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ROBERT SHERARD became possessed of the Lordship of Stapleford, in Leicestershire, in 1402, by marriage with Anne, daughter and coheir of Sir Laurence Hawberk, Knt.

Our antiquarians agree, that this family is descended from SHIRARD, who lived in the time of the Conqueror; and held divers manors and lands in the countie of Chester and Stafford; amongst others, the manor and lordship of Chetelton, co. Staff.; and the manors of Badington, or Bebington, and Broomhall; and of Walley, and Moynes, and Wilne, and divers other lands and possessions in the county Palatine of Chester, as appears by Domesday Book. The said SHIRARD, in the time of Hugh Lupus, first Earl Palatine of Chester, gave to the abbey of St. Werburg, within the city of Chester, the church or chapel of Bebington, with four oxgangs of lands, and the tythe of that manor, and the tythe of Bromhall, and of Walley, &c. as appears by the foundation charter of that abbey, dated 1093. He had three

sons.

1. Richard, his eldest son, was surnamed Lancelin, from the manor of Lancelin, co. Chesh.

2. Peter, whose descendants took the name of Chedleton, from that Lordship; and ended in an heiress, married to William Bromley.

3. ROBERT, who retained the name of SHERARD, was Lord of the manor of Bromhall, and divers other lands in Cheshire, temp. R. Steph. He had issue,

a For improvements in this article, as well as that of Shirley, the Compiler is indebted to Mr. Nichols's History of Leicestershire,

WALTER Sherard, who died 1185, leaving issue,

HUMPHREY Sherard, Lord of Thornton, co. Chesb. who died

1191. His son was,

THOMAS Sherard, of Thornton; who by the daughter of Sir William Lemingham, in 1192, had issue,

ROBERT Sherard, of Thornton ; who by the daughter of Thomas Birmingham, 1263, was father of

Sir THOMAS Sherard, of Thornton; who by Joan, daughter of Sir John Entwisle, 1272, had issue,

EDMUND Sherard, second son, heir to his brother, 1283, who by Mary (who died 1293), daughter of Thomas Grosvenor, of Cheshire, had

WILLIAM Sherard, who died 1301; leaving issue by Annabella, daughter of John de Bredsall,

1. THOMAS Sherard; who by a daughter of Ratcliff, left a daughter, Isabel, married to Holford.

2. WILLIAM, who was a witness to a deed of Robert Burgullion, Abbot of De la Cross, in Leicestershire, 13 Edward I. 1301, and died 1304; leaving by the daughter of John Ashton, in Lancashire,

WILLIAM Sherard, 1328; who by Elizabeth, daughter of Thomas Venables, was father of

Sir ROBERT Sherard, Knt. 1343, who by the daughter and heir of Eyton, had issue, 1. George. 2. Walter, living 1381. 3. John, living 1381, of South Lubbenham, Rector of Bircholt, in Kent.

GEORGE Sherard, eldest son, 1375; by Joan, daughter of Richard Berners, had issue,

ROBERT Sherard, already mentioned, Lord of the manor of Stapleford, in Leicestershire, 1402, in right of his wife, Anne, daughter and coheir of Sir Laurence Hawberk, Knt. relict of Sir Hugh de Calveley, Knt. He was living 1417. He had issue

LAWRENCE, who was sheriff of the county of Rutland in 1438, of Leicestershire and Warwickshire in 1443 and 1444. He had to wife Elizabeth, daughter and heir of John Woodford, grandson and heir of Sir Robert Woodford, of Sproxton, in Leicestershire, Knt. by whom he had issue four sons, Robert, Geffery, Christopher, and William, who both died without issue. ROBERT, succeeding to the estate, was Sheriffe of the county

b Rudyard's Deeds.

c Fuller's Worthies in com. Rutl He had also another wife, Margaret, widow of Sir Christopher Folvile. e Fuller's Worthies in Corn. Rutl.

of Rutland, in 31 Henry VI. and dying without issue, Geffery, his brother, was heir to his estate.

