WOODYEARE, OF CROOKHILL. WOODYEARE, FOUNTAIN-JOHN, esq. of Crookhill, in the county of York, m. Frances, third daughter and co-heir of John Woodyeare, esq. of the same place, and has issue, FOUNTAIN-JOHN WOODYEARE. Frances-Anne. This gentleman, whose patronymic is Elwin, adopted his present surname by sign manual in 1812. Lineage. WILLIAM WOODYEARE, esq. born at Rochester on St. Andrew's day, 1616; m. 18th July, 1649, Grace, daughter of Francis Wood; and died 19th August, 1689, leaving a son, GEORGE WOODYEARE, esq. of Crookhill, sometime secretary to Sir William Temple, who m. Alice, daughter of the Rev. Richard Tatham, rector of Kirklington, and had issue, WILLIAM, his heir. Richard, baptized 12th April, 1694, a Catherine, died unmarried; buried at George Woodyeare died 11th November, county of Derby, and relict of Sir Paul Jenkinson, bart. of Walton, in that shire, by whom he had issue, JOHN, his heir. William, died unmarried, a student at Cambridge. George, died in infancy. Mary, m. to the Hon. Morgan Vane, brother of Lord Darlington. The eldest son, JOHN WOODYEARE, esq. of Crookhill, baptized 27th February, 1727; m. in 1761, Frances, daughter of Richard Turbutt, esq. of Doncaster, and had four daughters, his co-heirs, namely, MARY, m. in 1791, to Charles Tibbets, verley Hall, in the county of Salop. FRANCES, m. to Fountain-John Elwin, esq. the PRESENT PROPRIETOR CATHERINE, died young. CROOKHILL. OF Arms-Sa. three leopards' heads and nine fleurs-de-lys arg. Estate-In Yorkshire. Seat-Crookhill. 1710, aged fifty-four, was buried at Conings- and co-heir, MARY, m. to Richard Turbutt, esq. borough, and succeeded by his son, WILLIAM WOODYEARE, esq. of Crookhill, of the Middle Temple, baptized 27th March, 1690, who m. Catherine, daughter and coheir of John Revel,* esq. of Oxton, in the * JOHN REVEL, esq. of Oxton, left another dau. of Doncaster. + By Sir Paul, Catherine had an only daughter, ELIZABETH JENKINSON, who died before her mother, to whom she bequeathed her estate, and by that lady's second marriage it was conveyed to the Woodyeares. Walton was sold by them to the family of Hunloke. RUDSTON-READ, OF HAYTON. READ-RUDSTON, THE REV. THOMAS-CUTLER, of Hayton, in the East Riding of the county of York, b. 19th November, 1762; m. 26th May, 1803, Louisa, third daughter of the late Henry Cholmley, esq. by Katharine his wife, eldest daughter of Nathaniel Cholmley, esq. of Whitby Abbey and Howsham, and has issue, 颈项 WILLIAM-HENRY, A.M. F.L.S. F.H.S. of Lincoln's Inn, George, M.A. rector of Sutton on Derwent, in the East 1811. Edward, Lieut. 13th regiment of Light Dragoons, b. 13th Charles, R.N. b. 16th May, 1818. Walter, b. 20th March, 1820; d. 27th October, 1829. Anna. Maria-Christiana, d. 25th December, 1821. Elizabeth-Amelia. This gentleman, whose patronymic is RUDSTON, assumed by sign manual the additional surname and arms of READ, in compliance with the testamentary injunction of the late William Read, esq. of Sand Hutton, in the county of York. He is in the commission of the peace for the three ridings of that shire. Lineage. SIR JOHN RUDSTON, lord of the manor of Hayton, in the East Riding, who was living in the 6th year of the reign of King JOHN, had a son and successor, WALTER RUDSTON, of Hayton, who m. Oswyn, daughter of Stephen Shalleros, and had three sons: Walter, who died issueless; Robert, a monk at Selbie, in Yorkshire; and John, his father's heir. The third son, JOHN RUDSTON, of Hayton, m. a daughter of Thomas Wilberforce, and was s. by his son, GREGORY RUDSTON, of Hayton, father, by his wife, a daughter of Sir John