ELIZABETH, the wife of Robert de Colvile, and mother of Sir William Colvile, knt. He had a second wife, Christian, and by her had also a daughter, Petronilla, who m. Robert Herle, and died s. p. ROGER. The younger son, ROGER COIGNIERS, living temp. EDWARD II. had two sons, Geoffrey, who died issueless, and SIR JOHN COIGNIERS, knt. of Sokebourne, living in 1334, who m. Elizabeth, widow of Sir William Place, knt, and third daughter and co-heir of Sir William de Aton, by Isabel, his wife, daughter of Henry Percy, and dying in 1395, was s. by his son, ROBERT COIGNIERS, of Sokebourne, who m. Isabel, daughter and co-heir of William Pert, esq. by Joane, his wife, daughter and co-heir of Stephen Scrope, and dying in 1433, left a daughter Johanna, m. to Sir Philip Dymoke, knt. of Scrivelsby, and a son, SIR CHRISTOPHER COIGNIERS, knt. of Sokebourne, who, by Mariora, daughter of Sir William de Eure, knt. had issue. The eldest son, WILLIAM (Sir), who m. Anne, daughter of Sir Ralph Bigott, knt. of Setrington, continued the main stem of the family, but it eventually failed in the direct male line, with WILLIAM CONYERS, esq. of Sokebourne, who died 11th September, 1635, leaving three daughters, Katherine. ANNE, M. to Francis Talbot, eleventh Earl of Shrewsbury, and had an only daughter and heir. MARY, m. to John Stonor, esq. of Stonor, in Oxfordshire. From a younger son of Sir Christopher descended RICHARD CONYERS, esq. (second son of Sir John Conyers, K. G. of Hornby, in Yorkshire, by Margaret his wife, daughter and co-heir of Philip, sixth Baron Darcy.) He m. Elizabeth, daughter and heir of Sir Robert Claxton, knt. of Horden, in the county of Durham, and obtaining that estate, became "CONYERS, of Horden." He was s. by his eldest son, ROBERT CONYERS, esq. of Horden, heir to his mother in 1507, who m. Margery, daughter of - Bamforth, of Seham, in Durham, and was s. by his eldest son, CHRISTOPHER CONYERS, esq. of Horden, who m. Elizabeth, daughter of John Jackson, of Bedale, and was father of RICHARD CONYERS, esq. of Horden, who m. Isabel, daughter and co-heir of Robert Lumley, esq. of Ludworth, and was s. by his only surviving son, CHRISTOPHER CONYERS, esq. of Horden, who m. first, a daughter of Cuthbert Conyers, esq. of Layton, but by her had no issue. He m. secondly, 4th November, 1586, Anne, daughter, of John Hedworth, knt. of Harraton, in the county of Durham, and, by that lady, had 1. JOHN CONYERS, esq. of Horden, who was created a BARONET by King CHARLES I. 14th July, 1628. He m. about 1606, Francis, daughter of Thomas Groves, citizen of York, and had issue, CHRISTOPHER, his heir. John, bapt. at Easington, 26th September, 1622, d. 1687, leaving issue, from whom the tenth baronet derived his descent. Robert, of Nettlesworth, died 1684. Anne. Elizabeth. Troth, d. before 1663. Frances, m. to Richard Fairles. Mary. Mary, m. to Edward Checkley, gent. of Alwalton, in the county of Huntingdon. Sir John d. 14th September, 1719, aged seventy-five, and was buried in Great Stoughton Church. He was s. by his only surviving son, IV. SIR BALDWYN CONYERS, who m. first, Sarah, only daughter and heir of Edward Conyers, esq. of Blaston, in the county of Leicester, by whom he acquired the manor of Bradley, in that shire, but had no issue. He m. secondly, Margaret, eldest daughter of Henry Nevil, esq. of Holt, and by that lady had JOHN, who d. unm. 4th September, 1729. Margaret, Frances, Elizabeth. nuns. Harriot, m. to Thomas Wollascot, esq. of Caversham, in the county of Berks. Charlotte, m. to John Baptist Guastaldi, resident from Genoa at the British court. Teresa, m. to Charies, fifth Earl of Traquair. Sir Baldwyn died 17th April, 1731, and was buried in Great Stoughton Church, where a marble monument was erected to the memory of himself and his son, thus inscribed: This Monument is erected in Memory Sr Baldwyn, dyed the 17th of April 1731 John Conyers, Esq; his only son, died the 4th of Septr. 