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JODRELL, OF YEARDSLEY.



Htntagt.



The surname of Clerk or Clark, a com-
mon one throughout Europe, is in Scotland
one of great antiquity ; and was prohably
assumed from some office bearing the de-
signation. It is a matter of notoriety, that
there were many free barons and men of
great possessions and power of the name
of Clark, in very early times. Sir James
Dalrymple cites a charter (prior to the year
1180) of King William of a donation to the
abbacy of Holyrood House, and among the
witnesses (who are all men of rank) are
Hugo Clericus regis ; Hugo Clericus cancel-
larii ; Johannes Clericus, &c. &c. In 1296,
Richardus Clerk submitted to Edward I.
and in the same year Benedict Clerk, a man
of rank and figure, was carried prisoner to
London for refusing to swear allegiance to
the English monarch ; and Mariota, his lady,
obtained a safe conduct to visit him in Eng-
land. At the battle of Durham, William
Clerk was taken prisoner, and remained in
captivity until released in 1357, with his
sovereign David II. The clan of Chattan,
and some of the best Highland families,
claim to be descended from the Clerks ;
and from charters under the great seal, it
appears that various families of this surname
have held extensive possessions from a very
remote era. The house we are about to
treat of, is supposed to be descended from
Alanus Clerk, a free baron of Perthshire,



one of the inquest on the service of Sir
Alexander Moray, of Abercairny, anno
1349.

Andrew Clark, esq. of Comries and
Bonnyside, m. Anne, eldest daughter of Ro-
bert Campbell, esq. of Ard Chattan, in Ar-
gyleshire, by Margaret Macfarlane, of Mac-
farlane, and had issue,

Robert, present proprietor.
William Colin, a captain 6th foot, aide-
de-camp for many years to his cousin
Lieutenant-general Sir Robert Mac-
farlane, K.C.B. and G.C.H. When
commanding in chief in Sicily Cap-
tain Clark m. Mary Maclean, a cele-
brated beauty, second daughter of
Colonel Maclean, deputy governor of
the Tower of London, and dying in
1828, left an only daughter, Hannah.
Lilias.
Catherine.
Mr. Clark was s. at his decease by his elder
son, the present Robert Clarke, esq. of
Comrie Castle.

Arms — Or, a fesse chequz arg. and az.
between two crescents, in chief, with a boar's
head couped in base sa.

Crest — A demi-huntsman issuing out of a
wreath and winding a horn, ppr.
Motto — Free for a blast.
Estates — In the county Perth.
Seat — Comrie Castle, Perthshire.



JODRELL, OF YEARDSLEY.

JODRELL, JOHN WILLIAM, esq. of Henbury, Yeardsley and Taxal, all in the
county of Chester, b. in 1808, s. to the estates upon the demise of his father,
5th March, 1828.

Htntag*.

The Jodrells of Yeardsley, extinct in
the elder male line since 1750, but repre-
sented through females by the present Mr.
Jodrell, of Henbury, were settled at Yeards-
ley, in the county of Chester, as early as the
times of Edward III. or Richard II.

The first of the name on record was pos-
sessed of lands in Derbyshire, within the
manor of High Peak, 14th Edward I. His
great grandson,

William jAUDERELL,the immediate ances-
tor of the family, served as an archer under
Edward the lalarfe $rtltcr. in the French '
Wars. He had his pass for England, 29th
Edward III. and is supposed to have sub-
sequently become possessed of lands in the




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township of Yeardsley-cum-Whaley, in
Cheshire. He m. in 1355, Agnes, daughter
of Robert de Bradshawe, and was father of

Roger Jaudrell, of Yeardsley, who was
for many years esquire of the body to King
Richard II. and for his good services in
that reign, had granted to him for life (17th
Richard II.) the town of Wheston, in Lei-
cestershire. The fifth in lineal descent
from this Roger, was another

