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98 MORPETH DEANERY . - MORPETH WARD , W. D.

Issue of William Bigge Issue of Samuel Bigge and Melior Roper . and Barbara Watts .

VII.- ) . WILLIAM BIGGE , 1. SAMUEL Bigge , eld . son & heir , living 1685 , in which year he sold Clees Hall , and the manor . eldest son , was 13 years 2. JEMIMA Bigge , married to John Bruce , of Little Wenbam , in Suffolk , esq . and had issue . old in 1633 , & is supposed 3. ANNE BIGGE , died before 1693 . 4. THOMAS Bigge , died before 1698 . to be the same person as 5. WILLIAM Bigge , in the law , and settled at Lammarsh , in Essex , where he was buried on the Wm Bigge , who married 12th January , 1717 . Isabella Dent , as stated be 6. John Bigge , died before 1698 . low . 7. ELIZABETH BIGGE , buried at Alphamstone on the 22nd February , 1674 . 2. Edw . BIGGE , 2nd son . 8. HENRY Bigge , died before 1698 . No. 2. - 1. - William BIGGE , attorney at law , , TISABELL DENT , daur . and co - heir of Thomas Dent , is described in certain family documents as of Hawkhurst , in Kent , and of Newcastle , gent . , by his wife Julian , t widow of of Furnival's Inn , . Marriage settlement dated 28 Aug. 1666 . “ Mr James Metham , of Newcastle , ” who , in 1663 , Thomas Dent , his wife's father , divided his estates equally between his was possessed of property ir Heddon - on - the - Wall , two daughters , by which Mr Bigge acquired one quarter of Heddon - on - Willington , and part of North and South Gosford , the - Wall ( a moiety of which belonged to the earl of Carlisle ) , half of and Coldcoats , assessed together for county rate , in Darras Hall , half of Caistron and of the tithes of Wreighill , and part of that year , upon a rental of £ 319 .-- ( III . i . 322. ) East , West , and North Coldcoats . His wife's mother also purchased Thomas Dent , Isabell's father , by bis will , dated in Willington of sir Francis Anderson , of Bradley , after her husband's | 1657 , left his estates to his two daughters , Isabell , death , and left it equally between her two daughters . By his will , wife of Wm Bigge , and Julian , wife of John Hind which is dated 28 Feb. 1636 , be gave £ 1500 to his eldest son , and £ 1000 marsh , of Little Benton , and appointed his wife's to each of his other children . He died in March , 1690 , * and was buried son , James Metham , his executor and trustee . He in All Saints ' , Newcastle , on the 18th of that month , in a tomb which was buried at All Saints , Newcastle . Jas . Metham , he and Mr John Hindmarsh had provided as a burial place for them- gent . died 23 April , 1684 , and was buried near the selves and familles , and inscribed with the following memorial : - “ Wil- tomb of the families of Bigge and Hindmarsh , in lielmus Bigg , generosus , et Johannes Hindmarch , armiger , humanæ | All Saints ' church . ( M. 1. Brand's Newc . i . 365. ) sortis et fragilitatis memores , boc sibi suisque , Deo volente , supremum This Isabell bad the disposal of the estates which in terris posuerunt domicilium usque festum resurectionis nortuorum came by her , and settled them upon her eldest , and alta pace gaudendum . other sons , in succession ; and , failing them , upon “ Maxima noscere mori vitæ est sapientia , vivit her daughters . She saved much money in her « Qui moritur , si vis vivere , disce mori .-- 23rd April , 1684. " . widowhood . Brand's Newc . i . 385 . II . ) . JOHN Bigge , eldest son and heir , is 1. MARY BIGGE married Edward Collingwood , of , grandfather of the late described as of the Temple , London , and of Edward Collingwood , of Chirton . Marriage settlement , dated 26 Sept. 1701 , con East Knoyle , in Wiltshire . By his father's veys the manor of North Dissington , a farm at Shipley , and lands at Byker , for will he was left in the custody and tuition securing jointure . of his father's “ loveing cousin John Bowles , 2. ANNE Bigge married Edward Ward , maternal ancestor of Mr Orde , of Nun of Shaftesbury , in the coun . of Dorset , esq . nykirk . Marriage settlement 3 Dec. 1761 , secures jointure on houses in Morpeth . By the same title he had also a farm at Hawkhurst , in Kent , and a copyhold farm at Rotherwick , Hants , which last named property was holden of Magdalene College , Oxford , and sold , not many years since , by c . w . Bigge , esq . for £ 500 . This John Bigge , in 1696 , purchased one - sixth part of the square of Spittal - fields , London , with the houses upon it , for £ 1696 . He married ANNE JACKSON , at Chester , in 1701 , and died in 1727 , at Bedlington , in the county palatine of Durham , n . c . S. and s . p . 