1729 in the 19th Year of his Age; a Young Gentleman of Fine Parts, and whose Death Was lamented by all that Knew him. After the decease of Sir Baldwin, the manor of Hor. den was sold by his co-heirs to Rowland Burdon, esq. and the manor of Charlton, went by entail, first to William Langhorn Games, esq. and secondly, to the Rev. John Madryon, of the county of Essex, from whom it passed to his sister, Mrs. Weller, and from her to her daughter, m. to Sir Thomas Spencer Wilson, bart. of East Bourne, in Sussex. The baronetcy reverted to his cousin (son of John Conyers, of Chester, gent. who is stated to have been the son of John Conyers, the second son of the first baronet), V. SIR RALPH CONYERS, bapt. at Chester, 20th June, 1697, who m. Jane, daughter of Ralph Blakiston, esq. brother of Sir Nicholas Blackiston, bart. of Shieldsrow, in Durham, and had issue, BLACKISTON, his successor. William, bapt. at Chester, 14th July, 1735, major He d. 22nd November, 1767, and was s. by his eldest son, VI. SIR BLACKISTON CONYERS, captain of marines, and collector of the customs at Newcastle, d. unmarried in October, 1791, and was s. by his brother, VII. SIR NICHOLAS CONYERS, bapt. 27th July, 1729, comptroller of customs at Glasgow, who d. in 1796, and was s. by his son, VIII. SIR George Conyers, who d. s. p. (his widow wedded, secondly, Mr. Campbell) when the Baronetcy reverted to his uncle, IX. SIR THOMAS CONYERS, bapt. 12th September, 1731, who m. Isabel, daughter of James Lambton, esq. of Whitehall, in the county of Durham, and had issue, JANE, . to William Hardy, of Chester Le Street. ELIZABETH, m. to Joseph Hutchinson, of Chester Le Street. DOROTHY, M. to Joseph Barker, of Sedgefield. Sir Thomas died at Chester le Street, 15th April, 1810, when the BARONETCY became EXTINCT. Arms-Az. a maunch or. ELIZABETH, M. to Thornhagh Gurdon, esq. of Letton, in Norfolk, and had, with three daughters, a son, THORNHACH GURDON, esq. of Letton, grandfather of the present THEOPHILUS-THORNHAGH GURDON, esq. of Letton. (See BURKE's Commoners, vol. i. p. 395.) BRIDGET, m. to Proctor, esq. of Langley, Norfolk, and left issue. AGNETA, m. to Charles Bedingfeld, esq. son of LETTICE, m. to John Gurdon, esq. of Assington, in Sir William Cooke died at Letton in 1708, and was buried in the parish church of Cranworth cum Letton, where a handsome monument was erected to his memory. With him the BARONETCY EXPIRED: the estates he ordered by will to be sold and the produce divided amongst his daughters. Arms-Gu, on a fess or, three trefoils az. in chief a lion passant arg. L. SIR WILLIAM COOKE, of Brome Hall, in Norfolk, who was created a BARONET in 1663, m. first, Mary, daughter of Thomas Astley, esq. of Melton Constable; and secondly, the relict of William Stuart, esq. of Barton Mills, in Suffolk. By the former he left a son and successor, II. SIR WILLIAM COOKE, of Brome Hall, who m. Jane, daughter and co-heir of William Stuart, esq. of Barton Mills, and had seven daughters, viz. DOROTHY, M. to John Herne, esq. of Amering JANE, d. unm. Lineage. The family of COOKES came into England with the CONQUEROR. EDWARD COOKES, esq. of Bentley Pauncefoot, in the county of Worcester, son of William Cookes, of Norgrove, in the same shire, by Ann, his wife, daughter and co-heir of Humphry Jennets, esq. of that place, m. Mary, daughter of Nicholas Cotton, esq. of Hornchurch, in Essex, and niece of Richard Weston, Earl of Portland, by whom, who died 10th August, 1656, he had issue, 1. WILLIAM, his heir. II. Henry, of