Geneology Scroll 1765: London Heraldry Chamber

The genealogy of the ancient family of Quarles, or Ufford, in the county of Northampton, comprehending also the families of that name in the counties of Norfolk, Middlesex, Essex, and Leicester, &; with the several matches and arms illuminated, shewing their lineal and collateral descents, their issues, deaths, and places of burial; collected from the visitation books and registers in the College of Arms, London, public records, wills, parochial registers, monument inscriptions, and other authentic evidensces; drawn down to William Quarles lord of Tedingsweerd in the province of Guelderland, and baron of the Holy Roman Empire, this present year 1765, genealogy by Ralph Bigland and Isaac Heard about ca. 1420-1765, with 130 colored weapon drawings, illustrations, copies of and extracts from various archives and genealogical notes, Dec. 1765. 31

In the genealogy in no. 188, in which the charter has been written off, it is described as a Généalogie card issued by the “London Heraldry Chamber.” The charter, dimensions approx. 105 cm by approx. 440 cm, is stored in roll form in an accompanying box. Furthermore, two separate stamps and the key belonging to the box are stored in the box. See also No. 766 and for copies No. 190-191. The weapon drawings, illustrations, copies, excerpts and genealogical notes include: Top left:  – drawing of the banner worn during the funeral in 1571 of Dorothy Darell, second wife of John Quarles (unknown-1577)  – genealogical notes about Dorothy Darell, second wife of John Quarles (unknown-1577) – genealogical notes about James Quarles (unknown-1599)  – copy of a letter from 1764 by James Quarles (unknown-1599) to Isaac Heard in The Hague  Top right:  – drawing of John Quarles (unknown-1577) and his three wives Alice Hanley , Dorothy Darell and Agnes Greenway, with explanation, see also no. 839.  – genealogical notes about John Quarles (unknown-1577)  Below:  – genealogical notes about Willem Quarles de Quarles (1717-1781)  – drawing of the coat of arms of the family Quarles  – genealogical notes about Lodewijk Quarles (1719-1781) – copy of the diploma by Emperor Frans I in which Willem Quarles de Quarles (1717-1781) and his legal descendants are recognized in nobility from 1751  – drawing of the coat of arms of Emperor Frans I  – deed of sealing by Ralph Bigland, 1765

We have reason to believe that part of the scroll may be wrong. I now believe that Williams’ brother George is the father of the first “John the Draper” Quarles. The dates match up much better and there are documents to back this up linked on our quarles History page. You can download a high resolution PDF by clicking HERE.