2. JAMES BIGGE had houses in the Groat Market , Newcastle , anil € 1000 by his father's will . He died a minor , and unmarried . 3. Thomas BIGGE went to India as a sailor , and not being hrard TELIZABETH , daughter of Edward Hindmarsh , of the six of for a long time , and his brother John being in a state of luna - clerk's office , London , brother of John Hindmarsh , whose cy , his sisters received the rents of their father and mother's son John married Julian Dent . His father , in 1693 , pur estates ; but , after his return , the differences which arose between chased a moirty of the west moiety of Little Benton of him and them respecting the family property were settled by ar John and Elizabeth Hindmarsh , for £ 1260 , and an appu bitration in 1709 , but not finally confirmed without the inter - ity of £ 30 to the longest liver of the two , and settled this vention of an act of parliament , which was introduced into the half moiety and one - sixth part of Coldcoats upon her . house of lords Feb. 13 , and passed the house of commons 30 Mar. 1710 , and is entituled “ An act to enable trustees to recover the personal estates of Wm Bigg and Isabella Bigg , now vested in John Bigg , a lunatic , their son and heir , and executor of his father , for the payment of debts and legacies . ” — Jour . H. L. air . 63 . Jour . H. C. xvi . 390. ) He married about the year 1706 ; resided at Byker , near his sister Mary Collingwood ; and both he and his wife died there , and were buried in All Saints ' church . III . - 1 . WM BIGGE , TMary , daur . 3. Thos . Bigge , TELIZ . RUNDELL , 2. Edw . Bigge , bap . 2 June , 1708 ; was an attor of Benton , esq . bap . and at length married at Bath , sister of the late ney at law in Grey's Jon , London ; resided at Jes 25 Mar. 1707 ; mar- sole heir of Aug. 4 , 1763. Philip Rundell . mond ; purchased , and died unmarried . ried 29 Jan. 1736 : Chas . Clarke , ( Newc . Cour . ) He 1. GRACE BIGGE . bap . 30 March , 1710 ; became the occurs as a proprie- ofovingham , was a mercer on Arst wife of sir Robert Carr , bart . brother of sir Wm Carr , of Etal . tor of collieries at esq . who was Ludgate - bill , and Sir Robert was a merrer on Ludgate - hill , succeeded to his brother's Little Benton , East an attorney built the White - title , and afterwards resided at Hampton , in Middlesex . By his first and West Heddon , & at law in house at Little marriage he had a daur . Elizabeth , marr . to sir Richard Glyn , father Heddon - on - the - Wall Newcastle , & Benton , where be of the present sir Richard Carr Glyn , bart . Şir Robert married , 2dly , in 1738 .- ( Peck's Mi purchased died in the year Miss Little , hy whom he had one daur . married to - Hammond , esq . nutes . ) He was bred the glebe 1791 . of Heyling , Surrey . A to the law , and one lands & tithes 2. MARY BIGGE , bap . Ap . 10 , 1712 , died at Rippon , unmar . in 1791 . of the six ' clerks in of Ovingham 3. ELIZABETH BIGGE , bap . May 24 , 1714 , also died upmarried , some chancery ; high she of the Addison family , which ) years before her sister Mary . riff of Northumb . in glebe and tithes , at his death , 1750 . He obtained became the inheritance of his daur . Mary , and at present are the propcrty of her grandson , C. W. by his wife the e - Bigge , esq . of Linded . She resided many years at Ovingham , where she died May 5 , 1750 .- ( Newcastle states of Stannington Courant , 1780. ) ( Over ) The following entries occur in a schedule of the writings of Mr William Bigge , given into the custody of Mark Browell , after his death : A bond from Peter Richardson , of Newcastle , gent . to William Bigge , of Furnival's Inn , London , gent . in £ 120 , dated 6 Feb. 1671 , with con . ditions , & c . A copy of Mr Wm Bigg's will and probate , dated 20 Feb. 3 Jac . II . The entry of his burial March 18 . William Bigge , attorney at London . " in All Saints ' register is “ 1000 , † Julian Dent , by will , 21 Nov. 1675 , gave to her son James Metham , all her lands , & c . at Darris - hall ; to her daughters Isabell Bigge and LONG HORSLEY PARISH . — PEDIGREE OF BIGGE , OF LINDEN . 99

Issue of William Bigge , esq . and Mary Clarke . Issue of Thomas Bigge and Elizabeth Rundell .

