744 HERA 
FORD, of Ember ^Cotirt, Surrey ; created Feb. 23, 
1793.—Sir Francis Ford, the fecond baronet, was 
born Feb. 15, 1787; fucceeded his father,jfir Francis'.— 
■Motto, Omnium rerum vicijjltudo, All things are fubjedt to 
change.—Family Seat, Ember Court, Surrey. 
BARING, of Larkbeer, Devonfhire; created May 11, 
1783.—Sir Francis Baring was born April 18, 174°; 
married Henrietta, daughter of William Herring, of 
Crovden, in Surrey, efq. coufin and co-heir of archbifhop 
Herring; by her, who died Dec. 3, 1804, he. has iffue, 
Thomas, M.P. for Chipping Wycombe; Alexander, 
M. P. for Taunton; Henry, married, .in 1802, Mifs 
Bingham, daughter of the late \ViIliam Bingham, efq. 
of Philadelphia; William; George; Henrietta, mar¬ 
ried Charles Wall, efq. Maria, married Richard Stain- 
forth, efq. Dorothy-Elizabeth, married Thomas-Read 
Kemp, efq. Frances; Lydia, married, Dec. 20, 1806, 
Philips Laycobk Story, in holy order’s, fecond Ton of the 
Rev. Philip Story, of Lockington Hall, in Leicefterfhire. 
Sir Franc's was defied for Caine in 1796, and in 1S02 
for Chipping Wycombe, Bucks.—Family-Seat, Strat¬ 
ton Park, Hants. 
'■ S'AXTON, of Circourt, Berkfhire; created July 26, 
1794.— Sir. Charles Saxton, of Circourt, in Berk¬ 
fhire, the fecond baronet, born OT. 2, 1773; fucceeded 
his father in 18.08.— ^Family Seat, Circourt, Berkfhire. 
PASLEY, of Craig,-Dumfriesfnire ; now DOWDES- 
WELL, of Pull Court, Wor.cefterfhire; created Sept. 
1, 1794.— Sir -- Dowdeswell, the; fecond baronet, 
fucceeded his uncle, admiral fir Thomas Pafley, of 
Craig, Dumfriesihire, Nov. 29, 1808 .—The late baronet, 
fir lTomas Pafley, was bred to the lea, and, after hav¬ 
ing ferved near half a century, with high reputation, 
was promoted-to a flag, and had a command in the fleet 
of lord Howe on the glorious id of June, 1794, in which 
engagement he loft a leg. He was foon afterwards cre¬ 
ated a’baronet, with particularly flattering marks of his 
majefly’s approbation.' He married Mary, daughter of 
Thomas Hey wood, efq . chief juftice of the Ifle pf Man, 
by wliom he had two daughters : Maria, married T ho- 
iiias Dowdelwell, efq. of Pull Go.urt, Worceiferfliire ; 
and Magdalen; on the. .defendants of which ladies the 
dignity, by the patent of creation, was to devolve..— 
Motto, Prorege et patria pughans, Fighting for king and 
country. 1 
CURTIS, of Gatcombe, Hampflvire; created Sept. 
so,M794.— Sir Roger Curtis, admiral of the white, 
is the ion of Roger Curtis,, of Downton, in Wiltfhire, 
gentleman, by Chriftabella Blachford, his wile. He 
was knighted Nov. 29, 17S2, for his gallant and judici¬ 
ous conduct at the liege of Gibraltar. He was on-board 
the Royal Charlotte, with lord Howe, in the memorable 
engagement of the firftof June 1794, after which he was 
created a baronet. He was commander in chief at the 
Cape of Good Hope, in 1801 ; married Sarah, youngeft 
daughter and co-heir of Matthew Teate,-of Gatcombe 
Houle, in the Ifle of Portfea, in Hampfliire, efquire; by 
whom he has two fons : Roger, born March 1780 ; and 
Lucius, born June 3, 1786 ; and a daughter, Jane, born 
Dec. 1784.—Arms, Per feffe, wa 9 y, argent and fable, in 
/Chief the roefe of Gibraltar, furrounded by fortifications 
and thei-fta, and in bafe three fleurs-de-lis of the-firfl: ; 
on a. canton gules,, a fword, ereft, proper, hilted and 
pomelled or, c-ntwifted with a palm branch vert.— 
Creft, Out of a naval coronet or, an arm, habited 
azure, cuffed argent, fupporting a . flag-ltaff proper, 
thereon a flag azure, charged with a wolf’s head or; 
in the canton, gyronny.of four, gules and azure, a .crofs 
argent, all within a 1 bordure or,— -Motto, Per ardua, 
Through difficulties.— Family Seat,; Giatcombe Houfe, 
Portfea. 
