Clement-Jones family - Person Sheet
Clement-Jones family - Person Sheet
NameRichard JONES 
, 103
, 103Birth? 1691, ? Llanhrydd25
Death29 Apr 1752, Gresford
OccupationApothecary
FatherJohn DAVID OR DAVIES , 104 (-1727)
Mother Mary? , 2156
Spouses
1Mary WILLIAMS, 168
Birth1695
Death1764, Gresford26
FatherJohn WILLIAMS , 105 (-1705)
MotherMary MADDOCKS , 15378 (-<1699)
Marriage20th Jan 1716, Wrexham
Notes for Richard JONES
Apothecary in Wrexham. Acquired Rackery (Yr Acre) Hall, Llay in c1745 from the executors of William Robinson of Middle Gwersyllt (who drowned in 1739 as described in Palmers History of the Old Parish of Gresford) after the passing of an Act of Parliament to allow them to do so. See also Article from September 2014 Hel Achau which sets out the incident in great detail..27
Richard Jones also bought land from the Executors of Thomas Puleston of Emral and Llay Hall and other land in Llay and Burton from c1725.
Richard Jones was born in 1691, but where is not conclusively known, but it could well have been Llanrydd where there is a baptism entry for May 11th 1691 for Richard the son of John David and Mary.
He married Mrs Mary Williams, daughter and heiress of John Williams of Halton, Denbighshire on January 20th 1716 in Wrexham. His marriage settlement with Mary Williams entered into by him and his father John Davies of Bodyangharad is in Ruthin Record Office.
It appears from the churchwarden accounts that he bought land in Burton in 1725-28 from Edward Hughes valued for tithe purposes at £6 and gradually took leases or rented more land round about in Llay until the total value of land for rate assessment was £80-£100 and quite substantial in comparison with other landowners including Shakerleys. Referred to as Mr from first entry, most others not so called.
In 1752 Richard died at Wrexham . His will was proved at St Asaph in 1752 and he is there called “of Wrexham”.
Richard Jones’ widow took over the land then presumably held in trust for the two daughters-Ruth Speed and Mary Lloyd. Later when Mary, Richard Jones’ wife died- in 1764 at Gresford-Mary Lloyd took over the Llay land and paid tithes on it and Griffith Speed took over Burton land. Mary Lloyd was described as of Acre Hall when she died.
In 1776, when Mary Lloyd, died Ruth Speed took over both and when she died in 1785 devised all the Llay land to Richard Jones her cousin (1751-1816)
She bequeathed the Burton land to John Jones, Richard’s elder brother who sold it to to Richard Williams.
According to ESJ when sold in 1937 the Llay property contained 5 farms so it seems that this was the size of the property which Richard Jones No 2 had. This is corroborated by hotel bill for dinner given to tenants (15) by Edward Jones and John Jones (one of the brothers but dsp) sons of Richard Jones at the Eagles Wrexham about the year 1820 (name changed to Wynnstay Arms in 1823-24)
Extracts from A N Palmer History of the Old Parish of Gresford (1904) Chapter II Llay Page 172:
“The estate called Apothecary’s Hall” seems to have been formed by massing various small properties round an estate itself at first small which belong to a family surnamed Jones. The Mr Richard Jones after whom the Hall is named was an apothecary in Wrexham. He died 29th April 1752 aged 61 leaving 2 daughters-Mary wife of William Lloyd Esq and Ruth wife of Griffith Speed Esq , of Wrexham, . The elder of these two daughters was the “ Mrs Mary Lloyd of the Acre Hall “buried at Gresford 9th May 1776 and her husband was the “Mr William Lloyd of Acre” also buried there , 6th February 1767. “Acre Hall, Llai” was in fact the older name of “Apothecary’s Hall” and it is still so called by many people. Acre Hall Llai is to be distinguished from The Acre Burton, although perhaps, the Joneses of both places belonged to the same family . Mr Richard Jones had a son John who died 3rd May 1751 in the lifetime of his father. I do not know that he had any other son; but after the death of his daughters another Mr Richard Jones was seated at Acre Hall Llai. He died in 1816, married Martha Griffiths and had several children “.
Also see reference on page 173 to Foulkes family
“Arms of Richard Jones as blazoned from the memorial in Gresford Church: Gules 2 lions passant in pale or”. This a reference to the memorial to Richard Jones erected by his daughter Ruth Speed in c. 1779 . More likely it is two lions passant in pale argent as Herbert Gresford-Jones sketched from the church memorial which also fits with the likely Welsh tribal arms derived from Iorwerth ap Gruffydd (descended from Cynwrig ap Rhiwallon ap Dingad ap Tudor Trevor (see the History of Powys Fadog volume 2 page 18.. 16 or History of the Pariash of Llangurig page 26528) or according to Siddons Vol II of The Development of Welsh Heraldry 29another entirely different later person living around 100 years later : Cynwrig ap Rhiwallon ap Dolffin ap Rhiwallon ap Madog ap Cadwgon ap Bleddyn of the Royal Tribe of Bleddyn ap Cynfyn of Powys whose pedigree appears on page 54 of the Bleddyn pages of Bartrums Welsh Genealogies 300-1400.
