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Narirn, Ihonoy (Sir Boliert-Coroelia Napier) of 1880, Anne-Salisbnry-Melisira, only anrvivieig dau. of Magditla, in Ahyssinia, and of Caryngton, co. palatine the late John Ladea-ecc Adlcrcron, Esq. of Moyglare, of Chester, CUB., COST., liout.-gen. H. E., co. Meath, and by her has, and cone neauder-cn-ch icf of ties army of Bombay 1. at (‘evion 6 Dec. 1810; rn. let, 8 Sept. 1840, n. R’’bert-Francis-Leslevcsc, a. 3 Dec. 1856. Anne-Sarah, eldest dan. of George Pearce, M.D.. in. William-Edwaed-Btirhing, b. 2 Slay, 1838. B.I.O.S., by whom (who d. 30 lice. 1819) he has r. Anae-Sahisben’y-Slary-Slehicra. had issue, 1. ltsseer-Wiouoei, lieot. Bengal army, 8. 11 Feb. 1815. ii. George—Campbell, heat. Bengal army, tam with his Johu Naiiier, of Merchistoun, the celebrated inventor lii ether Itebert. ilL. Jams-Pearce, 8. 38 Dec. 1849. a. (‘athecine-Aeae-Cariogtou, 3. 12 Oct. 1541; ci. 12 SEarch, ancient family of Napier. 1863, to Ilenry Dundee, Bog. ii. Aenc-Ameha, 8. 11 Nov. 1842; ni 13 March, 1864, to llenry-P.obarts Maclocks, Beg., D.O.S. iii. Clara-Francos, 3. 19 Dcc. 1843: ii. Jane, 1846. Lord Napior no. Ondlv, 2 April, 1861, Mary, dan. of Earle of Leveeax or Lennox 010w extinct), and changed his Maj.-Gen. Sir Edward-Smyth Scott, L.A., and by name of Lennox to Naper, or Napier, from the saying of leer has issue, iv. Bde’ard-ltcrbert-Scett, 8. 16 Dee. 1861. v. Itenry-t),oidae, 5. 16 bob. 1854. iv. Stary-Orant, 8. 15 Ieee. 1862. Lord Napier, an eneineut military commander, is AacasoALn NarsEa, eldest son of the said John Rapier, the son of the late Major Charles-Frederick Napier, hA. (echo if. March, 18121, and Catherine his wife (whom he in. in 1801), ilan. of Oodrington Carringtcn, his male line terminated, when the barony passed as stated Eeq. of The Chapel and Carrington, Barbadoes. ii the lineage of Lord Napier, and the baronetage descended his lordship, having entered the Bengal to his heir male general, whose ancestry we will now detail engineers in 1826, was highly distinguished in the Roecnr Nxreoa, of Colcreoch, Stirlingslcicc, Sod eon of Sutlej eantpaigns, at the siege of Moultan, at Con- the said John Napier, of Merchistoon, was t. in 1580, and jet-at, and at the capture of Leteknow, in 1858. is. twice; by his 2nd wife, Lady Anna Drummond (the He, the same year, defeated the Sepoy rebels, at the isone of his 1st wife ie extinct), he loft one eon, battle of Powree, and was made a LOB., and received As.sxxanen Narsen, of Cnlereneh, Si. 1621 ; so. Margaret, the thanks of parliament, lie again received eldest don, of John Lennox, of Woodhead, or Lennox the thanks of parliament in 1861, for his conduct Castle, Stirliegehire, and ci. 1692, when he was s. by his in the operations which lcd to the capture of Pekio. ehileet eon, He waa a member of the Council of India frcm 1861 to 1845, when he was appointed commanderin-elnef one son, WLLLLAaI NAraoa, of Cnhoreuch, agenecal in the army; 8. of the Bombay army, with the rank of 1712, who oe. Jane, don. and heiress of James Stilliken, Esq. general. He was appitiuteil in May, 1867, to command of Slilhiken, Reofrewohirs, and of his wife Joan, dan. of Alex. the expedition to Ahyaainia,aiad his admirable She Dowall, lleq. ef Gorthland, sod ii. 1730, heaving one son, management of that whele afliur, which ended with R000nT-Jona-MaLLaKmn NarsEa, who took the name of the storming of Maglala and the death cf King StsLLsaea, in compliance with the will of his maternal grandfather. Tnr.oDong, resulted in complete success, and is a brilliant matter of history. lie was, in reward, the siege of ldaogatore, in the East Indies. He was 8. 