108 Amhle and Hauxley. By J. C. Hodgson. 



John,'" sometime of West Chevington, who in 1750 married his 

 kinswoman Phillis Tate of Sturton Grange. In 1754 he pur- 

 chased a small close of land from his neighbour JohnWiddrington, 

 and died in 1757, leaving a daughter and heiress Margaret, who 

 in 1779 became wife of Wm. Richardson'' of North Seaton. Mrs 

 Richardson died in 1784,''^ leaving two daughters — Phillis, who 

 died (it is said) of a love disappointment, at the age of 18; 

 and Margaret, who thus became sole heiress, and married Ralph 

 Clark. '^ presumably, a kinsman to her mother. Having no issue 

 she devised her estate to her husband, who in 1815, being then 

 of Clanville, Hants, sold the Hauxlej estate to Edwards Werge 

 of Horton'* in Glendale. 



The latter had already, in 1808, purchased part of the Wid- 

 drington estate. He was the son of John Werge of Horton^ by 

 his wife Margaret Younghusband of Elwick, and great- 

 grandson of John Werge, sometime vicar of Kirknewton. He 

 was a Lieutenant in the Royal Cheviot Legion, and his brother 

 Major John Werge, 38th Reg., was killed at the storming of St. 

 Sebastian in 1813. 



'" 1750. . . . John Clark of Hanxley and Phillis Tate of [Sturton Grange] 

 South Side mar. — Warhworth Reg. 



John Clark of Hau.^cley died 27th Sept. 1757, aged 33. Phillis, his wife, 

 died 19th Sept. 1780, aaed 61.— ML Warhmrth. 



'' 1779, 7th April. Wm. Richardson of Woodhorn parish and Margaret 

 Clark of Hauxley mav. — WarkworthRe.ri. By her marriage settlement lier 

 real estate was settled upon her issue in tail with remainder to William, son 

 of George Tate of [Sturton Grange] South Side. Stephen Watson of 

 North Seaton, trustee. 



1722. Wm. Richardson of Woodhorn voted for lands there ; and John 

 Richardson of Woodhorn voted for freehold in Cowpen. 



1734 and 174S. John Richardson of North Seaton voted for freehold in 

 Cowpen. — Poll BnoTcs. 



'* Margaret, wife of Wm. Richardson of North Seaton, died March 1784, 

 aged 26. Wm. Richardson died 28th April 1803, aged 57 years.— MI. 

 Warhworth. 



'3 1803, Nov. 8. Ralph Clark of Chapehy of Ulgham, and Margaret 

 Richardson of this parish mar. — Warhworth Reg. 



1803. Marriage settlement, trustees John Clntterbuck, Warkworth, and 

 John Lawson, Longhirst. 



Margaret, wife of Ealph Clark of Hauxley and daughter of William and 

 Margaret Richardson, died 13th Feb. 1805, aged 23 years.— Jf/. Warkworth. 

 Ralph Clark married secondly Mary Christian Mount of Merton, Surrey; 

 and thirdly 



'■' Munim.ents with Mr M. H. Dand. 



