GARNONS, OF COLOMMENDY. GARNONS, RICHARD, esq. of Colommendy, in the county of Denbigh, a deputy lieutenant for the counties of Carnarvon and Flint, and in the commission of the peace for the same shires, and that of Denbigh, b. 19th December, 1773, m. 17th April, 1797, Dorothea, third daughter and co-heiress of the Reverend John Foulkes, of Mertyn, in Flintshire, and of Llanrhydd, in the county of Denbigh, vicar of Whitford. Mr. Garnons commanded the loyal Mold volunteers, raised in 1803, which corps became afterwards the 2nd regiment of royal Flintshire local militia, and he continued lieutenant colonel commandant until the reduction of that force. He succeeded to the Pantdû and Nantlle estates upon the death of his father, 2nd April, 1803, and to his other lands in Carnarvon and Flintshires, at the decease of his mother, 6th May, 1809. Mr. Garnons served the office of sheriff for the county of Flint, in 1804, and for Carnarvonshire in 1805. Lineage. This family derives its descent from ROBERT DE GERNON, one of the companions in arms of the CONQUEROR, who participated largely in the fruits of the ĈONQUEST. His descendants flourished in the counties of Essex, Cambridge, Lincoln, Derby, and Hereford: from the branch settled in the latter county, descended JOHN, the son of ROBERT DE GERNON, whose name is to be found in Domesday Book, and who was the first to alter the spelling from "Gernon" to "Garnons;" vide Visitation of Herefordsire, temp. JAMES I. RICHARD GARNONS, (a junior member of the family of the above John,) residing in Pembrokeshire, wedded about the close of the sixteenth, or beginning of the seventeenth century, Catherine, daughter and sole heiress of John Vaughan, second son of Griffith Vaughan, esq. of Corsegedol, and from this marriage lineally descended RICHARD GARNONS, esq. of Colommendy, who m. Anne, surviving daughter, and sole heiress of William Wynne, esq. of Llanwnda, in Carnarvonshire, (by Anne, only daughter of John Wynne, of Leeswood, esq. in the county of Flint, to whom that property devolved in 1793, upon the decease of her first cousin, Margaret, only surviving daughter of Sir George Wynne, bart. and wife of Richard Hill Waring, esq. of the Hayes, in the county of Salop.) By this lady Mr. Garnons had issue, 1. William-Wynne, b. 2nd January, 1769, died unmarried a lieutenant in the 23rd regiment, or Royal Welsh Fusileers, at Guadaloupe, 11th April, 1794. 2. RICHARD, successor to his father. 3. Catherine-Jones. He died 2nd April, 1803, and was s. by his only surviving son, the present RICHARD GARNONS, esq. Arms Quarterly, first and fourth gules, two lions passant or, within a bordure azure, for GARNONS; second sa. a chevron between three fleur-de-lis, for WYNNE OF LLANWNDA ; third azure, a chevron between three dolphins, embowed hauriant, arg. for WYNNE OF LEESWOOD. In an escutcheon of pretence, quarterly FOULKES OF MERTYN, and ROBERTS OF LLANRHYDD, first and fourth arg. a chevron, between three boars' heads, couped sa. second and third gules, a lion rampant, arg. Crest-A demi lion rampant, crowned and gorged ducally, or. Motto-(In Welsh) Nid Cyfoeth, ond Boddlondeb, (In English) Not wealth but contentment. Estates-In Carnarvon, Flint, and Den- - Colommendy, in the county of POWELL, OF HURDCOTT-HOUSE. POWELL, ALEXANDER, esq. of Hurdcott-House, in the county of Wilts, b. 9th June, 1782, m. in July, 1807, Joanna, second daughter of the Right Reverend Henry Law, Lord Bishop of Bath and Wells, and niece of the late Lord Ellenborough, by whom he has issue, ALEXANDER-PITTS-ELLIOTT. George-Francis-Sydenham. Henry-Lionel. Anne-Maria. Joanna. Jane. Catherine-Augusta. Mr. Powell, who represented the borough of Downton for some time in parliament, succeeded his father in January, 1786. Lineage. This branch of the ancient house of POWELL, of Penkelly, in the county of Hereford, (of which were EDWARD POWELL, master of the requests, who was created a baronet, 18th January, 1621, and WILLIAM POWELL, who attained similar rank on the 23rd January, 1660) spread into Wiltshire about the middle of the 17th century. JOHN POWELL, esq. of New Sarum, espoused 12th July, 1669, Katherine, daughter of Alexander Thistleway the, esq. of Winterstone, in Wilts, and had issue, JOHN, his heir. James, living in 1712, with issue. The elder son and heir, JOHN POWELL, esq. of New Sarum, m. Ann, daughter of John Priaulx, esq. and dying 2nd January, 1737, was interred in St. Thomas's church there. He left, with other