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COO I. lloacItr, 8. 7 Dec. 1S’1. ii. William, 6. 7 Nov. 1864, d. 6 April, 1866. iii. A son, 6. 11 Nov. 1867. Florence. ii. A dan. us. Another dan. Itincztgc. Tins family, which may he denominated noble, having rauked high amongst thc old barone of Scotland, can be traced to the earliest periods of Scottish history, and particularly to the time of the lirnees, when it attained great celebrity. Having stated so much rcgarding its antiquity under the head of Cockburn of Langtnn, we proceed to thc immediate anccstrr of the prceent baronet, Sin WILLTaM Coceos’ssN, Rut., Baron of Langtcn, frIl at the battle of Flodden Ficld, in 1313, and left, by his wife, Lady Anna Itome, dan. of the Earl of Itonse, two tons s. Wsts.sas, 6. 12 March, 1829 ; iii. 12 April, 1266, tlsay, (his eldcet son, Alexander, having hecn killed at his side), namely, Jona, and Chrietepher. Tho elder, JoHN Cocsceuna, Esq., succeeded, and was himself a. by Is. Arthur, 6. 15 Sept. 1838. Inn eldest eon, ALexaNorn Corimuette, Bog., to whom a. his oldest son, WILLIAM L’ncsenuna, Esq., designatcd of Cockbnrn and Rystaw. This gentleman si Margaret, dau. of John Ii. Emilla-Mary-Carsline, me. 29 July, lS6l, to Lient.-Co!. Spetttewosd, Esq. of Spottiawosd, eo. Berwick, and was o. by his only eon, I. JouR Cocaeur.N, Esq. of Ryslaw, who was created a its. Sopb.ia-Mary, Ia. 2 June, 1857, to Gnstave Bernard do Parsed of ifera ,Scelio, in 1628. Sir John ni. Mary, dau. ef William Scott, Es1. of ttarden, co. Rsxburg, and was a. at his decease by the eldest of three sone, II. SIR JAMEs. Thie gentleman ol. Jean, dan. of Alexandcr (whence the eurname), in the cc. Gloucester, having been Swiuton, of that ilk, in the shirc of Berwick—, and was established there so early as the roign of HrNsrr TV. ; and a. by his only eon, HI. SiR WILLIAM, who was a. by his eldest scn, IV. SIR JaMcs. This gcntlcman dying without issue, French ware. John do Csdringtsia’s grandson, SIMON, m. the title devolved upon bin grrat-grand-nepliew, V. Sist WILLIAM (n-us was tho great-grandson of William and heir of Richard Seattle, of Didmarton, and was o. by Cockbnrn, M.D., physician-general to the forces under the his son, RODEnT CODSINOTON, Rsq. of Didmarton, who m. great Duke of Marlborough, the 2nd son of Williana, the Anne Stubbs, and had two asno, JOHN, high-sheriff of 3rd baronet. Doctor Ceckbnrn was a. by his 2nd son, Gloucostershiro 1638, ancestor of the CnnslconroNs of Doctor Jamrs Cockburn, who had two sans, William Cockburn, Wrsoghtss, Wilts, and CHRIsTOPHER. Ths 2nd eon, PD., vicar-general and archdeacon of Oeaory, in CHmOTePHERCnnRINOTON, Esq.,romsvod,lernp.CHARLE0I., Ireland, and Jasacs Coi-kbnrn, Esq., a colonel in the army, with th5 entire of his property to the island of Barbadoes, and qoartcrsoaster-gcneral, father of Sin WIlLIAM, the and dying there, loft two song, 5th baronet, by Lelitia Little, heireee of the anciont houses CnRsoTerHrR, who became lient.Hovernnr of Barbadoce, of ltoster an,l Dcvereux, iii Ireland). Sir William, who was a lieut.-gen. in the army, at. 1st, 1 Jan. 1791, ElizabethAnne, dan.(byEliza Jacob, his wife, granddan of Elizabeth Brydges, deter of the 1st duke of Chandos) of Cal. Frederick Crenteer of a ri bIt and ancient family of Manheim, in Gcs’nsany, an officer in the royal horse guards, and had issue, WILLIAM-SAR5rItLn-ROSITER, sixth baronot. Catherine-Ilarrict, ia. 6 Has’, 1828, to the late Edsrard Cludde, Req. of Orletsn. (See Buon’sLaadcd Gentry.) Sir William ci. 2ndly, 2 July, 1834, )tartha-Ilonons.Cei,r. Jnucs CsnRINnToN, treasurer of Barbadoes, and colonel gina. dan. of Capt. W.-ll. lticketts-Jervis, It.N. (see ps.l of the life-guards there, svho w. Rico Bates, dau. of Col. Sx. VINrPNT, F. or), and widow ci Osborne Markham, Esq.. Bates, and had two sans, the eider of whom, which lady ‘1. 