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York were originally notified to his majefty in confe- 
quence of the letters addrefled to fir John Hippifley by 
the cardinal Borgia ; and. the tranfaction muft necefla- 
rily be confidered as forming an interefting epoch in the 
hiftory of our country. Sir John Hippifley ferved the 
office of high ffieriff of the county of Berks in the year 
1800, and in the fame year was named in the charter of 
the Royal Inftitution of Great Britain, one of the firft 
managers of that corporation. He is alfo a fellow of the 
Royal and Antiquarian Societies, and a member of the 
government committee of the Turkey Company. 
The family of Hippifley is traced from an early period 
as feated in Somerfetffiire: the principal branch has 
Been chiefly refident at Gamely, and afterwards at Stone- 
Eafton. Richard Hippifley, born the 14th Edw. III. 
refided at Camely, when that manor and many other 
lord Chips were granted to him. In the 36 th of Hen. VIII. 
on the dilfblution of the priory of Bruton, certain lands 
belonging to that priory were alfo granted by the crown 
to his del’cendant, John Hippifley, whofe fon and heir, 
• John, is certified to hold the manors of Camely, Stone- 
Eafton, and other lordfliips, by knight fervice.—Motto, 
Amicitia virtutifque fadus, The league of fricndihip and 
virtue*; being the infcription of the great order of Wir- 
temberg, by grant as aforefaid. The family motto of 
the Hippifleys, of Yatton, is, Non mild, fedpatria, Not for 
anyfelf, but for my country.—Family Seats, Warfield 
Grove, in the county of Berks ;. and Stone-Eafton Houfe, 
in the county of Somerfet. 
INGILBY, of Kettlethorpe Park, Lincolnffiire; ere. 
ated May ir, 1796. —Sir William Ingilby was 
born June 1783 ; fucceeded his grandfather, fir Whar¬ 
ton Amcotts, agreeable to the patent of limitation, 
Sept. 26, 1807. M.P. in the prefent parliament for the 
b rough of Retford.—Sir Wharton Amcotts was> cre¬ 
ated'a baronet as above, with remainder to his grand- 
fon, William, fon of ,his daughter, Elizabeth lady In-, 
gi 1 by, and her ifl'ue male ; married, firft, Mifs Amcotts, 
co-heir, with her filler, IVJrs. Buckworth, ofher brother 
Charles Amcotts, efq. of Kettlethorpe Park, Lincoln- 
Chire, and had ifl'ue, Elizabeth, married, Oct. 1780, fir 
John Ingilby, bart. of Ripley Hall, Yorklhire, and has- 
ifl'ue, John, Charles-Amcotts, both died young ; fir 
William, the prefent baronet, and eight daughters ; (fee 
Sir John Ingilby, p.734.) Lady Amcotts decea-fing 
July 1, 1800, her daughter, la“dy Ingilby, afiumed the 
name and arms ot Amcotts. Sir Wharton ‘married, fe- 
condly, Oct. 1800, Mifs Amelia Campbell,_ of Withy, 
in Northumberland, and had ifl'ue, a daughter, Sophia- 
Louifa-Emerfon, born in 1800. Sir Wharton reprel'ent- 
ed the borovigh of Retford in .1796, and deceafing, with¬ 
out ifl'ue male, Sept. 26, 1807, was fucceeded, agreeable 
to the above limitation, by his grandfon, fir William, 
the prefent'baronet.—Family Seat, Kettlethorpe Park, 
Lincolnfliire. 
BARER, of Upper Dunftable Houfe, Richmond, 
Surrey; created May 11, 1796.— Robert Baker, born 
April 20, 1756, was created a baronet as above ; married, 
Aug. 28, 1783, Dinah, daughter and foie heir of George 
Mayley, elq. alderman of Londonand M.P. for that city, 
by Mary, lifter to the celebrated John Wilkes, efq. by 
whom he had four fons and three daughters: Robert, 
born Nov. 13, 1785, at Paris, died June 20, 1802, at 
Richmond, then a cadet in the Woolwich academy ; 
Henry-Lorraine, born Jan. 3,1787, at Nancy in Lorraine, 
a lieutenant in the royal navy ; George-Augttftus, born 
• at Nancy, Jan. 27, 1788; Onflow, born at Richmond, 
Aug. 8, 1795 ; Mary-Hayley, born at St. Omer’s, Nov. 
5, 1784; Louifa, born at Richmond, June 28, 1793; 
Emma, born at Richmond, June 1, 1797.—This family 
is ancient and refpeitable in the Weft of England. 
