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cient feat was at Strickland Hall, in the county ofWeft- 
inorland. Sir Walter de Strikeland, knt. (as the name 
was anciently written,) was returned one of the knights 
for Weftmorland, in' feveral-parliaments, in the reign of 
Edwaid II. Sir William", the firft baronet, was a con- 
fiderable perfon in Oliver Cromwell’s time, and one of 
tliofe whom the protedtor ftimrnoned to take place as a 
lord, and to have that dignity in all.conuniflions : he 
died about 1671. Sir William, the late baronet, was 
elected in the firft parliament of George I. for Carlifie, 
and in the firft and fecond parliaments of George II. for 
Scarborough, and was. one of the.lords eommiffioners of 
the treafury ; afterwards treafurer of the queen’s houfe- 
hold, and fecretary at war.—Motto, A la volontc de Dicu, 
At God’s difpcfal.—Family Seat, Boynton, in York- 
fliire. 
BOUGHTON, of Lawford, Warwickftiire; created 
Aug.4,1641.—Sir Charle s-W illi am-Rouse Boug h- 
ton, the ninth baronet,fucceeded his brdther,fir Edward, 
in Jan. 1794. He took file name and arms of Roufe, in 
1768, on fucceeding to an eftate in Worcefterfhire. Af¬ 
ter Spending much of his early life in India, he was 
elected member for Evefham in 1780, and again in 17S4, 
in which year he’ was appointed fecretary to the board 
of controul for,'the. affaifs of India. In 1791, he was 
created a.baronet, by the title of fir Chavles-William- 
Boughton Roufe, of Roufe Lench in ■ Worceft'efftiire, 
and of Downton Hall in S.alop ; but, on fucceeding to 
the family baronetage, he refumed his original;ftmiame. 
In 1796, he was elected for Bramber, but Vacated his 
feat in 1799, on being appointed one of the commi(lionet s 
for auditing the public accounts. He married, in 1782, 
Catharine, daughter and heir of William-Pierce' Hall, 
of Downton Hall, in Salop, efquire, by whom-he lias 
had iffue,- Catharine-Maria, who died in her infancy; 
Louifa, married, July. j6, 180V, St. Andrew lord St. 
John; Caroline, married, March 29, 1808, the Rev. R. 
H. Johnfon; and William-Edward.—Of tliis ancient fa¬ 
mily was Robert de Boveton, who had iffue, Richard, 
Either of Wiiliam, who lived in the reign of Edward III. 
His great grandfon, Thomas, is mentioned by Dugdale, 
to be poffeffed of the manor and feat at Lawford, by mar¬ 
riage, about 1440, with Elizabeth, daughter and heir of 
Gedft'er.y de Ailelley, of that place, which he chofe for 
his refidence... Sir Theodofius-Edward-Allefley Bough- 
ton, the feventh baronet, had one filler, Theodofia, wife 
of John Donellan, efq. whofe hiftory excited too much 
of the public attention to be palled over in this place. 
The Bidden death of fir Theodofius, at Lawford Flail, 
on the 29th of Auguft 1780, then in his 21ft year, created 
Inch ftrong ftifpicions, and fuch as were pointed to Mr. 
Donellan, by various odd and queftiohable circumftandes 
in his behaviour, that the body wnis taken up for exami¬ 
nation, after it had been depofited in the family-vault at 
Newbold ; and, in purfuance of.the verdidt of a coroner’s 
inqueft, Mr. Donellan was committed to prifon at War¬ 
wick; w here he was, on the 2.9th of March following; 
indidted ,for the fuppofed murder, before Mr. Juftice 
Duller ;■ was found guilty, after a trial which lafted 
twelve hours, and executed at Warwick, April 2, 1781. 
The pofleflion of the Boughton eftate, which* Donellan 
expected to inherit in right of his w ire, was no doubt 
his inducement to poifon his friend and brother.— 
Motto, Omiie bonum Dei donum , Every good thing is from 
God.-—Family Seats, Roufe Lench, in Worcelterlhire ; 
Downton Hall, in ShfOpfbire; and Cdrney Houle, Chif- 
W'iek, in Middlefex. 
