Lineage. of the celebrated VISCOUNT BOLINGBROKE, who occasionally resided at Bucklebury. As her ladyship left no child, the property passed by her younger sister, to the family of the Packers, knights of the shire in succession for the county of Berks. HENRY PACKER, esq. the last male heir, devised it to his sister's son, WINCHCOMBE-HENRY HARTLEY, esq.(great grandson of the last Sir Henry Winchcombe,) who for many years represented Berkshire in parliament. He m. in 1787, Ann, eldest dau. of Samuel Blackwell, esq. of Williamstrip Park, in the county of Gloucester, and died 12th August 1794, leaving a son, THE REV. WINCHCOMBE-HENRY-HOWARD HARTLEY, of Bucklebury, who m. 21st Au The estate of Bucklebury, or as it was anciently called Buryhulbury, with the patron-gust 1809, Elizabeth, eldest dau. of Thomas age of the vicarage, belonged to the Abbey of Reading. At the dissolution of that community in 1539, it was granted by HENRY VIII. to JOHN WINCHCOMBE, esq. son of the opulent clothier of that name, well known as the famous " Jack of Newbury." He was father of HENRY WINCHCOMBE, esq. of Bucklebury, Berks, who was created a baronet in 1661. He m. Frances, daughter and co-heir of Thomas Howard, Earl of Berkshire, (see BURKE'S Peerage, p. 929,) and died in 1667, leaving a son and successor, Watts, esq. of Bath, and d. 9th September, 1832, leaving a daughter, Elizabeth Ann, and a son, the present WINCHCOMBE-HENRY-HOWARD HARTLEY, esq. of Bucklebury. Arms—-Arg. on a cross gu. pierced of the field four cinquefoils or, in the 1st and 4th quarters a martlet sa. Quartering Packer, Stevens, Winchcombe, Howard, Brotherton, Warren, Mowbray. Crest-A martiet sa. holding in the beak a cross crosslet fitchée or. Motto-Vive ut vivas. Estates-At Bucklebury and Stanford Dingley in Berkshire, and Little Sodbury, with a part of Chipping Sodbury and Old Sodbury, in Gloucestershire. SIR HENRY WINCHCOMBE, of Bucklebury, m. Miss Rolls, but died without male issue in November, 1703, when the BARONETCY became EXTINCT. The estates devolved on Seats Bucklebury House, Berks, and Sir Henry's eldest daughter, FRANCES, wife | Little Sodbury, Gloucestershire. JONES OF LLANARTH. JONES, JOHN esq. of Llanarth Court, in the county of Monmouth, b. 5th August, 1790, m. 11th September 1817, the Lady Harriet Plunkett, only dau. of Arthur James, 8th Earl of Fingall, K.P. and has issue, JOHN, b. 13th Oct. 1818. Arthur-James, b. 21st Jan. 1820. Frances-Mary. Mary-Louisa. Mr. Jones succeeded his father in June 1828. Lineage. This very ancient family, from which the chivalrous house of HERBERT and other eminent houses sprang, derived originally in England from * HERBERT, styled Count of Vermandois, who came over at the Conquest, with the first WILLIAM, and filled the office of Chamberlain to the second (WILLIAM Rufus). He is mentioned in the Battel Abbey Rolí, and was rewarded by a grant of lands in Hampshire. His wife was Emma, daughter of Stephen, Earl of Blois by Adela, daughter of WILLIAM the Conqueror, and by that lady left a son and heir, HERBERT FITZ-HERBERT, called Herbert of Winchester, Chamberlain and Treasurer to King HENRY, I. and the first of his family born in England. He m. Adela or Lucy,† daughter and co-heir of Sir Robert Corbet, kt. Lord of Alcester in the county of Warwick, and had issue, HERBERT, his heir. William Fitz-Herbert, called St. William of York, having been canonized for his good and holy life. He was treasurer of the church, chaplain to King STEPHEN, and Archbishop of York. This Herbert in the 5th of King STEPHEN, anno 1140, in conjunction with his eldest son, gave £333, in silver, for livery of his father's lands in Hampshire, and Thomas Archbishop of York conferred upon him and his said son the lordships of Launsborough, Collerthorpe, Wyderthorpe, Holperthorpe, and the two Lottum, besides, one carucate of land in Turgisleby, three carucates in Schyneburne, three in Bridstall, five in Middlethorpe, five