Barbon, in Worcestershire, m. Mary, daughter of Richard Stanley, esq. of Stoke Prior, and d. in 1678, leaving a son, John, of London, living in 1707. He married twice, but had surviving issue only by his second wife, Elizabeth, eldest daughter of Sir William Russell, knt. alderman of London. His son, Henry, b. 26th April, 1702, was father of Thomas, in holy orders, rector of Notgrove, in Gloucestershire, who m. 14th February, 1765, Ann, daughter and heir of John Denham, esq. of Welling, in Kent, and had, with other issue, a son, DENHAM-JAMES-JOSEPH, rector of Stanford and vicar of Cliftonon-Terne, who m. Maria-Henrietta, daughter of Charles Johu stone, esq. and left, inter alios, a son and heir, the present THOMAS-HENRY COOKES, esq. of Bentley, M.P. 111. Edward, of Powick, living in 1683, married, with issue. IV. Thomas, of Bidford Grange, Warwickshire, d. about 1670, leaving issue. 1. Ann, m. to Richard Amphlett, esq. of Clent, in Staffordshire. II. Alice, m. to John Arris, esq. of Charingworth, Gloucestershire. Edward Cookes died 7th April, 1637, and was s. by his son, 1. SIR WILLIAM COOKES, of Norgrove, who was created a BARONET 24th December, 1664, for his zeal in support of the royal cause. He m. first, Anne, daughter and co-heir of John Cookes, esq. which lady d. s. p.; and secondly, Mercie, daughter of Edward Dineley, esq. of Charlton, in Worcestershire, and sister of Sir Edward Dineley, knt. By her, who wedded secondly, Mark Dineley, esq. he had issue, THOMAS, his heir. William, who m. Mary, daughter and co-heir of Mercie, m. in 1672, to Henry Winford, esq. of Sir William was s. by his son, II. SIR THOMAS COOKES, of Bentley Pauncefoot and Norgrove, Founder of Worcester College Or ford. This gentleman greatly augmented, by endowing with an annual sum, the schools of Bromsgrove and Feckenham. He m. Lady Mary Windsor, eldest daughter of Thomas, Earl of Plymouth, but died s. p. about 1701, when the BARONETCY became EXTINCT. Arms-Arg. six martlets gu. 3, 2, and 1, between two chevrons of the second. COOPER, OF WALCOT. CREATED 19th Feb. 1828.-EXTINCT 24th Dec. 1828. Lineage. 1. SIR JOHN-HUTTON COOPER, born 7th December, 1765, F.R.S. and F.S.A. of Walcot, in Somersetshire, lieutenant-colonel of the 2nd regiment of Somersetshire Militia and groom of the bedchamber to his late Majesty when Duke of Clarence, was fifth son of Benjamin Cooper, esq. of Sleaford, in Lincolnshire, by Anne, his first wife, daughter and heir of Robert Caudron, esq. of Great Hale, and grandson of the Rev. Benjamin Cooper, a clergyman connected with the Collegiate Church of Southwell. Colonel Cooper was returned to parliament by the borough of Dartmouth in 1825, and in 1828 was created a BARONET. He m. first, in 1790, Elizabeth-Mary, daughter of Edward Ellis, esq. of Anwick; secondly, in 1797, Phillis, daughter of William Neate, esq. of London; and thirdly, in 1821, Maria-Charlotte, only daughter of Sir George Baker, bart.; but dying issueless in December, 1928, the BARONETCY EXPIRED. He left two surviving brothers, Christopher Cooper, M. D. of Doncaster, and Benjamin Cooper, esq. of Stamford. This was a branch of the existing family of COPE of Bramhill Park, in the county of Oxford, baronets. (See BURKE'S Peerage and Baronetage.) ANTHONY COPE, esq. of Hanwell, was created a BARONET 29th June, 1611. He m. Frances, daughter of Sir Rowland Lytton, of Knebworth, Herts, and dying in 1615, was s. by his eldest son, SIR WILLIAM COPE, M.P. for the county of Oxford, who m. Elizabeth, daughter and heir of Sir George Chaworth, knt. of Wiverton, Notts, and had two sons, viz. JOHN, who became Sir John Cope, bart. of Han well, at the decease of his father in 1637, and continued that