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Peerage Record – 66425

James Dawkins1

Male, Registry Number #664241, b. 1696, d. 10 May 1766

Last Edited=5 Jul 2015
     James Dawkins was born in 1696.1 He was the son of Colonel Richard Dawkins and Elizabeth (?)1 He died on 10 May 1766, unmarried.1,2
     He was educated in 1713 at Magdalen College, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England.2 He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Tory) for New Woodstock between 1734 and 1747.2 He purchased Over Norton.1
Citations:
  1. [S40] L. G. Pine, editor, Burke’s Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Landed Gentry, 17th edition, (London, England: Burke’s Peerage Ltd, 1952), page 629. Hereinafter cited as Burke’s Landed Gentry, 17th ed.
  2. [S6289] The History of Parliament Online, online http://www.historyofparliamentonline.org. Hereinafter cited as History of Parliament.

James Dawkins1

Male, Registry Number #664242, b. 1722, d. 1757

Last Edited=16 Jun 2015
     James Dawkins was born in 1722.1 He was the son of Henry Dawkins and Elizabeth Pennant.1 He died in 1757, unmarried.1
     He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Hindon, Wiltshire.1 He was a great traveller in Asia Minor, and discovered the ruins of Palmyra and Baalbec, publishing the Antiquities of these two cities.1
Citations:
  1. [S40] L. G. Pine, editor, Burke’s Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Landed Gentry, 17th edition, (London, England: Burke’s Peerage Ltd, 1952), page 629. Hereinafter cited as Burke’s Landed Gentry, 17th ed.

Richard Dawkins1

Male, Registry Number #664243, b. 3 July 1726

Last Edited=16 Jun 2015
     Richard Dawkins was born on 3 July 1726.1 He was the son of Henry Dawkins and Elizabeth Pennant.1 He died, without issue.1
Citations:
  1. [S40] L. G. Pine, editor, Burke’s Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Landed Gentry, 17th edition, (London, England: Burke’s Peerage Ltd, 1952), page 629. Hereinafter cited as Burke’s Landed Gentry, 17th ed.

William Dawkins1

Male, Registry Number #664244, b. 3 July 1726

Last Edited=16 Jun 2015
     William Dawkins was born on 3 July 1726.1 He was the son of Henry Dawkins and Elizabeth Pennant.1 He married unknown daughter Yeaman.1 He died, without issue.1
Citations:
  1. [S40] L. G. Pine, editor, Burke’s Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Landed Gentry, 17th edition, (London, England: Burke’s Peerage Ltd, 1952), page 629. Hereinafter cited as Burke’s Landed Gentry, 17th ed.

unknown daughter Yeaman1

Female, Registry Number #664245
Last Edited=16 Jun 2015
     unknown daughter Yeaman married William Dawkins, son of Henry Dawkins and Elizabeth Pennant.1
     Her married name became Dawkins.1
Citations:
  1. [S40] L. G. Pine, editor, Burke’s Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Landed Gentry, 17th edition, (London, England: Burke’s Peerage Ltd, 1952), page 629. Hereinafter cited as Burke’s Landed Gentry, 17th ed.

Elizabeth Dawkins1

Female, Registry Number #664246

Last Edited=16 Jun 2015
     Elizabeth Dawkins is the daughter of Henry Dawkins and Elizabeth Pennant.1
Citations:
  1. [S40] L. G. Pine, editor, Burke’s Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Landed Gentry, 17th edition, (London, England: Burke’s Peerage Ltd, 1952), page 629. Hereinafter cited as Burke’s Landed Gentry, 17th ed.

James Colyear Dawkins1

Male, Registry Number #664247, b. 1760, d. 13 March 1843

Last Edited=16 Aug 2015
     James Colyear Dawkins was born in 1760.1 He was the son of Colonel Henry Dawkins and Lady Juliana Colyear.1 He married, secondly, Maria Margaret Forbes, daughter of General Gordon Forbes.1 He married, firstly, Hannah Phipps, daughter of Thomas Phipps, on 3 September 1785.1,2 He died on 13 March 1843 at Richmond, Surrey, England.2,3
     He was given the name of James Dawkins at birth.1 He matriculated at Christ Church, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, on 4 May 1779.2 He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Chippenham.1 On 24 December 1835 his name was legally changed to James Colyear Dawkins by Royal Licence, on succeeding to the estates of his uncle, 3rd Earl of Portmore.1,2

Child of James Colyear Dawkins and Hannah Phipps

Citations:
  1. [S40] L. G. Pine, editor, Burke’s Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Landed Gentry, 17th edition, (London, England: Burke’s Peerage Ltd, 1952), page 629. Hereinafter cited as Burke’s Landed Gentry, 17th ed.
  2. [S6289] The History of Parliament Online, online http://www.historyofparliamentonline.org. Hereinafter cited as History of Parliament.
  3. [S4567] Bill Norton, “re: Pitman Family,” family provided evidence then verified by subsequent research and verification by BENR (101053), 6 April 2010 and 19 April 2011. Hereinafter cited as “re: Pitman Family.”

Hannah Phipps1

Female, Registry Number #664248

Last Edited=20 Jun 2015
     Hannah Phipps is the daughter of Thomas Phipps.1 She married, firstly, Charles Long before 1785.2 She married, secondly, James Colyear Dawkins, son of Colonel Henry Dawkins and Lady Juliana Colyear, on 3 September 1785.1,2
     From before 1785, her married name became Long.2 From 3 September 1785, her married name became Dawkins.1

Child of Hannah Phipps and James Colyear Dawkins

Citations:
  1. [S40] L. G. Pine, editor, Burke’s Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Landed Gentry, 17th edition, (London, England: Burke’s Peerage Ltd, 1952), page 629. Hereinafter cited as Burke’s Landed Gentry, 17th ed.
  2. [S6289] The History of Parliament Online, online http://www.historyofparliamentonline.org. Hereinafter cited as History of Parliament.

Thomas Phipps1

Male, Registry Number #664249

Last Edited=16 Jun 2015

Child of Thomas Phipps

Citations:
  1. [S40] L. G. Pine, editor, Burke’s Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Landed Gentry, 17th edition, (London, England: Burke’s Peerage Ltd, 1952), page 629. Hereinafter cited as Burke’s Landed Gentry, 17th ed.

Maria Margaret Forbes1,2

Female, Registry Number #664250, b. circa 1781, d. 29 March 1865

Last Edited=16 Aug 2015
     Maria Margaret Forbes was born circa 1781.2 She was the daughter of General Gordon Forbes.1 She married James Colyear Dawkins, son of Colonel Henry Dawkins and Lady Juliana Colyear.1 She died on 29 March 1865 at Ham, Surrey, England.2
     Her married name became Dawkins.1
Citations:
  1. [S40] L. G. Pine, editor, Burke’s Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Landed Gentry, 17th edition, (London, England: Burke’s Peerage Ltd, 1952), page 629. Hereinafter cited as Burke’s Landed Gentry, 17th ed.
  2. [S4567] Bill Norton, “re: Pitman Family,” family provided evidence then verified by subsequent research and verification by BENR (101053), 6 April 2010 and 19 April 2011. Hereinafter cited as “re: Pitman Family.”

 

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