in Urkilthorpe, &c. and all to be holden by the service of three knight's fees. He was s. by his son aforesaid, which the king reserved to himself and his heirs) to be held by the service of sixty knight's fees, but it appears they declined the gift. In the 6th of RICHARD I. he was sheriff of the county of Gloucester, for one of that year and afterwards during the whole reign of that king. In the eighth of the same reign he was likewise sheriff of Shropshire. He m. Lucie, third dau. and co-heir of Milo Fitzwalter, Earl of Hereford, and by her acquired the Forest of Dene, where he afterwards resided in the Castle of St. Michael, with other large possessions in the counties of Brecknock and Gloucester. He had issue, Reginald Fitz-Herbert, d. s. p. vita pa tris. PETER FITZ-HERBERT, his heir. sex, in 1233, and being named one of Herbert Fitz-Matthew, killed by a great stone hurdled down upon him by one of the Welch, having entered South Wales at the head of his forces against Llewellin, Prince of Wales, buried at Margam Abbey in Glamorganshire, leaving Peter his brother his heir. Peter Fitz-Matthew. Herbert d. in 1205, and was s. by his elder surviving son, PETER FITZ-HERBERT, Baron of Berstaple in Devonshire, the honor of which he obtained from King JOHN, with fifteen knight's fees, part of the lands of William de Braose, and he was made Governor of Pickering Castle in Yorkshire, and Sheriff of that county by the same moarch. This Peter was one of the barons named in Magna HERBERT FITZ-HERBERT, who obtained Charta, and by his signature fourth in rank from HENRY II. a confirmation of the landed amongst the barons. He m. first, Alice, dau. possessions of his father, and likewise the of Robert Fitz Roger, a great baron in Noroffice of chamberlain. In the 12th of that thumberland, Lord of Warkworth and Clamonarch, anno 1166, upon the assessment vering, and sister of John, to whom EDWARD of the aid which was then levied for marry-I. gave the surname of CLAVERING, Lord ing the king's daughter, he certified that he held one knight's fee in Wilts and three in Berks. Upon the Conquest of Ireland HENRY II. at a great council held at Oxford anno 1177 gave the kingdom of Limeric in that Realme to this Herbert and William his brother, Reginald, Earl of Cornwall and Josceline de la Pomerai their nephew (the City of Limeric and one cantred excepted, He was great-grandson of Herbert Comte de Vermandois the lineal descendant of Charlemagne. + She had been concubine to King HENRY the 1. and was mother by that prince of Reginald Earl of Cornwall. of Callaly in Northumberland. By this lady he had a son and heir, REGINALD FITZ PETER. He m. secondly Isabel, dau. and coheir of William de Braose, and widow of David Llewellin, Prince of Wales, and by the alliance acquired the lordships and castles of Blenlevenny and Talgarth in the county of Brecknock, with other possessions in Wales. He fortified his castle of Blenlevenny, and dying in 1235 was s. by his son, REGINALD FITZ PETER, Lord of Blenlevenny, with its members de la Mere and Talgarth. This feudal chief, who appears to gave been a person of great rank in the time of HENRY III. was especially summoned in the 41st of that monarch to aid Humphrey de Bohun, Earl of Hereford, in defence of the Marches, and in the next year had another summons to march against Llewellin. He m. Joan de Vivonia, dau. and coheir of William de Vivonia, surnamed " de Fortibus," from his valour in the field, Lord of Chewton in the county of Somerset, by Matilda de Kyme, dau. and coheir of William, Earl of Ferrers (by his first wife). With this lady Reginald acquired the Manor of Chuyton or Chewton, which he received the day of his marriage. They had issue, 1. JOHN FITZ-REGINALD, b. 1256, eldest son and heir, summoned to parliament as a BARON, from 8th June 1294 to 26th January, 1297, and afterwards from 26th December, 1299, to 26th August, 1307, but his descendants, who