line. Anthony, m. Anne, youngest daughter of Sir Robert Dashwood, bart. of Northbrook, but left no issue. He was s. by his eldest son, 1. JONATHAN COPE, esq. of Brewerne, in the county of Oxford, who was created a BARONET by Queen ANNE 1st March, 1713. Sir Jonathan represented the borough of Banbury in the last parliament of Queen ANNE and the first of King GEORGE I. He married Mary, youngest daughter of Sir Robert Jenkinson, bart. of Walcot, in the county of Oxford, and had issue, 1. JONATHAN, of Orton Longueville, in Huntingdonshire, who married first, 14th September, 1741, Lady Arabella Howard, eldest daughter of Henry, fourth Earl of Carlisle, K.G. and left by her, CHARLES, who s. his grandfather. Arabella, m. in 1763, to John Walker Heneage, esq. of Compton Basset, Wilts. Mr. Cope m. secondly, in 1752, Jane, daughter of Lieutenant-General Francis Leighton, of Wattlesborough, in Shropshire, and widow of Captain the Honorable Shaw Cathcart, and by that lady left • From a younger son of Sir Anthony descended the Copes of Icombe, in Gloucestershire, now represented by the HOPTONS of Canon Frome. JONATHAN, who inherited as fourth baronet. Anne, married, first, in 1780, to John Cowper, Mr. Cope died before his father, 2nd November, 1. Anne, married, in 1736, to Sir Thomas Whitmore, K.B. of Apley, in Shropshire, M. P. for Bridgenorth. II. Henrietta-Maria, m. to Valentine Knightley Chetwode, esq. 1. Mary, m. to Sir Robert Jenkinson, bart. and d. s. p. in 1765. IV. Susanna, m. to William, fourth Viscount Chetwynd, and died in 1791, leaving issue. Sir Jonathan d. 28th March, 1765, and was s. by his grandson, II. SIR CHARLES COPE, of Brewerne, who m. in 1767, Catherine, youngest daughter of Sir Cecil Bisshopp, bart. and sister of Lord De la Zouch, by whom he had issue, CHARLES, his successor. Arabella Diana, m. first, in 1790, to John-Frede- Catherine-Anne, m. to George, Earl of Aboyne, Sir Charles d. 14th Jnne, 1781, and his widow wedded, III. SIR CHARLES COPE, of Brewerne, who died a minor and unmarried 25th December, 1781, when his estates devolved upon his sisters as co-heirs, and the Baronetcy reverted to his uncle, IV. SIR JONATHAN COPE, of Brewerne, who m. in April, 1778, Annabella, only daughter of William Candler, esq. of Callan, in the county of Kilkenny, by Mary, his wife, daughter of William Vavasour, esq. of Weston Hall, in the county of York, and granddaughter of Henry Candler, D.D. of Callan Castle, in the county of Kilkenny, archdeacon of Ossory; by this lady he had issue, Jonathan, in holy orders, rector of North Wraxall and Woodborough, in Wilts, and of Langridge, in Somersetshire, d. unmarried 10th March, 1814, at Reading. He m. secondly, Margaret, daughter of Piers Savage, Francis, of Mansfield Woodhouse, d. in 1580. GODFREY, of Sprotborough, d. s. p. Castiliana, m. to the Rev. Charles Willatts, Anne, m. to Richard Higgins, esq. of York, John, of Broughton, d. s. p. Philip, rector of Sprotborough, d. s. p. PHILIP COPLEY, esq. of Sprotborough, m. Mary, daughter of Sir Bryan Hastings, knt. and died 19th October, 1577. His descendant, 1. GODFREY COPLEY, esq. of Sprotborough, was created a BARONET 17th June, 1661. He m. first, Eleanor, daughter of Sir Thomas Walmesley, knt.; and secondly, Elizabeth, daughter of Sir William Stanhope, knt. Sir Godfrey died circa 1684, and was s. by his son, II. SIR GODFREY COPLEY, of Sprotborough, F.R.S. who m. first, Katherine, daughter and heir of John Purcell, of Nantriba, in Montgomeryshire; and seCharles, d. on board the Hannibal, in Port Royal, condly, Miss Carew; and left at his decease, 9th April, 30th September, 1795, unmarried. Henry-Thomas, killed at Seringapatam, unmar- Sir Jonathan d. 30th December, 1821, when the BA- Arms-Arg, on a chev. az. between three roses gu. stalked and leaved vert, as many fleurs-de-lys of the field. 