Re: Possible Eyton Motto?
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Re: Possible Eyton Motto?
Elizabeth Stevenson-Shaw 1/05/02
Hi:
I have to concur with Joe. And this may be helpful, although -- as he said -- your description of the arms is somewhat different from those that I have seen... so far. However, as has been pointed out repeatedly, arms are granted to individuals and not to families per se, although there will usually, but not always, be similarities among various lines or branches.
Now to the information>
Page 175 of the "Miscellanea Genealogica et Heraldica," which I copied at the Shropshire Public Records Office, shows the arms of Edward Eyton of Ruabon, 1623 and it included a rampant lion on an ermine field. He died at Watstaye on November 23 (it appears), 1623 and was buried atRuabone (sic) church. "he maried his first wife Katherin (sic) sole daughter & heir to John Wyn ap Howell ap Edward of Christioneth in (County Denbighe). His daughter and sole heir married Richard Evans of Oswestry (Shriopshire). It continues to describe the Evans line.
I would say the likelyhood is very high that this is one of your Eyton/Eatons.
Another, similar coat is that of "Eyton of Hope Owen" and was taken from the Visitation of Flintshire, 1670. It appears that this line was headed by Thomas Eyton of Denbigh, who had sons John, William m. Jane, daughter of Thomas Dawson of Trevallyn, and Jonas. John and Jonas apparently died without issue, although I am not positive this is true of Jonas who died in Ireland.
William had Daughter Elizabeth m. John Ellis of Gresford, County Flint; William of Hope Owen, about 60 in 1670, m. Alice, daughter of Ralphe of Hersellth in parish of Mould, Co, Flint; and Mary, m. Charles Pickering of Drury Lane, England.
I have seen online references to Pickering so you may want to search this via Google.
The above William had sons John (heir), age 21 in 1670, Thomas of London (age 20) and Roger (14).
The first arms that I told you about above appear to be a differentiation ofthose borne by the Hope Owens, but I cannot say this absolutely as I have not researched it myself.
As Joe says, keep looking there are many more. The Rev. george Morris' work on Shropshire, which is miserable to read because it is handwritten, has quite a lot about the Denbigh Eatons. I have not studied them closely at all, but would be willing to look at that material for you in the future. I understand, however, that it is available on microfiche from the Latter Day Sanints (LDS) folks. I don't know how to order same.
Perhaps Joe can tell you (and me) t, as well as how to effectively research through their site.
Rick Eaton