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i r , x66o.—Sir George Osborn, the fourth baronet, 
a genera) of his majefty’s forces, colonel of the 40th re¬ 
giment of foot, and a groom of his majefty’s bedchamber, 
was born May 19, 1742 ; fucceeded his father, fir Dan¬ 
vers* in 1753; married, firft, in 1771, Anne, daughter 
of-Bannifter, efq. by whom he has one fon, John, 
M.P. for the county of Bedford, and colonel of the Bed¬ 
ford regiment of militia. Sir George married, fecondly, 
Aug. 22, 1778, lady Heneage Finch, daughter of Daniel 
earl of Winchilfea and Nottingham.—Motto, Quantum in 
rebus inane , What folly in human affairs!—Family Seat, 
Chickfand Priory, in Bedfordfliire. 
COLLETON, of London; created Feb. 18, 1660.— 
Sir James-Nassau Colleton, the fixth baronet, fuc¬ 
ceeded his coufin, fir John-Snell, in July 1801.—This 
family is fuppofed to have entered England with Wil¬ 
liam the Conqueror, from Normandy ; for we find one 
of the great uncles of the firft fir John Colleton went to 
recover pofleiiion of fome linall eftate belonging to the 
family in that duchy, fold it,'and there died without 
iff'ue. By a very ancient grant, from Reginald de Ville. 
core to Thomas Colleton, of an eftate, and by fubfequent 
deeds, in the beginning, of Edward 1. we-find they ilyled 
themfelves gentlemen, and had the fame arms as now 
borne. They have been refident many years in Devon- 
ftiire^ and there are now villages in that county^called 
after their names; as, Colleton Raleigh, ColletonSury, 
&c. Sir John, the firft baronet, had been very aftive, 
and had expended large fums in the fervice of Charles I. 
and in recompence for his fervices, (in addition to the 
dignity of baronet conferred on him,) had a grant of 
large poffeflions in America.—Family Seats, at Exeter, 
and at Exmouth, both in Devonlhire. 
BEAUMONT, of Stoughton Grange, Leicefterfhire; 
created Feb; 21, 1660.-—Sir George -How land Beau¬ 
mont, the feventh baronet, fucceeded his father, fir 
George, in 1762 ; married Margaret, daughter of John 
Willes, efq. eldeft fon of lord chief juftice Willes.— 
This family is defeended, in a direct paternal line, from 
Louis VIII. king of France, and maternally from Henry 
III. of England. Charles, younger fon of Louis VIII. 
was called king of Jerufalem and Sicily. His fecond 
fon, Louis, married Agnes, heirefs of Beaumont, in 
France, and the fens of that marriage took the name of 
Beaumont, and to their paternal arms,*viz. France an¬ 
cient, added thofe of their mother, viz. a lion rampant 
or, as now borne. The eldeft fon of Louis and Agnes 
enjoyed the French inheritance; Theobald, the fecond, 
was archbiftiop of Paris ; Louis,, the third fon, came to 
England, and was bifhop of Durham. Henry, the fourth 
fon° alfo feated himfelf in England, where he had the 
grants of many honours, and held various high employ¬ 
ments in the ftate. He died in 1340. His fon, John lord 
. Beaumont, married Eleanor, fifth daughter of Henry 
Plantagenet, earl of Lancafter, grandfon to Henry III. 
The eldeft branch of his defendants ceafed in the rpign 
of Henry VII. The prefent baronet is defeended from 
Thomas, fecond fon of John, grandfon of the above John 
lord Beaumont.- Sir Thomas was one of the knights for 
Leicefterfhire in the firft parliament of James 1. was 
created a baronet Sept. 17, 1619, and afterwards created, 
1622, vifeount Beaumont, in Ireland. He was loyal to; 
Charles I. and was obliged to compound for his eftate. 
The Englilh baronetage and Irifh peerage both failed 
in the perfon of Thomas, who died in 1702. But from 
Thomas, fecond fon of Nicholas, who was knight of the 
fhii e for the county of Leicefterin the 14th of Elizabeth, 
defeended fir Thomas, the firft baronet under the pre¬ 
fent exifting patent.—Motto, EreElus, non elalus. ; Up¬ 
right, not lifted up.—Family Seat, Dunmow, in Effex. 
SMYTHE, of Elbe, Durham ; created Feb. 22', 1660. 
—Sir Edward Smythe, the fifth baronet,-fucceeded 
his father, fir Edward; married, Oft. 15, 1781, the 
daughter and heir of Peter Holford, efq. of Wooton- 
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Hall, Warwickfhire; by whom he lias one fon, Edward, 
born in 1787.—Motto, RegiJemper ji delis, Ever true to 
tfie king.—Family Seats, Elhe Hall, near Durham ; Ac¬ 
ton Burnell, Shroplhire; and Wooton Hall, Warwick- 
fhire. 
