HERA 
Seeded his father, Hr Francis, March 30, 1780; married 
Elizabeth, only furviving daughter of Alexander Dou¬ 
glas, efq. late chief of the Britilh factory at Bullo- 
rah, in Perfia, by whom he has had, Elizabeth; Fran¬ 
cis, colonel of the late north regiment of fencible infan¬ 
try ; Robert-Dudley, a colonel in the.army; Ifabella; 
Sarah; William; Eleanor, married,'February 23, 1805, 
Bethell-Earnfliaw Stag, efq. of Yorkfhire, and has ilfue, 
a daughter, born Nov, 18, 1807.—This family is of 
Britilh extraction, and traditionally defcended from Ap 
Lake, one of the knights of king Arthur’s round table, 
as infcribed on the Plate at vol. ii. p. 226. In the reign 
of Henry II. one of this family, an high-fpirited youth, 
accompanied Richard de Clare, earl of Pembroke, fur- 
named Strongbow, in his memorable fuccefsful expedi¬ 
tion to Ireland, from which country he never returned ; 
but, after various military exploits and public fervices, 
feated liimfelf at Menlaw, in the county of Galway, 
where he built himfelf a caftle, and where his pofterity 
in a right line have continued to flourilh ever fince. 
But the mod eminent man of this family was the highly- 
celebrated admiral Blake, who died in 1657, unmarried. 
—Family Seats, Twifel Caftle, Durham; and Fowberry 
Tower* Northumberland. 
FOLKES, of Hillington, Norfolk; created May 3, 
1774.—Sir Martin-Browne Folkes, F.R.S. created 
a baronet as above, married, Dec. 28, 1777, Fanny, 
daughter and co-heir of fir John Turner, of Warham in 
Norfolk, baronet, by whom he has had, Martin-Wil- 
liam-Browne, who died without iftue, in 1798, aged 
20 years; Fanny-Mary, married, in May 1802, Gilbert- 
Harvey Weft, efq. Anna-Martina; William; Henry; 
Caroline, which three laft died young; William-John- 
Henry; Lucretia-Georgiana. Sir Martin is member in 
the prefent and was in the two laft parliaments, for 
King’s Lynn. Martin Folkes, efq. anceftor of the baro¬ 
net, was a barrifter at law, and afterwards attorney-ge¬ 
neral in the reign of queen Anne.—Mottos, Quifera Jera , 
What will be will be. Principiis obfta , Oppofe evils in 
theircommencement.—Family Seat, Hillington, Norfolk. 
BURRELL, late RAYMOND, of Valentine Houfe, 
Eflex ; created May 3, 1774.—Sir Charles-Merrick 
Burrell, the fecond baronet, fucceeded his father, 
fir William, in 1796; M.P. for New Shoreham; mar¬ 
ried, in .1808, to a daughter of the earl of Egremont.— 
The family of Burrell, was originally feated in North¬ 
umberland; but Radulphus Burrell, fon and heir of 
Radalphus, having married Sermonda, daughter and 
co-heir of fir Walter Woodland, of the county of De¬ 
von, 19 Edw. II. became in her right pofiefled of great 
eftates, and fettled in that county ; he left John Burrell, 
his fon and heir, whofe fon Walter, and great grandfon 
John Burrell de Woodland, feverally enjoyed thefe 
eftates in fucceflion. The laft-named fir John Burrell, 
knt. appears to have had great polleflions, and contri¬ 
buted to the wars againft France, in 1440, as it appears 
his aid to the king was a ftlip, twenty men at arms, 
and forty archers. He left feveral Ions: Walter, the 
eldeft, fucceeded him in his eftates ; and Gerard, being 
bred to the church, fettled at Cuckfield, in the county 
of Suflex, in 1446, being vicar of that church, and arch¬ 
deacon of the diocefe of Chichefter ; he died April 17, 
1508, leaving his eftate to his nephew Ralph Burrell, 
who likewife fettled at Cuckfield.—Merrick Burrell, 
fecond fon of Peter, ninth fon of Walter, of Weft Grin- 
ftead Park, in Sulfex, was created a baronet, July 15, 
3766, with remainder to his brother, Peter Burrell, of 
Beckingham, in Kent; and, dying without ilTue, was 
fucceeded in his title, agreeably to the limitation of the 
patent, by his great nephew, fir Peter Burrell, knt. and 
bart. who in 1796 was created an Engiifh baron, by 
the title of lord Gwydir; for whofe noble connections 
fee Duke of Ancaster, p. 473, and Burrell Ba- 
SQnel's De Erefby, p. 595, of this volume. 
