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Thomas, eldeft fon of fir Charles-Grave Hudfon, of 
Wanlop, in Leicellerfiiire, baronet; and a fon, William- 
Koyall,, born July 5, 1775, who died Sept. 27, 1798.— 
This family is defcended from one of that name in the 
county of Cornwall. The great grandfather of the pre- 
fent baronet was the fir ft e'f this family who fettled in 
New England : lie was diftinguilhed'by his riches, and 
his ftations, both in a civil and military life. The title 
of baronet was firft conferred on his fon, William, who, 
in 1745, was commander in chief of the fuccefsful expe¬ 
dition againft Cape,Breton. On his death the title be¬ 
came extindt, but was revived in favour of fir- William, 
the prefent baronet.—Motto, Virtute parta tuetnini, De¬ 
fend what your valour hasacquired.—Family Seat, Kit- 
fcry, in NewEngland. 
MONTGOMERY, of Magbie Hill, Peeblesffiire; 
created Odt. 29,- 1774.—Sir George Montgomery, 
the fecond baronet, fucceeded fir William, the late ba¬ 
ronet.—Family Seat, as above. ' 
WARREN, of Little Marlow, Bucks; created May 
20, 1775.—The Right Hon. Sir John-Borlase War¬ 
ren, knight of the Bath, and of the imperial order of 
the crefcent, groom of the bedchamber to the duke of 
Clarence, vice-admiral of the blue fquadron, commander 
in chief of the fleet in North America, and one of his 
majefty’s mod honourable privy council, was created a 
baronet as above. He married, in 1780, Caroline, 
youngeft daughter of general fir John Clavering, by 
lady Diana Weft, third daughter of John earl Delaware, 
by Charlotte Maccarty, daughter of Donagh earl of 
Clancarty ; by whom he had one fon, in the foot guards, 
who was unfortunately killed while landing troops in 
Egypt; and a daughter, Frances-Maria, married, Aug. 
25, 1802, to Charles-George Sedley, efq. eldeft fon of 
the honourable Henry Sedley. Sir John, during his 
cruize Off the coaft of France, under the immediate or¬ 
ders of the admiralty, captured, deftroyed, and re-cap¬ 
tured; 220 veffels of various denominations. On. his 
return from the coaft of Ireland, he received the una¬ 
nimous thanks of both houfes of parliament; was ho¬ 
noured with the freedom of the cities of London and 
Derry; appointed ambaffador to the court of Peterf- 
burgii, where his integrity and general conduct particu¬ 
larly recommended him to the efteem of the prelent em¬ 
peror Alexander. Appointed a captain in the royal 
navy, April 25, 1781; rear-admiral Feb. 14, 1796 ; and 
vice-admiral of the blue fquadron, Nov. 9, 1805. The 
brilliant fervices of fir John are too numerous to be 
given in this place; but for a more accurate detail we 
refer our readers to the article England, vol. vi.—Sir 
John is defcepded from an ancient family, whofe eftates 
were ' fituated in Buckinghamfiiire and Nottingham- 
fliire. The name of Warren is of Norman extraction ; fir 
John is related to the family of Chelhire, and is de¬ 
fended from the ancient earls of Warren, of the Plan-- 
tagenet family. The family of Borlafe was very an¬ 
ciently fituated in Cornwall, and afterwards removed 
into Buckinghamlhire, where, by their hofpitality, they 
became very popular, and were at different times mem¬ 
bers for that county, and for the boroughs of Wycombe 
and Marlow. John Borlafe, of Cornwall, was the fa¬ 
ther of fir John Borlafe, one of the lords juftices of 
Ireland, created a baronet May 4, 1642, and afterwards 
voted a delinquent, and compounded for 2400I. He 
died Aug. 12, 1672, and left one fon, fir John, who was 
member for Marlow in many parliaments, and died in 
1688, when that baronetcy became extinft.—Motto, 
Leo de Juda ejl robur nojlrum , Our ftrength is the lion of Ju¬ 
dah.—Family Seat, Stapleford, Nottinghamffiire. 
BOYD, of Danfon, Kent; created May 20, 1775.— 
Sir John Boyd, the fecond baronet, born October 27, 
1750; fucceeded his father, Hr John; married, Feb. 2 6, 
1 784, ^Margaret, fifth daughter of the late right honour- 
L D R Y. 
able Thomas Harley, uncle of the prefent earl of Ox¬ 
ford, a privy counfellor, and father of the city of Lon¬ 
don; by whom he had, John, born June 5, 1786; A11- 
guftus, born July 11, 1787, died March x, 1788; Mar¬ 
garet, born April 4, 1791; and George, born March 10, 
1793.—This family is defcended from the earls of Kil¬ 
marnock, in Scotland—Motto, Conjido, I truft.—Family- 
Seat, Danfon, near Gravefend, Kent. 
