A History and Genealogy of the Warren Family

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Preface

SOME years ago, having retired from professional duties owing to failing health, I began to trace my own family pedigree, without any intention of writing a book ; but finding the study of Genealogy so fascinating, I was led to extend my researches to other branches of the old and honoured name of Warren. The materials I have collected, after long and arduous labour, are considered by friends to be worthy of record as well as useful and interesting, not only to those of the name and kindred now living, but important as a basis to work from for others who may afterwards wish to enter upon this field of research and add to the information already acquired. Hence the volume now submitted to my readers.

In this work, which has been to me a labour of love, I have received much sympathy and valuable assistance from members of this great and widely-dispersed family, to whom I return my grateful thanks. Others through pressure of business upon their time, and some from indifference, have failed to give me any help, and in consequence some blanks will be found which 1 should have wished to fill up.

It is strange that many people manifest great interest in the pedigrees of horses and dogs, and yet can scarcely give you the names of their grandparents. Most are so absorbed in the present that they think little of the past or future; yet Genealogy is an attractive study to many, and if extended to such subjects as vital statistics, physical, intellectual and moral characteristics, artistic, literary and scientific attainments, political and religious history, it would prove of much practical use. Strange to say, no country of late has evinced so much interest in Genealogy as the United States of America.

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In presenting this book to my readers, I am fully sensible of its many shortcomings, notwithstanding much care and labour in its production. Perhaps the fact of my being a septuagenarian may be an excuse for some of its defects. If, however, it gives a. tithe of the pleasure to the reader which it has given to the compiler I shall be satisfied.

I have generally omitted the use of the title Esquire which has. become almost universal in modern usage, as it would encumber the pages. The social position of the several families can be otherwise known ; but where I have found the titles “ Esq.” and “ Gent.” used in wills and old documents I have retained them.

The progress of this work has been much facilitated by the valuable help which I have received from many quarters. Among published books I have to express my indebtedness to the learned ‘Memoirs of the Earls of Warren and Surrey,’ by the Rev. John Watson, M.A., and the interesting French work ‘ Les Comtes de Warren,’ printed for private circulation, an epitome of which books will be found in the following treatise. The author of the latter work, the Count de Warren, has graciously granted me permission to use it in furtherance of my book, and for which I beg to express my thanks. The proprietors of ‘ Burke’s. Peerage and Baronetage,’ and of ‘The Landed Gentry,’ by Burke, have kindly granted me permission to make extracts from these valuable and well-known books of reference ; also the proprietors. of the well-known annual, ‘ Debrett’s Peerage and Baronetage,’ have kindly granted like permission. To Foster’s ‘Alumni Oxonienses’ and his other works I beg gratefully to acknowledge my obligations for many facts. To many others, too numerous to mention, I have to express my thanks for valuable help which is duly acknowledged im loco. For the American pedigrees I am indebted, among others, to Dr. Henry Bond’s ‘ Watertown Families’; to Dr. John Collins Warren’s ‘Genealogy of Warren’, to ‘The Genealogical Dictionary of New England Settlers,’ by James Savage; to ‘The Wheeler and Warren Families,’ by Henry Warren Wheeler, whom my letter asking his permission failed to reach, and who I hope will forgive me for the free use I have made of his most interesting book ; to the ‘Genealogy of Wm. Wilkins Warren,’ kindly sent me; to ‘The Warren-Clarke Genealogy, a splendidly-executed work, privately printed, by the Rev. Charles White Huntington, kindly sent me by Mr.

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George Warren Hammond of Yarmouthville, Me. ; to ‘ Richard Warren of the Mayflower and some of his Descendants,’ by Mrs.

Emily Warren Roebling—a beautifully printed pedigree (50:

copies), one of which the authoress has kindly sent me.

For the pedigree of the family of Warren in Holland I beg to thank Mr. John Adrian Warren, D.C.L., Groningen; Mr. Barton of Clonelly, Co. Fermanagh, for the use of a MS.

volume containing the pedigree of the family of Warren of

Lodge Park, Co. Kilkenny, I beg to thank respectfully.

The British Museum Library, the happy hunting-ground of genealogists, has been thoroughly utilized, as my large sheaf of tickets testifies. The urbanity and helpful assistance of its staff of officers I cordially acknowledge ; also that of the Public Record! Office, London. In Dublin the late Deputy Keeper of the Public Records, Dr. La Touche, gave me free access to the rich resources of his department, and his staff were always obliging during the months of my search. The Board of Trinity College admitted me to their splendid library. The late Sir. J. Bernard Burke, Ulster King of Arms, placed the records of his office at my service. I was a privileged reader in the library of the Royal Irish Academy, and I availed myself of the resources of the National Library. The unique library of the Franciscans with its rare MSS. was courteously made accessible to me ; in all these libraries I found much to help me in my work, and for which I am truly grateful.

There is, however, stil] much ground to be broken in this field of research, and I shall feel obliged for any information sent me which may be of service in case a new edition of my book should be required. The correction of any errors will also be acceptable.

THoMAS WARREN. 29 Gipsy Hill, Norwood, London.

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Contents

Preface

The Warrennes in Nenmandy=<Williain de Warurne and Gundreda his wife—Her parentage

First Earl of Warren and Surrey- _Lewes Pr jory Finding of William and Gundreda’s remains