HERA 
own ex pence, for Charles I. ahd was killed at Rawton 
Heath, near Chefter, in 1645, and was fucceeded in title 
and eftate by his elded: furviving fon, fir George, who 
married Alice, daughter of Hugh vifcount Colerain, by 
whom he had one fon, Henry, who dying unmarried, 
the title became extinft.—Motto, Martis, non Cupidinis ; 
By war, not by love.—Family Seats, Clea Hall, Cum¬ 
berland; and Afhley Park, Surrey. 
PALK, of Haldon Houfe, Devonfiiire; created May 
24, 1782.—Sir Lawrence Palk, the fecond baronet, 
LL. D. fucceeded his father, fir Robert, in 1798. He 
married, firft, 1789, Mary, eldeft daughter of John third 
earl of Da-rnley, who died in 1791, leaving a fon, Ro¬ 
bert, who died in the following year; fecondly, in 1792, 
Dorothy-Elizabeth, elded: daughter of Wilmot earl of 
Lilburne, by whom he has fix fons and two daughters 
now living: Lawrenee-Vaughan; Robert-John ; Wil¬ 
mot; Henry; John; Edward ; Arthur; Elizabeth- 
Mallet; and Mary. Sir Lawrence was formerly mem¬ 
ber for Aflrburton, and now for Devon.—The family of 
Palke is defcended from Henry Palke, who was pofleffed 
of Ambrooke, in the county of Devon, in the reign of 
Henry VII.—Family.Seat, Haldon, Devonfiiire. 
AFFLECK, of Dalham Hall, Suffolk; created May 
28, 1782.—Sir Gilbert Afflec'k, the fecond baronet, 
fucceeded his father, fir Edmund.—Family Seat, Dal- 
, ham Hall, Suffolk. 
BRISCO, of Crofton Place, Cumberland; created 
June; 4, 1782.—Sir Wastell Brisco, the fecond ba¬ 
ronet, born in 1778 ; fucceeded his father, fir John, 
Dec. 27, 1805; married, Nov. 18, 1806, Mil's Lefier.—• 
Robert Brifeo, of Brifco, the firft we-find mentioned of 
this family, was great grandfather of Robert, who lived 
in the reign of Edward I. Ifold, the younger fon of 
the lad-named Robert, married Margaret, daughter and 
heir of fir John Crofton, knt. by which marriage he had 
the manor of Crofton, with divers other manors. From 
them, the pedigree is minutely brought down to John 
Brifco, of Crofton, D.D. reftor of Orton, and vicar of 
Afpatrie, whofe elded fon, John, was created, a baronet 
as above.—Family Seat, Crofton Place, Cumberland. 
APREECE, of Wafhingley, Huntingdonfliire; cre¬ 
ated June 4, 1782.—Sir Thomas-Hussey ApIieece 
was created a baronet as above. He was born Nov,. 15, 
1744, and married Dorothea, younged daughter and co¬ 
heir of Shuckburgh Aihby, .efq. of Queenby, in Lei- 
cederfhire, by whom he had three children : Emily, 
wife of Mr. Peacock; Shuckburgh-Adiby, born Dec. 
17, 1773, and died Oft. 6, 1807, having married, Oft. 3, 
1799, Jane, daughter and heir of Charles Kerr, efq. 
Thomas-George.—This family is of great antiquity, 
being defcended from Gruflyth ap Rees prince of South 
Wales, who died July 23, 1202. He married Maud, 
daughter of Walter de Bruce, lord of Brecknock, from 
whom defcended Blethen ap Maynerch, lord of Breck¬ 
nock, who married Oten, daughter of Tudor king of 
South Wales. The fourth in defcent from him was 
Rees ap Howell, whofe pofterity were denominated Ap 
Rees for feveral generations, but at length the prefent 
mode of-writing it was adopted by Robert Apreece,efq. 
who was colonel in.the army, and was killed at Lincoln, 
on the king’s fide, in the civil wars.—Motto'; Labora ut 
in attrnum vivas. Labour for eternal life.—Family Seats, 
'Wafhingley, in Huntingdonfhire; and Honington, in 
LancaOiire. 