and Ovingham , and purchased the parts of Little Benton which he did not inherit : also two - sixths of Coldcoats and Witton , in the parish of Rothbury . He also added considerably to Benton House , and dying there , June 30 , 1758 , aged 51 , was buried at All Saints ', Newcastle . Numerous letters between him and Mr Ridley , of Heaton , showed that they were in constant and confidential correspondence , and strongly attached to each other . He left behind him the character of hav ing great quickness and sagacity as a man of business , and joyous spirits and high convivial powers as a companion . IV . - 1 . Thomas CHARLES BIGGE , TJEMIMA , dan . of 2. WM EDWARD BIGGE THOMAS BIGGE , = MARIA , daur . of Eliz . died born in Lincoln's Inn Fields , 24th | Wm Ord , of Fen- was in the law , suc esq . born at Lit- Thos . Rundell , young Jan. 1739 ; educated at Westmin- ham , esq . born ceeded to his uncle Ed- tle Benton , 8th of Bath . ster , and Christ Church , Oxford . in Red Lion Sq , ward's estate at Bripk- of Jan. 1766. He went abroad for his health in Holb . Lond . She ley , and died at Bed- ( Newc . Cour . ) Educated at Corpus Christi Col 1759 ; again in 1763 , and returned died at Bromp- Jington , unmarried . lege , Oxford , and has issue five sons and eight bome in 1766 . In 1771 , he was ton , Middlesex , in 3. Chs . CLARKE BIGGE , daughters , viz . : high - sheriff of Northumberland ; 1806 , and was born at Little Benton , 1. Thomas Edward . 2. Philip Edmund . and Nov. 6 , 1772 , married , at si bur . at Fulham . July 8 , 17 + 1 ; died of 3. James Rundell . 4. Charles Richard , 5. John . Andrew's church , Newc . Jemima , There is a picture the meazles , 3rd Feb. 1. Elizabeth , married in April , 1817 , to Colonel dau . of Wm Ord , of Fen ham , esq . of her in the di- 1742 , and buried at All Anderson . by his wife Anne , daugh . of Wmning room at Lin . Saints . 2. Jane died unmarried in 1812 . Dillingham , of Red Lion Square , den , by Angelica 4. John Bigge , born at 3. Augusta . 4. Emily . 5. Maria . London . He died at Bath , Oct. Kaufman . his father's house in 6. Georgiana . 7. Emily Jane . 8. Fanny 10 , 1794 , and was buried in the Newcastle , 14th Jan. church yard of Weston , near that | 1742 ; bap . at All Saints , 22 Feb. same year ; was a mercer in the same house on Ludgate place , where a stone is put over Hill , in which his uncle Thomas and sir Robert Carr had been partners . He succeeded his grave , and a tablet is erected to his brother William's estate at Brinkley , and purchased Carville , where he resided for to his memory in the church . Mr some years ; but retired to chambers in King's Bench Walks , in the Temple , where he Bigge was an active and judicious died March'll , 1797. He was buried , according to his own directions , at St Bride's magistrate , and a warm advocate church , Fleet Street . His estates of Brinkley and Carville he left to his nephew Jobit of civil and religious liberty . His Thomas Bigge , and distributed his personal property among the other children of his mind was highly cultivated , and brother Thomas Charles . He was one of the few political tories which this amiable and richly stored with every species of excellent family has produced ; but he never suffered his political opinions to damp the , and he i ardour of his fraternal affections , or of his private friendship . believed polite and the useful doctrines learning , and prac tised the duties of christianity from a belief of its authenticity , founded upon an earnest and sedulous examination into its history . V. - 1 . CHARLES WILLIAM BIGGE , TALICE , daar . of Christopher 2. Wm Edw . Bigge , born Oct. 28 , 1778 ; died 24 Oct. 179 ) . of Linden , esq . born at Benton - Wilkinson , of Thorpe , in 8. JOHN THOMAS Bigge , born March 8 , 1780 ; educated to House , Oct. 18 , and bap . 