718 HERA 
only Ion of fir T. F. of Betley, baronet; Anne-Maria; 
Elizabeth; Louifa.—This family was feated at Chet- 
wode, in Buckinghamfhire, long before the conqueft. 
John Chetwode, from whom this pedigree is clearly de¬ 
duced, was knight and lord of the manor of Chetwode. 
His fon Robert founded the priory of Chetwode, in 
the lifetime of his father.—Motto, Corona mea Chrijlus, 
Chrift is my crown.—Family Seats, Oakley, in Stafford- 
fliire ; Chetwode and Agden, in Bnckinghamfhire; and 
Whitley, in Chelhire. 
WEBSTER, of Copthall, Effex; created May 21, 
1703.—Sir Godfrey-Vassall Webster, the fifth 
baronet, fucceeded his father, fir Godfrey, June 3, 1800. 
—The Webfters are defcended from an ancient family, 
feated at Lockington, in Yorkfliire, before the reign of 
Richard II.—Family Refidence, Battle Abbey, in Suf- 
fex. 
DOLBEN, of Thingdon, alias Finedon, Northamp- 
tonfhire; created April 1, 1704.—Sir William Dol. 
ben, the third baronet, LL.D. fucceeded his father, 
the reverend fir John, November 23, 1756; married, 
firft, May 17, 1758, Judith, only daughter and heir of 
Somerfet Englifii, efq. who died in 1771. He married, 
fecondly, Oft. 14, 1789, Charlotte, daughter of Gilbert 
Affleck, efq. and widow of John Scotchmer, efq. by 
whom he has noiftue. His only furviving child, John- 
Englilh Dolben, efq. married, Oftober 1779, Hannah, 
daughter of William Hallet, jtin. of Canons, in Middle- 
fex, efq. who died in Jan. 1807, b.y whom he had, Wil- 
liam-Somerfet, born in 1780; Caroline, born in 1781, 
died in 1789; Juliana, born in 1783; Harriet, born in 
1783, died in 1786; Charlotte, born in 1787, married, 
Sept. 11, 1866, the reverend Samtiel-Woodfield Paul, 
of Finedon ; Louifa, born in 1789.—This family is very 
ancient in Denbighfhire, and has branched into feveral 
lioufes. The name is feippofed to be taken from Dol¬ 
ben Maer, a place between Caernarvon and Penmorfa. 
John Dolben, the father of the firft baronet, after ferving 
as a military officer, and having been twice feverely 
wounded in the fervice of Charles I. in the civil wars, 
became a clergyman, and, after feveral fucceflive pro¬ 
motions, was finally tranllated to the archbilhopric of 
York in 1683, and died in 1686. His younger brother, 
William, was one of the juftices of the court of King’s 
Bench, and died in 1693. Sir Gilbert, the firft baronet, 
was one of the juftices of the court of Common Pleas, in 
Ireland, near twenty years, in the reigns of William III. 
queen Anne, and George I.—Family Seat, Thingdon, 
alias Finedon, in Northamptonflnre. 
..FLEMING, of Rydal, Weftmoreland ; created Oft. 
4, 1705.—Sir George Fleming, the fifth baronet, fuc¬ 
ceeded hiscoufin, fir Michael le Fleming, May 19, 1806; 
married,Feb. 4, 1807, Anne-Frederica-Elizabeth, daugh¬ 
ter and foie heir of the laft baronet.—This family de¬ 
rives its defeent from fir Michael le Fleming, knt. who 
being related to Baldwin V. earl of Flanders, was fent to 
aflift William the Conqueror, his Ton in law ; who fent 
him feme years after, with fome of his countrymen, into 
Cumberland, to oppofe the Scots. For which fervices, 
the Conqueror gave him the caftle of Gleafton, and other 
'eftates in LancafiVire and Cumberland; and alfo the 
caftle of Caernarvon. The prefent family of Rydal pro¬ 
ceeds from Richard, the fecond fon of fir Michael, who 
was fettled in Cumberland. The elder branch, who 
enjoyed the Lancaffiire eftates, continued owners there¬ 
of, in a regular fucceffion, until they came to Henry 
Grey, marquis of Dorfet, and afterwards dilke of Suf¬ 
folk, father of the lady June Grey. Sir William, the 
firft baronet, was called Fleming only, the name having 
^become anglicifed by omitting theTe; but the third ba¬ 
ronet, fir William, from his veneration for antiquity, 
was defirous to reftore the primitive orthography of the 
family name, by inferring the particle le-, and, in this 
inftance, effeftually performed it, by incorporating the 
L D R Y. 
particle with his fon’s chriftian name at his baptifm, 
who thereby bore the fame name with thp ancient foun¬ 
der of the family. He was chriftened Michael-ifc, and 
proceeded to the title ; but upon his death, as-above, 
the le was loft again.-—Motto, Pan, copia,fapientia, Peace, 
plenty, wifdom: alluding to the creft, which is a fer- 
pent (wifdom) holding in his mouth a garland of olives 
(peace) and vines (plenty).—Family Seat, Rydal Hall, 
Weftmoreland. 
