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Thomas Aglionby, of Aglionby, living
in the time of Henry V. He wedded Ka-
therine, daughter of Skelton, of Armath-
waite Castle, and was grandfather of

Edward Aglionby, of Aglionby, who
was sheriff of Cumberland in the 36th of
Henry VIII. His son and successor,

John Aglionby, of Carlisle, espoused a
daughter of Richard Salkeld, esq. of Corby
Castle, and left a son and heir,

Edward Aglionby, esq. of Carlisle, who
wedded Elizabeth, daughter of Cuthbert
Musgrave, esq. of Crookedayke, aud had
issue,



* Bv some of our historians this Ranulph is
styled Earl of Carlisle from residing in that city.
He was Lord of Cumberland and Carlisle by de-
scent from his father, but having enfeoffed his
two brothers, William of Coupland, and Geffery
of Gillesland, in a large portion thereof, he ex-
changed the earldom of Cumberland for that of
Chester, on condition that those whom he had
settled there, should hold their lands of the king
in cnpite. — Burkes Extinct and Dormant Peerage.



Edward, his heir.

John," who became a student of Queen's
College, in 1583 ; where, after he
had gone through the servile duties
several years, he became a fellow :
whereupon entering into holy orders,
he became a most polite and learned
preacher. Afterwards travelling, he
was introduced to the acquaintance
of Cardinal Bellarmine, who shewing
to him the picture of Mr. Whitaker
of Cambridge, which hung up in his
library, told him, pointing to the pic-
ture, that he was the most learned
heretic that ever he read, or to that
effect. After his return he was made
chaplain in ordinary to Queen Eli-
zabeth, took the degree of D.D. in
1600, was made principal of St. Ed-
mund's Hall the year after, being at
that time rector of Islip, near to, and
in the county of Oxford, and soon
after chaplain in ordinary to King
James I. He was a person well ac-
complished in all kind of learning;
profoundly read in the fathers, and
in select divinity ; an accomplished
linguist ; and of an aquiline acumen ;
as one who is profuse in his praise
tells us."f

Dorothy, m. to Alan Blennerhasset,
esq. of Carlisle.

The elder son,

Edward Aglionby, esq. of Carlisle, m.
Jane, daughter of Henry Brougham, esq.
and dying in 1648, left, with a daughter,
Mary, m. to John Stanford, esq. of Askham,
a son and heir,

John Aglionby, esq. of Carlisle^, in
1610. This gentleman took an active part
in the defence of the city of Carlisle, when
besieged by the Parliamentarians, from
October, 1644, until its surrender in June,
1645. In breach, however, of the capitu-
lation that the garrison should enjoy the
honors of war, and the citizens perfect
safety, Mr. Aglionby and Sir Philip Mus-
grave, hart, were both thrown into prison,



t Wood's Athena;.



AGLIONBY, OF NEWBIGGIN HALL.



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tried, and condemned to death. They es-
caped from durance the night, however,
previous to the time appointed for their exe-
cution, and thus providentially preserved
their lives. Mr. Aglionby wedded Margery,
daughter of Christopher Richmond, esq. of
Highhead Castle (by Elizabeth, daughter of
Anthony Chaytor, esq. of Croft), and had
(with three daughters, Jane, Isabel, and
Mary,) five sons, viz.
John, his successor.
Henry, A.M. in holy orders, presented
to the rectory of Bowness in 1691.
He d. in 1701.
Christopher.

Richard, for many years register of
Carlisle ; this gentleman had, with
two sons, who both died in youth, a
daughter,

URSirLA, b. in 1698, m. in 1729, to
William Nugent, esq. of Clonlost,
in the county of Westmeath, and
had two daughters,

Elizabeth Nugent, m. to —

Nash, esq.
Mary Nugent, m. to the Right
Hon. Barry Yelverton, Lord
Avonmore, chief baron of
the Exchequer in Ireland.

