HERALDRY. 
fafeguards of the independence and purity of parliament. 
—Family Seats, Wynnftay, Denbighfhire ; and Llanged- 
win, and Glanlly, in Merionethfhire. 
MOLESWORTH, of Pencarrow, Cornwall ; created 
June 12, 1688. — Sir Arscott Ourry Molesworth, 
the feventh baronet, fucceeded his father,..fir William, 
Feb. 22, 179S.—The family of Molefworth, anciently 
refided in the counties of Northampton and Bedford, 
where they flonrifhed for many ages, and particularly in 
the reigns of Edward I. and II. in the perfon of fir Wal¬ 
ter de Molefworth, who attended Edward I. in his ex¬ 
pedition to the Holy Land, and was fheriff of the coun¬ 
ties of Bedford and Bucks for the fpace of ten years; 
an office, in thofe early times, of great truft and autho¬ 
rity. In 1306, when the king, on a grand Whit.funtide 
feftival, to augment the glory of his intended expedition 
into Scotland, knighted-Edward earl of Carnarvon, his 
eldeft fon, the young prince, immediately after that ce¬ 
remony, at the altar in Weftminfter Abbey, conferred 
the fame honour on near three hundred gentlemen, the 
fons of earls, barons, and knights, of which number was 
fir Walter de Molefworth. His defendants were of 
great note and confideration, and at length the dignity of 
baronet was conferred on two branches of the family 
nearly at the fame time, both of them being zealous in 
favour of the revolution. Sir Robert, (of the elder 
branch,) who was firft created a baronet, was afterwards, 
by George I. made a peer of Ireland, by the title of 
vifcount Molefworth; which dignity his defendant 
now enjoys. Sir Hender, the firft baronet under the fe- 
cond. patent, was bred a merchant, and fettled in Ja¬ 
maica, was prefident of the council of that ifiand, in the 
reign of Charles II.—Motto, Sic fidem teneo. Thus keep 
I the faith.—Family Seat, Pencarrow, in Cornwall. 
RAMSDEN, of Byrom, Yorldhire ; created Nov. 30, 
1689. — Sir John Ramsden, the fourth baionet, fuc¬ 
ceeded his father, fir John, in 1769; married, July 7, 
1787, the honourable Lou i fa Ingram, daughter of the 
late lord vifcount Irwin (which title became extindl in 
1782), and has iffue, John, and William, in the royal 
navy.—This family is defended from Robert Ramfden, 
of Langley, near Huddersfield, in Yorkfhire, who lived 
in the fixteenth century.—Family Seat, Byrom, in York¬ 
fhire. 
LEIGHTON, of Wattlelborough, Shropfhire;' cre¬ 
ated March 2, 1692.—Sir Robert Leighton, the 
fifth baronet, fucceeded his brother, fir Charlton, in 
Dec. 1784.—This family was in England long before 
the Norman conqueft, and of noble extraction, as appears 
by Domefday Book. Sir Titus de Leighton, knight of 
the fepulchre, fon and heir of Cuthbert, and grandfon 
and heir of Totilus de Leighton, was one of thofe who 
went to the wars in the Holy Land, and at his return 
was a co-founder of the Abbey of Baldewas, Shropfliire. 
William Fitzallen, foon after the conqueft, re-conveyed 
the manor of Leighton to .fir Richard de Leighton, knt. 
fon and heir of fir Titus. " After twenty-two generations 
of perfons of high confideration, Edward was created a 
baronet; he was knight of the fhire for Salop in the 
reign of king William, and afferwards a burgefs for the 
town of Shrewfbury ; he was zealous for the proteftant 
intereft at the revolution, and afterwards for the fettle- 
ment of the crown in the houfe of Hanover.—Motto, 
Dread fiiame.—Family Seats, Wattlelborough, and Lot- 
ton, both in Shropfhire. 
COLT, of Weftminfter; created March 2, 1692.—Sir 
John-Dutton Colt, the fecond baronet, fucceeded 
his great-uncle, fir Harry-Dutton, April 25, 1731; mar¬ 
ried, 1747, Mil's Powel.—This family was formerly pof- 
felfed of very confiderable eftates in Suffolk and Effex. 