Roger Joudrell, esq. of Yeardsley, who
m. first, 16'th Henry VII. Isabel, daughter
of John Sutton, esq. of Sutton, and secondly,
Ellen,* daughter and co-heiress of Roger
Knutsford, of Twemlow, by whom he had
a son and heir,

Edmund Jodrell, esq. of Yeardsley and
Twemlow, who espoused Katharine, daugh-
ter of James Kelsal, of Bradshawe, and
was s. by his son,

Edmund Jodrell, esq. of Yeardsley and
Twemlow, who served the office of sheriff
for Cheshire, in 1650. He m. Mary, daugh-
ter of Robert Holt, esq. of Stubley and Cas-
tleton, in Lancashire, and was s. by his son,

Edmund Jodrell, esq. of Yeardsley and
Twemlow, high sheriff of Cheshire, in 1670,
who m. Elizabeth, daughter of Sir Frauncys
Burdett, bart. of Foremark, in the county of
Derby. His son and heir,

Edmund Jodrell, esq. of Yeardsley and
Twemlow, wedded Elizabeth, daughter of
Sir John Molyneux, bart. of Tevershal, in
the county of Nottingham, and was s. by
his son,

Francis Jodrell, esq. of Yeardsley and
Twemlow, b. in 1689, who served the office
of sheriff of Cheshire, in 1716, and marry-
ing Hannah, only daughter and heiress of
John Ashton, esq. had a son,

Francis, b. in 1723, who m. Jane,
daughter and co-heiress of Thomas
Butterworth, esq. and predeceasing
his father about 1750, left issue,
Frances, of whom presently.
Elizabeth, who inherited the Twem-
low estate, and m. Egerton Leigh,
esq. of High Leigh, in the county
of Chester.

• This lady brought Twemlow to her husband.



Frances Jodrell, elder grandaughter and
heiress of the Yeardsley property, espoused
in 1775, John Bower, esq. of Manchester,
who upon his marriage, assumed, by sign
manual, in compliance with the testamentary
injunction of his wife's grandfather, the sur-
name and arms of Jodrell. He afterwards
bought Henbury, where he settled in 1779,
and became possessed of the Taxal estate,
upon the demise of his brother, Foster Bow-
er, esq. barrister-at-law, and recorder of
Chester, by whom that property had been
purchased towards the close of the last cen-
tury. Mr. Bower-Jodrell had issue by his
wife Frances, three sons and two daughters,
viz.

Francis, his successor.

Thomas-Marsden, captain in the 35th
regiment of foot, who fell at Rosetta,
while acting as aide-de-camp to Ge-
neral Oswald.

Edmund-Henry, lieutenant-colonel in
the Grenadier guards.

Harriet, m. to Shakespear Phillips, esq.

Maria, m. to John Stratton, esq.
Mr. Bower-Jodrell d. in 1796, and was s. by
his eldest son,

Francis Jodrell, esq. of Henbury,
Y r eardsley and Taxal, who was sheriff of
Cheshire in 1813. He m. in 1807, Maria,
daughter of Sir William Lemon, bart. of
Carclew, in the county of Cornwall, (by
Jane, daughter of James Buller, esq. of
Morval) and had issue,

John-William, present proprietor.

Foster-Bower, b. in 1810, and d. at
Oxford, in November, 1830.

Francis-Charles, b. in 1812, an officer
in the Grenadier guards.
Mr. Jodrell d. 5th March, 1828, and was s.
by his eldest son, John-William Jod-
rell, esq. present representative of the
family.

Arms — Sa. three buckles arg.

Crest— A cock's head and neck, couped,
or, wings elevated arg. combed and wattled
gu.

Estates — In the county of Cheshire.

Seats — Henbury Hall, and Taxal Lodge,
both in the county of Chester.



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SMYTHE, OF METHVEN CASTLE.

