A genealogical and heraldic history of the commoners of Great Britain and Ireland enjoying territorial possessions or high official rank, but uninvested with heritable honours (1836)
, esq. of Leitchtown. Arms—Quarterly, 1st and 4th or, on achief azure three escalops of the first; 2ndand 3rd or, a fess cheeky azure and argent,in chief a chevronelle azure, all within aborder sa. Crest—A demi eagle, wings expandedproper. Motto—Right and reason.Estates—In… … This family, which settled at Ditcbeat in1669, having bought the manor and advow-son of the parish church, which were a partof the property of Lord Hopton, is a scion ofthe Dawes, of Dorsetshire, of the time ofEdward IV. In the Harleian MSS. wefind Dawe, fam. Ped. 1500,33, (fol. 316.) by Mr.…
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