HERALDRY. 
of whom Humphrey was created duke of Buckingham 
by Henry VI. with precedency before all dukes, both in 
•England and France, the blood-royal excepted. Nigel, 
the younger fon, held Drachelawe, Thorpe, Kingefley, 
Morton, and other lordfhips in Derbylhire and StaiTord- 
fbire, as appears by Doomfday Book; and is the diredt 
anceitorof this family.—Motto, Meliorafida quam fortuna, 
Faith better than fortune.—Family Seats, Drakelow, in 
Derbylhire ; and Kniperfley, in Staffordlhire. 
MOLYNEUX, of Teverfa), Nottinghamdiire; created 
June 29, 1611.—Sir Francis Molyneux, the feventh 
baronet, LL.D. gentleman ulher of the black rod, fuc- 
ceeded his father, fir William, March 17, 1781.—This 
family derives its defeent from William de Molines,- 4 
noble Norman, who came into England with the Con¬ 
queror.—Family Seat, Wellow, in Nottinghamlhire. 
HARINGTON, of Redlington, Rutland (hire; created 
June 29, 1611.—Sir John.Edward Harington, the 
eighth baronet, fucceeded his father, fir James, in 1793; 
born in 1760; 'married, in 1787, Marianne, daughter of 
Thomas Philpot, efq. by which lady he has ilFue, James', 
born Sept. 30, 1788 ; Edward-John, Odt. 26, 1793 ; Rich¬ 
ard, April 26, 1800-; Robert, Sept. 22, 1801 ; Maria, 
April x8, 1803.—The family of Harington, formerly De 
Havirington, from polfefting (from the time of Rich. I.) 
a lordlhip of that name in the county of Cumberland, of 
•which they continued barons for leveral generations, are 
lineally defeended front the ancient kings of Scotland, 
and the Saxon kings of England, and alfo from William 
the Conqueror; and, through an heirefs of the Courte¬ 
nays, have equal pretenfions with that illuftrious fami¬ 
ly, to a defeent from the Capetian kings of France. 
Wright, in his Hiftory of Rutlandlhire, p. 52, fays, “ It 
hath been obferved, from an examination of all the col¬ 
lateral branches, that there have been nearly allied to, 
or defeended front, this family, no lefs than three dukes, 
three marquifes, thirty-eight earls, (even counts, twen¬ 
ty-fix vifeounts, and thirty-feven barons; among which 
number fixteen were knights'of the garter.” See alfo 
Camden’s Britannia, p.456-458. The principal refidence 
of the family, from the time of Edward I. was at Ald- 
ingham in Lancafliire, a manor that came to Robert de 
Haverington, or Harington, on his marriageivith Agnes, 
filler and heir to William de Cancefield, lord of that 
manor. The eldeft fon of this Robert and Agnes, was 
John, who attended Edward I. in his expedition into 
Scotland, and received the honour of knigk'hood with 
prince Edward, afterwards king Edward II. He married 
Juliana, daughter of fir Richard Barlingham, knt. Ro¬ 
bert, his fon, died before- his father; but left ilfue by 
his wife, filler and co-heir of John de Multon, baron of 
Egremond, two Ions, John and Robert. John, the eldeft 
fon, who fucceeded to the barony of his grandfather, 
married Margaret, daughter of Henry lord Clifford of 
Weftmoreland, and died 37 Edward III. His male ilfue 
failed in the time of Henry VI..the lad baron of thi-s 
lint being William lord Harington, who died March 10, 
3(5 Henry VI. his only daughter and heir having married 
lord Bonvile. From Robert, brother to John lord Ha¬ 
rington, the prefent baronet is defeended. But previ- 
oully we are to notice another barony in this family. Sir 
John Harington, knt. Iheriff' of the county of Rutland, 
in the 36, 40, and 44, Elizabeth, was created a baron 
July 21, 1603, by the title of lord Harington of Exton, 
xft Janies I. To this lord Harington was entrufted the 
tuition of princels Elizabeth, only daughter of James I. 
until her marriage with Frederic count palatine of the 
Rhine ; after which, attending her into that country, he 
died on his return, at Worms, in Germany, Aug. 24, 
1613, and was fucceeded in that dignity by his only 
furviving fon, John lord Harington, who dying without 
male ilfue, the barqny became extindl in this family. 
