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TANCRED, of Boroughbridge, Yorkfhire ; created 
Nov. 17, 1662.—Sir Thomas Tancred, the fixth ba¬ 
ronet, was born in 1780, fucceeded his father, fir Tho¬ 
mas ; married, April 25, 1805, Henrietta, fecond daugh¬ 
ter of the Rev. Offley Crew, o.f Muxton, in Stafford- 
ftfire.—This family defcended from Richard,._who foon 
after the conqueft: was poffeffed of lands in Borough- 
bridge,where ftill remains the ancient family houfe. The 
name has been varioufly written, as Tanckard; Tankard, 
Tanckred, and Tancred.—Family Seats, Borough- 
bridge, in Yorkfhire; and Lyndhurft, New Foreft, 
Hampshire. 
BROOKE, of Norton, Chefhire; Dec. 12, 1662.—Sir 
Richap.d Brooke, the fixth baronet, captain com¬ 
mandant of the Norton Yeomanry Cavalry; born Aug. 
16, 1785; fucceeded his father, fir Richard, in 1796.— 
This ancient family is defcended from William de la 
Brooke, who was matter of Leighton in Chefhire near 
600 years ago, living there in good repute, 33 Hen. III. 
anno 1249.—Family Seat, Norton Abbey, in Chefhire, 
four miles from Warrington, and ten from Chefter. 
D’OYLEY, of Shottifham, Norfolk; created July 
29, 1663.—Sir John Hadley D’Oyley, the fixth ba¬ 
ronet, fenior merchant in the fervice of the honourable 
Ealt India company,, colledtor of Calcutta, and the 
twenty-four pergunnahs, was.born in jan. 1754; fuc¬ 
ceeded his father, fir Hadley, in June 1765; married, in 
March 1780, the relidt of William Coats, of Calcutta, 
efquire, who died Sept. 6 , 1803, by whom he has ifiue. 
His eldefl daughter, married, at Calcutta, March 6, 
1805, Walter Farquhar, efq. youngeft fon of fir Walter 
Farquhar, bart.—D’Oyley, of Shottifham, is a younger 
branch of the ancient and honourable family of this 
name in Oxfordfhire. The hiltory of both families is 
the fajftie, to the time of Henry III. when John, fon of 
Roger D’Oyly, married Role, daughter and one of the 
go-heirs of fir William Dunftone. His defendants were 
of confiderable note, in feveral generations. Sir Wil¬ 
liam, the firfl baronet, was knighted by Charles I. for 
his gallant behaviour in the fervice of Guftavus Adol¬ 
phus, of Sweden. He reprefented the county of Nor¬ 
folk in the convention-parliament, and was among the 
mod zealous for the king’s reftoration.—Motto, Do no 
y 11, q.uoth D’Oyle.—Prefent Refidence, Calcutta, in 
Bengal. 
PENNYMAN, of Ormfby, in Cleveland, Yorkfhire ; 
created Feb. 22,1663.—Sir - Pennyman, the eighth 
baronet, fucceeded fir James, March 27,1808.—This fa¬ 
mily, it is faid, came from Saxony before the conqueft, 
and firft fettled in Kent. The name was Originally writ¬ 
ten Pcn-na-man , fignifying “the chief-head-man.” The 
defcent from their firft anceftor, down to James Penny- 
man, of Ormfby, efq.uire, grandfather to the firft baro¬ 
net, is not now perfectly known, the pedigree being loft 
in the civil wars, wherein the family were great fufferers 
for their loyalty to Charles I. Sir William Pennyman, 
of Marfke in Yorkfhire, though of a younger branch, 
was the firft baronet of the family, fo created by Charles 
J, lie was in. great favour with that prince,, having, in 
the civil wars, maintained two tiroops of horfe, and one 
company of foot, at his own expence. He died with¬ 
out ifiue, Aug. 22, 1643, and that title became extindl. 
Sir James, fon and heir of James, uncle of fir William 
Pennyman, bart. aforefaid, was a colonel in the army 
of Charles I. and was knighted in the field. Both fa¬ 
ther and fon were great fufferers for their loyalty, and 
the latter was.advanced to the dignity of a baronet af¬ 
ter the reftoration.—-Motto, Fortitcr et Jidditer, Courage- 
ou fly. and faithfully.—Family Seats, Ormefby, and 
Thornton, both in Cleveland, in the North-Riding of 
Yorkfhire. 