Elliker, knt. of Elliker, of WALTER RUDSTON, of Hayton, who m. a daughter of Sir John Berron, of Colwicke, in the county of Nottingham, and had a son and successor, NICHOLAS RUDSTON, who m. Bridget, dau. of Nicholas Cliffe, of Cliffe, and was s. by his son, JOHN RUDSTON, who m. the daughter and heiress of Thomas Barwick, esq. of Pocklington, in the county of York, and had issue, THOMAS, his heir. John, who m. Dorothy Glascock, and d. s. p. Margaret, m. to Jeffrey Hotham, of Hutton Cranswick. Alice, m. to Thomas Middleton, of York. Joan, m. to Thomas Brigham, of Brigham. The elder son, THOMAS RUDSTON, m. Denys, daughter of Edward Ripplingham, esq. and was father of JOHN RUDSTON, who m. Armitude, daughter and heir of Gregorie Haton, of Haton, and had five sons, ROBERT, Richard, John, ancestor of the Rudstons, of Elie and Swaffham, James and Ralph. The eldest son, ROBERT RUDSTON, esq. of Hayton, espoused Elizabeth, daughter of Edward Kighly, esq. and was s. by his son, MATHEW RUDSTON, esq. of Hayton, living at the close of the 15th century, who m. a daughter of Thomas Studham, esq. of Pocklington, and had issue, 1. WALTER, his heir. 11. John (Sir), lord mayor of London in 1528, who m. first, Agnes, daughter of Henry Seirson, esq. and had issue. The eldest daughter m. Sir Christopher Hilliard, knt.; and the second, Sir Thomas Wotton, knt. of a son, 1. Ursula, m. to Robert Wright, esq. of Plowland. II. Frances, m. to Stephen Thorp, esq. and had a son, Thomas. The second but eldest surviving son, JOHN RUDSTON, esq. of Hayton, living in 1584, the period of Glover's Yorkshire visitation, wedded Margaret, daughter of Thomas Trollop, esq. of Thornley, in Durham, and had issue, I. WALTER, his heir. III. John. 1. Ursula, m. first, to Christopher Langley, esq. of Willington, in the county of Durham; and, secondly, to Marmaduke Dolman, esq. ROBERT, who purchased from Sir 1. ISAAC, of Boughton Mon- 2. BELKNAP, who inherited The elder son, WALTER RUDSTON, esq. of Hayton, living in the commencement of the 16th century, m. Dorothy, daughter and heir of Thomas Gunhouse, esq. and had a son and successor, NICHOLAS RUDSTON, esq. of Hayton, who m. first, Beatrice, daughter of Sir Marmaduke Constable; and, secondly, Jane, dau. of Sir William Mallory, knt. of Studley; by the latter of whom he had issue, 1. WALTER, who died without issue. III. James, d. s. p. II. Grace. III. Johanna, m. to Sir Philip Monkton. The eldest son, I. WALTER, his heir. II. WILLIAM, who m. Hester, daughter of Francis Saville, esq. of Barnesley (1656), and had a daughter, HESTER, Who m. William Calverley, and was mother of CHARLES CALVERLEY, whose son, by Catherine Mitchell his wife, III. Charles. WILLIAM CALVERLEY, m. Jane Binnington, and had a son, VI. Marmaduke. VII. Philip. RUDSTON CALVERley, who eventually inherited the estates of the Rudston family upon the deImise of Mrs. Elizabeth Cutler. 1. Barbara, m. to Samuel Saltonstall, II. Marie, m. to John Rudston, esq. of perty at Hayton and elsewhere to her cousin and heir-general, RUDSTON CALVERLEY, esq. (the great cause, and had his estates confiscated. He | m. Margaret, daughter of Sir Thomas Dawney, bart. of Cowick and Sesay, (by whose exertions and activity the property was ulti-grandson of Hester, daughter of William mately restored to her son), and had issue, I. THOMAS, his heir. 11. Walter, baptized at Hayton, 12th 1. Faith, baptized at Hayton, 8th No- III. Margaret, baptized at Hayton, 6th IV. Elizabeth, baptized at Hayton, 27th Sir Walter died about 1655, and was s. by SIR THOMAS RUDSTON, second baronet, of Hayton, baptized