he•B2ms.of.Ralph-Hughes-of-Mewezllyd-Esq~ Sheriff-of-Elintshize-mdcxl:mdclvij:mdclviij:mdclix: [THIS Crest was given and confirmed to the father of Ralph Hughes-namely, William Hughes of Llewerllyd-by Sir Richard St. George Kt. Norroy King of Arms, by a Deed dated 28th of August 1620, of which the following is a copy : "Whereas William Hughes of Llewerllyd, the son of Hugh ap p's ap William, beeing lyneally descended "from Madog ap Madog goch, wanting unto his coate of armes a fit crest to be borne, hath requested me Sr. "Rich. St. George Knight, als norroy Kinge of Armes, to appoint him sutch a one as he may lawfully beare, the "which his Just Request I have accomplished, viz: out of a coronet or., a demi Lyone ar., houlding a rose gules stem and leaves vt., as may now plainly appear above depicted, the which Crest I doe heerby "Ratafy and comfyrme unto the said William Hughes and to his heyres for ever. In witness whearof I have "hearunto put my hand, xxviiith daye of August, an°. 1620." 66 The "Madog ap Madog goch" mentioned in the above Grant was seventh in lineal male descent from he Arms of HughRobert Hughes of Kinmel-Esq SHigh Sheriff of Blintshize-mdccclxxì•væ Cadwaladr second son of Griffith ap Cynan, King of North Wales, by his second wife Dyddgy, daughter of Meredith ap Bleddyn ap Cynfyn, Prince of Powys. According to the family pedigree which is preserved in the British Museum-Harl. Coll., 2006 f. 84-and the earlier portion of which is certified by William Kynwal, an eminent Bard and genealogist of the sixteenth century, he "altered his paternal coate," which was gules 3 lions passant in pale argent, by omitting the top lion and substituting a rose. Cadwaladr was Lord of Cardiganshire (Ceredigion), and resided in a Castle at Aberystwyth. In the "History of the Gwydir Family" there is a Grant from him of the Church of Nevin "Deo et Eccl S Johannis Evan' de Hageman et Canonicis ibidem Deo servientibus." On one occasion he quarrelled with his brother Owen Gwynedd the reigning sovereign. betook himself for safety to his friend Hugh Lupus Earl of Chester, and there assumed the sovereign title of Wales. At Eaton Hall, Lord Westminster's, is a Deed which on this occasion he witnesses as "King of Wales." An account of his eventful life may be read in Powel and other Welsh Histories. He died in 1174.] Page 442. THE COUNTY FAMILIES OF FLINTSHIRE. BANKES, John Scott, Esq., of Soughton Hall, Flintshire. Is also of Penmachno, co. of Carnarvon, Residence: Soughton Hall, Flintshire. Arms: Sa., a cross engrailed ermine, between four fleurs de lis or (with several quarterings). Motto: Velle quod Deus vult. LINEAGE. This family derives its descent from Sir John Bankes, Knt., LL. D., Lord Chief Justice Common Pleas, 1640, whose name is prominent in the transactions of the reign of Charles I. The Right Hon. George Bankes, P.C., M. P., Judge Advocate, &c., d. 1856, was amongst celebrated members of this family; and the name is well known of Lady Bankes, who defended Corfe Castle in the time of Cromwell. She d. 11th April, 1661. Note.-Soughton Hall was restored 1868. CLOUGH, Charles Butler, Esq., of Llwyn Offa, Flintshire. J. P. and D. L. for co. of Flint; High Sheriff for Flintshire 1863; son of the late James Butler Clough, Esq., Liverpool, and Llwyn Offa; b. at Rodney Street, Liverpool, 30th January, 1817; ed. at Rugby; m., 3rd February, 1846, Margaret, dau. of Frederick B. Clough, Esq., of Ruthin, and has issue four sons and five daughters. Heir: George Frederick Clough, b. 1848. Residences: Llwyn Offa, near Mold; Boughton House, Chester. Arms: Az., a greyhound's head couped arg. betw. three mascles of the second. LINEAGE. The Cloughs are an ancient Denbighshire family. The best known name and chief founder of this family was Sir Richard Clough, Knt., an enterprising foreign merchant, the builder (1567) of the now venerable mansion of Plas Clough near Denbigh, which continues the property of his descendants, although not now one of their residences (see PP. 378, 393). Note.-Offa's Dyke runs through part of the Llwyn Offa estate, in Northop parish. CONWY, Capt. Conwy Grenville Hercules Rowley, of Bodrhyddan, Flintshire. Was Capt. in the 2nd Life Guards; Capt. Denbighshire Yeomanry; J. P. for the co. of Flint; son of the late Col. the Hon. Richard Thomas Rowley (2nd son of the 2nd Lord Langford, of Summerhill, co. Meath), by Charlotte (she d. 1871), dau. of the late Colonel William Shipley, of Bodrhyddan, and Charlotte, dau. of Sir Watkin Williams Wynn, 4th Bart.; b. at Bodrhyddan Jan. 6th, 1841; s., on the demise of the Hon. Mrs. Rowley, 1871; m., May 20th, 1869, Marian, dau. of the late F. Harford, Esq., Down Place, Berks, by Louisa, his wife, dau. of the Rev. H. P. Halifax, Rector of Richard's Castle, co. of Hereford; has issue two sons; has sisters living Gwenydd Frances. Efan Penelope, m., Jan., 1872, to Capt. Somerset. This family derives from the ancient sept of the Conwys, who have been seated at Prestatyn and Bodrhyddan since the time of Edward I. The first of their direct line is Sir Hugh Conwy, Kt., Lord of Prestatyn, son of Sir John Coniers, Lord of Richmond, Yorkshire, brother to Jevan, Lord Coniers, tracing ultimately to "Sir William Coniers, Knight of War," High Constable of England under William the Conqueror. Sir Harry (son of Sir Hugh), who m. Angharad, dau. of Sir Harry Crevecoeur, Kt., Lord of Prestatyn lemp. Edward I., was the first known to have settled in Wales, and his son Richard succ. as |