'Hughes13'Index links to: Lead / Letter
Families covered: Hughes of Deptford, Hughes of East Bergholt

                               
BP1934 reports that the following Alan was 8th in descent from Evnith, Lord of Allington, co. Denbigh (who m. Ellen, dau/heir of Llewelllyn ap Dolfin of Yale) which Evnith was great-grandson of Elistan Glodrydh, Earl of Hereford (b 923) directly descended from Beli Mawr, King of Britain.
Alan ap Griffith
1. Jenkyn
  A. John
  i. Hugh
  a. Thomas Hughes
  m. Katherine (dau of Matthew Griffith ap Robert)
  (1) Sir Thomas Hughes of Wells, Someret (d 1626, recorder of Bath)
  m1. Hester Tonnes (dau of Rev. William Tonnes, canon of Wells)
  m2. Frances Mynne (dau of Nicholas Mynne of Norfolk)
  (A) Thomas Hughes of Barnet (Middlesex) & Deptford (Kent) (d 1645, Captain)
  m. Ellen Harman (d 1660, sister of Thomas Harman)
  (i) Henry Hughes of Deptford (d 10.1679, 4th son)
  m. Mary (d 08.1705)
  (a) Richard Hughes of Deptford (b c1670, d 11.11.1756, Captain RN, Commissioner of Portsmouth Dockyard)
  m. Mary Loader (dau of Issac Loader)
((1)) Sir Richard Hughes of Deptford & Portsmouth, 1st Bart (b c1708, d 23.09.1780, Comptroller of the Navy, Commissioner of Portsmouth Dockyard)
  m. Joanne Collyer (dau of Captain William Collyer of Deptford RN)
  ((A)) Sir Richard Hughes, 2nd Bart (b 1729, d 05.01.1812, Admiral)
  m. (c1760) Jane Sloane (dau of William Sloane of South Stoneham (by Elizabeh Fuller), nephew of Sir Hans)
  ((i)) Rose Mary Hughes
  m. (1784) John Browne (d 1814, Major, nephew of Earl of Altamount)
  ((ii))+ other issue (d unm) - Robert (dvp 1810, Captain RN), John Thomas (dvp 22.12.1802, professor in Jamaica), Louisa
  ((B)) Sir Robert Hughes of East Bergholt, 3rd Bart (bpt 17.09.1739, bur 04.06.1814, rector of Trimley St. Mary)
  m1. Gratiana Mangles (dau of Thomas Mangles)
  ((i)) Sir Richard Hughes of East Bergholt, 4th Bart (b 02.06.1768, d 03.01.1833) had issue
  m. (08.12.1798) Sarah Perring Sleeman d 15.047.1848, (dau of Rev. Richard Sleeman of Tavistock)
  Parents of the 5th & 6th Barts both of whom d unm.
  ((ii)) Robert Hughes (d 1828, cleric) had issue
  m. Judith Porteous (dau of Robert Porteous)
  Parents of the 7th Bart who dsp.
  ((iii)) Mary Hughes
  m2. (1798) Bethia Hiscutt (dau of Thomas Hiscutt)
  ((iv)) Sir Thomas Collingwood Hughes of East Bergholt, 8th Bart (b 12.08.1800, d 22.05.1889, rector of Little Billing) had issue
  m1. (31.05.1820) Elizabeth St. John Butcher (d 12.07.1879, dau/coheir of Robert Butcher of Upland Grove)
  m2. (20.04.1881, sp) Mary Agnes Winwood Smith (d 19.10.1932, dau of Sir William Smith, 3rd Bart of Eardiston, m2. Robert Halliday Gunning)
  ((v) William Hughes (b 1803, d 08.1861) had issue
  m. (1827) Jane Caroline Knapman (dau of Edward Knapman of Bideford)
  ((vi)) Aruthr Hughes (b 05.07.1805, d 05.11.1838) had issue (1 dau)
  m1. (1826) Frances Burnard (dau of William Burnard)
m2. (16.01.1838, sp) Anna Maria Petre (d 14.10.1864, dau of Robert Edward Petre, 10th Lord)
  ((vii)) Mary Hughes (1858)
  m. Thomas Gibbons (rector of Peter Tavey)
  ((C)) Mary Hughes
  m1. Thomas Collingwood of Unthank (Captain RN)
  m2. Nathaniel Heywood (Colonel)
  ((D)) Sarah Hughes (d unm)
  ((2)) Robert Hughes (d 19.01.1774, Admiral)
  (b) Henry Hughes of Deptford probably of this generation
  ((1)) Alice Hughes (d 15.08.1778, heir)
  m. John Minet (b 1695, d 11.1771, rector of Eythorne)
  (c)+ other issue
  (ii)+ 3 sons (dsp)
  (B)+ other issue

Main source(s): BP1934 ('Hughes') with some input/support from TCB (vol 5, 'Hughes', p165+)
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