His large eftate was inherited by his two filters, Lucy, 
who married Edward third earl of Bedford, and Frances, 
089 
who married fir Robert Chicheller, K.B. Anne, daugh¬ 
ter of fir Robert Chichefter, by the faid Frances, mar¬ 
ried Thomas Bruce, lord Bruce, &c. who died in 1663, 
leaving one fon, Robert earl of Aylelbitry, from whom 
the prefent countefs Temple, and the earls of Cardigan 
a,nd Aylelbury, are defeended.' Sir James, brother of the 
fir ft lord Harington of Exton, was of Ridlington, in Rut¬ 
landlhire, and Iheriff of the county, 35 Elizabeth. He 
was created a baronet June 29, 1611, upon the firft infti- 
tut'ion of this order, and married Frances, daughter and 
co-hcir of Robert Sapcote, of Elton, in Bedford (hire, 
efq u ire, (defeended from the Dynham family, lords of 
Hertland for many generations, from the time of Rich¬ 
ard I. John, and Henry III. ard the Dynham family 
from the vifeounts De Dinan iq Brittany;) by whom he 
had three foils. His grandfon was James Harington,. 
groom of the bedchamber to Charles I. and author of 
the Oceana; for the particulars of whofe life,, fee p.233 
of thisvol.—Motto, Avdojtrmo, In a firm knot.—Family 
Seat, Burton on the Water, Gloucefterlhire. 
MORDAUNT, of Maffingham, Norfolk; created 
June 29, 1611.—Sir Charles Mordaunt, the eighth 
baronet,, fucceeded his father, fir John, Nov. 18, 1806; 
M. P. for the’eounty of Warwick ; married,. June 31,, 
1807, the eldeft daughter of William Holbeck, efq.— 
Olbert le Mordaunt, a Norman knight, was pofieffed of 
Radwell, in B ed ford (lx ire,, by the gift of his brother,, 
which .lie had of William the Conqueror, for his fervices, 
and the fervices of his father.—Family Seats, Walton 
D’Evile, in Warwicklliire ; and Maffmgham, in Norfolk. 
WORSLEY HOLMES, of Pidford and Newport, in 
the Ifie of Wight; created J une 29, 1611.—Sir Henry 
Worsley Holmes, the eighth baronet, in holy orders, 
LL.D. born Dec. 1755; fucceeded his coufin, fir Rich¬ 
ard Worlley, in 1805; married Elizabeth, eldeft daugh¬ 
ter of Leonard lord Holmes; and has ilfue by her, now- 
living, Leonard-Thomas, born July 1787 ; Margaret,, 
1789; Richard-Fleming, 1791. Sir Henry, on the death 
of the laid Leonard lord Holmes, 1804,-fucceeded to his 
eftates, and took the name of Holmes, in purfuance of 
the will of his maternal uncle, Thomas lord Holmes.— 
Sir Elias de Workelley, or Workedeley, who flourillied 
foon after the conqueft, took his name from his lordlhip 
fo called in Lancalhire. He is mentioned, in the chroni¬ 
cles of the holy wars, to have made an expedition to 
Paleftine, where he fought many battles, and died at 
Rhodes. Sir Richard Worfley, the late baronet, F.R.S. 
F. A.S. of Appuldercombe Park, author of a molt va-- 
luable Hiftory of the Ifie of Wight, born March 1751 ; 
married Seymour, daughter and co-heir of the late fir 
John Fleming,'bart. of Brompton Park, in Middlefex 
and had iffue one fon, and one daughter, both deceafed. 
Sir Richard dying inteftate, and without illue, his eftates- 
devolved on his niece,, daughter of-the hon. John Simp-- 
fon, fecond fon of Henry Bridgman, the firft lord Brad¬ 
ford ; but he was fucceeded in his title by his coufin,, 
the rev. Henry Worlley Holmes, of Pidford, who is de¬ 
feended, in the fourth generation, from Thomas, fecond- 
furviving fon of Richard, the firft baronet.—Motto,, 
VeElis, the Ille of Wight.—family Seats, Pidford Houle, 
and Newport, Hie of Wight. 
TWYSDEN, of Roydon Hall, Eaft Peckham, Kent;. 
created June 29, 1611.—Sir William Jervis Twys- 
den, the feventh baronet, fucceeded his father in 1767; 
married, 1786, Frances, daughter of Alexander Wynch, 
el'q. late governor of Madras ; .by whom he has William,. 
Francis-James, Frances, Flora, IVJary,, Elizabeth, and 
Ifabella-Gamilla.—Twyfden Borough, or Twylenden,. 
now u In ally called Burrs Farm, in the hundred of Welt 
Barnefield, in Kent, was the ancient inheritance of this 
family, from which they took their name. Adam de 
Twyiden poffeffed this eftate in the reign of Edward I.— 
Family Seat, Roydon Hall, Eaft Peckham, Kent. 
HALES, 
