ST. LEGER, OF HEYWARD'S HILL.

ST. LEGER, HEYWARD, esq. of Heyward's Hill, in the county of Cork, b. in 1771;

m. in 1797, Matilda, daughter of Noble Rogers,

esq. of Lota, in the same shire, and has issue,

ANTHONY-BUTLER, who m. Eliza, daughter of
Captain Byrne, of the royal marines.
Heyward-St. John.

Noblett-Rogers, county surveyor of Leitrim,
who m. Elizabeth Catherine, daughter of
Lieutenant-Colonel Cullen, of Skreeny.
Cornelia-Matilda, m. to Edward Galwey, esq.
barrister at law, eldest son of William Gal-
wey, esq. of Baggot street, Dublin.
Isabella.

Mr. St. Leger, who succeeded his father in 1792, is a magistrate for the county, and a deputy governor of the city of Cork. He is also captain of the Glenmire cavalry.

Lineage.

The ancient family of St. Leger was founded by

SIR ROBERT SENT LEGERE, one of the companions in arms of WILLIAM the Conqueror; and, according to tradition, the person who supported that Prince with his arm, when he quitted the ship to land in Sussex. This Sir Robert, having overcome a pagan Dane, who inhabited the manor of Ulcombe, in Kent, fixed his abode there; and in that place his posterity flourished for many generations. His lineal descendant,

SIR ARTHUR ST. LEGER, knight, went first into Ireland, in 1537, being appointed by HENRY VIII, one of the commissioners for letting the crown lands there, and returning into England, was constituted Lord Deputy of Ireland, 7th July, 1540. In 1543, he was recalled to inform the King of his administration of affairs; which gave his Majesty such satisfaction, that he created him a knight companion of the Garter, and sent him back Lord Deputy, in which high office he continued until 1556, serving three sovereigns, when being recalled, by Queen MARY, he retired to his estate in Kent, and d. there, 12th March, 1559. This eminent person has been characterized, "as a wise and wary gentleman, a valiant servitor in war, and a good justice in peace, properly learned, and having gravity interlaced with pleasantness." He m. Agnes, daughter of Hugh Warham, esq. of Warham, and was s. by his second, but eldest surviving son,

SIR WARHAM ST. LEGER, of Ulcombe, who was appointed chief governor of Munster, in 1565, under the Lord Deputy Sidney. In

1579, he was constituted knight mareschal of the same province; and in 1580, he caused James, of Desmond, who was denominated a notorious rebel, to be hanged under martial law, at Cork. He was killed eventually, in battle, (in single combat) by Hugh Maguire, Lord of Fermanagh, who fell himself, at the same time. Sir Warham m. Ursula, daughter of George Nevile, Lord Abergavenny, and was s. by his son,

SIR WILLIAM ST. LEGER, knight, a privy councillor, and lord president of Munster, in 1627. He represented the city of Cork in parliament, in 1639, and was appointed, in that year, serjeant major general of the army. He m. first, a lady named Gartwright, and had by her, a son and a daughter, viz.

Sir

WILLIAM, (Sir) knt. slain at Newbury,
in 1644, ex parte Regis.
Elizabeth, m. to Murrough, 15th earl of
Inchiquin.

William m. secondly, Gertrude Heyward, and had by her,

JOHN, of Doneraile, in the county of
Cork, who m. Mary, only daughter of
Arthur, first Earl of Donegal, and
was s. by his son,

The RIGHT HON. ARTHUR ST. LE-
GER, who was created, in 1703,
Baron Kilmadow, and VISCOUNT
DONERAILE. The honours conti-
nued with his descendants, until
the demise issueless of HAYES,
fourth VISCOUNT DONERAILE, in
1767. With his lordship the
titles expired, but the estates de-

NUTTALL, OF KEMPSEY HOUSE.

NUTTALL, ROBERT, esq. of Kempsey House, in the county of Worcester, b. 10th March, 1798; m. 17th June, 1819, Susan Anne, only daughter of the Rev. Randal Andrews, M. A. Vicar of Ormskirk, and has by that lady, who is deceased, an only child,

SUSAN-ELIZA.

Mr. Nuttall, who was of Christ's College, Cambridge, succeeded to the estates upon the demise of his father in 1813.

Lineage.