SMYTHE, ROBERT, esq. of Methven Castle, in the county of Perth, b. 10th
February, 1773, m. first, 5th April, 1810, Mary, daughter of James To wnsend Oswald,
esq. of Dunnekier, in Fifeshire, and espoused, secondly, 6th February, 1817, Susan-
Renton, eldest daughter of Sir Alexander Muir Mackenzie, bart. of Delvine, but has
no issue. Mr. Smythe inherited the estates at the decease of his father, David Smythe,
titulary Lord Methven.



Umrage.




The surname of Smith is of great antiquity
in Scotland, and has at different times been
written Smyt, Smythe, and Smith. The
house of Smith, traditionally, owes its
origin to the C7<m Chatan, heing descended,
it is asserted, from Neil Cromb, third son
of Murdoch, of that clan, who flourished in
the time of William the Lion. The family,
of which we are about to treat, derives from

Thomas Smith, who, having applied his
talents to the study of physic, attained high
eminence in the medical profession, and
was appointed apothecary to King James III.
as appears by a charter bearing date 29th
January, 1477. He was father of

Patrick Smith, of Braco, in the county of
Perth, who lived temp. James IV. and was s.
by his son,

William Smith, of Braco, who, with the
special consent of King James V. had a
charter, dated in 1541 , of his lands of Braco,
Warkland, &c. from Patrick, Bishop of
Murray, perpetual commendator of Scoon.
He m. Agnes Scott, of the family of Bal-
wearie, in Fife, and relict of Christopher
Snel, of Balgarvie, by whom he had a son,

Patrick Smith, of Braco, who was served
heir to his father in 1561. He m. Chris-



tian, daughter of Haldane, of Killour, and
had issue,

I. Alexander, who wedded Margaret,
daughter of William Oliver, brother
of the Laird of Pitfogo, by whom he
left at his demise, in 1603 (his father
then living), two sons, viz.

1 . Patrick, successor to his grand-
father.

2. Andrew, who had acquired the
estate of Rapness, in Orkney,
where he married, and had issue,

George, of Rapness, who m.
Anne, daughter of Patrick
Graham, of Inch Braco,
and had two daughters ; one
m. to Sir William Keith, of
Ludquhairn, and the other
to Mr. Leith, of Aberdeen.

Patrick, an advocate, who
espoused the daughter and
co-heir of Arthur, bishop of
Galloway, and had issue.

II. Eupham.

The Laird of Braco d. in 1604, and was s. by
his grandson,

Patrick Smith, of Braco. This gentle-
man and his brother Andrew, being young
at their grandfather's decease, were placed
under the guardianship of George Graham,
then minister of Scoon, who, being subse-
quently consecrated bishop of Orkney, took
his pupils thither, where they both settled.
The Laird of Braco espoused first, in 1618,
Catherine Graham, daughter of his excellent
guardian, by whom he had, with other issue,

1. Henry, a youth of great promise,
who, joining the royal banner, fell at
Marston Moor, in 1644, universally
regretted.

2. George, d. s. p. in the lifetime of his
father.

3. Patrick, successor to the estates.

4. Andrew, who m. Miss Stewart, of
Burgh, and had issue.

5. Catharine, m. first, to John Cowan,



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of Tailor Town, and had a daughter,
Katharine Cowan, wife of Sir Wil-
liam Graham, of Braco. Mrs. Cowan
espoused, secondly, the Rev. John
Drummond, minister of Monedy, and
had two sons,

David Drummond, advocate, trea-
surer to the bank of Scotland.

John Drummond, an eminent phy-
sician at Edinburgh.

6. Marian, m. to Patrick Monteith, of
Egilshaw, by whom she had an only
daughter, — , heiress of Egilshaw.

7. Barbara, m. to the Rev. John Gib-
son, minister of Haline.

8. Jean, m. to Richard Murray, brother
of the Laird of Pennyland, and had
issue.

9. Margaret, m. to James Drummond,
of Drummonderinoch.

Patrick Smith m. secondly, in 1639, Mar-
garet, daughter of Henry Stewart, of Killi-
nan, and had,

10. John, of Huips.

11. David of Barnhill, who m. twice,
and had four daughters, two of whom
died unmarried, the others were,

Katharine, who m. first, — William-
son, a Merchant of Perth, and
secondly, Sir David Threipland,
bt. of Fingask, by whom she
had several children.

to Patrick Davidson, of



m.