VANE-TEMPEST, of Long Newton, Durham; cre¬ 
ated July 17, 1782.—Sir Henry Vane-Te.mpest, the 
fecond baronet, fucceeded his father, the reverend fir 
Henry Vane, D.D. in June 1795; and in January 1796, 
fucceeded to the" edates of his maternal uncle, John 
Temped, efq. and'aflumed that additional furname; he 
is reprefentative in the prefent parliament for the county 
of Durham; married Anne-Catharine Macdonnelhcoun- 
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tefs of Antrim in Ireland in her own right, by whom he 
hasiffue Frances Vane, born Jan. 16, 1800.—This family 
is defcended from Howell ap Vane, of Monmouth, and 
continued in a direft line to Henry Vane, who was 
knighted at the battle of Poiftiers. He, married Grace, 
daughter and heir of fir Stephen de la Leke, knt. The 
twelfth in defcent from Howell was John Fane, whofe 
elded fon, Richard, was ancedor of the earls of Wed- 
.nioreland. John, the younged. fon, who was living in 
1 533, was great grandfather of fir Henry Vane, knt. cof¬ 
ferer and comptroller to Charles I.—Family Seat, Wy- 
nard Hall, Durham. 
KENT, of Fornham St. Genevieve, Suffolk; created 
Aug. 3, 1782.—Sir Charles Kent, A.M.,formerly 
Charles Egleton, efq. was created a baronet as 
above; married Mary, daughter'and co-heir of Jofiah 
Wordfworth, of Wordfworth, in Yofkfhire, efq. by. 
whom he has iffue, Mary; Sa'rah-Anne, married, in 
Marchft8o7, Leonard-WatbankeChilders, efq. Charles- 
Egleton, and Louifa. Sir Charles afl’umed the name of 
Kent, in purfuance of the will of his maternal grand¬ 
father.—Family Seat, Grantham Houfe, Lincolnfhire. 
GEARY, of Oxenheath, in Kent; created Aug. 17, 
1782.—Sir William Geary, the fecond baronet, fuc¬ 
ceeded his father, admiral fir Francis, in 1796 ; he is a 
direftorof Greenwich-hofpital. — Motto, Chafe. — Fa¬ 
mily Seat, Oxenheath, Kent. 
PARKER, of Baffingbourn, Effex • created Dec. 28, 
1782. — Sir Peter Parker was created a baronet^as 
above; admiral of the fleet; married Mil's Nugent, of 
the family of the earls of Weftnreath, and by her (who 
died Jan. 18, 1802) had iffue; 1. Chriffopher, vice-ad¬ 
miral of the red, died May 26, 1804, having married 
Augufta, daughter of the honourable admiral John By¬ 
ron, fon of William fourth lord Byron, and by her (wit* 
died March 10, 1784) left iffue, Peter-Johti; John- 
George-Edmund ; Charles-Chriffopher ; and Julia-Ma- 
ria. 2. Walter, died young, and two daughters. 3. An¬ 
toinette, married, in 1785, John Ellis, efq. of the iffand 
of Jamaica, and has iffue, John; George; Elizabeth- 
Caroline; and Antoinette. 4. Anne, married. Sept, 10, 
1800, George Ellis, efq. M.Ps in 1796, for Seaford, au¬ 
thor of the elegant Specimens of Early Englifh Poets, 
and other clailical works. Sir Peter is the lbn of rear- 
admiral Chriffopher Parker, defcended from an ancient 
family in Ireland, who died in Henry-ftreet, Dublin, 
Feb. 1, 1765, leaving iffue, fir Peter, the, prefent baro¬ 
net ; and George, who died in 1791. Sir Peter was bred to 
the navy, appointed a lieutenant in 1743, and on May 6, 
1747, was promoted to the rank of captain. In 1757 he 
commanded the Woolwich, of-44 guns, on the Leeward- 
Ifland ftation, where he remained until after the conqueft 
of Guadaloitpe, in which fervice he was very aftively 
engaged. In 1761 he was appointed to the Buckingham, 
of 70 guns; in this fliip he had the good fortune confi- 
derably to diftinguifii himfelf.' In the fpring of. this year 
admiral Keppel (afterwards vjfcount Keppel) failed on 
the expedition againfl: Bellifle; the Buckingham was 
employed on this expedition; Ihe continued to be en¬ 
gaged in covering the newly-acquired conqueft, and in 
blocking up the final! remains of the French' naval force 
in the contiguous ports. Immediately after the furren- 
der of Bellifle, commodore Keppel detached a fquadron 
under the command of fir Thomas, Stanhope, for the 
purpofe of attacking fuch drips as might be in the Ba'fque 
Road, and of deffroying the works wliich had been ereft- 
ed on the ifle of Aix ; the Buckingham was in this fqua¬ 
dron, and to captain Parker .was entrufted the perform¬ 
ance of this latter fervice : at the clofe ofjuly the for¬ 
tifications were completely deftroyed ; but, previous to 
the accompliffunent of this fervice, captain Parker had 
a briik encounter with a number of praams belonging-to 
the enemy, which, having been exprefsly confti ufted for 
the purpofe of carrying very heavy cannon, were confiu 
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