Six north country diaries - The MAN & Other Families

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Richmond, died suddenly in his garden at in an advanced
age, without issue. Succeeded in his estate by his brother, Thomas
York, esq.
1757. Aug. 19. Tliis day about 11 in the forenoon died at
Durham, in an advanced age, my old acquaintxince, Mr. John
Hutton,i39 attorney-at-law. He was a. man of integrity and distinguished
by his abiUtys in his profession ; and was buried ye 22nd
in the chancel at Hougiiton-le-Spring at the foot of Mr. Davenport's
grave
1757. Sept. 28. Died at Belsay castle in Northumberland Sir
"William Middleton,i4n ]:,n^_^ Knight of the Sliine for Northumberland,
which county he had represented in Parliament since 1721. He left
no issue by"^ his lady, Ann, tlie youngest of the two daughters of
William Etrick, esq., of Silksworth in the comity of Durham. Sir
William was succeeded in title and estate by his brother, John
Laml)ert Middleton, esq., corn merchant in London, who had been
unfortunate in trade.
1757. Oct. 12. Died at Barford in Yorkshire, Mr. John Croft,
one of the greatest breeders of horses in the north, as was his
father, John Croft, who had been a servant, in the Darcy family at
Sedbury and afterwards farmed at Croft under Sir William Chaytor.
His wife was an admirer of the diversion of cock-iighting and would
bet her money fi'eely.
1757. Oct. 16. Died at Brancepeth Mr. Lancelot Hilton, i^i elder
brother of David Hilton, esq., barrister-at-law, and was buried at
Stockton.
1757. Nov. 3. Died at his house at Mill-hill near Barnet in
Middlesex, Hutton Perkins, ^^^ e,sq., formerly a sollicitor in Chancer}-,
and many years principal secretary to Lord Hardwick when chancellor.
Mr. Perkins was born at Barnard Castle.
1757. Dec. 14. Widow Smith, daughter of Nicholas Shuttleworth.
esq., went away with Captain Ferguson in a shamefull manner. ^^^
in Parliament from 1710 to 1754. His wife was Anne, daughter and coheir
of James, Lord Darcy of Navan. Cf. Harrison, Yorkshire, p. 119. Dugdale's
Vidfation of Yorkshire, ed. Clay, vol. ii. p. 282.
''' 1757. August 22. John Hutton of Durham, buried. Hoiujhton-le-Spring
lierjiHters.
The Hutton family estate at Houghton-le-Spring, was acquired in parcels by
Dr. Robert Hutton, rector of that parish and prebendary of the third stall in
Durham Cathedral, nephew of Matthew Hutton, archbishop of York. He was
great-grandfather of Robert Hutton, baptized 3rd February, 1666, father of
John Hutton of Durham named in the text. Tlie latter died unmarried.
'^° 1757. Sept. 30. Sir William Middleton, bart. , buried, liolam Begisters.
Cf. Newccifitle Courant, 1st October, 1757.
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Mr. Lancelot Hilton was fifth son of Robert Hilton of Stockton, attorney,
and was baptized on the 19th August, 1694. Like his father, he practised as
an attorney at Stockton, where his third son William Hilton, the poet, was
born. Cf. Hilton pedigree No. 4. Longstaffe, Darlington.
"- 1715. Oct. 22. Hutton Perkins of Barnard Castle, gent., admitted
to Lincoln's Inn. Admissions to Lincoln's Inn, ed. Lyte.
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Seep. 179, supra.