DISNEY, OF THE HYDE.
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He d. 10th January, 1680-1, and wm t. by
his elder son,
Gervase Disney, esq. of Swinderby, who
m. first, Rebecca, daughter of John Spate-
man, esq. of Rednooke, in Derbyshire, and
secondly, Mrs. Mary Serle, of Lambeth,
but dying issuelAss, 3rd April, 1681, was «.
by hi* brother,
Daniel Disney, esq. of the city of Lin-
coln, who then became alsoof Swinderby.”
He nt. in 1674, Catherine, youngest daugh-
ter and co-heir of Henry Fynes Clinton,*
esq. of Kirks ted, in Lincolnshire, by whom
he had a son,
John, who was of Lincoln, and in the
commission of the peace for that
county, but haring taken his degree
of master of arts, afterwards, entered
into holy orders, and was inducted
to the vicarage of St. Mary’s, Not-
tingham. He was born 26th Decem-
ber, 1077, and dying in the life time
of his father, 3rd February, 1729-30,
left by his wife, Mary, daughter and
heir of William Woolhouse, M.D.
of North Muskham, Notts, whom he
m. 20th May, 1698, six sons and
three daughters, viz.
1. John, heir to his grandfather.
2. Henry, of Newcastle, M.D. b.
16th January, 1701, d. 4th No-
vember, 1760, m. Martha, sister
and heir of John Roebuck, esq.
of Heath, in the county of York,
and had a son,
Henry Woolhouse Disney,
esq. of Ingress, in Kent, b.
in 1733, inherited his grand-
mother’s estate, at North
Muskham,and assumed upon
succeeding to those of bis
maternal uncle, John Roe-
buck, esq. the surname of
Roebuck.
3. William, d. young.
* This gentleman was eldest son of the Hon. Sir
Henry Fynea-Clinton, of Kirksted, son of Henry,
second Earl or Linooln, by his second wife, Eu-
tA>rrH, daughter of Sir Richard Monvaon, lent,
and widow of William, eldeat son of Henry, fust
Loan Noaaavs, -of Ryoote, (see Burkt't Pfra ft
and BarmeUgt, Duke of Newcastle). Sir Richard
Uorryson was ■». to Bridget, eldeat daughter of
the attainted and beheaded Loan Homey, by Lady
Anne Grey, daughter of George, Earl of Kent;
through tlus line CATHsmns Disnit (Clinton)
could claim alliance with the blood royal of
England, and the most illustrious and noble
families in the kingdom, including the historicsl
names of Grey, Barons Grey de Ruthvn, Herbert,
Earls of Pembroke, Percy, of Northumberland,
Mortimer, Earls of March, Neril, Dacre, Stafford,
Beaufort, Fitihugfa, Stotrrton, &c. She could
trace desoent from many of the sovereign houses
of Europe.
4. Daniel, whose only son,
Daniel, a major in the army,
d. in 1780.
5. Samuel, in holy orders, as.
Margery, youngest daughter of
Francis Proctor, esq. of Thorpe
on the Hill, and left issue, at
his decease in 1741, bnt his line
is now extinct.
6. Gervase, of Pontefract, us. ia
1736, Mary, daughter of William
Thorpe, esq. of Nottingham, and
left four daughters, namely,
1. Martha, m. in 1763, to
Robert Thorpe, esq. of Blid-
worth, Notts.
2. Harriet, m. in 1763, to
Robert Alexander, surgeon.
3. Henrietta.
4. Lucy, m. in 1784, to the
Rev. Thomas Lund, rector
of Parton le Street.
7. Mary, as. to Benjamin Sbeaker,
esq. a captain in Colonel Kirk’s
regiment of foot.
8. Catherine, m. to David Hous-
ton, esq. of Houston.
9. Martha, m. to Metcalfe Proctor,
esq. of Thorpe.
Mr. Disney d. 29th August, 1734, and was
t. by hia grandson,
John Disnby, esq. of Swinderby, and of
the city of Lincoln, b. 3rd April, 1700, and
served the office of sheriff for Nottingham-
shire, the year before the death of his
grandfather, m. 29th December, 1730,
Frances, youngest daughter of George Cart-
wright, esq. of Ossington, Notts, by whom
(who d. 5th January, 1791) he had issue,
I. Lewis, who inherited Swinderby, b.
9th October, 1738, at. 16th Septem-
ber, 1775, Elizabeth, only daughter
and heir of William Ffytche, e*q.
governor of Bengal, and heir likewise
to her uncle, Thomas Ffytche, esq.
of Danbury Place, in the county of
Essex, in consequence of which he
assumed by sign manual, 87th Sep-
tember, 1775, the additional surname
and arms of Ffytche, and became
Lewi8 Disnby - Ffytche, esq. of
Swinderby, in the county of Lincoln,
and of Danbury Place, in Essex.
He died 22nd September, 1822, leav-
ing two daughters, his co-heirs, vis.
1. Frances - Elizabeth, b. 29th
August, 1776, m. 21st February,
1800, to William Hillary, esq.
now Sir William Hillary, bart.
2. Sophia, m. to her cousin ger-
man, the present John Disney,
esq. of the Hyde.
II. Frederick, a miyor in the army, (.
12th October, 1741, d. ana. at Lin-
coln, 13th June, 1788.
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