaof Anthony Chaters, esq. of Butterby, in Dur-nuary, 29 Car. II.) Elizabeth, youngest dau. ham, a son and successor, of Edward Standish, esq. of Standish, in the county of Lancaster, by Elizabeth, his wife, daughter of Sir Francis Howard, of Corby Castle, and had issue, ANTHONY WITHAM, esq. of Cliffe, who espoused Anne, daughter of John Middleton, esq. of Stokeld, in the county of York, and had issue, Margaret, m. to Cuthbert Conyers, of Mr. Witham was s. at his decease by his WILLIAM WITHAM, esq. of Cliffe, who m. Anne, daughter of George Collingwood, esq. of Esslington, in Northumberland, and had four sons, GEORGE, William, Thomas, and Lawrence; and three daughters, Ann, Mary, and Dorothy. The eldest son, GEORGE WITHAM, esq. of Cliffe, espoused Grace, daughter of Sir Marmaduke Wyvile, bart. of Constable Burton, in the county of York, by Isabel, his wife, daughter and sole heiress of Sir William Gascoigne, knight, of Sedbury, and had issue, JOHN, his heir. George, a Roman Catholic bishop, and vicar apostolic of the northern dis trict. William. Christopher, a Roman Catholic priest. Robert, president of the English College at Douai. 1. WILLIAM, his heir. II. Elizabeth, m. to Thomas Salkeld. 1. HENRY, his heir. II. Thomas, of Durham, M.D. died in 1. George, a Roman Catholic This Anne Lawson was grand-daughter of Sir John Lawson, who m. Catherine, daughter of Sir William Howard, and sister of the first earl of Carlisle, and through her the Withams are descended from the Lords Eure, Dacre of Gillesland, Audley of Walden, the Howards and Mowbrays, Dukes of Norfolk, De Vere, Earl of Oxford, Stafford, Duke of Buckingham; Percy, Earl of Northumberland; Woodville, Earl of Rivers, Beaufort, Duke of Somerset, Beauchamp, Earl of Warwick, Neville, Earl of Westmorland, De Bohun, Earl of Northampton, and from ANNE PLANTAGENET, daughter of Thomas of Woodstock, Duke of Gloucester, sixth son of King EDWARD III. 4. William, who m. Dorothy, dau. Charles (Sir), knt. who m. Lawrence. 5. Henry, who m. Elizabeth, dau. Elizabeth. 111. John, who d. s. p. at Lisle. by her (who died in May, 1793) had issue, William, who d. s. p. in 1831. ELIZA, of whom presently as heiress to her uncle. III. Anne, m. to Philip Howard, esq. of IV. Catherine, m. to Thomas Stapleton, v. Mary, m. to Gustavus de Strom, a Swede. VI. Elizabeth, m. to C. Browne-Mostyn, esq. of Kiddington, and d. at Nancy. VII. Winefred. VIII. Frances, deceased. Mr. Witham died in 1771, and was s. by his elder son, WILLIAM WITHAM, esq. of Cliffe, who m. Winefred, daughter of Nicholas Stapleton, esq. of Carlton, but dying without issue, 2nd August, 1802, he devised his estate of Cliffe to (the daughter of his brother) his niece, ELIZA, then married, as already stated, to HENRY SILVERTOP, esq. (younger son of John Silvertop, esq. of Minster Acres) who has assumed the surname of WITHAM, Iv. George, who both d. s. p. at and is the present HENRY WITHAM, esq. of v. William, Douai. The eldest son and successor, HENRY WITHAM, esq. of Cliffe, wedded Catherine, daughter and co-heir of Anthony Meaburne, esq. of Pontop, in the county of Durham, and had by her (who d. 12th April, 1803) three sons and six daughters, viz. 1. WILLIAM, his heir. 11. Thomas, of Headlam, in the county of Durham, who m. Mary, daughter of James Thornton, esq. of Nether Witton, in Northumberland, and Lartington Hall. Arms-Or, a bendlet gu. between three eaglets sa. Crest-Out of a ducal coronet or, a demi woman, her hair dishevelled, ppr. in her dexter hand a gem ring or. Motto-Optime Merenti. BOUVERIE, OF DELAPRE ABBEY. BOUVERIE, EDWARD, esq. of Delapre Abbey, in the county of Northampton, b. 26th October, 1767, m. 10th March, 1788, Catherine, EVERARD-WILLIAM, lieutenant-colonel in the Royal Charles, who d. unmarried, in 1827. Francis-Kenelm, m. 21st November, 1826, Eliza, dau. of Shiel, esq. of Castle Dawson, in the county of Derry. James, a major in the 17th foot, m. 11th July, 1826, Miss Elizabeth Alston Stewart, dau. of Col. Alston, of Urrard House, Perthshire. Katherine-Mary-Charlotte. Elizabeth-Anne. Caroline-Margaret. Mary-Elizabeth. |