Sir Matthew, Knt, a gentleman pensioner to James I., and Charles I., d. 1648, and left Edward and Elizabeth ; the latter mar. Thomas Roberts of Glastonbury, Kent Co. 3. Geoffrey, who succeeded his brother at Streatham, and had Samuel, d. s. p. ; John of Streatham ob. 1686, mar. Elizabeth, da. of Sir Josiah Child, Knt, and had John, d. young, and Elizabeth, who mar. Wriothesley Russell, Duke of Bedford, from whom the present Duke of Bedford descends. 4. Elizabeth mar. Sir George Fitzwilliams of Mablethrop, Lincoln Co. 5. Mary. 6. Ann. 7. Alicia. VIII. Benjamin, eighth son of first John, bapt. 1550, ob. s. p. IX. William, bapt. 155-3, ob. s. p. X. James, bapt. 1554. XI. Nicholas, bapt. 1555. XII. Christina, bapt. 1554, ob. s. p. Anns, ar. two bars sa. in chief, three lions, rampant, of the second. Cresf, a leopard passant sa. ducally gorged or. These arms were confirmed to Richard Howland, D. D.,son and heir of John Howland of London, gentleman -- allowed to him and all the posterity of John Howland, father of said Richard, under the hand and seal of Robert Cooke, Clarencieux, King-at-Arms by patent, dat. June 10, 1584, Act 27th of Elizabeth.

Farrington of Eastchester. The family of Farrington are of Shaw Hall, Lancashire, England. The Farringtons of Farrington, Wearden and Shaw Hall, all in the Parish of Leyland and County Palatine of Lancaster, arose at the time of the Conquest ; and have since preserved an uninterrupted male succession. They resided at Farrington as recently as the time of Elizabeth, and continued at Wearden until the close of the sixteenth century, when they removed to Shaw Hall.