Dr Siddons mentions the two different Cynwrigs but makes it however clear both in Vol II and in his article “The Dolobran Panel” in Montgomeryshire collections 1982 Vol 70 about the coat of arms at Dolobran Hall of Charles Lloyd that the lions for Cynwrig ap Rhiwallon ap Dolffin should be gardant, distinct from the arms of Lestrange. This is in line with the old Jones family bookplate. The Lestranges certainly do seem to come into the Lloyds pedigree only through the Stanley family ie the quarterings on the sinister side of the Dolobran shield.
Extract from History of the Parish of Wrexham by AN Palmer Page 30:
“Mr Jones was the representative of a very good family seated at Llay in the parish of Gresford and I believe at the house which from him was called Apothecary’s Hall. He married at Wrexham (June 20th 1716) Mary Williams. Both daughters married at Wrexham and were born at Wrexham.”
He lived at 36 & 37 High Street Wrexham (owned by Sir Watkin Williams Wynne) having previously lived at No 31.”
His first apprentice appears to have been taken in 1718 and his last in 1751. This was Dr Thomas Henry FRS of Manchester (son of William Henry, Dancing Master) who started his apprenticeship under him in 1751. (from Apprentice Records at Society of Genealogists). Dr Henry died in 1816.
In his Tour of the Whole Island of Great Britain , carried out in the early 18th century, Daniel Defoe, whilst being disappointed by the church of Wrexham describes it as follows: “This town is large, well built and populous, and besides the church there are two large meeting-houses, in one of which we were told they preach in Welch one part of the day, and in English the other. Here is great market for Welch flannel which the factors buy up of the poor Welch people, who manufacture it; and thence it is sent to London; and it is a very considerable manufacture indeed thro’ all this part of the country, by which the poor are very profitably employ’d.”
His will dated 1750 and proved in 175230s in the National Library of Wales.
From http://www.apothecaries.org/
Apothecaries frequently flouted the authority of the Physicians by dispensing medicines without a prescription. The College of Physicians countered this by asserting its right to inspect apothecaries' shops and by imposing stringent quality controls on raw drugs and medicinal preparations.
The Society and the College were at bitter variance over these issues for many years until a test case went to appeal in the House of Lords in 1704. William Rose, a freeman of the Society, was prosecuted by the Physicians for visiting a sick man in his home, prescribing medicines for him and dispensing them.
Bowing to recognised common practice, the Lords ruled in favour of the Apothecary, for Physicians were relatively few in number and most people could not afford their fees. This judgment ratified their status as members of the medical profession, and thus apothecaries evolved into general practitioners of medicine (today's GPs).
Richard Jones also bought land from the Executors of Thomas Puleston of Emral and Llay Hall and other land in Llay and Burton from c1725.
Richard Jones was born in 1691, but where is not conclusively known, but it could well have been Llanrydd where there is a baptism entry for May 11th 1691 for Richard the son of John David and Mary.
He married Mrs Mary Williams, daughter and heiress of John Williams of Halton, Denbighshire on January 20th 1716 in Wrexham. His marriage settlement with Mary Williams entered into by him and his father John Davies of Bodyangharad is in Ruthin Record Office.
It appears from the churchwarden accounts that he bought land in Burton in 1725-28 from Edward Hughes valued for tithe purposes at £6 and gradually took leases or rented more land round about in Llay until the total value of land for rate assessment was £80-£100 and quite substantial in comparison with other landowners including Shakerleys. Referred to as Mr from first entry, most others not so called.
In 1752 Richard died at Wrexham . His will was proved at St Asaph in 1752 and he is there called “of Wrexham”.
Richard Jones’ widow took over the land then presumably held in trust for the two daughters-Ruth Speed and Mary Lloyd. Later when Mary, Richard Jones’ wife died- in 1764 at Gresford-Mary Lloyd took over the Llay land and paid tithes on it and Griffith Speed took over Burton land. Mary Lloyd was described as of Acre Hall when she died.
In 1776, when Mary Lloyd, died Ruth Speed took over both and when she died in 1785 devised all the Llay land to Richard Jones her cousin (1751-1816)
She bequeathed the Burton land to John Jones, Richard’s elder brother who sold it to to Richard Williams.
