22. slaver Co Yorks Drax Henry-29582 (Thomas (Drax) Shatterden , Elizabeth Drax , James , William of Barbados , Progenitor 2011 ) was born in 1693. He was christened in 1720 in active. He died on 24 May 1775.
One death date for him is 1777. He is MP for Lyme Regis. He is son1. thepeerage.com. See http on line Earle/Erle. Burke's P&B for Colleton. He is of Ellerton Abbey Co York in GEC, Peerage, Castlehaven, p. 89. ???? is this right, after a merge? He becomes secretary to Frederick, Prince of Wales. Namier/Brooke, Vol. 2, p. 340. But see GEC, Peerage, Waldegrave, p. 308; Craven, 504. Note, via GEC, see George Nugent- Temple-Grenville, here a case of sugar money going through an Irish peerage, etc. fix backcheck on this point. Valentine on Establishment, p. 268. See McCusker on Rum, p. 293 of Vol. 1, probably for this man's son, who in time of Am Rev was ?, McCusker Vol. 1, p. 293. See GEC, Peerage, Buckingham, p. 407; Craven, p. 504; Nugent, p. 794. Namier.Brooke, vol. 2, p. 340. Davies, RAC, index.
Henry married cousin, Frances Elizabeth Ernle Elizabeth-29581 daughter of MP, Sir Bart3 of Dorset Ernle Edward-332930 and Of Charborough Earle Frances-89816. Elizabeth was christened in 1720 in active.
She is Frances Elizabeth in http on Earle/Ernle, updated. Her name from a http on Earle qv may be Frances Elizabeth E. Burke's P&B for Colleton. GEC, Peerage, Berkeley, p. 142.
Henry and Elizabeth had the following children:
+ 30 F i Lady Bedchamber, Countess Nugent, wife3 Drax Elizabeth-31704 was born in 1720. She died on 29 Jun 1792. 31 F ii Lover Drax Harriet-41669 was christened in ,squad.
Namier/Brooke. GEC, Peerage, Waldegrave, p. 308. Namier/Brooke.Harriet married (1) Earl2 Waldegrave, Exchqr Teller Waldegrave James-41668 son of Waldegrave James Earl1 Waldegrave Baron2 Waldegrave-46468 and Webb Mary a fortune-111853 in 1753 in Circa. James was born on 1 Mar 1714. He died on 8 Apr 1763 in Circa.
He is FRS. rootsweb website. GEC, Peerage, Waldegrave, pp. 308ff. Namier/Brooke, Vol. 3, p. 592. Need to rediscover in database his three drs, Eliz Laura, Charlotte Maria and Anne Horatia. GEC, Peerage, Waldegrave, p. 309. http from stirnet.com file1 on Walpole of Houghton, Orford, of Walpole and of Wolterton.Harriet married (2) Sir Bart4 Hanham William-369093 son of Sir Hanham William-369086 and Norris Mary-369088 in Dec 1765.
See also Burke's P&B for Colleton. GEC, Peerage, Waldagrave, p. 308.+ 32 M iii Slaver. MP Drax Edward-42504 was born in 1726. He died in Apr 1791. 33 M iv Of Dorset, Slaver, MP Drax Thomas Ernle-14667 was born in 1722 in Circa. He died in 1789.
He is son1. He is related by marriage to MP Robert Nugent qv in Namier, Eng Age Am rev, p. 366. See also Burke's LG for Money-Kyrle of Whetham. Namier/Brooke, Vol. 2, p. 340. Valentine, Establishment, p. 268, plantations on Barbados, at Oxford, this man Tory, his sister's husband is Robert Craggs Nugent.Thomas married Hon St John Mary-42506 daughter of Baron11 StJohn St John John of Bletso-99935 and Crowley Elizabeth Crawley-52062 on 16 Oct 1754.
netsurf special on lineage. Namier, Eng Age Am Rev, p. 366. See Burke's P&B for Colleton. Namier/Brooke.34 F v Cnts Castlehaven Drax Susanna-35889.
GEC, Peerage, Castlehaven, p. 89; Waldegrave, p. 308.Susanna married (1) Tuchet John Earl8 Castlehaven Lord Audley-23048 son of Earl6 Castlehaven Tuchet James-13428 and Arundell Elizabeth-65223 in Dec 1776 in Circa. John was born on 2 Aug 1724/1725. He died on 22 Apr 1777.