Woodmell, provost, and had issue.

12. Alexander, m. and had issue.

13. William, Parson of Moneydie, who
m. one of the daughters and co-heirs
of Arthur, Bishop of Galloway, by
whom he had a son, the celebrated

James Smith, of Eitherney, one
of the most eminent surgeons of
his time.

14. Agnes, m. to Colonel Patrick Gra-
ham, and had issue.

The Laird of Braco wedded thirdly, Mar-
garet Anderson, and had three daughters,
who all died issueless. This Patrick Smith
made great accession to his paternal estate
in Perthshire, and acquired likewise, the
lands of Maill, in Orkney. He was at last
cast away in crossing the Pentland Firth,
where himself and the whole boat's crew
perished, about the year 1651. He was s.
by his eldest surviving son,

Patrick Smith, of Braco, who wedded
tirst, in 1652, Anne, dau. of James Keith,
of Benholm, brother of William, sixth Earl
Marischal, by whom he had one son,

Patrick, who was accidentally slain by
his tutor, upon a shooting party, on
the lock of Methven.



He espoused secondly, in 1682, Janet, diii.
of Haldane, of Gleneagles, by whom lie
had issue,

David, his heir.

Mungo, a military officer, who d. s. p.
Patrick. This gentleman wedded Eliza-
beth, daughter of Colonel Strasburg,
of the Russian army, whose mother
was married to the celebrated Gen-
eral Gordon, the great favourite of the
Czar.
John, d. unmarried.
Margaret, m. to Sir Thomas Moncrieff,

of Moncrieff, and had issue.
Katherine, m. to John Cambell, of Glen-
lyon, and had issue.
This Laird of Braco, who sold his estates in
the Orkneys, and purchased the lands of
Methven, in Perthshire, was succeeded by
his eldest surviving son,

Patrick Smith, esq. of Methven, who
espoused Katherine, daughter of William
Cochrane,* of Kilmaranock, by his wife, the
Lady Grizel Graham, daughter of James,
Marquess of Montrose, and had issue,
David, his heir.

Graham, a capt. in the army, d. young.
George, d. unmarried.
Christian, m. to John Craigie, esq. of
Dumbarnie.
Mr. Smith, who was esteemed a person of
more than ordinary abilities, and great sa-
gacity, d. in 1735, and was s. by his son,

David Smythe, esq. of Methven. This

gentleman m. first, Mary, eldest daughter

of James Graham, of Braco, and sister of

General David Graham, of Gorthie, by whom

he had, with other issue that left no posterity,

David, his successor.

Margaret, m. to George Oswald, esq.

a merchant in Glasgow, and had issue.

He espoused secondly, Katherine Campbell,

daughter of the titulary Lord Monz-ie, but

had no issue by that lady. Mr. Smythe d.

in 1764, and was s. by his son,

David Smythe, one of the senators of the
College of Justice, under the title of Lord
Methven. This eminent person espoused
twice, and had by his first wife Elizabeth,
daughter of Sir Robert Murray, bart. of
Clermont, receiver general for Scotland, a
son, Robert, bis heir, the present proprietor.
Arms — Az. a burning cup, between two

chess rooks, or.
Crest — A dolphin haurient.
Motto — Mediis tranquillus in undis.
Estate — Methven, acquired in 1672.
Seat— Methven Castle, Perthshire.



I * Father of Thomas, sixth Earl of Dundorald.



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POWELL, OF NANTEOS.