MILLER, of Chichefter, Suftex ; created , 0 ft. 29, 
1705.—Sir Thomas Miller, the fifth baronet, fuc¬ 
ceeded his father, fir John, April 19, 1772; has been 
twice married, and has iffue; one of his daughters mar¬ 
ried fir John Gilman, and died 1803 : his eldeft fon, 
John, died April 21, 1804. Sir Thomas repfefented the 
borough of Portfmouth in the laft and prefent parlia¬ 
ment.—Family Refidence, Froyle, near Alton, in Hamp. 
fibre. 
DASHWOOD-KING, of Weft Wycombe, Bucks; 
created June 28, 1707.—Sir John Dashwood-King, 
the fourth baronet, fucceeded his father, fir John Dalh- 
wood, December 6, 1793 ; married, 1789, Mary-Anne, 
daughter of Theodore-Henry Broadhead, efq. by whom 
he has, Mary; George-Henry; Francis; Elizabeth; 
John; Edwin; and Henry.—Family Seat, Weft Wy¬ 
combe, in Buckinghamthire. 
LAMBERT, of London; created Feb. 16, 1710-ir. 
—Sir Henry-John Lambert, the fifth baronet, fuc¬ 
ceeded his father, fir Henry, in 1802.—This family is 
defcended from John Lambert, of the Hie of Rhe, who 
lived in good reputation in that country, being bred to 
the law, though he came originally from the county of 
Devon, in England ; of whom, John, the eldeft fon, was 
born in 1666. He left feveral children, and having been 
educated in England, fettled here as a merchant: in 
1710, the public credit having fuffered on the change of 
miniftry, he was th'e moft zealous and forward to fupply 
the treafury with money, in reward for which fervice he 
was created a baronet.—Motto, Sequitando fi giunge. —Fa¬ 
mily Seat, Mount Ida, Norfolk. 
LAKE, of tjie Middle Temple, London; created 
Oft. 17, 1711.—Sir Edward Lake, the fourth baro¬ 
net, fucceeded his father, fir James-Winter, April 24, 
1807.—This family is .defcended from Hugh de Caley, 
of Owby, in Norfolk, who died in 1286, and by Agnes, 
his wife, daughter and heir of Hamo de Hamfted, had 
one fon, fir William Cayley, of Owby, knight, whole 
grandfon, William, had one daughter and heir, who 
married John Lake, efq. The dignity of baronet was 
firft conferred on fir Edward Lake, chancellor of the 
diocefe of Lincoln, but the patent was not taken out un¬ 
til 1711.—Motto, Un Ditv., un roy, un cesur ; One God, 
one king, one heart.—Family Seat, Edmonton, Mid- 
dlefex. 
FREKE, of Weft Bilney, Norfolk; created June 4, 
1713.—Sir John Freke, the fourth baronet, fucceeded 
his father, fir John, and married, J an. 25, 1783, Catha- 
rine-Charlotte Gore, third daughter of Arthur Saun¬ 
ders, earl of Arran.—Francis Freke, efq. a perfon of 
good repute in Somerfetfliirc, was father of Robert, who 
was auditor of the treafury in the reigns of Henry VIII. 
and queen Elizabeth ; and died worth upwards of one 
hundredthoufand pounds.—Family Seat, Caftle Freke, 
county of Cork, Ireland. 
EVELYN, of Wotton Place, Surrey; created A,ug. 
6 , 1713.—Sir Frederic Evelyn, the third baronet; 
fucceeded his father, fir John, in July 1767; married 
Mifs Turton.—This family flouriffledoriginally at Eve¬ 
lyn, in the Salop. George Evelyn, efq. the founder of 
this branch of. the Evelyns, in Surrey, firft cabled the 
art of making gunpowder to perfection in England, in 
the reign of queen Elizabeth. Xwo of his defeendants 
were created baronets; John in 1660, and Edward in 
1683; 