GEC, Peerage, Castlehaven, p. 89.Susanna married (2) London alderman Cracraft William-23184 son of Cracraft Progenitor-140519 and CNotknown Miss-139110.
GEC, Peerage, Castlehaven, p. 89.
24. Sir Bart2, MP slaver Codrington William-41212 (William Codrington , John Codrington , Frances Drax , William of Barbados , Progenitor 2011 ) was born on 26 Oct 1719. He died on 11 Mar 1792.
http says he also m to Eleanor Kirk. get his dates In see email from chriscod@bellsouth.net this man is a spokesman for WI interests. He is MP for Tewkesbury in Burke's P&B for Codrington. Namier.Brooke, Vol. 2, p. 333. Namier.Brooke, Vol. 2, p. 231. Is he the brother-in-law of Slingsby? See p. 349 VIP of R. B. Sheridan on colonial gentry of Antigua. He had extensive plantations in West Indies. Tory. Valentine, Establishment, Vol. 1, p. 188.
William married Of Fulham Acton Anne-20045 daughter of Acton Senior-20048 and ANotknown Miss findzz-20049. Anne was christened in 1736 in active. She died in 1778.
She is of Fulham, in Namier.Brooke, Vol. 2, p. 231. Valentine, Estab, p. 188. See p. 349 of RB Sheridan on Colonial Gentry of Antigua.
William and Anne had the following children:
+ 35 M i Sir Bart3 slaver disinherited Codrington William-111206. 36 F ii Codrington Mary-106909.
Burke's P&B for Codrington.Mary married Bernard George-45569 son of Bernard Senior-85690 and BNotknown Miss-108769.
25. Codrington Edward-45563 (William Codrington , John Codrington , Frances Drax , William of Barbados , Progenitor 2011 ) was born on 22 Jun 1732. He died in Feb 1775.
Is he the contractor small time for West Florida and Nova Scotia noted pp. 26ff in normanbaker book? www.william1.co.uk/w134.htm He is son4. Burke's P&B for Codrington. Not noted in thepeerage.com.
Edward married Le Sturgeon le Sturgeon Rebecca-143758 daughter of le Sturgeon Progenitor-70213 and SNotknown Miss-100661. Rebecca died in 1770.
www.william1.co.uk/w134.htm
www.william1.co.uk/w134.htm Burke's P&B for Codrington.
Edward and Rebecca had the following children:
+ 37 M i Admiral Sir Codrington Edward-59169 was born on 27 Apr 1770. He died on 28 Apr 1851. 38 M ii Codrington William John Bethell-97375.
He becomes Codrington-Bethell in Burke's P&B for Codrington.William married Chaloner Anna Maria-99359 daughter of Chaloner Senior-70766 and CNotknown Miss-104518. + 39 M iii Codrington Christopher Bethell-Codrington-48537 was born in Oct 1764. He died in 1842/1843.
28. Codrington Caroline-108221 (William Codrington , John Codrington , Frances Drax , William of Barbados , Progenitor 2011 ) was buried in ,,,extra.
She is dr3. John Booker, ‘Cox, Richard (1718–1803)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004 [http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/45706, accessed 6 March 2006 ] Richard Cox (1718–1803): doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/45706
Caroline married army agents Cox and Greenwood Cox Richard Cox & Greenwood-39174 son of Attorney Cox Joshua-76643 and Greenwood Mary-11188. Richard was born in 1718 in Yorkshire. He was christened in 1758 in active. He died in Aug 1803.