The eldest son and heir,

John Aglionby, esq. b. 28th March, 1642,
being bred to the bar, obtained a silk gown,
and was many years recorder of Carlisle.
In 1696, he exchanged Drumburgh castle
and manor, with Sir John Lowther, bart.
for the estate of Nunnery, and manor of
Ermathwaite, in the parish of Ainstable,
in Cumberland. He wedded Barbara,
daughter of John Patrickson, esq. of Cal-
der Abbey, and had a son, John, his suc-
cessor, and a daughter, Bridget, m. to
George Watson, esq. of Goswick Castle, in
the county of Durham. He died in 1717,
and was interred in the family vault, St.
Cuthbert's Church, Carlisle. His son and
heir,

John Aglionby, esq. of Nunnery, b. in
1663, espoused Dinah, daughter and co-
heiress of the Rev. Richard Stodart, and
was s. by his son,

Henry Aglionby, esq. of Nunnery, b. in
1684. This gentleman represented the city
of Carlisle in two parliaments, temp. George
I. and was sheriff for the county in 1733.
He was likewise an alderman of Carlisle,
and repeatedly mayor of that borough, where
he enjoyed considerable influence. In 1715
he pulled down the old nunnery, and erected
the present mansion, whence he removed,
upon the marriage of his son, to Crossfield,
and there built another fine house, where he



continued to reside until his decease. He
wedded Elizabeth, youngest sister of Sir
Gilfred Lawson, bart. of Brayton, and had
issue,

Henry, his heir.

John, A.M. of Queen's College, Oxford,

where he died.
Sarah-Grace, died young.
Sarah, m. to Richard Lowthean, esq.

of Dumfries.
Elizabeth, died young in 1738.
Mr. Aglionby d. in 1759, and was s. by his
elder son,

Henry Aglionby, esq. of Nunnery, b. in
1715, m. Anne, fourth daughter of Sir
Christopher Musgrave, bart. of Edenhall,
(by Julia, daughter of Sir John Chardin) by
whom (who d. in 1780) he had issue,

Henry, who died in 1766, his father

still living.
John, d. young.
Christopher, eventual heir.
Elizabeth, m. to — Bamber, esq.
Julia, d. unm.

Anne, m. to the Rev. Samuel Bateman,
of Newbiggin Hall, rector of Far-
thingstone, and had a son,

Henry-Aglionby Bateman, who
relinquishing his patronymic, as-
sumed, in compliance with the
testamentary injunction of one
of his aunts, the surname of Ag-
lionby instead, and is the pre-
sent Henry-Aglionby Aglion-
by, esq.
Mary, m. to John Orfeur Yates, esq. of
Skirwith Abbey, in Cumberland.
Mr. Aglionby, who served the office of
sheriff for Cumberland in 1763, and was for
many years an alderman of Carlisle, died
at Nunnery, in 1770, and was s. by his only
surviving son,

Christopher Aglionby, esq. of Nunnery.
This gentleman, who was a minor at the
time of his father's decease, served the
office of sheriff for Cumberland in 1780.
He died in five years afterwards, unmarried,
when the male line of the family expired,
and the estates were subsequently divided
by a decree of the Court of Chancery be-
tween his four sisters.

A)-ms — Barry of four, sa. and arg. on a
chief of the last three sheldrakes of the
first.

Estates — In Kirkcudbrightshire, near
Dumfries, and in the counties of Cumber-
land, Westmorland, and Middlesex.

Town Residence — Temple, London.

Seat — Newbiggin Hall, near Carlisle.



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STAUNTON, OF STAUNTON.




STAUNTON, THE REV. J. of Staunton Hall, in the county of Nottingham, LL. D.

b. in May, 1765, m. in May, 1793, Elizabeth, daughter
of Job Brough, esq. and has issue,

Willum-Job-Charlton, in holy orders, m. Isabella,
only daughter of the Very Rev. Dr. Gordon, Dean
of Lincoln.
^- —y Elizabeth-Katherine, m. to George, eldest son of Dr.

><C;%> s Gordon.

iv> Mary-Anne.

This gentleman, whose patronymic was Aspinshaw, as-
sumed, together with his wife and children, in 1807, by
sign manual, the surname and arms of Staunton, of
Staunton only. Dr. Staunton is rector of Elton-super-
montem, and of Staunton-cum-Kelvington.




Hmcage.



The family of Staunton,* which is of
great antiquity, can be regularly traced from
the time of the Conqueror, and though the
name has not been ennobled, the Staun-
tons have ever maintained the station,
scarcely less enviable, of respected country
gentlemen.

Many of the branches have honorably
served the state in parliament, on the bench,
in the church, and in the army.

Galfridus de Staunton (son of Malge-

* There is a kind of rhyming bard-like pedigree
of this family, made by one Robert Cade, who
wrote a similar one for the Skeffingtons. It is of
considerable length, containing nearly 150 stanzas,
and transcribing all the epitaphs from the church.
The commencement is as follows :

O champion cheefe and warlike wight ;

Of Staunton's stocke the pryme
The and thy sequel I must blase,

And pedegrewe define.

