General Notes

Note [1]: EMBLETON PARISH, NORTHUMBERLAND, ENGLAND: The Pro
ctor family,
originally settled in Nether Bordley, or Yorkshire, England
. It was
established at Sawdon, England in the 1500's. The marriag
e of William
Proctor of Nether Bordley to Isabel Lilburn, daughter of Jo
hn Lilburn of
Shawdon, England. [John Proctor who exchanged Shawdon Estat
e for the
Dunstan Estate, married twice. Thomas Proctor the eldest so
n of the
first marriage, became ultimately the owner of Rock, whils
t John Proctor,
the second son of the second marriage, secceeded under hi
s father's will
to the land at Dunstan Estate.] The old tower, formerly kno
wn as Dunstan
Hall, received from its new owners the name "PROCTOR'S STEA
D" by which it
is generally known. But though the name of the Proctors rem
ains
associated with the place, the family did not retain the pr
operty for any
great length of time. John Proctor, son of John Proctor an
d Elizabeth
Ion, sold the land at Dunstan in 1778 to Daniel Craster fo
r 7,000
pounds. In this way, the old estate of the Wetwangs was add
ed to that
part of Dunstan which from ancient times had been the prope
rty of the
Craster family. The boundries of Dunstan Estate belonging t
o John
Proctor was surveyed in 1724 and showed the "West Farm" con
taining 359
acres, another farm containing 219 acres for a total of 57
8 acres.
Note [2]: ENGLISH ESTATES OF THE PROCTOR FAMILY:
ESTATE: LANGLEY PARK: On River Yare, 10 miles SE of Norwic
h county of
Durham, England, in the county of Norfolk, near the small t
own of Doddon,
about 10 miles SE from Norwich, England. This noble mansio
n is the home
of Sir William Beauchamp Proctor, Bart., a vice admiral, i
n the royal
navy. It was commenced in 1720 for Mr Recorder Berney, wh
o before it was
completed, sold the property to George Proctor, Esq., and h
e, dying in
1744, bequeathed it, with a considerable estate, to his nep
hew, William
Beauchamp Proctor, Esq., who in memory of his uncle, and wi
th "Royal
Permission." changed his name to Sir William Beauchamp Proc
tor, Bart.,
and Knight Champion of the Bath. By him, the mansion was mu
ch enlarged
and beautified, and, upon his death in 1773, he was succeed
ed by his son,
Sir Thomas Beauchamp Proctor, who then died in 1827. The es
tate then
devolved to Sir William Proctor, the last named Baronet. La
ngley Hall or
Langley Park is a magnificient structure, the center or mai
n building is
in five divisions with a portico of the Doric order, but th
e two original
wings have been pulled down and rebuilt by Sir William Proc
tor, who has
likewise added much to the comfort and convenience of the m
ansion. Few
English county seats are richer than Langley Park in work
s of art, of the
ver finest order. We have only to name [Michael Angelo, Sal
vator Rosa,
Nicholas Berghem, Canaletti, Vanervelde, Andre del Sarta, W
onverman,
Teniers, Vandyke, Leonardo di Vinci, Claude, Albert Durer
, and two
Poussins, Murills, and Cornelins Jansen;] besides these, nu
merous
antiques, and many paintings of the best English masters, s
uch as:
[Gainsborough, Wilson, and Sir Joshua Reynolds.] The Langle
y Park
possesses an agreeable variety of surface, and is covered w
ith extensive
plantations and fine timber. One part in particular deserve
s notice,
being a walk from the east door to the church, through a sh
rubbery and
pleasant ground that are kept in excellent order.
ESTATE: LAUKLAND OR LANKLAND HALL, YORKSHIRE, ENGLAND; Owne
d by John
Proctor from 1516 to 1602.
ESTATE: LONGLEY HALL, In Almondsbury, County of York, Engla
nd; Owned by
Ramsden Proctor in 1531.
ESTATE: LANGLEY CASTLE, TOWN OF ALLENDALE, NORTHUMBERLAND
, WSW of
Newcastle on Tyne on East Allen River. [Photo in "Romance o
f
Northumberland, Page 254, U of R].
ESTATE: NETHER BORDLEY, WEST RIDING OF YORKSHIRE, East of G
rassington,
England. Owned by Ge