1709, an only daughter, CATHERINE, who m. Joseph Moyle, esq. second son of Sir Walter Moyle, knt. of Beke, and had a This family, which Camden designates as famous at the time of the Conquest, descended from CORBEAU, a noble Norman; which Corbeau or Corbet was father of two sons, who flourished in the reign of the CONQUEROR, namely, ROGER, who held of Roger de Montgomery, Earl of Shrewsbury, Huelbeck, Hundeslet, Actun, Ternley, and Prestun, all in Shropshire. He left issue, WILLIAM CORBET, of Watlesborough, of whom hereafter. ROBERT, who held of the same great feudal pro- ROBERT (Sir), Lord of Alcester, who d. s. p. ALICE, m. to William Botreaux. WILLIAM CORBET, of Watlesborough, son and heir of the elder brother, left likewise two sons, SIR THOMAS CORBET, of Moreton, was father of SIR ROBERT CORBET, of Moreton, who d. in the 49th EDWARD III. and was s. by his son, SIR ROGER CORBET, of Moreton Corbet, who m. Margaret, daughter and heir of Erdington, Lord of Shawbury, and dying 18 RICHARD II. was s. by his son, ROBERT CORBET, esq. of Moreton Corbet, who m. Margaret, daughter of Sir William Malleroy, knt. and died 17 HENRY VI. leaving a son and heir, SIR ROGER CORBET, knt. of Moreton Corbet, who m. Elizabeth,* daughter and heir of Thomas Hopton, esq. and had issue, SIR RICHARD CORBET, knt. of Moreton Corbet. This This lady married, after Sir Roger Corbet's decease, John de Tiptoft, Earl of Worcester, and outliving his lordship, m. thirdly, Sir William Stanley. The others, Vincent, Richard, George, Reynold, Humphrey, Rowland, Arthur, Robert, all died issueless. son, 1. JOHN CORBET, esq. of Stoke, in the county of Salop, who was created a BARONET by King CHARLES I. "This gentleman," says Blakeway," was one of those five illustrious patriots worthy of the eternal gratitude of their country, who opposed the forced loan in 1627, a most illegal measure of CHARLES I. while under the sway of Buckingham; which, if it had succeeded, would have turned this limited monarchy into a Turkish despotism." He m. Anne, daughter of Sir George Mainwaring, knt. of Ightfield, in the county of Salop, and by her (who was known as the "good Lady Corbet") had no less than ten sons and ten daughters, of whom + JOHN, the eldest, succeeded his father. Henry, m. Catherine, sister of Lord Cholmondeley. Anne, m. Nathaniel Desborough, esq. Margaret, m. William Stafford, esq. of Blatherwick, in Northamptonshire. Anne, m. Robert Anstruther, esq. of Wheatly, in the county of York. Frances, m. David Maurice, esq. of Pennapont, in the county of Denbigh. Alice, m. Thomas Cotton, esq. of Pulley, in Shropshire. Dorothy, m. John Selbury, esq. Menial, m. Sir Humphrey Briggs, bart. of Haughton, in the county of Salop. Susan, m. George Spurstow, of Spurstow, in Cheshire. Grace, m. Sir William Pulteney, knt. Sir John was s. by his eldest son, II. SIR JOHN CORBET, who m. Letitia, daughter of Sir Robert Knollys, knt. of Gray's Court, in the county of Oxford, grandson of Sir Francis Knollys, K.G. and was s. by his only son, III. SIR JOHN CORBET. This gentleman m. Theophila, daughter and heir of James Cambell, esq. of Woodford, and by her had surviving issue, ROBERT, his successor. Theophila. He m. secondly, Frances, daughter of Randolph Egerton, esq. of Betley, and by that lady (who m. secondly, Sir James Poole, bart. of Poole, in Cheshire,) had two other sons and a daughter, but they predeceased him. He was s. by his only surviving son, IV. SIR ROBERT CORBET, of Adderley and Stoke, By Catherine, his wife, daughter of William Carey, esq. by Lady Mary Boleyne, his wife, sister of Queen ANNE BOLEYNE. |