Though Haroldes they in noble sorte

Thy arms not pende in vaine,
Yet something wants that here is writte

As Books and Toumbes shew plain.

The first Sir Mauger Staunton, Knight,

Before Williame came in,
Who this realme into one monarche

Did conquer it and winne.

At which same time this Mauger, Knight,
Thrughe feats of arms and shield,

In marcyall prowe so valiant was,
That then he wanne the field.
&c. &c. &.c.



rus, temp. William the Conqueror) gave
lands in Kelum to the monastery of Ruflbrd,
which King Stephen confirmed. He es-
poused Beatrice de Muschamp, and was
grandfather of

Sir William de Staunton, knt. who
granted freedom to Hugh Travers, and all
his progeny, for the reason that the said
Hugh had assumed the cross for him, and
proceeded to Jerusalem. Sir William m.
Athelina, daughter and co-heir of John de
Musters, lord of Bosingham, in Lincoln-
shire, and thereby acquired part of that
estate. Sir William* was s. by his son,



* In the rhyming pedigree before alluded to,
is the following account of Sir William and his
son,

Sir William Staunton kt. was next

Dame Athelin was his wife
Sir Geoffrey Staunton kt. their heire,
Bothe voide of vice and strife.

And Sir Henry his brother was,

Who gave himself to learne,
That when he came unto man's state,

He could the laws discerne.

And in the same went forward still,

And profited much, I know,
At ynnes of court a counseiler

And Serjeant in the law.

And in processe of tyme indeede,

A judge he came to bee
In the Common Benche at Westminster,

Such was his high degree.



STAUNTON, OF STAUNTON*.



Sir Geoffrey de Staunton, knt. father of

Sir William de Staunton, knt. who gave
to Sir Theobald de Trickingham, knt. in
frank marriage with Margaret, his sister,
and to their heirs, his rent in Scarthorpe
and Silkeby ; and the seal now appended
to this deed exhibits Two chevrons and
"S.WILLI. DE STAVNTON MILITIS,"
in the circumference. Sir William espoused
Isabel, sister of Sir Ralph de Kirketon, knt.
and dying in 1326, was s. by his grandson,

Sir" Geoffrey de Staunton, sheriff of
Nottingham and Derby, temp. Edward III.
who m. Joan, daughter of Sir — de Loud-
ham, knt. and had three sons, viz.

William (Sir), who m. twice, and left
at his decease in 1371, an only daugh-
ter, Elizabeth, the wife of William
Hamstrell, esq.
Thomas (Sir), who d. s. p.
Ralph.
Sir Geoffrey died in 1369, and the estates
eventually devolved upon the third son,

Ralph Staunton, of Staunton, who mar-
ried twice, but had issue only by his second
wife, Constantia de Sutton. His son and
heir,

Thomas de Staunton, of Staunton, who
died in 1446, was grandfather of

Thomas de Staunton, of Staunton, who
wedded Anne, daughter of Thomas Pour-
ment, and was s. at his decease in 1517, by
his son,

Anthony Staunton, of Staunton, who
m. Sith, daughter of Robert Nevill, of Rag-
nell, and had several children. He died
in 1560, when the estates devolved on his
son,

Robert Staunton, esq. of Staunton, "a
very pious good man," who m. Bridget,
daughter and co-heiress of Gabriel Barwick,
esq. lord of Bulcote, in Notts, and was s. at
his death in 1582, by his son,

William Staunton, esq. of Staunton.
This gentleman disposed of his share in the
estate of Bulcote, to his cousin, Gabriel
Odingsells for £1500. He m. Elizabeth,
daughter of Daniel Deisney, esq. of Norton
Deisney, in the county of Lincoln, by whom
he left at his demise in 1602, a son and heir,

Anthony Staunton, esq. of Staunton,
under age, and in ward to the earl of Rutland.
The tradition is that " Sir Matthew Palmer,
of Southwell, won him at bowls of Robert
Dallington, servant to Earl Roger, who
gave him to that gentleman in 1604, and
vi hen he, the said Sir Matthew had him, he
married him to his sister Frances. By this
lady (who married for her second husband
Robert Waring, of Wilford), he had a son
and successor,

