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Darby Family Crest - Digital Download - Darby Coat of Arms JPG File - Heraldry, Genealogy, Ancestry, Surnames, Shields
Digital Download - Darby Coat of Arms
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Heraldic/Genealogical Details:
Azure on a chevron argent between three garbs or, a naval coronet of the first between two anchors sable pendant in the centre chief from a ribband of the second, fimbriated of the field, a representation of the gold medal conferred upon the said Admiral by command of His Majesty in commemoration of his gallant conduct at the Battle of the Nile, when in command of HMS. Bellerophon. Beneath the said medal the word “ Nile ’’ inscribed in gold letters upon the field. Crest—A garb or, banded with a naval crown azure in front of an anchor placed in sinister bend sable. Motto—Spero mellora.
confirmed to Admiral Sir Henry D’Esterre Darby of Leap Castle, King’s County, Ireland (1749-1823), officer in the Royal Navy, third son of Jonathan Darby, nephew of Vice Admiral George Darby (c. 1720-1790) of Newton, Hampshire, Member of Parliament for Plymouth, Vice-Admiral in the Royal Navy, descendant of John Darby (d. 1608), Captain of Horse in the Earl of Sussex’s Army, son of Edmund Darby of Gaddesby, Melton Mowbray, co. Leicestershire
“John Darby was captured and held prisoner in the castle in a room measuring 4 x 7′. Food was passed to him through a hole in the wall. This was the duty of O’Carroll’s young and beautiful daughter Finola, and in the expected romantic tradition they fell in love with each other. When Finola discovered that her father plan to hang John Darby she helped him to escape by unbarring his door. As Darby was racing down the stone stairs to expected freedom he was confronted by Finola’s brother, Who sounded an alarm. Darby turned and ran back up and out onto the battlements. From there he jumped into the branches of the large Yew tree and escaped. The siege of Leap castle continued and ended in it’s finally being taken by the English forces. John Darby later married Finola O’Carroll, the heiress of the castle, and through her acquired a part of the Leap estate.”