bore the name of FITZ HERBERT, were not esteemed barons, nor had any one of them summons to parliament. He d. in 1310.f 11. REGINALD FITZ-REGINALD, who had by grant from his mother, Joan de Vivonia, all the lands in Midsomer Norton belonging to her by inheritance from William de Fortibus her father. He m. first, Joan, dau. and sole heir of Robert Martel (descended from Geffrey Martel, chief butler to King WILLIAM DE VIVONIA, surnamed "de Fortibus" (son of Hugh de Vivonia, Seneschall of Poitou, by Mabel, his wife, daughter and co-heir of William Mallet, Lord of Cory Mallet, Somersetshire), m. Maud (co-heir to her mother), 3rd dau. of William, Earl of Ferrars, by his first wife, Sybill, daughter and co-heir of William Marshall, Earl of Pembroke, and had four daughters, viz. JOAN, m. as above to REGINALD FITZ-Peter. SYBILL, m. to GUY DE RUSSE DE AWARDO. + His son and heir HERBERT FITZ-JOHN, born in 1275, beld lands in Hampshire during the lifetime of his father, m. Aleanora, dau. of Roger le Rous, and endowed her with the third part of the castle of Blenllevenny and other lands. He had two sons, MATTHEW FITZ HERBERT, who d. 16 Dec. 1357. He had transferred his Yorkshire property to Edward St. John and Eve his wife. Dying without issue (his wife Margaret died 21 July 1358), his two neices, the daughters of his brother, MARGARET and ELIZABETH, became his heirs. REGINALD FITZ-HERBERT m. Juliana-and left at his decease 8th Oct. 1349, by her (whom. secondly John de Tydemersh) two daughters, who were coheirs to their uncle, namely, MARGARET, b. in 1343, HENRY II. who held the manor of Chewton in Somersetshire in that reign, and was descended himself from a family which had been seated at Dorsetshire from the Conquest), by her he acquired a moiety of the manor of Hinton-Martel, in the county of Dorset, and had a son, HERBERT FITz Reginald, who m. Lucy, dau. and coheir of Andrew Peverell, and dying in the lifetime of his father, left an only son, REGINALD FITZ-HERBERT, b. in 1313, and succeeded his grandfather. He held four parts of the manor of Midsomer Norton, the moiety of the manor of Shepton Mallet, and the manor of Mayne Marlet. He m. Joan, who outlived him, and wedded 2dly Thomas Blount, and by her left at his decease in 1347, REGINALD FITZ REGINALD, called SIR EDMUND FITZ-HERBERT, kt. b. in 1338, m. Joan —, but d. s. p. 20th April, 1387. ALICIA, heir to her brother, m. to Thomas West, chevalier, d. s. p. II. PETER FITZ REGINALD. The third son, PETER FITZ REGINALD, b. in 1275, who had a grant from his mother, Joan de Vivonia, of the manor of Cheuyton or Chewton, m. Alice, dau. and heir of Blethin Broadspere, Lord of Llanlowell, near Uskein Monmouthshire, and had issue, ROGER FITZ PETER, who died before his father, leaving an only son and heir, SIR HENRY FITZ ROGER, knt. b. ALAN FITZ-ROGER, b. in 1344, JOHN FITZ-ROGER, who left an ELIZABETH, who became eventually sole heir, and m. JOHN Boneville. HERBERT FITZ-PETER. He died seised of Chewton, Hinton Mayne, Elizabeth, b. in 1348, m. to John Chen- &c. in 1323, aged forty-eight years. duit. This Reginald held the Manor of Stanford, (Berks) by grant from his father Herbert Fitz-John. younger son, His HERBERT FITZ PETER, m. Margaret, dau. of Sir John Walsh, knt. and left a son and heir, ADAM FITZ HERBERT, lord by inheritance from his grandmother, of Llan-Howell, or Llanlowell, near Uske, and of Betesley or Beachley, who m. Christian, dau. and heir of Gwarin Dee, the black Lord of Llandilo, His residence was afterwards called Gwarin, Dee, and had two sons, namely, 1. JOHN AP ADAM, knight, lord of Llan- THOMAS AP JOHN, lord of Llan- MARGARET, who m. Thomas II. JOHN-HERBERT. The younger son, JOHN-HERBERT AP ADAM, alias JENKIN, lord of Gwarindee, m. Gwenllion, daughter of Sir Aaron ap Bledri, knt. and left a son and heir, Now Werndee situated near Abergavenny. In Abergavenny church is a stone figure, representing a female, with the arms