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Chattisham
Daniel, second son of William Meadows, of Witnesham, and Agnes, his wife, became
seated in this parish in the early part of the 17th century: he was a direct
lineal descendant from the very ancient family of Meadowe, who possessed lands
in Witnesham, in the time of King Henry II., and was ancestor of the Earls
Manvers.
Mr. Meadows was born at Rushmere, in 1577; and purchased of Sir Robert Hitcham,
Knt., in 1630, the lordship of Witnesham. He died Sept. 7, 1651, and was buried
in the nave of this parish church, where a Latin inscription remains to his
memory.
By Elizabeth, his wife, he had issue six sons and one daughter; of whom, Sir
Philip Meadows, the 5th son, was baptized at Chattisham, Jan. 4, 1625. He was
educated at Cambridge, and became Latin Secretary to the Lord Protector, Knight
Marshal of the Palace, and Knight of the order of the Elephant, of Denmark. In
1656, he was sent Ambassador to the King of Portugal, and afterwards to the
courts of Denmark and Sweden. He married, in 1661, Constance, second daughter
and co-heir of Francis Lucy, of Westminster, Esq.; and was succeeded by his only
son
Sir Philip Meadows, who was also Knight Marshal of the King's Palace: he married
Dorothy, sister of Hugh Boscawen, 1st Viscount Falmouth. Their third son, Philip
Meadows, Esq., deputy-ranger of Richmond Park, married, in 1734, Frances, the
only daughter of William Pierrepont, Viscount Newark; only son of Evelyn, 1st
Duke of Kingston.
Charles Meadows, their second son and heir, on the decease of Elizabeth, Duchess
dowager of Kingston, in 1788, succeeded to the estates of his uncle, William,
2nd Duke of Kingston; and took the surname and arms of Pierrepont only, by sign
manuel. In 1796, Mr. Pierrepont was elevated to the peerage, by the titles of
Baron Pierrepont and Viscount Newark; and, in 1806, was advanced to the dignity
of Earl Manvers.
ARMS: argent; semee of mullets, gules; a lion rampant, sable.
CHARITIES. The Rev. Thomas Warren, in 1797, gave by will, £200, on trust;
to apply the interest in educating poor children, at the charity school at
Hintlesham, whose parents should be resident in the parish of Chattisham, being
members of the church of England, in the principles of the Christian religion,
and teaching them to read and write. This legacy having been invested in the 3
per cent, reduced annuities, the dividends are paid to the master of the
Hintlesham school, for teaching four or five poor children of Chattisham in the
manner directed by the will.
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of Suffolk
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