In Dugdale's and other Visitations, the name appears often written Nutthall, and the family then resided at Nutthall Hall, near Holcombe. A descendant, Thomas Nuttall, esq.* who had very considerable estates in Oldham and Tottington, and possessed Horseedge and Tottington Halls, left an only daughter, who m. Robert Radclyffe, esq. of the Ordsall branch of the Radclyffes of Radclyffe Tower, and conveyed to him the lands of her inheriance.

ROBERT NUTTALL, of Bury, merchant, purchased, in 1736, the Bridge Hall estates from Lord Sempil and the Clives, and left a son and heir,

THOMAS NUTTALL, esq. an eminent Dutch merchant, father of

This Thomas Nuttall, called Goodman Nuttall, left rent-charges now paid to Tottington and Oldham schools, as well as other charitable bequests.

+ Her sister m. John Bower Jodrell, esq. of Henbury, in Cheshire.

MORRIS, OF YORK.

MORRIS, HENRY-GAGE, esq. Captain R. N. b. 27th March, 1770, m. 31st January, 1805, Rebecca-Newenham Millerd, third daughter of the Rev. Francis Orpen, vicar of Kilgarvon, in the county of Kerry, and rector of Dungorney and Douglas, in the county of Cork (see p. 286), and has had issue,

1. FRANCIS-ORPEN, in holy orders, B. A. of Worcester
College, Oxford, member of various literary and sci-
entific societies, &c. b. 25th March, 1810, m. 1st Janu-
ary, 1835, Anne, second daughter and co-heir of the
late Charles Sanders, esq. of Broomsgrove, in Wor-
cestershire, and has issue,

AMHERST-HENRY-GAGE, b. 6th November (his mo-
ther's birthday), 1836.
Emily-Gordon-Newenham.

11. Henry-Gage, Lieut. R. N. b. 20th November, 1811.
III. Frederick-Philipse, scholar of Lincoln College, Ox-
ford, and student of the Middle Temple, b. 28th No-
vember, 1814.

IV. Beverley-Robinson, of Trinity College, Dublin, b. 14th July, 1816.

v. Adolphus-Philipse, b. 22nd October, 1824.

vi. Charles-D'Urban, b. 17th February, 1827.

1. Maria-Susanna.

11. Emily, deceased.

III. Bessy, died an infant in 1820.

IV. Cornelia.

v. Anna-Robinson.

VI. Johanna-Hincks.

Captain Morris entered the navy, as midshipman, at the early age of nine, was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant, 2nd April, 1793, of Commander, 8th May, 1804, and of Captain, 12th August, 1812.

Lineage.
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The name of Morris is of great antiquity, and is known, under various orthographies, to most European nations. Among others, occur Morys, Moris, Morris, Morriss, Morres, Morice, Morrice, Maurice, &c. and several others, compounded with Fitz, Clan, Mount, De, and various other initial expressions. Of the English families of the name, there are two classes, those of native, and those of foreign extraction. The latter came over with the CONQUEROR. Of the former the

Morisco,* and thence abbreviated into Moris. With respect to the second section of foreign origin, their name is stated to be a corruption from Mars or Mavors, the god of war. This, as well as the preceding derivation, may appertain to many continental families, but it is in Wales that it most indubitably applies, and to the indigenous families, who bear the name of Morris, of which the following derivation is given by a very eminent genealogist: "Mars, Mavors, Wallice, Mawr-rwyce,' and Anglice,' Warlike, powerful,' is a title applied to such of the ancient chieftains as were preeminent for valour, whose numerous descendants account for the present frequency of the name in Wales.

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most ancient are derived from Wales. One
section of the foreign class had a Moorish
origin, as indeed the name expresses, and
crossed over from Africa to Europe, by way
of Spain, whence were introduced into Eng-
land, and other European countries, the
Morrice dancers, who were accustomed to
perform various feats of dancing. From
the same source is derived the name of
Mountmorency, corrupted from Monte de tains."

To this, one of the mottoes borne

That is, "Of, or, from the Moorish Moun

by the family of Morris seems to have reference, "Marte et Mari faventibus."

