Alice, married to Richard Jones, Efq. And by his fecond wife, Sir William had a daughter Anne, married to Robert Mercer of Dublin, merchant. Thomas Flower of Durrow in the county of Kilkenny, Thomas. Efq. the eldest fon, lived also at Finglas near Dublin; was attainted 7 May 1689 by K. James's parliament, having his eftate fequeftered, and 700l.perfonal fortune taken from him, to which he was restored by K. William, whose army he fupplied from his granaries with above a thousand barrels of wheat.On 17 January 1683 he married first Mary, fourth daughter of Sir John Temple, Attorney-General of Ireland, fifter of Henry, Viscount Palmerston, by her he had one fon William, created Lord Caftle-Durrow, and a daughter Mary, who died unmarried. By his fecond wife the daughter of Mr. Jeffreys of the county of Brecknock in Wales, he had a fon Jeffreys, and a daughter Catharine, baptized 9 December 1694, who died young. On 4 May 1700 he makes his will (the probate bears. date 4 July following 1) and thereby bequeaths his body to be buried at Finglas, in a vault to be made by his executors, and leaves 150l. to erect a tomb, which he was obliged to do by his uncle's will; all his real estate in Ireland, he gave to his eldest fon William, to his second son Jeffreys, and to his own brother Captain William Flower, and the heirs of their bodies fucceffively; remainder to his right heirs for ever. And whereas, upon a fettlement made by his wife, he had power to charge his eftate in Brecknockfhire with 2000l. at his death, he left the faid eftate, which he had discharged from feveral incumbrances, to his fecond fon Jeffreys, remainder to his eldest fon William, remainder to his brother William, and their refpe&tive heirs fucceffively, remainder to his right heirs; bequeathed to his eldest fon all his chattles real and perfonal in Ireland, and to his second fon all his perfonal estate in Brecknockshire, to his brother William, the annuity of 50l. a year for life, out of the Irish estate, and all his right to what was due to him from the King for 1000 and odd barrels of wheat; to his aunt Stephens of Chepstow 151. ; to his aunt Elizabeth Pitt 151.; to his fifter Mrs. Elizabeth Jeffreys 10l. ; and to Francis Oakwell 61. yearly, during their lives. To his good friend Nicholas Plunkett, Efq. his gold clock-watch and 201. to buy a ring; to his good friend Mr. James Spooner his grey gelding and 20l. to buy mourning; to his good friend 1 Reg. Diocefs Offory. John, William, I Baron. John, Bishop of Offory 20l. to buy a ring and his belt gelding or mare; and to Mr. John Price of Brecon 201. to buy a ring, appointing him and William Flower his brother to be executors of fuch part of his will as related to his fon Jeffreys, defiring that he might be continued at fchool in Ireland, till fit for the University, and then to be fent to the College of Dublin or Oxford, as his over feers should fee fit; and appointed the faid Bifhop, his good friend Sir John Temple, and his faid brother William, to be overfeers of fuch part of his will as related to his fon William. To the parish of Finglas he gave 30l. with 201. more that his daughter Mary defired might be given, to be put out at intereft for them, on fuch fecurity, as Sir John Hely, Chief Juftice of the Common Pleas, the Rector of the Church for the time being, and Mr. James Spooner should approve of, or else to be laid out on a purchase, and the profits thereof to be paid to fuch poor of the parish, as his heir and the Rector fhould direct. He also left to the parish-poor of Kanerynath in Brecknockshire and of Chepftow, 51. each; and two acres of land near Chepstow, which he had purchased from Mr. Richard Morgan, towards keeping his great-grandmother's tomb in repair, and the overplus to be diftributed among the poor of the parish or 25 February yearly. William Flower, Efq. who fucceeded at Durrow*, was baptized 11 March, 1685, and in October 1715 chosen to reprefent the county of Kilkenny in parliament, as he was in that month 1727 the borough of Portarlington, for which he had ferved in the reign of Q. Anne, and in 1731 was sheriff of the county of Kilkenny.His Majefty thinking him, who had fat fo long in the lower houfe of parliament, worthy a place in the upper houfe, was pleased by privy feal, dated at Hampton-court 4 September, and by patent+ 27 October *On 11 October 1676, for the fum of 1000l. a mortgage from the Earl of Arran of 100l. a year-rent, upon the lands of Durrow and Ballyfpellan in the county of Kilkenny, was made to his father; and his Lordship 19 February 1708 had a release of the lands of Durrow and others from James, Duke of Ormond, to him and his heirs for ever, at the rent of 681. 13s. 4d. with three fat beeves, or 41. 8s. 6d. per annum in lieu thereof, at the Duke's election, &c. being the rents and duties referved when the premises were granted by leafe to his grandfather. And 15 October 1703 he had the grant of a Friday market, and three fairs to be held every fecond Thursday in May, Auguft, and November, at Durrow. + The Preamble. Cum fidelis et perquam dilectus nofter GulielFlower de Castle-Durrow in Regno noftro Hiberniæ Armiger 27 October 1733, to create him Baron of Castle-Durrow; and 2 November he took his feat in the House of Peers '; and was called into his Majesty's privy council.