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 40 BEEVOR. only child of Edward Clavering, Esq. of Callaly Castle, Northumberland, and has had 4 sons and 3 daus. (1) Henry Eilward, lieut. 2na R. Lane. mil. b. 29 Aug. 1860. (2) Richard Henry Clavering, b. 2 Jan. 1862. (3) Charles, b. 25 July, 1864. (4) Edward Arthur, d. 16 Mar. 1878, aged 8. (5) Alice. (6) Mary Maud. (7) Edith Mary. AjiMS— Quarterlv, 1st and 4th, Erm., an eagle displayed gu. Bedixcfei.D. 2"nd and 3rd, Axg., six fleurs de lis three, two, and one, az., a chief indented or, Pastox. . ^ o a (jRESTS— 1, An eagle wings expanded or, BEDINGFELD. I, A griffin sejant wings elevated or gorged with a collar gu. there- from a line terminating in a ring of the last, PASTOX. Motto— Despicio terrena, solem contemplor. Seat— Oxburgh, Stoke Ferry, Norfolk. Uineage. SIB EDMTTin) BEDINGFELD, Knt. (will dated at Beding- feld, 24 Hexry VI. 1446), m. Margaret, dau. of Sir Robert Tuddenham, Knt. of Oxborough, coheir of her brother Sir Thomas and descended from Sir William Grandison, who had sunimous to parliament 27 Edw. I. to 19 Edw. II. ; her will dated at Ereswell, 24 May, 1474; she died seised of more than 20 lordships in Norfolk, including Oxburgh, which became the family seat. His grandson, SIR EDMITND, was created a Knight of the Bath on the coronation of RICHARD III. and HENRY VII. visited him at Oxburgh, and granted him several lordships in Yorks. (forfeited by Sir Tliomas Wyatt, Lord Lovell) in acknowledg- ment of his eminent sersnces; his dated at Calais 12 Oct. 1496. proved 28 Jan. following; m. 1st, Alice, dau. of Sir Ralph Shelton, Knt. and had a dau. Margaret, wife of Edward Jer- ningham (B. Stafford). He m. 2ndly, Margaret, dau. of John Scot or Scott, of Scotts Hall, Kent, comptroller of Calais; her will dated 12 Jan. 1513, having had 4 sons and 6 daus. His descendant in the 5th generation, SIR HENRY, the 17th Knight of his family, was an active and zealous loyalist, was taken prisoner and committed to the Tower, where he remained three years, 1646/9 ; the greater part of his estate was sold, and the rest sequestrated ; he d. 22 Nov. 1657, having m. 1st, Mary, dau. of Lord William Howard, of Naworth Castle (E. CARLISLE) ; she d. 30 Mar. 161-, leaving an only son, Thomas, col. in the King's service, married and d. s. p. admin. Jan. 1676/7. SIR HENRY m. 2ndly, Elizabeth, dau. and coh. of Peter Hoghton, of Hoghton Tower, Lane, alderman of London (BART.); she d. 11 April, 1662, having had 4 sons and 4 daus. The eldest son, SIR HENRY, capt. in the King's service, created a Baroxet by Cn^VRLES II. 2 Jan. 1660/1 ; he estimated the losses of his family during the Civil wars at £47,000 ; d. 24 Feb. 1684. having m. Margaret, dau. and heir of Edward Paston, of Uppleton, Norfolk, and Horton,Glouc; she d. 14 Jan. 1702, aged 48, having had 3 sons .and .5 daus. His great-great-grandson, SIR RlCHAItD, 5th Baronet (on the death of his father Sir Richard Henry, 179.5); b. 23/30 Aug. 1767 ; d. 22 Nov. 1829, having m. 16 June, 1795, Hon. Charlotte Georgiana (p.p.), dau. of Sir William Jerningham, Bart, and sister of Lord Stafford ; she d. 29 July, 1854, ha-ing had 4 sons and 4 daus. (1) Sir Henry Richard, s. as 6th Baronet. (2) Cliarles Richard, capt. of hussars in Austrian service; b.8 Sept. 1803; d. 3 Feb. 1870. (3) Edward Richard, R.N. b. Jan. 1805 ; drowned at sea 1823. (4) Felix Wilham George Richard, C.M.o. bar.-at-law L.l. 1849, crown commissioner of the Turks Islands 1842, master of supreme court of Trinadad 1849/54, colonial secretary at Maiuitius 1860/68; b. 12 Aug. 1808; m. 30 April, 1849, Mary, eldest dau. of Lieut.