CHICHESTER, of Raleigh, Devonshire'j created 
Aug. 4, 1641.—Sir Chichester, the feventh ba¬ 
ronet; fucceeded fir John, in Odt. 1808.—This family 
feems anciently to have borne the numb of Cirencejler, and 
was one of the mpft eminent in the county of Devon, for 
its antiquity, eftatfe, employments, and -alliances, having 
flonrifhed for feveral generations, at South Poole, not 
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far from King’s Bridge, where their moftaneient habita- 
tion was : they appear to have changed their name to 
Chichefter in the fourteenth century. Among!? many 
diftinguifhed perfons of this family, was Arthur, for his 
abilities and fervices appointed lord deputy of Ireland 1 , 
and created baron of Belfaft, and vifeount Carrickfer- 
gus. Having no iffue, he left his etfates in Ireland to 
his brother Edward, whofe fon, Arthur, was created 
earl of Donegal, and was an anceftor to the prefent mar¬ 
quis of Donegal.— Family Seat’s, Yottl'fton near~Barn- 
fta^xle, and Sandford near Creditor), Devon. 
KNATCHBULL, of Merfham Hatch, Kent; created 
Aug. 4,1641.—SirEDV/ARn Knatchbull, the eighth 
baronet, fucceeded his father, fir Edward, Nov. 21, 
17S9 ; married, firft, in July, 1780, Mary, daughter and 
co-heir of William-Weflon Hugeften, of Provenders, in 
Kent, efquire, and by her, who died in 1784, had ifftiej 
Edward, born in 1782, married, Aug. 25, 1806, Anna- 
Bella, daughter of the late fir John Honeywood, bart v 
and had iffue, a daughter, born Jan.. 1807 ; Norton-J 0+ 
feplr, in the royal navy, died in 1801. Sir Edward mar* 
tied, fecondly, in 1785, Frances, fecond daughter of 
governor Graham, and by her, who died Nov. 23, 1799, 
he had a numerous iffue ; of whom the eldeft daughter 
married, May 24, 1896, the Rev. Charles- Hughes; 
Eliza-Caroline, fecond daughter, died June 180.6 ; and a 
fon, Wyndham. Sir Edward married, thirdly, in 1801, 
one of the three daughters and co-heirs of Thomas 
Hawkins, efq. ofNafli Court, Kent, and by her has iffue. 
He was M.P. for Kent, in 1790, 1796, 1896,- and 1807.- 
—Motto In crucifixo gloria ?nea, I glory in the crols.—Fa¬ 
mily Seat, Merftiam Hatch, in the county of Kent, ever 
fince the reign of Henry VII. but the family is denomi¬ 
nated from Knatchbull, in the fame county, where they 
held land in the time of Edward III. 
OWEN, of Orielton, Pembrokefhire; created Aug. 
u, 1641.—Sir Hugh Owen, the fixth baronet, was 
born Sept. 12, 1782; fucceeded his father, fir Hugh, 
Jan. 16, 1786.—This family is defeended front Hova, 
the fon of Kundheiw, a nobleman of North Wales, who. 
lived about the year 1150, and was one of the fifteen 
peers. He was of Cwnivvd Lhivon, in the county of 
Carnarvon. The twelfth in clefcent from him, was 
Owen ap Merick, of BOwdowen, in Anglefea, efquire. 
This Owen lived in the time of Henry VII. and was a 
man of great note in this county, and his defeendants 
ever after affumed the name of Owen.—Motto, Honejlas 
optima politia, Honefly is the belt policy.—Family Seats* 
Orielton, and Landftiipping, both in Pembrokelhire; and 
Bodowen, near Aberfraw, in Anglefea. 
BRIGGS, of Haughton, -Shropshire; created Aug. 
12, 1641.—Sir John Briggs, the fixth baronet, fuc¬ 
ceeded his father, fir Hugh.—This family, before the 
time of Edward I. aftumed the furname of De Ponte, 
or Pontibus, i. e. Brigge, or Brigges. The firft of thii 
family, that we find on record, was William Atte 
Brigge, of Salle, called, in feme deed’s, William'de 
Ponte de Salle, and, in others, De Pontibus de Salle: 
he was living in 1334.—Motto, Virtus ejt Dei, Virtue is 
from God.—Family Seat, Blackbroke, in Monmouth- 
fhire. 
HEYMAN, of Sonierfield, Kent; created Aug. 12, 
1641.—The Rev. Sir Henry-Pix Heyman, the fifth 
baronet, M.A. redtor of Freilingfield, in Suffolk; fuc¬ 
ceeded his coufin, fir Peter, in July 1790.—The honours, 
effateS, and extenfive charitable difpofitions, of the 
Heymans, in Kent, Effex., and the city of London, prove 
the family to be of confiderable antiquity; but the fa¬ 
mily was fo much reduced by the conftifion of the times 
in the reign of Charles I. and II. that fir Bartholomew,^ 
the third baronet, was made one Of tiie poor knights of 
Windfor.—Refidences, at Canterbury 3 and at Freffiiig-" 
field, in Suffolk. 
GOODRICKE, 