POWELL, WILLIAM-EDWARD, esq. of Nanteos, in the county of Cardigan,
Lord Lieutenant, M.P. and Commandant of the militia of that shire, b. 16th February,
1788, m. in 1810, Louisa-Edwyna, eldest daughter of James Sackville Tufton Phelp,
esq. of Coston House, in Leicestershire, by whom (who d. in 1822), he has two

sons,

William. Cornelius.

Mr. Powell s. his father in 1797.

Uineacje.

Anne, m. first, to Richard Stedman,
esq. of Strata Florida, and secondly,
to Herbert Lloyd, esq. of Peterwell.
The third son,

The Rev. William Powell, LL.D. es-
poused Elizabeth, eldest daughter and co-
heir of Athelstan Owen, esq. of Rhiwsaeson,
in the county of Montgomery, by Ann, his
wife, heiress of the ancient family of Cor-
bet, of Ynys-y-maengwyn, in the county of
Merioneth, and left at his decease, in 1780,
a daughter, Williama, m. to Colonel William
Lewis, of Llanayron, in Cardiganshire, and
a son and successor,

Thomas Powell, esq. of Nanteos, who m.
Elinor, eldest daughter of Edward Corbet,
esq. of Ynyns-y-maengwyn, (by Hannah
his wife, eldest daughter and co-heir with
her sister Mary, wife of Sir John Hill, of
Hawkestone, bart. of John Chambre, esq.
of Petton, in Shropshire,) and had issue,
William-Edward, his heir.
Thomas-John, d. in infancy.
Richard-Owen, who m. in March, 1828,
Harriet- Anne, third surviving daugh-
ter of William Wynne, esq. of Peni-
arth, in Merionethshire, and has
issue,

Athelstan-Owen, b. in 1832.
Elinor-Laura.
Elinor- Elizabeth, m. to Edward T.
Phelp, esq. of Coston House, in the
county of Leicester.
Anne-Corbetta, m. to Roderick Rick-
ardes, esq. of Penglais, in the county
of Cardigan.
Mr. Powell d. in 1797, and was s. by his
elder son, the present William-Edward
Powell, esq. of Nanteos.

Arms — Arg. a cross flory, engrailed sa.
between four Cornish choughs ppr. On a
chief azure a boar's head, couped arg. tusked
or, langued gu.

Crest — A talbot's head, ppr.
Estates — In the counties of Cardigan,
Brecknock, &c.
I Seat — Nanteos.



Sir Thomas Powell, living in 1688, suc-
cessively one of the judges of the Courts of
Kings Bench and Common Pleas, was father
of

William Powell, esq. who wedded Ava-
rina, daughter and co-heir of Cornelius le
Brun, a native of Cologne, by Ann, his
wife, daughter and co-heir of Colonel John
Jones, of Nanteos, and had issue,

Thomas, living in 1737, who represented
the county of Cardigan in parliament.
He m. Mary,* grandaughter of Sir
John Frederick,! lord mayor of Lon-
don in 1662, and M.P. for that city
the following year. Mr. Powell d.
s. p. in 1752.
John, d. unmarried in Africa.
William, of whom presently.
Elizabeth, m. first, to Richard Portney,
esq. of Ynys Kedwin, in the county
of Brecknock, and secondly, to James
or Samuel Phillips, D.D.



* Jane, a younger sister of this Mary, was
Duchess of Athol.

t Sir John Frederick, the lord mayor, was one
of the most considerable traders of the city of
London, and a benefactor to Christ's Hospital.
The present Sir Richard Frederick is his lineal
descendant.



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PRATT, OF RYSTON.



PRATT, EDWARD-ROGER, esq. of Ryston Hall, in the county of Norfolk, b. in

1756, m. 3rd December, 1788, Pleasance, daughter of
Samuel Browne, esq. of King's Lynn, in the same shire,
and has had issue,

Edward Roger, b. 26th September, 1789.
Philip-Browne, b. 19th October, 1791, d. 17th October,

1794.
Jermyn, b. 25th October, 1794, and d. 10th December,

in the same year,
i Henry, b. 29th October, 1795, a major in the army.