-He married Edith, daughter of Toby Caulfield of Clone in the county of Kilkenny, and deceafing 29 April 1746, was privately buried in the family vault at Finglas pursuant to his will 2, having had iffue two fons and two daughters; Jeffrey, baptized 26 September 1717, died young; Henry; the eldest daughter died young; and Rebecca the youngeft, married 6 July 1741 to James Agar Efq. member of parliament for Gowran, and had iffue3, Henry, the fecond Lord Caftle-Durrow, in August 1740 Henry. was made Cornet of a troop of Horse, and foon after a I Viscount captain. He took his feat in the House of Peers 28 O&ober 17474, and his Majefty was pleased to advance him further in the Peerage, by creating him Viscount Ashbrook by privy feal, dated at Kenfington 24 Auguft, and by patent s 30 September 1751, by which title his Lordship took his feat 8 October following ". In March 1740 he married Elizabeth 7, daughter of Lieutenant-General William Tatton, and his Lordship* dying at St. Stephen's-Green Dublin 27 June 1752, was buried at Finglas, having iffue by her who died 10 Febru ary 1759, one fon William, and two daughters. Elizabeth, Avos fuos Gulielmum Flower et Johannem Temple, Milites,aliofque Majores, fumma, in Principem fuum Fidelitate, Virtutibus, bonorumque Morum fimilitudine imitatus, in diverfis parliamenti Hibernici Seffionibus fe probe, incorrupte, et honesta Moderatione geffiffet; dumque in privatis Rebus agebat, tam juftæ quam ftabilis Amicitia Exempla præbuiffet; hæc Veritas et Fides, hæc finceri Animi conftantia, hæc Integritas vitæ, Benignitatem regiam et Nobilitatis nomen gradumque merentur. Sciatis igitur, &c, (Rot. Ao. 7 Geo. II. 1. p. f.) His Lordship made his will 25 June 1752, proved 31 July following, and thereby devifed his eftate to his only fon William and his iffue male and female; remainder to his daughters Elizabeth and Mary and their fue male and female. Appointed his Lady and Henry, Viscount Palmerfton, executors and guardians of the perfon and estate of his fon, and guardians of the fortunes of his daughters, being 6000l. a piece, and his wife guardian of their perfons. He left to his fifter Rebecca Agar sol, and it appears by faid will that his Lady had 1000l. a year jointure. (Prerog. Off.) Lords Jour. III. 235. 4 Lords Jour. III. 665. 6 Lords Jour. III. 782. 3 See V. Clifden. 2 Prerog Off. (1) (2) William, 2 Elizabeth, born at Castle-Durrow 26 January 1741; and Mary, born in Dublin 12 February 1747, married 1 January 1788, to the Rev. John Nichol, Rector of Remenham in Bucks. William, the fecond Viscount, was born at Caftle-Durrow 25 June 1744. He married Elizabeth, daughter of Vifcount. Mr. Ridge of the county of Oxford, and deceased in August 1780, having had iffue two fons and four daughters, viz. William, his heir; Henry-Jeffreys, born 16 November 1776; daughters Elizabeth, Harriot, Caroline, and Sophia. William. William, the third and present Viscount Ashbrook was born 19 October 1767, and is unmarried. 3 Viscount. TITLES.] William Flower, Viscount Ashbrook, and Baron of Castle-Durrow.. CREATION.] B. of Castle-Durrow in the county of Kilkenny 27 October 1733, 7 Geo. II.; and V. Ashbrook in the kingdom of Ireland 30 September 1751, 25 Geo. II. ARMS.] Quarterly, the first and fourth pearl, on a cheveron voided, diamond, between three ravens, each holding an ermine fpot in its beak, proper, as many pellets. The second and third ruby, three towers, pearl, both borne by the name of Flower. CREST.] On a wreath, a raven, as in the coat. SUPPORTERS.] Two tygers, reguardant, proper, gorg'd with ducal coronets and chains, topaz. MOTTO.] MENS CONSCIA RECTI. SEAT.] Čaftle-Durrow in the county of Kilkenny, 60 miles from Dublin. ' Ulfter, MORRES, MORRES, ViscOUNT MOUNT-MORRES. THE family of Morres, or Morreis, defcended from the house of Montmorency, came into England with William the Conqueror, and having lands granted to them in the principality of Wales, foon after fettled in the Ifle of Anglefey Harvey de Monte-Marifcoe, who lived at Beaumaris, being nephew to Richard, Earl of Chepstow, commonly called Earl Strongbow; attended his uncle into Ireland in the reign of K. Henry II.On the reduction of the kingdom he obtained confiderable grants of lands in the counties of Wexford, Tipperary, and Kerry; fome of which are still vefted in the family, but the greater part were carried by intermarriages into the houses of Ormond and Leinster. The faid Harvey, in 1175, married Nesta, daughter of Maurice Fitz-Gerald, ancestor to the Dukes of Leinster. In 1178, or 1179 he founded and largely endowed the abbey of Dunbrody in the county of Wexford; in 1179 he retired from the world and became a brother in the monaftery of the Holy Trinity in Canterbury, but he was buried at Dunbrody, where a ftately monument was erected to his memory. He left the remainder of his large eftate to his brother Geoffry de Marreis, or Marifcoe, who was chief governor of Ireland in 1215, 1226, and 1230; one of his defcendants in K. Edward II. time was created a peer by the title of de Monte Marifcoe, but he was soon after killed, with his fon,in a fea fight with pirates who then infefted the coafts of Ireland. John, of Knockagh in the county of Tipperary, anceftor to this noble Lord, was created a Knight Baronet VOL. V. U by 35 |