By F. A. Carrington, Esq. 



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IV. Miscellaneous Wiltshire Pedigrees. 



There are many Pedigrees of Wiltshire families in the Muni- 

 ment rooms of the Nobility and Gentry of this County ; in some 

 instances probably but little known, even to their owners. 



I have mentioned some of them, including several very fine ones ; 

 and hope that other members of the Society will refer to more, as 

 they will be of the greatest utility to our future County Historian. 



The arms of Wiltshire gentry were collected by Thos. Gore, Esq., 

 of Alderton, author of " Catalogus Scriptorum de Re Heraldica." 

 The original MS. was, (in 1822), probably in the possession of 

 George Montagu, Esq., of Lackham, Wilts. A Copy very beauti- 

 fully coloured is now in the library of Sir Thos. Phillipps, (1854) 

 No. 9734. 



Genealogical collections for Wiltshire are in the library of Sir 

 Thos. Phillipps, Bart., at Middle Hill, including nearly the whole 

 of the monumental inscriptions in the county. There are also cop- 

 ies of Visitations, and other genealogical documents, in the library 

 at Wardour Castle, the seat of Lord Arundell. 



At Tottenham Park is a splendid Pedigree of the Seymours, in- 

 cluding Sturmy, Delamere, &c, which came into the Marquis of 

 Ailesbury's hands through the heir of Beauchamp of Hache. It is 

 beautifully finished with portraits, fac similes of deeds, seals, arms, 

 &c. ; and is 23 feet 6 inches long. Also a MS. Pedigree of the 

 Marquis of Ailesbury's descent from Bruce of Scotland. 



An ancient Pedigree of his family on Vellum [by R. Cooke, 

 Clarencieux,] is in the possession of Thos. Grove, Esq., of Feme ; 

 and genealogical collections of the family of Long of Wiltshire, in 

 that of Walter Long of Preshaw, Hants, Esq. 



Emblazoned Pedigrees on vellum of Scrope of Castle Combe, and 

 of Rev. W. L. Bowles, late of Bremhill, are in the possession of 

 their respective families : and at Longford Castle, are genealogical 

 collections of the family of Hungerford. 



The Pedigree of the Morse family at Badbury, one of whom was 

 fined for not taking the order of Knighthood in the reign of 

 Charles the first, is now in the possession of Mr. Morse Crowdy of 

 Chisledon. 



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