LORY, 7 m 
Sir William Burrell, the late baronet, fucceeded to 
the title on the death of fir Charles Raymond, bart. of 
Valentine Houfe, Eflex, agreeably to the limitation of 
the patent, May 3, 1774; he married, in 1773, Sophia, 
daughter of fir Charles Raymond, bart. by which lady 
he had ifiue, Charles-Merrick, the prefent baronet; 
William-Raymond, died young; Walter; Percy, cap¬ 
tain in the 6th regiment of dragoons, killed while gal¬ 
lantly leading and animating his men againft the enemy 
at Buenos Ayres, Aug. 5, 1807 ; Algernon-Peter, died 
young; Juliana, married, April 14, i8cr6, George-Henry 
Crutchley, efq. of Sunning-hill Park, Berkfhire ; and 
Emily-Amelia.—Motto, Sub libertate quietem , Reft under* 
liberty.—Family Seat, Knep Caftle, Suflex.. 
GIBBES, of Fackley, Oxfordfhire; created May 30, 
1774.— Sir Philip Gibbes, created a baronet as 
above, was born March 7, 1730-31 ; married Agnes,, 
daughter and heir of Samuel OfDorne, of the ifland of 
Barbadoes, efquire, by whom he has two fons and two 
daughters; Philip, a member of the council of Barba¬ 
does, married, March 19, 1807, Maria, third daughter 
of Robert Knipe, efq. of New Lodge, near Berkhamp- 
Head, Herts; Samuel 1 Ofborne, died at Grenada, in Jan. 
1807, having married the daughter of-Biftiop, efq. 
of Exeter, who died at Grenada, Aug. 30, 1804; Eli¬ 
zabeth, married, Dec. 29, 1797, the right honourable 
Charles Abbott, fpeaker of the houfe of commons; and 
Agnes.—Various branches of this family have been long 
fettled in the counties of Devon, Somerfet, Warwick,, 
and Kent. The anceftors of the prefent baronet were 
pofiefled of a confiderable eftate in Bedminfter, and in 
the-city of Briftol. Philip Gibbes, of the parilh of St. 
James, in the illand of Barbadoes, efquire, third fon of 
Flenry Gibbes, of Briftol, efquire, was the firft of this 
family who fettled in that colony, about the year 1635. 
—Motto, Tenax propofiti , Be firm to your purpofe.—Fa¬ 
mily Seat, Fackley, Oxfordfhire. 
SMITH, of Sydling St. Nicholas, Dorfetfhire ; cre¬ 
ated May 3, 1774.—Sir JohN-Wyldbore Smith, the 
fecond baronet, born May 19, 1770; fucceeded his father, 
fir John, Nov. 13, 1807 ; married, May 13, 1797, Eliza- 
beth-Anna, daughter of the reverend James Marrior, 
LL.D. of Horlmonden, in Kent, by Catharine Bof- 
worth, the only reprefentative and heir of fir John Bof- 
worth, chamberlain of the city of London, and receiver 
general for the county of Middlefex, (which offices he 
obtained by a conteft, memorable for being one of the 
mod fevere ever known in that city;) and has iftue,. 
John-James, born April 10, 1800; William-Marriot, 
born Aug. 31, 1801 ; Anne-Eliza, born May 11, 18033 
and another daughter, born March 2, 1808.—This fa¬ 
mily is defcended from fir George Smith, who was high 
fheriff of the county of Devon, and of the city of Exe¬ 
ter, in the reign of queen Elizabeth. His family held 
confiderable pofteftions there, and in Somerfetfhire. His 
daughter was wife of fir George, father of the famous' 
general Monk, afterwards duke of Albemarle.—Motto, 
Semper jidelis, Always faithful. — Family Seat, Sydling 
St. Nicholas, Dorfetfhire. 
DU-NTZE, of Rockbere Houfe, Devonfhire; created 
Oft. 28, 1774.—Sir John Duntze, the fecond baronet,, 
fucceeded his father, fir John, Feb. 5, 1794; married,' 
in June 1804, Dorothea, daughter of fir Thomas Carew, 
of Tiverton Caftle, Devonfhire, baronet, who died Nov. 
4, 1806, leaving iftue a fon, born Oct. 1, 1806.—Family 
Seat, Payford, Devonfhire. 
PEPPERRELL, of Kittery, New England; created 
Oct. 29, 1774.—Sir William Pepp^errell was.cre¬ 
ated a baronet as above. He married, Nov. 12, 1767, 
Elizabeth, daughter of the honourable Ifaac Royall, of 
his majefly’s council in Maffachulett’s Bay, efquire, 
who died Odt. 8, 1775, by. .whom he had three daugh¬ 
ters : Elizabeth, born April 17, 1769; Mary, born Nov. 
2, 1771; Harriet, boyn Dec. 17, 1 773, married Charles- 
Thomas,, 