issue, a son, SIR ALEXANDER POWELL, of New Sarum, one of the recorders of that city, who received the honor of knighthood in August, 1762. He m. first, Anne, eldest daughter of Thomas Gatehouse, esq. of Lower Wallop, Hampshire, by whom (who d. 26th April, 1747) he had no issue. He wedded, secondly, Rebecca, daughter of Matthew Pitts, esq. of Hurdcott-House, which lady dying s. p. 11th March, 1753, Sir Alexander espoused, thirdly, Catherine, daughter of the Right Reverend Edward Willes, D.D. Lord Bishop of Bath and Wells, uncle to Sir John Willes, knt. lord chief justice of the court of common pleas, and had issue, Alexander, who d. in infancy, in 1760. Alexander, who d. in 1779, at the age of seventeen. FRANCIS, heir to his father. Catherine, d. unm. in January, 1777. Ann, m. to Nicholas Elliot, esq. of Winterbourne, and d. s.p. Sir Alexander d. 1st April, 1784, at the age of sixty-seven, and was buried at St. Thomas's. His only surviving son and heir, FRANCIS POWELL, esq. of Hurdcott-House, in the county of Wilts, m. Anna Maria, daughter of Sydenham Burroughs, esq. of New-Sarum, by whom (who d. in 1825) he left at his demise, in January, 1786, an only son and heir, the present ALEXANDER POWELL, esq. of Hurdcott-House. Arms-Or, a chevron between three lions, gambs erect and erased gu. Crest-A lion's gamb as in the arms. DOWDESWELL, OF PULL COURT. DOWDESWELL, JOHN-EDMUND, esq. of Pull Court, in the county of Worcester, m. Miss Carolina Brietzcke, and has issue, WILLIAM. John-Christopher. Catharine. Mr. Dowdeswell inherited the estates of his family in the counties of Gloucester and Worcester, upon the decease of his brother General Dowdeswell, unmarried, 1st December, 1828. He is a master in Chancery, and was formerly M.P. for Tewkesbury. Lineage. The family of DOWDESWELL has been seated for more than two centuries in the county of Worcester. JOHN DOWDESWELL, esq. living at Hill House, Parish of Bushley, in Worcestershire, temp. ELIZABETH, married thrice, and was s. by his eldest son, proved an active member, and was upon most of the committees appointed to adopt measures against the Regicides. He m. Anne, daughter of Sir Charles Pleydell, of Mydge Hall, in Wiltshire, and dying in 1673 was s. by his eldest son, WILLIAM DOWDESWELL, esq. of Bushley, high sheriff for the county of Worcester in 1678, who m. in 1652, Judith, daughter of Sir James Wymondsell, knt of Putney, and was s. at his decease in 1683, by his son, RICHARD DOWDESWELL, esq. of Bushley, high sheriff for Worcestershire in 1689, and M.P. for Tewkesbury in ten successive parliaments. This gentleman wedded, in 1676, Elizabeth, daughter of Sir Edward Winnington, bart. and dying in 1711 was s. by his elder son, WILLIAM DOWDESWELL, esq. of Pull Court, ROGER DOWDESWELL, esq. of New Inn, who espoused, first, in 1711, the Honorable who wedded Martha, daughter of Giles Catherine Cockayne, daughter of Lord CulBlomer, esq. (the grandson and heir of Jo-len, by whom (who d. in 1716) he had an anna Tyndale, of Pull Court, in Worcestershire), by whom he had, with other issue, RICHARD, his successor. William, in holy orders, D. C. L. Vicar of Tirley and Prebend of Worcester. Wood, in his Athenæ, mentions Dr. Dowdeswell as "a learned man, and one often commended for his literary attainments." This Roger Dowdeswell acquired a large landed property by purchase. In 1606 he bought Hill House, from the family of Wrenford, and in three years afterwards the estates of Oxeye and Frogmore from his father-in-law, Mr. Blomer. He obtained, subsequently, the manor of Pull. He d. in 1633, and was s. by his son, RICHARD DOWDESWELL, esq. who further augmented the estates of the family by purchasing the manor of BUSHLEY, in Worcestershire. This gentleman was a zealous upholder of royalty during the unfortunate reign of CHARLES I. and suffered severely for his loyalty to the king. He outlived that season of disaster, however, and represented the borough of Tewkesbury after the Restoration. In the House of Commons he only surviving daughter, FRANCES, m. to William Basil, esq. Mr. Dowdeswell m. secondly, in 1719, Anne, daughter of Anthony Hammond, esq. the elegiac poet, and great grandaughter of Sir Dudley Digges, bart. M. P. By this lady he had issue, WILLIAM, his heir. George, M. D. who wedded, in 1760, Mr. Dowdeswell represented Tewkesbury in parliament, and was sheriff of Worcestershire, in 1726. He d. in 1728, and was s. by his eldest son, The Right Honorable WILLIAM DOWDESWELL, of