The next two counties to see the surname JONES were Carmarthen and Denbigh. For the years 1553-1555, a Griffith Jones appears in Carmarthen [1015/68-69]. A Robert Johnes is listed from Denbigh at a little later date [1362/55-56].
The figure above shows the geographic positions for these two Welsh counties. Denbigh being the most northern, and Carmarthen in the south. Both border the "middle counties" and suggest again the spread of the English legal system into Wales following the Act of Union 1536. It was during these times that the English surname system became the law of Wales.
Please remember that the numbers in brackets above give the references for the legal cases as they are recorded in the Public Record Office, "List of Early Chancery Proceedings" with first number being the "File No.", and the second being the "Nos." of the case in that particular file.
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