18 Nov. Yorkshire , by his wife Mary , the bar ; commissioner of enquiry in Australasia in 1819 ; 1773 ; married in Jan. 1802 , and daur . of Ralph Soulsby , of afterwards at the Cape of Good Hope . high sheriff of Northumberland in Hallington , esq . and his wife 4. THOMAS HANWAY BIGGE , bap . Oct. 2 , 1784 ; married the same year ; was unanimously Mary , daugh . of John Fen- CHARLOTTE SCOTT , daur . of the Rev. Jas . Scott , and sister elected chairman of the quarter wick , esq . of Stanton and of Mrs Ord of , Whitfield , and the late Countess of Oxford . sessions of the county , Jan. 15 , Bywell , and his second wife He died in December , 1824 , leaving issue by his said wife 1829. Mr Bigge , in lien of Benton | Alice , daur . of Thomas Er- Thomas Charles , Harry John , Frederick William , Francis , and West - house & West - side , and some rington , of Beaufront , esq . two daughters , Jane and Fanny . His romains were buried other estates in this county , and Mrs Bigge's mother , who is at Ovingham . At his death , his family lost a most amiable Rotherwick , in Hants , purchased still living , and aged 73 in and affectionate guardian ; his friends a joyous , intelligent , the Carlisle quarter of the parish July , 1828 , and her grand- and virtuous companion ; society an active and useful of Long Horsley , the Blackpool , mother Mary Fenwick , were member ; and the author of this work a kind and much and several other parcels of pro- both born at Starton . lamented friend . perty there ; also the tythes of his own , and the Freeholders ' quarter 1. JEMIMA , born Feb. 17 , 1776 ; died young . of this parish , and a considerable 2. MARY ANNE , bap . Aug. 26 , 1777 ; died 9 June , 1805 , at Clifton ; bur . at Weston , near Bath . estate at Ovington ; besides build- 3. CHARLOTTE ELEANOR , born Feb. 13 , 1781 ; died 29 June , 1800 , at Clifton ; bur , at Weston . ing Linden House , and making 4. Eliza , bap . April 23 , 1782 ; died in London , June 19 , 1819 ; buried at Fulbam . very great and meritorious im- 5. JEMIMA SUSANNAH , bap . Sept. 4 , 1788 ; died 9 Mar. 1809 , at Benton ; bur . at Ovingham . provements around it . I have , 6. GRACE JULIA , bap . April 15 , 1791 ; married , in March , 1817 , Thos . Christopher Glyn , Indeed , through the kindness of Mr esq . barrister - at - law , third son of sir Richard Carr Glyn , bart . of Gaunts , in Dorsetshire . Bigge , been a witness to the im- They have issue- Richard Henry , Charles , and Douglas . provements here , from the founda tions of his hospitable mansion first appearing above the ground in 1811 , till It has become invested with groves of ever greens & woods of thriving forest trees : and feelings of high regard for the author of this new creation compel me to say : “ Serus in cælum redeas , diuque * Lætus .... “ Hic ames dici pater atque princeps . ” VI.1 . CHARLES John . 3. HENRY LANCELOT . 7. ARTHUR . 1. MARY died young ; buried at Long Horsley . 2. WILLIAM died young , 4. EDWARD THOMAS . 8. MATTHEW . 2. CHARLOTTE ELIZA . in London ; & buried at 5. WILLIAM MATTHEW . 9. GEORGE RICHARD . 8. JULIA CATHARINE . 4. JEMIMA , Fulham . 6. JOHN FREDERIC

Julian Dent , and her grand - children James and Mary Bigge , each £ 100 ; to her brother John Lambe , £ 5 yearly for life ; William Tod's two children , the four children of Wm and Esther Errington , and John Lamb's two children , each 20s . ; and mentions my nephew John Lamb , my son - in - law Wm Bigge , my grand - child John Bigge , my son James Metham , ex'or . This Julian Dent bad another brother called George Lamb , who died unmarried .