Pull Court. This gentleman, one of the leading statesmen of his day, filled the office of CHANCELLOR OF THE EXCHEQUER in the short-lived administration of the Marquess of Rockingham, in 1765; and was then sworn of the Privy Council. He represented the borough Tewkesbury in parliament, in 1747; and he was returned for the county of Worcester in 1761, which he thenceforward continued THOMAS, his successor. WILLIAM, who succeeded his elder bro- EDWARD-CHRISTOPHER, in holy orders, D.D. canon of Christ Church, Oxford, who inherited the Lancashire estates at the decease of his brother WILLIAM. JOHN-EDMUND, who inherited the Worcestershire and Gloucestershire estates at the decease of his brother William. Elizabeth, m. to the late Sir William- Charlotte. Arabella. Theodosia, d. unm. in 1831. Caroline. The right honorable gentleman died in 1775, having previously filled the chair of the Worcestershire Quarter Sessions for several years. The following epitaph from the pen of EDMUND BURKE, presents a faithful delineation of his character: To the Memory of WILLIAM DOWDESWELL, Representative in Parliament for the county of Worcester, Chancellor of the Exchequer in the years 1765 and 1766, and a member of the King's Privy Council : His manners plain, simple, and noble: rejecting all sorts of duplicity and disguise His understanding was comprehensive, steady, vigorous, made for the practicable business of the State. In debate, he was clear, natural and convincing. His knowledge in all things which concerned his duty profound. He understood beyond any man of his time the REVENUES of his COUNTRY: He was perfect master of the law of Parliament, and attached to its privileges, until they were set And his last efforts, under which his health sunk, were to preserve His country from a civil war, which being Unable to prevent, he had not the misfortune to see. He was not more respectable on the public scene, than amiable in private life: Immersed in the greatest affairs, he never lost the ancient, native, genuine English character of a Country Gentleman, Disdaining and neglecting no office in life. He was a useful municipal magistrate with great care and clear judgment administering justice, Maintaining the police, relieving the distresses and regulating the manners of the people in the neighbourhood, As husband, father, the kindlest, gentlest, most indulgent. Mr. Dowdeswell was s. by his eldest son, parts of the world, and attained the rank of GENERAL in his Majesty's service. General Dowdeswell represented Tewkesbury in parliament from 1792 to 1796. He died on the 1st December, 1828, unmarried, when his Lancashire estates devolved upon his next brother, EDWARD CHRISTOPHER DoWDESWELL, D.D. canon of Christ Church, Oxford; while those in the counties of Worcester and Gloucester passed to his youngest brother, the present EDMUND DOWDESWELL, esq. of Pull Court. Arms—Ar. a fesse wavy between six billets sa. Estates-In Worcestershire and Gloucestershire. Town Residence-Park Place, St. James's. WERGE, OF HEXGRAVE PARK. WERGE, EDWARDS, esq. of Hexgrave Park, in the county of Nottingham, m. 6th June, 1811, Elizabeth, only child of the late John Reynolds, esq. of Bilsthorpe, by whom (who d. 6th April, 1823) he has issue, JOHN-INGALL, b. 18th March, 1812, an officer in the army. Henry-Reynolds, b. 23rd December, 1822. Elizabeth, m. to Hugh Bruce Campbell, esq. of Nottingham. 222 In the reign of CHARLES II. Lineage. THE REV. RICHARD WERGE, A.M. rector of Nailston, in Leicestershire, (descended from a family of the same name in Sussex) exchanged with the Rev. Wm. Cave, A.M. for the rectory of Gateshead, in the county of Durham, and d. in 1685, leaving an only 2. JOHN, successor to his father. Thomas Werge d. in 1764, and was s. by JOHN WERGE, esq. of Horton Castle, who m. Margaret, sister of Thomas Younghusband, esq. of Marden, and dying, in '1786, left five sons and three daughters, 1. Thomas, who d. of the yellow fever, 3. John, late a major in the army, and 4. EDWARDS, present possessor of Hex- 5. Richard, who was lost on his passage 6. Margaret, m. to Francis Peacock, esq. of Wallsend. 7. Elizabeth, who d. unm. 8. Anne, m. to the late Henry Howey, esq. Arms. Barry of ten gu. and arg. on a chief sa. three lions' heads erased, or, gorged with collars, gu. each collar charged with three torteaux. Crest-A demi-lion, rampant gu. holding in his right paw a pheon purpure, charged with three torteaux. Seat-Hexgrave Park, near Southwell, Notts. |