h

Which GEFFERY was thrice Sheriffs of Rutlandshire, viz. in the 8th and 20th years of Edward IV. and in the first year of Richard III. He married Joyce, daughter of Thomas Ashby, of. Loseby, in com. Leicest. Esq. and by her (who died on September 16th, 1490, about two years after him, and lies buried with him at Stapleford), he had seven daughters and seven sons, of whom Thomas Sherard, of Stapleford, was heir, and

Robert, second son, was of Lobthorp, in the parish of NorthWitham, in Lincolnshire, from whom the Baronets of this Family, now extinct, were descended.

3. William, father of Thomas Sherard, of Stapleford, Esq. 4. Lawrence.

THOMAS Sherard, the eldest son, was Sheriff of the county of Rutland in 1468 and 1480," and became possessed of the manors of Teigh and Whissendine, in the county of Rutland; and Stansby and Gunby, in com. Linc.; with other lands of inheritance, by marriage with Margaret, daughter and sole heir of John Helwell, Esq. Wherein he was succeeded by

n

GEORGE, his son and heir, who resided at Stapleford, and was Sheriff of the county of Rutland, in 1545 and 1572, and of Leicester in 1567. He married Rohesia, or Rose, daughter of Sir Thomas Poulteney, of Misterton, in com. Leicest. Knt. and had by her six daughters:

1. Elizabeth, married to William Smith, of Cunnington, in

f He married Elizabeth, daughter and heir of John Durant, of Cotsmore, and had by her a daughter, Joan, who died at two days old.

g Fuller's Worthies in Com. Rutl.

h By Elizabeth, daughter and heir of John Burdet, of Loseby, son of William Burdet, slain at Dundee, in Scotland, 40 Edward I.

i His son (by his first wife, Anne Digby), Rowland Sherard, was father of Sir William Sherard, Knt. whose son, John, had by Elizabeth Brownlow, Richard Sherard, Esq. who died 1668, leaving issue Sir John Sherard, created a Baronet 1674, with remainder to his brothers, Sir Richard and Sir Brownlow, who both succeeded him; and the latter dying 1736, left issue Sir Brownlow, the last Baronet, who died 1748, æ. 42, leaving no issue by his wife, Mary Sidney, coheiress to the last Earl of Leicester.

k Engl. Baronetage, Vol. III. p. 594, & seq.

Fuller's Worthies in com. Rutl.

In 1500 he built the ancient part of the present mansion.
n Son and heir of Sir John Helwell, Knt.

• There was an elder brother, Geoffrey, who was living heir apparent in 1500, and 1524; and another son, Thomas; also a daughter, Anne, married to Ellys of Wykom, co. Line.

Lincolnshire, Esq. 2. Margaret, to William Durant, of Cottesmore, Esq. 3. Joice, wedded to Edward Beresford, Esq. 4. Eleanor. 5. Margery, married to Gilbert Berry, of Easton, co. Linc. And, 6. Dorothy, who, with Eleanor, died unmarried. He had also Francis; and,

2. Thomas, who died unmarried.

FRANCIS Sherard, Esq. succeeded to the Family Estates, and died 1594, having married Anne, daughter of George Moore, of Barne, in Lincolnshire, by whom he had a daughter, Rose, married to John Sherard of Lobthorpe, Esq. and three sons.

1. Sir PHILIP Sherard, Knt. who died April 23d, 1624, and was buried at Stapleford, leaving no issue by his wife, Isabel, daughter of Sir John Harpur, of Swarkston, in Derbyshire, Knight.