WILLOUGHBY, of Baldon Houfe, Oxfordfliire; 
created Dec. 8, j794.--.Sir Christopher-William 
LDRY. 
Willoughby, theTecond baronet, born Sept. 4, 1793, 
fucceeded his father, fir Chriftopher, Feb. 5, 1808.— 
Family Seat,'Baldon Houfe, Oxfordfhire. 
PRESCOTT, of Theobald’s Park, Hertfordfhire ; 
created Dec. 9, 1794.—Sir George-Beeston Pres¬ 
cott, the_ fecond baronet, was born Feb. ix, 1775; 
fucceeded his father, fir George-William, July 22, 1801. 
Family Seat, Theobald’s Park, Chefhunt, Hertfordfhire. 
STEPHENS, of St. Faith’s and Horsford, both in 
Norfolk; created May 13, 1795.—Sir Philip Ste¬ 
phens, F.R.S. was born Oct. 11, 1723. He filled 1 for 
many years with univerfal efteem the office of fecretary 
to the board of admiralty, and on his refignation was ap¬ 
pointed.one of the lords commiffioners. He has fat in 
nine parliaments,.in the feven laft of which fie has r.e- 
prefented the port of Sandwich. The baronetage is 
limited in fuccefjion to his late nephew, colonel Stephens 
Howe, and his male heirs.—The family of-Stephens wfere 
of high refpebtability, and of very ancient elfabli (hment, , 
in Gloucefterfhire. Ralph Fitz-Stepheu, and William 
his brother, were high fheriffs of that county in,1x71 ; 
and continued to exercife the office jointly during'four 
years.—Family Seat, Fulham, Middlefex. 
CHETWYND, of Brodlon, Staffordfhire ; created 
April 11, 1795.—Sir George Chetwynd, born July 
16, 1739, was knighted Jan.' 1787, and afterwards .cre¬ 
ated a baronet. He married, June 4, 1783, Jane, daugh¬ 
ter of Richard Bantin, of Little Farringdon, in Berk¬ 
fhire, by whom'he'has five children : George, married, 
Sept. 1804, Mifs Sparrow, daughter of -7—-Sparrow, 
efquire, of Staffordlnire ; Caroline, Wiiliam-Fawkener, 
James-Reade, and Henry.—Family Seat, Grendon, in 
Warwickfhire. • 
DRYDEN, of Canons Afhby, Horthamptonfliire * 
created April 11,,1793.—Sir John-Edward Dryden, 
the fecond haronet, iucceeded his father, fir John, in 
1 1797.— Erafn-nis Dryden, efq. was created a baronet, 
Nov. 15, 1619; He was grandfather to John Dryden, 
the very. celebrated poet. This baronetcy failed in the 
fourth generation for want of male heirs, when Eliza¬ 
beth Dryden, the heir and reprefentative of the family, 
married, June 14, 1781, to John Turner, efq. (brother 
to the late fir Gregory-Page Turner, bart.) who alfumed 
the name, and arms of Dryden, and was created a baro¬ 
net as above.—Family Seat, Cannons Afhby, North- 
amptonfhire. 
SALUSBURY, of Llanwern, Monmouthfliire; cre¬ 
ated April 11, 1795.— Sir Robert Salusb.ury, cre¬ 
ated a baronet as above,was. born'Sept. 10, 1756; mar¬ 
ried Catharine, daughter and heir of Charles Vane, of 
Llanwern, efquire, by whom he had feven children; 
Thomas, died young; Robert, born May 18, 1783; 
Charles, Feb. 4, 1792; Sarah-Catharifie ; Charlotte- 
Gwen; El.izabeth-Jane; Henry. Sir Robert is member 
in the prefent and two laft parliaments for Brecon. — 
This family is conjectured by fometo be a junior branch 
from Walter de Ewrus, earl of Rofmar and Mante, who 
accompanied William the Conqueror into England, and 
was rewarded with the lordfhips of Saluflmry and Am. 
brofebury, in Wiltfhire. Other genealogifls deduce the 
family from Adam de Salifbury, a younger fon of the 
duke of Bavaria, who came into Wales, and was captain 
of the garrifon of Denbigh, whereby fie became-poflefled 
of land there. Thomas, a defcendatit of his, having 
valiantly behaved againft the Cornifh rebels, headed' by- 
lord Audley, was knighted at the bridge foot, uppn the 
king’s entering London, after the'battle of Blackheath, 
12 Hen. Vff. Henry Salufbury, the eleventh in de- 
feent from him, was created a baronet, 1619 ; but the 
title was extinct in his fon.—Family Seat, Llanwern,' 
‘Monmouthfliire. 
GAMON, of Minchenden, Middlefex ; created April 
11, 1795.—Sir Richard Gamonj created a.baronet as 
2 above. 