there 8th August, 1639, who m. Katherine, daughter and co-heir of George Mountayne, esq. of Westow, in Yorkshire, and had issue, Rudston, and niece of Sir Walter Rudston, the first baronet). This gentleman, on inheriting Hayton, assumed the surname and arms of RUDSTON. He m. at Scarborough, 1st October, 1761, Anne, daughter of William Stockdale, esq. of that town, and had issue, THOMAS-CUTLER, his heir. William-Stockdale, Midshipman R.N. lost at sea. George, a merchant at Hull, married, and has issue. Henry, lost at sea. Charles, a merchant at Hull. Elizabeth, died young. Charlotte, m. to Richard Vawser, esq. and had issue. Anne. Mr. Calverley Rudston died 15th June, 1806, was buried at Hayton on the 19th of that month, and succeeded by his eldest son, the present REV. THOMAS - CUTLER RUDSTONREAD, of Hayton. Arms Arg. three bulls' heads erased pean, each charged on the neck with a cross moline or. Crest-A lion's gamb erect pean, grasp- CHRISTY, OF APERFIELD. CHRISTY, JOHN, esq. of Aperfield, in the county of Kent, m. 20th October, 1812, Sarah, second daughter of the late Abraham De Horne, esq. of Surrey Square, and has had issue, JOHN-DE HORNE, b. 25th August, 1814, of Aperfield. Alfred, b. 14th January, 1817. George, b. 11th April, 1819. Edward, b. 6th June, 1820. Frederick-Collier, b. 9th September, 1822. Arthur, b. 6th August, 1828. Albert, b. 21st March, 1830. Sarah, died young. Emma, m. 2nd February, 1836, George-Steinman Steinman, esq. F.S.A. F.L.S. &c. of Priory Lodge, Peckham Rye, Surrey. Ellen, died an infant. Lineage. This is a branch of the family of Christie, | June, 1707; and espoused Mary, daughter of Dundee, N.B. of Miller, of Craigentennie, in the parish of North Leith, in the county of Edinbro', (whose ancestors were gardeners to the kings of Scotland), aunt to William-Henry Miller, esq. M.P. and died in 1761, leaving issue, ALEXANDER CHRISTY, born in Scotland in 1642, past over into Ireland, and purchasing an estate at Moyallan, in the county of Down, died there 29th February, 1722. By Margaret his wife, who died at the same place 30th June, 1717, he had issue, 1. Mary, b. 31st January, 1734; m. 29th April, 1753, Thomas Dawson, esq. and died 22nd January, 1785. Mr. Dawson died 15th January, 1785. 2. Margaret, b. 18th October, 1737; m. 29th September, 1756, Thomas Sinton, esq. and had issue. 3. Sarah, b. 20th August, 1740; m. her cousin, John Christy, and had issue. IV. Thomas, b. 22nd November, 1711; succeeded to the estate of Moyallan; and m. Mary, daughter of Bramery, esq. His children were, 1. John, drowned 27th October, 1758, s. p. 1. Hannah, b. 3rd March, 1748; m. John Wakefield, esq. to whom she carried the estate at Moyallan; and died 1780, leaving issue, Thomas - Christy Wakefield, m. Jane, daughter of Goff, esq. and has issue. 2. Mary, b. 9th January, 1750 ; m. John Philps, esq. v. Joseph, who married and had issue, Mary, m. Archibald Horne, esq. The second son, JOHN CHRISTY, esq. also went to Scotland, and resided at Ormeston Lodge, in the county of Edinbro'. He was born 29th 1. John, who died young. II. William, his successor, m. first, Jane, daughter of Erskine, esq. and had issue, 2. William, married and had issue. 1. Lilias, m. Edward Hume. 3. Ann, m. Alexander Nimmo, esq. 4. Jane, m. Robert Troyle. 5. Elizabeth, m. James Smith, and has issue. III. Hill, a captain in the king's service, m. Helen, daughter of Cuthbertson, esq. and had issue, John, died young. Archibald, of the R.N. drowned s.p. Mathew, surgeon R.N. m. a daughter of Millard, esq. who remarried, and died in India, leaving issue, Ann. |