of Gwarindee upon it, viz. " party per pale azure and sable, three fleurs de lis argent." This effigy was probably in former times on the tomb of Christian, of which nothing more remains. WILLIAM AP JENKIN, alias HERBERT, lord of Gwarindee, living at Perthir, near Monmouth, from 20th to 50th (1337) of EDWARD III. who m. Gwenllion, daughter of Howell Ichon, esq. and had four sons, viz. 1. JOHN, or JENKIN AP GUILLIM, of Gwa- ROGER AP JOHN, was s. by his son, WILLIAM PROGER, esq. II. DAVID AP GWILLIM AP JENKIN, of the Chapell, m. Anne, daughter of Watkin Rees of that place, and had two sons, 1. GWILLIM, m. a daughter of Sir John Scudamore, knt. 2. MORGAN-DAVID, whose son and heir, GWILLIM-MORGAN was ancestor of the Morgans of Arxton, of whom SIR CHARLES MORGAN, knt. the representative, was living in 1609. III. HOWELL AP GWILLIM, of whom presently. IV. THOMAS AP GWILLIM, knt. m. Maud, daughter and co-heir of Sir John Morley, knight, lord of Ragland Castle, and acquired thereby, Llansaintfraed, where he afterwards resided, and was buried at his decease, 8th July, 1438. His youngest son, SIR WILLIAM AP THOMAS, knt. alias Mr. Proger replied, “ With regard to the lateness of the hour, we shall have moonlight, and should it happen to rain, Perthir is not far from the road, and my cousin Powell will, I am very sure, give us a night's lodging." They accordingly mounted their horses, but being soon overtaken by a violent shower, rode to Perthir, and found all the family his cousin, Mr. Powell opened the window, and looking out, asked, "In the name of wonder, what means all this noise? Who is there?" "It is only I, your cousin Proger of Werndee, who am come to your hospitable door for shelter from the inclemency of the weather, and hope you will be so kind as to give me and my friend a lodging." + The elder sons were, Philip, of Llansaint-retired to rest. Mr. Proger, however, calling to fraed; Evan, ancestor of the Gwyns and Raglands of Glamorganshire; David, progenitor of the family of Hughes of Kyllough, and Howell of Perthyr, near Monmouth, ancestor of the PoWELLS of PERTHYR. The following curious anecdote relates to the contest for precedence, between the rival houses of Perthîr and Werndee, which though less bloody was not less obstinate than that between the houses of York and Lancaster. Mr. Proger dining with a friend at Monmouth, proposed riding to his mansion, Werndee, in the evening, but his companion objecting because it was late, and likely to rain, What, is it you, cousin Proger? you and your friend shall be instantly admitted--but upon one condition, that you will allow, and never hereafter dispute that I am the head of the family." No, sir, I never would admit that; were it to rain swords "" The heiress of the Powells of Perthyr married a Lorymer, and the Lorymer family have sold Perthyr to Philip Jones, esq. and daggers, I would ride this night to Werndee, rather than lower the consequence of my family. Come up, Bald, come up." "Stop a moment, cousin Proger, have you not often confessed, that the first Earl of Pembroke (of the name of Herbert,) was the youngest son of Perthir, and will you set yourself above the Earls of Pembroke ?" True, I must give place to the Earl of Pembroke, because he is a peer of the realm, but still, though a peer, he is of the youngest branch of my family, being descended from the fourth son of Werndee, who was your ancestor, and settled at Perthir; whereas I am descended from the eldest son. Indeed, my cousin, Jones, of Llanarth, is of an older branch than you, and yet he never disputes that I am the head of the family." Why, cousin Proger, there is nothing more to say, so good night to you." وو This gallant soldier was buried in the church at Abergavenny, where there is a monument finely carved to his memory. His effigy lies in a recumbent posture on the top of the sepulchre, habited in a complete suit of armour, with a dagger suspended from a