TEMPEST, of Tong, Yorkfhire ; created May 25, 
a6«4.—Sir Henry Tempest, the fourth baronet, born 
LDRY. 
in Jan. 1753 ; fucceeded his: father, fir Henry, in the 
fame year; married, Jan. 1791, to Mifs S. Pritchard 
Lambert, of Herefordfhire, by whom he has no iffue.-— 
Roger Tempeft, lord of the manor of Bracewell, in 
Craven, in Yorkfhire, founded the priory of Bolton 
in the reign of king Stephen.—Motto, Love as you 
find.—Family Seat, Hope-End, near Ledbury, Here- 
fordfhire. 
LORAINE, of Kirk-Harle, Northumberland ; cre¬ 
ated Sept. 26, 1664.—Sir William Loraine, the 
fourth baronet, fucceeded his hither, fir Charles, April 
2 9> *77 5 > married, in 1776, Hannah, daughter of fir 
Lancelot Allgood, of Nunwich, in Northumberland, 
knight, by whom lie has had four fons and four daugh¬ 
ters : Jane, who died young; Charles, married, 1800; 
Mifs Compart, only daughter of the late Vincent Com¬ 
part, efq. William, John-Lambton, and Edward-Fen- 
wick,whi> died young ; Anne, Elizabeth, and Henrietta. 
—Robert, the firft of this family in England, came an 
officer in the army of William tlie Conqueror ; and as 
well for his fervice in that expedition, as afterwards 
againft Malcolm, king of Scots, was rewarded with 
lands in the county of Durham. Some of this family 
have been Knigh'ts-Tcmplars, as may be feen in the 
Temple-church, and have matched with the ancient and 
principal gentry. Kirk-Harle, with about 1900 acres of 
arable land, came into the family, in the reign of Henry 
IV. by the marriage of William Loraine, with Johanna, 
heir of William del Strother.—Motto, Laurofcutoque re - 
furgo , I rife again by the Afield and laurel.—Family Seat, 
Kirk-Harle, in Northumberland. 
BIDDULPH, of Weftcombe, Kent; created Nov. 2, 
1664.—Sir Theophilus Biddolfh, the fifth baro¬ 
net, fucceeded his father, fir Theophilus, in 1801 ; mar¬ 
ried the daughter of Mr. Preftidge, by whom he has fix 
children ; Theophilus, Edward, Charles, Frances-Anne, 
Simon, and Henry.—This ancient family, originally of 
Staffordftire, is denominated from Biddulph, a village 
in the north part of that county, of which they have 
been lords from the conqueft.-—Family Seat, Burbury, 
in Warwickftiire. 
WOLSTENFIOLME, of London; created Jan. 10, 
1664.—Sir Francis Wolstenholme, the feventh 
baronet, fucceeded his father, fir Thomas, in Sept. 
1738.—This ancient family is defcended from the Sax¬ 
ons, and were feated in Lancaflfire, near Rochdale, on a 
lace of their own name, at the conqueft. Sir John, the 
rft baronet, had been knighted by Charles I. in whofe 
caufe he was a heavy fufferer. He was a farmer of cuf- 
toms, witlrfir John Shaw, fir Nicholas Crifpe, &c. after 
Charles II’s reftoration, in two farms ; and was reftored 
to a patent of collector outward in the port of London, 
from which he had been fequeftered during the civil 
wars; and died in 1670.—Motto, In ardua , virtus . Valour 
in difficulties.—This title is fuppofed to be extindt. 
JACOB, of Bromley, Middlefex ; created Jan. n, 
1664.—The Rev. Sir Charles Jacob, the fixth baro¬ 
net, fucceeded to the title in March 1804.—Sir John, 
the firft baronet, had been a great ftifferer for his loyalty 
in the civil wars. He was made a commiffioner of the 
cuftoms at the reftoration, as he had been under king 
Charles I. and was one of the farmers of the cuftoms. 
Sir John, his grandfon, the third baronet, went early 
into the army, (almoft all his father’s eftate being feized 
upon by the creditors of his grandfather, for money he 
had taken up to lend Charles I. in the beginning of his 
troubles, and not repaid by the crown,) and ferved for 
feventeen years, as colonel of an old regiment of foot; 
he was at the battle of the Boyne, fieges of Cork and 
Kinfale, and badly wounded at Killicranky.—Motto, 
Parta tuere , Defend your lot.—Family Seat, Yew Hall, 