William Staunton, esq. of Staunton, who
m. Anne, daughter of Edmund Waring, esq.
of Leycroft, in the county of Stafford. This



gentleman joined in 1642, the Royal Stand-
ard, at Nottingham, and thence attending
his Majesty, Charles I. to Shrewsbury and
Edge-Hill, obtained from his ill fated master,
a colonel's commission. He subsequently
raised a regiment of foot, and provided for
it at his own expense. This heavy outlay
with sequestration and composition money,
reduced and eventually quite ruined his
estate, for which he never afterwards ob-
tained any return. Colonel Staunton's second
but eldest surviving son,

Harvey Staunton, esq. of Staunton, in-
herited the remnant of his father's posses-
sions, and was last heir male of this ancient
family, after a continued male succession of
upwards of 500 years. He died s. p. m.
and left his estates to his eldest daughter,

Anne Staunton, who wedded (see page
28) Gilbert Charlton, esq. son of Sir Job
Charlton, bart. of Ludford, speaker of the
House of Commons, temp. James II. and
had issue,

Job-Staunton, her heir.
Gilbert, in holy orders, rector of
Staunton, who m. the relict of —
Hall, esq. and had two daughters,
who both died in infancy.
Emma, m. to George Loddington, esq.
of Bracebridge, in the county of Lin-
coln.
Anne, m. to Richard Brough, esq. of
Thoroton, in the county of Notting-
ham, and had issue,

1. George - Staunton Brough, in
holy orders, rector of Staunton
and Wollaton.

2. Richard Brough, a military of-
ficer.

3. Job Brough, who married and
had two sons, who both died un-
married, and two daughters, viz.

Emma, m. to the Rev. Charles
Fynes, rector of Cromwell,
in Notts, and prebendary of
Westminster, LL.D.

Elizabeth, of whom hereafter
as inheritor of the Staun-
ton estates. She m. the
Rev. Dr. Aspinshaw, rector
of St. Peter's, Nottingham,
the present Dr. Staunton,
of Staunton.

4. Francis Brough, R.N.
The elder son,

Job-Staunton Charlton, esq. inherited
the Staunton estates. He espoused Mary,
youngest daughter of Dr. Greenwood, M.D.
of Northampton, and had,with three younger
daughters, Emma, Mary, and Elizabeth,
who all died unmarried,

Anne Charlton, who survived her three
sisters for many years, and bequeathed, at
her decease, her estate at Staunton, besides
other manors, to her cousin, Elizaiskth,



5*28



DALTON, OF SLENINGFORD.



second daughter of Job Brough, esq. and
wife of the Rev. Dr. Aspinshaw.

Arms — Arg. two chevrons sa. with a
quatrefoil on a canton az. for distinction.

Crest — A fox passant ppr.

Estates — Staunton, in Nottinghamshire,
possessed since the time of the Saxons.

Seat — Staunton Hall, near Grantham.

* # * There is an ancient custom, when
any of the royal family honor Belvoir Cas-
tle with their presence, for the chief of the
Staunton family personally to appear and
present the key of the stronghold of the
castle (called Staunton's Tower,) to the



royal visitors. The ceremony was performed
by the Rev. Dr. Staunton, in virtue of his
tenure of the manor of " Staunton," com-
monly called " Castle Guard," with an ap-
propriate speech to the Prince Regent
(George IV.), when His Royal Highness
honoured the Duke of Rutland with his pre-
sence at the christening of the Marquess of
Granby, January, 1814. Dr. Staunton's son,
the Rev. William Job Charlton Staunton,
in consequence of his father's illness, per-
formed the same ceremony to H. R. H. the
Duke of Gloucester, with an appropriate
oration, when that prince paid a visit to
Belvoir Castle in 1833.



DALTON, OF SLENINGFORD.

DALTON, JOHN, esq. of Sleningford, in Yorkshire, and of Fillingham Castle, in

the county of Lincoln, m. first, 10th March, 1783, Susanna,
eldest daughter of the late General Robert Prescott, of
Rose Green, in Sussex, and has had issue,

John, late a captain in the 4th regiment, to. Elizabeth,
only daughter of Richard Lodge, esq. of Leeds, and
has issue.

James-Robert, commander in the royal navy.

Charles, captain in the royal artillery, to. in Feb-
ruary, 1832, Mary, daughter of Dr. Duncan, M.D.

George, lieutenant royal engineers, to. in August, 1829,
Euphemia Caulfield, daughter of Thomas Hanning-
ton, esq. of Dungannon Castle, Derry, Ireland.

William-Serjeantson, an officer in the army, to. in
January, 1830, Laura, daughter of Captain King,
R.N.