rich belt; the head reposes on the bust of a blackamoor, which was his crest, and is still borne by the Jones's of Llanarth Court. I. SIR WILLIAM HERBERT, knt. created Baron Herbert of Chepstow, and Earl of Pembroke, K.G. beheaded at Banbury, shortly after the battle at that place; his will was proved 27th July, 1469. He died seised of the castles of Pembroke, Ragland, Chepstow and Caldecote. He was buried at Tintern Abbey. He m. Anne, daughter of Sir Walter Devereux, knt. and sister of Walter, Lord Ferrers, of Chartley, by which lady he had several children,' (for whom refer to BURKE'S Extinct and Dormant Peerage.) Beside his legitimate issue, the Earl of Pembroke left by Maud, daughter of Adam ap Howell Gwyn, two natural sons, namely, 1. Sir William Herbert, knt. of Troy House, father of Sir Charles Herbert, of Troy House, who left two sons, John Herbert, of Troy House, ancestor of Banbury, fighting under the standard of his cousin, the Earl of Pembroke. He m. Margaret, daughter and coheir of Thomas Huntley,§ esq. of Treowen, LLANARTH, &c. and was s. by his son, THOMAS AP DAVID AP JENKIN, of Treowen, who wedded Margaret, daughter of Morgan Kemeys, and left a son and heir, JOHN AP THOMAS, of Treowen, who m. in 1481, Anne, daughter of David ap Gwillim Morgan, esq. of Arxton, in the county of Hereford, and had issue,* borne Port, and it devolved eventually upon Mr. Milborne Swinnerton, of Butterton Hall, in the county of Stafford. 11. Sir Richard Herbert, of Ewyas, b. in 1460, d. in 1520, ancestor of the extant Earl of Pembroke, refer to BURKE's Peerage and Baronetage. II. THOMAS HERBERT, of Troy House, d. s. p. III. SIR RICHARD HERBERT, knt. of Coldbrook House, near Abergavenny, beheaded after the battle of Bunbury. Sir Richard, who was one of the most valiant soldiers of his day, eminently distinguished himself at this his last battle; and, at the head of the Welsh, twice breaking the line of the northern men, is reported to have slain 140 men with his own hand. The ashes of Sir Richard and his wife Margaret, daughter of Sir Thomas ap Griffith, knt. repose beneath an alabaster monument in the Herbert chapel, adjoining St. Mary's Church at Abergavenny. Their figures are recumbent with uplifted hands; his in a suit of mail, the head bare, and supported by a sheaf of arrows (his crest), the feet resting on a lion; hers habited in a long robe. Upon the death of Sir Richard, Colebrook came to his eldest son, Sir William Herbert, and continued in his descendants, the ninth of whom, Sir James Herbert, dying in 1709, without male issue, it was conveyed by that gentleman's only daughter and heir, JUDITH HERBERT, to her husband, Sir Thomas Powell, knt. Beside his eldest son, Sir William, Sir Richard Herbert, of Colebrook, left two other sons, namely, Sir Richard Herbert, of Montgomery, grandfather of the celebrated Edward, Lord Herbert of Cherbury, (see BURKE's Extinct and Dormant Peerage.) and Thomas Herbert, ancestor of the Herberts of Tintern and York. Note The HERBERTS of Mucross, in the county of Kerry, descending likewise from Sir Richard Herbert of Colebrook, are now the representatives of that branch of the Herberts. § Thomas Huntley, esq. was son (by Alice, his wife, daughter and heir of William Wallis, esq. of Llanarth) of Thomas Huntley, of Treowen, grandson of Sir Walter Huntley, knt. of Treowen, by his wife, a daughter and co-heir, of Hastings. *All the issue of this gentleman adopting in the time of HENRY VIII. the English custom of bearing a fixed surname, assumed that of JOHNS, or JONES, being the children of JOHN. 1 From his third son, SIR GEORGE HERBERT, knt. of St. Julians, in Monmouthshire, descended the HERBERTS of that place, and the HERBERTS of Magor, in the same county, whose last male descendant, EDWARD HERBERT, esq. of Magor, had an only daughter and heir, ANN, wife of John Nicholl, esq. of the Garn, in the parish of Tredunnock, Monmouthshire, (see page 650). |