3705, neade a G.C.B., and waa raieed to the peerage, as m. 1786, Anne, eldest dan. of A. Camphell, Bsq. of Dswnie, Losen NAPIEn OF Iil.utnAr.s, 17 July, 1868. An Act of Parliament, vic., the 31 and 32 Vie., cap. 91, was passed 31 July, 1868, granting an annuity of £2,000 to his lordship and his next sureivhig heir male for the term of their natural lives. Ceeatiae—l7 July, 1868. Aces—On., ea a seltire, between ties mural crowns in pale i. Rscr.nT-Jonn-MILUKr’s, the preoent baronet. and as ninny liens peasant in fees, or, a race sf the 5Ad. Crest—Ga a i,eeont, vert, a lien passaat, er, gorged with a haa, William, 8. 25 Jnly, 3850; John, 3.1856; and Slary. cellar, go., end a broken chain reflexed ecer the hack, geld, siiiperting i. Mary, cc. 3836, to She late Robert Speir, Esq. os ivith the dexter Cere p:oe a Ilagetair to herd stainer ppr., tberefrcsa 5ewiug a banner, arg., charged with a croee’ seeped, gc. S’elJioc’i.rs—Dexlcr, a soldier of the reyal engineers. etaister, Sir WOliam-Slilhiken Rapier, was served heir male gsoera a Sikh eirilar; both hehitcd, and each holding in hio exterior of Archibald, 3rd Baron Rapier, 17 March, 3817, and consequently hand a mosket, all ppr. Malta—To vincula frasge. 812 N t p NAP] E K. Narlaet, Stn llonBBT-JoieN MIbLIlenc, of Napier, b. 7 Nov. 1818; a. his father, 4 Fele. 1852; an, 4 April, a. AncuiaxLo-Leseaex, 8 2 Nov. 3955. Is. Aymilc-Ehirabeth-Geocgina. us. Theodora-Bvelyn. Sir Pobert is lineal descendant and heir-male of of Logarithms, and is therefore head or chief of the iLtticagr. The first Napier of Napier, who flonnshed temp. AssxA NnEa Ill. sf Scotland, was a cadet of the family of the the king after battle, as tradition states, that “Lennox has an peer” (no equal.) Isor lineage previous to John Napisr of Merchistonn, the inventor of Logarithms, (8. 1556, iS. 1617), eefer to article Nxi’ion, BAnoa. of Merchistonn, was created a Baronet, 2 March 1657, and elevated to the peerage of Scotland, 4 Slay of the same year. On the death of his grandson Archihald, 3rd baron, Jona Naraoo, of Culcrench, 8. 1665, who os. his consingerman, Jean Lennox, of Woodhead; and d. 1714, leaving He was senior aol. in the army, and commanded at co. Argyll; it. from wonnde received in action, at the early ago of forty-three, in 1688 and was a. by his ossly eon, Sin Wsotsxa-Jnna, of Naptea-, 8. 1768; Se. 1816, Elba. Christian, 5th amt youngest dan. of the late John Stirling, Esq. of Rippendavic, Pcrthshirs, and by her (who ci. 3 Starch, 1500) bIt issue, ii. John-Stirling, 5. 1120; m. 3845, Janet, only child of Andrew Brown, Bog. of Anchintorlie, Renfrewohire, and CuIclees Castle, Ferthohire, and has teens, Robert. Thomas-Rapier, and Mica-Christian. succeeded to the baronetcy enjoyed by that peer; one of the oldest in Scotland. N A P .N A P I 1K H