Susanna-Isabella, m. to Major-general Dalbiac, and
has issue.

Frances-Elizabeth, m. to the Rev. John Walker Harri-
son, of Norton-le-Clay, in the county of York, and
has issue.

Maria-Catherine, to. to George Cleghorn, esq. of the
Weens, in Roxburghshire, and has issue.

Albinia.

Madelina- Agnes, to. in October, 1830, to the Rev.
Cecil -W ray Dal ton.

This gentleman, who was formerly a lieutenant-colonel in the army, inherited the
estates upon the demise of his father, in 1811.




Utncage.



The family of Dalton is proved by Dug-
dale's Visitation (1666) to have been settled
at Kingston-upon-Hull many years prior to
going into Richmondshire.

Thomas Dalton, of Kingston-upon-Hull,
was father of



John Dalton, of the same place, who
espoused Katherine, sister of the Right Rev.
John Alcock, Bishop of Ely, in 1486.

Thomas Dalton, of Sutton, in Holder-
nesse, espoused Anne, second daughter of
Sir Robert Tyrwliitt, km. of Kettilby, in



DALTON, OF SLENINGFORD.



529



Lincolnsliire, by Elizabeth, his wife, daugh-
ter and sole heiress of Sir Thomas Oxen-
bridge, and had, with other issue, a son,

Sir William Dalton, knt. of York, one
of the king's council for the northern parts.
This gentleman, who was bred to the bar,
filled the office of recorder of York and
Hull, and was subsequently appointed by
James I. attorney-general to the court at
York, receiving, at the same time, the honor
of knighthood. Sir William died in 1649.
His son and heir,

John Dalton, esq. of Hawkeswell, es-
poused Dorothy, daughter of Sir Conyers
Darcy, Lord Darcy, and had issue,

I. William (Sir), knt. of Hawkeswell,
who m. Elizabeth, daughter of Sir
Marmaduke Wyvill, and dying in
1675,* left issue,

1. Sir Marmaduke Dalton, of
Hawkeswell, who received the
honor of knighthood in 1676.
He m. Barbara, daughter of the
Hon. Henry Belasyse, M.P. for
the county of York, and relict
of Walter Strickland, esq. by
whom he left, at his decease in
1680 (being accidentally drown-
ed at Dalton Bridge, near Top-
cliflf), three daughters, his co-
heirs, viz.

Grace, d. unmarried.
Mary, m. to Edward Graham,

Viscount Preston.
Elizabeth, d. unmarried.

2. Christopher, d. young.

3. Charles (Sir), who s. to Hawkes-
well upon the demise of his
niece, Elizabeth. Sir Charles,
who was gentleman usher of the
Black Rod, d. unmarried, and
was s. by his nephew.

4. Darcy, in holy orders, rector of
Aston and prebendary of York,
who m. twice. By his first lady
he had an only son, who died
unmarried. By the second,

Charles, in holy orders, of
Hawkeswell, who d. un-
married.

William.

Francis, who eventually in-
herited Hawkeswell, and
marrying Mary, daughter
of John Tacker, esq. left an



* Sir William Dalton lies interred in the church
of Hawkeswell, where the following lines are en-
graven to his memory :

En conjux, pater, et frater, patronus, amicus
Charus, amans, cordi non temeratus idem
Non tarn marmorei tumuli insignitus honore
Quam probitate homini, quam pietate deo.



only daughter and heiress,
Mary, who conveyed, in
1779, Hawkeswell to her
husband, Henry Gale, esq.
of Scruton.

Elizabeth, in. to the Rev. Sa-
muel Drake, D.D.

Barbara, m. to William Tan-
cred, esq. of Arden.

Jane, died unmarried.

Mary, m. to the Rev. Gilbert
Knowler, D.D.

5. Isabel, m. to Roger Crofte, esq.

6. Dorothy.

7. Elizabeth.

8. Ursula, m. to Sir Barrington
Bourchier, knt. of Beningbo-
rough.

n. Thomas, of Bedale.

HI. Marmaduke.

iv. Mary, m. to John Beverley, esq. of

Smeton.
v. Barbara, m. to Charles Tancred,

esq. of Arden.

