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SUTTON — SWILLTNGTON, 351 III. 13'iG-Gl, .1. Sir Thomas Suttun, by. ami I)., a^ed 40 ami to upwards at his brother's death. Neither lie, nor his issue, was 1 400 ? ever sum. to Pari. He was living (1377-73) 1 Hie. but </. n.p.m. before July (1401) 2 Ueu. IV., when the Barony fell into abeyance.^) SWANSEA OF SINGLETON. Barony. ;. Sir Henky-Hbssey Vivian, Bart., of Singleton, co. I 1893 Glamorgnn, s. anil b. of John Henry Vivian, of the same, Major Rofal Stannary Artillery (who d. 10 Feb. 1355, aged 09, being br. of the Ut BARON Vivian ok (Jlvnn and TboRO), by Sarah, <la. of Arthur Joins, of the Priory. Keigate, Surrey, formerly of Caervallach in Northop, co. Klint, was //. at Singleton 0 and /">/>■ 13 July 1S21, at St. Mary's, Swansea; eil.nl EtolJ ami at Trin. Coll, Cambridge; was MP. upwards of 40 years, rii, for Truro, 1852-57 ; for Glamorganshire, 1S57-S5, and for Swansea district, 1885-93 ; Lieut. Col. 4th Ulam. Rifle Vols, for eleven years J Chairman of the Glam. County Council ; was rr. a Haronct, 13 May 1S82, and was a: 9 June 1893, BARON SWANSEA OK SINGLETON, C) co. Glamorgan, He m. firstly .15 April 1847, at Swindon, co. Wilts, Jessie Dairy triple, 1st da. of Ambrose UoDDAUD, of Swindou afsd., by Jessie Dorothea, da. of Sir Thomas- Buckler Lkthuhiuoe, 2d Bart. She d. 28 Feb. IS IS at Singleton, and was bur. at St. Mary's, Swansea, but removed to St. Paul's, Sketty. He mi. secondly. 14 July 1853, at St. Peter's. Eaton square, Elora Caroline KliZHOeth, only da. of Sir Montague John Choi.MKLKY. 2d Bart,, by (ieorgiana, da. of William pBBAUCLBRK), 8th Dike of St. Ai.Iians. She <l. 25 Jan. 18u'S, and was bur, at St. Paul's. Sketty. He m. thirdly 10 Nov. 1 S70, at Bretton Park, co. Waterford, Averil, da. of Richard ( UkaI'Mont), (.'apt. by Susan Hnsscy, da. of Godfrey (Mai'Donai.ii). 3d BaUon MaCDORALU ok Si.ate [1 ] He d. suddenly of heart disease, 29 Nov. 1S94, at Singleton, aged 73, and was bur. at Sketty. Will pr. at £215,160 gross. His widow living 1898. II. 1894. 2. Ernest Ambrose (Vivian), BaRON Swansea ok Sinoi.kton [1*93), also a Baronet [1882], 1st s. and h., being only child of fust wife : /.. 11 Feb. and bap. 15 March 1848, at St. Peter's, Eaton square.; ed. at Eton and at .Mag. Coll., Oxford ; sue. to the pterage, 29 Nov. 1894. Patoi'y Estate*. — These, in 1883, were under 2,000 acres. Principal Residence. — Singleton, near Swansea, co. Glamorgan. 8 WELLINGTON. 1. Adam Swilungton, of Swillington, in Urn West Hiding of Yorkshire, served in the Scotch wars, 1306-27 ; took part with the Earl of Lancaster againt the two Despeneers, temp. Ed. II.. and was sum. to Pari, as a Baron (LORD SW1LLINGTON) 3 Dec. (1328| 20 Ed. II. to 5 March U327/S) 2 Ed. 111., but not subsequently, neither were any of his posterity^) so that the Barony (if an hereditary one ever existed) became dormant. [') At that date he, having no male issue, settled bis Castle of Brancehohne and monor of Sutton on two of bis married daughters and their issue male. ( b ) The coheirs were bis three daughters ; (1) Constance m. firstly before 13/S, as his second wife, Peter (de Mauley), Lord tie Mauley (who (i. 19 March 13S2/3), and secondly Sir John Godard, Sheriff of co. York, 1389, by whom she bad a sou ami heir ; (1) Margaret, m. before 1378, Peter de Mauley, s. and h. ap. (by his first wife) of the aboveuamed Peter, and left, issue ; (3) Agues, or Anne, m. Sir Ralph Bulmer as also Sir Ediuoud or Edward Hastings. (°) This was on the absurd principle, of such peerages as "Truro of Bowes," "Leicester of Holkham" &o, where a considerable town (such as Swansea) is described as being "«/" the grantee's residence. () By a pedigree in Blore's "South Winfield " it appears that he " had a son [1] Robert, "whose sou [2), Thomas de Swillington, left [3 J a da. and b., Elizabeth, who m. Robert Sampson, of co. Suffolk, and was aged 21 and upwards [1129-30] 8 Hen. VI. Barony by Writ. I. 1326, to 1328.