ETHERINGTON, of Kingfton-upon-Hull, York- 
fliire; created Nov. it, 1775.—Sir Henry Ethering- 
ton, created a baronet as above, married Maria- 
Conftantia, daughter of fir Thomas Carr, bait, and 
filter to the prefent fir Charles, by whom he has iffue.— 
This family is defcended from the Etheringtons, of 
Great Driffield, in Yorkfliire. One of their anceftbrs 
was knighted after the battle of Bofworth : the prefent 
baronet is of a younger branch.—Family Seat, North 
Ferriby, near Hull, Yorkfhire. 
LEITH, of Burgh St. Peter’s,” Norfolk; created Nov. 
11, 1775.—Sir George Leith, the fecond baronet, a 
lieutenant-colonel in the army, and lieutenant-governor 
of the Prince of Wales’.s I (land ; fucceeded his father, 
fir Alexander.—Family Seats,• Sanbant, and Burgh St. 
Peter’s, both in Norfolk. 
HAMILTON, of the Mount, Uxbridge, Middlefex; 
created July 6, 1776.—Sir Charles Hamilton, the 
fecond baronet, captain of his majefty’s Ihip Temeraire, 
and M.P. for Honiton ; fucceeded his father, fir John, 
Jan. 24, 1784; married, April 19, 1803, Henrietta-Mar- 
tha, only daughter of the late George Drummond, efq. 
of Stanmore, Middlefex.—This baronet is defcended 
from the illuftrious houfe of Hamilton, in the male line, 
being the great grandfon of William, eldeft brother of 
James Hamilton, fifth earl of Abercorn, who fettled at 
Chilfon, in Kent, and was one of the five Kentifti peti¬ 
tioners. John Hamilton, captain in the royal navy, of 
Marlborough Houfe, near Portfmouth, was created a 
baronet for his judicious and gallant conduct, during 
tl* fiegeof Quebec, in 1775, by landing the guns and 
men of his majefty’s fliip in the river St. Lawrence, and 
thereby materially affifting in the prefervation of that 
place, under the command of fir Guy Carleton, now 
lord Dorchefter, K.B. He had iffue, fir Charles, the 
prefent baronet; and Edward, born March 12, 1772, a 
captain in the royal navy, and created a knight by his 
majefty’s letters patent, in 1800, for his gallant atchieve- 
ment in cutting out his majefty’s fhip Hermione from 
Porto Cavallo in South America.—Motto, Through, 
- (on the faw of the creft.)—Family Seats, The Mount, 
near Uxbridge; and Devonfliire Place, London. 
MACKWORTH, of Gnoll, Glamorganfliire; cre¬ 
ated Auguft 14, 177 6 .—Sir Digby Mackworth, the 
third baronet, fucceeded his brother, 1792; formerly in 
the navy, colonel of the Oxford volunteers in 1798, and 
again in 1803, which he refigned in 1804. He married 
Jane, only daughter and heir of the reverend Matthew 
Deere; by whom, who died in Jan. 1808, he lias iffue, 
Digby, born June 23, 1789; Frances-Juliana, born Oct. 
14, 1790; Herbert, born Ott. 1, 1791; Charlotte-Har- 
riet, born Aug. 5, 1796 ; Mary, born OcL 6, 1797 ; A11. 
gufta, born Sept. 20; Anna-Maria, born June 19, 1802; 
Georgiana-Lucy, born Aug. 14, 1803; Arthur-Francis- 
Jolm, born Sept. 7, 1804.—This family has been many 
years of great refpeCtability in South Wales, The 
grandfather and father of the prefent baronet repre- 
iented the borough of Cardiff, in parliament, for up¬ 
wards of fifty years.—Motto, Gwell angau na chywyldd t 
Rather death than lhaine.—Family Refidence, Oxford. 
LAROCHE, of Briftol, Somerfetfliire ; created Aug. 
14, 1776.—Sir James Laroche, created a baronet as 
above, was born in 1734; married, Dec. 1764, Eliza- 
betli-Rachael-Anne, daughter and heir of William Yea- 
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