Monte Cavallo, South Carolina.
_Family of Kyme_ (Vol. iv., p. 23.).--The match of Kyme with Cicely,
second daughter of Edward the Fourth, and widow of John, Lord Welles,
is mentioned by Anderson, Yorke, Brooke, and Vincent; but these writers
agree that she had no issue by this marriage.
BOLD is probably aware that there are a few descents of the family of
Kyme of Stickford, coming down to the latter end of the sixteenth
century, to be found in a "Visitation of Lincolnshire," Harl. MS. No.
1550., fo. 60. b.
The following notice of some supposed descendants of the ancient family
of Kyme, is given in Thompson's _History of Boston_, 4to. Lond. 1820,
pp. 173. to 176.:
"Richmond Rochford, or Kyme Tower.
"At what time this estate passed from the Kyme family has not been
ascertained: it fell into the hands of the crown by sequestration,
in consequence of some political transgression of its owner, and
is now the property of the Dean and Chapter of Westminster. The
descendants of the ancient owners, however, continued to occupy
the estate as tenants, until 1816.[6]
[Footnote 6: Adlard Kyme was tenant 1709.]
"The tower is situated about two miles east of Boston.... An old
house adjoining the Tower was taken down a few years since: in
this house were several old portraits, said to be of the Kyme
family: there were also three coats of arms, with different
bearings, but with this same motto: 'In cruce nostra salus.'"
If BOLD will communicate his address to the editor of "NOTES AND
QUERIES," I will with much pleasure forward to him some further
information respecting the descendants of the Kymes of Kyme Tower.