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ronet, fucceeded fir John-Hugh, the late baronet, Jane 
i5> 1789; married, in 1800, Mifs Mor-land.—This fa¬ 
mily was long feated at Ayleberton, in the. fore ft of 
Dean, in tlie county of Gloucefter. John Smyth lived 
there in the year 142a. In 1547, the family pu-rchafed 
the manor of Long A'lhton, near Briftol, where they . 
have ever fince been feated. In the feventeertth century 
they were frequently knights of the fnire for the county 
ofSomerfet. Hugh Smyth was created a knight\of the 
Bath, and in 1661 was created a baronet; but that title 
became extinft in 1741, and was revived as above.— 
Motto, Qui capit capitur, He who takes is taken.—Family 
Seat, Long Alhton, near Briftol ; Pucklechurch, and 
Maize Hill, bo ill in Gloucefterlhire. : 
BLAKISTON, of London ; created April 22, 1763.— 
Sir Matthew Blakiston, the third baronet, fuc¬ 
ceeded his father, fir Matthew, Sept. 20, 1806 .—Mat¬ 
thew Blakiston, efq. an eminent grocer inWeftmin- 
fter, was elected an alderman of London, 1750, Iherift in 
*753> and lord-mayor in 1760. In 1759 * ie ' vas knight¬ 
ed, and afterwards created a baronet as above.—Family 
Seat, Bona Vifta, near Lyiiiington, Hants. 
HORTON, of Chaderton, Lancafhire ; created Jan. 
1764.—Sir Watts Horton, the fecond baronet, was 
born Nov. 17, 1.753 ; fucceeded his father, fir William, 
Feb. 25, 1774; married, June 3,177S, H&rriet Stanley, fifi¬ 
ller to Edward, prefent earl of Derby, by whom he has if- 
fue.—Family Seat, Chaderton, in the county of Lancafter. 
AMYAND, (now CORNEWALL,) of London, 
now ofMoccas Court, Hereford fibre ; created Aug. 4, 
1664.—Sir George Cornewall, the fecond baronet, 
LL.D. a truftee of the Britifli Mufeum, fucceeded his 
father, fir George Amyand, in 1766 ; married, in 1771, 
Catharine, daughter and heir of Velters Cornewall, of 
Moccas, Hepefordfhire, efquire, many years member for 
that county, and by royal licence took the name and 
aims of Cornewall in 1771. By this lady he has fevgn 
children: Catharine-Frances, married, in March 1796, 
to Samuel Peploe, efq. of Garnftone, in Herefordftiire ; 
George, born in 1774; Anna-Maria, in 1779 ; Frances- 
Elizabeth, in 1783, married, Dec. 12, 1805, Henry-Fle- 
ming-Devereux, fourteenth vifeount Hereford; Charles, 
in 1785; Harriet, in 1787, married, March 1805, TI10- 
mns-Frankland Lewis, efq. of Harp-ton Court, Radnor- 
ftiire; Caroline, in 1789. Sir George, reprefented the 
county of Hereford in parliament from 1774 to the pre¬ 
fent time.—The great grandfather of the prefent baro¬ 
net was driven front France into England, by the revo¬ 
cation of the edict of Nantz. Claudius Amyand, his fon, 
wasfurgeon in ordinary to king George II. His fecojtd 
fon, Claudius, was library-keeper to his late majefty, and 
under feefetary of ftate ; afterwards one of the com'mif- 
fioners of the cuftoms; and in Feb. 1765, was appointed 
receiver-general of the land-tax for London and Well, 
minfter. His eldeft brother, George,.an eminent mer¬ 
chant, was member in-feveral parliaments for Barn- 
ftaple ; one of the affiftants of the Ruflia company, and 
a director of the Eaft India company; and was created a 
baronet as above.—Motto, La vie durante, Eternal life. 
—Family Seat, Moccas Court, in Herefordftiire. 
GORDON, of Newark-11 pon-Trent, Nottingham fibre; 
created Aug. 21, 1764.—Sir Jenison-William Gor¬ 
don, the fecond baronet, fucceeded his father, fir Sa¬ 
muel, in April, 1780; married, Oft. 1781, Harriet-Fran- 
ces-Charlotte Finch, fecond daughter of the Hon. Ed- 
ward-Finch Hatton, youngeft fon of Daniel, firth earl 
■of Winchilfea, by whom he has no iil'ue.—The Gordons 
of Newark-upon-Trent are defeended from William 
Gordon of Chricklaw, youngeft fon of John, firftlord of 
Lochenvar, whofe grandfon was created lord Kenmure 
by Charles I. Thomas Gordon, a cadet ot that fa¬ 
mily, among many other young men of the firft families 
jn the weft of Scotland, accompanied fir Hugh Montgo¬ 
mery, of the family of Eglintoun, who, being fecretary 
LDRY. 