John Dalton (the first possessor of Hawkes-
well), who served as lieutenant-colonel to
his brother-in-law, the Lord Darcy, was.
mortally wounded on passing the bridge of
Burton-upon-Trent, while conducting the
queen from Burlington to Oxford. His
second son,

Thomas Dalton, esq. of Bedale, espoused
Anne, daughter of Sir Marmaduke Wyvile,
bart. of Constable Burton, by Isabel, daugh-
ter and sole heiress of Sir William Gas-
coign, knt. of Sedbury, and was s. at his
decease by his son,

John Dalton, esq. of Bedale, who m.
Jane, daughter of — Thornton, esq. and left
at his decease in 1700, a son and heir,

James Dalton, esq. captain of the 6th
regiment of foot, who wedded Miss Eliza-
beth Smith, by whom (who d. in 1769, and
was buried at Kendal) he had issue. Cap-
tain Dalton d. in the West Indies in 1742,
and was s. by his son,

John Dalton, esq. This gentleman ac-
quired very high reputation in the East In-
dia Company's service. He espoused Isa-
bella, second daughter of Sir John Wray,
bart* by whom (who died 29th May, 1780)



* Sir John Wray married Frances, only daugh-
ter of Fairfax Norcliffe, esq. and had three
daughters his co-heirs, viz.

Mary, who succeeded upon the demise of her
uncle Thomas Norcliffe, esq. of Langton,
to the estates of that family. She espous-
ed in 1769, Sir James Innes, knt. who as-
sumed the additional surname of Norcliffe,
and eventually became Duke of Roxburgh?.
Her ladyship dying, however, issueless in
1807, the Northcliffe estates passed, by a



530



COTGREAVE, OF NETHERLEGH.



he left at his decease in July 1811, three

sons and two daughters, viz.

Thomas, who assumed in 1807, on in-
heriting the estates of the family of
Norcliffe, that surname. He had
wedded in December, 1784, Ann, dau.
of William Wilson, esq. of Allerton
Gledhow, in Yorkshire, and dying in
1820, devised Langton and his other
possessions to his widow for life, with
remainder to his only son Norcliffe
Norcliffe, esq., and in strict entail.
John, who inherited Sleningford, in
the county of York, and Fillingham
Castle, in Lincolnshire.
James, in holy orders, rector of Croft,
in Yorkshire, who m. Maria, daugh-



further limitation in the entail to her

sister, Mrs. Dalton.
Isabella, mentioned in the text as wife of

John Dalton, esq.
Frances, who m. John Artliington, esq. of

Arthington, but had no issue.



ter of the Rev. E. Gibson, of Bishops

Stortford, in Essex, and has issue,
Frances-Elizabeth, m. to William Gar-

forth, esq. of Wiganthorpe.
Isabella, m. to George Baker, esq. of

Elemore, in Durham, (see page 546)
Mr. Dalton, who purchased Sleningford
from Sir Cecil Wray, bart. was s. at his
decease by his second* son, the present John
Dalton, esq. of Sleningford.

Arms — Az. semee of cross crosslets arg.
a lion rampant guardant of the second, a
chief nebulee arg. and sa.

Crest — A Wyvern's head, displayed vert,
the sides of the wings or, gorged with a
collar.

Estates— Sleningford in Yorkshire, in-
herited from his father. Fillingham Cas-
tle Estates, Lincolnshire, came into the
present proprietor's possession, in 1826, at
the decease of Lady Wray, widow of his
uncle Sir Cecil Wray, bart.

Seats — Sleningford, near Ripon, Filling-
ham Castle, ten miles north of Lincoln.



COTGREAVE, OF NETHERLEGH.




COTGREAVE SIR JOHN, knt. of Netherlegh House, in the county of Chester,

b. 22nd July, 1770, w. first, 20th August, 1791, Miss
Catharine Crosse, of the ancient family of Crosse, of
Crosse Hall, by whom (who d. 23rd December, 1822)
he has had issue,

John Johnson, b. 13th July, 1792, d. 23rd July, 1811.

Mary.

Catharine, (twin with Mary) m. to the Rev. Stephen
Cragg, of Great Ilford, Essex.

He espoused, secondly, 2nd March, 1824, Miss Harriet
Spence, of the city of Chester, and has further issue,

Thomas, b. 12th December, 1824.

Frederic, b. 27th February, 1826.

Francis-Gamull, b. 27th August, 1831.

Elinor-Gamull.

Frances-Brerewood.

Alice-Holme.

Sir John Cotgreave, whose patronymic was Johnson, assumed upon succeeding to the
estates of his cousin, Thomas Cotgreave, esq. by sign manual, dated 22nd June 1795
the surname and arms of that family alone. He was mayor of Chester, in 1815, and
received the following year the honor of knighthood.