Richard Cox. Of Quarley. Contractor, army agent. Note that in Hidy, Barings, Am Trade, p. 487, note 25, Mary Baring marries an London merchant Hugh Mair (sic). Who was the fortune-making paymaster during seven years war? See notes for Thomas Harley qv and Drummonds bankers. See GEC, Peerage, Derwent of Hackness, p. 223 for clues. In 1772 Henry Drummond left Cox and Greenwood to enter his own family's business, and Richard Cox was joined by one of his clerks, (probably), Arthur Mair. Richard in 1765 moved from Albemarle Street where he is paymaster to Royal regiment of artillery, to 2 Craig's Court, Whitehall, and then entered into partnership with Henry Drummond of a 50-year established family banking firm. His patron is General, Lord Ligonier, to whom Cox is clerk, then secretary. in 1759, Ligonier is master-general of ordnance. Henry Drummond left the army agents in 1772 for his family bank. Cox is then partner with Arthur Mair qv, died 1783, to be Cox and Mair, and Cox, Mair and Cox. He is of Aspeden Hall, Hertfordshire. See Statham on NSW Corps, Ch. 3, pp. 18ff. See Sayers on Lloyds, Cox and Co. opened as a bank in Albemarle Street in 1758, at first just an agent for paying army officers. See also Namier.Brooke Vol. 2 for Codrington. John Booker, ‘Cox, Richard (1718–1803)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004 [http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/45706, accessed 6 March 2006 ] Richard Cox (1718–1803): doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/45706 - Cf., Presnell and Orbell,1985, Guide to British Banking. http "Descent of Hughes" at http://www.peerage.org/genealogy/tree.htm which says that firm is Richard Cox for 1758-1765, then Cox and Drummond 1765-1772 then Cox and Mair 17727-1779 then Cox Mair and Cox 1779-1783, then Cox, Cox and Greenwood 1783-1790 then Cox and Greenwood 1791-1806 then Cox, Greenwood and Cox 1801-1803 then Grennwod and Cox 1803-1806 then Greenwood Coxand Co 1806-1832 (with Charles Greenwood died 1832), then Cox, Hammerlsey and Co 1833-1834 then Cox and Co 1833-1922. Sometime bankers to royal family. See http on the Piozzi Letters. His own wikipedia entry re Cox and King, the world's now oldest travel company - although no connection till 1922 when Coxs linked with Henry S King bank, which was extensive in India. Wikipeida page on Cox Cox and Greenwood which beame Cox and Kings the world's longest-established travel company. He became clerk to General Lord Ligionier and an expert at oiling the social-military wheels. After the War of Austrian succession there were about 12 major army contractors in Britain, mostly per regiment, dealing with provisions,general troop welare, paying officers and men, providing clothing, buying and selling officer's commissions and finding weapons. He gave notoriously good parties and was an art patron. He became partner with Drummond and by 1768 they had an annual turnover of 345,000 pounds.. First at Albemarle St, then at Craig's Court, near today's Whitehall. Had a family estate at Quarley. Drummond died in 1772, Cox took in Mr. Mair, then his own son Richard Bethell Cox and Greenwood in 1783. By 1793 the army agency had 35 clerks.
Richard and Caroline had the following children:
+ 40 M i Cox and Greenwood, Army agent, Contractor, Banker Cox Richard Bethell-43347 was born in 1754. He died in 1832. + 41 F ii Cox Caroline Anne-292364 was born in 1750. She died in 1791. 42 F iii Cox Mary-292365.
John Booker, ‘Cox, Richard (1718–1803)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004 [http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/45706, accessed 6 March 2006 ]
Richard Cox (1718–1803): doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/45706Mary married Barracks Master Savoy Palace London de la Fontaine Benjamin-292372 son of de la Fontaine Senior-292373 and DNotknown Miss-292374.
gaps14 Is he from the Champneys-Swymmer lineage?
29. Codrington Bridget-102645 (William Codrington , John Codrington , Frances Drax , William of Barbados , Progenitor 2011 ) died in 1818.
www.william1.co.uk/w134.htm She is dr5, yst dr. Namier.Brooke, Vol. 2, p. 231.
Bridget married MP Chancellor Exchqr Dowdeswell William-37234 son of Dowdeswell William-186255 and Hammond Anne or Amy-37233. William was born in 1721. He died in 1775.
thepeerage.com. www.william1.co.uk/w134.htm He and wife have six sons and seven drs. http update. He is MP in Namier.Brooke, Vol. 2, p. 231. GEC, Peerage, Cottenham, p. 459. He is son1 of William Dowdeswell of Pull Court by Amy dr of Anthony Hammond of Somersham, Hunts. His own entry by Patrick Woodland in English DNB 2004 edition. stirnet file1 on Pepys.
William and Bridget had the following children:
+ 43 F i Dowdeswell Elizabeth-37237 died in 1830. 44 M ii Colonel Of Pull Court Dowdeswell Thomas-200467 died in 1811. Thomas married Pasley Magdelena-200468 daughter of Admiral Sir Bart1 Pasley Thomas-200469 and Heywood Mary-200470 in 1798. Magdelena was born in 1776. She died in 1841.
No notes.45 M iii Army officer, art collector Dowdeswell William-292638. + 46 M iv MP for Tewkesbury, Master Chancery Dowdeswell John Edmund-292639 was born in 1772. He died in 1851.
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