According to ESJ when sold in 1937 the Llay property contained 5 farms so it seems that this was the size of the property which Richard Jones No 2 had. This is corroborated by hotel bill for dinner given to tenants (15) by Edward Jones and John Jones (one of the brothers but dsp) sons of Richard Jones at the Eagles Wrexham about the year 1820 (name changed to Wynnstay Arms in 1823-24)
Extracts from A N Palmer History of the Old Parish of Gresford (1904) Chapter II Llay Page 172:
“The estate called Apothecary’s Hall” seems to have been formed by massing various small properties round an estate itself at first small which belong to a family surnamed Jones. The Mr Richard Jones after whom the Hall is named was an apothecary in Wrexham. He died 29th April 1752 aged 61 leaving 2 daughters-Mary wife of William Lloyd Esq and Ruth wife of Griffith Speed Esq , of Wrexham, . The elder of these two daughters was the “ Mrs Mary Lloyd of the Acre Hall “buried at Gresford 9th May 1776 and her husband was the “Mr William Lloyd of Acre” also buried there , 6th February 1767. “Acre Hall, Llai” was in fact the older name of “Apothecary’s Hall” and it is still so called by many people. Acre Hall Llai is to be distinguished from The Acre Burton, although perhaps, the Joneses of both places belonged to the same family . Mr Richard Jones had a son John who died 3rd May 1751 in the lifetime of his father. I do not know that he had any other son; but after the death of his daughters another Mr Richard Jones was seated at Acre Hall Llai. He died in 1816, married Martha Griffiths and had several children “.
Also see reference on page 173 to Foulkes family
“Arms of Richard Jones as blazoned from the memorial in Gresford Church: Gules 2 lions passant in pale or”. This a reference to the memorial to Richard Jones erected by his daughter Ruth Speed in c. 1779 . More likely it is two lions passant in pale argent as Herbert Gresford-Jones sketched from the church memorial which also fits with the likely Welsh tribal arms derived from Iorwerth ap Gruffydd (descended from Cynwrig ap Rhiwallon ap Dingad ap Tudor Trevor (see the History of Powys Fadog volume 2 page 18.. 16 or History of the Pariash of Llangurig page 26528) or according to Siddons Vol II of The Development of Welsh Heraldry 29another entirely different later person living around 100 years later : Cynwrig ap Rhiwallon ap Dolffin ap Rhiwallon ap Madog ap Cadwgon ap Bleddyn of the Royal Tribe of Bleddyn ap Cynfyn of Powys whose pedigree appears on page 54 of the Bleddyn pages of Bartrums Welsh Genealogies 300-1400.
Dr Siddons mentions the two different Cynwrigs but makes it however clear both in Vol II and in his article “The Dolobran Panel” in Montgomeryshire collections 1982 Vol 70 about the coat of arms at Dolobran Hall of Charles Lloyd that the lions for Cynwrig ap Rhiwallon ap Dolffin should be gardant, distinct from the arms of Lestrange. This is in line with the old Jones family bookplate. The Lestranges certainly do seem to come into the Lloyds pedigree only through the Stanley family ie the quarterings on the sinister side of the Dolobran shield.
Extract from History of the Parish of Wrexham by AN Palmer Page 30:
“Mr Jones was the representative of a very good family seated at Llay in the parish of Gresford and I believe at the house which from him was called Apothecary’s Hall. He married at Wrexham (June 20th 1716) Mary Williams. Both daughters married at Wrexham and were born at Wrexham.”
He lived at 36 & 37 High Street Wrexham (owned by Sir Watkin Williams Wynne) having previously lived at No 31.”
His first apprentice appears to have been taken in 1718 and his last in 1751. This was Dr Thomas Henry FRS of Manchester (son of William Henry, Dancing Master) who started his apprenticeship under him in 1751. (from Apprentice Records at Society of Genealogists). Dr Henry died in 1816.
In his Tour of the Whole Island of Great Britain , carried out in the early 18th century, Daniel Defoe, whilst being disappointed by the church of Wrexham describes it as follows: “This town is large, well built and populous, and besides the church there are two large meeting-houses, in one of which we were told they preach in Welch one part of the day, and in English the other. Here is great market for Welch flannel which the factors buy up of the poor Welch people, who manufacture it; and thence it is sent to London; and it is a very considerable manufacture indeed thro’ all this part of the country, by which the poor are very profitably employ’d.”
His will dated 1750 and proved in 175230s in the National Library of Wales.
From http://www.apothecaries.org/
Apothecaries frequently flouted the authority of the Physicians by dispensing medicines without a prescription. The College of Physicians countered this by asserting its right to inspect apothecaries' shops and by imposing stringent quality controls on raw drugs and medicinal preparations.
The Society and the College were at bitter variance over these issues for many years until a test case went to appeal in the House of Lords in 1704. William Rose, a freeman of the Society, was prosecuted by the Physicians for visiting a sick man in his home, prescribing medicines for him and dispensing them.
Bowing to recognised common practice, the Lords ruled in favour of the Apothecary, for Physicians were relatively few in number and most people could not afford their fees. This judgment ratified their status as members of the medical profession, and thus apothecaries evolved into general practitioners of medicine (today's GPs).