WILSON, of'Eaft Bourne, Suffex; created March 
4, 1660.—Sir Thqmas-Maryon Wilson, the eighth 
baronet, fucceeded his father, fir Thomas fipencer, in 
1798; married, in Oft. 1799, Elizabeth, daughter of 
captain James Smith, of the royal navy ; ahd has iff'ue 
a fon, born April 10, 1804; and another fon, born in 
January 1807.—This baronet is defeended of an ancient 
family in Yorklhire, which hath fpread itfelf into many' 
branches. The firft we find is Thomas, feated at Elton 
in Yorklhire, 1260, who bore the fame arms as now 
,borne.—Motto, Pro legibus ac regibus , For laws and king, 
—Family Seat, Eaft Bourne, in the county of Suffex. 
READ, of Barton, Berkftiire ; created March 4, 1660'. 
—Sir John Read, the fixth baronet, born 1786; fuc¬ 
ceeded his father, fir John, Nov. 18, 1789.—Of this 
ancient family, (which was originally of Morpeth, in 
Northumberland,) was John Read, efq. made fergeant 
at law, 1402; alfo fir Robert Read, chief juftice of the 
common pleas in 1507.—Motto, Cedant arma toga, Let 
arms yield to the gown ; or, war to peace.—Family 
Seat, Shipton in Oxfordfliire, and Barton in Berkftyre. 
BROUGHTON, of Broughton, - StafFordlhire; created 
March 10, 1660.—The Rev; Sir Thomas Brouchton, 
the fixth baronet, fucceeded his brother, fir Bryan, Jan. 
16, 1766; married, in 1766, Mary, daughter of John 
Wicker, efq. of Halham, by whom be has a numerous 
i-ffue ; amongft whom are colonel Delves Broughton,, 
who died in 1796, having married the eldeft daughter 
of Philip Egerton, of Oulton Park, in Chelhire, efq. 
Maria, the eldeft daughter, married Thomas-Langford 
Brooke, of Mere, in Chelhire, efq. the fecond daugh¬ 
ter married-Trafford, efq. Elizabeth married John- 
William Clough, of Norton Conyers, in Yorklhire, efq. 
Henry-Delves, fecond fon, in holy orders, married, June 
15, 1807, the only daughter of John Pigott, of Bevere, 
in the county of Worcefter, efq. Thomas-Delves, third 
fon, married, in 1800, Mifs Rowls Legh, heir of John- 
RowlsLegh, of Adlington, in the county of Chefter, efq. 
the youngeft daughter married, in 1803, capt. W. R. 
Broughton, of the royal navy. SirThomas married, fe¬ 
condly, June 6, 1787, lady Anne Windfor, daughter of 
Other-Louis, fourth earl of Plymouth, who died Aug. 9, 
1793 ; and’, thirdly, in 1794, the relift of Scot Jackfon, 
efq.—By a manufeript genealogy, in the poffelfion of the 
prefent baronet, it appears that this family is defeended 
from Delves, of Delves Hall, in Stafford (hire, at the 
time of the conqueft, one of which family was one of 
the equerries to lord Audley, .who took the French' king 
prifonerat the battle of Poiftiers,Tor which he had part 
of the arms borne by the prelent family granted to him. 
By the Broughtons they are defeended from Richard de 
Vernon, fourth fon of Hugo de Vernon, baron of Ship-’ 
brooke at the conqueft ; and by a pedigree in the,pof- 
feffiion of the countefs of Shipbrooke, it appears that all 
the other branches are at an end, or merged in other fe¬ 
males ; and that his name ought to be Vernon, and ba¬ 
ron of Shipbrooke, if fuch a title, granted by the earls 
of Chefter, could nowibe taken. There is an old caftle 
in the pleafure-ground belonging to fir Thomas, which 
is fuppoled to have been built in Edward Ill’s reign, 
and which has for the fupport of the ftaircafe fix ftone 
figures, of the Black Prince, lord Audley, and his four 
efquires. The firft baronet was the eighteenth in defeent 
from Richard de Vernon.—Family Seats, Broughton in. 
Staffordftiire, and Ayftrop in Lincolnfliire, 
PARSONS, of Langley, Buckinghamftiire; created. 
April 9, 1661. —Sir Mark Parsons, the fourth baro¬ 
net, fucceeded his grandfather, fir William.—Refidence, 
at Epfom. 
GAY LEY ; 
