Harry Conway, of Rhuddlan
Extract from genealogy of Dryhurst, or Drihurst.
From
p.169
of
[Williams, 1860].
Harry Conway.
or Conwy,
or Henry.
Son of
Peter Conway, Archdeacon of St. Asaph (or Piers).
[Bartrum's Welsh Genealogies]
says he was of
Rhuddlan, Flintshire (now Denbighshire).
[Williams, 1860]
says he was of "Rithland" (old name for Rhuddlan).
His father died 1532.
He mar
Grace Dryhurst.
She was dau of
Hugh Dryhurst, or Drihurst,
of
Denbigh,
by his wife Lucy Grimsdiche.
They
had issue:
-
Capt. Jenkin Conway,
or Jenkyn.
He went to Ireland in 1583.
He was
granted
Killorglin,
Co.Kerry.
Ancestor of Conway of Co.Kerry.
See Wikitree.
Origin of the Irish family
Harry Conway, son of Piers the Archdeacon, definitely exists.
And Capt. Jenkin Conway, ancestor of the Irish family, definitely exists.
The question is are they father and son?
-
The 1639 pedigree printed in
[Ebblewhite, 1896]
shows that Piers the Archdeacon had a son Harry.
But it does not show Harry having a son Jenkin.
-
"Black Jack's Book" (c.1737)
says that Capt. Jenkin Conway came to Ireland
with three brothers,
Hugh, Edward and William.
And these
were sons of Henry Conway who was son of Pierce (the Archdeacon).
-
[Smith, 1756]
says Capt. Jenkin Conway of Kerry and his brothers Hugh, Edward and William are
"descended from Sir Hugh, and Sir Henry Conway in Wales".
This could fit the above,
if "Sir Hugh" is Hugh Dryhurst, and
"Sir Henry Conway" is Harry Conway.
Alternatively "Sir Hugh" and "Sir Henry"
could refer to much earlier Conway ancestors.
-
Bartrum's Welsh Genealogies
says Harry (son of the Archdeacon) had
a son Jenkin, who was a Captain.
Though it does not note he went to Ireland.
It shows brothers Hugh and William.
-
The younger
Jenkin Conway
writes on
25 Mar 1628
to
Edward Conway, 1st Viscount Conway.
Jenkin calls himself
"a stranger who is a forgotten relative".
Extracts from the 1639 pedigree.
Goes as far as Harry.
From
p.37
and
p.39
and
p.46
of
[Ebblewhite, 1896]
Extract from
"Black Jack's Book"
(c.1737)
claims to show the line to Jenkin Conway of Ireland.
This is p.30 of
MS 7937.
Transcript of the previous.
From
p.50
of
[Hickson, 1872].
CONWAY on
p.52
of
[Smith, 1756].
He says Capt. Jenkin Conway
"brought over three brothers into Ireland,
who were descended from Sir Hugh, and Sir Henry Conway in Wales,
viz. Hugh, Edward and William".
Children of Harry Conwy.
From p.330
of
Bartrum's Welsh Genealogies.
Shows "Jenkin" (note it is two sons Harry and Jenkin)
and says he is a Captain.
Shows Jenkin with brothers Hugh and William.
Sources yet to be consulted