They are defcended from Thomas Colt, of Carlifle, who 
was father of Thomas Colt, chancellor ofthe exchequer, 
and of the privy council to Edward IV. Harry-Dutton 
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Colt, efq. fourth fon pf George Colt, and Elizabeth Dut¬ 
ton, his wife, was advanced to the dignity of a baronet, 
for his fervicesat the revolution, with limitations fuccef- 
fively in favour of John-Dutton Colt, 1 to John-Dutton 
Colt, his eldeft fon ; to William-Dutton Colt, another fon 
of John’s; to Harry-Dutton Colt, anotherfon ; to Robert- 
Du tton Colt, the younger; and, in cafe of failure of his iffue 
male, to the heirs male of fir William-Dutton Colt, knt. 
Sir Harry-Dutton Colt, bart. reprefented the city of 
Weftminfter in parliament in the reigns of king William 
and queen Anne, and married Cecilia, daughter of Fran¬ 
cis Brewfter, efq. relift of fir Thomas Hatton, knt. by 
whom he left no iffue; file died Oft. 1712, and fir Harry 
Dutton April 25, 1731, when the title and eftate de¬ 
fcended, according to the remainder in the patent, to 
his great nephew, fir John-Dutton, the prefent baronet, 
only fon of John-Dutton Colt, who was the eldeft fon of 
John-Dutton Colt, efq. elder brother to fir Harry. This 
is a very remarkable inftance of a fingle tranfmiffion of a 
title in the courfe of 116 years.—Motto, Vincit quipatitur, 
He conquers who endures.—Refidence, at Leominller, in 
Hereford (hire. 
THOMAS, of Wenvor Caftle, Glamorganftiire ; cre¬ 
ated Dec. 4, 1694.—Sir John Thomas, the feventh ba¬ 
ronet, fucceeded fir Owen, the late baronet ; is married, 
and has iffue.—This family, originally named Harpzuaye, 
have matched with many ancient houfes. Jevan ap 
I-Iarpwaye, of Trefimont, in Herefordfiiire, married .Ca 
tharine, daughter and foie heir of Thomas ap Thomas, 
of Whenvoe Caftle, and took the name of Thomas, which 
his defendants have ever fince continued.—Motto, 
Virtus inviEla gloriofa , Invincible virtue is glorious.— 
Refidence, at Southampton. 
WHEATE,of Glympton, Oxfordfhire ; created May 
6 , 1696.—The Rev. Sir J ohn-Thomas Wheate, the 
fixth baronet, M.A. was born Sept. 5, 1750 ; fucceeded 
his brother, fii Jacob, in 1783.—Family Seat, Leachdale, 
in Gloucefterfhire. 
BUCKWORTH, of Sheen, near Richmond, Surrey; 
created April r, 1697.—Sir Everard-Herne Buck- 
worth, the fourth baronet, fuccehded his father, fir 
Everard, Feb. 10, 1779.—Family Seat, Broxburn, in 
Hertford (hire. 
ROGERS', of Wifdome, Devonfhire; created Feb. 
21,1698.—Sir John-Lemon Rogers, the fifth baro¬ 
net, a captain in the fecond regiment of dragoon guards, 
fucceeded the late fir Francis-Lemon in June 1777.— 
The Rev. John Rogers, the firft martyr in queen Mary’s 
reign, is the'firft we find of this family; he is fuppofed 
to be the grandfather of fir John, the firft baronet, who 
was bred a merchant, and was chofen a reprefentative in 
parliament for Plymouth.—Motto, Nojlroque Deo, To 
our God.—Family Seat, Wifdome, and Blachford, both 
in Devonfhire. ' 
WESCOMBE, Conful, at Cadiz; created March 19, 
1699.—Sir Anthony Wescombe (fuppofed to be the 
prefent and third baronet) fucceeded his father, fir Antho¬ 
ny, Dec. 6, 1752.—Sir Martin, the firft baronet, was agent 
and conful at Cadiz, in the reign of William III. and 
refided many years in Spain. Sir Anthony, his fon, was 
depu-tycommiffary general and deputy judge advocate, 
commiffary of the unifiers at Minorca,, and finally, de¬ 
puty mhfter-mafter general of the forces; which appoint- 
meutTie enjoyed till his death.—Motto, Fejlina lente , 
Fa'ir and foftly. 
CHETWODE, of Oakley, Staffordfhire ; created 
April 6, 1700.—Sir John Chetwode, the fourth baro¬ 
net, was born May n, 1764; fucceeded his father, fir 
John, May 25, 1779; married, 061. 26, 1785, lady Hen¬ 
rietta Grey, eldeft daughter of George-Harry earl of 
Stamford and Warrington, by whom he Has eight chil¬ 
dren ; John; William; George; Charles; Henrietta- 
Dorothy, married, Feb. 9, 1808, to J, F, B. Fletcher, 