for,Scotland, and attending king James I. into England, 
was employed by that prince to levy a force in the weft 
of Scotland, fufticient to attack the rebel, Connor 
O’Neil, earl of Tyrone, whom they befieged" and took 
prifoner in Carrickfergus, and brought him over through 
Scotland into England. From this Thomas, the'firft 
adyeriturer who fettled in Ireland, defeended Samuel, 
whofe mother was Eleanor Magines, of the family of 
the vifeounts Evagh, of the kingdom of Ireland. He 
was bred to phylic ; was firft knighted, and afterwards 
created a baronet.—Family Seat, Haverholm Priory, 
near Sleaford, Licolnlhire. 
PIGOT, of Patfhul, Staffbrdfthire ; created Nov. 23, 
1764. —Sir George Pigot, the third baronet,.fucceed- 
ed his father, fir Robert ; and is a major-general in the 
army ; married Mary-Anne, daughter of the Hon. John 
Monckton, fon of John, firft vifeount Galway, and has 
iflue;—This family is of long Handing in Staft'ordlhire. 
George Pigot, efq. governor of Fort St. George, Ma¬ 
dras, in the Eaft Indies, was created a baronet as above, 
with remainder to his brothers, Robert and Hugh, anti 
their heirs male; he was afterwards created a baron of 
the kingdom of Ireland, and deceafed at Madras, in 1783, 
without ‘flue male, whenthe barony became extinft ■ but 
was fucceeded in the baronetage, agreeably to the patent 
of limitation, by his brother, whofe fon is the prefent 
baronet.—-Family Seat, Patfhul, Staft'ordlhire. 
MAWBEY, of Botleys, Surrey; created June 30, 
1765. —Sir Joseph Mawbev, the fecond baronet, fuc¬ 
ceeded his father, fir Jofeph, June 16, 1798 ; married, 
Aug. 9, 1796, Charlotte-Caroline-Mary Henchman, only 
daughter, by his firft wife, of the late Thomas Hench¬ 
man, efq. of Littleton, in Middlefex ; had ilfue, Oct. 
1803, a daughter, who died foou after her birth.—This 
family took their name from the village of Mawtby, in 
Norfolk, of which village they were early enfeoffed by 
the crown. Simon de Mauteby had an intereft therein 
in the tenth year of Richard I. For many generations 
the heads of this family were of the degree of knights; 
and the defeent is minutely and regularly brought down 
to John Mawbey, efq. the father of fir Jofeph, the firft 
baronet, who for many years was very largely engaged 
in the malt diftillery and vinegar bufinefs at Vauxhall. 
He was many years,,one of the chairmen of the quarter 
feffions for Surrey, and an adtive magiftrate.—Motto, 
Auriga virtutum prudeulia, Prudence is the condudtor of 
the virtues; and Always for liberty.—Family Seat's, 
Botleys, and Vauxhall, both in Surrey. 
KNOWLES, of Lovel Hill, near Windfor; created 
Odt. 31, 1^65.—Sir Ch arles-Henry Knowles, the 
fecond baronet, vice-admiral of the red, fucceeded his 
father, fir Charles, Dec. 9, 1777; married, Sept. 10, 
1800, Charlotte, daughter of Charles Johnfton, of Lud¬ 
low, efquire; and has ilfue, a fon and heir, born 1801.— 
This family is defeended from fir Thomas Knowles, 
knt. who attended Richard I. in his wars to the Holy 
Land ; where that prince, in confideralion of the many 
fignal marks of fir Thomas’s valour, .granted him thofe 
arms which his family now bears, which are nearly the 
fame as the' Jerufiilem arms. Sir Charles, the late ba¬ 
ronet, obtained a captain’s commiflion, Feb. 4, 1736-7. 
In every ftage of the memorable liege of Carthagena, he 
greatly diftinguifhed hrmfelf. I11 1746, he was appoint¬ 
ed rear-admiral of the blue, governor of Cape Breton, 
and commander of bis majefty’s Ihips on that ftation. 
In 1752, he was governor of Jamaica, but refigned in 
1758. He was promoted to the rank of vice admiral of 
the blue, Feb. 9, 1755; admiral of the blue, Feb. 7, 
1758 ; and promoted to be rear-admiral of Great Britain, 
Nov. 5, 1765. In the latter end of the year 1770, our 
admiral was appointed chief prefident of the admiralty 
to the emprefs of Ruflia., and had a feat in her council. 
His penfion was 2250). a year, and ioool. annually to 
his lady and family, with benefit offurvivorfliip : a com. 
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