Jermyn, in holy orders, b. 6th February, 1798.
Robert, b. 2nd February, 1799, killed 27th August,

1816, on board H. M. S. the Granicus, at the battle

of Algiers.
Charles Browne, b. 31st May, 1802, d. at Ryston, 12th

October, 1822.
William, b. 2nd November, 1804.
Henrietta-Blanch, d. in 1790.
Blanch.
Maria.
Lucy, wt. 10th January, 1826, to the present Lord

Rendlesham.
Harriet.

Mr. Pratt s. his father in 1784.




llmcaae.



This family has been for a considerable
time established in the west of Norfolk, and
in the reign of Henry VIII. possessed with
other property the estate and manor of
Carles, in Hockwold in that county, where
the Pratts formerly resided.

The Ryston branch derives from
Robert Pratt, whose son,
Edmund Pratt, esq. of Hockwold, living
temp. Henry VIII. to. Anne, only daughter
and heiress of Walter Gylour, esq. of Ry-
ston, and thus obtained the estate. He
had issue a son and successor,

John Pratt, esq. of Hockwold, who left
two sons, William, who d. s. p. and

EDMUND Pratt, esq. who to. Catherine,
daughter of William Jassell, esq. and had
issue,

i. Edward, his successor.
li. Gregory, to whom William Pratt,
his uncle, left his estates at Ryston.
He to. Ann, daughter of William
Cocket, esq. of Beesthorpe, Norfolk,
and had issue,

1. Francis, who m. first. Temper-
ance, daughter of — Mundeford,
esq. of Feltwell ; and, secondly,
Ursula, daughter of Robert Gos-



nold, esq. of Ottley, in the county
of Suffolk, by whom he had two
sons,

Edward, of Ryston, d. s. p.
Henry, of London.
2. Gregory, who to. Theodosia,
daughter of — Tyrrell, esq. and
widow of Edward West, esq. of
Masworth, in the county of
Bucks, and had an only son,
Sir Roger Pratt, who was
knighted by King Charles
II. for his exertions in re-
building the city of Lon-
don after the great fire in
1666, in concert with Sir
Christopher Wren.* He
espoused Anne, daughter of
Sir Edward Monyns, knt.
and baronetof Waldershire,
in the county of Kent, but
d. s. p. in 1684.
ill. Roger, m. Ann, daughter of Bald-
win Dereham, esq. of Dereham Ab-
bey, in the county of Norfolk.



* Evelyn's Memoirs.



232



CORYTON, OF PENTILLIE.



iv. Ann.

v. Ursula, m. to Henry Bexwell, esq.

of Bexwell, also in Norfolk.
vi. Susan, m. to Thomas Gausill, esq.

of Watlington.
vn. Bridget.
viii. Jane.
Mr. Pratt was s. by his eldest son,

Edwahd Pratt, esq. of Hockwold, who
m. Dorothy, daughter of William Cobb,
esq. of Sandringham, in Norfolk, and had
issue,

Osbert, who d. s. p. in 1650, having
married the eldest daughter and
heiress of Thomas Scarlett, esq.
And,

Edward Pratt, esq. who m. Ursula,
daughter of Henry Rossington, esq. of
Framlingham, in the county of Suffolk, and
his son, another

Edward Pratt, esq. espoused Emma,
daughter of William Tiffin, esq. and widow
of George Bexwell, esq. He had an only
son and successor,

Edward Pratt, esq. of Woodbridge, in
the county of Suffolk, and of Ryston, in the
county of Norfolk, who m. Mary, daughter
of Anthony Applewaite, esq. of Ipswich,
atd had issue,

Roger, his successor.
Elizabeth, m. to Thurlow Stafford, esq.
of Denver, and had issue, a daughter,
who m. John Dering, esq. of Wickens,
in the county of Kent.
Mary, m. to Thomas Browne, of Elsing,
Norfolk.
Mr. Pratt d. in 1708, and was s. by his only
son,

Roger Pratt, esq. of Ryston, who m.
Henrietta, daughter of Sir Robert Davers,



bait, by Mary, his wife, one of the co-heirs
of Thomas, last Lord Jermyn (See Burke's
Extinct "Peerage), and had issue,

Edward, his successor.