The family of which we are about to treat, lineally descends from ELYSTAN GLODRYDD, a powerful British chieftain, born in 933, who derived his name ELYSTAN (or Athelstan) from the Saxon king Athelstan, who was his godfather. The appellation of Glodrydd, or the Illustrious, was bestowed upon him, indicative of his personal deeds, as well as of his rank and extensive possessions, which comprised nearly all the lands between the Severn and the Wye. He died in the early part of the eleventh century, leaving by Gwladys, daughter of Rhûn ap Ednowain, Prince of Tegengl, a son, CADWGAN AP ELYSTAN, Lord of Builth and Rad- | nor, who m. Margaret, daughter of Brochwel ap Aeddan, of Powys, and was progenitor of numerous families, still extant in the counties of Brecon, Radnor, and Montgomery, as also of many others scattered throughout the principality. Eleventh in descent from Cadwgan was (for intervening descent see vol. iii. p. 233)

CADWGAN AP PHILIP DORDDU, whom. Eva, daughter of Llewelyn Crygeryr, and had two sons, one of whom, DaviD AP CADWGAN, was ancestor of the Morrices of Werrington and Betshanger, (see vol. iii. p. 233).

Sixth in descent from Cadwgan ap Philip

HUGH MORRIS, who m. Joyce, daughter and co-heir (with her sister Maudlyn, wife of James Levyns, esq. of Shrewsbury, and afterwards of Bridlington) of Thomas Gattaker, esq. of Shrewsbury, a gentleman possessed of great personalty, and had, with a daughter, Margaret, a son,

ROGER MORRIS, father of

Bacchus, of

James Levyns, of Swynflete, in the county of
York, m. Ellen, daughter of Lee, of Maxfield,
on the edge of Wales.
Thomas Levyns. James Levyns, of Shrewsbury,
and afterwards of Bridlington,
m. Maudlin, dau. and co-heir of

Levyn Levyns, of York.

Thomas Gattaker, whose other
dau. Joyce, m. HUGH MORRIS,
(see family of Morris.)

James Levyns, m. Anne, dau. of William Cope.

James Levyns, of York city, had some property in Salop, inherited from Maudlyn Gattaker; m. Margaret, daughter of Richard Danby, of Kirby Wiske.

THOMAS MORRIS, who m. Mary Rees, and had three sons, Thomas, Samuel, and Roger. The second son,

SAMUEL MORRIS, was father of (with two other children, a son and a daughter, Sarah, | who m. Wright, esq.)

ROGER MORRIS, who stood high in favour, and on terms of great friendship, with the Duke of Argyle and the Earl of Pembroke of that day, and there are various family stories of the great intimacy which existed between them. One of Roger's descendants still possesses a massive silver cup bearing the inscription, "Given me by my noble friend, Henry, Earl of Pembroke, anno Domini 1734." Roger Morris m. first, Mary, daughter of Sir Peter Jackson, knt. a Turkey merchant, of London, by Mary, his wife, daughter of Sir Peter Vandeput, knt. sheriff of London in 1684, by Margaret, his wife, daughter of Sir John Buckworth, knt. of West Sheen, Surrey (see BURKE's Extinct Baronetage), and had issue,

1. JAMES, a magistrate and deputy-lieutenant for Surrey, and its high sheriff in 1764. He m. first, Miss Sarah Pratt, by whom he had no issue; and secondly, Miss Mary-Magdalen Matthew, by whom he had,

ROGER, born in 1764, lieutenantcolonel in the coldstream guards, killed in Holland serving under the Duke of York, who attended his funeral.

JAMES, b. in 1766, a director of the

Bank of England, who stood an unsuccessful contest for Liverpool in 1835. He m. Harriet, dau. of Thomas Saunders, esq. of Yateley, Herts, and has issue four children.

Charles, b. in 1768, m. Sarah, dau.

of Anthony-Francis Haldimond, esq. a director of the Bank of England, and had issue.

II. Andrew, b. 10th April, 1723, d. in infancy.

III. ROGER, of whom presently. Roger Morris m. secondly, at St. George's, Hanover Square, 9th November, 1731, Eliof Pentrylas, in the county of Hereford, and zabeth, daughter of Sir Philip Jackson, knt. by her, who died in August, 1744, had,

IV. Charles, b. 9th January, 1735, died unm. in Italy.

1. Elizabeth, b. 2nd August, 1733, m. to Alexander Elcock, esq. of Hampton Court, and died in 1798.

11. Margaret, b. 11th December, 1734, baptized at St. George's, Hanoversquare, 1st January, 1835, m. 13th March, 1765, to Peter Shakerley, esq. of Shakerley and Somerford, but had no issue, (see vol. i. p. 9).