26 Fois. 1862. Sir William ,f. March, 1835, and 2. WILLIAM ComanmaeToN, Rsq. of Oodington, cc. Gloucester, was s. by his only son, VI, Sin WILLIAM-SAR5FIELD-RO5ITER, who watt. 11 June, ns. Rilcabeth, dan. of William Betholl, Req. ofSwindon, to. 1796; and ci. 15 Oct. 1843, Anne, eldest dan. of the late York, and had, with other issue, Rev. Francis Coke, of Lower Mcor, in Ilerefordohire (see 1. Wss.LsAaI, his suereeser. Boone’s Lansbd GraIry), by whom he had issue, r. Devorenx-Plaotageoet, late of the royal Scots greye; 6. 9 June, 1148; ii. can. at Rome, aged 21. Is. EnwARn-CLuonE, present baronet. III. Francie-Chandos, 1’. 2 Oct. 1836; d. same month. iv. Gesrge-Williasn, 6. 14 Jan. 1836: capt. 42nd High- landers a, I Jn,,c, 1801, flmJy-Sarah, only dan. of the Rev, J,,l,n (dough, chaplain to the governor of Malls, and has s dan. i. Eliza-JaneDerereux, d. underage, 9 April, 1840. si. Anno-ttussell, 1. 4 Tel,. 1866. In. Cetharine-Rrydgcs. d. an infant. iv. 3lary-Sarofield, 4. 26 June, 1612. v. Lncy-Ilsoper. dcceated. Sir William, who was known in the literary world as the author of a work called The .Ifsocacrz ef RI. Bormholen,cw as well as of various articles in the pcriorticale of the day, 1, 12 April, 1515. Arnis—Arg., a man’s hand, ppr., between three cocks, gn. Cresl—A cock, crowing. ppr. Jleueca—Acccndit cantn; the 3rd baronet, the title was assumed by this gontleman, and, Vigilans et andax. Scal—L’ockburn, Jierwicknhire. COD COURT NOT ON. Covntsieroa’, SIR WILLIAMC RAIIi20ND,ufDodington, co. Glott. cester; b. at Rennes, in Britanny, 25 Jan. 1806; a. his father, as 4th baronet, in Sept. 1516; sat. 20 May, 1S28, Anne-Mary, dan. of J. Lefer do Bonaban, previously to the first French Revointion lord of the parish of Ilonaban, cacao St. Male, descended from a very ancient noble family of Blob, and has, dan. of Robert Reekell, Esq. of Park House, Psiham, and has a eon, 6. 14 Aug. 1668. I. Nancy-Mary, sill Jan. 1826, to ConntAlexandre de Ia Mousoayo, 2nd eon of the late Slarqnis de Ia Moueeaye, gontilhomme do Is chambro of CnAaLns I. Jamaaeo-Pollovk Gore, late 1st Royalo. Ia Gatonais, of Val, near Lamballe. 31.I:i cac. The Codringtons, are of ancient standing at Codrington we find one of thona, John do Codringion, filling the hsnonrable post of standard-bearer to HENRY V., in his llary Rolway, and had a son, Smssome, who se. Agnes, dan. and captain-general of the Leeward Islands. This gen’ tlenaan had two tons, the elder of svhom, CnolsTornen, succeeded to the government of tho Leeward Islands, and at his decease, bequeathed to tho collogo of All Souls, Oxiord, the munificent sum of £10,060, for the purpose of erecting a lihrary, and fnrniohing it with books, beeideshis own very valnablocolloction. TIe devised alto an ott-ito of £2600 per annum, to the Society for the Propagation of the Gntpel in Foreign Parts, for the building and endowment of s. college at Barbadoes. And was ee’oatcd a Baronet 21 April, 1721. Sir Wllltans is. Edarerd, so. Miss Rebecca Le Sturgeon; and if. in 1775, leaving issue, 1 CnnssTorssEn, of Dodington Peak,e who assnmed the additional surname of BETRELL, and ci. in 1796, Carelino-Goorgiana-Ilarriott, dew of Thomas, 2nd Lord Foley, by whom (who if. 1 Jan. 1843) he left at his- decease, 4 Feb. 1843, Christopher-William, 6. 12 March, 1265, 31 F, ; ci. in 2636, Lady Geergiana Somerset, dan, of the Duke of Btaufort, and d. 24 June 1864, having had issne, Gendd-Wilham-Heury, 6.1850; George-John, 6. 1612; Alice-Emily; Florence-Adelaide; and EselynAnna. Charlcs-Bethell, 6. 12 Sept. 1608. Edward, capt., late of the 7th dragosngssards; 6. 1816; am. lot, 17 Tlarch, 1622, Mary-Jane, den. of Jesrph Ci”per, Req. ; and 2udly, 12 July, 1663, Jane, eldest surviving dan. of William White, Seq. Anna-Maria-Caroline, so. 3 Jan. 1626, to the Hen. Arthus’-Thetluesnn, who ml 15 July, 1625. Goergiana-Elicabeth, as. 1227, Sir Henry Feyton Part. At the demise, in France, of Sir Wtlliam Codringtos, time cousin sf the deceased, who styled lnmeelf Sir Chrietopher-Boibell Cedriugton, Ban, of Dodington Park, under the allegation that Sir Williana left no Iogitimstetaene. SirWilllama sm,n has, however, established his righttn Dottsre’Comnone, and has been arkn’awledged by the Heralde’ College. 24&