Jermyn, m. Ann, daughter of — Stan-
forth, esq.

Mary, m. to Edward Stafford, esq.

Harriet, m. to Thurlow Stafford, esq.

Mr. Pratt was s. at his decease, in 1771, by
his elder son,

Edward Pratt, esq. of Ryston, who m.
Blanch, daughter of Sir Jacob Astley, bart.
of Melton Constable, and had issue,

Edward Roger, present proprietor.
Sarah - Maria, m. to the Rev. Charles

Collyer.
Lucy, m. to Hammond Alpe, esq. of

Hardingham.

Mr. Pratt, dying in 1784, the family estates
devolved upon his only son, Edward Roger
Pratt, esq. present representative of the
family.

Arms — Pratt. Ar. on a chevron, sa. be-
tween two ogresses, each charged with a
martlet of the first in chief, and an ogress
in base, charged with a trefoil slipped ar.
three mascles or — borne quarterly with,

Gylour. Sa. on a chevron arg. between
three pewits' heads erased, ermine, beaked
gu. as many annulets of the first.

Crest — Between a branch of oak, and an-
other of pine, each fructed, or, a wolf's head
per pale, arg. and sa. gorged with a collar
charged with three roundles, all counter-
charged, langued and erased, gu.

Motto — Rident florentia prata.

Estates — In Norfolk, Suffolk, and Cam-
bridgeshire.

Seat — Ryston Hall, Norfolk.



CORYTON, OF PENTILLIE.



CORYTON, JOHN-TILLIE, of Pentillie Castle, Cornwall, b. 4th April, 1773, m.
15th August, 1803, Elizabeth, second daughter of Admiral, The Hon. Leveson Gow r er,
by whom he has surviving issue,

William, b. 17th February, 1807.

Augustus, b. 30th January, 1809.

Henry, b. 28th March, 1810.

Granville, b. 30th May, 1816.

George Edward, b. 1st February, 1819.

Frederick, b. 4th March, 1824.

Jemima.

Mary- Anne.

Charlotte.

Elizabeth.

Mr. Coryton s. to the estates upon the demise of his father.



CORYTON, OF PENTILLIE



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ILmcngc.




This family derives its surname from the
manor and township of Coryton, in De-
vonshire, where it is supposed to have been
seated before the Conquest. That it was
flourishing there in the reigns of King John
and Henry III. is, however, ascertained
from various and authentic records.

Galfred or Geoffrey de Coryton, d.
27th Henry III. seised of Coryton and
other lands in the hundred of Lifton. He
left a son,

William de Coryton, who was father of
William de Coryton, who was s. at his
demise, 29 Edward I., by his son,

William de Coryton, whose grandson,
John de Coryton, espoused Isolda, only
daughter and heiress of Sir John Ferrars,
of Newton Ferrars, Cornwall, and had a
son and successor,

William Coryton, of Coryton and New-
ton Ferrars, who in. Agnes, daughter of
Thomas Tremayne, esq. of Collacombe,
Devon. The great great great grandson of
this gentleman,

Peter Coryton, esq. of Coryton, m.
Joan, daughter and co-heiress of John Tre-
gassan, of Tregassan, in the county of Corn-
wall, and had no less than twenty-four
children, of whom,

Richard, (the eldest) succeeded his

father.
Editha, m. Walter Code, esq. of Mor-

val.
Elizabeth, m. John Trevelyan, esq.