-<!!ol. Chads, governor of the British Virgin Islands. (5) Frances Charlotte, d. 29 Jan. 1822, having m. 2 June, 1815, as 1st wife, to William Francis Henry, Uth Lord Petre, who d. 3 July, 1850. (6) Matilda Marj', d. 28 Jan. 1881, having m. 30 Nov. 1820, to George Stanley Gary, of Follaton, Devon, J. P. D.L. who d. 19 Jan. 1858. (7) Agnes Mary, d. 7 Sept. 1870, having m. 3 Oct. 1823, to Thomas Molyneux-Seel, Esq. of Huyton Hey, co. Lane. J.P. D.L. lord of the manor and major 2nd R. Lane, mil.; he d. 16 Jan. 1881, aged 89, having had 3 sons. (8) Charlotte Eliza, a nun at Bruges, b. 5 Jan. 1802. QIR HENRY RICHARD PASTON-BEDINGFELD, 6th O Baronet, assumed by sign manual 16 April, 1830, the additional surname and arms of Paston, was declared by the committee of privileges for the house of lords to be one of the coheirs of the barony of Grandison ; b. 10 May, 1800 ; A. 4 Feb. 1862, having m. 30 Aug. 1826, Margaret Anne, only child and heir of Edward Paston, Esq. of Uppleton, Norfolk. She assumed the surname of Bisshopp by r.l. 26 Mar. 1841 and has a son and 4 daus. ' (1) Sir Henry George, 7th and present Baronet. (2) Rftoul Stephen, in^jor W.Norfolk art. mjl.; b, 1 April,1835. (3) Matilda Charlotte, m. 2 July, 1855, to Capt. George Henry Ne-ill, late 7th R. fusiliers, and has an only son, Henry William Nevill, b. 24 Nov. 1857 ; m. 1877, Anne JIary, 2nd dau. of William John Femvick, Esq. of Warblingtou Hall, Notts. (4) Mary Geraldine, d. s. p. 10 Aug. 1869, having m. 8 Oct. 1867, as 1st wife, to Edward Southwell Trafford, Esq. of Wrox- ham Hall, Norfolk (see also B. PETRE). (5) Mary Gabrielle, m. 21 Jmie, 1880, to Ferdinand John, youngest sou of Vincent Anthony Eyre, Esq. of Lindley Hall, CO. Leic. and Newbold, Derbysh. BEEVOK, Sir Thc MAS (1784, G.B.); s. his father as 4th Baro- net in 1879; b. 23 Aug. 1823; m. 10 Dec. 1850, Sophia Jane, dau. of late Rev. Clement Chevalier, rector of Badingham and Cransford, Suffolk, widow of late Isaac Jermy Jenny, Esq. of Stanfield Hall, Norfolk, and has had with other issue 8 sons and 8 daus. (1) Thomas Edward, b. 9 May, 18.54 ; d. 6 Aug. 1879. (2) Hugh Reeve, b. 31 Oct. 1858. (3) Ralph Jermy, b. 29 Dec. 1859. (4) John Hare, b. 1 June, 1861. (5) Cecil Nicholas, b. 24 Jan. 1863. (6) Rowland, b. 7 Feb. 1866. (7) Edmund, b. 23 May, 1867. (8) Richard Temple, b. 28 Aug. 1869. (9) Amy. (10) Lucy Jane. (11) Margaret. Arms — Per pale or and arg., on a chief indented sa. three lions rampant of the first. Crest — A beaver passant ppr. MOTTO — Suaviter in modo, fortiter in re. Seat— Hiugham Hall, Attleborough, Norfolk. Emcage. ABRAHAM BEEVOR, of Heckmondwike, Yorks. (younger son of William Beevor, of Thurlstone, in the same county), d. 22 Feb. 1696, leaving by Elizabeth Savile, his wife, with other issue, 3 sons, [1] William, rector of South Walsham (M.I), and Rockland, Norfolk, bp. 8 May 1659; m. Elizabeth, dau. and coheir of William Batt, of Okewell, Yorks. and had 2 sons, /I/ John, of London, bar.-at-law; m. a dau. of Matthew Lancaster, of that citj'. /2/ Thomas, of Norwich, who m. for his 3rd wife Hester, dau. of John Sharpe of that city, and had with other issue 3 sons, (1) Sir Thomas, created a Baronet 2 Jan. 1784. (2) John, of Norwich, H.n. whose grand-dau. Mary Anne in. to George Harvey (Bart.) (3) James, of Norwich; m. Mary Partridge, and had, with a dau. Mary, wife of Rev. Miles Beevor, D.D. who d. 29 Dec. 1834, 3 sons, viz. [1] James, father of Horatio Beevor, who m. Mary, dau. of Carteret (Mussenden) Leathes, M.l'. Harwich and Sudbury (she re-m. to Sir John Mortlock), and had a son and 2 daus. — Horatio, capt. E.I.C.s. — Mary, d. 1837. — Hairiett. [2] Robert, gen. in the army, col. com. 5th batt. R.A.; his younger dau. Melva, m. to Samuel Allenby, of Cadwell Vale, Louth, and d. 5 April, 1879. [3] Augustus, rector of Burgh Apton,Norfolk,and Otley, Suffolk, domestic chaplain to H.R.H. Duke of Sussex; d. 26 Aug. 1818, having m. Elizabeth, dan. of James Blatcji,