Rev. Sir John Dolben, 2nd Bart., S.T.P., only son, born at Bishopsthorpe Palace, York,Hon. Elizabeth Digby, 2nd da. of William, 12 February 1683-4; Rector of Burton Latimer, and Vicar of Finedon, Northampton, | Lord Digby; died at Aix in Provence, 1719; the friend and benefactor of Atterbury; died 20 November 1756; buried at Finedon. France, 4 November 1730.

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Anne Juliana Dolben, died unmarried.

Frances Dolben, only surviving da., heir of her grandfather, whom she succeeded at Finedon.

William Harcourt Isham Mackworth, son of Sir Digby Mackworth, Bart.; born 3 September 1806; married 1 July 1835 at Finedon, and assumed the name and arms of Dolben by Royal Licence; died 2 November 1872. Adm'on to Frances the relict 9 January 1873.

William Digby Mackworth Dolben, R.N., eldest son, Commander H.M.S. "Investigator"; was drowned in the Bay of Lagos, West Africa, 1 September 1863, aged 24. Adm'on 3 July 1873 to mother.

Herbert English Mackworth Dolben, born 8 February 1848 at Guernsey; died unmarried 19 November 1870 at Bournemouth. Adm'on to mother 3 July 1873.

Ellen Mackworth Dolben of Finedon, da. and heir.

Richard Middleton, eldest son and heir, born about 1585; matriculated at Queen's College, Oxford, 7 May 1602; died unmarried before 1607.

Margaret, da. and heir of George Savile of Wakefield, Esq. Married 1612, and had one son, Thomas, who died in his infancy. Died about 1615. 1st wife.

Sir Thomas Middleton, Knt., of Chirk Castle, Denbigh, the Parlia-Mary, da. of Sir Robert Napier, 1st mentarian; born about 1586; matriculated at Queen's College, Bart., of Luton Hoo, Bedford, by Oxford, 22 February 1604-5, aged 18; entered at Gray's Inn 1607; Mary Robinson his 3rd wife; marknighted 10 February 1617; M.P. for Weymouth and Melcombe ried 18 February 1616-17 at Luton Regis 1624-5, for County Denbigh 1625, in the Long Parliament Hoo; died 1674, aged 76. 1640-48, and again in the Convention Parliament 1660; appointed sister Magdalen married Thomas Major-General of the Parliamentary Forces in Wales 11 June 1643; Mytton, the Parliamentarian (see relieved Oswestry 1644, and crushed the Royalists at Montgomery Dict. Nat. Biog.,' xl., 16), and 18 September same year, for which he received the thanks of the her other sister Christian married House. By 1648 he, however, sympathized with the Royalist Sir Thomas Ersfield of Denne, reaction, and in 1651 he was bound over for £10,000 not to disturb Sussex. (Portrait at Chirk.) 2nd the Peace. Having declared in favour of Charles II., Chirk was wife. besieged and pillaged 1659. Will 6 August 1666; Codicil 6 Dec. 1666; proved 29 March 1667 by widow. There are two portraits of him at Chirk. (See Dict. Nat. Biog.,' xxxix., 441.)

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Mary, da. of Tho-Sir Thomas Middleton, Bart., of Chirk Castle, mas Cholmonde- | born 2 November 1624; matriculated 20 March ley of Vale Royal, 1639-40 at Oriel, aged 15; besieged by Lambert Chester, by Eliza- in Chirk Castle August 1659; created a Baronet beth, da. of John 4 July 1660; died July 1663, aged 39. Two Minshull of Mins- portraits at Chirk. hull, Esq., and Jane, da. of Sir Lionel Tollemache. 1st wife.

Jane, da. of John Trevor, Esq., of Brynkinalt, co. Denbigh, by Margaret, da. of John Jeffreys, Esq., of Acton, co. Denbigh, and sister of the Right Hon. Sir John Trevor of Brynkinalt (knighted 29 January 1670), Master of the Rolls and Speaker of the House of Commons. 2nd wife.

Jacky Belly Jane Muditator

Mary Mydealton Suns

St John Bennett

Thomas Bennett, left lands in Cheshire by uncle Elizabeth Bennett, legatee of cousin Sir William Sir Thomas Middleton 1679.

Middleton 1717.

Sir Richard Middleton, 3rd Bart., of Chirk, 4th son, born 23 March 1654; matriculated at Brasenose College, Oxon, 21 October 1670, aged 15; M.P. for co. Denbigh 1680 for thirtytwo years; married at Twickenham 19 April 1686; died 9 April 1716; buried at Chirk. Will 18 and 19 February 1711; proved 27 August 1716.

Mary Bennett.

Frances, eldest da. and coheir of Sir Thomas Whitmore, K.B., of Buildwas, Salop, and widow of her cousin William Whitmore, Esq., of Balmes, Hackney, Middlesex; died 24 June 1694, aged 28, at Shrewsbury; buried 27 June following at Chirk. Her funeral inscription calls her "virtuous and beautiful lady." (Her portrait by Kneller is at Hampton Court.) She is not to be confounded with her cousin Jane Middleton née Needham.

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Sir William Middleton, 4th and last Bart., of Chirk, born
25 February 1693-4; died unmarried 5 January 1717-18,
aged 24, when the Baronetcy became extinct. Will dated
14 September 1717; Codicil 1 December 1717; proved
27 February 1717-18 by his sister Mary.

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Elizabeth, one of the three surviving daughters
and coheirs of Sir Thomas Wilbraham, Bart., of
Woodhay, Cheshire, by Elizabeth, da. and heir of
Edward Mitton of Weston under Lizard, co. Staf-
ford; of the two others, Grace married Lionel
Tollemache, Lord Huntingtower and Earl of
of Bradford. 1st wife.
Dysart, and Mary married Richard Newport, Earl

Wilbra Cam

Thomas Middleton, died aged 3 days.

Mary Middleton, appointed trustee and guardian to her cousin Richard Middleton of Chirk 1742; died 8 April 1747; buried at Wrexham. (Monument by Roubilliac.)

Mary Myddelton

Frances

Middle-
ton, died
an in-
fant.

Sir Thomas Middleton, 2nd Bart., of Chirk, matri--Charlotte, da. of Sir Orlando culated at Christ Church, Oxford, 24 June 1668, Bridgeman, Knt. and Bart., aged 16; M.A. 9 July 1669; refused the offer of Lord Keeper of the Great a Peerage 1674; M.P. for Denbigh County 1678 to Seal of England, by his 2nd 1681; died 5 February 1683 in the 33rd year of wife Dorothy, da. of Dr. his age. his age. Will 24 February 1679; proved 17 May John Saunders, Provost of 1684 by relict and executrix. (There is a portrait Oriel College, Oxon; widow of him by Riley at Bilton, co. Warwick.) of George Cradock, Esq., of Carswell Castle, co. Stafford; married in 1677. 2nd wife.

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