Saturday, June 18, 2016

Succession of the Estates of the Stephens and De La Bere Families.

Thomas Baghott-De la Bere was the final lineal heir for both the Southam Estate and the Lypiatt Estate. He was the son of William Baghott and Hester Stephens. The Baghott name assumed the composite name of Baghott-De la Bere when Thomas’s father, William inherited the De la Bere Family Estate of Southam in 1735.


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lypiatt_Park Lypiatt Park Tudor Manor House…
   In 1610 the house was bought by Thomas Stephens, whose descendants lived there for nearly 200 years. [During the English Civil War] On 1 January 1645, the house was captured and burnt by Royalist troops evicting a Parliamentary garrison, but it was later repaired and reoccupied.
    19th Century: The house was sold in 1802 by Thomas Baghot-de la Bere, nephew of the last Stephens owner, to the local clothier and banker, Paul Walthen… He employed Jeffrey Wyattville to add a new range at the west end of the house in a picturesque neo-Tudor style.
   Sir Paul Baghott was declared bankrupt in 1819, in the aftermath of the Napoleonic wars, when Lypiatt Park was sold in 1824 to William Lewis of Brimscombe, who made some further improvements.
    Note (Jody Gray): All information directly transcribed -any additions, I made to the Obituary, are in [brackets]...


Obituary - Dec. 5. In his 93rd year [b..1728], Thomas Baghot de la Bere, Esq. of Southam House in Gloucestershire. “This last lineal descendant of one of the most ancient families of the Kingdom [De la Bere] preserved his name [the De la Bere Family surname] and character unsullied to the last hour of his long life. Without guilt himself, and free from the suspicion of it in others, he lived sincerely beloved, and died as sincerely lamented.”
    Thus the “Gloucester Journal;” and the character is true. The writer remembers him years ago riding through Cheltenham, and being called from respect by the gentleman with whom he was conversing, Sir Roger de Coverley. He inhabited one of the finest old sears in the Kingdom [Southam], situate at Bishop’s Cleeve, a perfect curiosity, built by Sir John Huddlestone, Sheriff of the County in 1501, who daughter Ellen [Huddlestone b. 1530 d. 1614] carried it in marriage to Kynard de la Bere [b. 1527 d. 1607], Esq.
    [their son, Richard de la Bere [b. 1559], of Lincoln’s inn, Esq. had bought the hamlet of Southam, in October 1609, of Robert Cecil, Earl of Salisbury, which Richard dying [d. 1636] without issue left Kynard de la Bere [b. 1600] [his first cousin; son of Kynard De la Bere b. 1565], of Kennersley, county Hereford, his heir. [his son, John De la Bere, b. 1640, inherited Southam in 1656 when his father, Kynard De la Bere died -John m: Anne Stephens b. 1630; their son, Kynard De la Bere b. 1666,  inherited Southa in 1691 when his father John died… Kynard married Hester Neale b. 1670… he died 1735 w/o heir… he left Southam to William Baghott, 2nd son of William Baghott and Anne De la Bere… ]
    The direct male line of this venerable family failing in Kinnar [Kynard] de la Bere, Esq [b. 1666] in [his will of] 1733, he devised this manor and estate to his nephew, William Baghott, of Prestbury, Esq who [when Kynard died in 1735, inherited Southam and], in pursuance of his uncle's will, assumed the sirname [surname] and arms of De la Bere, and was succeeded by his eldest son [when he died in 1764], since deceased [Thomas Baghott b. 1728 d. 1821].
    Thus Bigland (Gloucestershire, I. 377), where is a copious account of the house, family, and etc. Fosbroke, in his History (I. 321), shows, that
he [Thomas Baghott b. 1728 d. 1821] was also the last surviving representative of the ancient family of Stephens of Lypiatt;
his father, William Baghot [b. 1700], having married Hester [b. 1705], daughter of Thomas Stephens, of Lypiatt  
    (there having been a previous marriage of an Anne Stephens with a John De la Bere),

    in virtue of which alliance with his father, the last John Stephens of Lypiatt, who died in 1778, devised to him [his nephew] the manor of Bisley, or Lypiatt and etc. which he sold [1802], not that many years ago, to Sir Paul Baghot [changed his surname to Baghott], of Woodchester, who now [1821] holds or recently held it.

(Jody Gray): I've taken information from the above sources, combined with other sources, and created a "line of succession" for both Family Estates. I'll begin with the De la Bere Family Estate of Southam because it is the first to pass to Thomas Baghott-De la Bere...