James Baker, ofBuckland houfe, near Taunton, lord of 
feveral manors in the counties of Somerfet and Devon, 
to which ialt county this family removedin the fifteenth 
L D R Y. 
century, had four fons: Chriftopher, who died without 
ifl'ue, and of whom a monument in Sampford Arundel 
church thus obferves :—“ Sacred to the memory of 
Chriftopher Baker, who was high fheriff for the, county 
of Somerfet in the year of our Lord 1724. He was eldefi: 
fon and heir of James Baker, of Culmftock, in the coun¬ 
ty of Devon, and of Buckland, in this county, efquire, 
deceafed, by Sarah, his wife ; a worthy defeendant for 
his candor and generofity, and of an inviolable integrity 
of life ; and his mother defervedly efteemed for her piety, 
conftancy, and faith. Deceffit Dec. 5, A.D. 1729, mt. 
fuae.44. Hie pofuit Joannes Baker, frater amantiflimus.” 
a. James., who died alfo without ifl'ue, July 31, 1747. 
3. George, of Brockenhurft: Houfe, Hants, barrifter-at- 
law, and a bencher of the honourable fociety of the In¬ 
ner Temple, a man of fuch elegant manners and perfon, 
that he was honoured with the poft of mafter of the re¬ 
vels when the late prince of Wales honoured the fociety' 
of the Inner Temple with his company he married tl/e 
Widow of-Vanfittart, efq. died without ifl'ue 1770, 
and was buried in the parifli church of Brockenhurft, 
Hants. 4. John-Baker of Richmond, in the county of 
Surrey, M.D. a difciple of the celebrated Boerhaave, 
and defervedly refpedted for his profeflional ability, can¬ 
dor, benevolence, and fterling integrity; married Sarah, 
daughter and co-heir of Robert Wood, LL.D. brother 
of Thomas Wood, efq. of Littleton, in the county of 
Middlefex ; he died at Richmond 1782, and. was buried 
next his wife in St. Michael’s church, Bath, by whdm 
lie had ifl'ue, three fons and a daughter, who died young: 
I. George, a fellow commoner of King’s College, Cam¬ 
bridge, particularly diftinguiflied for his claffical know¬ 
ledge, died at that univerfity without ifl'ue in 1772. 2. 
John, a captain in the Coldftream regiment of guards ; 
who married Sarah, daughter and foie heir of captain 
Baddifon, of the royal navy; by whom he had ifl'ue one 
fon, John-Robert; and two daughters; he died June 
II, 1794. 3. Sir Robert, the prefent baronet.—Family 
Seat, Dunftable Houfe, Richmond, Surrey. 
HARTOPP, ofFrithby, Leicefterffiire ; and of Four- 
Oaks Hall, Warwickffiire ; created May 12, 1796.—Sir 
Edmund-Cradock Hartopp, created a baronet as 
above, (formerly Edmund-Cradock Bunney, efq.) 
only furviving fon-of Jofeph Bunney, of Leicefterffiire, 
efquire, was. born April 21, 1749; married Anne, only 
child of Jofeph Herlock, of Fort Marlborough, Ben- 
coolen, in the Eaft Indies, efquire, by Sarah, eldeft 
daughter, and at length heir of fir John Hartopp, bart. 
in conlequence. of which marriage, and incompliance 
with the will of the laid fir John Hartopp, he aflumed 
the name and arms of Hartopp. By his lady, fir Ed¬ 
mund had five fons and feven daughters : Ednmnd-Jo- 
feph, died young; George-Harry-Fleetwood ; Edmund; 
William, died young; William-Edmund. The daugh¬ 
ters are, Anna-Maria; Caroline; Emilia; Frances ; 
Eliza-Bankes ; Louifa-Anne, died Nov. 10, 1804; and 
Matilda. Sir Edmund is one of the knights of the Ihire 
for the county of Leicefter.—Ralph Hartopp," livings in 
the reign of Richard II. married a daughter of Alexan¬ 
der Mayne, by whom he had five daughters, and two 
fons. The ninth in defeent from him was Edward Har¬ 
topp, created a baronet December 3, 1619. Fie married 
Mary, daughter of fir Erafmus Dryden, bart. by whom 
he had two fons and three daughters. Sir Edward, the 
elder, fucceeded his father in 1652, died in 1657, and 
was fucceeded by his fon, fir John, who was M.P. for 
Leicefterlhire in three parliaments; died April 1722, 
and was fucceeded by his only furviving fon, fir John; ' 
who married and had two daughters; Sarah, the eldeft, 
was wife of Jofeph Herlock, efq. before "mentioned, by 
whom file had an only daughter, Anne," who married 
Edmund-Cradock Bunney, now fir Edmund-Cradock 
Hartopp, created a baronet as above.—Family Seat, 
Leafowes, near Birmingham. 
TURTON, 