2. Sir William, who continued the line.

3. Sir George, who died unmarried in 1651.

Sir WILLIAM, first Irish Baron, received the honour of Knighthood from James I. at Oatlands, on July 3d, 1622; having been one of the Gentlemen Pensioners under King James I. and Charles I. by letters patent, dated July 10th, in the third year of his reign, created him Lord Sherard, and Baron Le Trim, in the kingdom of Ireland. His Lordship died on April 16th, 1640, aged fifty-two, and was buried near his father at Stapleford. He married Abigail, eldest daughter and coheir of Cecil Cave, Esq third son of Roger Cave, of Stanford, in com. Northamp. Esq. by Anne his wife, daughter and sole heir to Anthony Bennet, of Greenwich, Esq. and by her (who was first married to Henry Tresham, Esq.) and who died 1659,P had issue seven sons; viz.

• Philpot's Cat. of Knights.

P Abigail Lady Sherard, who survived till 1659, possessed uncommon abilities, and unbounded benevolence. The parish church of Whissendine, in Rutland, where she new roofed the chancel, and that at Stapleford, where she entirely rebuilt the south aile, bear testimony to her liberality. The annals of the Grand Rebellion bear witness to her loyalty; as she was fined 500l. November 19th, 1645, by the Committee of Sequestration, for what was then termed delinquency. She was a Lady, also, of great taste, an admirer and collector of antiquities; and it was in compliment to this turn that such particular pains were taken, in 1633, to illustrate the fine pedigree of the Sherards, and their matches, with drawings of their monuments, arms, and portraits in windows, deeds, &c. now in the possession of the Earl of Harborough; and which was exhibited to the Society of Antiquaries of London, in 1735, by Smart Lethieullier, Esq. together with two small pendant oval medals, having the bust of this Lady, both in profile and fullfaced; and on the reverse, her arms in gold and silver, gilt, made for her fune

1. Bennet, his successor.

2. Philip, ancestor of the present Earl of Harborough.

3. George Sherard, born 1626, died 1670, married Anne Crockenbury, daughter of a merchant in the city of London; she died 1669, leaving issue by him a daughter; a younger son, Bennet; and William Sherard, his son and heir, who married ..... daughter and heir of Castell Sherard, of Glatton and Folkesworth, co. Huntingdon; and had issue by her Castell Sherard, of Glatton, Esq. who, by Martha, daughter of Edward Ferrar, of Little Gidding, co. Hunt. had (besides a younger son, Bennet, who died S. P. and two daughters, Catharine and Martha, who married William Caldecot), the Rev. Castell Sherard, A. M. his son and heir, who married Jane, daughter of Richard Caryer, Esq. of Godmanchester, co. Huntingdon, who has had issue by her, 1. The Rev. Philip Castell Sherard, A. M. born 1767, Reetor of Swinshead, co. Huntingdon, 1792. 2. Rev. Robert Sherard, Rector of Birlingham, St. Peter, Norfolk. 3. Robert, 4. Caryer. 5. Jennetta, married to the Rev. Benjamin Clay, B. A. Rector of Hockerton, co. Notts. 6. Charlotte-Willielmina. 7. Louisa, wife of Charles Wale, Esq. of Shelford, Notts. 8. Frances, married, January 30th, 1795, to the Hon. Newton Fellowes, of Eggesford, Devonshire, next brother to the Earl of Portsmouth.

4. Francis.

5. William.

6. Henry. And,

7. John, who all died unmarried.

Also four daughters: Anne, who died on June 7th, 1648, and was buried at Greenwich, in Kent; Emeline; Abigail, or Anne, wife of Nicholas Knolles, called Earl of Banbury,9 and died 1680; and Elizabeth, who died unmarried.

BENNET, second Lord Sherard, married Elizabeth, daughter and coheir of Sir Robert Christopher," of Alford, in Lincolnshire, Knt. by whom he had issue,

1. Christopher, who died unmarried, at Oxford, in 1681. 2. Bennet, late Earl of Harborough.

And two daughters: Elizabeth, born 1679, married to Edward,

ral. A portrait of her, taken in 1622, when she was just twenty-two years old, remains at Stapleford; with one also of her Lord, and of Bennet, their eldest son. Nichols' Leicest. I. 334.

9 Hence is descended the present General Knolles, commonly called Earl of Banbury.

r Descended from Judge Christopher.

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