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BURKE'S COLONIAL GENTRY. 11. John, of Yardley Gobion, h. 1703, and d. 1777. By Priscilla, his wife (who was b. 1710, and d. 1766), he left issue, Elizabeth, who was h. 1765, and d. unm. 1794, aged 29. I. Martha, b. 1691, m. 3rd November, 1716, John Bland, Esq. of Yardley Gobion and Grafton Regis, who d. 1748. II. Ann, b. 1692, m. 15th January, 1710, William Webb, Esq. of Alderton, eo. Northampton, who d. 1782. She d. 1745. III. Jane, m. 25th December, 1718, Thomas Scrivener, Esq. of Potters- pury, and d. 1763. IV. Mary, m. 1717, William Cook, Esq. of Paulerspury, co. Northampton. The elder son, Thomas Smith, Esq. of Moor End, afore- said, b. 23rd April, 1701, m. 1727, Sarah, daughter of Christopher Wren, Esq. of Hanslope, co. Bucks (who was b. 1664, and m. Sarah), sister of Christopher Wren, Esq. of Pindon End, Hanslope (who was b. 1694, and d. 1765, having had issue Sarah, m. Lieut. John France), grand- daughter of Hugh Wren, Esq. of Hanslope {b. 1629), great granddaughter of Hugh Wren, Esq. of Hanslope (6. 1598, d. 1658), by Eleanor, his wife (who d. 1658), great great granddaughter of Christopher Wren, Esq. of Hanslope {d. 1613), by Mary, his wife, and great great great granddaughter of Hugh Wren, Esq. of Hanslope {d. 1585), by Margaret, his wife. Geoffrey Wren, con- fessor and privy councillor to Kings Henet VII and Henkt Till, was rector of Hanslope from 1509 until his death in 1527. He was brother of William Wren, of Sher- burn House, co. Durham, from whom was de- scended Sir Christopher Wren, the architect (i. 1632). Hugh Wren, b. 1487, living 1553, was chantry priest of Hanslope. Thomas Smith d. 9th November, 17ti6, having by his said wife (who was b. 1703, and d. llth June, 1778, aged 76) had issue, I. Thomas, formerly of Horton, and afterwards of Preston Deanery, both CO. Northampton, b. 1727, m. 20th January, 1757, Catherine, daughter of John Hawkins, Esq. of Oxford — see Burke's History of the Commoners (by Miss Wainwright, his wife) ; sister of William Hawkins, Esq. of West- minster (who m. Susanna, daughter of Thomas Grant, Esq., and d. 1781, having had issue, Samuel Hawkins,EBq., of Westminster, who m. Miss Sarah Cal- land, of the same place) ; also sister of the Rev. Thomas Hawkins, chaplain of Magdalen College, Oxford, author of The Origin of the Enqlish Drama, &c. {b. 1729, d. 1772) ; niece of William Hawkins, Esq. of Hornchurch, co. Es- sex, author of Pleas of the Crown, created Serjeant-at-Law, 1724 (who was b. 1682, and d. 1750) ; grand- daughter of John Hawkins, Esq. of Great Milton, co. Oxford [who d. about 1703, having m. Mary, daughter of Edward Dew, Esq. (b. 1619, d. 1656), of Islip, CO. Oxford, son of Richard Dew, Esq. of Harwell, co. Berks, and grandson of Edward Dew, Esq., also of Harwell] ; great granddaughter of John Hawkins, Esq. {b. 1621, d. before 1678) ; great grandniece of William Hawkins, Esq. of Mortlake, co. Surrey, J.P. (who was b. 1624, and d. 1678) ; and great great granddaughter of Wil- liam Hawkins, Esq. of the city of Westminster. Thomas Smith d. 25th June, 1795, having had by his said wife (who was b. 1727, and d. 8th January, 1793, aged 66) a son, Thomas, baptised 14th March, 1759, and d. llth Novem- ber, 1766, aged 7. II. John. The younger son, JoHK Smith, Esq. of Pury Lodge, Potters- pury, was baptised at Grafton Regis, 4th October, 1730, and also at Potterspury, llth October, 1730 ; m. first, 7th January, 1756, Eleanor, daughter of Richard Scrivener, Esq. (b. 1694, d. 1763), of Potterspury, by Eleanor, his wife ; and by her (who was b. 1733, and d. 8th August, 1757, aged 24), had issue, Sarah, of Towcester, co. Northampton, b. 1757, buried 3rd February, 1816, aged 60, unm. He TO. secondly, 31st July, 1760, Elizabeth, daughter of John Hawkins, Esq., and niece of Mr. Serjeant Hawkins, aforenamed, and d. ICth April, 1813, having had by her (who was b. 1727, and d. ICth Sei^tember, 1776, aged 49) a son, Thomas Smith, Esq. of Houghton House, Great Houghton, and afterwards of Manor House, Quinton, both co. Northampton, b. 2Cth December, 1767; m. 17th April, 1794, at Towcester, co. Northampton, Frances,*

  • Frances, the third daughter of Gilbert

Flesher, Esq. of Towcester, co. Northampton [who was b. 1730; m. 1758, Sarah (6. 1732, d. 1806), daughter of Edward Bagshaw, Esq. of Frowlesworth, co. Leicester, by Sarah, his wife, daughter of John Vere, Esq. of Cester Over House, Monks Kirby, co. Warwick (see Burke's Landed Gentry) ; and d. 1779] ; was sister of Catherine [who was b. 1761, m. flirst, 1787, Wilham Elliott, Esq. of Greens Norton, co. Northampton (b. 1760, d. 1800), and secondly, 1806, John Malsbury Kirby, Esq. of Towcester (6. 1761, d. 1824), being his second wife ; and d. 1825] ; also sister of the Rev. John Thomas Flesher, rector of Tiifield, co. Northampton [who was b. 1771, TO. 1799, Rhoda {d. 1817), daughter of Rev. Thomas Biker, vicar of Culworth, co. Northampton, and d. 1832, leaving issue, Rev. John Thomas Flesher, rector of TiiEeld, afore-