The succession of the De la Bere Family, Southam Estate:
John Huddlestone b. 1488 d. 1547 m: Joan Seymore b. 1493
Ellen [Eleanor Huddlestone b. 1530 d. 1614], daughter and heiress of Sir John Huddlestone of Southam situated at Bishop’s Cleeve in county of Gloucestershire, married Kynard de la Bere (b. 1527 d. 1607... Will of Kynard de la Bere, 1607…
  • their son, Richard de la Bere [b. 1559], of Lincoln’s inn, bought the hamlet of Southam, in October 1609,
  • Richard de la Bere died 1636 without heir, left Southam Estate to Kynard De la Bere [b. 1600], his 1st cousin, son of Kynard De la Bere [b. 1565] of Kinnersley, county Herford… inherited Southam Estate...
  • Kynard De la Bere died 1656, his son, John De la Bere [b. 1640] inherited Southam Estate… (John De la Bere b. 1640 married Anne Stephens b. 1630)
  • John De la Bere died 1691, his son Kynard De la Bere [b. 1666] inherited Southam Estate (Kynard married Hester Neale b. 1670) -they had no children; Kynard De la Bere [b. 1666], composed his will in 1733, he devised the Southam Estate to his nephew, William Baghott [b. 1700] -2nd son of William Baghott [b. 1655] and Anne De la Bere [b. 1665, his sister]…
  • Kynard De la Bere died 1735; in pursuance with his will, his nephew William Baghott [b. 1700] inherited Southam Estate; William by taking the composite name of Baghott-De la Bere, assumed the titles and arms of the De la Bere Family...
  • William Baghott-De la Bere died 1764, his son Thomas Baghott [b. 1728] inherited Southam Estate and assumed the composite name, Thomas Baghott-De la Bere…

The succession of the Stephens Family, Lypiatt Estate:
Thomas Stephens [b. 1558] purchased Lypiatt in 1610.
  • Thomas Stephens died in 1613, his 2nd son, John Stephens [b. 1585] inherited Lypiatt Estate
  • John Stephens died 1679, his son Thomas Stephens [b. 1639] inherited Lypiatt Estate
  • Thomas Stephens died 1706, his son Thomas Stephens [b. 1672] inherited Lypiatt Estate
  • Thomas Stephens died in 1720, his son John Stephens inherited Lypiatt Estate
  • John Stephens died 1778 without heir; he left Lypiatt Estate to his nephew, Thomas Baghott-De la Bere [b. 1728]  *Thomas's his father, William Baghott [b. 1700] married Hester Stephens [b. 1705], daughter of Thomas Stephens [b. 1672], Lord of Lypiatt and sister of John Stephens [d. 1778 w/o heir] *explains the reference to the [family] alliance formed when Hester Stephens m: William Baghott…
  • Thomas Baghott-De la Bere sold Lypiatt to Paul Waltham in 1802 [Paul changed his surname to Baghott], he declared bankruptcy in 1819; Lypiatt was sold in 1824.

The Lypiatt Estate was in the Stephens Family for nearly 200 years: purchased in 1610 by Thomas Stephens; sons succeeded the Estate until John Stephen’s died in 1778 without heir; the Estate was then passed to John’s nephew, Thomas Baghott-De la Bere (son of his sister, Hester Stephens who married William Baghott). In 1802, (192 years) Thomas Baghott-De la Bere sold the Lypiatt Estate to Paul Walthen (who assumed the surname, Baghott), he was declared bankrupt in 1819; the Lypiatt Estate was sold in 1824 to William Lewis…

Another family alliance was mentioned in the "Obituary" of Thomas Baghott-De la Bere…
    (there having been a previous marriage of an Anne Stephens [b. 1630] with a John De la Bere [b. 1640] -refer to the succession of the Southam Estate); their daughter, Anne De la Bere b. 1665 married William Baghott of Presbury [b. 1655]; their son, William Baghott [b. 1700] inherited Southam when Kynard De la Bere died (William assumed the composite name: Baghott De la Bere); his son, Thomas [b. 1728] inherited Southam in 1764 when his father died; Thomas b. 1728 inherited Lypiatt in 1778 when his uncle John Stephens died; he chose to live at Southam until his death, he sold Lypiatt in 1802 (see, above, Lypiatt Estate)...


Thomas, 3rd son of Edward [of Eastington Estate], m: Elizabeth Stone; buried at Stroud church, where his memorial is located…
 (Jody Gray) created this Blog Post to provide links to all Blog Posts related to the Stephens/Stevens Family. The Gray-Piper Family Tree Trunk - The Stevens Family is connected to the Piper Family.
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